They want that corporate welfare bank in place so they can give away money as part of selling everything that taxpayers have built so that private investors can charge the taxpayers to use it.


97% of services provided at Planned Patenthood are for health care other than abortions and the federal government does NOT pay for abortions.


" include money for transit, infrastructure and affordable housing"
Just my opinion but I think most people hear "infrastructure" and think bridges, roads, sewage etc. That's certainly how it was portrayed in the election. But reading the Globe's coverage of the budget so far it seems the Trudeau Liberals are applying a very different, or a very much larger, definition of that word. Oh well they'll just borrow more money for future generations to pay off.


Whistleblower laws being broken are difficult to prove and people don't want to lose/risk their jobs only to try to fight them in the courts for 1-2 years or longer with money they don't have. Unions help employees from being fired in the first place and are much more effective at helping employees feel empowered to speak up.

The GOP does not want empowered public employees which is why they're trying so hard to break unions. They want employees afraid to speak up while corporate interests fill the ranks and unethical behavior runs unchecked.


I wonder if President of the Senate plans to retire and hook up with his real Big Love Eldon M.?


IRT kuroiwaj, hey Tony Romo now going to broadcasting, with CBS, not coming back to Dallas, lets go Dak, Imua Ezekiel. We got rid of our old car and replaced it with a New one. Imua.


During his prosecution of the BNL Scandal Robert "Truesdale" Mueller found his family's patron David Rockefeller, and pederast Henry Kissinger, on Italy's largest bank's board of directors - making a U.S. Taxpayer-guaranteed loan to Saddam Hussein - and let them go free: pinning the rap on a yuppie, a Belgian-American dual citizen working at BNL's Atlanta branch, sent to an early grave.

Dirty Mueller is a stooge of "the real Anti-Christ" "engine for enslaving mankind" satanic JFK-assassinating, 9/11-committing Organized Crime ruling false-elite Fifth Column faction: a traitor to God, our named Sovereign; to The Constitution; and, to the sovereign American People.

He is without Honor: no man and no American.

His Bronze Star is likely as legitimate as LBJ's Silver.


We are in the best of hands.

We can count on the PM to draw on his brilliant academic achievements and his
staggering workplace accomplishments to win the day for Canada!

Poor Donald won't know what hit him!


You didn't actually make a point. That's the entire point. I can see why you're praying for those coal jobs to come back.


What nonsense.  I suspect it reveals the deep interest the intelligence communities have in protecting their sources and methods.  Normally they don't have to try to work around a credulous ignorant President concerned only for his own personal interests, rather than the security interests of the American public.


Canada needs to stop this activity now or it'll gather momentum and move beyond the governments control. People smugglers will recognize an opportunity, and Canada will pay a high price.


How could anybody blame Dunlleavy and Kelly by their own admission "They didn't do anything"


That is exactly my point, the op suggested that regulation of firearms was unconstitutional because 2A doesnt explicitly allow for it. I simply pointed to another constitutional right that is also regulated, much less controversially.

And you mention silencers and mass shootings, but most deaths by firearm are not mass shootings, a lot of regulation will naturally be more relavant to other categories of gun crime.


I wondered how Takata managed to stay in business after the mess it got itself into. Glad they stuck around long enough to make my replacement airbags last August.


The Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta needs to stop its' hypocrisy and remove the adjective "progressive" from its' party name just as their federal counterparts have done.  These hillbilly arm-pit scratchers have regressed into some pre-civilized state..


Boy, haven't seen any of those armed B-737s around lately but sound like the ticket if you would want to bomb Las Vegas or Wichita.


Seriously? There isn't a SINGLE LOCAL COMPANY that could have provided the exact same services? How about STOP WASTING MONEY?


So, are the parents of the child going to be prosecuted for leaving her alone in the car?


The solution for a Health Care program is simple.  The program needs to apply to everyone from Joe Sixpack to Congress, no exceptions, then and only then will a Health Care Program of sustainable value be created.


In response to GK, there don't appear to be any better ideas as to how to use Lanai.  It makes a lot more sense than prohibiting housing on Oahu in favor of lettuce and cucumbers!  One must assume that if they are able to grow anything it will be exported to Honolulu.  In that way it could free up enough land to easily build 10,000 new homes!


This Was DB Cooper!


Swamp gases from Juneau,Olympia, Sacramento,and especially D.C. !


You have that option. You can buy your phone from anyone you want. You don't need nanny state to intervene here. There is absolutely a free market in cell phones. You can go onto Amazon and buy any model you'd like today. If you chose to buy through Bell/Rogers/whoever, they're free to set the terms of that. Don't like the terms, shop elsewhere.


Scalise was damaged to the point that if it hadn't been for immediate 1st aide rendered in the field and the skills of Medical 1st responders and MD's, he would have bought the farm that day.  Odd of his survival are against him, and if he does manage to survive this wound, it'll be a borderline miracle.


Also, many indigenous groups are happy to sign on to resource deals and earn some money from them. There are also non-indigenous groups fighting for the environment, David Suzuki and Ecojustice for starters - the sort of groups that Harper sought to demonise and isolate and brand as "foreigners interfering in Canadian affairs".


Dear Republicans, what the F are you doing to this country?


baloney......McCain had ad after ad saying he would vote to repeal. This guy goes whichever way the wind blows.


It is extremely rude to wish him dead publicly! Keep your mean thought to yourself! Its a mean enough world! We dont need any more out of you!


"predators and parasites from the Democrat parts of town robbing places and dumping bodies"

That is some high-grade Colombian paranoia you got goin' there Art.


WHAT A BALD FACED LIE!!!

Compared to many places in the US, Ontario rates are quite low.  And they are much lower than many places in Europe.

But many US jurisdictions pay noticeably more than Ontario does.  Look it up - easy to verify.


There are just too many people in Toronto, period.


It's the viciousness of Morneau's attack on self-emlpoyment that strikes me the most.  For years governments have urged people without jobs to be entrepreneurial. Programs to enable small business and self-employment have lured thousands of people to try it and now after they have, this government labels them cheats and guts their hopes for prosperity.  It's just so dirty and mean it suggests psychopathy.


By "entitlement crowd" do you mean the people who strongly object to having a hatemonger for President?


Well PM, it does if you want your industries to remain competitive with U.S. industries.


"I think you'd have riots," Trump told CNN on Wednesday. "I think you'd have riots. I'm representing a tremendous many, many millions of people."

I suppose that sums up his stance.  "I got more guns."


Ironically, the Globe addresses what was the main point of Sajjan's speech without saying so.  Sajjan's speech was not about self-aggrandisement, but rather about how quickly the Taliban bounce back because, military force, on its own, does not address the root causes of their strength.  The opposition and the media have been completely focussed on attacking the Defense Minister, all the while ignoring what he was actually saying.


Had some distaff probs in your life there, eh?


Only weak weanie in the Haligonian capital is you!


It certainly isn't farmland.


Nearby work areas were unsafe at night because of homeless breaking into parked cars by smashing windows.  City finally acted after many complaints.


I use my Gear S3 at the black jack tables in Vegas!  Nuff said!


A somewhat sobering thought is that Darren Thorne  will likely be appointed a Judge. Would impartially be his forte?


Just tell us oh trustful and dutiful politicians. What will you do in response to house prices soaring into orbit just like Vancouver? Will you pretend that you have no idea what the causes may be? Will you do like Mayor Gregor Robertson of Vancouver who for years starred into the sky as if searching for a sign in the stars or a glint from the afternoon sun that told him exactly what was happening. Perhaps the Asian names on house buying contracts and the mass outbidding on properties that saw listed houses go for double asking price might have provided a clue? No sir. Speculation continued and only slowed after a decade of abstinence was followed with a foreign buyers tax. And even that is full of exemptions. Greed, more greed and opportunity to make housing into a Swiss bank account will continue until most major Canadian cities, especially the physically attractive ones become affordable to the abysmally wealthy. Nice going politicos!


Shayne- I'm so sorry for the loss that you and your family have suffered. Your capacity for forgiveness is truly admirable. My heart goes out to all who are hurting because of this tragic accident.


{yawn}


If you don't like the good news..........move to Russia


Just repeal it in it's entirety. I'd rather see that than endure all this bowing and scraping to insurance companies. To hell with them.  Let them withdraw.  Come on, Orange Taint, do it! I want to be there when all the wailing begins in by southern red states and by conservatives who thought the ACA was different from Obamacare.  Let the stupid bear the consequences.


Western companies and governments need to decide if they want to do business in Asia, South Asia and eastern Europe, because bribery is simply a way of life there - I'm not condoning it, just stating a fact. So if it is offensive and against our values, then we need to stop doing business there and I mean "everywhere there". There really are very few if any contracts of consequence that get awarded with out someone receiving a bribe - it's frowned upon publicly but in most quarters fully accepted and even expected . And I can guarantee you that many western companies have lost contract bids because they didn't bribe the right person or didn't offer enough.

So what's it going to be, close off doing business with half the world, or realize that their customs and sensibilities are different?


I'm sorry to hear of this drug mixed in with the normal stuff that the people in this situation are used to.

These are the front line runners, warriors, survivalists, chance takers.  Its their mission that we can't afford to support.  Its like a James Bond movie. If you can get in and get out great.  But we have know knowledge of this and we can't help you.

I'd suggest that we send out flyers like dropping leaflets in north Korea. We'd like to help you but your on a path that is of self destruction.  The fact is we can't win this war by saving all the kamikazes.  You've been warned just like the warning on smoke packs.

Sure I'd like you to raise property taxes to give me a new set of lungs after all the smoking I've done over the years and the warning you've given me.  But that isn't going to happen.

I'd suggest to the government that they do their best to inform the people in the drug problems of the situation but the last decision is one who is willing to gamble with death.


Time and space don't allow for even a partial listing of incidents.


I hope you're not doing all the Cadwell defense on taxpayer time with taxpayer resources.


Not a troll except in your estimation - SAD.

Exactly what JCD said - ".....Joe Biden & Ted Kennedy who made these hearings the truly appalling events that they are."    Sorry, do not see the word *escalation* here - talk about alternative facts!!

