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    foogincHamilton Nolan
    3/07/16 7:04pm

    Every time I hear something like this and feel inclined to rant and rage about the entitled little shit of a PM who just doesn’t get it, I remember who he beat out and thank God almighty Trudeau won.

    (as a better mind than mine said days after the election: even if he only enacts one half of a songle one of his promises, he’ll still be light years better than Harper)

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      You might be wrong.fooginc
      3/07/16 8:22pm

      Well, he didn’t only beat out Harper, it’s just that he’s the one people decided to get behind to get him out. That doing so decimated the NDP presence in Ottawa makes the ranting and raging you want to do all the more important.

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      foogincYou might be wrong.
      3/07/16 8:55pm

      Oh puh-lease. Harper is gone. That is cause for celebration. Period. The fact that the Knee-dippers lost barely registers in the face of such overwhelmingly fantastic news. (and I’m saying this as an NDP voter myself)

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    raincoasterHamilton Nolan
    3/08/16 3:11am

    The great thing about the Middle Class is that even though it doesn’t exist anymore, everyone thinks they’re in it. Very useful politically.

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      AlienIntelligenceraincoaster
      3/08/16 9:51am

      That’s a good quote. I’m appropriating to tell all my middle class friends. ;)

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      ColonialSaabraincoaster
      3/08/16 5:27pm

      Dude, put this on a t-shirt.

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    Desi_RelafordHamilton Nolan
    3/07/16 5:43pm

    Sounds like they are just fine-tuning a Plan B in case Plan Eh doesn’t work out.

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      Mortal DictataHamilton Nolan
      3/07/16 5:45pm

      The Trudeau government, from what I’ve seen as an outside observer, is one that appears to be the culmination of a decade of online soundbite politics.

      Much of their stuff is very ‘touchy feely’ on the surface, such as the ‘it’s 2015' line about his Cabinet rather than giving actual reasons, but if you look under the surface the cracks appear fast, such as his refugee policy that discriminates against sexuality and gender.

      The guy has won over social media but actual change is something I doubt. We saw the same here in Europe with the Syriza government in Greece who claimed they would stand up to ‘The Troika’ in bailout renegotiation and win but instead brought back a harsher austerity package than if they’d just agreed in the first place.

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        TooLazyToNotBurnerMortal Dictata
        3/07/16 6:52pm

        Electing a new Prime Minister does not replace all of the 20 year civil servants that occupy positions of authority within all branches of government. We can at least hope that it marks a start to the process, and a willingness to try. We certainly weren't better off under Harper.

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        Mortal DictataTooLazyToNotBurner
        3/07/16 6:56pm

        True but one of the big enemies of Civil Servants is the PR machine and given how integral it appears it could bring stuff to a standstill.

        Given how a number of the policies Trudeau is pursuing are similar to ones that Corbyn in the UK wants (i.e Increased public spending, wealth rebalancing etc) it’ll be interesting to see if what got him elected was his policies or his looks/charisma.

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      Snake LipssynkHamilton Nolan
      3/07/16 7:25pm

      Jean-Yves Dulcos was a fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute, a think tank that helped “consolidate neoliberal hegemony in Canadian public policy” over the last 40 years.

      At least Duclos admits that “trade, globalization, technology.. has favored.. the top earners.” He also knows that as Minister of Families, Children and Social development, he’ll have little influence on policies that limit regulation dodging, which his “pro-poor growth” advocacy is basically responsible for (via trade, globalization and technology).

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        BaconScotchHamilton Nolan
        3/07/16 6:31pm

        “Its residents enjoy universal health care, reasonably generous social programs, paid family leave, a relatively high minimum wage, and college tuition that averages less than $5,000 a year.”

        Enjoy your wall, ‘merica.

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