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WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou said:
Hampstead is nice, if you enjoy cul-de-sacs. A little on the "jewy" side, though.

NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT.

I'm sure it will be a Tory stronghold on October 19th.
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Actually Housefather will most likely win it for the liberals in that riding. It's been a liberal stronghold held by Cotler for a long time. TMR is nice but it's also expensive. They are building quite a bit of condos though and the traffic is starting to get bad there.
 
xposbrad said:
Actually Housefather will most likely win it for the liberals in that riding. It's been a liberal stronghold held by Cotler for a long time. TMR is nice but it's also expensive. They are building quite a bit of condos though and the traffic is starting to get bad there.
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I don't think Housefather will win in TMR......Libman will win it in ''the town".
 
lapin said:
The noble one will have this year's prediction no later than October 9, matey .

Bartend, another Sam's and one for Stephen too !

A bientot !
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Probably wise. I've been expecting a conservative minority for the last couple of years, but there's still a legit chance it might be something else. Too hard to say.
 
More detail from the CBC on the TPP.

Updated: TPP deal 'in best interests' of Canadian economy, Stephen Harper says
Historic 12-nation tariff-cutting pact is in Canada's best interest 'without any doubt'

Canada has become a founding member of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-country trading block that will enjoy a significant drop in tariffs nearly across the board while fundamentally changing the nature of the North American auto industry and nudging Canada's supply-managed agricultural sectors towards greater international trade.

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper says the historic deal protects Canadian jobs today and creates more for generations to come as it secures access to hundreds of millions of new customers in the Asia-Pacific region.

But it won't please everyone.

Canadian officials briefing media and industry stakeholders in Ottawa Monday morning outlined a wide range of new export opportunities for Canadian industries that the deal offers.

For example, Canadian beef exports to Japan — the world's third largest economy — currently subject to tariffs of over 38 per cent, will have tariffs lowered to 9 per cent over the next 15 years.

Other tariffs on a large range of commodities like canola, fish and seafood, forestry products and industrial goods will be eliminated or lowered across the TPP region, either immediately or over a phase-in period ranging from five to 15 years.

Canada will also have new access to government procurement projects abroad, including opportunities to bid on projects for six regional power authorities in the U.S.
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But the compromise required to reach the deal means that aspects of the North American Free Trade Agreement pertaining to the auto sector will change. That deal required roughly 60 per cent of parts and vehicles sold tariff-free to be manufactured in North America.

In order to qualify as a tariff-free vehicle under the TPP, 45 per cent of the net cost of the vehicle will need to originate in TPP countries — not just North America. For auto parts, 45 per cent of core parts and priority parts identified by the Canadian industry, and 40 per cent of the net cost of other parts, will need to originate in TPP countries.

Canada has also granted new access for TPP member countries to its supply-managed agricultural sector. Imports representing roughly 3.25 per cent of Canada's current annual dairy production will be allowed, as well as 2.3 per cent for eggs, 2.1 per cent for chicken, 2 per cent for turkey and 1.5 per cent for hatching eggs.
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Speaking at a campaign stop in Waterloo, Ont., Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau reiterated that the Grits are a "pro-trade party," but said he wants to take a careful look at all the elements of the trade deal to determine its impact on Canadians and the overall economy.
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"The Green Party has serious concerns with the fundamentally undemocratic and non-transparent nature of the negotiations surrounding the Trans-Pacific Partnership," said May.

May's concerns about an alleged lack of transparency around the deal were echoed by NDP Leader Tom Mulcair during a campaign event in Toronto.
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The 12 countries in the TPP are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States and Vietnam.

A "comprehensive" text of the agreement in principle will be released "in the coming days," officials said Monday. Each country will need to ratify the final text of the deal before it takes effect. In Canada, that will take the form of a vote in Parliament, following the election.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-election-2015-tpp-agreement-atlanta-1.3254569
 
Regardless of what partisans what to believe, there is no denying that Trudeau has ran a wonderful campaign.

The Liberals came into this election with 34 seats, and now look to probably win at least 90.

I think the likely outcome will be a Conservative minority. It will be interesting to see if Harper reneges on his promise to step down if they don't win a majority.
 
CaptainBolduke said:
Regardless of what partisans what to believe, there is no denying that Trudeau has ran a wonderful campaign.

The Liberals came into this election with 34 seats, and now look to probably win at least 90.

I think the likely outcome will be a Conservative minority. It will be interesting to see if Harper reneges on his promise to step down if they don't win a majority.
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I don't like the man, but I think he said he would step down if he didn’t win the most seats.
 
CaptainBolduke said:
Regardless of what partisans what to believe, there is no denying that Trudeau has ran a wonderful campaign.

The Liberals came into this election with 34 seats, and now look to probably win at least 90.

I think the likely outcome will be a Conservative minority. It will be interesting to see if Harper reneges on his promise to step down if they don't win a majority.
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Current projections have the Liberals in opposition, with closer to 120 seats. Trudeau killed it at the debates, took some tough positions, but has defended them well. All the momentum is with them - still 2 weeks to go, and with no debates left, we'll see how the poll numbers continue to shift.
 
Re: OT : Federal Election Predictions..The Noble Lapin Goes Out On A limb ........

Mike Finnerty ‏
MTL Mayor @DenisCoderre says he has "no lessons to take from Harper gov't on science.. they think the Flinstones was a documentary"
 
Re: OT : Federal Election Predictions..The Noble Lapin Goes Out On A limb ........

XPOFAN said:
Mike Finnerty ‏
MTL Mayor @DenisCoderre says he has "no lessons to take from Harper gov't on science.. they think the Flinstones was a documentary"
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Coderre just didn't expect the big backlash. You know when a conservative environment minister gets involved, that maybe you should rethink what you have planned. There are other options, that will just cost more money but could be done. Instead of wasting stupid money on a non functional ferris wheel, we can figure something out here. Coderre is 100% in the wrong.
 
Re: OT : Federal Election Predictions..The Noble Lapin Goes Out On A limb ........

xposbrad said:
Coderre just didn't expect the big backlash. You know when a conservative environment minister gets involved, that maybe you should rethink what you have planned. There are other options, that will just cost more money but could be done. Instead of wasting stupid money on a non functional ferris wheel, we can figure something out here. Coderre is 100% in the wrong.
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I think the other options are super expensive and would take a lot of time to set up. If it is true that we have done this before with little or no lasting impact, then we should probably go ahead. Sometimes you have to suffer a little pain for the longer term betterment.
 
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