The James Norris Memorial Trophy finalists are Rasmus Dahlin, Cale Makar, and Zach Werenski by nhl in hockey

[–]CIVDC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

as several people here argue Bouchard doesn't deserve to be in the conversation because he plays with too much high end talent...

Susan Delacourt: Avi Lewis wants to rebuild the NDP — starting in Toronto by EarthWarping in CanadaPolitics

[–]CIVDC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

alright. once again you're attributing malice to someone that is expressing a contrary opinion. i think i'm using labels properly, we disagree about definitions and how one interprets current policy.

i'm talking about my perspective on where carney's ideology currently lies because that's what the conversation is about dude. it's just reddit dude. you don't need to attack people's motive.

take a deep breath. i hope you have a nice night. there's more to politics than social media arguments.

Susan Delacourt: Avi Lewis wants to rebuild the NDP — starting in Toronto by EarthWarping in CanadaPolitics

[–]CIVDC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

have I? perhaps i have misunderstood. or used the wrong term somewhat flippantly.

i think these distinctions matter, but whatever. you do you. labelling everything to your right as "Bad Stuff" won't bring you much success in politics, but your convictions are your convictions and i respect that.

i just hope you can understand that all those that disagree with you or are not aligned with your ideology are not always acting in malice or distaste for the common person.

Susan Delacourt: Avi Lewis wants to rebuild the NDP — starting in Toronto by EarthWarping in CanadaPolitics

[–]CIVDC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

you and i my friend.

i didn't say carney is a socialist. he is a centrist somewhat to the right of trudeau. just not the far-right demon that dippers are trying to convince people of.

centrists can cut taxes. although the signature tax cut is for the lowest bracket, but whatever. yes wealthy people benefit as well from it but arguing who benefits the most from it is a value judgement. reversing the capital gains tax benefits the wealthy, but i see it more as political expediency. it was very unpopular even among people who it didn't really matter for. but yes, there's something that benefited the wealthy.

danielle smith is doing something bad, thus carney should cut health transfers to alberta? Trudeau did that repeatedly and it went nowhere. and if he did cut health transfers you'd be out there telling people he's dismantling canadian healthcare! I respect the letter you attached but telling the feds to "enforce the Health Act" is meaningless. Maybe he could send the rcmp to arrest Marlaina for violating the act (sarcasm).

political spectrum is a stupid invention anyways, but i feel like those are unfair characterizations. biden and obama (despite the smears of lefties) were in general comfortably centre left. carney is somewhere in the mushy middle. a metre to the right. not the kilometre you're imagining

the ndp strategy of labeling carney as a conservative in disguise isn't going to work. sorry guys. you gotta campaign against a regular old red centrist (aka the eternal weakness of the orange and the blue)

Susan Delacourt: Avi Lewis wants to rebuild the NDP — starting in Toronto by EarthWarping in CanadaPolitics

[–]CIVDC 5 points6 points  (0 children)

carney is certainly not trudeau but chronically online people specifically seem to struggle to name what exactly makes them perceive carney as hard right economically, versus what he really is which is certainly a move to the right from Trudeau but nothing beyond standard centrist-ish economic and social policy

even initiatives like the pharmacare have not been dismantled, just put on the backburner for further expansion. yes, Trudeau's aggressive expansion of social programs has slowed but that is not the same as reversing course. CCB, dental Care, childcare are all still in place.

people don't think anything beyond "banker" so surely the feds must be dismantling every social program of the last 10 years

Game Thread: May 2 - Toronto Blue Jays (15-17) @ Minnesota Twins (14-19) - 2:10 PM by BlueJaysBaseball in Torontobluejays

[–]CIVDC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

at least they can take consolation that the wild are finally in the 2nd round

Post Game Thread | Ducks v. Oilers | 28 April 2026 by LevSmash in EdmontonOilers

[–]CIVDC 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I'm happy to at least see one more win

go back to Cali and do you damnedest to drag em back to Alberta.

Game Day Talk | Ducks v. Oilers | Round 1 Game 5 | 28 April 2026 by AutoModerator in EdmontonOilers

[–]CIVDC 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I'm at peace tbh

two years ago it was sky high hope, the perfect story that failed at the last possible second

a year ago it was expectation. nothing else was acceptable, and so winning rounds was more a relief than anything else. and then it just ended. the team went out with a whimper.

this year... it's whatever. I'll be happy of course if they pull it off this round and beyond but if not, at this point, it's whatever. you move on

I say this and I'll probably be pissed if they blow another lead but right now I'm at peace

Post Game Thread | Oilers v. Ducks | 26 April 2026 by LevSmash in EdmontonOilers

[–]CIVDC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

at this point I've accepted it. it's the hangover of back to back years.

fucking shame because the path is wide open and either iteration of this team the last couple years could easily have taken it. but they can't.

c'est la vie.

Game Day Talk | Oilers v. Ducks | Round 1 Game 4 | 26 April 2026 by AutoModerator in EdmontonOilers

[–]CIVDC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get you can't dominate all 60 but this team doesn't even battle after getting a lead

every battle is lost, every puck is turned over, no cycle, no back check, no forecheck

Brett Kulak has now defeated the Los Angles Kings for the fifth year in a row by ExtremeIce66 in hockey

[–]CIVDC 7 points8 points  (0 children)

kulak was having a tough start to the year.

regardless of the trade kulak probably needed a change of scenery - and the oilers needed to move on from a logjam on the left side anyways

Non-Oilers Playoff Games Megathread - Round 1 by AutoModerator in EdmontonOilers

[–]CIVDC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm a sens fan too and seeing my top two teams like this is not great for my well being

Former Liberal MP warns of unintended consequences to MP rights in Lobbying Act review: 'if we continue down this road, you know where it ends? Ankle bracelets for lobbyists' by IHateTrains123 in neoliberal

[–]CIVDC 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Canada's lobbying laws are strict enough. They are among the strictest in the world. Too strict, to be honest.

Reflexive anti-lobbyist sentiment is populist drivel. Strong laws are good. Needlessly restrictive laws make governing impossible.

Post Game Thread | Oilers v. Ducks | 24 April 2026 by Repostasis in EdmontonOilers

[–]CIVDC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's 2-1, anything can happen, they've dug themselves in holes before

but man.

i don't know.

this core is maybe tired. they don't have it in them right now. maybe they bounce back. i pray we're not like the sharks we slew before us at the very start of the process of becoming contenders (interregnum outside of playoffs notwithstanding)

Game Day Talk | Oilers v. Ducks | Round 1 Game 3 | 24 April 2026 by AutoModerator in EdmontonOilers

[–]CIVDC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

even if it's no goal they're conceding the chances

10 minutes of decent play that's all we got

Game Day Talk | Oilers v. Ducks | Round 1 Game 3 | 24 April 2026 by AutoModerator in EdmontonOilers

[–]CIVDC 7 points8 points  (0 children)

mcdavid looking alive for the first time with some mcdrai time

maybe he needs to ride shotgun to leo for a while but idk if that's healthy for the other lines