Posted on 12/23/2018 10:08:24 AM PST by rickmichaels
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has approved a dollar coin to celebrate the LGBT experience and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in Canada.
The coin is already generating backlash, with opponents of the Trudeau government questioning whether the prime minister hasnt done enough already to promote identity politics in Canada.
According to CBC News, Trudeau gave his blessing to the coin on Dec. 14. The dollar coin, dubbed a loonie in Canada because a loon appears on one side of the coin, will be issued by the Royal Canadian Mint and be circulated throughout Canada as regular tender. (RELATED: Trudeau Government Announces First Ever LGBTQ Trade Mission)
The Mint isnt releasing any images of the new coin, nor revealing the names of the artist who rendered it, claiming it wants to maximize the impact when people first see it sometime next year, according to CBC.
Homosexuality was legalized in 1969 while Justin Trudeaus father, Pierre Trudeau, was prime minister. The elder Trudeau had earlier declared as justice minister that theres no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.
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They already have coins called “loonies” and “toonies” so they’ll have to call it something else to differentiate em. “faggies” & “moonies” have already been suggested. Maybe “dummies”?
Geeze, the Canucks can't even spell Looney correctly :)
How about “Poofties” to go with your Loonies.
O Canada, it was so nice knowing you .... before your government went crazy
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And from what I see here in FL with Canadian tourists, it's now mandatory.
Thank you kindly - Benton Fraser RCMP.
Pilgrimage to Key West?
A loon on one side and a tube of butt lube on the other. Great coin.
If this is the most significant issue worthy of discussion, things must be OK in the world.
The regular name was "Loonie". They can call these new ones "Loonie Bin".
He’s in big trouble next election so he better all his Crazy now
This is gonna be a lively thread...............*chuckle*
Glory holes. 😜
I am not making this up — Justin Trudeau’s principal advisor is a fellow named Butts.
Of course it’s an election ploy to bring out this coin in 2019 (we have an election scheduled for October), get the now divided conservative opposition squabbling about this issue, the Liberals will do other things like this to try to split the right-wing vote further, the more votes the new party gets (somewhat more conservative) the fewer CPC wins against Liberals.
We had Liberal majority governments elected in 1993, 1997 and 2000 on this formula of divide the right, until the right re-established one party instead of two, and that resulted in a brief Liberal minority government elected in 2004 followed by Conservative governments until Harper lost in 2015.
The same sex marriage issue was hot button here for most of the period 2001 to 2006 but has faded out of the political picture, and I don’t think there’s much political capital to be found in taking an anti-gay-rights stance, even Trump doesn’t touch that one.
Mike this is the first statement from you EVER that I would consider INCREDIBLY sub par.
YOU KNOW what I meant.
I meant consensual.
MEN RAPE WOMEN ALL THE ####ING TIME.
Let’s not let hatred of one group make us seethe with hate and read into something that wasn’t written.
And I dont have a son but if i did you would DEFINITELY want to keep your name and address off FR.
Don’t even “assume” that way on this board.
It’s sickening.
I didn’t write that previous post without paragraphs on purpose. Don’t know what happened.
It’s a little annoying to read. Sorry.
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