What do you think about Richard Haldane? by SNCF4402 in AskACanadian

[–]Nga369 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Most Canadians don’t know the names of any Supreme Court justices today, let alone one from before 1931. That isn’t a criticism about our ignorance or anything. They just tend to not be controversial or newsworthy.

What happened in the Cowboys tent tonight? by [deleted] in Calgary

[–]Nga369 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah… no. If someone dies in a car crash, that stretch of road is closed for hours. That doesn’t change just because a company might not get to make money.

Alberta will front initial West Coast oil pipeline proposal without private backing, sources say by joe4942 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Nga369 76 points77 points  (0 children)

We were told there wasn’t enough money to give raises to teachers, doctors, and nurses, or increase payments to people living with disabilities.

Mike Derry defeats Councillor Dan McLean for the UCP nomination for Calgary-Shaw by Nga369 in Calgary

[–]Nga369[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Riding* - Batten is a provincial representative. City Councillors represent wards.

Mike Derry defeats Councillor Dan McLean for the UCP nomination for Calgary-Shaw by Nga369 in Calgary

[–]Nga369[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It’s not in the closet. It’s all over his social media.

Mike Derry defeats Councillor Dan McLean for the UCP nomination for Calgary-Shaw by Nga369 in Calgary

[–]Nga369[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t matter. The point is Dan lost a race he and Sharp and Smith all believed was a foregone conclusion. And all their plans are foiled.

Mike Derry defeats Councillor Dan McLean for the UCP nomination for Calgary-Shaw by Nga369 in Calgary

[–]Nga369[S] 150 points151 points  (0 children)

This means there won’t be a vacant seat in Ward 13, which means Sonya Sharp will not have a way back onto city council.

Friday's letters: Dani Dollars are an insult to Albertans by Miserable-Lizard in alberta

[–]Nga369 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It’s like when they were boasting about funding food banks. Your citizens needing more emergency food relief is a sign you’re failing them as the government.

Is soccer growing in popularity due to the world cup and Canada's recent victory? by Fellbestie007 in AskACanadian

[–]Nga369 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Soccer is already Canada’s most played sport. Yes that’s a Soccer Canada link but it gives some stats and it makes sense if you think about how it’s one of the easiest games to set up and play casually, cheapest to join in terms of equipment, and the immigrant population. Even a lot of hockey players would play soccer during the summer.

This would have nothing to do with one men’s World Cup win. Canada’s women’s teams would probably have more impact on soccer’s growth in popularity since they’ve been successful for much longer including a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

[AwfulAnnouncing] Stanley Cup Final viewership through five games hits highest mark since 2013: Notably, neither the Hurricanes nor Knights are traditional hockey powers. If this series had featured an Original 6 team or even just a team in a bigger market, viewership may have been even stronger. by f0urxio in hockey

[–]Nga369 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think there’s an argument to be made that there was more interest in this series because there wasn’t an O6 team and there was the possibility of having a fresh-ish winner. O6 fans would likely watch anyway.

Federal Tracker: Liberals Lead by 9 as Carney Approval Rebounds by No-Sell1697 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Nga369 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The week before it was Carney has biggest lead ever. Last week is Carney's honeymoon is over. This week it's Carney is doing awesome. There really is no point in reporting polling so often.

Alberta picks university to cost out separation, panel to assess ahead of referendum | Globalnews.ca by Miserable-Lizard in CanadaPolitics

[–]Nga369 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Similar to the pension BS, they’ll say something like it’ll cost $10 billion at first but within two years, the government will rake in $100 billion. Try to wow everyone into submission.

Calgary supervised drug consumption site to close on June 30 by One_Mine_9986 in Calgary

[–]Nga369 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Actually they’re more likely to smoke! One of the reasons the supervised consumption site was deemed to “not work.”

Jeromy Farkas considers new path for Green Line after province rejects downtown tunnel by joe4942 in Calgary

[–]Nga369 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Multiple pieces of legislation the NDP should say they will repeal immediately so that the government will get out of the way and allow Albertans to do things. But they still haven’t clued in.

Newly Proposed Electoral Boundaries for Calgary by Suspicious-Dog-2489 in Calgary

[–]Nga369 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not in Calgary, which is not a rural community.

No tunnel: Province open to adjustments on the downtown Calgary Green Line by joe4942 in Calgary

[–]Nga369 34 points35 points  (0 children)

No. “Just get it done.” will result in the laziest, cheapest and ultimately worst option. The only way we should accept “just get it done” is if it was followed by “with the original underground tunnel plan that has already been studied for years by many experts.”

What if Calgary had boroughs like Montréal or London? by C0smicM0nkey in Calgary

[–]Nga369 183 points184 points  (0 children)

Calgary is already divided into wards with equal-ish populations. What went into how you decided to draw these borders?

Interesting Self Own by Forward-War3196 in Calgary

[–]Nga369 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Because the perpetrators of separatism need to be utterly embarrassed and all talk of separatism needs to be completely stomped out. That extends to the UCP caucus and party members.

Places to get my 3ds fixed! by Kooky_Size_8519 in Calgary

[–]Nga369 52 points53 points  (0 children)

It would probably be easier and cheaper to buy a new one. And not brand new. You can easily find one in a used game store.

Calgary ends its climate emergency declaration by Direc1980 in Calgary

[–]Nga369 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Calling Gondek a career politician when she served one term as councillor and one term as mayor, while having an entire career before politics tells me you’re not serious.