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During the 2015 elections, the Liberals promised to ditch our first-past-the-post system in favour of ranked ballots and proportional representation -- but of course refused to follow through when they realised that neither they nor the Conservatives would ever again be able to form a majority...

I'm not sure I get your drift about discrimination..? Don't some establishments cater only to men or women in the UK (I'm thinking pubs) or is that a relic of the past? If so, my apologies. Here in Québec, our men-only brasseries were outlawed in the early '70s. In large urban centres, gay bars...

Wonderful -- advice from a pro! I'll most certainly want to stroll through the 'Olde Towne' and have a pint and a meal in a pub along the way. I appreciate your proposed itinerary, which seems to cover the most noteworthy sites in a few hours. :cool: (y)

Do they only allow gay men, or is it a mixed clientele? I'd enjoy a drag cabaret. .

That's got dodo bird parts, hasn't it? Not quite as weird as the Penis Museum in Reykjavik, but intriguing, I'll grant you that. (I'm a longtime parrot man, myself.) .

Hello again! I'm flying in to Gatwick, Friday morning. Finally decided to extend my trip a few days so that I can, among other things, take in the matches vs Wolves and Toffees. :ascarf: I'll have roughly a day-and-a-half to do some sightseeing in Brighton before leaving for Snowdonia the...

The 138 runs from Casselman to Cornwall. We left Gatineau in fine enough weather, but it got worse and worse as we drove through Embrun and Limoges. After that, we started seeing numerous 18-wheelers and cars in ditches, so everyone slowed down to 40 kph and turned on their blinkers -- Friday...

Air Transat. And I'll be flying in on Friday the 28th, after all. (y) The kids and I took Air Canada for our summer trip to Paris, and everything went without a hitch and in a timely manner. .

Speaking of travelling, I'm headed down to Cornwall this afternoon in the middle of this damned snowstorm. I heard they closed the 417 between you and Hawkesbury... I hope the road's not too bad from Ottawa to Casselman, but I do fear the worst on the 138. Be safe this weekend! :) .

Connections are the following: Ottawa is not a big or respected city in Canada, despite being its capital. It is overshadowed by Montréal (2 hrs away) and Toronto (4 hrs away). Our professional sports teams are also sneered at by our bigger brothers : small budgets, no superstars, treading...

You know, I'm seriously wondering whether I should simply try to make a Friday, April 28 arrival happen, just to be on the safe side. If everything goes well, then I'll have the pleasure of exploring Brighton more fully, at a more leisurely pace. 🚶‍♂️......... . . . . . . . . . . ...

Ah, good idea, that! Only problem is that even if I flew over with only my backpack, I'd still have to drop it off at the hotel, first, as the stadium authorities wouldn't let me through. But then the M25 shuttles at Old Steine come around fairly frequently and use bus- and taxi-only lanes...

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I should hope so! One of the few perks of being part of the Commonwealth, lol So Google tells me that taking a taxi from Gatwick to the Amex is around £60. However, would traffic to the stadium be just as snarled from the north as from the south at noon time? I wouldn't want my fare to double...

I'm a half-season ticket holder to our NHL Ottawa Senators (21 home games out of 41, seating capacity of 20 000), and the organisation has been completely paperless and cashless for the past three years. If you don't have a cell phone showing your ticket -- which, by the way, has a continuously...

I have a MyAlbion digital account; I've spent hundreds of CDN$ in the online shop; and whenever I've 'pretended' to buy a ticket, I've reached the payment page. If that doesn't cut it, I'll buy a membership -- as far as I know, that would work, wouldn't it? I mean, what is your season ticket...

Then we'll find ourselves a tavern! 😉 .

Thank you, everyone, for your feedback. It looks like my best bet would be to fly in on Friday the 28. I'm not sure I can push back the start of my trip a day earlier, though. I guess I'll just hope that the May 6 tie is rescheduled on a date that's convenient for me. 🤞🍀 .

Is it really that bad? I've lived and travelled in several dozen countries -- first-, second- and third-world -- and had my share of frustrating experiences in airports and railway stations, but never in similarly sized advanced nations like, say, South Korea. Have Conservative misrule and...

Didn't you read the thread title? .