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Like what? How to lie through your teeth?

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Your comment is fair and concise but let's face it; there are hypocrites supporting all the major political parties. As its death nil approaches the CPC crowd has just become louder and more bitter.

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Don't worry. Big Oil will come through, for their grovelling little sock puppets. And in exchange, the repubs will self righteously advocate for Big Oil, over Alaskans. Count on it.

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The_Orthodox_reject_Continence,_the_Romans_fetishize_it.

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Prayers for his family and friends...

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"She's not an adulterer that we know of." What a nonsense comment. And you're not a serial killer, tax evader, child molester, wife beater, etc. "that we know of." Ridiculous. As for income tax returns: I've never been audited, which means my returns have never raised a red flag. Trump's obviously have, since he complained last night about being "audited continuously for 15 years." Gee, I wonder why? And I wonder why he won't provide his income tax returns, which every other presidential candidate has done. It makes one wonder if perhaps Trump has not been following the tax laws. Hmmm? Talk about double standards. Trump is a victimizer and a sleazy con artist, among other unsavory things. Just because one can do some immoral and unethical thing, doesn't mean one should do it. Because Trump enjoys paying nothing, if you think he's going to change the tax laws, you're even more naive than I thought possible. I do my own research, you might try doing the same.

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"Ideologies may prevail" --- As much as you try to make this about ideology is not.

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Yeh, thanks for the election year propaganda... And a good laugh!

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Not possible. College athletics don't exist simply for the benefit of the NBA and NFL. Athletic programs exist, particularly the cash cows of football and basketball, because the colleges want them to exist... because they are cash cows. The football and basketball programs are, by far, their largest source of revenue and pay for all the other sports and provide revenue to the university as a whole.

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Gee. He is acting just like justin. Two massive egos who believe that "following the rules" are for other people.

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One more time, only this time with the math. First, the rates you cited are tax rates for taxable income. What's being proposed is a tax based on taxes paid, not income. The average taxpayer pays around 15% of their taxable income in taxes (averaging the different marginal rates). If Alaskans have to pay 15% of our federal taxes, we'll pay 15% of 15%, or 2.25% of taxable income. You can continue to disagree, but I do this for a living.

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TDW, Tesla had sold 158,000 of the much more expensive Model S by the end of 2016 (they will easily pass 200,00 in 2017). Model X sales are now ramping up, at 11,550 in the first quarter. Model 3 sales will clearly be much higher than all existing Tesla models combined.

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Someone suggests that I'm showing my age by making the comment I made and their comment is deemed uncivil? What a shame. I guess I'm old enough to live by the phrase Sticks and Stones.

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I am pleased that more risk will be taken. Most government employees are too afraid of the downside and not prepared to make a good return on our money. Let the private sector assist as they have the knowhow.

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Regardless of what the unions and their mouthpiece OUR Oregon says, this is a sales tax. It is a tax on gross receipts, not profits, and businesses WILL pass the cost on to consumers. I don't have an extra $600/yr to fund a retirement ponzi scheme, I've got a 5 year-old that needs clothes and school supplies. These bums need to keep their hands out of my damn pockets. Measure 97 is so bad that OUR Oregon tried to lean on the economists at PSU to lie in their analysis. The truth about measure 97 is that it will kill jobs and cost consumers. I think the acronym of the lobbing front group for the public unions says it all. They really think that the state belongs to them and treat us regular people as their personal ATM machines. Vote Pierce, Richardson, and anyone else without a D next to their name. It's time to throw the bums out!

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Yeah, wish this internet was available 40 years ago - too late!

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Exactly my point. Junior does not reference so much as 1 fact to back his outrageous ridiculous charges because they do not exist.

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John Birch; refer to me as "Canadian". Thank You

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Me Again, I waited politely to hear your take... hearing none, I'm leaving this post up...............

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Obviously, both you and the MSM are quite disingenuous. The MSM does not want to upset viewers; watching NFL players kneel upsets most Americans. Ergo: the MSM chooses not to show NFL players kneeling because they don't want to lose viewers; thus, their explanation, like yours, is false. You probably enjoy watching NFL players make a newsworthy political statement by kneeling during our national anthem. Do you, like Kaepernick, make contributions to criminals like Assata Shakur? Do you believe Espn is political? Have a nice day.

