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applegrove

(123,164 posts)
1. Kenney is Premier of Alberta who single handedly tried to start an alberta
Thu Oct 3, 2019, 08:58 PM
Oct 2019

Independance movement to threaten the rest of the country. He also stop allowing public schools in Alberta to use the word "public". Doug Ford is too obvious in his Trumpian degeneration of liberal democracy. Kenney does it in the authoritarian cadence that stops some people from thinking about things like liberal democracy.

 

ritapria

(1,812 posts)
2. Wasn't Ford's brother the loony tunes Mayor of Toronto
Thu Oct 3, 2019, 10:35 PM
Oct 2019

who has since passed away ? It seems rather odd that his brother became the Premier of Ontario … FWIW , I am an American who loves the CFL. and can sing "Oh Canada" from start to finish ...You wouldn't want to hear me sing it

applegrove

(123,164 posts)
3. Yes. There were these people in Ford Nation who were fans of Rob Ford. He was
Thu Oct 3, 2019, 10:59 PM
Oct 2019

like crack to them. This is before Trump. Then Trump came along in 2016 and was like crack. Doug is less cracklike (though he sold drugs in highschool) but the left is split in canada and people were tired of the Liberals after 20 years or so in Ontario. So he won. A year in people hate him so much. He doesn't have the populist authoritarian crack ability to pull the wool over people's eyes so when he started cutting it angered people. He was so unpopular a year in that he got booed by the fans at the Raptor's NBA championship parade. Now Scheer can't be seen with him. Most Canadians are not in the stupidity/intuitive voting bubble so many Trump supporters are in. And so many people in Toronto are first or second generation canadian that they don't want to go back in time like conservatives want. Plus we have the example of what happened to you. Plus Ford was doing corruption looking things like giving family friends important jobs. Not a good fit in a country whose motto is Peace, Order and Good Government. Scheer needs some authoritarian voodo to fool greater Toronto. So he needs Kenny who is Premier of Alberta 3 provinces away. I hope it does not work. I don't think it will. There are so many people originally from different countries in Toronto and they revere the non corruption in canada (oh sure we find it sometimes and penalize it). And the GOP have shown how corruption can be legalized if conservatives want to do it. Plus Maxine Bernier has started the anti immigrant party on the right. So that has taken 2% of the support from conservatives.

healthnut7

(249 posts)
4. Kenney, Scheer and Ford are the 3 Amigos
Tue Oct 8, 2019, 01:45 PM
Oct 2019

They are all stooges of Harper!! Kenney has pushed releasing his budget of Alberta till after the Federal Election!! He gets elected then gives away 4.4 billion (or whatever it was)to the huge corporations who don't need it. He waits a few days because his supporters I guess can't remember that far back. He then announces their will be deep cuts because the province has no money!!!

Watch HealthCare and Education get huge cuts!!! Just yesterday a community outside of Edmonton gave over 50 pink slips to staff from a seniors home. They can of course apply again but will not get the salary they were getting. This community voted for Kenney and Co., welcome to the world of the UCP or CP.

Wake Up Canadians to these wolves in sheep's clothing!!!

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