OTOH - I, at least, submitted documentation that gave actual FACTS - not a half-fact or opinion.  Nor did I say as you did - "...Republicans deserve all the blame"  - in fact, provided context, history, etc.  FACT - the first historical SCOTUS nominee ideological stuff began with Republicans.  Live with it!

Ms. Monica - your problem is your inability to be questioned - SAD.  Your comment, typical though, is an ad hominem.  Which violates NCR policy and should be deleted.


Thank you Dermot. If Texas or Louisiana is better then the producers should go there. The fact of the matter is that globally most production, to the tune of 65-70%, comes from state owned facilities. Now that is real stability. What SB 21 did in extremely complicated fashion was give high powered oil industry lawyers a possible mechanism to monetize net operating losses, aka NOLs. If this is such a great idea, as oil lobbyists contend, then we should consider moving ALL Permanent Fund investments into credit default swaps. Yea, I infinitey dare you.


Compared to were the poor were, it is working out very good.
As for the rich who had to give up some of their stolen riches, not so good.

How's all that capitalism working out for all the poor in this country?


Trump has sold his working class base down the river.  What is astonishing is that anyone believed the dude.  He was clearly lying from beginning to end of his phony campaign.


Scotus was the best of all the medieval theologians, IMO.   I loved his speculation (and that is all any theologian can do, speculate, even Tommy boy) that even had the fall not happened, that Christ would still have taken on our humanity purely out of love for us.


Typical left-wingers.  He also probably accuses conservatives of being violent despite the vast majority of mass shootings are carried out by registered Democrats.  You know, then ones wanting to outlaw guns.


Just a year ago, Tony Clement of the Conservatives introduced a motion in Parliament. It read:

"That, given Canada and Israel share a long history of friendship as well as economic and diplomatic relations, the House reject the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which promotes the demonization and delegitimization of the State of Israel, and call upon the government to condemn any and all attempts by Canadian organizations, groups or individuals to promote the BDS movement, both here at home and abroad."

That motion was passed in the House with the Conservatives voting for it 100%, and relatively few nays overall. Note the clear and unambiguous language. The motion calls on the government to actively CONDEMN any group or individual who promotes the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Yet those who are up in arms about free speech today let that motion pass without saying a word.


It is a city of social housing and empty shady investor properties...very little in between.


Just wait till you have a JOB and are eager to work overtime hours so that you can afford a house and a car and gas and food and clothes and sundries and and and. Or maybe the employer should just mail you a check while you sit at home feeling sorry for your lot in life.


Let me introduce you to a concept that you're apparently ignorant of:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payroll_tax#United_States


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“CPA Canada believes there needs to be a process in place for a national dialogue, a public consultation during the expenditure review.”

Public consultation with the accountants and tax-lawyers? You are of course .....joking, right?

Large part of the reason our tax-code is a joke that any accountant/tax lawyer can pick apart to save their clients 50%/60%/70% in tax exposure is due to the government of the day giving in to accountants and tax lawyers.

Meaning, Gents, wait for the spring budget like the rest of us. There is absolutely no logical reason why you should be privy to this information before it becomes public.

Period

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A national company losing money on one product in one state does not mean it isn't making up for it or more than making up for it in another state. It doesn't mean the company is actually suffering. Reading this interview smacks of the same veiled threats strong-arming rhetoric used by the oil companies to scare Alaskans into succumbing to their demands as a colonized people should be expected to succumb.


I thought OSU was in big trouble after watching some of all three of those games, but after reading this article and Andersen's comments, it is even worse than I imagined!?!

When you have "Helfrich's Disease" and are unable or unwilling to make decisions i.e. putting the burden on the  offensive coaches in this case, you and your program will not do well. I am pretty sure Nick Saban as one of many examples, tells his offensive coaches what he wants them to do and expects them to do it. Andersen is the HEAD COACH...the team is struggling and is lucky to be 1-2...it is time to be a dictator!

As per his "system working"...this is the Pac-12...his head coaching stints have been Southern Utah, Utah State and Wisconsin....had it not been for a more poorly coached Oregon team last seaon, OSU would have finished last in the division. This is his third year on the job. The famous quote of Bill Parcells, comes to mined, "You are what your record says you are."


Never supported Harris. Never supported 407. Never supported the Hydro one sale because of what happened with Enron. A grid cannot provide competitiveness because there is only one grid. You can't change sockets. Its a scam. Never supported privatization because in most, but not all cases the public gets ripped off in terms of service and payment. The Liberals are the hypocrites. Wynne and Trudeau never ran on privatization because its an election loser. But once in office they betray the public trust and sell valuable assets. At least Conservatives lie to your face.


Sorry dude, a guy who assaults women is the dregs of society. A woman who rubs you the wrong way is just a woman who is smarter and more successful than you.


The realestate agents pulling in that kind of money are virtually non-existent!  By and large they live from pay cheque to pay cheque ... that are few and far between.  They like most other small businesses need the tax breaks just to survive let alone plan for a future.


Our long time focus on efficiency, which has brought us to globalized trade and 'competitive' national economies, used to deliver better living standards for the vast majority of people in Canada and other advanced countries.  This is no longer true, and has gone into reverse,  as you can observe by looking at median wages and the problems people face moving upward with their working lives. The answer is to embrace inefficiency as a social value, but it will be a cold day in *ell before economists and leaders even consider it.  However, if you think about it, that is what wealth redistribution, protectionism or perhaps a guaranteed income along with continued or expanded global trade amount to. Even Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, has proposed a tax on robots and other artificial intelligence machines as a way of slowing the process.  Millenials, are you listening?


So, you'd never heard of neo nazi organizations, Breitbart, Steve Bannon, Richard Spencer, the KKK et al? Do you consider yourself well read?


Great. The problem described with clarity. However, if ACATs actions and activities were a bit less duplicitous they would be easier to believe. Their documents look deceivingly like they come from the State of Alaska Epidemiology Center and Department of Health. They gain audience with fear tactics in communities who have lesser understanding than a Harvard graduate. All I'm saying is that although her motivation may be pure, this group has used some pretty slimy tactics to gain entrance into mainstream. Kind of like Greenpeace. Be wary.


I won't support anybody who is on the carbon tax  train, nobody!


Were they riding in a stolen vehicle which is why it was abandoned?


Yeah....Trumps comments putting us in danger....funny, I thought we were already in danger....go figure.....seems to me that Obama's policies and lack of immigration enforcement had already put us in danger.....


"The West is pretending to fight ISIS in Iraq, while it coddles them in Syria"

This is so untrue that it is a lie.

'The West' is 'pretending' to fight ISIS by dropping bombs on all their key positions, providing critical support to forces that are actively taking away territory?

There is no 'coddling' of ISIS at all, in fact, the West has been trying to push Russia into fighting them, instead of the Kurds and more moderate forces.


Oh Lawrence, if everyone was in jail a person didn't like; thought was a criminal; wanted to be a criminal; thought was unethical; or just plain had the icky shivers around, everyone in Washington would be in jail. I saw a number of "fake news" stories, such as a Pizza parlor sex slave ring story...then saw how Russian bots exploded it on FB. The simple truth is criminal law is NOT ambiguous. There are elements that have to be met in order to charge. in 793, as in ALL criminal laws, intent IS a factor usually determining the level of a crime and punishment. For example, the 25 year old copied a top secret document that showed 4 states' actual voting machines were hacked by Russians. She sent that document to a newpaper. She didn't hide or know how to hide her trail. She confessed. She will be taking a trip to prison. HAD she sent that same document to co-workers with clearances or her boss to ask why this was top secret; THAT would not have been a charge under 793.


The government pays out before they can be served with a legal notice from the widow although it seems obvious that they wanted to keep this all a secret until it was a done deal.   Another example of transparency from this government.  Thanks to G&M for breaking this story.


Hi Denby,

Unfortunate you have fallen into the realm of psychological disorder diagnosis via media column.  It is both absolutely unprofessional and unbecoming someone of your intellect to declare another person the victim of psychological disorders.

Also, while not a Trump fan, or voter, the part about him fearing and hating you is [unintentionally] hilarious.


Depends.   As every situation is different.   So when people compare situations say because this dude was white vs that dude was black....I mean in the end it is never an apples to apples comparison.   Every single situation is different.  But yeah if a BLM (is that even a thing? but I assume you are talking about minorities not the Bureau of Land Management) was this dumb and got into the drunk tank is the same situation....yup.
This guy might be super lucky they didn't put a beat down on him.  or shoot him.  Or he could have been so drunk and slurring he wasn't a threat, didn't seem like he was tough to disarm.   Who knows.  I know you don't.   So hard to compare.
I do think you are an idiot if you threaten the cops, no matter your color.  Best to just STF and get in the backseat quietly.


What, Bannin, a huge, huge, HUGE I Got Mine Now I'm Out Hypocrite? Say it aint so.


Dump the electoral college ASAP!


The promotion of military culture is endemic to most authoritarian systems in decline.  In the dying days of the Roman Empire, in the face of widespread insurrection and rebellion, parades of troops with slaves kissing their chains were common.  Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.


The case of Fr Jacques Dupuis reveals just how compromised Ratzinger was ... https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/look-back-dupuis-skirmish-vatican


I have a book called Design in Canada Fifty Years from Teakettles to Task Chairs by Rachel Gotlieb and Cora Golden published by the Design Exchange and Alfred A. Knopf Canada 2001. But I love the idea of another book because there is a lot more talk about. Jeannie Bates Vancouver


From your lips to God's ears.


Nurnie/Saullie: Them's still the rule, sport. It doesn't matter what you think or go on about on these threads, "them's the rules" reality. My suggestion, if you don't like it -- go buy a franchise and change the "them's" rules.


Good point!


Great article that shows why Chinatown is the most vibrant spot on the island, I wouldn't want to live where else


The more government tries to shove islam down our throats, the worse it will get. I'm all for everyone living in peace, but when a particular group gets preferential treatment over everyone else, people will revolt. it's happening and will get worse.


It would be Ms. Strawman if you stick to facts only and btw, give it up Mr. Strawman.

I already gave both of these but here, will repost them - no problem.