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..... When Government doesn't lead - The people do the leading. Clear evidence Bill Walker is the Wrong person for the Governor's job. No leadership. The only reason Walker is adding this to the call is the Public Outcry. Simply put: Bill Walker was trotting around Asia selling his uneconomical dream while confusion and calamity ruled the day -- the result: Crime Wave - every time.

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Most great post

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" Anbang would be able to sue or threaten to sue Canada for decisions made by B.C. to improve its long-term care system. These extra-judicial rights are not available to domestic companies and certainly not to citizens." This is a quote from an article (link below) which explains why foreign ownership is worse for Canadians - all Canadian taxpayers not just the people using the services of these homes. One would have expected the larger media outlets, such as this paper, to have thoroughly covered this in articles on the purchase. Why wasn't it? https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2017/02/27/Chinese-Firm-Takeover-Seniors-Care-Giant/

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Canada is basically the only one in the world that takes no action, because it needs money: www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/03/30/china-cities-crack-down-on-housing-again

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Lol, how the mighty have fallen by selling their souls......it will forever be in most of our perceptions that Msholozi and his thugs sold our country to the nefarious GUPTAs and it will take years to reverse the damage linked to this illicit trading of the whole country....

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I wanted to stay loyal to CBC and the National as we need a public broadcaster in Canada. In my dreams, it would be a high quality network like PBS. The sad reality is that the slick new National is more cringeworthy than ever. Not only do we have endless commercials and previews and recaps taking up broadcast time, now there are distracting full screenshots of the 2-4 new anchors. This, when there was actually a news item that is relevant, about the Fentanyl crisis. Why even bother calling it The National when the majority of coverage is about the U.S. and Donald Trump, more analysis than news focus, repeat features. Get back to basics CBC and report on the News Facts that are current. Consult your talented anchors, your audience, your rival networks, your own more successful local newscasts. Take a page from RIM's playbook and don't make the same mistakes.

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Just noticed that construction costs stop in 2027. Debt costs continue after that, principal and interest payments $500 million+ per year x 4 years = $2 billion+ so this sources and uses table has costs extending into operations. Moreover the principal repayments total $6,923 million versus $6,904 million borrowing total. $19 million missing. Where is that going? Mr. Mayor, is that a bonus for your retirement party?

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They will always find a way to kill even without guns.

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After all it wasn't like he wanted the job, he just wanted to win and it didn't matter how.

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In all fairness, I don't think ND had much of a choice. There were women faculty and administrative assistance who were threatening to quit.

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That's super scary and super creepy. The law needs to catch up with technology. How can it possibly be legal to GPS someone's vehicle and track them? Oh my GAWD! Plus he has clearly violated his victim's restraining order. We need to put an ankle monitor on him and arrest him if he gets too close. Or just let him out, and read the terrible story later...

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This must be the winning Trump meant..................

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As of The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, there are no more "Indians" within the original meaning of the Constitution...only U.S/State citizens with "Indian ancestry/race" entitled to no more and no less than every other non-Indian U.S./State citizen

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Joe, by your logic we should get rid of democracy too since it did it's part so we don't need it anymore. We keep the benefits that were fought for by continuing to fight against the people who want to abolish them. Think about it. Do you really think they will continue if there aren't still people fighting to keep them and improve the conditions for workers?

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THIS TERRORIST LOST ALL RIGHTS WHEN HE TURNED ON HIS COUNTRY AND BECAME A TRAITOR. THE CONSERVATIVES HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO QUESTION THE CORRUPT LIBERALS AND THEIR JIHADI JUSTIN LEADER. AT LEAST THE CONSERVATIVES ARE DECENT CANADIANS,

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Comrade, I don't think you really understand the whole concept of insurance.

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This should make Banquo and Edwins day/month/year..... Lol

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Yippee! What about questioning Trans Marxist kids? It’s all about inclusion.

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WE, I'm not quite 100% on board with the revolution just yet, but the rest of your comment is spot on. Kudos.

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Ms Curtis's description is accurate and her concerns are. IMO, shared by many. I think many of us agree there's a significant problem. The real issue is what to do about it. I think Eugene needs to answer a two part question: Part A: Do the citizens of the city (and of lesser legitimacy...those of us who visit the city) want the downtown area to be "over-run"...yes, I know that's a loaded term....by Travelers? (I suggest it is,at this time) and Part B: What can be done to address the issue? At this point I think many persons who might, otherwise, be enjoying Downtown Eugene, have been, quite literally, "run-off" by the Travelers' obnoxious behavior. Again I offer the very basic question: Does Eugene wish to surrender its Downtown to the Travelers? This may seem blunt and less than politically correct, but, in fact, it is the basic question.

