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MedeaLysistrata
02/18/18 4:07:26 PM
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https://tinyurl.com/yc4fnrdp

Balducci asked the delegates in Ottawa to raise their hands if they brought their own rolls of toilet paper to the convention hall. No one raised their hand. Then she said it's for "patriarchal reasons" that those who menstruate aren't offered the same considerations.

"I often wonder if men got periods how different this conversation would be," she said, highlighting that it's a feminist, working-class, and poverty issue.

Tax break on menstrual products

In 2015, the NDP tabled a motion to scrap the tax on menstrual products, calling it "unfair" and "discriminatory." It gained the support of the Conservative government.

The tax break came into effect on Canada Day of that year.

The resolution on menstrual products is part of a progressive suite of policy ideas delegates have approved so far at the convention, which wraps up Sunday.

Other resolutions that were carried include:

National dental care
Pharmacare
Decriminalization of all personal drugs.
The ideas are set to shape the party's platform ahead of next year's general election.

The convention marks the first time Jagmeet Singh will address delegates as NDP leader.

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MedeaLysistrata
02/19/18 3:16:59 PM
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Antifar
02/19/18 3:18:26 PM
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God bless
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Doom_Art
02/19/18 3:19:38 PM
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It is actually bullshit that stuff like that isn't covered though
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K181
02/19/18 3:21:25 PM
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Don't have an issue with that at all. Complete decriminalization of all drugs seems to be pushing it, though. Emphasis should be on treatment rather than incarceration, but I don't think that decriminalizing meth or heroin would be a good step.
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Kaname_Madoka
02/19/18 3:21:54 PM
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Good.

I'm going to vote for him in 2019, I think.
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MedeaLysistrata
02/19/18 3:23:57 PM
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Kaname_Madoka posted...
Good.

I'm going to vote for him in 2019, I think.

me too probably

i think he'll do well in BC and Ontario, but the east will probably stick to the Liberals as they usually do.
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Bio1590
02/19/18 3:24:24 PM
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They need to not only go after dental care but eye care as well.
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Tupacrulez
02/19/18 3:37:26 PM
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I'm interested in this, but also interested in how they figure they're going to pay for all of it.
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averagejoel
02/19/18 3:41:55 PM
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Singh is a bit centrist and "peaceful model minority" for my liking, but he'll probably get my vote too unless the Green candidate is really fucking good
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SGT_Conti
02/19/18 3:43:34 PM
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K181 posted...
Don't have an issue with that at all. Complete decriminalization of all drugs seems to be pushing it, though. Emphasis should be on treatment rather than incarceration, but I don't think that decriminalizing meth or heroin would be a good step.

I think it's because decriminalization can be seen as a step toward treatment. If you know you have a problem and want to seek help, you won't get arrested for having bought illegal drugs. It's part of the reason the safe injection sites have ended up pretty good.
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DragonGirlYuki
02/19/18 3:46:31 PM
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They ruin the economy though with big spending and huge deficits. Will not vote for them since I don't trust them to manage the economy properly.
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Doom_Art
02/19/18 3:47:25 PM
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DragonGirlYuki posted...
They ruin the economy though with big spending and huge deficits.

how's that any different from the Conservatives though

also they've never formed a government
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DragonGirlYuki
02/19/18 3:48:39 PM
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They have formed provincial government and ruined BC in the 90s.
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electricbugs2
02/19/18 3:49:07 PM
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Doom_Art posted...
also they've never formed a government

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Ferry_Scandal
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DragonGirlYuki
02/19/18 3:50:30 PM
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electricbugs2 posted...
Doom_Art posted...
also they've never formed a government

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Ferry_Scandal

Government waste at its finest.
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Doom_Art
02/19/18 3:52:03 PM
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Duh doi I forgot about provincial governments. Disregard that then pls
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DragonGirlYuki
02/19/18 3:54:10 PM
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Right now they are ruining BC again by starting a trade war with Alberta although you can't really blame 100% because the Greens are holding them by the nose.
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Antifar
02/19/18 3:57:06 PM
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electricbugs2 posted...
Doom_Art posted...
also they've never formed a government

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Ferry_Scandal

Oh wow, these are different fast ferry scandals than the one I'm familiar with between Toronto and Rochester
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SGT_Conti
02/19/18 4:00:09 PM
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DragonGirlYuki posted...
They ruin the economy though with big spending and huge deficits. Will not vote for them since I don't trust them to manage the economy properly.

