who is Jon Ryan again? I don't pay close enough attention to our politics

 

Just now, iHeart said:

who is Jon Ryan again? I don't pay close enough attention to our politics

 

Best punter we had for one season.

oh a football player, must have been before my time, you know my late Uncle almost became a Bomber, but he chose his family over it

Edited May 28, 20178 yr by iHeart

Just now, iHeart said:

who is Jon Ryan again? I don't pay close enough attention to our politics

 

Or the bombers apparently. 

and like I said to Frosty he may be from before my time or before I paid close attention to the bombers, when did he play for us

4 minutes ago, iHeart said:

and like I said to Frosty he may be from before my time or before I paid close attention to the bombers, when did he play for us

He played 2 seasons for the Bombers in 2004 and 2005.

oh...I was around, but barely paying attention, all I remember from those two years is that we ended up playing Musical Coaches both years since the team dumped Ritchie and Daly

Smh the vast majority of the country has no desire for social conservative policy so let's elect a very social conservative.

very social conservative? please explain

Edited May 28, 20178 yr by iHeart

2 hours ago, bigg jay said:

Andrew Scheer wins the Conservative leadership. 

http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/news/canada/canadian-politics/blog.html?b=news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/andrew-scheer-is-the-new-leader-of-the-conservative-party-of-canada

Who is Andrew Scheer? Does that mean we'll be stuck with Trudeau for the next 15 years?

Edited May 28, 20178 yr by SpeedFlex27

Looks like the Conservatives want to try "Dief the Chief" part two, electing a leader from Saskatchewan.  I don't get it as Bernier seemed the logical choice to take on pretty boy, but his opposition to supply management and Kevin O'Leary giving him the kiss of death sunk him.

Is this guy another Stockwell Day?

You didnt really think the Liberals were going out after only 1 term did you?

I don't guys he might end up surprising us, not that I support him or anything but still I'm just saying

The Conservatives need MPs who can function in 2017. If Scheer has to keep them gagged the way Harper did, because of their socially conservative views, expect a few more Liberal governments 

okay they wanted someone that was going to let the conservative MP's speak freely or whatever stupid mistake Harper made

15 hours ago, Jpan85 said:

Smh the vast majority of the country has no desire for social conservative policy so let's elect a very social conservative.

Off brand Harper. Less flash, less smarts, same old policies that were rejected last election. Idiots. 

and just when we though it was over, there's still the NDP leadership race going on.

1 minute ago, iHeart said:

and just when we though it was over, there's still the NDP leadership race going on.

Not really

CBC Politics says: NDP leadership candidates take part in 3rd debate LIVE: Six candidates vying for the NDP leadership square off in a debate in Sudbury, Ont. today. 
 

18 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Who is Andrew Scheer? Does that mean we'll be stuck with Trudeau for the next 15 years?

He was the speaker of the house under Haprer, a mid-level weasel in the mold of Peter MacKay.

I don't know enough about Scheer to really have an opinion of him or his politics. Althougfh he did say "Radical Islamic Terrorism" & committed our fighter jets back to Afghanistan(?), Syria(?) if elected.

It's a real lame leader here. This is why I hate the ranked ballots. It's hiw Alberta ended up with losers like Stelmach and Redford. When you get compromise candidates as leaders you don't make anyone happy

58 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

It's a real lame leader here. This is why I hate the ranked ballots. It's hiw Alberta ended up with losers like Stelmach and Redford. When you get compromise candidates as leaders you don't make anyone happy

I don't know if people would've been happier with Bernier even though he was the front runner. After he left classified info at his girlfriend's place who had ties to the Hell's Angels why should he get a chance to be our Prime Minister? He resigned in disgrace from cabinet but not his HOC seat which is what an "honourable" person would do. That's a major career ending screw up & that's what should have happened; it should have ended his political career. He didn't deserve a second chance yet 9 years later there he was running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. After that brain fart how could he ever be trusted to make important decisions or keep classified information regarding Canadian security truly secret? Instead these goofball politicians like Bernier seem to think a short time out of cabinet is enough to atone for their dumb decisions or bad behaviour when it's not.  Myself, glad he lost.

Edited May 29, 20178 yr by SpeedFlex27

2 hours ago, 17to85 said:

It's a real lame leader here. This is why I hate the ranked ballots. It's hiw Alberta ended up with losers like Stelmach and Redford. When you get compromise candidates as leaders you don't make anyone happy

Sooner or later political parties will figure out this never works, elect the best candidate, not the third best.