GrandWazoo
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I'm not convinced of that. That's already 1 person out of 35, that's a lot.
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I'm not convinced of that. That's already 1 person out of 35, that's a lot.
That sounds impossible.
GrandWazoo
Well-known member
Right? Unless they count every person in an household, then maybe?
Not really. We allow sikhs to wear turbans jews yamulkas muslims their religious garb. Hasn't hurt the country in the least.
Housing prices in Vancouver put most over that amount.
GrandWazoo
Well-known member
Yeah, I thought of that as well, but you still need to have a substantial net difference between your house price and you mortgage balance.
True dat although many here owned and paid it off. Does seem like a high number tho. We all aren't like 1% er Krust.
So does the U.S. without the tag of multiculturalism so I don't understand your point.
nor did I understand yours as to why it is bad.
Because it does not promote integration/assimilation into Canadian society, culture, etc.
we are no less assimilated or integrated than the US.
ColinM
Member
I think she could score some points with women who are past childbearing age but would still like to live vicariously through her.
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou
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Assimilation is a dirty word in Canada thanks to Quebec nationalism. French Canadians have always resisted being assimilated by the English so in Canada, we don't presume to assimilate anyone. The US has a so-called "melting pot" in which people of all different backgrounds are assimilated or "melted down" into a new form called Americans. In Canada, the model is that of a mosaic in which each person is an individual tile in a larger whole. Viewed at a distance you see Canada and up close you see the individual differences of each person or tile in the mosaic.
The US likes to think of itself as a more homogenous nation than it really is whereas in Canada we accept the fact that we are a pluralistic society. Conservatives on both sides of the border long for a country that resembles a 1950's TV show: almost exclusively white, almost exclusively Christian, and almost exclusively conservative in thought, word and deed.
The US likes to think of itself as a more homogenous nation than it really is whereas in Canada we accept the fact that we are a pluralistic society. Conservatives on both sides of the border long for a country that resembles a 1950's TV show: almost exclusively white, almost exclusively Christian, and almost exclusively conservative in thought, word and deed.
XPOFAN
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Liberal gaff. Could this be fatal?
Liberal campaign co-chair steps down in wake of lobbying email
http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/libe...teps-down-in-wake-of-lobbying-email-1.2609815
Liberal campaign co-chair steps down in wake of lobbying email
http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/libe...teps-down-in-wake-of-lobbying-email-1.2609815
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou
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I doubt it. Well over a million people, myself included, have already cast their votes in advanced polls and very few of them were cast for the Conservatives. High voter turnout, especially in advance polls, is indicative of one thing: the electorate can't wait to get rid of the incumbent.
Most of the rest have already conceded that Mulcair is dead in the water so they won't waste their votes on him.
It is no worse than the Conservative candidates saying that the Liberals want whorehouses on every street or that gayness is something that can be cured.
In any event, given much of the country in Blue Jay lala land, most won't even notice the resignation.
In any event, given much of the country in Blue Jay lala land, most won't even notice the resignation.
ColinM
Member
Probably not Fatal. I suspect most will read that and say Harper is worse at playing politics at these things. But I could see a few people who were flipping NDP/Liberal to think NDP. But at most this is worth a seat or two.
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou
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I think most people are smart enough to realize that all the parties have bagmen. Politicians of every party are for sale.