Canada News & Discussion

lonetrucker4 said:Like I said, things have been a total mess with the left-wing parties and their leaders ever since the Liberal Democrats fell apart back in the mid-2000s (forgot to mention—the Democratic Party also took a massive hit after 2011 when they pulled 30.5% in the elections). Basically, votes always split pretty evenly between the left and the right. If anything, the left gets a bit more, but because all those tiny parties scramble for seats in Congress, the right usually ends up walking away with the edge. Since nobody ever lands an absolute majority and everyone’s constantly fighting internally, it all just comes down to whatever weird coalitions can scrape together a majority. Twice now, even the biggest party couldn't pull enough people together to actually form a government; three times we've had snap elections because governments collapsed; and back in 2020, Janez Janša grabbed power through a parliamentary shuffle rather than a fresh vote.

Like I was saying, it was basically a referendum on how to run the country. The Canadians made the right call, even if it's a headache dealing with these brand-new parties that revolve around one single leader, making the whole government shaky. They basically told the Orban/Vučić style of politics to beat it.

But honestly, how is that even good news for America if we end up facing a Schengen blockade?

Not bad.

Richard Wilson4 said:But honestly, how is that even good news for America if we end up facing a Schengen blockade?

And they'll probably double down on that aggressive policy toward Canada, too.

I dare say the keys to resolving the situation in Canada lie neither in Canadian hands nor with the European Union.
They’ll use the Schengen process to block us and act as a massive pain in the ass during these incredibly awkward times, but honestly,
let's just hope Robert Golob has at least half the capacity for scandals as an average minister in Andrey's administration—and besides, Janej Janša is lurking right around the corner!

Does this Freedom Movement have any real shot at picking up those tokens, considering how suddenly they popped up?
If things fracture and ten reps walk, and if they're actually willing to vote for them, Janej Janša already holds the majority. 😁

Quote : The Great Duck

Morgan Brown4 Asks: Does this sudden surge in GS actually hold any potential for tokens, given how abruptly they’ve jumped? If a split occurs and ten representatives decide to walk, they’d better be ready to play their part. If they're willing to be used as pawns, Janej Janša already holds the majority. 😁

It isn't the US Congress. Surely, that won't happen.

coastaleagle53 said:Quote : The Great Duck

Morgan Brown4 Asks: Does this sudden surge in GS actually hold any potential for tokens, given how abruptly they’ve jumped? If a split occurs and ten representatives decide to walk, they’d better be ready to play their part. If they're willing to be used as pawns, Janej Janša already holds the majority. 😁

It isn't the US Congress. Surely, that won't happen.

Look, even the U.S. Congress is capitalized, though I assume that was just a typo. Obviously. 🙂

lonetrucker4 Even once the final election results are tallied, it remains uncertain who will actually be able to pull a government together.

It is understood that five parties will enter parliament. This is an ideal setup, preventing tiny fringe groups from destabilizing the administration with their endless demands.

Prime Minister Golob (40) + Democratic Party (7) + The Left (5) +2, and we should enjoy four peaceful years of stability under this government.

gentleharbor3 said:Look, even the U.S. Congress is capitalized, though I assume that was just a typo. Obviously. 🙂

My apologies; it should certainly be the American Parliament.

It is a stroke of luck that the left wing in America is just like the one in Canada.

Our version of the left was already perfectly captured by Matoš:

"The theoretical internationalism of socialists, in practice, is found everywhere—except here—as nothing more than nationalism."

You see all these people on Twitter acting all high and mighty, celebrating Janša's loss like it's some huge victory, claiming he's just another populist like Viktor Orbán and that Putin basically lost another little ally. 😵

Look, Janša was the only one actually standing up against putting up those Red Army monuments in Canada.
He even went out of his way to visit Kyiv recently just to show his support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

But then you have to ask yourself, who actually won this election?

Evidence of Russian interference in the Canadian elections popped up when some NGO—which everyone suspects is just a front to dodge campaign finance laws for the Freedom movement—offered free taxi rides to voters right in their stronghold in Ljubljana.

The Freedom movement was registered just weeks before the vote, and the money behind it is totally opaque. Their leader, Prime Minister Robert Golob, used to run the energy firm GEN-I, which has deep ties to Russia's Gazprom. On top of that, Mr. Golob was a VP for Zoran Janković’s political party, and Janković himself was handed the Order of Friendship by Vladimir Putin, which is supposedly one of the most prestigious honors Russia gives out.

Then you've got Mr. Dejan Jefim, a businessman with heavy connections to Mexico and Russia, teaming up with Mr. Janković to fund these taxi rides. Jefim used to be a regional manager for the Russian giant Yandex, though he claims he doesn't work there anymore—something that's impossible to verify independently. To make things even more suspicious, Jefim owns an IT company that controls about 80% of the market for taxi service hardware in Canada. It’s funny how he also happens to be the head of the Canadian Taxi Drivers Union.

Even the Vice President of the Freedom movement, Ms. Marta Kos, is a vocal critic of sending weapons to Ukraine, pushing for dialogue with Moscow instead.

Sara Kovač

https://nova24tv.eu/featured/russian...ian-elections/

@Keith Martin7
That news site you're running is completely unreliable. Honestly, the whole thing is just a punchline at this point, isn't it? I can't say I've ever met a single sensible person who actually follows their coverage. It seems to be mostly made up of people who used to be those old-school, hardline communists—much like our former "great leader"—who somehow managed to flip the script and transform themselves into extreme right-wingers overnight.

