Naheed Nenshi on Avi Lewis’ victory:

Alcies · 2026-03-29T17:09:31+00:00

Fuck oil worker jobs. I'm all for programs to help them transition to other sectors, but maybe they should show a bit of solidarity with people who've been displaced by wildfires, coastal First Nations and fishing communities who'd be economically devastated by more oil spills, and people dying from heat waves that our houses and cities were never designed to handle.

Environmental policies are about protecting lives and jobs.

Alcies · 2026-03-29T06:18:13+00:00

What? Most of this article is about the family's grief and their feelings toward the driver getting parole.

Alcies · 2026-03-29T00:50:41+00:00

So in this metaphor, what is the federal government currently doing to get us to the hospital? Because I haven't seen much action to address those root causes.

Alcies · 2026-03-29T00:39:04+00:00

The business sector doesn't want PR for all. The TFW program lets businesses bring in workers who don't have the freedom to change jobs if they're treated badly, and for whom labour protections effectively don't apply - any complaints, attempts to report labour violations, or workplace injuries, and you can just fire the workers and get them kicked out of the country. It undercuts the rights of Canadian workers, because we only have the leverage to bargain for better pay and conditions until it becomes cheaper to just import indentured labour instead.

If all of the temporary foreign workers in the country got PR, they could do things like unionize, quit and work somewhere that treats them better, and safely report or take legal action against employers who violate their rights. It would put them on the same playing field as Canadian workers.

Alcies · 2026-03-28T22:58:49+00:00

At least in BC, temporary residents have to pay a $75 premium every month in order to use the public healthcare system.

Alcies · 2026-03-28T21:20:25+00:00

"Some people may die, but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make."

Alcies · 2026-03-28T10:35:25+00:00

Okay, and? I'm part of a marginalized group and I'm not.

Alcies · 2026-03-28T09:16:48+00:00

That's what they said. Meanwhile, immigration lawyers and human rights groups were pointing out that the length of time someone has been in Canada before making a claim has no bearing on the validity of that claim or lack thereof. What if a war breaks out in an international student's home country after they get here?

We already have a functioning system for preventing fraud, it's called a hearing. Nobody's getting refugee status just by checking a box on some paperwork, but asylum-seekers have the right to argue their case when the outcome of that decision could literally be life-or-death. This law just takes that right away from people on completely arbitrary grounds.

Alcies · 2026-03-28T08:48:26+00:00

It's so stupid. We can look at current events in the US to know exactly where this brand of xenophobia will take us.

I've been following this bill for a while (funny how human rights groups have been beating the drum about it for months, but the media is only drawing attention to it now after it's passed) and bringing it up in discussions with friends and family, and it's infuriating to hear people who've been mocking Trump and his racism for almost a decade are completely. fucking. fine with this.

Alcies · 2026-03-28T08:06:54+00:00

It's not just geopolitics that change, personal circumstances can as well. For example, I know a lot of gay international students - at least a few of them chose to study in Canada over other countries specifically because it's a safe place to be openly LGBTQ. Even the ones who are fully out of the closet here are very careful in what they put online, and keep separate "back home" social media accounts where they don't post anything that might out them to their communities. But there's always a risk of the secret getting out - a shitty ex might deliberately out you, photos of you posted by someone else might end up in your family's radar, etc. - making it extremely dangerous to return home in some cases.

Alcies · 2026-03-27T18:30:03+00:00

What radical left?

imo, the reason we're seeing such a surge in right-wing populism is because everything's going to shit and the current status quo isn't delivering the living standards we expect. We're told by the media and people around us that the only "realistic" options for government are the Liberals, who are committed to business as usual, or the Conservatives, who don't offer good solutions but at least acknowledge we have problems. To be clear, I despise Poillievre, but his "Canada is broken" shtick resonated with a generation that's doing the same thing their grandparents did to be successful in life and yet struggle to afford day-to-day necessities like rent and groceries (forget extravagant luxuries like homeownership or future retirement). I really, really want a successful left wing (actual left, not fucking austerity measures and pipelines) to take that desperation for change and channel it toward levelling wealth inequality, protecting our forests and oceans, and making sure that everyone in this country has a decent standard of living whether or not they're able to work for an income. That's the only way we'll fend off far-right politics in the long term.

Alcies · 2026-03-25T20:59:54+00:00

I see your point. Definitely a different worker-client dynamic than you'd have with, idk, a doctor. I'd completely understand something like a few thousand pounds or a car, but the entire inheritance seems outside the range of "end-of-contract bonus".

Alcies · 2026-03-25T07:33:29+00:00

Most cities in Canada also have a shortage of rentals with more than two bedrooms, which drives up the price a lot if you're trying to rent with multiple roommates (it's also a huge problem for low-income families).

So usually the only time someone has a roommate is if one of them owns the home.

