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On 2023-05-21 at 3:30 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:
I can't speak for any other country other than Canada but the Libs have never stopped spending. That increases inflation.
If you want to see if your position is valid, check our spending compared to other countries and check how we've done with inflation compared to those countries.
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6 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
Yes, 8% wasn't much, was it? With the convuluted way the CPI is figured out not including grocery prices in reality it's more like 14 & 15%. Prices are still out of control. They're not coming down.
I'm not pointing out that we didn't and don't have inflation, but pointing out that it was experienced elsewhere in places that spent less than we have. That should have been obvious based on the quote you were responding to. If it was due to Trudeau's spending as you say, then other places wouldn't have had inflation or inflation would be directly correlated to a country's spending which it is not.
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6 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
I'm just saying for every action there's a equal & opposte reaction. Trudeau ramped up spending. Yeah, not saying it wasn't needed as people were forced to stay home with the health restrictions but then instead of cutting back as restrictions eased, the Libs kept spending, spending & spending. They're still spending. How can that not cause inflation? No, it's not the war in Ukraine. It's just papering the money supply.
If it is solely to do with Trudeau's spending, why have we done much better against inflation than other countries around the world that spent less than us?
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4 hours ago, Mark H. said:
The salaries for this past school year were negotiated based on COLA, because most school divisions didn't give any other improved working conditions, they had to give more $$. Some now don't have the funding to pay that cost of living adjustment, which we all know is through the roof.
And provincial funding hasn't kept up with inflation and other increased needs that come to school. Because of this, programs need to be cut and support staff, teachers and admin are stretched even further.
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15 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:
From CBC News A story by Ian Froese
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson doesn't support banning LGBTQ content from school libraries, but it doesn't mean her government will meddle in the affairs of a school board considering such a proposal.
In other news HS is a person in a leadership role but is not an actual leader.
This has been the party's position in education - make cuts, don't provide leadership and give the responsibility of managing (and criticism) to the local school divisions. Parents have been told that school divisions will provide all supports required without giving them the funding to do so. When they can't manage, it must be their fault.
I don't have the same connection to the healthcare system that I do the education system, but I do see some parallels. From an outsider's perspective, it seems the intention of healthcare system cuts is to make way for privatization. For education, I think it is just trying to shift responsibility for failures elsewhere. Unfortunately, most members of the public don't really see when the educational system is failing, so it is easier to escape political fallout.
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4 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
The Canadian government increased the money supply during the pandemic & it resulted in higher inflation
There's actually quite a few economists that have pointed to increased profits as the main driver of inflation. It is called a profit-price spiral. Prices have raised because of anticipated supply line issues and have continued to raise as markup has increased.
QuoteBut empirical evidence suggests wages have lagged inflation – not caused it – by an average of 2.5 percentage points per year since early 2021. However, another component of production costs – profits – has grown much faster and further, and hence is more culpable in explaining the inflation surge. Corporate profits have swelled dramatically during the pandemic, to the highest share of GDP in history. And those profits are concentrated in the same industries that lead inflation: petroleum, real estate, building materials, car dealers and, yes, supermarkets.
Profits, Not Wages, Have Driven Canadian Inflation - Centre for Future Work
Second link is an interesting podcast (US) related to the discussion of the real driver.
What has been driving inflation? Economists' thinking may have changed : Planet Money : NPR
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10 hours ago, rebusrankin said:
So is he going to step in as PM and force interest rates and thus mortgage rates to be lower? Pretty sure you can't do that.
No. He'll go all in on Bitcoin! Oh, wait.
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Love the thread. I go through times where I am a voracious reader, but I almost always have a book on the go, even during my busy times.
I tend to read lighter fiction when I need something to calm down after a long day. Grisham, Crichton, stuff like that.
Some of the books I most frequently recommend most to others:
Finding The Mother Tree (Suzanne Simard) - Fantastic research about how plants communicate and share resources with one another.
Confessions of an Economic Hitman (John Perkins) - International relations. How developing and underdeveloped countries have been exploited by for corporate capitalism.
A Short History of Progress (Ronald Wright) - Insightful book about how progress can be a sham. I found the illustrated version especially interesting.
A few that I could think of right away....
6 hours ago, Mark H. said:Any historic books by Gordon Goldsborough.
Assuming you caught his session at SAGE a few years back about wetlands? I really liked it.
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3 hours ago, rebusrankin said:
So basically PP will only participate if he gets to pick the investigter?
