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Forum: Federal Elections Topic: Liberal NDP Coalition Government |
| Toro |
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 3:14 pm
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Replies: 91
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If the Tories win, there will not be another election in a year unless the Liberals force one. The economy will be in recession and it will make no sense for the Tories to drop the writ unless something very unusual happens.
Get used to the permanent Canadian minority. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Man dies in Quebec cemetery after tombstone falls on him |
| Toro |
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:59 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 106
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| Frankly, when I go, this is how I want to go, in a blaze of irony. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Finance crisis hits home |
| Toro |
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:32 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 412
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| No, I think we'll ultimately see either lower lows or a retest of the lows seen on Friday. I think we could rally pretty sharply over the next few weeks, and perhaps closer higher for the year, but there are simply too many difficulties in the global economy right now. The world is going through a g... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Finance crisis hits home |
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:17 pm
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Replies: 21
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| Don't be ridiculous Blair. I knew about the increasing leverage being taken onto the balance sheets of Wall Street, the insane decisions by the regulators to allow it to happen, the idiotic behavior in the housing market and the disastrous policies of Alan Greenspan long before you even knew what a ... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Finance crisis hits home |
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:10 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 412
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| Stokes, don't pay much attention to what Blair says. He's wrong often, just like he is with the post above. |
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Forum: Federal Elections Topic: Tracking the Trackers |
| Toro |
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:05 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 263
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| One of the more interesting aspects of the election to me has been the debate about the efficacy of the pollsters. With the election tomorrow, I thought it would be interesting to see how the pollsters did, as well as the UBC election market. The polls can be seen here. http://www.nodice.ca/election... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Finance crisis hits home |
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:41 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 412
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Reverend Blair Reverend Blair: Apparently I'm supposed to remind you of your lack of honour and responsibility, Toro.
Well, that's nice. |
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Forum: Federal Elections Topic: Liberal leadership begins. Dions body isn't even cold yet |
| Toro |
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:36 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 659
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| But I thought he was going to win a minority? |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Finance crisis hits home |
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:35 pm
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Replies: 21
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| You say that like it doesn't matter, Toro. What about all of the people who bought a home only to see its value plummet. What about those who lost a good chunk of their retirement savings? The predictable thing about you money guys is that you really don't give a shit about the average person. Inst... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Early snow blankets SE Saskatchewan |
| Toro |
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:29 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 404
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| Early? That's not early. Heck, those of use who who live or have lived in northern Saskatchewan, first week of September is early for snow. If it hadn't snowed by mid-October, we'd be thinking "Where's all the snow?" |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Finance crisis hits home |
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:27 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 412
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Yup.
Home prices are coming down in a big way. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Venezuela's oil output slumps under Hugo Chavez |
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:52 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 140
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| This has been happening for years. Hugh has been siphoning off PdVSA for some time now to finance his "Bolivaran Revolution," and he's eating into his seed corn as maintenance capital expenditures have been diverted to funding his Utopia / solidifying his political base. Thus, production f... |
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Forum: Federal Elections Topic: Conservative Support Firms, Lead By 8 and 6 ,12 |
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:27 am
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Replies: 51
Views: 1016
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Gee, I missed all the fun.
Anyways, the average of the polls since Friday is Tories 34.6%, Liberals 26.8%. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Cuba in a food crisis! |
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:01 pm
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Replies: 87
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| It means that Cuba is in the black book of THE superpower. Who'd want to trade or send aid to Cuba if it meant pissing the evil empire off? Not many. Canadian and European companies invest in Cuba, primarily in the tourism industry but also in mining. The embargo is stupid, not only for the reasons... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Canada's $25-billion mortgage plan |
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:58 pm
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Replies: 57
Views: 649
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The doomsayers have been right so far.
But there will be no new Depression. |
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