[Thanos]

Still are too, as long as the feds won't put a ban on it being imported to the Irving refineries. I wouldn't expect it to be banned either anytime soon. Not just because the feds probably don't want to escalate the situation any further but because the eastern refinery interests in Quebec and the Maritimes don't want to see a disruption in their supply.

[Hell0]

One thing which has always been frequent over the global politics, at least until now. Is that the use of human rights has always been a one-sided stream from the west. The monopolasation of the term "human rights" by the west is nothing but a useful fig-leaf for neo-imperialist foreign policy agenda playing the same role as that of the of the former classical "civilizing mission" to advance Western liberalism and the universalization of western values to the non-Western world, to roll out those rights to societies who adhere to a very different code of morality and a different system of values and norms, in addition it resolutely involves political and strategic motives of selfinterests. Most often those proliferating their values as universal and wrongfully interfering in the affairs of domestic issues of other countries, such as Canada, are found themselves systematically and massively violating human rights both domesticllay and abroad, acting selectively by using contrasting principles and openly violating human rights without fearing any humanitarian involvement.


Canada's SJW foreign adventures and rogue behavior of clear-cut meddling in their internal affairs and violation of state sovereignty through undiplomatic channel and language demanding under the mask of "human right" and "civil right activist" for the release of a non-canadian criminal in another sovereign state, while not having a complete picture and all the valid information on the cases. Is to say the least, unacceptable way of conduct. After breaking the international law by interfering in the domestic affairs of another country, they naivly expect no retaliation, just shows the enormous amount of stupidity,delusion and self-entitlement of these "peoplekinds". Good riddance! I applaud Saudi Arabia in rightfully putting them in their place and taking action of setting an example of standing up to these bullies who use human rights as vehicle to breach sovereignty of states and for the global imposition of western values, it's a colonialism in its contemporary form and that of degradation, oppression and exploitation.

[martin14]

https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-a ... ade-2018-8

Saudi Arabia calls Canada one of the world's worst oppressors of women in bizarre crusade

$1:

Saudi Arabia and Canada's diplomatic feud over human rights took a bizarre turn recently when the kingdom unleashed a smear campaign targeting Canada's treatment of women.

After the Canadian Foreign Ministry called for the immediate release of women's-rights activists detained in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom unleashed an attack that cut nearly every dimension of bilateral ties between the two countries.

Fahad Alshlimi, a Kuwaiti commentator, said on Saudi TV last week that Canada had one of the world's worst records for its treatment of women, according to a translation from the National Post. Other commentators on Saudi media pointed to the disappearance of about 1,000 indigenous Canadian women over the past hundred or so years.

[llama66]

$1:

it's a colonialism in its contemporary form and that of degradation, oppression and exploitation.

Kinda like what your piece of shit terror-nation does to women, people who talk to the opposite sex who are not family, children in Yemeni school buses, Christians, Other Muslims, etc, etc.

Maybe we should criticize your decision to attack civilians in your war on Yemen. The murder of Children is generally frowned upon.

Keep your shitty Terror-Oil, and your fucking Wahhabist imams on your side of the fucking desert. Canadians are not put out by the KSA's little childish outburst in the least, if fact, we're pretty happy, your putting pressure on our leader to ween us off your terror-oil.

Its a fucking joke that the KSA sitts on the UN Human Rights Council, a Saudi wouldn't know a human right if it bit him in the ass.

$1:

After haven broken the international law by interfering in the domestic affairs of other country, they naivly expect no retaliation, just shows the enormous amount of stupidity,delusion and self-entitentlment. Good riddance!

Care to show me/tell me what law you think they broke? I'll give you as much time as you need to realize we were within our rights to criticize you ass-backward nation.

Anyways, been nice chatting. Now please go away.

[Tricks]

Hell0 Hell0:

After breaking the international law by interfering in the domestic affairs of another country, they naivly expect no retaliation, just shows the enormous amount of stupidity,delusion and self-entitlement of these "peoplekinds".

What law is broken by criticizing a shit government?

[PublicAnimalNo9]

$1:

After breaking the international law by interfering in the domestic affairs of another country

Oh yes, a much more egregious affair than invading Yemen and murdering and oppressing their people. Sadly, something Canada was/is probably complicit in by selling the Saudi islamo-fascist thugs some of our military hardware just perfect for oppressing populations.

[fifeboy]

Hopefully the bit about Murdered and missing aboriginal women is being addressed by our side now. It wasn't in the past but at least a show of support is going on now.

