All Purpose Politics and News Thread

[seylz_gurl]

Trudeau's admiration for the Ontario Liberals is worrisome. They have been a disaster. Ontario's debt has doubled under the Liberals and its credit rating has been downgraded twice.

[DaveP]

New polls show Trudeau would garner 49% of vote with even a bigger majority if an election were held today. Oh well

It's the honeymoon period, it won't last. Especially with the economic storm clouds on the horizon. Well, those storm clouds are actually a lot closer than the horizon.

[Darth Penguin]

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies aged 79

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died at the age of 79, a government source and a family friend told CNN on Saturday.Scalia died in his sleep during a visit to Texas.
A government official said Scalia went to bed Friday night and told friends he wasn't feeling well. Saturday morning, he didn't get up for breakfast. And the group he was with for a hunting trip left without him.
Someone at the ranch went in to check on him and found him unresponsive.
In a statement, Chief Justice John Roberts said he and other justices were "saddened" to hear of Scalia's passing.

[Natalka]

So the Whitby Ontario Provincial by election that Trudeau and Wynne campaigned hard for the liberal candidate in, which the media called a "love in" and said his appearance was like a rock concert......ended with the PC candidate winning with a 20% lead.....for reference, that is 11% higher than the last election..embarassing

Great column by Rex Murphy about this - and he uses the best word to describe it: unseemly.

http://news.nationalpost.com/full-co...rio-byelection

[gryphon]

So the Whitby Ontario Provincial by election that Trudeau and Wynne campaigned hard for the liberal candidate in, which the media called a "love in" and said his appearance was like a rock concert......ended with the PC candidate winning with a 20% lead.....for reference, that is 11% higher than the last election..embarassing

My mistake here.

It was a 24% lead which means they won by 15% more than last time

[gryphon]

Trudeau's admiration for the Ontario Liberals is worrisome. They have been a disaster. Ontario's debt has doubled under the Liberals and its credit rating has been downgraded twice.

Some unions are starting to turn on the ontario liberal government...they might not get re elected in 2 years

[gryphon]

Justin's second in command tweeted this

https://twitter.com/gmbutts/status/698945657617256448

[seylz_gurl]

To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize. Voltaire

[seylz_gurl]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/06/wo...ef=topics&_r=0

The authorities in Europe have “seen repeatedly that terrorists are being smuggled in, camouflaged as refugees,” Mr. Maassen said on ZDF public television. “That is a fact that security authorities must always seek to recognize and identify.”

[gryphon]

http://www.edmontonsun.com/2016/02/1...ng-journalists

Alberta NDP seeking to muzzle opposing journalists

[Darth Penguin]

Boutros Boutros-Ghali dies aged 93

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the former secretary general of the UN, has died aged 93.
He died at a Cairo hospital on Tuesday, Egypt's state news agency said, after reportedly being admitted with a broken pelvis.
His death was confirmed by Rafael Ramirez, the Venezuelan ambassador to the UN and current president of the UN Security Council.
As an Egyptian, Mr Boutros-Ghali was the first Arab to serve as UN chief.
He took office in 1992 at a time of increasing influence for the world body following its decisive role in the Gulf War, serving one five-year term.
The 15-member Security Council observed a minute's silence after the announcement, which was made at the start of a session on Yemen's humanitarian crisis.
No further details on his death were immediately available.
Mr Boutros-Ghali had received a phone call from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi last Thursday, after being admitted to hospital, Egyptian press reported.

[gryphon]

[Natalka]

RIP, Boutros-Ghali - his tenure was during a challenging time.

[seylz_gurl]

Stop what you're doing and listen to this amazing announcement "Wine is available for sale in Ontario grocery stores!" http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toront...wine-1.3452437

Let's not talk about the record deficit or crushing tax burden and hydro bills, wine in the grocery store requires an official announcement and photo op.

[Ciel]

There are two important university stories going on in Ontario too:
Francophone students and supporters at Queen's Park demonstrating for right to a Francophone university in Ontario:
https://twitter.com/REFO_etudiants
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbur...ario-1.3452119

Laurentian University is going to leave its campus at Georgian College in Barrie:
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2...arrie-ont.html

Toronto is up for another public service strike if there's no contract today?
http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hal...r-lockout.html