nafta is not about reducing tariffs.

and, abolishing nafta will not erect tariffs.

that was dealt with by the fta and by the wto, as well as by specific bilateral deals like the auto pact.

this study is propagandistic garbage.

http://business.financialpost.com/news/ontario-new-brunswick-most-impacted-if-nafta-implodes-b-c-least-impacted-moodys

there's even an argument that being pro-alcohol liberalization & anti-marijuana liberalization, together, is racist and white supremacist.

alcohol's supposed primacy - long displaced, in reality - in western culture is due solely to it's association with christianity. there was no alcohol in native culture, and it's been banned in many other cultures, including islam.

the reality is that marijuana is the preferred drug of choice in most non-white cultures. by showing a preference to alcohol, you are in turn showing a preference to whiteness.

it may be unconscious, but the criticism is legit.

the "but alcohol is cultural" argument is a joke.

do a survey: how many people have been to church in the last year, v. how many people have listened to hip-hop, reggae, techno or rock music.

marijuana is the culture.

it's alcohol that isn't.

to all liberal mpps,

do you want to lose your seat over holding to an unpopular and regressive position on access to pot?

think it through,
deathtokoalas

she's done.

let's get the machine behind the ndp, asap.

maybe she could invite jeff sessions to toronto for a photo-op?

conservatives in canada have run on liberalizing access to marijuana before: it's probably why joe clark won his short-lived minority in 1979.

but, can anybody give me an example of any politician in the english-speaking world running against liberalizing access to marijuana and winning?

anywhere?

i repeat: what wynne wants to do is take the issue off the table, by mimicking ford's positions.

she does not want to run an anti-pot campaign.

if this is a ballot issue, she will lose.

and, while i'd rather see the liberals win, i'm not sinking on this ship: i'm going to bolt to the ndp immediately, to prevent the vote from splitting.

liberals may vote for the right-wing parties from time to time out of protest or general disgust.

and, there's a socially moderate swing in the middle that the liberals can get out of protest, if they think the conservatives are leaning too far to the right.

but, conservatives do not vote liberal out of solidarity. ever.

and, when liberals try to attract conservatives, the end result is that the vote simply caves.

i pointed this out months ago: this party's anti-marijuana zealotry is a weakness that is going to backfire. because, when you try to hug this imaginary "mushy middle", you just end up repelling both sides of the spectrum.

ask thomas mulcair. or michael ignatieff.

it doesn't work.

worse, wynne has actually recently allowed alcohol sales at grocery stores and made a big deal about it - this is simply rank hypocrisy at it's worst.

nobody is talking about putting pot out in the candy bars, although i might suggest that the candy bars are actually more dangerous than the pot. pot doesn't give you diabetes. it's just hard right scare mongering.

she's completely out of touch.

it's not too late for a caucus revolt...

if ford pushes the issue, she will not win the election without moderating her position. it would be wise to get out ahead of it, take the issue off the table and change the topic.

i really hope the election doesn't come down to a ballot question on where we can buy pot.

but, ontarians are not zealots. and they will at best avoid voting at all.

wynne foolishly took the bait. let's hope horwath is smarter.

as expected, the crackheads moved to this side of the room as soon as i posted i had moved here.

they're purposefully trying to ignore me.

i can here them moving around furniture....

*shrug*. hopefully, it just helps me find the holes better.

this is a stupid position to take, and she's going to end up in third place if she holds to it. she should not have taken the bait...

it's going to be unfortunate to see her undo her own legacy by holding to a puritanical view on marijuana. but, so be it.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/03/15/news/ontario-premier-wynne-calls-tory-leader-doug-fords-comments-pot-reckless

when is our political leadership going to clue-in to the reality around this guy and just stopping wasting their time with him?

he might not even survive out his term. what i mean is that he could very well die in office; he's in bad shape.

just wait the guy out.

better yet - pull out of nafta, revert to the fta and set the ball rolling for a new bilateral deal with the next president.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/15/politics/trump-trudeau-trade-meeting/index.html

when old news shows up in the suggested pile.

this is bannon cracking under pressure. nobody is going to believe he accused the wrong guy.

people would have been far more likely to believe he meant to say that trump jr was reasonous. the t was just misheard. as in, like, really smart. just like his dad.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/07/steve-bannon-treason-donald-trump-jr-michael-wolff-fire-fury

my bed is reassembled, at least; i guess i needed some sleep, as i've spent the better part of the last 30 hours passed out.

i'm going to need to air out and smoke proof the bedroom first, and then slowly expand to the rest of the apartment. but, i'd like to spend the night working, primarily.