According to Czech linguist and mathematician Jakub Marian, over 95% of people in Ireland are able to hold a conversation in English. The other five percent, it would seem, can be found in pubs.
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Raches diversity of economy going backwards
http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/ontario-s-muskoka-brewery-to-pull-out-of-western-provinces-due-to-tax-hike-1.2661817
Former cabinet minister Peter MacKay speaks out in favor of Canada backing France against ISIS!!
http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/peter-mackay-if-asked-by-france-to-help-wage-this-war-we-must-as-do-as-we-have-always-done-answer-the-call
Greennecks…=)
Re: the upcoming climate change meeting in France.
Recognize that we only have as many rights as we can afford. The socialists (including Obama and Trudeau) are about to negotiate the wealthy West’s position of strength away, thus enabling anti-West Muslims to achieve their goal of dominating, subjugating, and eliminating the West. Try watching these negotiations from this perspective.
I would have thought the percentages would have been the other way around?
Re: Climate Change meeting in France.
It’s not a climate change summit. It’s a workshop on taxation. I believe in a monetary system measured in kilowatts, based on the amount of energy that each and every person needs to survive, including transportation. We are partly there. For example, a flight from Calgary to Regina is based largely on the amount of fuel consumed. When I see a government agent sitting in his or her office and playing on the internet all day however, I have a hard time justifying his or her wages. What have they produced? How many kilowatts of energy?? If your answer is nothing, then by now they should realize what we should be paying them?
Canada will lose its energy advantages if Trudeau stays there too long!
Read an interesting post on WUWT last night.
Back to Basics Part 2 – What is Climate Change?
It seems that when the pooh-bahs in the United Nations speak of ‘Climate Change’ they are only talking about MAN MADE climate change.
They call natural climate change ‘climate variability’.
The same way they always mention ‘Carbon’ when speaking of carbon-dioxide.
Gotta know the code.
A very questionable article about the horrors that a diverse snowflake endured.
I’m sure the Parisians can empathize with her pain.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/fear-and-hatred-in-a-grocery-store-how-not-to-treat-muslims-after-the-paris-attacks/article27274186/
Some high profile people are calling bullshit on climate change and want some proof. Hope this is televised.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/federal-eye/wp/2015/11/16/climate-scientists-to-be-grilled-by-congressional-investigators-but-their-e-mails-are-still-off-limits/
Walljy, I knew it wouldn’t take the Globe and Mail more than a few days at most to start publishing whiny articles about the so-called “Muslim backlash”.
As Mark Steyn wisely noted “…there is a large pool of people who…provide a comfort zone within which this virus incubates.”
Full read here: http://www.steynonline.com/7295/cool-civilizational-death-wish-goes-viral
Larry Correia on Paris: http://monsterhunternation.com/2015/11/16/thoughts-on-paris/ epic rant, well worth it.
Justin’s new role model: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/16/corbyn-against-shoot-to-kill-uk-paris-attacks-labour
Liberal Justine: Cheese eating surrender monkey.
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“Trudeau firm on ending Canadian combat role against Islamic State”
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/11/16/trudeau-tells-g20-fighter-jets-out-but-canada-evaluating-role-in-terror-fight.html
“We need COURAGE not candles, and valour not vigils, blasts LEO MCKINSTRY
THE barbarians are inside the gates and our treacherous politicians, brimming with selfrighteousness, invited them here.”
“The institutionalised hypocrisy is at its worst in the failure to address the reality of extreme Islam. Every terrorist atrocity in the West sparks another bout of guilt-ridden introspection as to why Muslims feel so alienated.”
http://www.express.co.uk/comment/columnists/leo-mckinstry/619685/Leo-McKinstry-comment-paris-terror-attack
Fatema, like me, was born and raised in Toronto and wears hijab.
Why? To be provocative? To push islam in our faces?
as I have said in the past. we will have to fight our own, to fight an enemy who wants to kill us, for what we don’t believe.
Forget signing polls, Trudeau is saying “Canadians” want to stop our bombing ISIS in Syria and Iraq. He will not change his silly mind, will not listen to anyone. No surprise he’d go rogue, he is now King and will do whatever he pleases. If we thought the Trudeau Charter couldn’t make this country lose everything it once stood for we are about to find out it can. That document is the biggest threat to our democracy this country could have, it eats away at everything we stand for, an invitation to all comers to come here and ghettoize.
Canada is not in good hands, we are not safe, no country that refuses to fight an evil enemy can expect to thrive and survive by protecting it’s people first and foremost. The Leftists who prance around wearing poppies in remembrance of those who fought and died to save us all from the worst the world had to offer are rank hypocrites.
….SO IT BEGINS!
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/11/breaking-syrian-refugee-already-missing-in-louisiana/
LINK SAYS IT ALL.
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“robert of ottawa observes…
“Fatema, like me, was born and raised in Toronto and wears hijab.”
