MikeUK

If Maggie’s in Hell

Do you reckon she’ll close down the furnaces?
Cus if she does then maybe it’ll freeze over, and the maple leafs might just get in the play offs

Londonuck

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Former Lancastrian

Both the UK and Canada have elected leaders.
Name me the last time Britain was GREAT and under a leader the vast majority of its citizens supported?
Take a look around Canada most seem to hate Harper but he was elected.
Look at the Province you live in are you happy with your Provincial party?

Voter apathy is now something to be considered as turnouts for some are getting lower and lower. In other words people don't trust politicians regardless of what party they represent. When its perceived that some of these govts are spending like drunken sailors then people refuse or cant be arsed to vote.

Which Provinces are not in debt? and look at which party represents them.
How many broken promises from leaders.
Until we stop spending more than we collect in taxes then it wont improve.

Shard

She has become a pantomime villain for those on the left (now mainly those who were New Labour and fail to appreciate the irony of their political drift).

dbd33

Britain GREAT, widely supported leader, last happened under Macmillan.

Has there been a great leader in Canada? Trudeau, the elder, I suppose. I expect he's the one the most people could name.

As to the rest of the questions, I've no idea, it's not really any of our concern what the Canadians do.

Former Lancastrian

Unless of course we live here as PRs or citizens then we might care what Canadians do
Politics eh almost as bad as religion or discussing the ethics of a used car salesperson.

dbd33

In the way that we might take an interest in, say, Ugandan affairs. It's not of much relevance day-to-day though, my life would not be changed for knowing who's in government in Nunavut or Ontario. Leave it to the locals, I say.

Former Lancastrian

I agree leave it to those who think voting in a certain party will enrich their lives.

Almost Canadian

Refusing to fight in WWII?

Other than placating French-Canadians, I fail to see how bilinguism is really a benefit to Canada or, put another way, are other countries missing out by not having bi-linguism?

Befriending Castro?

NEP?

I do note that he was graceful when crediting the subject of this thread with large assistance with getting the Consitution onto the statute books

dbd33

If it weren't for Trudeau, this country would be the domain of English speaking white men. Inasmuch as there is any cheese or curry or wine here, we owe it to him.

Danny B

In Goldthorpe there is.
vile people

Almost Canadian

Really? Lots of cheese, curry and wine in the UK and the US notwithstanding the fact they had no Trudeau but Thatcher and Reagan

dbd33

Neither the UK nor the US is a frozen backwater needing its existence brought to the attention of the rest of the world. Mr. Trudeau made the public aware that there was a Canada and it needed livening up.

How we can debate such trivia when the elphantine songstress has bid farewell to Nova Scotia, I don't know, it's like we're not assimilated at all.

Shard

It would appear that Mr T divides Canada as much as Mrs T divides Britain. Just an observation.

dbd33

The divide in Canada is traditionally between immigrants, natives and francophones on the one side and rednecks on the other. While such social divisions might exist in the UK they are less stark as there are fewer immigrants, no natives, and a highly localised francophone population.