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A genuine alternative or predecessor-in-disguise?

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        Since the 14th of March, Canada has had a prime minister who called an election on April 28th. Because Mark Carney does not have a seat in parliament, it is appropriate for the election to be as soon as possible. 2 other prime ministers were always 'seatless', most recently John Turner who was prime minister right after Pierre Trudeau for a grand total of 79 days. Furthermore, in 1896, Charles Tupper was in office for a mere 69 days.         Even if he becomes 'seated', not winning enough seats in total would enable Mark Carney to surpass Tupper at a record 46 days. Therefore, who exactly is/was the current prime minister?  Mark Joseph Carney        Born in 1965 in Fort Smith, NWT with 1 brother and 1 sister, he grew up in Edmonton. In his teens, his father was the Liberal candidate in the 1980 federal election, finishing runner-up (2nd) in Edmonton South. He became a Harvard graduate 8 years later, going...
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Compulsive liar and his Useful Idiot or Emulator?

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          It was supposed to be very quick, so that calling it a special military operation  would have been an accurate title with which Putin could have glossed over the fact that Russia invaded Ukraine. Ever since it began on February 24, 2022, there have been counteroffensives, moving the frontline very slightly in what is effectively a stalemate. In the meantime, Russian president Vladimir Putin became a pariah with an arrest warrant issued for him by the International Criminal Court. This was specifically for unlawful deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children from occupied areas to Russia itself.            In addition to the general atrocities committed by the Russian armed forces, this was an element of support provided to Ukraine to defend itself and isolate Putin. Economic sanctions against Russia have left it economically weaker, which makes no difference to the aim of reconstructing the former empire,...
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Ukrainian quagmire: militarily and diplomatically

       Part 2 of the Russo-Ukrainian war started 3 years ago, with no end in sight, despite the claims of a certain American. Russia has managed to gain slightly more territory since last year. However, Ukraine has managed to make gains on the battlefield as slow and costly as possible, given President Vladimir Putin's indifference to casualties. Perhaps because Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky might run out of resources and soldiers earlier, in an interview with the Guardian on February 11, he suggested swapping the Ukrainian-held part of Russia (western Kursk) for the Russian occupied parts of Ukraine.          Part 1 took place in 2014: the annexation of Crimea. This was the beginning of Russia's, particularly Putin's, highly suspicious behaviour towards Ukraine, evident elsewhere beforehand and ever since. For several months across Ukraine already, Euromaidan and the Maidan Revolution had been ongoing. These were mainly motivat...
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The Trumpeter is cacophonous to even his friendly neighbour

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Realtor / reality television character in a presidential suit      This long famous character even before his first term in the White House, started out with a degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. 3 years after graduating, he became president of family's real estate business in 1971. The family business became well known in 1978 with the renovation of the derelict Commodore Hotel, next to New York's Grand Central Terminal. Financing was arranged by his father - $400M city property tax abatement and a $70M construction loan jointly obtained with Hyatt. It reopened in 1980 as the Grand Hyatt Hotel.       Shortly thereafter, he obtained rights to develop the (in?)famous Trump Tower. Among many other features, it was the HQ of his business empire and presidential campaign into the new millennium. That was just the beginning of the prominence he gained from Reaganomics . In 1984 (nothing to do with George Orwell), Trump opened Harrah's a...
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