I love my country, Canada, even with it’s blemishes like Thalidomide, Marc Lepine and Canadian soldiers in Somalia. Those are all from the past. A bit shameful and embarrassing but it only represents an infinitesimal portion of what this great country is all about. Go Tommy Douglas!!!

This is good news that more countries are starting to think of tech independence. It was bound to evolve that way over time but the questionable tech bros crowd caused it to happen way more quickly because, just like the railroad barons of the past, they’ll lie, cheat, steal and threaten for more money and power and people eventually get tired of being under someone’s thumb (holy shit I just had spellcheck tell me that thumb has a “b”. I, and probably many others, did not know that).

Childhood.

It is not a serious sign of a growing far right, it’s a confirmation that the far right is becoming more emboldened.

I believe there is an impact based on some of those excellent DIY YouTube videos. People are a bit scared to spend money these days due to global instability. Some of those YouTube DIY videos solve a lot of issues for a lot of people who can’t afford to shell out the big bucks for tradespersons. In the bigger construction industry you have t be someone’s blood relative (/s).

Canadians refusing to be insulted by nothing more than a pedophile plus the smartphone gambling apps were bound to take it’s toll. I read a while back that LV is only catering to the whales now and are doing better than ever. I guess that news story was wrong.

I think it’s the propaganda of the billionaire-owned media companies. Also, factory owners, landlords and and the greedy ( a small percentage of all the humans) keep the lie alive for obvious reasons.

The evolved system is the cause. One person with several minions could easily topple this.

Not just here but everywhere. Everyone (except those with too much) is holding tight to their wallet until trump dies and some stability comes back to the world.

The ICC is a good starting point for Globalism, which is the next logical stage of societal development. Long live the ICC and Global Law and Order. Fuck the “Might Makes Right” crowd.

Microsoft getting into the movie biz when many are no longer watching movies. Genius! Those who watch the Microsoft movies…will they need to purchase new hardware? /s

Thanks!

Well said! We all bleed red and should eventually merge into one global unit. This is the day and age of special interests, specific agendas and propaganda dictating forward progression, though. I can’t believe you’d get downvotes for a statement like this. My families history is of Scottish blood. My culture, growing up in western Canada, is american television.

Bill C-22 is a bad bill and can cause us some difficulties down the road. On the other hand I don’t like a tech corp strong-arming us to change our policies. Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right.

NDP is more about people than money, unlike the regular parties. They are between a rock and a hard place. Getting those cancer results in helps the people that are currently sick and possibly dying. That would be the priority and correct decision in almost any case, wouldn’t it? Most of these responses on here seem like “gotcha!” instead of reasonable discourse.

So, we got rid of all the independent, competing labs and privatized it all to Dynacare? It seems we talk out of both sides of our mouths with regard to citizen ownership versus corporate ownership. Every single time it’s eventually proven that citizen ownership is better for the citizens. Corps can no longer streamline processes, ramp up, hit the ground running, and move fast. It’s a myth. They only exist to provide money to shareholders while the lab work is secondary. The only reason things like this would be approved is that deals were made and money changed hands at a private level that is above the citizenry.

I’m confused nowadays. Is it anti-Semitic to dislike all of the Jewish people or just the Israeli’s? /s Anyway, there should be some sort of punishment but 8 months in jail seems a bit excessive.

Thanks for the defense. I stand by what I said but it’s nice to know I’m not alone and just yelling into the wind. All the best.

If you’re in Canada right this minute, then we are in the same Canada. I suspect the reality is closer to my description but we all wear varying shades of rose-coloured glasses and I always allow that I could be utterly and completely wrong in my ramblings.

We went all in on corporate profit over societal progress. It’s unsustainable and resources are dwindling. No social programs just drug addiction in a self-medicating world with the rest of the folk sticking their collective heads in the sand. Shame gone, not a lot of respect for people or institutions anymore. A low-level anger that seems to permeate everything. Unstable world politics indicating a revolutionary sea change sometimes in the near future. Maybe major projects will get that money flowing for everyone but I believe it’ll be the same old players who know how to use the system. That’s most likely just the tip of the iceberg. I believe there is also a lot of good and happiness in the world but more so on an individual level than a societal one.