None of the major parties are really able to manage the economy. It's really a case of picking your poison on what you want mismanaged the most.
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Kaname_Madoka
02/19/18 4:04:13 PM
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averagejoel posted...
peaceful model minority

:/
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Bio1590
02/19/18 4:07:00 PM
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I just hope literal Andrew Scheer doesn't win though, holy fuck. Guy was enough of a partisan hack as the Speaker.
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averagejoel
02/19/18 4:10:33 PM
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Kaname_Madoka posted...
averagejoel posted...
peaceful model minority

:/

he got popular by making a point of not punching a woman who said he had ties to the Muslim Brotherhood

I just want someone who's radical
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Kaname_Madoka
02/19/18 4:15:20 PM
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averagejoel posted...
Kaname_Madoka posted...
averagejoel posted...
peaceful model minority

:/

he got popular by making a point of not punching a woman who said he had ties to the Muslim Brotherhood

I just want someone who's radical

you don't really need to bring his race up :/
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Tupacrulez
02/19/18 4:15:59 PM
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I'm not going to vote NDP because they too support this carbon tax bullshit.

That alone is enough for me to vote conservative. The carbon tax is a joke, and severely hurts Canadians.
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Tupacrulez
02/19/18 4:16:36 PM
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Bio1590 posted...
I just hope literal Andrew Scheer doesn't win though, holy fuck. Guy was enough of a partisan hack as the Speaker.


At least he's not openly in favor of more government theft by carbon tax.
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Bio1590
02/19/18 4:30:27 PM
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Are you just buying the shit being spewed by the Federal PCs on the Carbon Tax? It's literally a tax designed to reduce people's usage of the stuff it's applied to, meaning that the amount of money it brings in is expected to fall year-over-year. BC successfully implemented a carbon tax like a dozen years ago, and even literal fucking Preston Manning is in favour of carbon tax as a concept.
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DragonGirlYuki
02/19/18 4:37:37 PM
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The thing is that oil and energy is an inelastic good. It isn't going to drastically reduce demand. If anything people will suck it up and live with the cash grab.
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Tupacrulez
02/19/18 4:38:01 PM
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Bio1590 posted...
Are you just buying the shit being spewed by the Federal PCs on the Carbon Tax? It's literally a tax designed to reduce people's usage of the stuff it's applied to, meaning that the amount of money it brings in is expected to fall year-over-year. BC successfully implemented a carbon tax like a dozen years ago, and even literal fucking Preston Manning is in favour of carbon tax as a concept.


I don't care a fucking tinkers damn what it is SUPPOSED to do.

Govco is in favour of it because it gives them money.

I am NEVER in favor if more taxes. Taxation in total on the average Canadian is up past 40%.we don't need more taxation to pay for Justin Trudeaus horrific spending practices.

Also, LAWL, designed to curb spending. Yeah, we'll just stop buying fuel and food since they have a carbon tax.

Not even to mention that carbon ISN'T THE THING CAUSING CLIMATE CHANGE, and that Canada isn't a significant contributor to it globally anyway.

Its a govco move to introduce another tax. That's all.
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Bio1590
02/19/18 4:40:43 PM
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DragonGirlYuki posted...
The thing is that oil and energy is an inelastic good. It isn't going to drastically reduce demand. If anything people will suck it up and live with the cash grab.

BC actually saw reductions in emissions in what the tax applied to and it didn't hurt their economy.
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Tupacrulez
02/19/18 4:50:43 PM
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Bio1590 posted...
DragonGirlYuki posted...
The thing is that oil and energy is an inelastic good. It isn't going to drastically reduce demand. If anything people will suck it up and live with the cash grab.

BC actually saw reductions in emissions in what the tax applied to and it didn't hurt their economy.


Their economy is tourism and rich Chinese people flashing their cash buying shit.
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Kaname_Madoka
02/19/18 4:54:18 PM
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Tupacrulez posted...
Bio1590 posted...
DragonGirlYuki posted...
The thing is that oil and energy is an inelastic good. It isn't going to drastically reduce demand. If anything people will suck it up and live with the cash grab.

BC actually saw reductions in emissions in what the tax applied to and it didn't hurt their economy.


Their economy is tourism and rich Chinese people flashing their cash buying shit.

What about trees
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Tupacrulez
02/19/18 5:00:12 PM
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Kaname_Madoka posted...
Tupacrulez posted...
Bio1590 posted...
DragonGirlYuki posted...
The thing is that oil and energy is an inelastic good. It isn't going to drastically reduce demand. If anything people will suck it up and live with the cash grab.

BC actually saw reductions in emissions in what the tax applied to and it didn't hurt their economy.


Their economy is tourism and rich Chinese people flashing their cash buying shit.

What about trees


Carbon tax makes buying BC softwood lumber more expensive than buying US shit. It prices our people out of the market.

Liberals like that idea cause they think the country can just run a giant amount if debt and the budget will balance itself.
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