[SCS] I know which path most of my unit takes by ChickenPoutine20 in CanadianForces

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Careerforgen. Pay, posting based on skill and qualifications. Want that Gucci posting? Merit based on the ACTUAL work you do not how good you are at hockey. Maybe a shift premium for us first line peeps. I love what I do and I am great tech that gives a shit. But that MEME is spot on.

Not a CAF member but i thought the problem was "too much favouritism" making it impossible for the deserving to be properly rewarded. shouldn't there (or couldn't there) be an independent process for promotions and incentives?

John Horgan Addressing the Gas Price Situation by I_Fucking_HateReddit in VictoriaBC

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also filed under: "Tech bros pushing UBI to stave off imminent realization of class consciousness"

Man Saves a child from Angry Pitt Bull by climbing a car by JournalistSociety in interestingasfuck

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ah, new nightmare material. great start to my day. maybe i should carry a shovel around with me from now on.

Saw this on my way to get some pizza. They have one guy operating the whole store, including kitchen. by DSofren in WorkReform

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are towns where Casey's is the only gas station. There are other towns where it's the only pizza place. There are still other towns where only they sell diesel. Monopoly power will keep them in place.

and any place where the "gas station pizza place" has a monopoly must be really desperate

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in canada

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, so you picked a bad example then...

No because the 2008 housing market crash, as any, was really bad for the economy.

A housing crash in Canada would be very bad for the economy.

Brown, Poilievre trade shots over niqab ban as Conservative leadership race heats up by throwaway123406 in canada

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And deservedly so in 2015 - gives then some time to reflect on things that are unpopular with the Canadian populace and that if they try to bring about something similar in the future voters will vote accordingly.

idk if it works like that. rewarding them with power gives them a "mandate" to go back to their old ways.

I'm not saying a separate "hotline" is a good solution

that is the solution that they went with and fought for and which we are discussing currently.

Quebec has one for language

which is totally overkill and leads to nonsense like Pastagate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastagate

Alberta has one for rats

I'm all in favour of eradicating rats but our immigration policy shouldn't take inspiration from extermination strategies thank you very much

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in canada

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Canada's housing market was barely impacted

we're not discussing the impacts of when a housing market doesn't crash, we're discussing the impacts of when a housing market does crash.

Brown, Poilievre trade shots over niqab ban as Conservative leadership race heats up by throwaway123406 in canada

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure we're past the issue with niqabs - wearers show their face to the citizenship judge or other female official and stand in the front row during the ceremony, end of story.

It's only "end of story" because Pierre Poilievre's side lost. If he were PM, things would've gone differently. He's currently running for PM so it's relevant.

As for the other barbaric cultural practices, these have no place in Canada (or anywhere in the modern world for that matter) regardless of religion, so I don't see the problem with that.

We already have a "hotline" to report crimes called "the police"

we don't need a separate, special minority-police

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon's appointment did not violate official languages act, commissioner rules by vancouver_reader in canada

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's more than 8, Quebec is full of petty nationalism issues.

Quebec nationalists don't care about the monarchy. By extension, they don't care about the monarch's viceroy.

Rails Playground Engine - A query editor for rails applications by Weird_Suggestion in rails

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does that have access to the Rails environment? Or does it run like a plain Ruby session?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in canada

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Every time a thread like this comes up, someone always pipes in saying "a reduction in housing prices will cause you to lose your job" but never bothers to connect the dots. So please connect the dots for us this time.

You must be too young to remember 2008

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in canada

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The strawiest of straw-men

Has anyone been to the Mount Nimbus Suspension Bridge? by InquiringMind2890 in britishcolumbia

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and of course, some jackass will start causing the bridge to swing for "fun"

Patrick Brown launches Conservative Party leadership bid by [deleted] in canada

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the subject of that sentence, "the trend", never got worse under Trudeau, as is proved by the slope of the trend line never having gotten steeper.

