the election is over and stephen harper is no longer prime minister. what a shame
harper was an egotistical prick. back when he first became prime minister i remember reading that he was re-branding the party. it was no longer to be called the conservative government, it was to be called "the harper government." i often remarked that harper wasn't so much of a right wing ideologue as he was a complete ego maniac. his ego and arrogance wore thin with the voters and he was turfed as prime minister but retained his seat in the parliament. he resigned his leadership but so far has indicated that he will continue as an mp. so it goes.
the poor old green party continues to slip in terms of popular vote:
2004 - 4.32% popular vote
2006 - 4.48% popular vote
2008 - 6.8% popular vote
2011 - 3.91% popular vote
2015 - 3.5% popular vote
don't blame me, i continue to vote green. our stock market was up today which goes against popular thinking that a conservative government is more business friendly than a liberal government. in truth, there is little difference between the liberals and conservatives other than style. i remember how disillusioned i was as a teenager when i read the list of major political contributions and saw that the large corporations donated money to both parties. the first step in becoming a lifelong cynic.
there will be some tinkering in taxation. young justin plans on raising income tax on the rich and giving a reduction to the middle income earners and also fine tuning some social programs but overall i don't think there will be much change. the quality of rip's bowel movements will continue to have a greater impact on my life than any tinkering with taxation and social programs.
more importantly, i watched star trek "nemesis" the other night and thoroughly enjoyed it. i think "shinzon" was a better villain than khan and that it was a huge mistake to kill him off. there was no genesis planet nearby to regenerate his body so it looks like he's really gone. the main reason i watched nemesis was to give the new pioneer receiver a test and it really delivered. the room was brought to life and there's a good chance that the neighbors overheard a lot of the dialog between picard and shinzon.
i wonder how much noise i would have made as a teenager if i possessed the electronics then that i possess today. the good old days are a myth, i paid less for the equipment i have today than the stuff i bought over 40 years ago. god bless asian slave labor.
shinzon; a villain for all seasons.
i love you sons of bitches.
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I usual vote off party when I can. Last President races I vote for the Green Party. But I have to admit I'm for Bernie Sanders and hope he can stay in for a while.
Sure glad Harper didn't get back in.
So are the Canadian divide like us Americans are when it comes to political left or right.
Coffee is on
no, we're not as divided as you guys. we had almost no mention of religion and nobody gets excited over our strict gun control.
we focus on hockey, tim hortons coffee and the price of oil.
I fecking love you Canaderians
Stock markets like certainty. Maybe it would have gone down if you'd had a hung parliament or someone discovered a video of Justin humping a goat. For some reason I can't remember that Star Trek movie - I think Mr Shinzon is suffering from slap-head envy.
i think the markets went up because the ndp were removed from the equation. people were worried that there might be a minority government with the ndp needed to make a majority.
i think the romulans are very under utilized.
Our government is too corrupt to fix....
ours is pretty corrupt too. but as they say, the game is rigged and it's the only game in town.
Well congrats, I guess, on the new imperial leader. We will have ours soon, but only after a billion dollars is spent on attempted brain washing. I might sit this upcoming election unless Rand Paul or Bernie Sanders make it interesting. Thanks for the Star Trek recommendation. I don't remember that guy but I will have to check it out. Take care my friend.
thank you for your continuing support mr shife.
i don't think our new imperial leader eats much margarine. quebec seriously protects its dairy industry. it will be interesting to see what happens with TPP now that the evil mr harper has been vanquished. canada is now non-hydrogenated.
".......god bless asian slave labor......"
Enjoy it whilst you can white boy, for the future does not bode well
i'm one step ahead of you sterc. every 15 minutes i stop and "enjoy the moment".
i realize that those asians are tricky little devils and are quietly purchasing the entire planet on the backs of their proletariat. only donald trump can set things straight, but not until he puts the mexicans back in their place.
viva la donald!
" the good old days are a myth"
In some ways yes, in some ways no. At least that's my opinion.
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