He set it up from the very beginning by casting doubt on who would be picked. He gets to have it both ways - he can avoid participating, while still claiming there is a big issue that is not being dealt with.
I really don't see how those who will vote for him don't see through his bluster and B.S. It is like he's playing the bad guy in a low budget after school special sometimes.
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Not only is she making a disgusting comparison, she's also dismissing the value of high academic standards.
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5 hours ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:
Did they ever show the bills?
They had to eventually and the NDP were allowed to hold back 5. Apparently some of the bills weren't ready - Manitoba government accused of treating new bills as 'blank sheet of paper' after 2 of 19 released | CBC News
One of the bills was bill 64 - The Education Modernization Act. It was one of the ones withheld by the NDP, then vigorously defended by the PCs, before being scrapped and eventually having many of the PC MLAs admitting it was bad legislation (likely because it was wildly unpopular). Manitoba government launches website to clear 'misconceptions' around Bill 64 | CTV News
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On 2023-05-12 at 8:27 AM, Wideleft said:
Didn't the PC government campaign on transparency?
The least transparent government I can recall. The 19 "mystery bills" was a grossly undemocratic act and that alone, without everything else they've done, should be enough for them to lose the election by a landslide. Manitoba government's tabling of 19 'mystery' bills called 'unprecedented, undemocratic' | CBC News
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Has anyone seen the ads from the PCs about how electing Wab Kinew will raise the PST to 10%? I saw the ad and thought it was such a bold claim that there had to be some truth to it somewhere. I cannot find it now, but it was an ad being run by the party on social media.
I can't find anything that Wab or the NDP said that could have even been taken out of context to assume the PST would be raised to 10%. Is it pure fearmongering, or am I missing something?
(20) The NDP always promise that they won't... - PC Party of Manitoba | Facebook
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On 2023-05-02 at 7:33 PM, Mark F said:
given their incompetence, it makes me wonder why it was so easy for them to subvert the 2016 American election. partly inside help probably, from Republicans, Fox, et al.
Putin, like Stalin, is known for being paranoid and surrounding himself with people who tell him only what he wants to hear. I think a large reason their military doesn't pull their weight is because it is hard to make strategic plans when the country is led by a madman that only hears embellished good news rather than bad news from his underlings. Stalin made the same errors. Executing, demoting or otherwise disabling anyone who attempting to tell him anything he didn't want to hear. I also wouldn't be surprised to know that Putin feels the need to micromanage every military move. They've been dreadful.
I don't think it was Ukraine and maybe a false flag, but I'd be careful with that if I were Putin. He's gaining lots of enemies in the country and these repeated attacks in Russian territory may convince his foes that there is a lot of (violent) support to end him within the country.
If it was a false flag, perhaps it is being setup for assassination attempts on Zalenskiy, though I'm sure that has been tried already.
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12 hours ago, GCn20 said:
The accusations are not BS. Not at all. I know the woman, I know her family, and I know many who at one time called them (Wab and the victim) both friends. Not a single one has any doubt as to what happened.
I saw Wab very clearly refuse to let Obby go when he tried to walk away. It wasn't a push but still unacceptable. Not really a lie, but an exaggeration imo.
I worded that poorly. I meant the accusations by Obby that he was shoved and shaken by the exchange. I was willing to wait until there was further evidence, but this video is conclusive that there was no shove of any kind. Calling it assault for being pulled back in for another word is laughable.
My take is that Obby fabricated a violent encounter from a heated exchange to play to the racism that exist in his party's supporters and to dog whistle about the past accusations on Wab. Obby should be above that and should be smart enough the assume there would be proof to catch his fib.
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The thing with Obby is bizarre. Did he not suspect that it might have been caught on video? I'm actually surprised this is the only video with all the cell phones in the audience as well. Perhaps it was just an attempt to remind the public that Wab is a violent bad boy, even if the accusations were eventually proven to be B.S.?
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5 hours ago, Fatty Liver said:
....or subsidising arenas for rich owners.
We did it Calgary! We subsidized a billionaire with YOUR tax dollars in an investment that has shown time and time again, all over North America, to benefit only the rich owners and use fans’ love of their teams against them. All to win an election by meddling in municipal politics!QuoteOver the last thirty years, building sports stadiums has served as a profitable undertaking for large sports teams, at the expense of the general public. While there are some short-term benefits, the inescapable truth is that the economic impact of these projects on their communities is minimal, while they can be an obstacle to real development in local neighborhoods.
I've read this even more conclusively and at greater depth from another source, but I cannot seem to remember where.