1) Hearsay means: information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor.
2) Claimed means: state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

I win.

Discussion is over.


Unfortunately, after sinking, the Liberals keep coming up again for air  .-)


That's the nub of the matter - not legally guilty but morally bereft. I find this sickening.


Monkey - who wants to be "assistant manager"?  That would be a downgrade for me.  For you it is an impossible goal.


Yep. "I'm an ugly, white loser of a male, with a sense of entitlement greater than my actual abilities and knowledge. Uppity women and brown people are taking what is rightfully mine."


Too bad we can't accept your opinion as valid because you've never been pregnant.


Must Read Alaska must have been reading my mind ... http://mustreadalaska.com/behind-ads-aimed-lisa-murkowski/


Let's consider your scenario - and we'll make it one night a year to up the challenge. Well let's see. There is exactly zero domestic demand - since that is all taken care of by home solar and batteries. There is no commercial demand - that is taken care of by solar and batteries as well (indeed, they are already doing it themselves now).
So what's left ? Industrial - and even then only the few 24/7 factories. You ONLY need enough gas generation for them. But let's assume one or two can't be met - there's just not quite enough gas power.
Results: an economic loss equal to roughly a trillionth of a percent of what we're spending on coal every year now.

I think we can survive it.


It is how 'unwanted' is communicated and received that makes the word 'assault' a rather ambiguous word these days.


To curiosgeoge

Poll

"So the Israeli Arab weekly Kul Al-Arab polled the Arabs of Um al Fahm to ask what they thought of their city joining a Palestinian State".

"Only 11% were in favour; 83% said they preferred to remain Israeli."

"The happiest people in the world"  -  Brian Henry, Special to the National Post · Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010


Teresa, I see you are fact impaired.  The stock market doubled under Obama.  Also, the reason there are so many adults out of the workforce is that there are more retired adults now than at any time in american history.


Rob - Anyone who did not agree with President Obama's policies and regulations was obviously a racist.


Trump's team have already aid Jobs are jobs, doesn't matter where they come from - what is better for the American economy a minimum wage job repatriated from Mexico or $30/ an hour from Canada.

And BC Bud is one of our biggest exports


Very Light on Truth would work for that poster.


Such an opinion isn't valid for a member of a religion that decrees Jesus is only present in Catholic churches at Catholic mass.


I just order everything I need to make my own fireworks, can make some pretty wild stuff.

Everyone on my street is cool with it.


this got removed as well......

These huge issues don't have traction with left-wing liberal media......so its a non-event that doesn't get any press - not a peep. If this was Harper it'd be headline news everywhere 24/7, and pundits, unions and activists, protesting, screaming and foaming at the mouth.


It's you're, not your. Too, not too.

Just maybe "your to uneducated" to put together a coherent sentence, then back it with rational thought?

Get a job.


Yes, two way trade may be 'approaching 800 billion'. In fact it is 780 Billion and our share of that is 350 B gross sales. After you strip out costs, we are putting up with their constant harassment for a net 35 Billion a year in gross profit, and it is hardly worth it.


"Seventy-four per cent of Canadian IT practitioners are concerned that having millennials in the workplace poses a significant risk to security ..."

Try having them in CHARGE of IT and security. I know there are certainly competent professionals out there but the number of IT support start-ups out there offering their so called services to small and medium-sized businesses who have no idea what they're doing is stunning. And being millenials they are impossible to correct. You have companies that absolutely depend on their IP and everything is left open to the net. Absolutely amazing. China, have at it.


You may be surprised to know that simple assault can consist of simply touching another person, even of the same sex, without permission.


The big news today on FoxNews is that of the FBI investigation into locating the mole leaking the CIA workings in WikiLeaks!  WikiLeaks reports the truths yet again, vs. the Liberal Democrats lies, deceit/smoke and screens.

What I find troubling is that the FBI is reported to have started this wikileak mole investigation but not of an investigation into the WhiteHouse mole leaking info of the WH, Trump Tower to use against Trump. The FBI is hiding something! they are not consistent as we have seen with Hillary's handling of classified info on her personal server.


aa poor lib troll, its you lunatics that are pathetic with the GEA scam deals that will see hundreds of windmills rusting away after the deals end, ,since the Conservative government wont be continuing the scam


Its all soon enough the waters will be aquiested to conquering Pacific Islanders .Stand,you'll be labeled or charged as impolite,be cordial you'll end up in the drink.


I get a kick out of all the fortune gun tellers that come out of the woodwork to defend gun violence.  It's the law abiding citizens gun lobby that needs to prevail in our nation and not the NRA thuggery.  I've read plenty of gun owners that don't support the NRA's political agenda.


What country in Africa or South America is success story?


I expect profit challenges though, given such entrenched production from the black market suppliers.  How to compete with lower cost, lower quality, no tax sources?


The goal of governments in debt everywhere - which is ALL of them - is to inflate GDP numbers to be as large as possible, no matter how much they have manipulate the data.

Governments do this because it's much easier to present bogus debt to GDP ratios than it is to actually deal with crushing debt & deficit problems.


http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/

This is an actual database on revenues and expenses in college sports.  Note CSU - gee- what is that subsidy?  It is over $22 million for 2016.  $3.3 donations to athletics and I have a CORA request that shows and $8 million loss on the football program - not including all costs or facilities of course.  The money for the football program is diverted from education and piggybacked on the cost of education and student debt.  So try and rationalize it all you want but students pay for your football.


Thats not a deflection. Its a testament to the very real problems faced here in Canada, never mind the US. Watch the videos and hear that crowds approval.


Mr. Richard is a former banana plantation and tomato greenhouse grower.  Richard is inexperienced in the pakalolo growing.  If he hires former banana or greenhouse workers then to much employees smoking the stuff and taking em home,  hardly anything left to sell.   My opinion and not the truth,, you be the judge?


We have seen all this before. Its routine for the Liberals. Can anyone imagine the current ntario Government accounting for anything in a routine way. We only hear when the opposition digs it up which is frequently.


Maybe all the scary clowns running around are just disillusioned republicans trying to hide their identity.


The Liberal party promised to kill the GST. That's whats' known as an ancient historical lapse. It never goes away. It just keeps on being allowed to fester. Now, they want taxes on gases. They said their rich supporters could lend the government the same amounts and earn interest instead of paying their fair share of taxes to fund the system. No, they said let the poor get impoverished more while I beat my nearest competitor in government subsidized wealth accumulation. There is a real problem in the economy. A lack of demand caused by inequitable wealth redistribution. That's code for high deficit spending to subsidize wealthy tax cheats. Carbon taxes won't do anything to help people in Canada that cannot afford the feel good for being so green while in the red. The Trudeau Liberal Government will be recorded in history as the most inept, irresponsible leadership ever. Just take a look at Trudeau's cabinet. He fired his senior male ministers for not being as stupid as he wants


Canada's left wing media can only hope.  Frightening to read Canada's dummies both in the media, and in the commentary pretend they are smarter than Trump.  Everybody that goes up against Trump loses yet these clowns have visions of cerebral grandeur.  Can't believe how much my stock portfolio has increased despite the establishment 'geniuses' continually too beak off how Trump will destroy the worlds economy.  Talkers versus doers, no contest.


The Muslims got the right idea: don't look at women, don't handshake with them and cover them with an everything hiding garments. Unless you are married to the one.


Hyperbole and sarcasm is not argument.  There is some really straightforward language from Jesus on the topic of divorce, so, yeah, it's a "bad, bad sin."

IMO, the resolution to the issue lies not with communion; rather wit how the Church annuls marriages.  It requires some hoop-jumping on the Church's part, and it should require hoop-jumping on the marital partner seeking the annulment, lest a non-fault divorce is set-up within the Church.


I think you can put about as much weight on what the EPA says as you can when the State Department announces what they are doing with and about the Clinton emails..!!!


So it's good that JT didn't drive up the deficit during good times on cake and party hats so that we can deficit spend when the economy turns cold. Oh, wait, never mind.


I think they are "succeeding".  California is in the top 10 economies in the World.


Wth? At first I thought this was going to be a feel good story about juveniles learning life lessons through hard field work...nope. Ok, maybe juveniles learning valuable skills of raising cattle,...nope.  Is the state now raising cattle? Is this cattle property of Patterson? If it is his, how does he get away with using state property for personal gain? And, who cares about these cows when programs to rehab these kids have disappeared. Is he moving cattle and pocketing proceeds from it on the state's dime? Grrrrrr.


Mueller impanels a federal grand jury in DC and issues subpoenas about the June 16 meeting among Kushner, Manafort and Trump Jr., and that Russian lawyer.

At the same time, Mueller probe is reportedly pushing deeper into President Trump’s business dealings.


I prefer Fartbongo over Maobama, but to each his own.


LOL...wow that's f'ed up...


OMG they can't??? How can they possibly protect themselves from each other??


Putting Omar and the settlement aside, the whole sordid Khadr family should give pause to Canadians that times have indeed changed. When dual nationals show hatred and scorn for Canada's ideals - like Omar's mother does to this day.....and Omar's father uses Canada as a convenient place to rehab from terrorist activities.....it's time to rethink the qualifications for gaining and RETAINING Canadian citizenship. The whole silly adage that a Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian is just that - silly. There will ALWAYS be a few who game the system.....you need to EARN the RIGHT to be a Canadian. We want people who WANT to be Canadian. If there were fewer Khadr families, there'd be fewer Omar Khadrs.


I have a bigger problem with ignorant rednecks from Texas shooting defenseless animals.


Get used to this kind of disappointment from T-Boy.  This is a perfect example of where you need grow ups doing real work in charge of this country.  He has no clue how to function in a serious negotiation and worse his henchmen/women are even less competent, if that's possible.  His entire life is based on fluffy bubblegum teen magazine nonsense financed by the legacy of his dead father's career.  If PET would alive there is no chance T-Boy would even be in politics.  PET would not have allowed such an empty headed puppet to enter politics under his watch.  He had too much ego.  The only thing of substance that T-Boy has ever accomplished is conning 40% of the country into thinking he isn't an empty headed local newscaster posing as a world leader.