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Perhaps not. What's missing from the story is how many tax dollars Carrier will receive to keep half of the jobs in the USA.

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It is not a sin to be gay, as long as one is monogamous, if you believe that people were born that way, i.e., created by God. To allow such bullying pushes many young people to suicide - which is far worse than the objectionable spilling of a bit of seed and a moment of orgasm.

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I think all of your points are correct but what the government is doing is a limited experiment and it should be useful. Fixing the problems you list would take an 80% reduction in immigration to balanced levels and a dumping of free trade deals and outsourcing. Those are the real problems. Cheers, John Meyer

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Actually this was a show breeder who constantly bragged that no one was good enough to buy a dog from her. She constantly put down other people in the breed. Karma is a bitch, lol...

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I'd like to figure a way to claw back the welfare payments from the back SSI payments. Most of the fraud (or exaggerated sore back / mood or sleep disorder) is with SSI, not SSDI. Need a way to weed out those sluggard losers in order to preserve the benefit for the qualified needy ones.

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well, explains your sophomoric crap posted anyway. truth is truth and truth isn't political. duh.

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Alberta also has a very strict regime in keeping track of scheduled narcotic prescriptions like opioid pain killers. The triplicate prescription system keeps track of all scheduled prescriptions in a centralized database. I believe all of the provinces are involved in the system. Pharmacists are not permitted to fill prescriptions for those who double doctor. Doctors themselves are prohibited from prescribing narcotics if they have been caught over prescribing. The centralized database spans provinces prohibiting abusers from crossing provincial borders. This system while well intended has had the effect of opening the doors to unregulated Chinese fentanyl. History has proven that the more you tighten controls on opioids the more illegal opioids flood the street. The only option is harm reduction and education. The more you tighten controls the more people die.

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Henk V. The author is presenting an opinion on a news site. So he can express whatever opinion he likes. It's a false equivocation comparing it to a medical practitioner (or something similar) who is a qualified professional charging for his/her services. Why don't you present a case on the merits of the article on where you do not agree and why? That will be far more valuable than trying to shoot something down based on your perception of what constitutes an expert (which the author does not claim to be). Even if the author does not hold an economics degree (or whatever standard, in your opinion would suffice) does it necessarily disqualify them from presenting an opinion piece? If that were the case then people like Trevor Manual (and many others including senior political leaders who are by no means 'experts') should not present articles to be published here. I find Trevor Manual's articles fascinating. Yet he is not an economist by training.

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"NO ONE in Alaska or any other state intends to vote on Hillary..." I wasn't going to, but now I intend to do so just to make you wrong.

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r: You're right nothing but more liberal tripe. Next time ask a question instead of trying to make a statement. You know the difference, right?

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Let’s hope that APEC kick his backside and send him back to the US with another failure under his belt.

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Have the sales tax rate be based on the Anchorage retail price of goods sold.

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"The only issue she had was a computer glitch that prevented her from crossing into New York State for 24 hours in December... Her friends were not questioned but she was asked about the December incident." A glitch? Explain please, then we'll have root cause.

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They needed them. They wanted them. They deserve them. So they took them. In their minds, they only took from the rich Fat Cats, and/or only hurt the insurance companies. Doubt they feel one bit bad.

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If people always listened to "competent lawyers" (whatever that means) we would not get anything accomplished

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The most amazing thing about this scenario is what we can call the behavior factor. As long as people get medical coverage for free they are at the doc every time they get a hangnail.. but if it's out of pocket they actually start to assume some personal responsibility and live healthier lives! Having some "skin" in the game actually CAN produce better outcomes!

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The SCA is a History based organization, members research real history and recreate life in the Middle Ages. SCA combat is a full contact Armored Martial Art, the rattan used for weapons have the same impact quality as steel, that is why fighters are fully armored with real armor. There is no spell casting or dragons in the SCA, this is not a fantasy organization. The SCA has members all around the world, this year is the 50th anniversary of the organization. If you want to play fantasy dress-up amptgard is fine, if you have a real interest in History and want to learn how people lived in the past then the SCA could be for you. Look up the Group at the 3 Barons Fair for more information.

