# The Canadope Café, 2014 Edition: In 3-D! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 1, 2014, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612 "2014-01-01T05:07:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 47
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/921 "2014-04-13T20:24:56Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Dear Mr. Mercer, > > Who turned out to be correct? > > [This](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-LZer92w9I) is what has always been wrong with main stream Canadian media. > ETA: The anti-conservative bullshit is wearing me thin. That was a particularly lame bit of “comedy”. But the [“THOSE-CLOWNS-IN-CONGRESS-HAVE-DONE-IT-AGAIN”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC3W1BiUjp0) brand of humour is apolitically lame, whether you fill in the blanks with “Jim Flaherty” or “Paul Martin”. On an unrelated note, it looks like Toronto radio station Q107 has gone from “classic rock” to just “rock”. So goodbye April Wine, hello 54-40! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/922 "2014-04-13T20:53:06Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > I don’t know what to say that’s not just going to piss you off more - there are other points of view, my friend. I get that too, my friend. We work in disparately different vocations and our political realities may never be aligned. Respectfully we can hopefully appreciate where the other side is coming from, and realize there is no right or wrong, just varying opinions. I lean to the right. So be it. I’m smart enough to know that my opinion isn’t right: it’s only my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/923 "2014-04-14T04:59:27Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > Ah, you’ve caught me out in an error. I’m conflating the conservative cuts with the fact that the [Canada Health Accord has expired](http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/canada-health-accord-expires-prompting-protest-uncertainty-1.2592934) with nothing to replace it. It would be unfair to blame Jim Flaherty for that, even though I didn’t hear him shouting ‘What are we going to do to replace the Canada Health Accord when it expires?’. But the federal funding isn’t going to stop, as the linked article itself indicates. The federal government will continue to pay annually, with increases at \*\*6% per year until 2017-2018. Thereafter if no new accord is reached, the rate of increase will be tied to the rate of inflation. Bear in mind that the federal government can’t unilaterally set re terms. The health care accord is a federal-provincial agreement, since health care is a shared area. Before there can be a new arrangement, the Feds and the provinces have to reach an agreement. All of which is a pretty far cry from federal cuts to health spending. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/924 "2014-04-14T05:08:54Z")
[QUOTE=Le Ministre de l’au-delà] They then used the deficit they created as an excuse to cut science, social spending, health care, Canada Post, the CBC, the environment… [/QUOTE] What cuts to Canada Post? The goal behind making it a Crown corp was to out it in a self-supporting basis, rather than tax dollars. It pays for itself via its own revenues n Yes, Canada Post is planning on cutting back - because of the massive drop in first class letters. It’s phasing our home delivery because it’s unprofitable. According to this article: the federal government is actually providing a $1 billion payment to Canada Post, to cover a pension shortfall: > **[7 things to know about Canada Post’s plan to axe home delivery | Globalnews.ca](https://globalnews.ca/news/1023396/seven-things-to-know-about-canada-posts-plan-to-axe-mail-service/)** > > Here's what you need to know about Canada Post's five-year plan to turn around the struggling postal service. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/925 "2014-04-14T16:50:37Z")
I have no problems with cuts to Canada Post - having mail delivered right to my door is not a service I’m willing to pay more for - I can walk half a block to a superbox (and have). In other news, [900 SINs stolen from Revenue Canada](https://ca.news.yahoo.com/900-sins-stolen-revenue-canada-via-heartbleed-124452462--finance.html). They will be contacting the affected people via registered mail; anyone trying to contact you via email or telephone regarding this will be engaging in fraudulent activity. I plan on passing this on to everyone I know, and I imagine we’ll be hearing about it on the news ASAP. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/926 "2014-04-14T20:30:23Z")
Considering how long it took to tell everyone about the leaked Student Loan data three years ago, I suspect this SIN debacle is only the beginning… ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/927 "2014-04-15T03:05:12Z")
A fellow stood up his wife so he could have the most incredible beaver experience of his life. Here’s the vid: [- YouTube](http://youtu.be/Gr-0ulGgcHc) Makes me proud to be a Canadian. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/928 "2014-04-15T03:42:34Z")