Don't worry, OUR PRESIDENT knows exactly what he is doing. God Bless and protect our country and OUR PRESIDENT.


Hmmm, another denizen of the swamp emerges. A Bannon operative no less. Shocking. Go sit at your little table, Donny.

This needs to end.


Honestly, the whole notion of identifying your gender on any government documentation on any level seems pointless to me.

Don't add another option, in today's age of biometrics just remove the question all together.


So-called Slider is cherry picking poor polling to try and help his narcissistic candidate look competitive.  Shhhhhh.  Don't tell slider tRump's all but self-inflicted fried.


"The brain behind this strategy is none other than Gerald Butts ....of which Mr. Butts is widely considered the chief maestro." Thank you Mr.Yakabuski. For the first time (that I'm aware of) a journalist has pointed out what all of them know - that our country is being run by an UN-ELECTED individual in the PMO. The charade that Mr. Trudeau is anyway involved in the running of this country is apparent to anyone who has been paying the vaguest of attention. It's incredulous that our country finds itself in this mirage - the Emperor has no clothes. Perhaps others in the media will have the courage to do so.


Oh my, UBC researchers have discovered that people who go into different fields experience different outcomes?

In other news, researchers have discovered that the sun rises in the east.


Ignorance over substance?

I think good problem solving teams DO use people that can take a fresh look at an old problem.   A lack of expereince can mean a lack of bias.   That's why Trump has something to offer, or why Elizebeth Warren scares  both Republicans and Democrats.  They both challenge the foundations of the political/economic structures we've known since the end of WWII (although they have very different ideas of what to fix/change)

That doesn't mean that I believe those folks have perfect vision, they are simply a valuable piece of the process.   You don't assign leaders with no experience in the process they are evaluating.

I've got zero idea of what you want Dog?    Can you explain it without making it all about Trump or anti-Hillary.


Eh brah, wait a minute.  Is that even possible?


As a sportsman, Mr. Carmickle, you would benefit from a transfer of federal lands to the state.  Less bureaucracy would mean less taxes for all Americans, less separation between you and your elected state officials would mean more of a say-so in land stewardship practices, as well as making a case for more access for outdoor activities.  A transfer would also mean more revenue for Oregonians, (On average States earn more for every dollar spent managing lands), and would be a huge benefit to all residents.


You hit both nails on the head.


I understand why Bernstein says what he says but I feel that the conflict is between the country at large and a tiny loud-mouthed media and a few radical leftist organizations.  The broad country - including Democrats outside of the Washington media bubble (in which Bernstein lives) know full well that Hillary lost because a huge majority of Americans dislike her and a majority of Americans want to blow-up the self-serving bankruptcy machine that is Washington.  Trump is a candidate for a reality TV culture - like or not, like him or not and he won with a significant mandate for draining the swamp - no matter how many millions of illegal aliens the Democrats got to the poles. There was broad consensus among Americans that the federal government is out of control and some mistook Obama for a positive change agent but voted for Trump as an outsider so he would disrupt business as usual. The war appears big to Berstein because he has a front row seat - step back and it's a nothing burger.


"The family has not yet decided what to do with the growing operation on Sprague Road."

This property simply needs to be re-purposed.  It would be ideal for a Measure 91 cultivation facility, a large Tier 2 outdoor greenhouse operation.


Thank you  Forest Creature - really.

My goal is not to silence people but to help people feel that we are all compelled to change so that, together, we can negotiate the future which promises to be a little rough compared to many people's experiences of the past. We cannot sink much lower, in western civilization, in terms of disinterest in our neighbours, and in failing to invite our neighbours to dig deeply within themselves for the best that they have to say - and the best can be critical. Our civilization probably depends on us getting better at that.

I really don't think I insult people. "Small-minded name calling" is always done by someone who is not reaching far enough into the creativity and mindfulness that they almost certainly have been blessed with.

Adults can do better. It is not a stage of life at which we have completed our learning.


How can honorable Republicans support Trump? How? Because a lot of people voted for him. A lot of people didn't want Obama but he was voted in twice. If Trump gets elected you will have to put up with him like a lot of people had to put up with Obama.                                                            “October 6, 1774
I met those of our society who had votes in the ensuing election, and advised them
1. To vote, without fee or reward, for the person they judged most worthy
2. To speak no evil of the person they voted against, and
3. To take care their spirits were not sharpened against those that voted on the other side.”

― John Wesley, The Journal of John Wesley   Thank you John Wesley.


Jobless numbers are down now for the same reason they were down nine years ago. Ultra-low interest rates are starting to create another credit bubble.


Mohammed Ali was smart, clever, a joy to watch...grace, balance, quickness and  power.  we saw the leon spinks fight in a thai restaurant in SF eating family style with the family - 3 or 4 generations, that owned the place .  the closed sign had gone up.  suddenly the whole family came streaming out of the kitchen , carrying dishes of food.  they pushed tables together, included pregnant me and hubby, and flipped the TV to the Ali fight.  they were very excited.. little tiny grandma kept making punching moves with her little hands..chattering.  she was really into it and everyone thought it was funny....  surreal and i'll never forget that fight.


The liberal elite who are congratulating themselves at this moment might just ponder on the revolution that resulted in Brexit and Trump. We escaped at the last election because people thought that someone young, fresh and untainted by political duplicity might give us something different. The French recently tried the same thing. Perhaps they will have better luck than us.
Human rights above all else will be the death of democracy. Small groups of determined individuals with agendas now run this country. This case succeeded because a lawyer with an obsession worked for free all the way to the Supreme court to prove that even a terrorist has rights. He succeeded, but at what cost? There are thousands of veterans out there addicted to drugs or disabled for life. Why is this convicted terrorist from a family of terrorists more deserving than they? The Charter of rights and freedoms has just kicked them all in the teeth.
Justify it all you want, but it is wrong. Very wrong.


Adrian Mastracci has a good outlook. Having too much money is a nice problem to have. You saved successfully. Perhaps you even over-saved. Having some OAS clawed back is a badge of success. Instead of obsessing over how to pay the absolute minimum possible amount of tax, lose the greed, pay up, smile, and enjoy your comfortable retirement.
As for me, I'm happy that I'm too "rich" to receive GIS.


Realistic property values, you mean.
In Toronto, badly in need of renovation, 50-year old, middle-class homes in OK neighbourhoods are going for over $1 million.
That is ridiculous.


When did the University become an insular society unto itself, exempt from proper legal processes? McIntyre's response to this woman's complaint of an alleged crime should have been, "You need to call the police." All the rest of this is the university's overblown sense of self- indulgent and self-important hubris.


Can DC tell Alaskans what our legislatures are pushing for? If they have a chance they'll do everything/anything behind our backs. The 4% inflation proofing per year is the way to go. Some Native Business Corporations have permanent funds, but the % can vary, depending on the size. Someday, I hope our Native Corporation can make a permanent fund for us. I've been praying and cussing everyday for a change.


But im thinking the God of all: created epigenetics and moleculor structure. Hence forth created all things including "the Gay and straights and bible that Men have today, to argue about or to battle for justice. amen


Maybe this is the triceratops that fell off of Noah's boat, causing the species to go extinct?  LOL

Seriously, this is way too cool.  Good thing the construction workers stopped their work and contacted authorities.  Kudos to them!


Well, if anyone should know about thinking ahead when confronted with serving your country, it'd be Trumpty Dumpty.  That guy avoiding serving his country with all of his effort!


"sounds like," "I think," "shady," .... still nothing.  Show me one piece of evidence tying this man or his cabinet to acts of illegal activity. ONE, made-up poster--  just one.


I didn't read it that way.   Our CIA has certainly done worse things in the last 100 years.   But two wrongs don't make a right so I have no qualms about bashing Putin's growing authoritarian regime, even while my own country has unaired dirty laundry.

Do you believe you understand the world of national powers and their underground wars?    I don't, but I would far rather live in the U.S. than I would modern Russia.   (I have no dislike for Russian citizens, and some compassion knowing many of the own minorities are suffering from political oppression and violence)


Canada,  daily, hourly and every minute is raping and murdering small babies and children in every Canadian city AND live online at thousands of Deep Websites...is well known for much in doing  heinous acts with ease, it has had trouble accomadating all the global citizens who flock in to trouble, torture, maim and murder hundreds of thousands of helpless mothers, homeless and travellers, mostly babies and children...is known internationally for doing so, bringing in huge numbers of 'visitors' and 'tourists' to participate or be taken brutally in these horrors daily...and is a collection of some of the worst beings that have ever existed...even the name canada has become synonomous with violence, brutality and injustice and impunity is what it stands on. This is the historical record and it cannot be changed..children are not surviving Canada..the world's children are not safe in canada, this is no secret and this article is just another tool to ensnare more to the web of horror there.


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David Sanguesa, Trump supporter.

Racist,                   ...check.
Bigot,                     …check.
Homophobe      ….check.
Misogynist            …check.
Xenophobe           …check.


I think it was Harper, and a boat load of Albertans.

Probably all boozed up and speeding around in a rented oil tanker, just looking to grease Namu. I suspect that Harper, or one of the redneck Alberta boozehounds, were emitting orca calls, trying to draw the critters in, and then WHAM!

No doubt also throwing half empty beer cans overboard at all the freighter sailboats  bringing in valuable wares from Asia and sail-ferries transporting BC'ers and their bicycles between the mainland and Vancouver Island.

It is well known that these orcas live forever if undisturbed. There is no other explanation for this tragedy other than the one I have given, unless you want to speculate on crazy talk.

Anyways, it certainly is fortuitous, and not suspicious at all, that this holocaust was discovered just weeks after a series of articles describing how the KM pipeline and associated increases in tanker traffic would destroy these beautiful creatures, forever and ever and ever.


After 25 years a house will sell for at minimum 2.5 times the purchase price. Currently homes have been selling at 3 to 4 times the purchase price after 25 years. Excluding the past 5 years of inflated price gains, that $425,000 home will still sell for at minimum $1 million in 25 years time.