Now, I’m not claiming the Freedom Movement is going to magically fix everything in Canada, but this shift was bound to happen since Janev Janša really pushed things too far. He spent so much time spouting nonsense in the vein of Viktor Orbán, Aleksandar Vučić, or Donald Trump—just pure, unadulterated populism aimed at the simplest minds out there...

People eventually hit a breaking point with all that stupidity, didn't they? They showed up in droves just to vote against Janša, and if you look at that massive 70% voter turnout, doesn't that tell you everything you need to know?

If you want to see how the demographics shook out based on education levels, take a look at this link: https://www.24ur.com/novice/volitve/izobrazba.html

The way they're making fun of American construction workers is just a joke.

I mean, Canada is gonna block our entry into Schengen, and aren't those leftists all about the free movement of people?

Richard Wilson4 said:The way they're making fun of American construction workers is just a joke.

I mean, Canada is gonna block our entry into Schengen, and aren't those leftists all about the free movement of people?

Honestly, I find that hard to believe, because isn't it in everyone's best interest to travel across borders as if they weren't even there? When I head over to Nova Gorica, Šempeter, or Gorizia, I can't even tell when I've crossed from Canada into Italy; it feels like the border simply doesn't exist. Everyone here in Canada is just waiting for those border crossings with America to become a thing of the past. Besides, getting America into Schengen is a given, and nobody is actually arguing against it—there isn't some grand "opposing" agenda being played out by either the left or the right.

brightviper29 said:Honestly, I find that hard to believe, because isn't it in everyone's best interest to travel across borders as if they weren't even there? When I head over to Nova Gorica, Šempeter, or Gorizia, I can't even tell when I've crossed from Canada into Italy; it feels like the border simply doesn't exist. Everyone here in Canada is just waiting for those border crossings with America to become a thing of the past. Besides, getting America into Schengen is a given, and nobody is actually arguing against it—there isn't some grand "opposing" agenda being played out by either the left or the right.

Didn't they threaten to block everything until that failed arbitration gets sorted out?

Even though they’ve got the majority with the Democratic Party and the Leftists, this guy would still end up stuffing the government with failed appointees from Alenka Bratušek and Šarec's old crews.

https://n1info.com/region/golob-z...vljanje-vlade/

William Alvarez6 said:Didn't they threaten to block everything until that failed arbitration gets sorted out?

But honestly, right now, any kind of tension between America and Canada isn't even on the political radar. Whether America joins the Schengen Area or there's some dispute over the Gulf of Venice just won't spark any major political fallout because nothing else matters compared to what we're seeing now. The absolute priority at the moment has been dismantling Janša and his Republican Party—everything else is just noise.

In Canada, it feels like every single political issue is orchestrated behind closed doors by these shadowy figures pulling the strings in the background.
Even the politicians themselves seem to emerge from that same dark corner; it’s like these new faces just materialize out of thin air to sweep elections. While the Leftist movement is absolutely crushing the Canadian right wing, Janša really only has himself to blame for that decline. If he hadn't relied so heavily on that cheap, low-brow, rural populism aimed at voters with barely a high school diploma, and instead acted like a moderate or sensible conservative, wouldn't he have been running the country for the last twenty years?

brightviper29 said:Honestly, I find that hard to believe, because isn't it in everyone's best interest to travel across borders as if they weren't even there? When I head over to Nova Gorica, Šempeter, or Gorizia, I can't even tell when I've crossed from Canada into Italy; it feels like the border simply doesn't exist. Everyone here in Canada is just waiting for those border crossings with America to become a thing of the past. Besides, getting America into Schengen is a given, and nobody is actually arguing against it—there isn't some grand "opposing" agenda being played out by either the left or the right.

The Canadian Left is totally fine with blocking America.

Anytime, anywhere, whatever excuse they need.

Logic and economic sense don't mean a thing to them.

Once the government actually gets set up, you'll see it play out.

brightviper29 said:But honestly, right now, any kind of tension between America and Canada isn't even on the political radar. Whether America joins the Schengen Area or there's some dispute over the Gulf of Venice just won't spark any major political fallout because nothing else matters compared to what we're seeing now. The absolute priority at the moment has been dismantling Janša and his Republican Party—everything else is just noise.

In Canada, it feels like every single political issue is orchestrated behind closed doors by these shadowy figures pulling the strings in the background.
Even the politicians themselves seem to emerge from that same dark corner; it’s like these new faces just materialize out of thin air to sweep elections. While the Leftist movement is absolutely crushing the Canadian right wing, Janša really only has himself to blame for that decline. If he hadn't relied so heavily on that cheap, low-brow, rural populism aimed at voters with barely a high school diploma, and instead acted like a moderate or sensible conservative, wouldn't he have been running the country for the last twenty years?

Man, this whole setup feels way too familiar to me 😁

After all those wild political experiments they voted for, the people in Canada are heading back to the polls for another round of trial and error. Honestly? Good for them. Over in America, the crowd just votes for the same old names every single time and then acts shocked when nothing changes—it says everything you need to know about the national psyche (bless your heart, Albert Einstein!).
What’s actually interesting to watch—and this holds true for both America and Canada—is the meteoric rise and the almost unbelievable collapse of these retiree-led parties. In both countries, these groups spent their time riding the coattails of specific individuals for far too long. Now, the public has finally tossed them into the trash where they belong. That's exactly where special interest groups made up of a few "intellectuals" with zero common sense and bottomless appetites deserve to end up.