Totally Offside
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Sure but when the pipeline fails, they'll still be up against that. It's just kicking the can down the road.
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Sure but when the pipeline fails, they'll still be up against that. It's just kicking the can down the road.
I think the real answer is in the middle. People on here are overstating how much of a capitulation this was and underestimating the value of what Smith gave up. But this article is understating the downside imo. BC/First Nations are going to rightfully see this as the feds not having their back.
November 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I think the real answer is in the middle. People on here are overstating how much of a capitulation this was and underestimating the value of what Smith gave up. But this article is understating the downside imo. BC/First Nations are going to rightfully see this as the feds not having their back.
The NDP have an excellent opportunity right now to own left wing politics in Canada in earnest but I have no faith they'll take it.
November 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The NDP have an excellent opportunity right now to own left wing politics in Canada in earnest but I have no faith they'll take it.
I think it's in between these two taeks. He knows it's not getting built and he sees an opportunity to score some wins from it but also it comes at the cost of pissing off BC, first Nations groups, more.
November 28, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I think it's in between these two taeks. He knows it's not getting built and he sees an opportunity to score some wins from it but also it comes at the cost of pissing off BC, first Nations groups, more.
Oh I don't think this is a good motive. More like a different bad motive in this case. "Let's just make Alberta hate BC instead of us" seem like not good long term planning on your future prospects with either province.
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Oh I don't think this is a good motive. More like a different bad motive in this case. "Let's just make Alberta hate BC instead of us" seem like not good long term planning on your future prospects with either province.
I have a bigger issue with this than the trump stuff because there is an implication with this that the feds are fine pitting provinces against eachother. With trump, he basically just called him a special little guy and gave him nothing.
November 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I have a bigger issue with this than the trump stuff because there is an implication with this that the feds are fine pitting provinces against eachother. With trump, he basically just called him a special little guy and gave him nothing.
I think it was done to ignore pushback on mining expansion in Ontario tbh. BC as a province will raise hell of they try to ram this through against their will and they'll win in court.
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I think it was done to ignore pushback on mining expansion in Ontario tbh. BC as a province will raise hell of they try to ram this through against their will and they'll win in court.
I do kinda think the Libs know there are a million ways this could die that wouldn't be technically on them so they are just gonna say "sure, absolutely. Let's do it." Sets a pretty bad precedent though given this pretty clearly is going to put provinces against eachother.
November 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I do kinda think the Libs know there are a million ways this could die that wouldn't be technically on them so they are just gonna say "sure, absolutely. Let's do it." Sets a pretty bad precedent though given this pretty clearly is going to put provinces against eachother.
Can you ask him to do to the Leafs whatever he did to reverse curse the Blue Jays?
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Can you ask him to do to the Leafs whatever he did to reverse curse the Blue Jays?
Couldn't tell you!
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Couldn't tell you!
Is that Kevin Vuong beside Mulroney?
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Is that Kevin Vuong beside Mulroney?
They had to find the only guy in the galaxy who could hack the ship! They came back with some random other guy who did the job just fine.
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
They had to find the only guy in the galaxy who could hack the ship! They came back with some random other guy who did the job just fine.
Absolutely correct. One of my most infuriating movie watching experiences ever.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Absolutely correct. One of my most infuriating movie watching experiences ever.
That must have been it!
November 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
That must have been it!
"I was one 11 people watching them at a shitty bar in Hamburg. Didn't care for them!"
November 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"I was one 11 people watching them at a shitty bar in Hamburg. Didn't care for them!"
Yeah it's a pretty empty argument, almost always based in wanting to seem edgy. They have like a hundred hits across a variety of styles. They don't need to be everybody's favorite but calling them "bad actually" is objectively wrong.
November 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Yeah it's a pretty empty argument, almost always based in wanting to seem edgy. They have like a hundred hits across a variety of styles. They don't need to be everybody's favorite but calling them "bad actually" is objectively wrong.
Love listening to bands 2 years before their debut album and 4 years before their breakthrough album!
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Love listening to bands 2 years before their debut album and 4 years before their breakthrough album!
That's how I remember it!
November 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
That's how I remember it!
Yeah I'll only buy sealed boxes online from sellers with a thousands of sales and a 100% rating with comments like "I pulled X card from this seller. They aren't resealing."
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Yeah I'll only buy sealed boxes online from sellers with a thousands of sales and a 100% rating with comments like "I pulled X card from this seller. They aren't resealing."
Yeah that's what I do basically. But that sucks ass. Like my son needs his dad to vet an establishment before buying a pack of cards. Then they cost twice what they should even from them. Lame as hell.
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Yeah that's what I do basically. But that sucks ass. Like my son needs his dad to vet an establishment before buying a pack of cards. Then they cost twice what they should even from them. Lame as hell.
Bought him a booster box for xmas just to give him a chance of opening up something cool that hadn't been snagged by a 45 y/o reseller. Which is a sad state of affairs. Being able to take $5 to a corner store and maybe coming away with a holo starter is a right of passage that is basically dead.
November 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Bought him a booster box for xmas just to give him a chance of opening up something cool that hadn't been snagged by a 45 y/o reseller. Which is a sad state of affairs. Being able to take $5 to a corner store and maybe coming away with a holo starter is a right of passage that is basically dead.