You can't base upkeep costs on a fictional percentage of the mortgage. Yes you will need to replace a roof and furnance during any 25 year period, that amounts to $15k in 25 years. You should replace your windows and outside doors once every 25 years, thats another $25k. Thats $40k, where is the other $66,250 in upkeep costs coming from? Even if you rent, the cost of property taxes are factored into your rent payments so you can't include that figure. Thats another $106,250 off the top.

Take that $797,122 and deduct $106,255 for property taxes, $66,250 of non-existant upkeep costs and you get $624,617 you can sell that home for $1 million leaving a profit of $375,383 after 25 years.


I'm so proud! This group of Ducks deserves it. They are both as classy and as hard working as their coach. Has anyone, anywhere worked as hard as Elgin Cook over the past 5 games? Great effort Ducks! Great work Ducks! Now pack your lunch buckets men and get back to work. Congrats!


Sen. Susan Collins: “I very much want to see the CBO assessment of the impact on coverage, the impact on insurance premiums and the impact of the changes in Medicaid.”
Sen. Cory Gardner: “Gotta get through [the bill] and digest it.”
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito: “When I get a chance to sit down and look at it, hopefully later this afternoon,” she’ll be looking at the Medicaid provisions and opioid funding in particular.
Sen. Rob Portman: “I look forward to examining this new proposal carefully and reviewing the analysis by the Congressional Budget Office when it is available. If the final legislation is good for Ohio, I will support it. If not, I will oppose it.”
Sen. Dean Heller: “As I have consistently stated, if the bill is good for Nevada, I’ll vote for it and if it’s not – I won’t.”

This is the list of GOP 'moderates' who haven't given McConnell support.

Notice who is missing from this list.

That's right, Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan.

Along with Don Young, Trump Stooges.


Holy exaggeration Batman.


I have a cousin who had her identity stolen over 15 years ago, and it STILL haunts her today whenever someone runs a credit check on her.  Give that broad LIFE to contemplate her habitual dishonesty.


The comments thus far have run from the juvenile to the bizarre.

The bottom line is that Governor Brown has proven to be intelligent, capable and ethical during her time in office.

Pierce on the other hand, is running as a Republican, and that affiliation in and of itself renders any claims of "moderation" to be suspect.


Yeah, because Clinton isn't calling out world leaders on live television for "hacking" her without any prof, right? Arguably more dangerous than Trump calling out illegal immigrants and Jihadists...


Are you sure you weren't watching CBC?


Ovechkin should reviewed and suspended. Brutal and intentional slash to the upper arm and his stick carried back of Crosby's head; Ovechkin's stick clearly not in his control. It was intentional to prevent #87 from scoring, and the slash was at his upper body not his stick. Sickening and dirty. CBC announcers and no one talked about #8 who is dirty. Take out Crosby, win series. Washington did it before in the outdoor classic. Hope there is some old fashioned quid pro quo. Bring up the boys from the minors.


There are many good people who have dedicated their lives to religion and helping others. Let's just hope that the Catholic Church doesn't come up with a plan to offer sleeping accommodations to innocent little boys.


Since atheists go to heaven, I guess everyone goes to heaven
If this is the case, then why do we need Jesus for salvation, or the sacraments of the Catholic Church?
Seems silly.


David Lewis - Transportation money cannot be used for health care & most village health care centers are funded by BIA/Native Corporation funds any way. King Cove has a health center, but like most village health centers, it can't handle anything critical. Unless you want to staff these village clinics full-time with specialists, you're not getting rid of the need for med evacs. The difference between King Cove & many other villages is that it is frequently beset by weather that prevents aircraft from being able to safely use its airfield.

The questions you ask would be answered during the DOT process of designing the road. It would likely be something similar to the Tanana Road, which 4WDs can navigate in the winter. It was built with State funds, so didn't have to meet federal highway standards, so cost about $14 million. The King Cove road is less than one-tenth the length, so should cost much less. There is also already some old road in place that could be part of the project.


No I'm not.


In 2032 i am planning on purchasing a 2025 F350.  that is my future car.


Hickenlooper will always be a hero in my book for being ethical and not being one of the professional politicians.


"...calls into question whether the leftist political project he launched, which focused on spending on social inclusion and big infrastructure projects, will survive the end of his autocratic, cult-of-personality rule..." - Yeah, that pretty much nails the Trudeau government. Now, are you going to address Ecuador?


This is pure grandstanding by Murkowski. She is just rubbing their noses in it because she can. OK, you won't give me my road? Then, I'll thwart you any way I can. Childish.


"giving thanks to his cash cow of mass immigration"? Short-sighted.

I wonder how many of these new immigrants read the Globe?


No one "threw open our borders". In fact, illegal immigration was way down under Obama. I know things like facts and reality don't matter to you, because they hurt your feelings, but I hate to break it to you. Trump is the swamp. Putting goldman sachs executives and lobbyists in charge of things is the swamp.

Just because something hurts your feelings doesn't make it part of the swamp.


Don't be preposterous. Someone who tries to strip away minimum standards affirmed for special needs children by the rule-of-law and also implicitly promised by any applied principle of equality is clearly behaving as a functional sociopath. A functional sociopath is not qualified by their own behavior as a human being who is credibly well. They are instead some pathological problem with a wanton will to harm society, whether or not they are cognizant of themselves. This is not rocket science, friend. This is pointing out the weather.


Someone please show her the way home.  We don't need her 'support'.  Thank you.  Don't let the door hit you in the backside, Jane.


And those poor Clinton's, they are so poor, they will look out for all of us.  Especially now Bill isn't in office and has to earn an honest living.  It will be nice to have an honest, hard working American like Hillary, in the White House looking out for all of us.


Exactly that, along with health insurance companies always increasing our premiums to offset this irresponsibility by our state government.


We've sent out McDonalds, KFC and some of our other finest GMO engineered and processed food establishments to Asia to fix that problem! Government officials are thrilled to see the 100+ year life spans in Japan are on a massive decline which reduces retirement liabilities. ;-)


Let's hope that when His Satanic Majesty touches down in Puerto Rico people make some noise and tell him what they think about his self-aggrandizing BS about the "terrific"job  he has done helping the island.


By far the most important info for everyone is the sugar content. 100 grams of sugar is not a healthy diet choice.


If the U.S. abandoned arms the world would be overrun with tyranny.
Costa Rica prospers under the umbrella of our military security.


Nope, actual real news. It is pink slime.


Fantastic decision.  It is time to stop punishing the victims of the 50 yr illegal occupation.  Perhaps Canada will soon find its moral bearings and effectively condemn the continued illegal settlement enterprise and the Israeli leaders who advocate the illegal annexation of Palestine.


You can thank Trudeau senior and the LPC for that.


Change the name to the "Aditorial Board" from "Editorial Board".
#greedrules


Moderates tightly aligned with Trump? Hahahaha


what other things about the ACA are you against?
The central government controls! When the central government starting telling people they have to buy insurance whether they need it or not, and than the central government tells the people exactly what kind of insurance they have to have. Add to that if the people don't buy the insurance or buy the wrong kind the central government is going to fine them.
Welcome to America!!! NOT!!!


Toxic masculinity and easy access to an AR-556 not to mention the many other weapons and combat gear that he possessed certainly didn't help.


Again, read the Julia Yong piece -- the "allegation against him" is not only not "proven beyond any reasonable, or unreasonable, doubt" but looks like a classic witch hunt. The victim here is Pell, so let's not join in the frenzy.


Perhaps there is some significance to it perhaps not but here are some words you can come up with that rhyme with Trump; bump, dump, frump, grump, hump. jump. lump, mump, pump, rump and sump. Hmmmm.


Where is there a crossing on the B Line? As far as I can see, it's entirely grade-separated from Union Station to Westminster.


Thank you J.W. Cox for a nice letter with words that needed to be said. As a Vet myself, most of my experiences over the years have been positive though I recognize they are underfunded and under staffed at times.  However, I've often wondered how the constant  criticism, often from politicians who are themselves not Vets, might lower the morale of  the VA's   medical staff.  So your words of appreciation will be well received.


I  wonder  if  these  consultations  will  be  with  selected  groups  in  Liberal  ridings  like  the  other  ones  have  been.


Thanks a lot Trump!


Sounds like a great choice. But on the other side, the dictator Trump is hiring 10,000 more ICE police and 5,000 more border agents. An all out war on Latinos is expected.


The problem is that Trump and his minions do not have the intellectual capacity to distinguish between truth and lies or facts and falsehoods because their brains suppress all facts that disagree with their ideology.
Climate change is is a small example. They disregard the findings of the 97% of peer-reviewed studies that state  that climate change is real and caused by the actions of humans, preferring to believe that the 3% who deny the evidence are correct.  Trying to claim that Trump's crowd at the inauguration was bigger, despite the visual evidence that clearly showed it wasn't, is another example.
Alternative facts, as they call them, are not facts. They are lies, pure and simple, and they must be called what they are.


Commissioner Johnson has been a great leader for her district and county.  Her key points are true - the County's economy is driven by the Navy (88% to be exact per WA state study).  That effectively means that all key services, like Island Transit which is funded through sales tax, is driven largely by Navy payroll - same goes for education, retail, car repair, housing values...

The 1991 BRAC listing was a result of  a few negative comments from a couple local politicians and a rabid campaign from WISE.  DC listens to this.


So, mcconnell thinks obamacare was "forced on the american people"?   What does he think this mess would be?   He is tone deaf if he thinks this is something the people would welcome.   Of course, he's always been particularly obnoxious about his opposition to obama, and expects everyone to forget how partisan he was toward that administration.


A̶l̶c̶e̶s̶t̶e̶  Ross - You can't handle the truth.


Nobody has to go out of their way to make Trump look bad. He does a fine job of himself, and does it every single day.


Okay then, let's make sure MEN have to BUY their own Viagra and Cialis for their issues.  If they can't afford it then they can't procreate or recreate.  Women everywhere will be safer.  Your religion and your faith is yours alone.  Do NOT force YOUR religion on others.  I stand against ENFORCE UNIFORMITY OF RELIGION and "christian" sharia law.


and hide your motorhome.


