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Roy, et al-
What´s going on here, in Toronto? I always thought of it as a peaceful place where everyone got along.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/06/vandalism-highpark.html
My Obama lawn sign was trampled on once, in my McCain leaning neighborhood. But my car or property were never vandalized.
[06-10-2008,14:07]
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Richard |
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One of Sharon´s Conservative friends came to town, nahhhhh they have class!!!!
This break line cutting and graffiti was a criminal act by a fanatic. Can you imagine climbing under a car to cut the brake lines when the car has two baby seats in the car.
Toronto is a sea of Red Liberal signs and two NDP sign´s Jack Layton and his wife Olivia. Not one Conservative member of parliament.
I can not see any real Conservative doing something like this.
Sad day for taking part in an election.
Roy
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[06-10-2008,15:51]
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Roy |
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I heard a little bit about this on the news. Weird, right?
Don´t get an awful impression of Toronto, Richard, but it is a big city and does have big city problems, just on a lesser scale than cities in the US. Still, this was in Parkdale I think, a pretty expensive neighborhood.
We just placed our US vote and are feeling pretty patriotic for people who just moved away. Too bad there´s no Democrats Abroad group where we are. Many Canadian cities have very active groups; it would be nice to meet someone up here who cares and is invested in the outcome.
On another political note, I almost ran over our Liberal MP today. Darn Atlantic Canadians who don´t look before crossing the street! :)
[06-10-2008,15:55]
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wannabecanadian |
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Yes, it does look like a small group of nut cases doing this. So maybe we can´t generalize about Toronto as a whole. It just something I didn´t expect up there. But every big city has its elements, as wannabe says.
Glad you voted wannabe, as we may need every tally, even overseas (as we call you now!). Although I don´t think there are many conservative MPs in your neck of the woods, if seen on the road I would have use the hood ornament for better aim.
[06-10-2008,17:13]
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Richard |
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Yep, your state I´m sure is safe, Richard, but Ohio needs every vote it can get!
Conservative isn´t a dirty word up here like it is in the US. Although the few people that I´ve met so far do vote Liberal or Green or NDP (and everyone has been in support of Obama), I am learning that for the most part, Conservatives aren´t at all what the Republicans are in the US. Sorry Sharon, but I do think that Mr. Harper might be an exception to that general rule. I see American style politics being played by him, and that is very scary in my opinion. It´s a new game up here, though; for the most part it seems that politics here are reasonable and quiet (aka: "boring" as many of our Canadian friends here proudly put it!).
I am surprised at how much power the provinces have. I think Americans tend to think of Canada as the land of Big Government, but it actually seems to be opposite of that. It seems that (and correct me if I´m wrong) the federal government comes up with ideas and mandates, and then for the most part passes the actual implementation to the provinces. I can see now why the smaller and more rural provinces are at a disadvantage, and why more wealthy, populated provinces have a hard time justifying "subsidizing" them. We´re getting a good perspective here, definitely getting an education.
[06-10-2008,17:33]
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wannabecanadian |
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WOW Wannabecanadian you got it bang on.
Democracy and common sense in Canada starts at the grass roots. Sometimes different ethnic groups bring in ideas that are a little unusual but beneficial to their local community.
In my town along all major streets we have a car wide paved sidewalk which is common place in a certain country. This allows for much safer use for cyclists. On other streets their are specific bike lanes.
The City of York did not like the deal they had with the Government of Ontario Transit authority so they created their own VIA buss line and all worked well until a recent strike.
What I liked in the News this morning is Harper saying in a Conservative commercial don´t rock the boat, stay the course, Canadian Banks are different and then we see the news and what happened in Europe this morning when England failed to guarantee 100% of Bank deposits like Ireland, Denmark, Spain and then Germany did.
Actually with silly comments like that a minority government may not even be in the cards.
Roy
www.cvimmigration.com
[06-10-2008,19:23]
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Roy |
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Interesting observations, wannabe. With all the talk about states rights down here, it´s really nothing compared to what the provinces wield.
Ohio will be close, but looking slightly good, as are most key states´ poll numbers right now. I wonder if you get SNL up there, with Tina Fey´s priceless parody of Palin.
I miss Peter Mansbridge and The National. Hope it´s keeping Canadian viewers up-to-date on the election drama down here. Although I know there´s one up there too, but with less drama as Harper appears to be a certainty.
[06-10-2008,22:34]
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Richard |
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Richard
Now that Canadians have electricity our TV´s work and when we play with the rabbit ears we can sometimes get American channels although it is a little fuzzy.
SNL Saturday Night Live was created by Canadians.
Gosh Dare you being a Maverick Richard you didn´t know that?
http://www.snn-rdr.ca/old/nov98/nov98/snl.html
Roy
www.cvimmigration.com
[07-10-2008,08:57]
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Roy |
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Oh yes I´ve been watching SNL--Tina Fey is too hilarious for words. Chris Matthews said last night that he can´t tell them apart!
Been keeping up mostly with the US election and watching lots of MSNBC (had to special order the channel, but it´s well worth it). The Canadian news channels don´t give too much detail, of course, so we are thankful for the web and for our American friends who keep us in the loop. Bummed that I missed the Bruce Springsteen concert/Obama rally back home--10,000 people showed up. The energy must have been amazing.
We do feel like we´re missing out on what might be one of the most important elections in our lives. It´s made us feel weirdly patriotic and sort of like we´re hiding out up here. I had wondered if that might be the case before we came up.
We´ll be watching the debate closely tonight, and will toast Obama with a good American beer recently brought up for us. :)
[07-10-2008,08:59]
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wannabecanadian |
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What is illogical about this statement?
Wannabecanadian -- will toast Obama with a good American Beer!
Never knew Americans make good beer.
Sorry but could not resist.
Roy
www.cvimmigration.com
[07-10-2008,12:37]
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Roy |
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At our small neighborhood market back home, a real nothing of a grocery store, there were no fewer than 70-80 different varieties of mircobrew available. I´d take any of them over any sort of Canadian beer I´ve tried.
Then again, where I am, there are exactly 4 microbrews to choose from. All are barely decent. The standards (Molson, Labatts, Moosehead don´t count as beer IMO any more than Coors or Budweiser do).
So yes, we´ll hit up anyone and everyone going across the border to bring us back something worth drinking.
And so, with Sierra Nevada in hand, I´ll be proud to toast to the man I just voted for! :)
[07-10-2008,13:07]
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wannabecanadian |
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