Canadian Politics Mega-thread - Page 36

On June 06 2016 22:16 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
we're now in a legal gray zone for assisted death in Canada. c-14 won't be passed for a while.

On June 07 2016 12:49 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
nah, junior over reacted to standard opposition posturing on too tight of a timeline; a timeline set by the liberals to meet a deadline known about for 365 days. later on the NDP over played their hand, but it was already too late when they did that.

let's see if C-14 even gets past the senate. of course, you can then blame them as well along with their frivolous concerns about whether or not the bill is even constitutional. who cares whether it is constitutional or not, right?
http://globalnews.ca/news/2743221/canadas-doctor-assisted-dying-law-unconstitutional-expert/?sf28043161=1

On June 07 2016 19:17 Fprime wrote:


The Supreme Court did a great job shutting down Harper's overreach. I have confidence they'll get it right should C-14 ever be challenged to that extent.

On June 07 2016 19:53 JimmyJRaynor wrote:

C-14 is not a law. the supreme court has nothing to get right.

OTTAWA — Niki Ashton, an NDP MP from northern Manitoba, tweeted Sunday she was heading to North Dakota to campaign for U.S. Democratic Party candidate Bernie Sanders — even as the House of Commons continues to sit ahead of its summer break.

Ashton tweeted, “We #FeelTheBern!” and included a picture of herself wearing a “Bernie For President” T-shirt. She tagged three other people in the tweet, including Canadian filmmaker Noam Gonick.

Tank u for ur concern. Parliament does not sit on Sundays. https://t.co/RuOlq4gOzk

— Niki Ashton (@nikiashton) June 5, 2016

The House of Commons hasn’t yet wrapped up for the year. It is scheduled to sit until June 23, though adjournment could happen earlier or later depending on the legislative agenda.

Ashton isn’t technically breaking any rules in campaigning for the American candidate, assuming that she is paying for the trip on her own dime, but the tweet raised eyebrows.

The National Post reached Ashton Monday morning during a plane layover in Toronto, on her way back to Ottawa from Winnipeg.

“I’m definitely back at work today, and it wouldn’t be any other way,” she said. “It was a Sunday. The House doesn’t sit then.”

On June 07 2016 21:23 Fprime wrote:


You implied in an earlier post that the assisted dying bill was unconstitutional. The Senate can vote up or down as they please on all bills passed by the House, but they are not empowered to determine what is or isn't constitutional. Their opinions on that front are just opinions. What is and what isn't unconstitutional is ultimately decided by the Supreme Court, and there's nothing wrong with having a discussion in the abstract about a potential challenge to the bill just because it hasn't been signed into law yet.

On June 10 2016 10:21 killa_robot wrote:
Co-op education has to be the kind where they actually match you with a job. I did a co-op in high school and they were like:

"What do you want to do? Cool, we'll hook you up."

Then went to a College that bragged it was a co-op program but just amounted to me normally applying to jobs like you do when you graduate. Literally the only difference was you applied for the job through your coordinator and that you were mostly competing against other students. It was fucking awful.

On June 10 2016 09:57 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
another great episode of "The Agenda". Steve Paikin interviews Dr. Ken Coates the co-author of "Dream Factories: Why Universities Won't Solve the Youth Jobs Crisis".

they discuss the abysmal state of university education in Canada. it'll be available online tomorrow. his solution is exactly what my solution has always been. Co-op education where you start working at 18 or 19. Waterloo rules.

http://tvo.org/programs/the-agenda-with-steve-paikin

Coates : "University education has become an intramural participation sport." rofl-copter.



its not getting passed in its current state. it will change substantially before its passed. all the while some unfortunate families are in legal limbo. i don't think its that serious a matter. but it is unfortunate and it is due to a failure of the elected MPs.. some of which are liberal. again, though.. its not that important.. the economy is far more important.

On June 10 2016 10:21 killa_robot wrote:
Co-op education has to be the kind where they actually match you with a job. I did a co-op in high school and they were like:

"What do you want to do? Cool, we'll hook you up."

Then went to a College that bragged it was a co-op program but just amounted to me normally applying to jobs like you do when you graduate. Literally the only difference was you applied for the job through your coordinator and that you were mostly competing against other students. It was fucking awful.

On June 10 2016 22:18 BallinWitStalin wrote:
I got to graduate debt free (with a bit of scholarship help).

10/10, would do again.