So if you're so smart...smarter than the rest of us....answer this, then.  What do boogers smell like?  Really.  You are obviously very learned and can write a short treatise on most subjects, so have at it.  It will be interesting to hear your views....but wait!  Again, my original comment wasn't directed at you.  Hmmm.  Never mind then.  Go back to living in your world.  I will allow it.


No, they're grooming Connie Yakabuski for that.


You are dreaming.  I worked in human services in urban and rural Alaska.  I can count on one hand the number of times I saw PFDs used for necessities.  Instead it bought the latest premium cell phones, jewelry, giant TVs, cigarettes, outdoor big boy toys...or paid the bills run up by cable, cell phone bills that weren't just for talking but had the capacity for watching movies so much pricier, or toys  and jewelry bought on time.


Why not leave your kids with Ben Levin (when he gets out of jail), or 'professor' mary Bryson, (Among the pornography Bryson showed, the woman says, was “Butch/Femme in Paradise,” a short video that contains graphic “fisting.” Bryson agreed the film was screened, but said it is “an art film” and that the activities in it were “entirely consensual.”)

I'm sure they along with Kathleen Wynne will fix your child up real good.


Did you do the "5-day-or-less" quarantine?


Yeah...I guess in all fairness I should list as disclaimer that the two pseudonyms I generated (off my own account) over the past coupla weeks or so are "Argle-Bargle" and "InspectorNightengale."  These are the only two "screen names" I have except for my own name--which appears either as above, or with my honorific "Al-Hajji" appearing in front of it, as in the article byline.

So pay attention cat-nutters and put your parasite-addled brains at ease: if you see a post from anyone other than Frederick Minshall, Al-Hajji Frederick H Minshall, Argle-Bargle or InspectorNightengale, I didn't write it.  Khalas.


Of course I agree United was wrong in that they should not have bumped passengers, particularly after they had already boarded, to accommodate employees. That was the fundamental error.

But the customers' reaction was also not right. The other three passengers deplaned peacefully even though they did not want to, which was what a mature adult would do.  Refusing to deplane so that police have to carry you off  is NOT something to be applauded, no matter how wrong United's policy was. "Air rage" is not a proper response, two wrongs do not make a right.


True, I'm not saying do it all now.  I'm trying to lay out a path that makes more sense to the whole project.  The Sounder platform is set to be expanded to accommodate two more passenger carriages, which will accommodate dozens of new commuters.  Where are they going to park?  A small structure on the other side of a very busy street (James)?  Yeah, but it's really not convenient, and could deter ridership.  All I'm saying is keep the project close to the transit center if you want to encourage ridership.


For those of you who are tired of the overt trolling on here, this is a good read. They are not on here to discuss, to learn or anything else. They are here to disrupt. Disengage.

http://www.peorian.com/technology/technology-news/trolls-cyberbullies/1079-how-to-identify-and-defeat-an-internet-troll


Back in the 1990s, I met this old coot who drove out of Anchorage Taxi (the red and white cabs).  He told me that he first started driving cab in Ketchikan in 1953 and that back then, you were required to have an FCC license to talk on the dispatch radio.  In my own experience, I was on the board of directors of a license holder in 1989 and at that time, DJs were required to have an FCC license.  It looked like a Social Security card, except that it was on yellow paper.  More recently, I did a weekly airshift for years at another station.  While we were made to jump through various hoops by station management, getting an FCC license was not one of those.


Spot on, OWG.


Evidence?

One candidate pledges to raise taxes, and the other  to lower taxes.

And when the candidate who pledged to lower taxes wins the election, you call that "evidence of a kleptocracy"?

Make no sense at all.


You mean, one more article that tells the truth, don't you?
I personally saw and heard Sessions deny, under oath, that he spoke to any Russians.
He lied. Lucky he didn't do it on the stand, he'd be charged with perjury.


The riders are not paying for the upkeep of the roads they are riding on.  The taxpayers of Honolulu pay for the roads through property taxes, car registration fees and gasoline taxes.  The riders don't even come close to what the rest of the taxpayers have to cough up for them to have a pleasant ride in Honolulu.


Wrong. Reasonable suspicion isn't the argument -  as it's non-existent negated when 'consensual contact in a public place' is the setting. They aren't pulling people over to talk to them, they are making contact in a public place; hence, no reasonable expectation of privacy attaches. The contact is consensual SIMPLY because of the forum itself - not in the sense that consent is given and consent then facilitates the contact. This is like saying that a process server can't serve papers in a courthouse or library. The parties all have a 'right' to be on public property.


You do know that calling someone a snowflake is a compliment? Each one is unique, perfect, and magnificent.


Looking at the Feds GDP numbers, it looks like this last recession, has about the worst recovery since WWII:

https://fortunedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/screen-shot-2015-07-30-at-9-21-34-am.png

Not a legacy to write home about.


He needs a new and stronger message.

How about telling us the more central and painful truth:  The root issue is the idol of self, the love of self.

Pursuing money is just one form of love of self, that is pride.

Pursuing and defending our reputation can be just as damaging as pursuing money.

Vanity, wanting to be consulted, etc.

Francis wants to stay popular and so he cleverly tap dances around giving us the real medicine we need to draw closer to Christ.

He bores me with his cheaper (and ever trendy) version of the Gospel.

Railing at the "pursuit of money" lets 99.9% of the people off the hook, letting them cast stones.

That's not being a good father, just a populist one.


There is nothing "random" about removing or moving specific symbols that are strongly linked to a history of supporting slavery here. Other countries, such as Germany and Italy, have done so in ways that do not erase hateful parts of their past but situate them to be discussed so that the wrongs of the past will not be repeated. Another example, across the former Soviet Union Lenin's statue was relegated to special sculpture parks.

As well, note that one of the first things Americans did upon taking Baghdad was to topple the Saddam statue.


after 10 years of Harper running the country  on economics doing nothing based on religion you lunatic  liars still make up the bs accusations,, its no wonder you lunatics are so pathetic and going down to defeat soon across the country


great now CNN has something to talk about for the next 5 days.


The classically liberal approach to social issues was to challenge traditional conservative beliefs: Christians good, non-Christians bad; men strong, women weak; straight good, gay bad, etc. Liberalism (again, in the classic sense) says these group identities have no place in the public sphere, and should be given no legal recognition. A citizens is a citizen is a citizen. A woman has every right that a man has, a gay person has every right a straight person has, etc. That's why it was liberalism that fought the racist and sexist behaviours that were normal in decades past.

But the left is no longer motivated by liberalism. Instead, they've turned to cultural Marxism. Under that model, it's groups that matter, not individuals. We shouldn't ignore that someone is a woman, or Asian, or Catholic, or Muslim. Those identities should actually be our main social role, and balancing the outcomes of those groups the goal of justice.

Very different ways of looking at the world.


Only in this administration with this cast of characters could this happen. Very entertaining and hilarious


The problem is it won't come out in the wash.  It will just circle down the drain.  It seems clear to me it is a never-Trumper GOP type (or several) who funded the dossier.  The committee heads probably know who it is but are protecting the fellow swamp denizens...


Doesn't hurt that California is probably the finest piece of real estate in the country. Not hard to be successful when you are usurping the best land. Taxing it over regulating and permitting it. Big government based economy and not much freedom for residents.


Former President Trump could be prosecuted, but I think ultimately the administration will face death by grand jury: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-trump-goes_us_593f68aae4b014ae8c69e39c


The discrimination against Asians takes place at the workplace. To get into STEM subjects, only their grades are looked at. In the workplace, their skin colour and hair colour is more important.


You are delusional.


Two people to never take advice from: Entertainers and people so rich that they don't even live on the same planet that the rest of us do.


This is all good stuff! Little Fatty Buz Cut in North Korea has even alienated the Chinese. Can you imagine if they hurl a couple of nukes back and forth? China would flatten them, end of story.


We still keep a jar on the mantle with the kidney stones she passed to remind us of those troubled times.


Hugh ;
You have no idea about what you are talking about.


"Define 'everything'. supposedly 10,000 + 800? fema and reporters can get to remote areas but they cant?"
LOL. Are you people honestly that obtuse? Really? And you claim to be the ones with superior intelligence? In the end of the day you sit 100 miles from the border of a foreign land that controls your economic and physical security a true protectorate. Americans smirk if and when Canadians are mentioned. Your thin skins, whiny attitudes and unjustified arrogance make Americans laugh out loud. Your impotency and constant complaining equal embarrassment, nothing more. And you wonder why Americans barely recognize your existence?
"Define everything" - funny stuff.


'Why publish rubbish?'. DM: 'DM accepts voluntary contributions from readers, either once-off or monthly recurring basis. Once-off contributions at the discretion of [their?] readers'.
But it seems to me DM publishes because the writer is ostensibly well-known in his/her professional circle, a professional or budding writer, a 'celebrity' (or what passes for one in SA) or politician and, therefore, in their 'readers' opinion, his/her view MIGHT be interesting or polemical even if it's poorly written. It appears those are the criteria, except on the rare occasion it might be relaxed for Joe or Mary Soap to submit a piece as letter to the editor. I don't know how else one becomes a DM 'opinionista'. Main articles are by staff or contracted writers.
I agree some of what they post is not good. Typically, the drek, ironically, what DM calls 'stupid crap', is by party hacks and mouthpieces.
(I thought they were Jo'burg-based, but they have a Kenilworth, Cape Town postal address.


The public disintegration of the orange administration means there is nobody at the wheel of state. Soon it will reach a point where people will refuse to carry out his orders, or find ways to not carry them out. This creates an opening for another state which wants to capitalize on the chaos in Washington. Hopefully nothing untoward will occur.


The question comes down to priorities.  Are close human relationships to be only driven by 'functionality', like breeding animals?  Or is the official church unable to recognize that the primary status in marriage/priesthood/consecrated life--- is LOVE first.  Indeed---Love was the primary status that Jesus set, as the cornerstone for ALL of his followers---"Love one another as I have loved you."

The church in the Western world is hemorrhaging members at an alarming rate.  Are today's younger people to be obfuscated by anxieties about sex, while the official church works out its complex and contradictory relationships dealing with gender, sexuality, and the millennial generation?  Young people aren't waiting.  They have lives to live and work to do.


thanks for your two cents worth Slitherman


Good luck on your business but I think those things are just plain nasty tasting.


