tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post4412202394196145158..comments2024-02-17T03:22:53.951-05:00Comments on No Dogs or Anglophones: Merry Christmas and an Awesome New Year!Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05699783315783642466noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-67148919874735572132014-01-02T00:12:32.394-05:002014-01-02T00:12:32.394-05:00Happy New Year AC - Yes, I agree with you. The un...Happy New Year AC - Yes, I agree with you. The unions, especially in quebec, are involved with the mafia. But, I also believe, all the provincial political parties, knew about the corruption and "overlooked" it when doing their jobs. I think every political party in quebec in involved in the corruption that has been going on for 75 years or more. I think it was cebeuq that brought it up earlier; all I know is the ones that may be innocent are the ones that were just formed in the last 5 years or so and that is because they haven't learned how to do it correctly yet! Cutie003https://www.blogger.com/profile/09298173716590278098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-90750023734147368292014-01-02T00:03:01.999-05:002014-01-02T00:03:01.999-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cutie003https://www.blogger.com/profile/09298173716590278098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-44114235950611185122014-01-01T21:15:24.869-05:002014-01-01T21:15:24.869-05:00FROM ED
Troy. You're right. I remember when D...FROM ED <br />Troy. You're right. I remember when Dorval was the only airport in Canada big enough to land the Jumbo Jets when they first came out. Montreal having the best harbour helped. Cross Atlantic air travel was expensive. People from Europe arrived by ship and flew across North America.With the death of passenger shipping to Montreal, Dorval became the link for practically all of Europe, South and Central America and some of the mid east. By the way the reason Plattsburgh airport is growing is because of the cost of travel in Canada. My sister flies to California to visit our other sister twice per year. She flies or I drive her to Plattsburgh where she saves hundreds of dollars from there. EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-55956900902688552382014-01-01T20:58:31.787-05:002014-01-01T20:58:31.787-05:00FROM ED
Complicated, You're wrong there! Ther...FROM ED <br />Complicated, You're wrong there! There is one thing that will change if we reelect the Liberals. The PQ will be gone. Why can't you see that? The millions of farmers in the back woods are not going to vote for a party that they never heard of. They will vote PQ or Liberal..<br />Do you think these ancient types are going to go for something new. The Liberal party has established people in these areas.that go way back unforgotten. It would take decades to establish a new party in areas where people still think after two hundred years that we are invaders. Why do you want to elect the PQ again. We don't even know which way CAQ is going to. We will only know when an election is called and parties will be forced to declare themselves. In the mean time you're doing the same thing you did before the last election. Putting the Liberals down and promoting CAQ is what gave us the PQ. Why not work as a team to get rid of the real terrorist Partie Quebecois. EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-53489040032383068002014-01-01T20:35:53.870-05:002014-01-01T20:35:53.870-05:00FROM ED
STM, It brought a smile to my face when yo...FROM ED<br />STM, It brought a smile to my face when you mention running with the doors open. It brought to mind the old Montreal street cars. There was a steel step that folded down at the back door where you had to get on. A half dozen people would crowd on the step holding on the three bars as the machine started to move and had to wait for people to get off the front door. On Notre Dame street your ass would be flying above the parked cars and you hoped nobody had their<br />radio antenna up. The street cars that were built before the war were being used after the war in ice and snow with times when everyone had to get off and help slide the machine back on the tracks Air conditioning is so small by comparison. There have been no accidents due to aging cars. It used to take me an hour from Verdun to my place of work riding buses, street car and the bus again. Today it takes me 20 minutes from home to the same place (although I no longer work there).in reasonable comfort and warmth. . Ed<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-6314342089286538852014-01-01T20:07:12.343-05:002014-01-01T20:07:12.343-05:00FROM ED
