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The time for a moratorium would have been 6 months BEFORE the development of this massive Uptown Square complex. Just look at all the traffic on both ends of 320th now, and imagine it when this complex is full. It could not have been built in a worse area of the city. I used to shop in that area, but will now avoid it like the plague. Dini, sorry you are so "tired" of dealing with complex issues, but it's your job. | 0 | not toxic |
"the distances and flight paths would be way off for the Southern Hemisphere. Taking a tour of Australia with a compass or sextant should be enough to disprove that particular map"
It reads like you are imagining what the evidence is rather than what has been offered as evidence. What flight path for example? "he fact that the stars are different in Australia in a way that works fine on a globe" again, for example?
"try to explain the daily and yearly apparent motions of the Sun" Was it that those particular people were not knowledgeable or perhaps poor at explaining?
I've watched several videos where one claims to 'debunk' the whole idea of flat earth only to merely contain their set of beliefs, programming and unwillingness to investigate, all without any real science offered - just fervent belief in their belief. | 0 | not toxic |
Needs to include more on water shortage, and the still rapid population growth for next 50 years in Africa. Both will be enormous challenges in the years to come. | 0 | not toxic |
How about "Believe me" | 0 | not toxic |
Money well spent, and certainly beats the former steaming pile of muffins that used to salute the U.S. State Department 24/7 squandering Canadians lives and tens of billions in a bogus proxy CIA conflict! | 0 | not toxic |
Here's a good reflection on what NAFTA means for the US and why congress and American business won't allow it to collapse.
Trump can bluster like the stupid pumpkin head he is but that won't change the opinion of American business leaders which reflects on congress.
http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-nafta-is-it-good-for-america-2017-2 | 1 | toxic |
The idea that a new tax will be "tax-neutral" is bogus, leftwing, hogwash.
Ontario's carbon tax, as indicated by Ontario's energy minister, will immediately add 4 cents per liter of gas, with a window to raise it further if required.
Ontario's energy sector is in ruins because of thinking just like yours.
Taxes will not stop global warming. | 0 | not toxic |
The Permanent Fund made 1% last year.
The new manager lost 5% on the stock market when the market did well.
Currently a sustainable draw is less than 1%. | 0 | not toxic |
Gotta love articles like this...there is a lot of positive news out there too. | 0 | not toxic |
If there was an award for dumbest move of the year, the TDSB would surely win. The government among other places are awash with the use of the word chief. However perhaps the most fitting rebuttal to this move, is in the work of one person who has championed the rights of indigenous people for years. That person is Beverley McLaughlin or as she is better known, Chief Justice of Canada Beverley McLaughlin. | 1 | toxic |
Agree, what a nice thing to do. | 0 | not toxic |
Pesky laws. We should just ignore them, right? | 0 | not toxic |
This was the ultimate BACHI that the man paid... I can't say I find it funny like many posters have... honestly although this man was a petty thief and definitely had faults, none of us are perfect (especially those in government) and I think it's sad. | 0 | not toxic |
Its embarrassing that marginal rates in Ontario and Quebec now surpass the 50% threshold-
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and its shameful that the tax escalation was triggered by a need to service onerous public debt levels that surpass $300 BILLION in Ontario........