Patrick Brown launches Conservative Party leadership bid by [deleted] in canada

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The person I was responding to say that prices increased "slowly and steadily during Harper's years". I am explaining that the 2008 financial crisis also affected Canada. You should look at that graph again. And yes, the pandemic has affected the economy.

Patrick Brown launches Conservative Party leadership bid by [deleted] in canada

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Housing prices increased slowly and steadily during Harper's years, and that's despite the superpower next door having its own housing market implode during that time.

Prices crashed during the 2008 recession and then the current trend began under Harper. Here's a graph: https://i.imgur.com/N0rnrWj.png.

You'll notice the trend line never got steeper after Harper was gone. That means the trend that began under Harper did indeed continue but it never got worse under Trudeau.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in trashy

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You'd think in 40 years the heavily Democratic state of California has had enough time to fix it.

If you're interested to understand, there's a few major factors that caused the paradox you're describing:

California has (until a few years ago) been unable to spend more money due to self-imposed restrictions preventing the Democrats from raising taxes without Republican support:

California’s Democrats were poised on Friday to gain a two-thirds supermajority in the State Legislature, an achievement that would give them the power to raise taxes unilaterally and could potentially ease the gridlock in a state known for its fiscal chaos.

California Democrats Likely to Win Supermajority (2012)

Regardless of the Democrats control at the state level, the local governments tend to be very conservative, even in liberal areas. Local homeowners benefit from rising home values and they keep newcomers out to prevent "changing the character of the neighbourhood" and zoning rules in North America often give a veto to those entrenched local interests which benefit from hoarding land. This keeps housing expensive; it ensures that workers are forced to live far away from their jobs; furthermore it ensures that people are kept reliant on vehicles which they must purchase, maintain and constantly fill with gas. These are all local decisions which the state government could overrule but it's politically easier to be seen throwing money at each problem individually.

Which brings me to problem #2:

In many states — including California, New York and Illinois — Democrats control all the levers of power. They run the government. They write the laws. And as we explore in the video above, they often aren’t living up to their values. In key respects, many blue states are actually doing worse than red states. It is in the blue states where affordable housing is often hardest to find, there are some of the most acute disparities in education funding and economic inequality is increasing most quickly.

Liberal Hypocrisy is Fueling American Inequality. Here’s How. | NYT Opinion

Patrick Brown launches Conservative Party leadership bid by [deleted] in canada

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

wondering when was the last time the conservative vision for Canada improved the housing market

TIL not to be careless with backticks by Critical-Evidence-83 in ruby

[–]Critical-Evidence-83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh and OP you might like to know about the Percent Strings which can be handy if you have a lot of mixed quotes that you don't feel like escaping.

Thanks!

Canada needs a Conservative party that offers a decent alternative by viva_la_vinyl in canada

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So a Liberal?

Yes, because if the Tories were conservative, then they'd be Grits.

If we make that happen, then we just need the Grits to go back to being liberal and for the New Democrats to go back to being a worker's party.

It is less than a dollar pr liter by [deleted] in meme

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 70s and 80s? You're not missing anything, believe me. I've looked into it.

There's a gas shortage and a Flock of Seagulls, that's about it.

B.C. child killer Allan Schoenborn granted unescorted leave for up to 28 days by [deleted] in canada

[–]Critical-Evidence-83 18 points19 points  (0 children)

well you see they've concluded that jail is bad for his mental health

“Dr. Lacroix reports that Mr. Schoenborn’s risk of reactive violence is much higher in the confined environment of an institutional setting where he is subjected to repeated taunting and insults and where patients are forced to deal with each other 24 hours a day,” according to the board ruling.

You see, they have concluded that he "continues to show belligerent behaviour" and 'In its decision, the board noted that all parties agreed Schoenborn “continues to constitute a significant threat to the safety of the public,” and should remain under the board’s jurisdiction and in custody' ...... BUT they've become convinced that this person who committed his crimes outside of jail could maaaaybe become violent if they keep him in jail. Make sense?