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"Mr. Belayneh doesn't plan to deploy the $25,000 in savings for about seven to 10 years. The money is earmarked as a gift to his parents to help pay off their mortgage. " This is amusing. He plans to help his parents pay off their mortgage, but seems to have no plans to buy a home himself.

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Someone broke into Wildrose Headquarters and stole their computers and voter lists. Was it you Jason Kenney? Your name rhymes with Watergate.

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Good luck trying to undo 25 years of auto manufacturers tuning their supply and distribution channels and assembly according to existing NAFTA rules. Like healthcare, I don't think Trump has learned that it's not easy.

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These are "Do you still beat your wife?" type questions - No need or possible way to address your half-witted gibberish - These are the kind of questions people resort to when they have absolutely nothing of substance to say.

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Best column ever!

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Do you think the Politicians of Government of Canada are stupidest or smartest?

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Even if you shouted that, I doubt Phil would hear, cuz he's got a Stanley Cup ring in his ear . . .

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Banning no-cause rental agreement terminations (it's not an "evection") will only be replaced by many more stipulations in the any rental agreement, (don't do this, don't do that, no this, no that, etc.) with a warning of evection on any one violation. Many landlords will start discriminating, selling their rentals to owner occupiers, find renters without advertising. Also, the screening process will get intense, one blemish and an applicant is disqualified. Besides, did Daniel Gustus notify his landlord about the rodent problem? If he did, and the landlord did nothing, he could have notified the city, since the renters protection ordinance was recently made permanent.

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So many negative people. We were led to believe that relations with the USA were going to improve....

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And if you, Wayne, think the husband keeps asking for details because that is his way of handling embarrassment, instead of his way to try to get his wife to try it, I have a bridge I want to sell you...

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So it would be nice if she could explain the widespread extremism all across the middle east and its spread into surrounding countries. You can't blame your Canadian neighbours for that. And a political push to change Canadian laws won't help that bigger problem either.

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Why, from your perspective, is taking a knee disrespectful during the National Anthem?

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How refreshing to hear a business and investment voice supporting what must be done to transition to a low carbon economy.

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Mr Djou...you're a self serving politician (you ALL are) and I don't even believe you'll change much in HNL but I'll vote for you if JUST to see the ouster of hubris ridden Caldwell. Now if Carlisle the non entity will just drop out so votes won't be needlessly split and wasted.

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Not exactly. The House forwards the articles of impeachment to the Senate. The rest is a good summary that you gave. By "holds the impeachment trial" I meant generally that that is where the trial is held - physically (although its not technically required to be in the "Senate chamber", but where ever the Senate would like to hold it). The Senate as a body "hosts" the trial is probably a better way of saying it. The main thing is that the Senate decides whether to impeach, the House decides whether there's cause to impeach.

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Lynn, Where in Sid's article does it ever refer to Trump's inauguration? Here is a larger quote of Sid's article......"Trump lies about crime statistics, American business taxes, estate taxes, clean coal. He lies about what he said yesterday. He stands in cloudless sunshine waving the weather report, insisting it’s raining..." There is nada, zippo, nothing about the inauguration, so your 'timeline' for the weather is a tad bit off. We don't even know what 'day' Sid is referring to, but we know it couldn't have been inauguration day as that certainly was not a sunny, cloudless day. Sounds like Sid meant 'yesterday' as in the day before he wrote this article?

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In addition to sources written by his students after his death, we have a contemporary satire written by Aristophanes that pokes fun at Socrates. In contrast to the gospels, these sources are independent of each other, which is arguably better evidence than we have for the existence of Jesus.

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It's garbage steel from China.

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In summary: http://oi64.tinypic.com/359flo1.jpg

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Must be the black caucus doing this because there so stupid they still believe that the progressive socialist liberal demorats propaganda

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If that's your take, then please suggest Pandora17 stop complaining about Chelsea Manning. Look at what we all learned from Chelsea.

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I don't see foam containers littering on a daily basis or usually at all. What I do see is overflowing trash containers. Nor do I see the plastic grocery bags blowing in the wind! Why do you guys keep make up these stories? And who are these "many restaurants"?

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You know, I watched a video of an Eskimo man from Barrow showing us how to pronounce the word. I practiced and practiced until it rolled off my tongue. I grew up in Native villages, so I probably had an advantage. Then I saw other people from Barrow pronouncing it differently. And that's when I decided it will always be Barrow to me.

