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Jazzsax1 will discuss many issues, like how much he admires Justin Trudeau, but has been tight lipped about his 'Sax' expertise. I have asked in the past because my daughter plays the sax.
I am guessing he was a covert special ops musician, flubbed a solo in front of dignitaries at a secret mission in Zurich, and has never talked of it since.
@Jazzsax1 did you ask Ken if he changed his log in name? And is that him posting recently? He did not contact me on Wattsapp.
@Adelaide @JohnRogers
I must have missed that. It is a handle of mine from 20+ years ago... yes I am a professionally trained saxophone player (along with another instrument). Let's just say "jazzsax" as a handle back in the early internet days sounded way better than "jazzflute".
No flubbing in front of dignitaries, but ironically yes I've played in Zurich (along with in 7 other european countries)....
@JohnRogers
Don't believe he has changed his login name other than when he showed up recently.
#43
#41 is not me. It's the hebetudinous muppet on here who has too much time on their hands. At any rate ... I guess you gave the person the answer they wanted or they're just messing with you. (I suspect the latter).
@Election
I will put this here.
For those of you NOT in Ontario and "surprised" at the result of the election, I will tell you what I have been telling everyone who predicted the Conservatives would win. Ontario 905 is where the Conservatives had to turn the tide and Doug Ford ensured that would never happen. Ontario DESPISES Doug Ford on a level I have rarely seen. Which is why Trudeau mentioned him constantly, and why Scheer would not campaign with him in Ontario, even campaigning with Jason Kenney in Ontario instead.
Perfect example. I coach basketball (house league). Because of Fords education cutbacks, we went from practicing once a week, to once every two weeks. That's a league in Brampton with about 800 boys and girls. Now multiply that by 2 parents, and even grandparents etc. Every Monday I send out a reminder that "this is practice week" or "no practice this week" and that basically reminds these voters that their kid is going to be sitting on the couch tonight, NOT playing a sport that I PAID FOR.
Quebec basically signaled they will not accept Jagmeet Singh (which is sad because I thought he performed well) and we have fortress Alberta.
I have a lot of friends in Alberta who were sure the Conservatives would sweep to victory and puzzled how I thought it would turn out like this. This tells me the media is literally parroting this position in Alberta, it is like they had no clue what was happening in Quebec or Ontario. The fact that so much of the media out there is owned by Postmedia tells me why this has happened.
One commentator said it best last night on CTV. Conservatives cannot grow their base. They could in the past when they were 'progressive' but not in the way the party is now. The only way they govern is when the NDP splits the vote. But that's not a government that tries to represent all Canadians. I hope the party returns to its roots one day. "Conservative fiscally" but not this radical social conservatism that took root with the rise of the Republican right in the US.
A minority government COULD be good for the Pardon process, we have to wait and see.
Lets keep the political comments in this space, so it doesn't interfere with anyone asking waiver questions.
You mean Fortress AlberSaskatcheRuralToba.
Wrong leader to lead the conservatives. They should have had Rona Ambrose who was well respected on both sides of the aisle, a woman, and she would have slaughtered Trudeau this time around.
They may have done better BUT Ontario really hates Doug Ford. And a lot of the Ontario vote was a backlash vote against the Conservatives aimed at him. That being said, Andrew Scheer being openly anti LBGQ is crazy in 2019. That does not fly in Ontario at all.
@John Scheer could have said he wasn't anti LGBTQ and trudeau would have painted him that way regardless. Liberals fear monger when they don't have a real platform.
@Jazzsax1 well to be fair everyone is painting everyone is the worst light possible. I certainly did not see Scheer pull any punches, and I think as much as everyone hates "mud" being flung back and forth, these attacks work. On Facebook and social media every Conservative/Liberal debate would be "blackface!" retorted by "go ask your American leader for some insurance advice!" lol It was pretty ugly. Even now you see the WEXIT Facebook page popping up. When it was Progressive Conservative, it was a different type of Liberal/Conservative divide. The Canadian Alliance/Conservatives are a different breed of Conservative and I think they have taken a lot of lessons from watching the Republicans.
The problem I see with Conservatives is exactly what you saw in this election. The Conservative base is motivated but the tent is never getting bigger. They can only win with a split vote. That means the election comes down to how organized the left is in strategically stopping you. If the Conservatives want to change this they have to ditch the social stuff (anti abortion/anti-gay anti immigrant) and keep it to a different economic approach. Nothing wrong with feeling like being fiscally conservative is a better way to govern. But when you let social issues become a dog whistle people feel righteous in opposing you. They suddenly aren't deciding Trudeau or Singh, they are voting to stop someone who is anti abortion for example.
Peter McKay would probably be a good start. Of course my clients would prefer this scenario anyways. Pardons have a better chance to be changed with a Liberal/NDP coalition.
Might be of interest to some people here. Not sure if it’s a foreboding of a foreseeable future with Trump in office.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/more-canadians-being-banned-at-u-s-border-1.5385012
@52, Thanks for posting Adelaide. I think these stats are probably right, but not because of the way the media is portraying, as always, the media does not cover the entire story.
I think that there are more people who are applying to work and live in the USA for various reasons. Therefore, the number of people being denied or given bans has increased. And of course there is more media awareness of this, then in the past.
The guy says he has no criminal record, but that does not mean he has not been in trouble with the law, or has a Pardon. He also may not have been truthful on his documentation.
Maybe he previously tried to enter the USA ..there is a reason he was given a 5 year ban. As much as USA Customs is unpredictable, if you dig deep enough there are reasons for why they do these things.
Sometimes I don't like the outcome of their decisions and think that they could be more flexible, however, they are always able to show what law, policy or guideline they are using to make their decision.