Ian Coutts

@stephenRB4 I've been corrected by women on technique. And as they seemed to know what they were talking about, I took their advice.

If I lived to be a million trillion years old, I would never walk up to a stranger in a gym and ‘correct’ them on their technique. And, let’s be honest, 99.9% of the time this is men approaching woman they don’t know. Incredibly weird behaviour. Who are these creeps who walk amongst us?

@GaullistTory Well said.

The contrast between the instincts of Mark Carney and the Conservatives is that I expect politicians to omit the truth when it’s inconvenient. Carney doesn’t deny reality he often refuses to name it. The Conservatives at this point are doing something different altogether they’re trying to manufacture reality. It’s insulting and unsustainable.

@noclador This just makes it harder for the United States to deploy its forces.

Europeans bitching about the US withdrawing the 2nd Cavalry Regiment from Germany and not basing a long range fires battalion in Germany... Well, if Europe had started investing in defence in 2014 (AS I KEPT DEMANDING) then this would not be a problem for Europe. Alas... 1/2

@mapleblooded In fact, his approval ratings keep going up. But then consider the alternative!

Mark Carney could have probably gone a full term as a scrappy minority PM. But he chose to fly close too the Sun. He’s only going to become more unpopular as time goes on. Eventually he’ll just run away,

@ChadimirPoutine How many have you experienced?

Canada is the most toxic, soul crushing conformist society I have ever experienced. It’s actually frightening.

@ageofartifacts @thereds8 Ether gets overlooked a lot, too.

@thereds8 Who is our liquid ally? Do we have any gaseous allies? What about Plasma?!? 😤

The United States is our solid ally. Don’t let media confuse you.

@Gentleman_Ways Character

Serious question… What’s the most important aspect of being a gentleman? -Etiquette -Manners -Presence -Character -Discipline -Something else? You can only choose one. What is it?

@egogene No, it's not. If we had a president, whe'd still need to pay of the upkeep of government house, for banquets, security details honour guards, you name it. Tell you what: I am a reasonable guy. Just paste in two or three links that back up your assertion, and I'll look at them.

@ircoutts Oops did I exaggerate? Well there are a lot of moving parts around that relationship with the UK. Expenses we don’t even know about including much of Carney’s party plane travels, royal visits, commonwealth expenses. God knows the final no. But it’s a lot more than you think.

Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Adams, NOT Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, TIE Buchanan, Lincoln, you see where I'm going with this...

@BuzzPatterson Trump was supposed to visit the American ceremony at Belleau Wood in 2018, but he cancelled because it was raining. The same day, the Queen visited British war graves in the same weather. Perhaps Trump could have learned something.

King Charles showing respects at the grave of the Unknown Soldier. It’s sad that a royal monarch from overseas has more reverence for our military than sitting Democrat politicians. Perhaps Democrats can learn something.

@YoungStreete Surely you must be dimly aware, the negotiations don't start until this month. Why haven't you paid attention?

Mark Carney says it’s his job to get a trade deal with Trump, not the Conservatives. Well, Mr. Carney. It’s been a year. Do your f*cking job.

@atensnut Melania doesn't do anything. Also, if you think Trump hasn't lined his pockets, you're crazy.

Huge UPGRADE! Huge!!

@shouq_al90149 If he is one of their students, then certainly.

Do you think

@SWOConservative @Watchdog_MP Try a local reserve unit then . If you're in southwestern Ontario, there are several: The Windsor Regiment and the Essex and Kent Scottish, 1st Hussars, 4th Battalion RCR, and 31 Combat Engineer Regiment, to name but five. All easy to find.

@ircoutts @Watchdog_MP The reason I didn’t go was at the time they were cutting funding. Now they are increasing spending and increasing failure rates + increased foreigners.

🚨 Canada’s military recruiting crisis. Internal CAF report just leaked: Basic training success rate plunged to 77% (from 85%). Nearly 20% of new recruits are permanent residents, some in Canada just 3 months. One French platoon (83% PRs) had only 48% graduate amid culture clashes & infighting. Standards lowered. Readiness at risk. When will Liberals stop playing games with National Defence? #CAF #RecruitmentFail

@MichelleMaxwell Yes. You're it.

Am I the only one who doesn’t give a crap about the Royals?

@SWOConservative @Watchdog_MP I call BS.

@Watchdog_MP I was going to enlist a while back but I cannot support our military when it is more of an international disaster!

@madderral @Watchdog_MP Pretty sure Epstein ahs squat to do with recruiting.

@Watchdog_MP I guess people don’t want to fight for a country that is no longer ours. I don’t blame any of them. My daughter said a lot of kids in her high school have started talking about these kinds of things. Epstein, immigration, foreign aid, housing, jobs. They know 🙌🏻

@TrueNorthTakes @Watchdog_MP Because that's a shrinking demographic. And If you look at the parts of the Maritimes and Nfld. that historically provided recruits, they are emptying out in terms of population. The people you want literally aren't there.

I'll never understand why the CAF wants to pander to immigrants and women instead of the demographic that historically has made up nearly all of every military in world history. Young men. Make young men proud of the country they inhabit. Give them something worth defending, and they will sign up in droves (compared to what we have now at least).

@spacewaffle39 @Evatulon69 @JonFromAlberta Absolutely agree.

@Evatulon69 @JonFromAlberta @ircoutts Don’t think so for BC? I live in both AB and BC and don’t really notice much difference in individuals across Canada , most people don’t live in the X echo chamber with influencers telling them things are broken all the time 😆 Canadians are still good shit

Thanks for the serious response @ircoutts And I don’t disagree with a lot of that. Those are real strengths, and honestly, they’re part of what made Canada something people could be proud of for a long time. I think where I get stuck is this: Do you feel like those qualities are being preserved… or rapidly fading? Because when I look around, I still see those traits in some people, but I’m less convinced the system is reinforcing them the way it used to. And that’s where my thinking shifts toward independence. Not out of rejection of those values, but out of a desire to protect and build on them in a way that actually lasts long term. Do you see those qualities getting stronger over time? Or just holding on?

@JimboAlogo @globeandmail They don't actually. Polls repeatedly show that.

@globeandmail Normal Canadians love DJT. 🇺🇸💪

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@Lina_rays1ya Of course I would.

Would you keep supporting Harrison Ford knowing he is against Trump? ✋ A ) YES 🙋 B ) NO 🙅