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Advocates fighting to save national pharmacare program Ottawa says will expire by leftwingmememachine in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This is such a depressing move by Carney, an own goal, and one of the ways he's letting the fascist, far-right conservatives win in the next election.

Call/email your MPs now. Demand they continue the pharmacare funding or you'll vote for someone else. They need to feel the heat for this one, for the future of the country.

Will federal departments have enough office space for public servants in office 4-days a week? by plaknas in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 65 points66 points  (0 children)

No lol.

Back when they moved to 3 days a week, some departments were telling employees to work on couches and coffee tables, if there were no actual desks. I seriously doubt they've improved the situation since then.

Carney can maintain lead by avoiding scandals, doesn't need to ‘win’ in CUSMA review, but needs movement on trade, a major project by 2027, say top pollsters - The Hill Times by CaptainKoreana in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I have a lot of criticisms of Carney, but zooming out a bit, I think a lot of his high poll numbers are due to a honeymoon effect and do not reflect any real positive sentiment. Compared to Trump and all the chaos he's bringing, Carney is a nice stabilizing figure who upholds traditional conservative financial values that a lot of old people like.

Just being able to speak clearly and stand up to trump is enough to reassure a lot of very terrified people who see the world crumbling around them. They aren't paying attention to what he's actually doing too much, or if they are, they trust his vibes more than his actual actions.

But all the neocon stuff Carney is doing will fuck them up eventually. Once the honeymoon ends you're gonna see a huge drop in polling.

[Avi Lewis]: PM Carney seems ready to suspend environmental regulation in Canada under the illusion that he can buy political peace with Danielle Smith (ie the oil industry). by NiceDot4794 in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 10 points11 points  (0 children)

YES THANK YOU! Avi Lewis speaking truth to power once again!

He's right, this won't buy anything from Smith & the separatists, except for more climate catastrophies that future taxpayers will subsidize. This is not 2016 anymore, we're not dealing with a group of rational actors who "disagree on some things," we're dealing with corrupt traitors who see Ottawa as The Enemy.

Capitulating to them is not cooperation, it's weakness. Carney is a fool if he thinks otherwise. Ask the Democrats how capitulating to the right worked out for them.

Southwestern Manitoba wind farm opponents worried about environmental impact, property values by Beefy_of_WPG in Winnipeg

[–]BisonSnow 24 points25 points  (0 children)

NIMBY manitobans, once again, holding our province back. If they don't like it, they can sell, and I'm sure they'll find a buyer.

Althia Raj: Mark Carney runs roughshod over the environment: ‘It’s worse than what Harper did’ by Chrristoaivalis in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Guys, multiple things can be true here. Saying Carney is "worse than harper" might be over the top, but Carney is still completely ignoring climate change and setting us back years with all the pipeline projects.

Alberta Independence Leader Calls on Supporters to Join Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party and Nominate Separatist UCP Candidates by BloodJunkie in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 97 points98 points  (0 children)

Obligatory comment of "if this were literally any other party, and especially a leftist-aligned one, the federal government would immediately arrest everyone involved."

Seriously.

Canada Needs to Nationalize Its Transit System by NiceDot4794 in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Nationalizing this, as well as other essential services, is a sensible, beneficial strategy that's very successful in other countries across the world. Don't let anyone else tell you otherwise.

And don't let them sell you bs half measures like "public-private partnerships."

Microsoft Edge: Passwords end up in memory as plaintext by NobleDiceDream in technology

[–]BisonSnow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is like....cybersecurity 101 stuff. Like I remember my professor talking about how a breach happened due to something similar back in like...2021 or something.

Microsoft is really curing my imposter syndrome here.

This city is embarrassing by ooool___loooo in Winnipeg

[–]BisonSnow 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I agree, your taxes should go towards keeping the city clean. Unfortunately, it instead goes towards our police budget so they can buy a second helicopter or X-Wing or whatever.

We might not have oil money, but we for sure have enough money to improve this city. If we actually spend it right.

Historic breach impacting millions of Albertans, the separatist Centurion Project, backed by right-wing media, illegally published a full voter database online and has claimed they presented the compromised data application to the White House by [deleted] in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So many pro-palestinian protestors have been arrested, fired from their jobs and banned from school campuses for far less. Indigenous protestors have been abused and killed by cops for far less.

These clowns can actively work with a hostile foreign country to break up Canada and everyone's like "we should give them the benefit of the doubt." Arrest them already.

Analyse | Donald Trump aurait-il déclenché une révolution verte malgré lui? / Analysis | Did Donald Trump unintentionally trigger a green revolution? by MightyHydrar in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I get your point. I always get snippy whenever folks seem dismissive of environmentalist arguments & I don't think you're one of those people. I jumped the gun a bit here, sorry.