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and now prime minister Simpleton dreams of a similar level of per capita debt and crushing tax burden nation wide | 0 | not toxic |
Makes sense to rename them after a WINNER not a LOOSING TRAITOR which is what all Confederate military men were! We don't have a Fort Benedict Arnold!! | 0 | not toxic |
You are constantly in the "red" if you are renting. Renting is akin to having a mortgage for life ! Always better to own property so long as you can afford it. | 0 | not toxic |
"I know you're gay so birth is not relevant to your kind"
Despicable. And I do not pretend to be civil. This kind of comment does not deserve civility. From an old white guy with children. | 1 | toxic |
Rich, the politicos have had 30 years to figure this out and have ALWAYS kicked the can down the road by using savings, smoke and mirror budget shell games, etc. So to do that once again meets the definition of crazy - doing the same thing over and over, getting the same result but expecting a different one. The common theme has been political self interest, both on the pols themselves and those that elect them. Neither had real skin in the game to suffer the direct consequences thereof. Today that's not the case. Troopers are being cut, roads going to crap and pols staring down the gun of voter anger. Am I a favor of taking money out of our pockets? No. But I've had to do adult things for my entire life so it doesn't come as a surprise but rather an unpleasant fact of life. It's time Alaskans behaved like Alaskans and not the welfare queens they deny they are. | 0 | not toxic |
Now Trump will want to fire some off. You know he will. It's what an idiot would do. | 1 | toxic |
That boom you hear is the sound of people and businesses fleeing California at a supersonic pace. | 0 | not toxic |
I love it when people agree with me... | 0 | not toxic |
The big question is "Why would a Democrat choose to leave the Party and run as a Green? Did Cedric Gates do this in 2014 solely because he was barred from running that year as a Democrat because he registered with the Party too late? Keiko Bonk came from a solidly Democratic family, but bolted to run as a Green and won a number of elections. In the 2004 mayoral race the more progressive candidate lost to a nominal Democrat who proceeded to get people who had supported his opponent fired from their jobs. This leads into the next big question: "Why would solid Democrats support a Republican in a non-partisan mayoral race?" Party rules should be followed, lest there be chaos, but do party labels really matter? | 0 | not toxic |
I don't know as much about smear campaigns as do you , Janey7 so, sure.
That must be true.
'Night. | 0 | not toxic |
I love statistics, and do appreciate your response. Mine came from here. yes, but you did not finish reading my post...it stated clearly that the majority of these mascot names "belong to high schools"-- And this thread is about Mascots, Confederate among them and (ready for it?) PUBLIC SCHOOLS! (Weld Central High School specifically.)
But what I find the most interesting that the majority of the group of people it involves do not consider these mascot names a slur at all. How about that :) | 0 | not toxic |
What our corrupt media fails to mention, all these confederate monuments, plaques, statues and confederate flags that fly over state houses were put there by democrats. Who were segregationist and Klu klux Klan members who burned crosses in front of blacks homes and hung them from trees. it's no wonder they're trying to sterilize history like ISIS and the Taliban do. | 0 | not toxic |
WRONG! Washington, California and Idaho ALL have better riparian protections. | 0 | not toxic |
If the Conservatives hadn't raped the Heritage Trust Fund that was supposed to cover crashes like this we'd be in good shape right now.
As a Conservative I get sick and tired of Conservatives that refuse to admit to the failings of the last 30 years of Conservative governments. | 0 | not toxic |
D control House plan, raise spending and tax the people and tax companies until the producers of wealth don't want to be here anymore. Then who pays for the the Welfare people? | 0 | not toxic |
And it also sounds like it's an airport somewhere in Asia. | 0 | not toxic |
"Chinese rudeness" is reflective of Chinese rule. Close encounters with Russians and others is nothing new. Way back, I never believed that the cold war was a thing of the past. But spin spin spin any 'new cold war type incident' in order to propagate slander towards a political ruse? That's where we're at now. Oh Charles. | 0 | not toxic |
That's true and I'm glad the Libs did it (as would have the NDP and Greens). BUT if the Cons want to bite, they will have trouble digesting and it is out there as grist for a future political debate. | 0 | not toxic |
Not the tax payer's obligation to fix the whole world. There are plenty of charities who can do this. | 0 | not toxic |
That's precisely the kind of denial I was referring to. The security agencies did provide the evidence to the US Congress in fact. It has not been made public because it might prejudice the ongoing investigation. Just because they didn't put you on their personal email list, doesn't mean that they don't have the evidence. | 0 | not toxic |
The Globe is big on hocus-pocus solutions to the pitiless reality of giving third world countries tariff-free access to our markets and the inevitable decimation of local industry by foreign competitors paying pennies an hour to manufacture products sold for big dollars north of the Mexican border. | 0 | not toxic |
The mother thinks it's ok for men to sexually assault women, as long as they're honest about it. | 0 | not toxic |
Goes to show that perps are literally involved in all aspects of life. The mentality of people are changing. The world is regressing to a whole different level. I can see a future where just about everyone is armed in one way or another. | 0 | not toxic |
Oh, oh, get ready for a major, manic tweet eruption as the first shoe falls. | 0 | not toxic |
How is it that not knowing the full story of other posters allows you to pass judgment on their comments? Is your ability to pigeonhole others -- some would call it profiling -- with very little evidence that finely tuned?
