In The News Thread

[KingKat]

"Moncton's massive snow dump keeps getting bigger @Global_NB"

[Dylan]

so this is happening

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-f...where-26887186

lol

[eastcoastjaysfan]

RIP Jim Flaherty.

Really sad news. One of the only remaining decent politicians out there. Literally JUST retired too.

Terrible.

[Dylan]

RIP Jim Flaherty.

Really sad news. One of the only remaining decent politicians out there. Literally JUST retired too.

Terrible.

Grew up with his sons, damn. Met him a few times, very respectful man. I had a feeling he was having some health issues.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Grew up with his sons, damn. I had a feeling he was having some health issues.

He sounded like a really decent person. Obviously people will associate him as being an evil conservative... but he was a rarity in that party. Politics have become so dirty but he remained fiscally conserative, straight shooter, and honest as hell. Seemed like he was a very honorable person.

That's a big loss for our country.

[Dylan]

He sounded like a really decent person. Obviously people will associate him as being an evil conservative... but he was a rarity in that party. Politics have become so dirty but he remained fiscally conserative, straight shooter, and honest as hell. Seemed like he was a very honorable person.

That's a big loss for our country.

Agreed. He had one of the hardest jobs in politics, but for the most part was very well respected. He and his wife are well respected in Whitby.

Between him and Layton, we've lost the good ones.

[TRM]

My grandparents are conservatives from Whitby and they absolutely adore him. They'll be devastated.

[CHRIS]

RIP Jim Flaherty.

Really sad news. One of the only remaining decent politicians out there. Literally JUST retired too.

Terrible.

Talked to him very briefly less than two weeks ago. Very shocking news. Most reports are now indicating a heart attack.

[Dylan]

My grandparents are conservatives from Whitby and they absolutely adore him. They'll be devastated.

He and his wife have been great to the community. I remember Jim coming into my social studies classes in elementary school to talk to us.

[Dylan]

Flaherty's motorcade just passed by on its way to his state funeral in Toronto

Sad day

[Dylan]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/17/world/...html?hpt=hp_c3

Will be very cool, and I do hope it happens but why the hell would we need a 3,280-feet building? lol

[AdamGreenwood]

It's a good take on things, Fatcow. A lot of people have the inability to question things our government tells them.

Officially, Canada and the US claim that the poll that was taken regarding joining Russia was flawed - that there were various irregularities and threats. That might shift the vote a little, but the Crimeans aren't going to be so easily swayed in such numbers. I would say at a minimum 90% would rather be part of Russia. Some because they are Russian and feel persecution, but many simply because the Ukraine is a mess.

Usually, a country separates first and the international community supports it. It's unusual for a people to want to transfer nations, so there isn't as much of a precedent. Russia didn't handle things well, by taking the poll as an invitation to seize Crimea by force. If the voters of Crimea are genuine about joining Russia, there are plenty of ways to validate that, and form an agreement as to what gets transferred etc in a fair, equitable way if all parties negotiate in good faith.

[fatcowxlive]

It's a good take on things, Fatcow. A lot of people have the inability to question things our government tells them.

Officially, Canada and the US claim that the poll that was taken regarding joining Russia was flawed - that there were various irregularities and threats. That might shift the vote a little, but the Crimeans aren't going to be so easily swayed in such numbers. I would say at a minimum 90% would rather be part of Russia. Some because they are Russian and feel persecution, but many simply because the Ukraine is a mess.

Usually, a country separates first and the international community supports it. It's unusual for a people to want to transfer nations, so there isn't as much of a precedent. Russia didn't handle things well, by taking the poll as an invitation to seize Crimea by force. If the voters of Crimea are genuine about joining Russia, there are plenty of ways to validate that, and form an agreement as to what gets transferred etc in a fair, equitable way if all parties negotiate in good faith.

Yup, I agree with you. Russia made something that could have done through an official process (and a slower process) that would have eliminated the shadiness, but they sent unmarked soldiers into Crimea, held a vote and within a week annexed Crimea. It's something truly odd. They should have done it done it in a much better way and a more inclusive way, especially since they knew they would have the big majority vote in this.

On another note an odd thing happened in the news, something that I am sensing as the beginning of the propaganda attack against Russia in this conflict over Ukraine... USA Today released a story on how the pro-Russian controlled Donetsk started sending out letters to force Jewish people in that area to "register" or "will be forced outside the country with a confiscation of property." and for a while (especially on Reddit) it started people to draw comparisons between Putin and Hitler as well as Russia to Nazi Germany. A few hours later, this was "debunked" per-say when the Daily Dot reported that the flyer was “fake” according to Lesley Weiss, the deputy director of the National Conference Supporting Jews (NCSJ) as it's being sent by an unknown source in the area to cause distress and basically a shitstorm in the area. It's really weird stuff.

[fatcowxlive]

On another (funnier maybe) note, here's an Air Canada baggage handler who got lazy and forgot that the year is 2014, and everyone has a recording device in their pockets lol

http://www.citynews.ca/2014/04/18/ai...ng-at-pearson/

Air Canada's so trash goddamn

[Dylan]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toront...eats-1.2643790


Ridiculous. They can probably get away with it, because we live in ontario, the monopoly capital of the world


Fuck that, movies are already stupid expensive.

[Dylan]

Pretty sweet
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27441156