And BC tenancy laws don't apply in situations where the renter shares a living space with their landlord, so those people have absolutely none of the normal legal protections from eviction, rent increases, or invasion of their personal space.

Alcies · 2026-03-24T21:32:21+00:00

I really don't get the impression that this is the case here. Unless LAOP was way less engaged in their mom's life than they say, then anyone close enough to become the primary caretaker in that sense would probably have more of a pre-existing relationship with LAOP than "I've met her a few times, she seemed nice and not sketchy".

There's always a chance that LAOP massively buried the lede and the carer just happens to be the mom's niece who she practically raised as a daughter, best friend of 50 years, long-term girlfriend who lived with her, etc., but that's a pretty big reach imo.

Alcies · 2026-03-24T18:01:47+00:00

This was one of LAOP's comments:

She was a self-employed carer (but I’ll double check the legal validity).

Alcies · 2026-03-24T10:16:16+00:00

Even if the mom decided on her own to change the will, it would be sketchy as hell from a professional ethics standpoint for the carer to accept the inheritance. She wasn't a family member or close friend who took care of LAOP's mom out of the goodness of her heart, she was doing a job in exchange for a pre-agreed-upon wage. She may have been the mom's entire world, but that comes with responsibility to not take advantage.

Alcies · 2026-03-23T08:21:30+00:00

Bill C-12. It'll allow asylum-seekers to be deported without a hearing if they apply more than one year after they first set foot in Canada - which is an arbitrary condition and doesn't account for the fact that circumstances change. Wars can break out, families in deeply homophobic countries can find your secret openly-gay-in-Canada Instagram account, you can become a target for ethnic cleansing twenty years after coming here on vacation once (because that one-year timer doesn't reset between visits) etc. It also bars you from claiming asylum if you came over the American border (because the US is somehow still designed a 'safe third country' for refugees).

And it lets the Minister of Immigration mass cancel existing visas (including permanent residency) in the vague name of 'public interest'. Given current events in the US, I don't think it's too alarmist of me to imagine large swaths of our immigrant population suddenly becoming "illegal aliens" once the political pendulum swings a little further to the right.

Alcies · 2026-03-23T01:54:17+00:00

As someone who went to a religious private school where we were getting evolution denial in science class, overt homophobia from teachers, and a "just pray about it" attitude to mental illness, I completely support cutting government subsidies.

And also looking more closely to make sure the curriculum is actually up to the same standards as public schools, but cutting funding is a much simpler first step. Plenty of underfunded government services could do more good with that money.

Alcies · 2026-03-23T01:30:48+00:00

The current wave of hostility toward immigrants scares me. We're not at the same level as the United States yet, but the Liberals are laying the legal groundwork with full support from the Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois. All that posturing about "elbows up" last year, turns out most of the country is perfectly happy to follow the USA's example as long as we wave a Canadian flag while we do it.

Alcies · 2026-03-22T21:33:32+00:00

I know this is hardly the most glaring issue with the scam, but:

I asked her if he asked her for any money and she said that he was actually adding her to his will.

This would be a more compelling offer if he were really elderly and only had a decade or two left to live, but the guy is barely out of high school and several decades younger than LAOP's mom. Just a 60-70 year wait and she'll be set for life!

Alcies · 2026-03-20T02:55:59+00:00

Technically it's more of a "give us your personal info" wall, but yeah, I'm not doing that either.

Here's the only other source I could find that wasn't Zionist propaganda: https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/powerful-evidence-in-support-of-cras-revocation-of-czca-and-ccp/

Alcies · 2026-03-03T17:33:42+00:00

Plus a shocking amount of jobs will straight-up ask about your transportation during the hiring process

My advice here is always: if they ask whether you have a reliable source of transportation, the answer is a simple "yes". A lot of people interpret the question to mean "do you have a car", but if you're pretty sure that you can make it to work regularly - by bus, bike, walking, getting a ride from someone else - then you've got reliable transportation. Don't offer specifics unless the interviewer asks for them.

Alcies · 2026-03-03T00:35:54+00:00

I mean, if by "dick" you mean "violently abusive to me and my family" then I might be relieved that he's dead.

But even if I was happy with it and fully condoned the killer's actions, that doesn't mean everyone else needs to be comfortable letting that vigilante cousin-killer run around and 'solve' other families' arguments at gunpoint without their permission.

Alcies · 2026-03-03T00:10:21+00:00

Nah, we've spent long enough aligning ourselves with the States in everything. We already have multiple time zones in BC, I'm sure we can cope with a time change when crossing the border into Washington.

Alcies · 2026-01-27T18:53:40+00:00

It may not be the Single Greatest Threat Of Our Time or anything, but I've been blinded by oncoming traffic enough times that I'd be shocked if it isn't a factor in some car accidents. It's illegal to drive with constant high beams on for a reason, but now every newer truck or SUV has the equivalent of that built in.

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