Judgment happens all the time. You do it and so do I. It's unfortunate we can't be honest enough with one another to admit that. | 0 | not toxic |
This is also true with women. Many of us have sex merely due to physical attraction and some due to the guy having money too. Many women have sex with men they are not in love with and some with men they don't even like all that much. Sadly, men are not the only jerks that exist out in the world and use sex for completely self-satisfying reasons.
The one thing that is different is most women do not resort to raping men. That is probably because it is more difficult to force a man who does not want sex to have it but that is not true with female anatomy. | 0 | not toxic |
Billions raised and yet no advancement towards a "cure." I wonder where all that money went. Poor Jerry, and the American public, were duped. | 0 | not toxic |
No its extermination; the term often used openly when referring to wolves in WY and ID where I lived 03-06. Their state park budget dropped from $18 million in 08 to about $3.5 last year but about three years ago their legislature approved a specific $400,000 annual fund to kill wolves (about $4,000 per from air which would reimburse a lot of lost stock). They keep renewing while always near bottom of 50 states in education spending per student. | 0 | not toxic |
DP's Editorial Board believes U.S. citizens tax dollars should underwrite defending illegal foreigners in federal court. (perhaps bolster the account with taxpayer dollars.) DP EB is the penultimate re-election machine for POTUS Donald Trump!
Congratulations DP EB. Last night a formerly Demo Gov. embraced the GOP. 35 of 50 Governorships across the nation are Republican. The GOP controls the WH, the Senate, the House, and the vast majority of state houses, governorships, etc. All thanks to the DNC and the pumpkin-spice latte sipping crowd that just don't understand the zeitgeist. Opposing U.S. citizens with a deep-rooted hatred of America isn't a winning formula outside Kabul.
Keep it up Michael Hancock and the DP EB. You'll ensure the Democratic Party becomes extinct. As a GDI (Gosh Darn Independent), I'm pleased the Democratic Party is cratering like the Whig Party and is becoming a footnote like Bull Moose Party! Independents will fill the enormous vacuum the Democrats made. | 0 | not toxic |
Author here. That's based on Hawken's video around the 18 minute mark. | 0 | not toxic |
lol! very insightful post Pink. Pretty funny, and pretty true!! | 0 | not toxic |
More of the usual hubris from Ibbitson. Good for a laugh but it also stirs up Trump supporters in Canada.
Maybe not what he intends?? | 0 | not toxic |
You mean the only person found in contempt of parliament? That guy you mean? | 0 | not toxic |
I think you are right although it might be more than just Oprah. | 0 | not toxic |
Research of this type is paramount in finding ways to reduce the negatives of gun ownership. Congress has been incredibly myopic in refusing to fund research. Just looking at this one report, potential future policy changes can be seen. If crimes are being committed by lost guns, create liability for not taking sufficient care with your guns. Another possible way to fix it would be to have gun owners annually present their guns in some way so that it can be determined if they are actually paying attention to their guns.
Guns are made to kill. It is crazy that in 60% of the time, the original gun owner did not know when the gun went missing. That is extremely negligent. | 0 | not toxic |
So i ask what was the faith and party of the PM's that legalized gay life and same sex marriage? | 1 | toxic |
Thanks for all your hard work Les Gara, supporting foster children and trying to change laws for the better here in Alaska. I hope you will continue trying to strengthen Alaska laws so that children in the OCS system have a better chance of living with/being adopted by their responsible relatives and not being farmed out or adopted out of their birth families. | 0 | not toxic |
The states is not going to miss a opportunity to steal money from the man. | 1 | toxic |
And Trump's EOs are all proper, right?
Amazing how that works. | 0 | not toxic |
diverdave, If you think that it's an awful way that I'm categorizing the President, you should read some of his tweets about other people, such as, "Incompetent," "Loser," "A waste," "Phoney," "A total scam," "Crazy," "Dopey," "Dummy," "Really sad," "Failed," "Cowardly," "Weak," and the list goes on -- and on, and on . . .
