October 10, 2016

No, Trump, Canadians do not flee en masse for US health care

Source: VOX

(They also) tracked Canadians' behaviors by examining data from the National Population Health Survey, where 18,000 Canadians were asked if they sought medical treatment in the US. "Only 90 of those 18,000 Canadians had received care in the United States; only 20 of them had done so electively."

Read more: http://www.vox.com/2016/10/9/13222798/canadians-seeking-medical-care-us-trump-debate

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Hey Trump keep our country's name out of your lying mouth.

Maybe Trumps' rich Canadian friends ( yes we have them also) can afford to fly into the U.S. and pay big money for immediate healthcare on a whim, but the majority of Canadians stay home and use our hard fought for single payer system.

FYI: some links about our system ( 50 years old this year )

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

August 29, 2016

NAFTA's Chapter 11 Makes Canada Most-Sued Country Under Free Trade Tribunals

Source: Huffington Post

"Canada is the most-sued country under the North American Free Trade Agreement and a majority of the disputes involve investors challenging the country’s environmental laws, according to a new study.

The study from the left-leaning Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) found that more than 70 per cent of claims since 2005 have been brought against Canada, and the number of challenges under a controversial settlement clause is rising sharply.

The investor-state dispute settlement mechanism contained in NAFTA’s chapter 11 grants investors the right to sue foreign governments without first pursuing legal action in the country’s court systems, in order to protect foreign investors from discrimination. Drafters of the 1994 treaty included the provision to protect U.S. and Canadian investors against corruption in Mexican courts.


Critics argue that the mechanism limits governments from enacting policies on legitimate public concerns such as the environment and labour or human rights, and that negotiations are often carried out in secret."

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/01/14/canada-sued-investor-state-dispute-ccpa_n_6471460.html

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Beware all trade agreements!!

August 25, 2016

Farage at Trump rally: 'I wouldn't vote for Clinton if you paid me'

Source: The Guardian

Midway through a speech in Mississippi Trump described “Brexit” as a bid for independence and drew parallels to his own campaign, declaring a Trump presidency would bring about “American independence”.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/24/nigel-farage-donald-trump-rally-hillary-clinton#_=_

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Next, the Trump children donned blackface and sang a rousing version of "De Camptown Races" to engage the African American vote then he resurrected the ghost of Joseph Goebbels to talk about the plight of chicken farmers in Bavaria after WWI and the crowd went wild....

August 3, 2016

Trump Claims America Should Never Have Given Canada Its Independence

I realize he is an American "candidate", but his ignorance is really starting to piss off your neighbors.

From the Burrard Street Journal.

“I personally think it was the biggest mistake in American history, giving Canada back. Look at that place now, it’s falling to pieces. It’s overrun by godless, gunless hippies and it’s such a shame to see.”

Ya well Donald you are an unrepentant git.

“I’m not sure there is any evidence to support this theory, Donald,” Kilmeade intervened. “I mean wasn’t Canada founded by Britain and France who invaded–” “No, are you kidding me?” Trump interrupted. “You think that either of those guys know the first thing about war? No Canada has belonged to America since Jesus’ time, and that’s a fact.”

Dude is a nut job, plain and simple, and it is your job America to call him on his horse s**t before this gets too far.

May I humbly suggest #DonaldHorseshit


http://www.burrardstreetjournal.com/trump-canada-independence-was-mistake/