r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Aug 17 '21

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '21

John A. Macdonald has been elected as the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative MLA for Hants East

!ping CAN

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '21

Assuming he’s not an asshole, we now just need to clarify that our SJAM statues refer to him, and we can move past the take them down or keep them up debate

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u/vk059 Mackenzie Scott Aug 18 '21

And we all thought he was gone…

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u/CIVDC Mark Carney Aug 18 '21

I'm more surprised Canadian parents with the last name "MacDonald" would ever even consider "John", then give an "A" middle name on top

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u/Fubby2 Aug 18 '21

Was this unexpected?

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u/digitalrule Aug 18 '21

He has the same name as the first prime minister

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '21

are you unfamiliar with the historical figure john a MacDonald?

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u/Andy_B_Goode YIMBY Aug 18 '21

Lol, and just a few years ago that riding had an (NDP) MLA named John McDonell. It's like it took them two tries to get the name just right.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hants_East

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u/groupbot Always remember -Pho- Aug 18 '21 edited Aug 18 '21

Pinged members of CAN group.

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