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/28/upshot/donald-trump-twitter-insults.html | 1 | toxic |
Shannyn is piggy-backing on Jill's superb and well thought out investigating reporting. She is a fraud and a ding-dong. More like a cross-eyed Chihuahua. I wouldn't even label shannyn a liberal. Most liberals are very smart. I enjoy arguing with them. Holding a dialogue with shannyn is like trying to bring a flame to a cigarette that's been soaking in the toilet; extremely soggy, and impossible to relight. | 0 | not toxic |
Disqus is pretty horrible too as their channels are mostly run by people who prefer an echo chamber. There are far-right and far-left Disqus channels and many don't care for dissent among their ranks - and there are a lot of uncivil comments there. | 0 | not toxic |
Really ? | 0 | not toxic |
SF
I see that as a bad thing. My guess is that your opinion is the opposite.
I personally don't see this particular provincial parliament lasting that long. Even though I don't support them, I would rather see the NDP (again, not my first choice) with a majority than to see an endless string of minority governments that accomplish nothing. At least with a majority (no matter what the stripe) at election time the sitting government has to take responsibility for their accomplishments, good or bad.
With minority governments the sitting government cannot implement their full agenda and wil have plenty of excuses for their failures. (the minority and other parties as examples of scapegoats) | 0 | not toxic |
Justin time to choose ...your tax theft bill or the next election.... | 0 | not toxic |
This however sounds like an objection based on arbitrary rules made by an evangical fanatic. I'd personally fight fire with fire. | 0 | not toxic |
I trust that his face doesn't look so pretty in his booking photo... | 0 | not toxic |
If the current roster could simply perform to their lowest expectations, we'd probably be above .500. When Donaldson starts piling up errors, Tulo, Pillar, Bautista, Donaldson, Morales all stop hitting and Happ and Estrade (Biagini?) stop throwing there is not much left to carry the day. | 0 | not toxic |
That was not what you said, and even if it had been, you can't say that by itself. That particular cultural expression of maleness is basically the entirety of cultural expression of maleness all around us.
The one we need - exists in small, isolated, pockets here and there , it's mostly just a vision though. The one that causes these problems is, in fact, all around us. And it is, turning men into trash all around us.
You can't use my words as a defense for men, they aren't. They are a call to action - a declaration that what we define 'male' to even mean needs to change. You can start by removing penisses from the definition since there is no scientific basis for including them. It's just one small step though the first step in a thousand mile journey.
One thing I can say with absolute certainty is that, if we take that journey, most men of today would not recognize who we become as being 'men'. And many will fight us every step of the way.
But rather a new man type, than trash. | 1 | toxic |
" the judiciary has recently made decisions usurping executive authority." Here's the definition of "usurp"...seize, take over, take possession of, take, commandeer, wrest, assume, expropriate " The word conveys the taking of authority and assumption of such. This, of course, is NOT what the courts have done. The Courts, as, of course, one of the three branches of our government, exercised their legal authority to "check" the executive power of the President. Since Marbury v. Madison, that has been one of the Court's recognized and confirmed powers. When you have an "over-reaching" executive branch such Court action is predictable.
Let's also be clear.. President Trump has openly declared the media to be the "enemy of the American people." We know that authoritarian government and dispotic leaders control the media as tightly as possible. IMO, Mr. Trump realizes he wouldn't be able to openly censor the media, so he's working very hard to delegitimate it. | 0 | not toxic |
IRT Carl Campagna, not many people are old enough like me to remember, but back in the old days when everyone owned flintlocks or muskets, most able-bodied men were members of a militia and stood ready to report for military service at a moment’s notice in times of need. They did not report for drills at an armory every two weeks, but they were pretty good marksmen and respected authority. Back in the old days that was considered “a well-regulated militia.” Who knows when ordinary citizens may once again be called upon to protect themselves and members of their communities from others who want to do them harm? The Second Amendment is needed as much today as it was when it was written. | 0 | not toxic |
Your criterion for treason would have put to death thousands of Americans during our nation's history. | 0 | not toxic |
I worked with a reactor operator who had his license from Rickover. It was signed by the man himself. | 0 | not toxic |
It's not a lecture hall. It's an auditorium designed for performance events. | 0 | not toxic |
Alaskans please save us from another two years of Don Young. He is a gross old man who is past his prime serving Alaska. We can do much better than this guy who always votes the party line which with Trump as president is a disaster for this nation and state. | 1 | toxic |
No, like Hillary. Private server, broken phones, deleted emails etc. | 0 | not toxic |
And I'd add CONOCO EMPLOYEE MEYER and Chenault to the list. | 0 | not toxic |
How long before the President blames the media (if he already hasn't), for the mounting wave of recent protests?