Nazi Richard Spencer and roughly three dozen more Nazi supporters have returned with their torches to the Lee statute in Emancipation Park with chanting their Nazi slogans.

Trumpism writ large.


Of course, our glorious PM ought to have no criticism.  After all, he has an enormous intellect, a sterling background that has left him eminently prepared for the job of prime minister, a nose-to-the-grindstone passion for hard work without holidays, a desire to protect the middle class with his pay-to-play fundraising dinners, a fastidious nature unswayed by ideology that causes him to seek cost/benefit analysis for all decisions, and financial literacy that has caused him to whittle federal spending up to only a $30 billion dollar deficit.


Darn.  I think this is going to cut into my potential market for my "baby in a ziploc bag" idea....

/s


NO NO NO!!!  WE WILL NO LONGER LET THE INSANE TERRORIST LEFT DESTROY OUR COUNTRY.  I WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY, LAW OR NO LAW.  CONGRATULATIONS, YOU'VE JUST CREATED ANOTHER CRIMINAL.  Liberals keep letting criminals out of jail and I'm just supposed stand by and let them kill or rob me or you?  Why do liberals love criminals?  My God, liberals are insane!


Can Spur answer why children were allowed in the smoking area? One of my friends mentioned this on Spur's facebook page and was immediately blocked. It is clear on the video and the fine for this is R 50,000.00. I will not support Spur anymore and wait for it........I am not right wing!


What is your answer then providing free room and board and healthcare their entire lives? Yes, the answer is he doesn't deserve to live while the families of the slain officers suffer the rest of their lives with the deaths of their father, son, husband.  They are dead and gone forever while this monster gets to live on.


Probably the first loss I'll hang on Bud.  If chatwood was hurt why was he out there, his lack of push off and control should have been seen before the game and why was Parra at first base, Bud read my lips, he is HORRIBLE at 1B.  He should have been in RF and Cargo on the bench, you only need to see Cargo roll over that first pitch or lunge at strike 3 so many times to realize it's time to move on...


And where exactly does it say in this article that this now dead citizen pointed a gun at a cop, EVER?


Another headline reads that illegal immigration costs $296 billion in lost taxes.  You see victims and I see people taking jobs, seats in classrooms, and other opportunities meant for those who are in the US legally.  All illegal aliens are citizens of other countries - it's time they went to their places of birth.


It's funny except for the obvious misogyny. That got old about twenty years ago.


"Maybe they would prefer inconveniencing a few bicyclists than many motorists?"

Clearly, you don't drive along Waialae very often or you'd know that both bicyclists AND motorists are routinely "inconvenienced" -- several times a day -- by the thoughtless ones.

Because of the stacked-up drive-thru traffic, the right lane + its adjacent bike lane are blocked to all oncoming traffic thus requiring both bicycles & motor vehicles to move over into the next lane, often suddenly. This is what Chad Taniguchi has pointed out. McDonald's certainly knows about it this situation but hasn't done anything and probably won't.


Oh dear god..can it be any diverse? Oh yes..how about diversity of opinion??


The thrust of my now-deleted-Comment: was that Eric wanted to become a Senator.  In Canada!  How is that not civil?  Shouldn't talented Canadians WANT to become leaders, Eric?


You sound like a real - estate agent or a lottery winner who doesn't want the party end.
Yes a 33 percent gain is alllll due to low inventory and their are no external forces pushing the housing market !!!!
Truly your denial is blinding.


Want to go  home?  Do your   job!!!!!!!!!


"Real Scientists" So you are saying the following are not real scientists who happen to believe CO2 effect on the climate has been overstated:

Dr. Judith Curry, Chair of school Earth & Atmospheric Sciences

Dr. Lindzen, Atmospheric professor MIT

Dr. Timothy Ball, Climatologist U of Wpg

Dr. Willie Soon, Astrophysicist Harvard/Smithsonian

Dr. Roy Spencer, Meteorologist University of Alabama

the list goes on and on

Elizabeth May said it best in her radio debate with Dr. Ball when during the debate she realized she couldn't debate the actual climate science: "I rely on the scientists I trust." IMHO that sums up the argument for so many. Or said another way, so many run to the ones who support their own beliefs.


Never heard  of him and don't care.   Presume that is why you didn t mention his name in the headline


Seems like making court filings, falsely claiming to represent parties, when they don't.... Should warrant serious attention by the bar.  Hard to imagine that sort of thing is just a-ok.


You said it. And don't forget: let's hold Americans who sexually assault women accountable for their very gross and indecent behavior.


[If Democrats are worried about the effects of the replacement plan, they should be proposing their own ideas, not just placing blame.]
Because Republicans are certain to listen to any idea they propose? Oh wait, its the other way around in today's hyperpolarized partisanship in Congress.  That was actually my biggest gripe about the Obama administration.  He kept trying to go for the win-win when Republicans in Congress made it clear from day one they planned to do everything going for the win-lose.  I still remember how the three credit bureaus warned of negative treatment if the budget only included spending cuts back in 2010.  Obama kept trying to negotiate some revenue increases but the Republicans held out for only spending cuts and got what they wanted which resulted in negative treatment of US credit rating.


Again, the orange baboon we call Trump is behind the curve, in conflict with reality, making his own facts.

Whatever your views on marijuana, the simple fact is that every year, more and more states are voting to legalize it. More and more Americans have seen the futility and waste of the failed War on Drugs, and they want the regulatory focus on actually harmful substances, like opioids or meth, rather than pot.

Vulgar Talking Yam response: lets focus drug enforcement and federal spending on marijuana.

Way to go, you stupid monkey. Already history's dumbest president, only a few weeks in.


Amazing how the ANC tries to make out that it was "Somebody Else" who was involved in this, they are all in it up to their thieving necks.


Behind big money, justice always fails.


Don, if he is found guilty and they laicize him, they lose all right to control him, to tell him what to do.  I believe he is an Italian citizen.  If he is laicized and claims that citizenship, then it will be up to countries like the U.S. and Canada to seek extradition from Italy.  This could go on for years.


Wes Keller rushed this hearing  to close the forum of debate just like he refused to allow public testimony during his sub-committee meeting on Daylight Saving Time.  After he abuses his authority to ruthlessly quash  an opposing or different viewpoint he goes into his "gentle apologist" routine.  It is all an act.  The fact is Representative Wes Keller simply will not tolerate nor entertain an opinion or suggestion that challenges his pre-conceived notion about any situation or topic.  If the people in his District want him to represent them that is their choice; however, he demonstrates the flaw in the current legislative process that too often places demagogues in positions that allows them to effectively disenfranchise Alaskans by abuse of authority.


Mississauga has more than enough mistakes elsewhere to more than even things up. Lets not pop any corks yet, this project has not even had an EA yet. The costs of remediation have a funny way of changing projects.


Does anyone remember the Stuxnet virus. The one which made those Iranian centrifuges spin out of control? Israel and the US were falling over themselves to claim credit for it. While this action was regarded a good thing it none the less was a major cyber war attack on a foreign country. So now the shoe is on the other foot and it is certainly not appreciated.  I fear that one day these drone assassinations will come back to haunt us the same way.  We should always think long and hard before we open up a new can of worms since those chickens might come home to roost.
As far as this particular incident is concerned had the Clinton team not made these dis paring and despicable remarks about Bernie Sander and the Catholics they would not needed to fear the exposure of the e-mails.
How stupid can you get.


A multi-billion dollar Quebec infrastructure project. What could go wrong!


Things like the affirmative action that tompaine refers to.


There was obviously a giant red flag that using her private BB email system was a highly risky threat of being hacked.  Hillary didn't accept the feedback that she was being given.  The matter should've been brought to President Obama's attention and he should have pulled Hillary into his office and given her the what for.  While I don't like what Hillary did, she isn't the first nor will she be the last to address this security risk.


Canie: 25% of Canada live in the nation, sport.


Oh please no more of these chicken little editorials. Time for the G&M to clean house. Enough of this anti Trump drivel. Enough!
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agree
this editorial is mere fantasy if it thinks Trump can threaten liberal democracy in USA
away with Congress
away with Supreme court
away with rule of law, law and order

total fantasy that belongs in a leftist weekly rag in an elistst urban downtown

such fantasy from columnists is one thing
from to demean the G and M brand with this nonsense is another

whoever wrote this editorial disclose yourself and stand by your ideology


1)Really? HOW much of that 1.9 billion dollars went to the federal government in Ottawa in corporate tax????? How much remained in Alberta in royalties/Alberta corporate tax, property taxes?????? Ottawa brings in 30 billion dollars per year in corporate taxes. Of that, 1 billion came from the oil sector. The same oil sector that is responsible for 2% of Canada's GDP. Not exactly something to worry about.

2) Farmers? The problem being, it's Alberta that is constantly whining about Ontario/Quebec being subsidized while the AB farmers/oil companies take the $$$$$ and run.

3) Equalization? Ontario puts in the most, followed by Quebec, Alberta comes in 3r. (#1, #2, #3 GDP in that order) The problem being, by exploring loopholes/Laws since the late 1960's), Quebec was/is able to  get 9 billion dollars more from Ottawa while Alberta is a net loser of 7 billion.

Why? Because Alberta politicians (as Kenney) are just not that intelligent . That's why........


I'm sure that you really don't know what the circumstances of the departure of CU and Nebraska really were. Although it happened years ago, let me remind you.

1) CU was going to leave for the Pac 10 regardless. CU (and its President and Board of Regents) always wanted to be affiliated with the Pac 10 Universities instead of schools in Kansas and Iowa. When the Big 12 was created, CU never really had any affiliation with the Texas schools (the Big 12 South).

2)Nebraska's problem wasn't that Texas was taking too much revenue, Nebraska was opposed to EQUAL revenue sharing. Nebraska literally said at the time that they wouldn't stay in a conference that split revenues equally.

3) Nebraska was opposed to a conference championship game. Nebraska was mad that Texas wouldn't allow them to keep recruiting Juco partial academic qualifiers.

