Liberals now pulling away from Cons into majority territory

tay

Hall of Fame Member
May 20, 2012
11,548
1
36
Fear not CON supporters.


Other than the 'evil weed' you won't notice much of a difference if the Libs win.........








Jetset Tories entitled to their entitlements, so the fleet of private jets remains in use




Former defence minister Peter MacKay, in early 2013, ordered that the majority of the aircraft, long cast as a symbol of Liberal excess by the Conservatives, be retired within the year as they reached the end of their service life.


But newly released memos, written last fall, show the plan was scaled back to the deactivation of just two planes — something the government waited until after Parliament recessed in late June to announce.


The jets have a storied history of being used as political footballs.


The Conservatives claim they've cut the use of the Challengers by 75 per cent compared with the Liberals, but it’s tough to verify those numbers.


National Defence was asked on Friday if it planned to decommission any more Challenger jets, and if not were upgrades planned for the two oldest jets to make them conform to new international standards.


In both cases the answer was, No.


"For the foreseeable future the intent is to maintain four Challenger jets," said Maj. James Simiana, an air force spokesman.




580 CFRA News Talk Radio :: Scheduling conflicts with VIPs force Tories to keep four Challengers airborne :: News - National Article












 

mentalfloss

Prickly Curmudgeon Smiter
Jun 28, 2010
39,817
471
83
Cons have always promoted rampant consumerism, so it's no surprise that they are the first in line for a sense of entitlement.
 

mentalfloss

Prickly Curmudgeon Smiter
Jun 28, 2010
39,817
471
83
There's no flash in the pan here.

He has been leading comfortably over a year now based on the fact that most Canadians are rejecting Harper's policies.
 

JLM

Hall of Fame Member
Nov 27, 2008
75,301
548
113
Vernon, B.C.
There's no flash in the pan here.

He has been leading comfortably over a year now based on the fact that most Canadians are rejecting Harper's policies.


Don't kid yourself, there is always the temptation to dream when there is no risk, when it comes down to the nitty gritty and people know they have to live by their decision, they usually do the sensible thing. What's happened in the past two days with Timmy's and Burger King makes Canada's excellent financial footing clear, which is the sort of thing our pensions etc. depend on. Jr. will be back to about 25% come election day.
 

mentalfloss

Prickly Curmudgeon Smiter
Jun 28, 2010
39,817
471
83
Yea American companies buying us out is a clear indication of a thriving economy and Harper is known for maintaining our pension plans lol
 

JLM

Hall of Fame Member
Nov 27, 2008
75,301
548
113
Vernon, B.C.
Yea American companies buying us out is a clear indication of a thriving economy and Harper is known for maintaining our pension plans lol


Yeah, I think Jr. will have a tough time wrestling the seniors vote away from Harper and seniors are quickly becoming the majority at the polling booth.
 
Last edited:

mentalfloss

Prickly Curmudgeon Smiter
Jun 28, 2010
39,817
471
83
Let me know when these buyouts lead to an influx of full time jobs across all sectors.
 

mentalfloss

Prickly Curmudgeon Smiter
Jun 28, 2010
39,817
471
83
He's not my buddy, but the NDP are still holding much higher ground in the polls than they did under Layton.