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We don't need that security council seat. Forget it. Not bending to corrupting Saudis is more important.
Have you as a fervent liberal related to justyns' office that he should forget about his pet project?
Justin knows to abandon our principles is not an option. We know John Baird thinks Canada should apologize. Does Sceer think so too?
Times change, private sector unions were utile and gave grunts a voice and a lever decades ago however corps soon learned to evaded benefits by hiring part timers. Globalization also empowered corps to easily ecomomize on wages and taxes, offshore labour was ever so cheap, tax incentives too rich to ignore and no environmental gauntlet to run. Private sector unions took a huge hit but public sector unions just kept on raking in raises and growing.
Teachers deserve what they get. It should be a calling and we need the dynamic to go into teaching. I know the conservative-republicans don't like teachers because they tend to care and that is anti-conservative-republican. Public servants too. For sure automation will replace some of these jobs as it has already. But we need experts and the talented to do the things the markets fail at. (Or purposely fail at). How can a CEO exploit the work of a brilliant creative person by taking their ideas and seeing increased bonuses for the ceo if the creatives are not forced into the corporate world? I could go on but you get the picture.
Curios sez:
If anything, the oil customer has the leverage, right now and the Saudis can kiss our asses so that we will deign to buy their oil.
Saudis said oil will continue to flow so no prob unless some prefer to slice off their nose to spite their face. I'd wager putin would be happy to drop off a few bls to help out, trump wouldn't mind as he and putin are buddies, may ruffle justyns' feathers though but who cares maritime energy is of more import than his bloated ego.
Canada is just lucky it missed the worst of what the Republicans have brought Americans. We still cooperate. We still are in it together.