4) Nebraska, like CU, got a better offer to join a more stable conference. The Big 10 is undeniably more stable than the Big 12.


Cutting vaccination funding is penny wise and pound foolish. The cost of treating the diseases far out weighs the cost of the vaccines to prevent them in the first place.
Trump appears to have forgotten his promise to help ordinary people.


What I don't like about Anchorage turning into Portland is the ultra liberal tree hugger ideas they want to force on Anchorage. The climate and the layout of Anchorage is not conducive to a Portland style lifestyle.


Advisors have always been prime targets.  They don't last long!


Not Timothy's Brother........


In that case, we should ban salt and fast food. It kills millions.


Could we please have some global warming in cold Canada please ?  It would be great for growing crops and reduce our energy consumption in the winter.


It's just fluff to piss people off. He would never choose her for that.  Pete Hegseth is a great choice. Palin needs to drown in the swamp before it's drained.


You're not getting it! The media driven myth of Carey Price being unbeatable - being the X factor - being better than Crosby - has been exposed! He's a top five NHL goaltender - that is all!


Hodad, are you aware that you are commenting on an op-ed written by one of the most prolific, super conservative, FOX news darlings who is saying Rump is nuts? Even when someone like this recognizes a disaster in the making, people like you dig in to defend.....defend..... defend what?  Rump? What is your point? The retrogressive (republican) party has been destroyed by Rump. What, exactly, are you defending?


Is there no other topic beside Trump that Tabatha can write about?


I think most would, if who and how that decision is made was clear and reasonable.


Just wondering.

What kind of Professor exactly starts posts off with "Huh?"

If you don't understand what I just posted, I am not going to bother explaining it to you.


There's a certain breed, Doughty and ObOOba, that like to stick their ugly head up and make hateful comments.  Freedom of speech wasn't meant for this type.


Old people deserve to be able to retire, and younger people deserve to have the space to move up.

From what I've heard from Barton, this entire Committee report reads like yet another globalist corporatist wishlist, and it's utterly lacking in innovation, sense, or care for the lives and futures of actual Canadians.


At $16 a gram? There better be testing. If the state could you know they'd sell shake at that price and say it was top of the line bud that's been pre-cut for your rolling convenience.


Figures. Rightontheleft can't agree with those failures you mentioned. its right there in the open and everyone knows it but god forbid you admit the failures of it. Also fails to mention that those Scandinavian countries are realizing the socialist failures in there ways and starting to return to free markets that made them successful  to begin with. Nope there socialist utopia a that are bastions of success. Lol.


Low interest rates have been the fuel behind this economy.  The banks (Fed) raising them often stalls the growth and even creates recessions and depressions.  This has been true since the inception of the Fed in 1913.  The only reason they're raising rates is because the banks are losing money.

We need to dump the Fed and let the federal government issue tender directly.  There isn't anything magical about the Fed that the government couldn't do.  And, the federal government has one in-place mechanism to collect on debt: the IRS.


Excellent news! Now, Wasilla, do us all a favor and vote out  Sen. Mike Dunleavy.


Well said.


trump is just plain nuts.......


I don't believe that's what she said.   She said we all view facts through our unique emotional context.

 We can all read the same article on the Syria missile attack and come up with very different conclusions.    How it that possible if facts are the only input?   Because we all view events from our own frame of reference.  That trait is shared across the political spectrum.     The balance can be found only if you can recognize your own emotions, and you can internally negotiate the facts and your emotional influences.    That not easy or common.


The whole premise of the article is that The dispensaries can't open because the test labs haven't been certified, yet there is nothing in the article -- not one word -- that guesstimates when that will happen. Instead, DOH is quoted in a way that suggests the holdup is because dispensary retail locations are not ready for inspection.

What? Hello? Anybody home at the Star-Badvertiser? Which one is it?


The point is "Where is the investment capital going to come from to expand broadband into areas where the per customer cost is several hundred times higher than in the cities?"  Century Link stock is down nearly 50% over the past year.  Comcast is going to lose around 150 K customers in the 3rd quarter a period where they have historically grown.  Neither can spend that much on this market.

Century Link's Business Model is rapidly evaporating.  Most of their outside plant was put in well before today's internet speeds were planned for.  Meanwhile Comcast is just starting to realize they are really in the internet business with TV destined to be the younger sibling hoping to tag along.  The market value of pure telephone service is around $10 month from numerous VOIP providers or $5 from Magic Link.

The likely solution will be inferior radio/satellite based internet.  Unless new technology comes online this means more dropped connections, slower downloads and far slower uploads.


I don't care what women do, just stop voting for Justin - it makes you look foolish !!!


Utter nonsense.
Iran isn't our enemy, and the entire Middle East is mired in a centuries long civil war. We need to leave and let them settle things. Iran certainly isn't a worse nation than Saudi Arabia.
We won the Vietnam War, by leaving. Not long after it was resolved. Our winning was in finally understanding we were not wanted, our killing hundreds of thousand of people make things worse, and we had made a mistake in ever engaging in a land war there.
To win is to be successful. We need to learn to win in the Middle East as we did in Vietnam.
Hugh Massengill, Eugene Oregon


MLK must be spinning in his grave. As our country's demographics change; and they are pretty quickly changing; that will be reflected in all venues. This claim of victimhood is a convenient excuse for any failings of self, real or imagined. How tiring and awful to be filled with this venom. And as for  the UH leadership protecting or promoting free speech, that's a sham. Free speech as long as it's in a certain area, at a certain time unless, of course, it's speech that the faculty and leadership agree with.


Let's hope Toronto and Ottawa grows some sense and boots these incompetent fools out next election. But I won't hold my breath. Once the unions start up their propaganda ads the simple will be fooled again.


Anyone home? LOL!


That's OK - Liberal's double down on the stupid by bringing them to Canada instead.


I'm a white middle aged 4th generation Canadian. I don't like what she said and disagree with it very much but she's entitled to free speech. Besides, my white skin is pretty thick I only worry about the sticks and stones.


Makes sense - it's a great potential business opportunity just opening up in Hawai'i.  And long overdue for people suffering and in pain, where marijuana can help.  Hopefully it will be successful so we can demonstrate a way to manage a legal marijuana industry.


The real question here now is, why aren't the Republicans and/or Trump's Justice Department pursuing the heck out of this?  They seem to want it to go away.  Very disturbing.


Speak for yourself.


And if it's all Omar's fathers fault, why isn't Chrétien reponsinsible for getting daddy released from a Pakistani jail?
Where he was facing terrorism charges?


Fascists to the Right of us, fascists to the Left of us.
The main difference between the Nazis and the Soviets is that some historians say that "the Nazi regime was far too disorganized to be considered totalitarian".
But the Nazis had better uniforms (Hugo Boss).


Note to self:

1. Assume TWU law students are the bottom of the barrel.
2. Assume TWU law students may offend clients.

Conclusion: Do not hire.


They made the commercial discovery in '75, Exxon was still screwing around with the unit when I was out there in the '82 time frame working on helos supporting the drilling and testing.  34 years later the first drops of anything are just now trickling out....But we don't make  dime under that scheme.  Priceless.


Seriously"  "Fascist" left?  Make up your mind.  Is the left fascist, communist, socialist...etc.  Please respond with a reasoned argument on how you can describe those on the left as fascist (with a straight face).


The United States has been at war pretty much continually. Republicans, Democrats, not much difference.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article41086.htm


To misquote Tony Blair, it is the job of the Canadian Prime Minister to get on well with the President of the United States.


The project can continue--just under a new government in 2019-one that avoids Quebec and their back stabbing ways  mixed with sewage dumping and goes through Maine to Saint John and Eastport Maine. We need access to the Atlantic to sell our oil and supply Atlantic Canada. Trans Mountain will likely be dragged out in the courts by the BC NDP and Liberal free spending drive up the deficits to many more billions. I think we need Brad Wall--does not speak French- not important anymore and the Conservatives can get a majority without Quebec- who can leave any time they want with 25 % of Canada's debt and Coderre can become the  Joker King of the  republic of Quebec with his Mafia buddies.


Commonly known fact? If it was so commonly known you would have shoved it down my throat.
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Sessions: DACA was an “unconstitutional exercise of authority by the executive branch.”

Fact-check: This statement seems to be Sessions’ opinion. The final arbiter of constitutionality is the U.S. Supreme Court, which has never ruled on DACA.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/fact-checking-attorney-general-jeff-sessions-daca-n799366
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"The U.S. Supreme Court has never ruled on DACA"
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AND THAT"S A FACT.


That must have removed a burden from the minds of Lee and Davis.


By election time a blind wombat can beat Trudeau


Oh c'mon. Really? Retreat to our closets? There is no opportunity without risk but we have plenty of levers to control how it develops here at home. I agree we need some rules to govern how the proceeds are distributed- I really hate seeing big corporations moving processing jobs, whether oil, wood or food,  offshore because it allows them to claim a massively increased share of the margins realized from forest, field or oil patch to the consumer for themselves, but it is still happening. However, to say we should keep our heads firmly stuck in the sand just blindly exposes some of our more sensitive bits to what might be an approaching wildfire. Recall that opportunities seized multiply.


Funny. Hysterical in fact.  Best post of the day so far.  You get to go to the front of the class for your ability to follow a conversation as good as a two year old.  Or maybe I should not assume that you didn't read jinarvada's comment.  I'm sure you did and you are just being clever, right?i


I do somewhat agree with this being a win-win. I do think people in this comments section are right to question the UA decision-making process when donors can have such an obvious and extreme influence. But a million dollars as a gift, what's wrong with that? And why fault President Johnsen for recognizing an opportunity? (People also seem to be implying here that he is somehow personally benefiting financially, I don't know where the evidence is to support that)

That said, the small consideration of the CBJ process, including appropriately incorporating public input, seems like an afterthought here. I personally am a fan (=alumnus) of UAS and generally support development of its programs. But I don't think you can count on public support being a slam dunk.

I'm pretty naive about political and gov't process though, so I'm open to other insights.


We “should just believe a four star general”??

Orwellian.

BTW
Have you heard of Oliver North??