FlareHeart

From the other perspective it’s not a great deal either. Gutting those decent jobs of the current posties and essentially turning them all into part time (poorer paid with less benefits) jobs isn’t great either.

We don’t need to have Canada Post turn into the Amazon-equivalent “make them piss in bottles so they meet their quotas” to make this work. And if we do need to go that far, then it’s the recipients that need to adjust their expectations of deliveries. It’s not up to Canada Post to turn into a shit place to work to meet unrealistic delivery expectations.

I refuse to order from Amazon due to how shit their delivery companies treat their employees. Sure the package gets to me a few days later ordering from others, but if it means the delivery folk are actually valued and compensated accordingly, then I’m fine with that. I am not OK treating delivery drivers like shit just so I get my Chinese junk a day or two faster.

Herrschners, Hobbii, and Ice Yarns (Ice is hit or miss though, be careful) for online, and if I desperately need something in a hurry, Michael’s is my only big local store. I have a small LYS nearby but their stock isn’t great.

Whatever else our conservative party may be, it is certainly not fiscally conservative. Here is a chart showing the national debt of Canada per year. Notice that the years of Chretien/Martin’s Liberals were bringing the debt down (good) while the blue bars showing the conservative parties both before and after increasing the national debt (bad). Now I don’t deny that Trudeau’s spending was high, however, if we are talking about bringing back Harper’s Conservatives (PP being Harper 2.0) is that really any better? That looks like yet more spending to me. If reducing the national debt is your goal, who do you propose?

Posts, bobbles, cables, twisted stitches, and lace. This pattern has listed these attributes. So I would start by learning them each individually and practicing them separately. Those are all kind of finicky things on their own. Combined with each other, definitely makes this an advanced pattern. It’s beautiful, and a wonderful goal, but be gentle with yourself and don’t rush into it or it could permanently affect your enjoyment of crochet.

You say they should have the same access to our market that we have to theirs. The problem with this argument is that their economy and production capabilities are 10x what ours are. If we open up to the same degree, they will crush our tiny market by just flooding it easily. You can’t have “equal” access when one economy is 10x the size of the other. We are not equal economies. Yes Canada punches above its weight, but not to the same level as the US. This is why we need to be careful to not let them just flood us. Check the difference between equal vs equitable.

Profits over service every time. In every industry. We’re so screwed.

Canada Dry isn’t Canadian anymore. It was bought by an American company in 2008.

I only want the Chinese cars if they prove they can adhere to our safety standards. Their “virtual testing” isn’t good enough IMO. As long as they adhere to proper safety protocols, then sure. I refuse to drive a cheaper but blatantly less-safe vehicle.

-Looks around at Saskatchewan where the (smaller) rural vote is given more seats than the more populated cities-

Wut?

Oulu’s averages are warmer than Saskatchewan and Manitoba generally speaking. Still not a direct comparison, but I appreciate the info anyway.

I’d be really curious to know how long and cold of a winter they are talking about.

For example: would this work in Saskatchewan or Manitoba where the snow starts falling near Halloween and isn’t gone until May? With regular temperatures below -20C and severe cold snaps below -40C?

We’re part of Canada too.

The word “price” isn’t mentioned once in the article at all, so they obviously completely ignored that as a possibility, but I agree with you. I shop for affordable groceries first and foremost. If that means going to a local “specialty” grocer who is cheaper than the big oligopoly chains, then so be it.

Look for local craft or art shows. This can help you find local crafters that make some common items like socks, soaps, etc. Hand-knitted socks are the best.

Other than that, for more commercial things, watch labeling (as you already are), go to farmer’s markets, choose local grocer cooperatives (they’re more likely to carry locally produced goods), etc.

These aren’t bins of glowing green ooze like in the cartoons. Most waste products are solid and are stored in heavy duty, shielded bins. Kyle Hill on YouTube created a really good video that demonstrated walking through a storage facility and literally hugging one of the bins. His rad meter was perfectly normal the whole time. He also examines other risks as well as the risks of other methods of power generation.

Video for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aUODXeAM-k

Here’s the one where he hugs the waste casks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhHHbgIy9jU

I agree… But then all of the provincial premiers would whine about “muh jurisdiction!”

Look at what happened with Alberta and the recent changes to nationalized subsidies for certain common medications.

Our provincial governments are actively inhibiting the system from getting better.

Buncha Scrooges over there in Kingsville Apparently. Those massive restrictions on hours plus the requirement for a “permit” -cough-moneygrab-cough- are just ridiculous. I’d love for there to be a light show like that in my neighborhood.

My current rent: $1600 (no utilities included).
Tenant insurance: $300 (per year!).
Tenant total: $1625 per month.

Mortgage calculation: $1863 per month for a $300,000 mortgage with a 10% down payment.
Property tax: ~$300 per month.
House insurance: ~$150 per month.
Mortgage total: $2313 per month.

And that is not even including the costs of repairs on the house. In my city a $300,000 house will be in need of some major repairs.

I’d say I’m doing pretty good. I am saving that extra $700 per month myself and am in a lot better of a position than if I was paying that mortgage.

Wow… Our system is even more broken than I thought.

That’s crazy. Your Ontario health card is supposed to cover you for that 90 day span until you get the new Quebec card. Does Quebec not honor that system? (I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t have to since they seem to get special snowflake treatment around everything else)

Article blaming government involvement in project cost overruns and clearly intentionally ignores that private business projects overrun too, we just don’t see it because it’s private business. Biased. Blech.