# The CanaDoper Café (2012 edition of The great, ongoing Canadian current events and politics thread.) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 1, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014 "2012-01-01T03:31:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 93
**Author:** ![the\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@the\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Lady)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1842 "2012-10-03T13:25:30Z")
Yes, the snow this morning was delightful. And the Conservatives could run a dead monkey in Calgary West and still win. Just sayin’. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1843 "2012-10-03T14:04:10Z")
A dead monkey would be an improvement. ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1844 "2012-10-03T14:46:26Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > A dead monkey would be an improvement. At least the dead monkey would have an excuse for having its eyes closed in Parliament. Plus it has the benefit of not saying unbelievably stupid things all the time. 🙂 ---
**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:** [October 3, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1845 "2012-10-03T18:36:18Z")
And if it were to get into trouble, it probably wouldn’t be as difficult to discipline (spank). ---
**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:** [October 3, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1846 "2012-10-03T22:14:28Z")
Okay, so we’re all agreed? Start the write-in campaign to replace Rob Anders with a dead monkey? ---
**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:** [October 3, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1847 "2012-10-03T23:37:08Z")
[Stats\_Canada twitter feed.](https://twitter.com/stats_canada) Come get your hot, juicy, made-up facts here! 😃 ---
**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:** [October 4, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1848 "2012-10-04T19:08:39Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Okay, so we’re all agreed? Start the write-in campaign to replace Rob Anders with a dead monkey? Replace him with a dead trans monkey. Looks like the son of a bitch woke up to make a stand against trans’ rights. This guy is a walking, talking, sleeping, neon sign flashing “Vote for the bigot party!” Wonder why so many people are concerned about the Conservatives? It’s guys like him. If they cut folks like him loose, they’d pick up more votes from people who previously did not vote for them. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1849 "2012-10-04T19:32:40Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > \ > > Wonder why so many people are concerned about the Conservatives? It’s guys like him. If they cut folks like him loose, they’d pick up more votes from people who previously did not vote for them. I get that, you get that, most thinking people get that - I don’t know why the decision-makers in the Conservative party don’t get that. ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1850 "2012-10-05T14:25:08Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > Replace him with a dead trans monkey. > > Looks like the son of a bitch woke up to make a stand against trans’ rights. This guy is a walking, talking, sleeping, neon sign flashing “Vote for the bigot party!” > > Wonder why so many people are concerned about the Conservatives? It’s guys like him. If they cut folks like him loose, they’d pick up more votes from people who previously did not vote for them. This latest debacle reminds me of the good ol’ days when I was sports editor for the University of Calgary’s student newspaper, _The Gauntlet_. In the spring of 1993 we published a letter to the editor under the headline, “Levant, Anders, McKinsley Spread Hate, Says Reader.” The Triumverate of Evil sued \*The Gauntlet \*for libel and eventually lost, of course, since there was nothing libellous in there. Nice to see that Mr. Anders is still spreading hate 19 years later. It reassures me that he has remained as consistently worthless his entire life. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1851 "2012-10-05T17:12:22Z")
I was amused to spot this article this morning - [Alberta ‘pot’ seized by police turns out to be late blooming daisies.](http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1267047--alberta-pot-turns-out-to-be-late-blooming-daisies) Watch out for your gardens, everyone!! ---
**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:** [October 5, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1852 "2012-10-05T17:22:08Z")
Rob Anders: the [crazy](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/10/04/calgary-rob-anders-trans.html) never stops. > [@](#): > > Calgary MP Rob Anders has once again drawn criticism for controversial comments, this time about the transgender community. > > Anders wants to stop Bill C279, a private member’s bill that would amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and hate crime section of the Criminal Code to include “gender identity” and “gender expression” as grounds for discrimination. > > He says the bill’s goal is to give transgender men access to women’s washrooms, which has led it to be nicknamed the “bathroom bill” proposal. Gee, I wish I was transgendered so I could peek inside the ladies bathroom. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1853 "2012-10-05T17:48:15Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > I was amused to spot this article this morning - [Alberta ‘pot’ seized by police turns out to be late blooming daisies.](http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1267047--alberta-pot-turns-out-to-be-late-blooming-daisies) > > Watch out for your gardens, everyone!! Ah, yes. The daisy bust. In a way, it’s not surprising. Local police and other LEOs are extremely vigilant about drugs, probably since a major border crossing is just south of town (and local media regularly report busts at the border; mainly drugs and guns). So they see plenty. But that could also lead one to believe that the officers should know what marijuana looks like. Fun story though. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1854 "2012-10-05T17:54:04Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Gee, I wish I was transgendered so I could peek inside the ladies bathroom. Just get a job as a janitor. Then, you can look into them daily. Of course, you’ll be _cleaning_ them at the end of the day when nobody’s using them. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1855 "2012-10-06T02:08:11Z")
I just wanted to say ‘Happy Thanksgiving, everyone’. [Here](http://media.twnmm.com/storage/7906526/1085)’s where I wish I were spending the weekend… ---
**Author:** ![Uzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/91b2a8/32.png) [@Uzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzi)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1856 "2012-10-06T02:28:46Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Gee, I wish I was transgendered so I could peek inside the ladies bathroom. What would stop you from claiming you were? ---
**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:** [October 6, 2012, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1857 "2012-10-06T02:58:30Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > I just wanted to say ‘Happy Thanksgiving, everyone’. [Here](http://media.twnmm.com/storage/7906526/1085)’s where I wish I were spending the weekend… Algonquin? ---
**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:** [October 6, 2012, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1858 "2012-10-06T09:48:33Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > I just wanted to say ‘Happy Thanksgiving, everyone’. [Here](http://media.twnmm.com/storage/7906526/1085)’s where I wish I were spending the weekend… I had no real plans for the weekend–nobody’s invited me for dinner, nobody’s asked me over for cocktails, etc. But your photo gave me an idea: maybe I should just hie myself off to the local national park (Waterton!) and just have a nice day in the park. Some hiking, some scenery, and end up at the “open 24/7/365” hotel in the town for dinner. (And it is a nice place, with a fine wine cellar.) Thanks for the idea, **Le Ministre**! I was wondering how to spend this weekend. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1859 "2012-10-06T15:27:34Z")
Happy thanksgiving too. I’d invite you for dinner, **Spoons** , if it wasn’t for the pesky 3,000 km thing. Your picture, **Le Ministre** , looks like a typical Ottawa Valley morning; I know since I drive the entire Ottawa Valley every durned morning. (Well, 5/7 anyway.) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1860 "2012-10-06T15:35:06Z")
Snow squall! ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014/1861 "2012-10-06T17:06:21Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > Snow squall! I don’t miss that. On the other hand, I almost forgot the Thanksgiving tradition of spending that weekend getting winter accouterment ready. I don’t need it here, although it was 12 degrees the other night and people were wearing winter gear. In Vancouver that means wool socks under the Teva Sandals. And touques, and scarves. I was wearing capri pants, straight up sandals, and a light sweater. Perfectly comfy. I really love how Vancouver has discrete seasons. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014.md?page=92) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014.md?page=94)