Chris, When talking about wood stoves one ...FROM ED<br />Chris, When talking about wood stoves one has to remember Quebec Geography, Quebec is mainly farm areas where wood and oil stoves are essential. Many homes in the outlands have no electricity and people are primitively oliving as their forefathers did. My Grandmother lived in Weir near St Adele for 14 winters with only a wood stove and no electricity whatsoever. The home she lives in is still without electeric.<br />In Verdun my son has a wood stove that takes one special low admission log and the whole is house is warm. They ust it only on extremely cold nights and when the electricity goes off. As it did recently for hundreds for thousands of Quebecers. Hydro Quebec is not a sure thing. A wood stove is for heat and for cooking.<br />Wood stoves are disappearing rapidly in Montreal as land lords modernizing houses remove chimneys which can't be replaced. At the moment Hydro rates are reasonably low but a change of government might bring some big surprises. I hope they don't move too fast on this. If a hundred thousand Montrealers have to switch to electricity can Hydro handle it? There are questions to be answered. When comparing emissions to cars, remember that wood stoves are only used in cold weather, autos and buses and airplanes pump out their smog all year round.<br />If it's any help my guess would be that businessmen and tourists to the orient make Vancouver large on top of the fact that it's also an international shipping port. EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-33918092598903646882014-01-01T19:04:04.577-05:002014-01-01T19:04:04.577-05:00FROM ED
Yes Abdull, How long will it take you to g...FROM ED<br />Yes Abdull, How long will it take you to get it? The PQ does not want immigrants, They want your votes and talents but they will never consider you a Quebecois. Think about it! We Angolos have been here for more than two centuries and even though we speak French as well as English they don't consider us full citizens of Quebec. If you give them your support, they will use you to help get reelected and after you will be second or third class citizens as they will decide until they get you out of the province: Exactly the same as they are doing to us. EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-65418055630406951972014-01-01T18:49:50.502-05:002014-01-01T18:49:50.502-05:00Maintenance is bad. It delays purchases from Bomb...Maintenance is bad. It delays purchases from Bombardier for new rail cars.<br /><br />The STM is full of useless acn;t find the end of the string union members. Fixing and maintaining "rolling stock" is way too complicated except for the 10 real mechanics that work there.<br /><br />Al the other union mechanics are "no work" and "seppie friend" jobs. They can;t jump start a car let alone fix a bus or metro car.<br /><br />cebeuqnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-81607860197278455032014-01-01T16:20:30.255-05:002014-01-01T16:20:30.255-05:00Actually, Peter, Cutie and Student are all wrong h...Actually, Peter, Cutie and Student are all wrong here.<br /><br />Anyone who knows anything about the Mafia knows they have no political loyalties.<br /><br />Which means that if anything, the PQ/separatist movement got more funding from the Mafia (mostly inadvertent) by way of public unions.<br /><br />Do some reading - unions are the number one syphon filter for laundered money and third-party bribery.<br /><br />Al Capone pioneered this in modern times and the practice continues today. Why do you think the heads of hte FTQ tried to prevent the Charbonneau commission from playing wire recordings?<br /><br />Mafia bribery >>> unions >>> GovernmentAnonymous Cowardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-12936692023801427692014-01-01T13:04:00.142-05:002014-01-01T13:04:00.142-05:00@cutie003
it has nothing to do with feelings mate...@cutie003<br /><br />it has nothing to do with feelings mate.studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-91326929687007378472013-12-31T19:00:30.192-05:002013-12-31T19:00:30.192-05:00http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=267606
La...http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=267606<br /><br />Latest fun from the Separatist Terror Militia (STM), and what happens when they use subway rolling stock that's over 50 years old! No problem they say, this happens several times a year!<br /><br />Hah, maybe running the cars with the doors open between stops is their alternative for lack of air conditioning!<br />Separatist Terror Militia (STM)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-32979479536876747152013-12-31T17:37:27.394-05:002013-12-31T17:37:27.394-05:00In your opinion Peter - we don't all feel that...In your opinion Peter - we don't all feel that way. Cutie003https://www.blogger.com/profile/09298173716590278098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-15690911321645482252013-12-31T17:36:02.145-05:002013-12-31T17:36:02.145-05:00Following the introduction of the Charter, they wo...Following the introduction of the Charter, they would be complete fools to be involved in any kind of separatist movement knowing that they will never be accepted as "Quebecois" = if they didn't know before that is (which was always evident). At least now they have movement within Canada = should quebec separate, there goes that luxury.<br />Cutie003https://www.blogger.com/profile/09298173716590278098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-55563374781605890132013-12-31T15:19:22.524-05:002013-12-31T15:19:22.524-05:00Vito Rizzuto > LiberalsVito Rizzuto > LiberalsPeter Lesoirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-32294262511907304382013-12-31T15:16:07.871-05:002013-12-31T15:16:07.871-05:00+ According to some people on this blog, immigrant...+ According to some people on this blog, immigrants are not allowed to be separatists...<br /><br />Abdulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-90485927806627391402013-12-31T15:10:46.977-05:002013-12-31T15:10:46.977-05:00 ED -