He'll enlarge the photo such as the first one illustrating this story, mount it on an easel and say, "You want proof? Look, people! Fake news in the making! Simply count the news photographers in this picture! If media people weren't there, it'd be a small, peaceful gathering." (Note: I counted at least 11 photographers.)
And maybe the jerk in the t-shirt wouldn't have tossed that newspaper container around... | 1 | toxic |
Shocking! Say it ain't so! You mean Carey is NOT the greatest goaltender in the WORLD. Wow, the talking media heads, heads are about to explode. If they cannot claim that someone is the greatest in the WORLD, then their WORLD as they know it has ended. | 0 | not toxic |
The funniest part is this Trump quote: " 3 Republicans and 48 Democrats let the American people down "
At 51%, it could be said that this was the same percentage of voters who "let the American people down" by voting Trump to begin with!
With MAJORITY control of both houses, they failed to enact a signature piece of the platform! That's pretty telling. There is only one person who can be blamed for squandering his majority and failing, and that is Trump himself. But of course he refuses to shoulder any responsibility, preferring to blame everyone else for his failure. What will he do when they lose their majority? | 0 | not toxic |
You nailed it, justmaybe. Thank you. | 0 | not toxic |
So this guy refused to get on a US plane after being held captive for 5 years. What is he hiding. I just hope our famous PM doesn't send a Canadian plane down for a free ride back!!!! OR mabe he will send kadr on the plane as well to welcome them! | 0 | not toxic |
Don't our CF members take an oath protecting Canada from all threats, foreign and domestic | 0 | not toxic |
"The content is serious and compelling. The arguments are grounded in reason, Scripture, and age-old Church teaching. The facts are not disputed."
From your remarks it's clear that you side with the 62 and that is unfortunate because that is grounded in hate of changes that should have been made long ago or never should have been put in place from the start.
One example: Two married Catholics and one of them is a vile person.
They divorce because of that vileness, but the church will not allow the innocent person to remarry for as long as it takes to get an annulment and if that person does marry, he or she can not go to Communion. In decades past that person was held in contempt by clergy and church members. That is not what Jesus taught. | 0 | not toxic |
That other countries' students can pass English and Math entrance exams that Oregon High School 'graduates' can't ?
That seems like an advantage to me! | 0 | not toxic |
Nobody seem to realized that China is an oppressive country with no rule-of-law; it is a brutal one-party rule; they don't have no respect for international rules such as intellectual property. They don't have freedom of press, all news have to be scrutinized by the authorities before publishing. Affluent Chinese want to leave the country and move to a democratic state such as the U.S., Australia and Canada. The government is blatantly corrupted. 50% of their leadership's 2nd generation are holding foreign passports. With no freedom of press, no respect of human right, low business ethic...etc. No matter what happens in the U.S., China can never be a world leader at this stage. Does the writer know what is 1-belt 1-road? What countries it covers and who is buying it? With all due respect, this article is a joke. | 0 | not toxic |
Contact me, I have found a way to get Civil to listen and pay attention. Go to my FB and send me a pm. | 0 | not toxic |
Has anyone read Tarek Fatah"s opinion column in a competing Toronto newspaper?