“Why? To be provocative? To push islam in our faces?”
robert, think occam’s razor. it’s probably because she knows that if she shows bare arms and legs in public… daddy will slit her throat one dark night and toss her body in a dumpster.
two words… mohammed… shafia.
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Screening Syrian refugees after they set foot on our soil is about as dumb as it gets. First,once here the Charter is their friend, it keeps them here with all the rights and privileges afforded those of us born here and whose ancestors built the country the Trudeau Liberals are about to tear down. They have four years to get it done and it’s obvious they’re in a big hurry.
There’s another issue most willfully blind do gooders haven’t figured out, our relationship with the US. There are many states now refusing to take any refugees from Syria, Obumbles’ administration are only taking in 10,000 and it’s not in a couple of weeks but over a period of time, years as opposed to weeks, allowing for proper screening and management.
Given the health care risks alone, there is the potential diseases we never had here as well as TB no doubt they will be bringing to our already strapped systems. The US will make crossing their borders very difficult for Canadians of any stripe and they can’t be blamed, we can look at the bone headed Trudeau Cabal and weep for the next four years.
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“I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a gold-plated pair of vice-grips with Vladdy’s name on them at the KGB Hall of Fame.”
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Playing soon at a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal approved institute of “higher learning” near you!
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-11-16/authoritarian-leftist-activists-demand-end-free-speech-extensive-re-education
5. President Martin must issue a statement to the Amherst College community at large that states we do not tolerate the actions of student(s) who posted the “All Lives Matter” posters, and the “Free Speech” posters that stated that “in memoriam of the true victim of the Missouri Protests: Free Speech.” Also let the student body know that it was racially insensitive to the students of color on our college campus and beyond who are victim to racial harassment and death threats; alert them that Student Affairs may require them to go through the Disciplinary Process if a formal complaint is filed, and that they will be required to attend extensive training for racial and cultural competency.
AGW RIP.
“Snow blanketed the Coquihalla Highway, with up to 25 centimetres expected to pile up on the summit.”
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“Fierce winter storm wreaks havoc in B.C.”
“A fierce winter storm whipped through B.C. Monday, unleashing rain, wind and snow, and causing ferry cancellations, power outages and highway havoc.”
http://www.theprovince.com/technology/fierce+winter+storm+wreaks+havoc/11521849/story.html?google_editors_picks=true
PET Cemetery Report.
There is no joy in Justineville tonight.
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“Former Harper aide found not guilty of influence-peddling”
“The group Democracy Watch is urging the Crown to appeal Tuesday’s decision.”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/former-harper-aide-found-not-guilty-of-influence-peddling/article27301190/
Mohammed: hate from M.O.S.Q.U.E.
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“Assault of Muslim woman in Toronto seems ‘motivated by hate’, police say” (grauniad)
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“Heavy casualties feared after Nigerian bomb explosion”
“Blast rips through packed crowds in town visited last week by president, Muhammadu Buhari, who declared that Boko Haram was close to defeat”
“One local resident, who asked not to be identified, said the blast in the Jambutu area happened shortly after evening prayers as people left the mosque to eat.”
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/17/heavy-casualties-feared-after-nigerian-explosion
AGW RIP.
Red-Green AGW vs Green-Red Mohammed.
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“Activists promise largest climate civil disobedience ever at Paris summit
Thousands expected to take part in ‘red line’ blockades of Paris climate summit, after two weeks of colourful protests that have been dubbed ‘the Climate Games’”
“It is going to be the largest mass civil disobedience climate justice action that we have ever seen in Europe,” said Prayal Parekh, a campaigner with 350.org. “We’re sensing a lot of excitement and appetite. It’s going to be colourful.”
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/08/activists-promise-largest-climate-civil-disobedience-ever-at-paris-summit
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“Paris climate summit march in doubt after talks deadlock
Activists object to French government proposals to scale down protest on 29 November amid security fears following terrorist attacks”
“Talks between the French foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, and campaigners over the fate of a huge march before the forthcoming Paris climate summit have ended without agreement.”
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/17/paris-climate-summit-march-in-doubt-after-talks-deadlock
Dinosaur Obits.
“I won’t be watching CTV news as a direct result of you letting Carole Anne go. She was a great anchor!!!! I’ll be watching CBC.””
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“CTV co-anchor, CFRA staff laid off in Bell Media job cuts”
“Among other casualties were CFRA on-air staffers, Lunch Bunch host Rick Gibbons and on-air reporter and host Shelley McLean, plus many behind-the-scenes staff at both stations including engineers, producers and several sales people.
Their departures come on the heels of the retirement announcemnt Monday by veteran morning show host Steve Madely who told the Citizen that his departure was pre-planned and voluntary.”
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ctv-co-anchor-cfra-staff-laid-off-in-bell-media-job-cuts?google_editors_picks=true