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I am fairly suspicious of making conclusions that it will solve the panacea of symptoms associated with long Covid, especially if it is based on one experience. From what I know about psilocybin, it may have tremendous potential for rewiring the brain for cognitive and mental health issues, but I'm unfamiliar with it having significant effects on heart, gastrointestinal and other health benefits.
That being said, having the potential to address cognitive issues alone would be significant for alleviating long Covid.
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11 hours ago, Tracker said:
The Carbon tax is a dog-whistle issue. It is already in place in California as well as in other locations. It is constantly attacked because it is visible and loudly whined about by the Cons and their lapdogs. It is the future and is an effective way to make people and corporations aware of the impact their choices make on the environment.
I found this article interesting about how both the PCs and Liberals use the PBO report to justify their positions on carbon pricing - What the Liberals and Conservatives get right — and wrong — about the carbon tax | CBC News
You'll hear a lot from Conservatives about how much it is affecting Canadians, but they are obviously, intentionally, not including the costs of doing nothing.
QuoteThe PBO report also attempts to model the cost of carbon pricing to the overall Canadian economy. It comes to the conclusion that by 2030, the Canadian economy's GDP will be 1.3 per cent smaller than it would have been without a carbon tax.
QuoteWhile we do not have a direct comparison with another proposed federal emissions reduction policy, economists say that all the evidence so far leads to the conclusion that carbon pricing is cheaper than emission reduction programs that rely on incentives or regulations.
I'm curious if PP will choose to completely ignore climate change or if he will go against economists' like previous CPC platforms and propose something "more efficient and effective."
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4 hours ago, Wideleft said:
Serious question: Are you being paid by the Cons to post?
Because it is a thing.
Serious question: Do you see the arguments being made helping the CPC in any way?
The only scenario I could see is a ploy by the Liberals to engender sympathy and support.
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1 hour ago, Wideleft said:
- Yes. Angus Reid skews right. EKOS skews left. These are not state secrets.
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The fact is that TN totally obscured the results of the poll by supplying a totally new question to fit their narrative.
- The question was not, "Are you in favour of defunding the CBC?"
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It was actually “the Conservatives would still maintain my support/interest if they adopted: Defunding the CBC completely.”
- The TN headline said: "Majority of Canadians support defunding the CBC: poll"
Are you actually incapable or recognizing the dishonesty here?
I'm currently teaching middle years statistics. If they would interpret the poll in a similar manner they would get a failing grade. I've taught statistics as far down as elementary school and I'd be disappointed if they couldn't understand how the headline and interpretation aren't in line with the poll question and results.
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13 minutes ago, Wideleft said:
Just waiting for the regurgitation of the brilliance that is Barbara Kay.
Going away from the point a bit, but sparked something related to trying to put some polish on residential schools. This from former PC MP Dorothy Dobbie (also former President of Wpg Chamber of Commerce and Order of Canada receipient):
QuoteBut to get a true perspective on the decisions that were made then, we must look back at how children in general were understood and treated in Western society. We discover that it was not only Indigenous kids who were mistreated, and it was not only the poor and forgotten, either.
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I tell this story to put into perspective the changing attitudes from our recent past until today. This is not to mitigate the damage that was done to our Indigenous youth. It is to ease the burden of hurt and injustice that Indigenous people feel by letting them know that they were not alone. Perhaps it helps to understand that the cruelty of the times extended beyond their community. I hope it does.
Basically, residential schools weren't so bad because other children had it rough too. I cannot understand how people on the right hold these views. I believe she was also an ardent supporter of Pallister and Lagimodiere when they towed out the "good intentions" B.S.
Reconciliation must begin with mutual understanding - What's Up Winnipeg (whatsupwinnipeg.ca)
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3 hours ago, GCn20 said:
Wow. Now I know why you refuse to share your sources of "facts" when being called out. Assuming/hoping you thought nobody would check what the poll was actually asking and just take the headline as facts?
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If you think you are coming here to poke the bear or own the libs, I'm pretty confident you are doing the opposite. You spout off beliefs that are not backed up, reject legitimate posts backed up by good sources and then move the goal posts when you are corrected by posters. I would love to have a true conservative posting on this board that is able to sufficiently back up their beliefs to provide good dialogue, but you can't seem to do that. Your method of "dialogue" is simply serving the show there really isn't any case for a conservative vote.
I will stick by my conspiratorial hypothesis that you are an agent of Trudeau sent to engender sympathy for the Liberals from bad faith attacks.