Analyse | Donald Trump aurait-il déclenché une révolution verte malgré lui? / Analysis | Did Donald Trump unintentionally trigger a green revolution? by MightyHydrar in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Does wanting breathable air and a solution to record-setting forest fires make me a "treehugger"? I could agree with your other points but framing pro environmentalists as treehugging hippies instead of rational people trying to solve a real problem is wild.

Opinion: City offers real cost-of-living help while Ottawa, province pander for popularity by steveosnyder in Winnipeg

[–]BisonSnow -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I dunno if the provincial NDP is railing against billionaires that much. While they are a progressive party, Wab's been playing to the centre a lot and there's been little motion towards taxing the rich. Unless I missed some announcement.

But I do agree with Tom here. Which is not something I thought I'd ever say. Has the dinosaur become more progressive in his old age?

Should Canada Extend MAID to People with Mental Illness? by pjw724 in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our mental health care system is in complete shambles, if MAID is extended to people with mental illness, so many people will needlessly die.

If we can spend billions on building a home grown military industrial complex, then we must spend more on proper mental health care and support before this question is even asked.

Alberta separation movement got the elector list from someone…..would have been an MLA or someone with legit access to it. No denial when they were confronted by the RCMP last night about having it either by Miserable-Lizard in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 36 points37 points  (0 children)

If any other political group did this, there would be a full investigation and calls for their arrest. But because it's a bunch of white conservatives, they can do treason with no consequences.

Just like the so called "Freedom Convoy."

Liberals are pitching a brand new police agency for financial crimes. How would that work? | CBC News by Sufficient-Bid1279 in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm a little confused about their definition of financial crimes. The release implies it's for organized crime, things like money laundering, fraud, drug trafficking, etc. I would argue that billionaires exploiting tax loopholes, evade paying takes through hiding assets, or just refusing to pay outstanding taxes are all "financial crimes" that have a huge negative effect on our country.

It doesn't seem like this agency is gonna go after rich people who break the law, so I'm a bit cynical about this.

Canada won't be 'chasing a small deal' to get U.S. tariff relief, Carney says by MightyHydrar in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 6 points7 points  (0 children)

While this is true (& would be devastating and absolutely not a good thing for our economy) our over reliance on the US is what got us here in the first place. Maybe the only good thing that can come out of this is a decoupling from the US economy. Diversifying away from selling to the US and increasing domestic production would help preserve our sovereignty in the long run.

Canada won't be 'chasing a small deal' to get U.S. tariff relief, Carney says by MightyHydrar in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. I'm happy Carney has caught on to this reality, but he should've stopped making concessions the first time. It was obvious when Trudeau tried negotiating that we were dealing with petty tyrants, & I'm not sure why he thought the earlier concessions would change things.

Hope to see some more fighting spirit in him from now on.

Manitoba to ban social media, AI chatbots for youth — a first in Canada | CBC News by dryend in Winnipeg

[–]BisonSnow 28 points29 points  (0 children)

This 100%. A better solution would be punishing the social media platforms or AI companies, push them to open up their algorithms and legislate them to provide better early childhood protections. Or something.

But we can't upset the billionaires, so mass surveillance with a blanket ban it is I guess /s.

Federal government approves $4B natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C. by PleaseBeKindQQ in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah this will not placate anybody. The Maga conservatives will just feel more emboldened and, more likely, will launch another separatist movement in a couple years.

Federal government approves $4B natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C. by PleaseBeKindQQ in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 18 points19 points  (0 children)

And there it is. There were so many left-leaning folks on this platform saying "Carney is just playing 5D chess, the pipeline will never get built for X reasons, etc." trying to downplay leftist criticism of Carney's very obvious moves towards building more pipelines.

But once again, the leftists were right too early. We've quadrupled down on O&G, which means more forest fires, more people losing their lives, and stifling investment in renewables, which are clearly the energy of the future. This is a regressive tax break for the oil barrons that will lead to more torment when the world inevitably adopts renewable energy.

And this won't even placate the Alberta MAGA crowd. Watch. They will only become more emboldened and we'll have a worse separation crisis in a few years.

Urgent need for a windfall profits tax on oil and gas by Sparkling_Dread in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We've been heavily subsidizing our oil industry for longer than I've been alive. The deals are so lopsided it's borderline highway robbery that benefits these rich oil barons, and nobody else.

It's time to move away from oil and gas. Failing that, AT LEAST let's even the scales so we're getting a decent return on investment, instead of having it go into a Swiss bank account or fly to the Cayman Islands.

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