You want to know what the Liberals have d... ED - <br /> You want to know what the Liberals have done for us. They have added as much debt as the PQ over the past 40 years. They have passed and maintained many restrictive and unconstitutional laws against the english language. They presided over probably the worst corruption in Canadian history and either did not know about it, actively participated in it or didnt care..in all three cases its a big fail. They completely mishandled the student strike in 2012.<br /> IMO their time is up..nothing will change here if we keep electing the Liberals or the PQ and anyone who says otherwise is a fool complicatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-32530440419787506242013-12-31T15:07:01.920-05:002013-12-31T15:07:01.920-05:00un gars - You do have a point. There is at times a...un gars - You do have a point. There is at times a certain level of hypocrisy on this blog. Some of the comments towards Quebecers are really no better than the comments that we hear from the seperatists towards anglos. So not sure either side can claim any moral high ground. <br /><br /> I do wish this blog was a little more fair at times. Its so incredibly biased..we all dislike the PQ and their policies but lets take a breath sometimes. <br /><br /> For instance there have been a couple commentaries from the editor which I found unfair. They were in reference to the Quebec entertainment industry and how it pales in comparison to Hollywood. Honestly I think Hollywood produces a lot of absolute crap..its all about the marketing in the end and the americans can market anything and make it sound great. I think Quebec produces some great movies and has some pretty talented artists especially given its small size. I wish for a world with far less american culture. And english canada is an absolute embarassment..the shows are just unwatchable..its essentially a lame effort to mimic american culture. <br /><br /> What I find pathetic is how the canadian media talks nonstop about Hollywood and their so called celebrities. Most of these people are among the lowest form of life in the world..people like Miley Cyrus, Paris Hilton, kanye west - wow such intellect such incredible talent..give me a flipping break. You turn on the radio in Montreal and they are gushing over what some american talk show host said last night..its embarassing how Canadians lap up all the american garbage. <br /><br /> What I have realized on my many trips to the USA is how hyped up everything is down there. How many times do you see signs like " worlds best burger" or worlds best something. Then you go try it and its very average in the end. The americans are incredible self-promoters but honestly in the end much of what they have to offer is disappointing. <br /><br />complicatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-84067281494841287602013-12-31T14:56:39.516-05:002013-12-31T14:56:39.516-05:00That's what she said!That's what she said!Sylvain Raciste Premiernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-14404175081896751302013-12-31T14:51:50.844-05:002013-12-31T14:51:50.844-05:00RIP Vito RizzutoRIP Vito RizzutoPeter Lesoirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-15031536213169013742013-12-31T13:21:09.688-05:002013-12-31T13:21:09.688-05:00Hello,
Mcgill ranked Montreal with the second wor...Hello,<br /><br />Mcgill ranked Montreal with the second worst air quality in all of Canada next to Sarnia, Ontario. The reason for this is because of the high number of wood stoves and fireplaces that are in use on the island that produce large numbers of particles in the air that lead to respiratory issues, premature heart attacks and eventually lung cancer. The World Health Organization recently put air pollution as being a direct link to lung cancer. I have tried desperately to try and get municipalities in the West Island to try and place bylaws or burn bans on smog days to try and stop the air from being poisoned by air pollution. There seems to be this attitude among many Quebecers that we are more environmentally friendly because we support electric automobiles and other initiatives and have better environmental practices compared to Alberta and the oil sands. Unfortunately, over 40% of air pollution comes from wood stoves and fireplaces in the winter time whereas only 15% is caused by automobiles because of advances in combustion technology that prevent cars from shooting out more exhaust then they need to. Many Quebecois like their stoves and fireplaces as a cultural and ritual practice and for recreational purposes rather than taking a practical stand based on science and health information which are telling homeowners to abandon these devices because of their effects on the health of others. The editor of this blog wrote a nice article about the misconception of Quebec being environmentally friendly a few months ago. I would imagine that the hit to the economy would be a bigger problem for the airport as other cities have large airports and have less air pollution than we do. Also, based on Geography, Plattsburgh airport is starting to steal passengers away from Montreal and the big apple's airports on the east coast don't help either compared to Toronto which is a major hub like Newark, NJ. I don't know why Vancouver's airport would be larger than Montreal's but maybe there aren't as good alternatives south of the border on the West coast? At this point, i'm surprised that Toronto doesn't have 2 major airport hubs based on population size.chris l.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-27874889781281423182013-12-31T09:38:55.324-05:002013-12-31T09:38:55.324-05:00@troy
"student is a female."
