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Archae

(46,340 posts) Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:32 AM Jul 2016

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Seems Canada has it's own version of Ted Cruz.

What an asshole.

Conservative Canadian MP: “God Put Conservatives on Earth to Stop Taxes Everywhere”

July 30, 2016 by Hemant Mehta 77 Comments

Brad Trost is an MP in the House of Commons of Canada, and he’s essentially their version of Ted Cruz: Irrationally conservative, bigoted and proud of it, and eager not to give an inch on any issue since it’s all a matter of principle.

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Seems Canada has it's own version of Ted Cruz. (Original Post) Archae Jul 2016 OP

Canada has always had its version of Ted Cruz BlueInPhilly Jul 2016 #1

You beat me to it KelleyKramer Jul 2016 #2

And they're each the evil twin. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2016 #3

Look up Rob Anders Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2016 #4

Just did. What a jerk! Archae Jul 2016 #5

BlueInPhilly

(870 posts)

1. Canada has always had its version of Ted Cruz

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:08 AM

Jul 2016

And that has been Canadian-born Ted Cruz himself

KelleyKramer

(8,982 posts)

2. You beat me to it

Reply to BlueInPhilly (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 04:17 PM

Jul 2016

Thank you

eppur_se_muova

(36,281 posts)

3. And they're each the evil twin. nt

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 07:44 PM

Jul 2016

Sen. Walter Sobchak

(8,692 posts)

4. Look up Rob Anders

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 08:10 PM

Jul 2016

Archae

(46,340 posts)

5. Just did. What a jerk!

Reply to Sen. Walter Sobchak (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:13 PM

Jul 2016

At least he's out of office now.

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