That beaver video is quite amazing indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/929 "2014-04-15T14:55:38Z")
End of university term party goes tragically wrong in Calgary: 5 dead from stabbings. > **[CBC News - Latest Canada, World, Entertainment and Business News](https://www.cbc.ca/news)** > > The latest news from across Canada and around the world. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/930 "2014-04-15T16:09:19Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > End of university term party goes tragically wrong in Calgary: 5 dead from stabbings. > > [CBC News - Latest Canada, World, Entertainment and Business News](http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/#!/content/1.2610465) Well, hell. Bermuda Shorts Day is just supposed to be a bit of fun, blowing off steam after a stressful term - it’s not supposed to be lethal. My husband’s comment (he’s a grad of the U of C) was, “Well, that’s the end of Bermuda Shorts Day.” On a completely different note, [Ron Liepert beats Rob Anders, tells Jason Kenney to mind his own business.](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ron-liepert-beats-rob-anders-tells-jason-kenney-to-mind-his-own-business-1.2608694) Well, _he’s_ charging out of the gate! Things are starting to make sense, though - Rob Anders stuck around because he had the backing of Jason Kenney, so the next thing we have to do is get rid of Jason Kenney. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/931 "2014-04-15T17:07:27Z")
On the upside for Bermuda Shorts Day, it was off campus so I can’t see the university doing much about it. As for Rob Anders - good riddance to bad rubbish. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/932 "2014-04-15T18:05:59Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > A fellow stood up his wife so he could have the most incredible beaver experience of his life. Here’s the vid: [http://youtu.be/Gr-0ulGgcHc](http://youtu.be/Gr-0ulGgcHc) > > Makes me proud to be a Canadian. “We are the Beaver”, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/933 "2014-04-15T20:58:29Z")
> [@Grey](#): > > As for Rob Anders - good riddance to bad rubbish. Harper will appoint him to the Supreme Court. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/934 "2014-04-15T21:01:15Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > A fellow stood up his wife so he could have the most incredible beaver experience of his life. Here’s the vid: [http://youtu.be/Gr-0ulGgcHc](http://youtu.be/Gr-0ulGgcHc) > > Makes me proud to be a Canadian. Only in Canada would a video described as a guy’s “most incredible beaver experience of his life” be presumptively SFW. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/935 "2014-04-15T23:58:50Z")
And he wants to be a lawyer. Hope he’s locked up forever. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/936 "2014-04-16T00:14:04Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > And he wants to be a lawyer. Hope he’s locked up forever. Every time I turn on the news, this is the lead story (naturally) - I’m hoping we will hear why he went to the party (to which he was invited) and ended up killing five people there. I’m guessing we won’t ever find out, but I’m still hoping. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/937 "2014-04-16T01:21:07Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > “We are the Beaver”, eh? In the linked video, the Beaver was played by Jerry Mathers. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/938 "2014-04-16T01:42:09Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > And he wants to be a lawyer. Hope he’s locked up forever. He won’t be a lawyer now. I’m not going to be quite so quick to condemn the suspect. Although I’ve been away a few days, I have kept in touch with affairs back home; and it’s been a bit of a struggle to make the point to the necessary authorities that in an upcoming jail disciplinary adjudication, my client is (at this point) only charged with an offense. An appearance before the disciplinary adjudicator may result in a conviction, or it may not; but as of right now, I take objection to the authorities referring to my client as “the guy who did it.” If anything, right now, he is “the guy who _allegedly_ did it.” ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/939 "2014-04-16T03:26:10Z")
> [@Kenm](#): > > Harper will appoint him to the Supreme Court. Looking at his wiki page, it doesn’t appear that he’s a lawyer, so, no. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/940 "2014-04-16T04:16:02Z")
People need to start indicating whether ‘he’ is referring to Rob Anders, the suspect in the Calgary knife murders, or the dude in the beaver video. I’m getting all confused. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612.md?page=46) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612.md?page=48)