where did...@troy<br /><br />"student is a female."<br /><br />where did you get that mate?!? i'm curious to know because i never gave any hint about it.<br /><br />or ar you a sexist like anonymous coward and sylvain raciste and you think using "female" will decrease my credibility?studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-26722730634744657092013-12-30T21:23:26.428-05:002013-12-30T21:23:26.428-05:00Un gars bien sympathique de Frankfort,
student is...Un gars bien sympathique de Frankfort,<br /><br />student is a female. You would be more correct to call her "Taliban girl".Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09960771543572680283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-43153765515195479342013-12-30T20:06:02.654-05:002013-12-30T20:06:02.654-05:00Congratulations to Quebec environmentalists.
For ...Congratulations to Quebec environmentalists.<br /><br />For the first time ever, in 2013 Montreal Trudeau International Airport places itself in the 4th position as the busiest airport in Canada, after Toronto Pearson International, Vancouver International and Calgary International. In the years past, YUL was in the 3rd position, a position that is now taken by YYC. This news is surely a good news for Quebec environmentalists since it means that Montreal suffers less air pollution from air traffic than the other cities.<br /><br />It is worth noted that from its beginning in the 1940s until 1975, Dorval airport was the busiest airport in Canada, by a wide margin.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09960771543572680283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-77319034225284560882013-12-30T18:37:28.162-05:002013-12-30T18:37:28.162-05:00http://www.timminspress.com/2013/12/30/time-to-tak...http://www.timminspress.com/2013/12/30/time-to-take-a-stand-against-quebecCutie003https://www.blogger.com/profile/09298173716590278098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-83706612328915732192013-12-29T21:00:45.933-05:002013-12-29T21:00:45.933-05:00FROM ED
From the Gazette one year ago. I seem to r...FROM ED<br />From the Gazette one year ago. I seem to remember from Andrew Coyne<br />"Looming large over Mme. Marois and Nicolas Marceau, her finance minister, is the increased scrutiny that any separatist government faces when it comes to the annual deficit and the Quebec debt. It has been the practice of the financial markets to put greater pressure on PQ governments to deliver good financial management than their Liberal equivalents since the threat of sovereignty would increase the required yield on Quebec debt. As long as Liberal governments were cooperating with Ottawa, there was no threat that Quebec would go it alone and there was implied support from their federal partners. If Quebec were to seek to acquire further powers in an effort to distance itself from Ottawa’s intrusions, then the corollary would be that it would also withdraw from the fed’s support as well, most notably concerning transfer payments. Quebec cannot move out of its parent’s house and still expect the old homestead to help it make ends meet at the end of the month – the other provinces would have nothing of it. The question Quebeckers need to ask themselves at the outset of this government’s mandate is whether or not, based on historical and current activities, the PQ government can be expected to deliver sane financial management within which investment and employment can continue to grow." <br />For those who continually ask, "What have the Liberals ever done for us?" The answer is they kept us in Canada and kept the economy moving ahead. They gave us peaceful government and a province we were proud of and free. Let's get them back in office. EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com