All Purpose Politics and News Thread

[DaveP]

Actually its a very loaded issue, the Baloch consider themselves an occupied people

Yes, history over there is incredibly complex, and the British Empire drawing arbitrary borders (as well as other western colonial nations) has led to a lot of today's mess. Tribalism, religious fanaticism, disparate cultures forced together by lines on a map drawn by outsiders... No easy solution.

[DaveP]

Balochistan is a province of Pakistan...that's like saying Canada is occupying the region known as Ontario...

And just to add to my last post, It was Britain that carved Pakistan, India and Bangladesh out of it's Southeast Asia territory 70 some years ago. None of the (average) people living there had the choice of what side of what border they ended up on.

[gryphon]

Tarek Fatah has worked to bring a lot of attention to the Baloch situation and bring Baloch individuals facing persecution from Pakistan to Canada. He also makes it clear that these refugees agree to follow the laws of Canada first and foremost

[gryphon]

Thanks to Trudeau Canada is now viewed differently than under Harper by the rest of the world...this is supposed to be good right?


Well.......

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle28253228/

Canada shut out of IS coalition meeting

[Natalka]

Well, even though the minister says it isn't, it's obvious it is because Trudeau is withdrawing from the combat mission, so Canada isn't seen as much as an ally.

How embarrassing of a snub, he's put Canada back at the kids' table.

[Natalka]

Oh, how very precious, and oh so inappropriate!

Sophie G-T sings the blues, a song for her daughter - at a Martin Luther King event yesterday.

Beautiful voice, but totally not the place to be so self-serving.

Now I see why the two of them are married.

Song and story here

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/video/soph...110.html#video
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/soph...tawa-1.3409111

(And, yes, Harper sang and played piano - at social events, when asked)

[gryphon]

Oh, how very precious, and oh so inappropriate!

Sophie G-T sings the blues, a song for her daughter - at a Martin Luther King event yesterday.

Beautiful voice, but totally not the place to be so self-serving.

Now I see why the two of them are married.

Song and story here

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/video/soph...110.html#video
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/soph...tawa-1.3409111

(And, yes, Harper sang and played piano - at social events, when asked)

And the media is fawning over her doing so

[gryphon]

@Natalka

[gryphon]

[lecale]

Memories of Harper...his close friend Brazeau is in the news again

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa...ebec-1.3409877

[DaveP]

Strange, critically injured but no criminal investigation. So he either fell down the stairs accidentally or he tried to harm himself.

[thriftygranny]

Oh, how very precious, and oh so inappropriate!

Sophie G-T sings the blues, a song for her daughter - at a Martin Luther King event yesterday.

Beautiful voice, but totally not the place to be so self-serving.

Now I see why the two of them are married.

Song and story here

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/video/soph...110.html#video
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/soph...tawa-1.3409111

(And, yes, Harper sang and played piano - at social events, when asked)

That was really self serving on her part. The song or her charmed life cannot even begin to compare to the accomplishments and trials Martin Luther King experienced, tacky move Sophie, tacky move. I feel embarrassed for her.

[Patty Smyth]

Strange, critically injured but no criminal investigation. So he either fell down the stairs accidentally or he tried to harm himself.

He seems quite self destructive.

[lecale]

He seems quite self destructive.

He made a suicide attempt last year.

[DaveP]

It's all Justin's fault. Brazeau hasn't been the same since Justin scrambled his brains.