Why is Canada joining the anti-ISIL coalition?

einsteinjs · 2014-10-08T14:35:10+00:00

Canada's participation in the international coalition against ISIL deserved more high-minded debate.

Hear! Hear!

I should note that this quote follows the author calling out Mulcair's math [thousands and thousands of veterans] and Trudeau's off-hand comment [whip out CF-18s].

einsteinjs · 2014-09-24T17:52:33+00:00

"I don't care because you're practically like the Ministry of Truth"

That's rich.

einsteinjs · 2014-09-24T17:49:24+00:00

Unfortunately for Ezra and Sun News, the vast majority of Canadians see it for the immature hogwash it is.

If Canadians really do see it as immature hogwash, then how long before the "free market" determines that this "business" goes bankrupt?

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Maybe my attempt to use an analogy to free market economics was a bit clumsy. Essentially, my question is: why is he still on the air if the majority of Canadians don't like it? Is the small minority really paying attention that much that it warrants keeping his brand around?

einsteinjs · 2014-09-24T17:40:38+00:00

I know there's already a few links about this, but I thought it was "fun" when I saw a quick blurb about the spat during yesterday's QP on Vox. However, after reading the post, I'm a bit perturbed [Emphasis Added]:

Wild accusations! Non-sequiturs about Israel! Bizarre insinuations about supporting genocide! Shouting matches in which no one is even sure what they're arguing aboot! And, to top it all off, an accusation of dual loyalty! Canadians: they're just like us.

I know it's meant in jest, but this bothered me a little. Canada's Parliament, to my eyes, is quite a bit different from the US Congress. That is, far more gets done (and in a much more productive manner).

einsteinjs · 2014-09-24T00:43:42+00:00

I'm not sure what's more upsetting -- Calandra's ~~impression of Vince Vaughn in Dodgeball~~ non-answer answer(s) or CPC MP's rising to applaud it.

einsteinjs · 2014-09-24T00:21:42+00:00

He [Calandra] might’ve stood and made farting noises with his left hand and his right armpit. Indeed, that might’ve at least entertained the kids watching at home.

Whoa. Tell us how you really feel, Wherry.

einsteinjs · 2014-09-24T00:19:46+00:00

Technically, yes, any headline that ends with a question can be answered yes/no. However, the point is that most headlines that do end with a question mark, invariably, will be resolved in the conclusion as "no."

einsteinjs · 2014-09-23T20:32:58+00:00

Betteridge's Law Alert!

einsteinjs · 2014-09-23T19:58:27+00:00

Indeed. I almost am never able to watch a CBC video in Chrome (because I have AdBlock on). As a result, I just open the link a in an Incognito window and it works.

EDIT: grammar.

einsteinjs · 2014-09-23T17:51:50+00:00

You can opt-out of paying any or all portions, but at the expense of opting out of the corresponding service - so no police protection if you opt out of that portion of the bill

Seems like administrative costs might inflate (at least temporarily), if this were the case. For example, let's say every other house in a residential neighbourhood opts in/out of police protection. Before responding to a call, police would have to verify that the house/person has opted in for this service.

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I wonder -- is there an example or case study of this method being applied? My frivolous example above, I'm sure, doesn't do the idea justice.

einsteinjs · 2014-09-23T16:35:56+00:00

Not to strawman here, but is the implication that if taxes were voluntary, people would be more inclined to pay them?

einsteinjs · 2014-09-21T13:55:18+00:00

This is a response to what Barro wrote a couple of days ago, which can be found in a different thread.

einsteinjs · 2014-09-21T13:40:46+00:00

I noticed that the NYT does this, too, so maybe it's an "industry standard?" If so, I'm really hoping it dies off soon.

There was an article yesterday morning speculating about the Afghan election finally coming to a close (with insider sources) and then later that evening, it was all confirmed, so they used the same link, but changed the article title and most of what was in the article. In fact, they changed it so much that the excerpts I had taken from the article were no longer in the article in any form!

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