[Freakinoldguy]

I can't help but get the feeling that this whole "release the prisoners Saudi Arabia" was just another photo op gone wrong that was intended to show Trudeau and his gov't as tough world leaders in the fight for human rights before the next election when the reality was something totally different.

[BartSimpson]

Hell0 Hell0:

One thing which has always been frequent over the global politics, at least until now. Is that the use of human rights has always been a one-sided stream from the west. The monopolasation of the term "human rights" by the west is nothing but a useful fig-leaf for neo-imperialist foreign policy agenda playing the same role as that of the of the former classical "civilizing mission" to advance Western liberalism and the universalization of western values to the non-Western world, to roll out those rights to societies who adhere to a very different code of morality and a different system of values and norms, in addition it resolutely involves political and strategic motives of selfinterests. Most often those proliferating their values as universal and wrongfully interfering in the affairs of domestic issues of other countries, such as Canada, are found themselves systematically and massively violating human rights both domesticllay and abroad, acting selectively by using contrasting principles and openly violating human rights without fearing any humanitarian involvement.


Canada's SJW foreign adventures and rogue behavior of clear-cut meddling in their internal affairs and violation of state sovereignty through undiplomatic channel and language demanding under the mask of "human right" and "civil right activist" for the release of a non-canadian criminal in another sovereign state, while not having a complete picture and all the valid information on the cases. Is to say the least, unacceptable way of conduct. After breaking the international law by interfering in the domestic affairs of another country, they naivly expect no retaliation, just shows the enormous amount of stupidity,delusion and self-entitlement of these "peoplekinds". Good riddance! I applaud Saudi Arabia in rightfully putting them in their place and taking action of setting an example of standing up to these bullies who use human rights as vehicle to breach sovereignty of states and for the global imposition of western values, it's a colonialism in its contemporary form and that of degradation, oppression and exploitation.

Hey, so how's the food in Pudong these days?

[Thanos]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

I can't help but get the feeling that this whole "release the prisoners Saudi Arabia" was just another photo op gone wrong that was intended to show Trudeau and his gov't as tough world leaders in the fight for human rights before the next election when the reality was something totally different.

Looks that way, like it's just another blunder that blew up in their faces. None of it makes the Saudis correct in any form but it shows that, unless you're Donald Trump who has a lifelong pass to get away with this kind of stupidity, government ministers and secretaries should really keep their mouths shut on Twitter. It's not the trade deals being botched or the ambassador getting booted out that's the worst of it. It's that the Feds did this and apparently didn't bother at all to think about the safety of Canadians working in KSA right now. Going by the disgusting example of what the Saudis did to Will Sampson years ago, the Saudis could have quite easily retaliated by arresting Canadians on bullshit charges and then running them through some torture mill in an Arab prison. The Saudis are about the worst bastards on the planet but anyone who taunts them like that, especially someone in government, is just being reckless and irresponsible.

[Hell0]

You are absolutely wrong. There are plenty of Canadians who have traveled to Saudi Arabia, and find it not merely safe, but quite hospitable too.

$1:

15,000 Canadians Living in ‘Safe Society’ in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that 15,000 Canadians were living in a “safe society” in Saudi Arabia.

It made the announcement in a tweet on its official Twitter account, which it accompanied with an info-graphic on Canadians residing in the Kingdom.

“We respect and work with them. They are enjoying a secure society, which we live in,” it added.

“They are aware of the extent of the advancement in the Kingdom and the Saudi society's passion for development,” it stressed.

https://aawsat.com/english/home/article ... udi-arabia

[BartSimpson]

Hell0 Hell0:

$1:

15,000 Canadians Living in ‘Safe Society’ in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that 15,000 Canadians were living in a “safe society” in Saudi Arabia.

It made the announcement in a tweet on its official Twitter account, which it accompanied with an info-graphic on Canadians residing in the Kingdom.

“We respect and work with them. They are enjoying a secure society, which we live in,” it added.

“They are aware of the extent of the advancement in the Kingdom and the Saudi society's passion for development,” it stressed.

https://aawsat.com/english/home/article ... udi-arabia

So where do you live?

[CharlesAnthony]

Hell0 Hell0:

There are plenty of Canadians who have traveled to Saudi Arabia, and find it not merely safe, but quite hospitable too.

Most Canadians can not affort to travel.

[llama66]

"Safe" Society

[herbie]

$1:

Some years ago I tried to buy a surplus LAV from the Netherlands and was outbid. I should probably look again and see if I can find a decent deal!

What about a Pinzgauer? Just saw a camperized one today. Might've belonged to one of the firefighters, I've seen it around here before.