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In Toronto there are now bidding wars for apartment rentals and, yes, foreigners with money who want to rent in Toronto are in fact winning those wars. And you thought you were making a joke...

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They have "non-registered investment portfolio $278,600" and "want to" pay off about $46,000 of personal load and line of credit?? Well, I'm sure a financial planner may be able to help them out there. I'm sure there are lots of people out there who would trade their money problems for this couple's problems.

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Sure Mr Morneau - keep telling yourself this - and continue Canada's punitive self-flagellation and eventual bankruptcy.

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She was a feminist back when that meant something.

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The girlfriend may have got the message from the size of his machine gun stockpile ...........

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Khadr will soon be joining the 1% thanks to Trudeau

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"Now tell me, why would anyone prefer the first over the second?" I dunno. Last time I checked, Japan and Germany had pretty good economies, and both had the #$@ bombed out out of them by the USA. And as far as other countries that have had the #$@ bombed out of them by the USA, even the right-wing Bloomberg news service had to admit that "Vietnam's Economy Is an Emerging Market Standout" and "South Korea reigns supreme: The World's Most Innovative Economy". And interestingly enough, there is very little ill will against America by everyday Japanese, Germans, South Koreans and Vietnamese, who jump at the chance to study in the USA and emigrate there. Not a whole lot of folks seek to emigrate to China's heavily polluted cities, except those who like to imitate Darth Vader by wearing respirator filter devices.

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Bill. A concept that is lost on the left. They think all employment should be government employment. Comrades work together don't ya know.

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Pres. Trump could present it to the Senate as a treaty, have them reject it, and the matter will be resolved instantaneously. The vague language in the accord (with the "mights", "ifs", "could haves") does NOT make any signatory country do anything to effect any change whatsoever. The US could still do side deals with any country to exploit their respective resources and pay them for it to help them reduce their footprint. Had Trump signed on to this accord, would any Liberal or Democrat give him any credit or leeway? I don't think so.

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#timetoactuallyreadtheGlobe'sGuidelines #itstheirpaper

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All MPs and Senators on Parliament Hill collaborate, socialize, etc. ad nauseaum - it is definitely an 'old boys / old girls' club. The grandest theatre in the land if the truth be known. Speeches are crafted and planned as is the appropriate umbrage. It is all done to make sure the MP's constituents believe that he/she is performing as expected in the eyes of the voters. The real power is in the bureaucracy - "yes Minister - 3 bags full sir!"

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She's a vegan.

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The grocers keep the cash from bag sales which is in reality is just a hidden tax increase. The grocers will show their gratitude by rebating some of it to the campaign coffers of the island's crooked politicians. As usual, the consumers get the shaft. The environment gets the shaft too because the same slobs who threw away their flimsy bags (which at least degraded quickly in the sun) will now throw away the heavier bags which will last forever on the beaches and landscapes. If anyone actually believes this issue about the environment, you are extremely naive and being played. That is because when corrupt politicians collude with cozy special interest group bank rollers, its always about the money.

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I guess Kim Jung IL should just wait it out.

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So picture McCain coming from his hospital bed in order to vote to take away healthcare from millions of Americans.

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Another reason to not visit the U.S.

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Right R & R, men who study their whole lives about God in your opinion can not know him. I would agree with this, but the idea that doctrinaire dogmatic men who have the delusion of authority simply know everything about who God is.... That is the real problem and lack of faith and hope and love in God... Reactionary people who think we have infallible truth set themselves up as their own god. They are simply practicing idolatry.

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Why don't you do it and post it here please enlighten us; I think you will be surprised.

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The swift wheels of justice finally cranked forward ! The violations happen in 2015 ? Better late then never I guess.

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Bombardier is a Canadian technological corporation which if not financially aided now could result in further shrinking of the aerospace industry in the country going forward. Financially aiding the industry in difficult times could lead to a growth both in terms of employment and further research and development in this field in the future. Bombardier is being aided for the "potential" it holds. Airbus has done the same 30 odd years ago, and now look at how well the company is performing now. Our tax dollars are being used wisely and on multiple projects (e.g. recently announced funding for mental health). Look up Avro Arrow (a Canadian designed and developed supersonic jet (1950s), that was abruptly halted resulting in all high tech jobs moving south and Canada losing an industry with much potential)

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