The headline: "It is OK to say Western civilization is superior"
From a devout Muslim. | 0 | not toxic |
Nor China | 0 | not toxic |
I continue to be amazed at how many people view being on Welfare/medicaid as a good thing. Why is it people are not willing to get better jobs and support themselves rather than letting others take care of them? | 0 | not toxic |
Native have no allies so close, or friends so dear that they won't back stab and double cross them to get something of lesser value. | 0 | not toxic |
Let's see, Boots... Obama allowed Russia to go into Crimea and Ukraine unimpeded... Why is that? Obama knew Russia's attempt to disrupt our election and did nothing... why is that? Maybe he was afraid because HE had ties with Russia... 'Tell Comrade Vlad that I'll have more flexibility after the election'.... Come on Boots, get off the tax issue, man... | 0 | not toxic |
Why would anyone trust Facebook's judgement with anything? Zuckerberg was up to his eyes censoring posts for the German government in regards to their endless migrant situation. It didn't have to be racist, or mean, or hateful. It just had to ask whether it was a good idea.
And now the Liberals are asking Facebook for "assistance".
I'll let you draw your own conclusions. | 0 | not toxic |
The entire content of one letter is "With governments fixated on their “bottom” line, one would think funding public toilets would be a priority."
I will guess that this is intended to be funny or amusing? It's not - it's nonsensical. As in "it makes no sense at all, it just strings words together"
G&M, you seem to like ending your Letters page with something light-heated. If the best you receive on a day is tripe like this, you should re-think that policy. | 0 | not toxic |
Can they do this to my neighbors constantly screaming brat? | 0 | not toxic |
Timothy Mcmillan27 minutes ago
You can now buy “skimpier coverage” and pay less. When you incur a huge claim (like say a $300,000 heart surgery) not covered by your skimpy plan then you default on the balance, the hospital pays the claim for you and they build the cost of that loss into the rates that they charge people with real (non-skimpy) coverage and people on government funded plans like FEHB and Medicare. Therefore people who fail to buy adequate coverage rely on their neighbors to pay their freight. Get your fork off my plate! Isn’t this why we wanted universal coverage to begin with? Thank you Dear Leader! In spite of your own words I for one never believed that you grabbed women by the p*ssy! | 1 | toxic |
I like your name. Perchance are you a liberal ? It would all fit together nicely. | 0 | not toxic |
I get it...its easier for you to write long and content-rich NEGATIVE articles, than positive ones. I wonder if its easier for a restaurant to put poo in your burrito than rich, spicy beef and beans? | 0 | not toxic |
Consider the source(s). Weurch was an utterly marginal assembly rep at best, public trough hog (KABATA) at worst. Mystrom would have bankrupted us with his zany Winter Olympics bid, I personally got to clean up Fink caused carnage at ATU/ACS and Sullivan's record is equally dismal - Tennis Courts, the Port mess and a failed initiative to mess with the tax cap that he was happy with. Sheesh. | 0 | not toxic |
Brian Sweeney Jr: I find your post very offensive. You call skinnerAK a fool, ignorant, no reading comprehension, believes in Fallacies. You sir have a problem with having civil conversation. That tends to make lesteners want to shut you off. By they way in any civics class in America it is taught sales tax is one of the most unfair taxes in existence. | 0 | not toxic |
Communion is God's gift to all of us
Nobody is worthy but God's love will heal us | 0 | not toxic |
I'll be in VDZ next month, so we'll see what is said on this end. Could be interesting. | 0 | not toxic |
And you think either of them want to change the basic system?
Hillary is being paid quite handsomely to continue the status quo and Trump has made his money off the status quo.
The most you will see from Hillary are platitudes written into the Democratic Platform which she will then ignore.
Many of Trump's enterprises were probably financed in part by insurance companies. That's the sort of thing insurance companies do with money, re-invest it in real estate. | 0 | not toxic |
Well, considering that Graham has never been a leader... that leaves him just one choice out of two. | 0 | not toxic |
States Rights are NOT absolute. This has been proven time and time again. The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution makes that quite clear: " The Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution (Article VI, Clause 2) establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority, constitute the supreme law of the land." No state may make a law which conflicts with the US Constitution. ...actually, today we have some interesting issues regarding State laws which conflict with federal laws...the legalization of marijuana by several States being the highest-profile example. The DOJ has, up to now, chosen to not push this conflict. If it does we're going to see some very major fireworks. Gary Crum | 0 | not toxic |
Coming soon to a government near you! | 0 | not toxic |
And now we have to be extra vigilant and call it out whenever we see it. | 0 | not toxic |
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