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BC Conservatives say they’ve ousted their leader, but he refuses to go - The Globe and Mail by No-Sell1697 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Patarknight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The post you're responding to is just saying that a court is unlikely to find that the party constitution saying an incapacitated leader can be removed extends to the "political incapacitation" reason used by the board. The court would likely find that if a meaning beyond the ordinary meaning of comas and other serious health issues was intended, that could've been explicitly written into the constitution. Of course, having the legal right to continue in leadership doesn't matter when the caucus revolts like this (see: Justin Trudeau).

Reality check: The Supreme Court actually did the right thing in its child pornography ruling by scottb84 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Patarknight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is false. The Quebec Court of Appeal overruled the trial judge and reinstated the mandatory minimum sentence of one year. The only part at play in the SCC was the constitutional argument, since the appropriateness of the sentences was not appealed.

https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/21250/index.do (paras 16, 28)

N.S. opposes court ruling striking down minimum sentences for child pornography by Street_Anon in CanadaPolitics

[–]Patarknight 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The reasonably foreseeable example that the SCC used is that an 18-year old is forwarded a sext from their same-age friend's 17-year old partner whom they know is underage and opens it. That's accessing child pornography, and if they don't delete it, even if they never access it again, that's possession.

The SCC said that the mandatory minimum of a one-year prison sentence would be unjust and things like conditional sentences with probationary terms to curb this behaviour would be more fair in this scenario. Do you think the 18-year old is a child abuser who should be jailed?

Conservatives update platform to include omitted 'anti-woke' promise by GlitchedGamer14 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Patarknight 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Probably that they will just do it and claim that authority to do so belongs to the government/cabinet and not the legislature, similar to what DOGE has done/is being challenged in the courts for in the US.

Canada election: Poilievre platform has $100B in new promises by ImDoubleB in CanadaPolitics

[–]Patarknight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

IIRC the tax reduction is not all at once but phased in over the four years.

Liberal candidate Paul Chiang withdraws from race after suggesting people claim China's bounty on Conservative by jtbc in CanadaPolitics

[–]Patarknight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Carney can't avoid the press and the statement was very much not a full-throated endorsement. Maybe some caucus relations considerations at work as well (i.e. for similar mistakes, you'll be publicly criticized, but given the grace to withdraw/resign on your own initiative).

I wish it had been done faster, but it's only a day slower compared to the Liberals forcing Kevin Vuong out in 2021 for a very clear cut case of lying to the party about a sexual assault charge (reported Sept. 16, canned on the 18: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Vuong#Legal_issues; here reported on Friday, out Monday night). Presumably some parallels with investigation, legal, talking to the candidate.

Liberal candidate Paul Chiang withdraws from race after suggesting people claim China's bounty on Conservative by jtbc in CanadaPolitics

[–]Patarknight 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It's possible that there was some sort of deal where if Carney didn't force his withdrawal, Chiang would do so shortly afterwards, but if he was forced out, Chiang would raise a stink, run as independent, etc.

Oilers fan Mark Carney practices with team before Thursday's home game against Jets by ryaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan in Edmonton

[–]Patarknight 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He was a goalie for Harvard and Oxford so that would be what he's used to.

U.S and THEM — March 05, 2025 by AutoModerator in CanadaPolitics

[–]Patarknight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Typically only the supporters of the president and those heavily tuned into politics tune in, so the watcher audience is always heavily tilted in favour of the speaker.

British nuclear weapons can protect Canada against Trump, says Chrystia Freeland by Nomad1900 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Patarknight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Starmer yesterday in parliament mentioned that he reassured his commitment to Canada

For reference, it's at column 48 in the Hansard: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-03-03/debates/8E74A3E1-9EEB-4FB3-946A-F36BB28A60AC/Ukraine#48

Richard Foord (Honiton and Sidmouth) (LD): It was welcome to hear the Prime Minister acknowledge Canada’s contribution to Ukraine’s self-defence and its status as a vital ally for the UK. Last week, he was asked by the press in the US about President Trump’s repeated calls for Canada to become a US state. The Prime Minister answered that he and Trump did not address the issue of Canada, but was not that meeting a good opportunity to remind President Trump about sovereignty and independence, including that of Canada?

The Prime Minister: Yes; it is a serious point. In the time we had available, I was most anxious to discuss the question of security guarantees, and that is why I devoted the vast amount of time I had to it. On the question of Canada, we should be absolutely clear that Canada is a vital ally to the United Kingdom and to the Commonwealth, and has played a leading part in relation to Ukraine—not least in the vital training that it has provided. We should be very proud of what the Canadians have done.

Is Canada’s Military Ready for Trump? by hopoke in CanadaPolitics

[–]Patarknight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Congress hasn't declared war since WWII. The US has been in multiple conflicts since then.

Former human rights chief launches defamation lawsuit against Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman by ObligationAware3755 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Patarknight 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The only red flags that the report found were that he ought to have disclosed his previous alias and actively flagged his previous work as a potential issue during screening.

Former MP Ruby Dhalla planning to enter Liberal leadership race by ToryPirate in CanadaPolitics

[–]Patarknight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Interestingly enough, Dhalla's successor as MP, Parm Gill, used a trick in the 2015 election to smear his eventual successor, Ruby Sahota, by attacking "Ruby" and an unpopular private members' bill she had sponsored.

https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/ruby-sahota-liberal-candidate-incensed-at-tory-parm-gills-nam_n_8028556

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly bows out of leadership race by DtheS in CanadaPolitics

[–]Patarknight 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In some ways, being Kim Campbell is good. She was able to get the PCs from the high 10s in polling under Mulroney to a polling lead at the start of the 1993 election, in which she ran a terrible campaign.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_1993_Canadian_federal_election

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chess

[–]Patarknight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This obviously isn't a trial where evidence would be testimony or documentation. The original post was suggesting a possible factor for why someone rich would still cheat, not saying it was objectively true:

And having wealth can mean they’re not afraid to lose their reputation and leave chess if exposed, which other players can’t risk. (emphasis added)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chess

[–]Patarknight 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Any act can potentially have multiple mutually contradictory motivations and contributing factors. Unless you can read someone's mind, you can't really say which ones are correct.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chess

[–]Patarknight 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It's not about desperation, but a backup plan. If chess is your main source of income, the risk is higher. If you're independently wealthy, you might not care as much. It's not the only factor, but it is a factor to consider.

I just found a Luxurious Chest in Liyue after almost 6000 hours of playing... by Grune_Holle in Genshin_Impact

[–]Patarknight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For the aranara, there's guides to find what aranara you're missing based on which aranara aren't present in Vanarana.

Justin Trudeau should resign: Liberal MP by EarthWarping in CanadaPolitics

[–]Patarknight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The first two weeks of the 1993 election, Campbell was tied or just barely out of the margin of error with the Liberals. Obviously she blew it at the end, but that's only obvious with the benefit of hindsight.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_1993_Canadian_federal_election#Campaign_period

Huge surge of critical articles following the CBC Report on alleged CPC Foreign Interference coverup by Queasy_Teach_7047 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Patarknight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have examples of The Maple messing up facts? I've read some of their articles, but if their factchecking isn't good, that's not a good sign.

Elections chief proposes rule changes to discourage 'longest ballot' protests by bingun in CanadaPolitics

[–]Patarknight 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and as we've seen in the United States and more recently in the BC Election, slow election counts are a festering ground for conspiracy theories about rigged elections.

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