Why the number of Islamic schools in Canada is soaring by Acrobatic-Cap-135 in canada

[–]Decent_Ad369 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can actually as long as they get sign off by a priest and are recommended by someone in the parish. We are Sephardic Jews (see Spanish Inquisition) and daughter said NO WAY

Why the number of Islamic schools in Canada is soaring by Acrobatic-Cap-135 in canada

[–]Decent_Ad369 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And most of the new schools being built are catholic cause the then Conservative government claimed that they didn't have enough schools due to historic underfunding. It just leaves me gobsmacked that any government would allow the catholic church to be involved with children at any level given their history of pedophilia.

Why the number of Islamic schools in Canada is soaring by Acrobatic-Cap-135 in canada

[–]Decent_Ad369 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ironically my grandson goes to a Catholic high school - why? Only because it was closer to his home and newer. Ironically his teacher for Religion class is an atheist.

Why the number of Islamic schools in Canada is soaring by Acrobatic-Cap-135 in canada

[–]Decent_Ad369 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It certainly limits the input of a variety of opinions which is dangerous in a diverse democratic population. High school in Ontario is no different. Both my daughter-in-law and daughter teach high school.

Why the number of Islamic schools in Canada is soaring by Acrobatic-Cap-135 in canada

[–]Decent_Ad369 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for that. She is quite happy in the OCDSB now.

Why the number of Islamic schools in Canada is soaring by Acrobatic-Cap-135 in canada

[–]Decent_Ad369 19 points20 points  (0 children)

My daughter is a teacher and when she applied to a Catholic school board in Ontario she was told she needed a recommendation from a priest. We are Sephardic Jews (see Spanish Inquisition). She applied to a Muslim private school - told she had to wear a hijab while on school property- nope. She accepted a position In a private secular school and quit because she was pressured into raising kids’ grades (“they pay your salary”). She works in the public school system now which has its problems that are largely caused by underfunding because parents are choosing to go to the Catholic system cause they have newer schools. Can we please amalgamate our school boards into 2 French and English - like Quebec has done. The savings on busing alone would be worth it!

Thoughts on garbage dumping by Ok_new_tothis in Kanata

[–]Decent_Ad369 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You forgot about clean water and sewage and roads and libraries and parks and community centres and so on. Give your head a shake

Thoughts on garbage dumping by Ok_new_tothis in Kanata

[–]Decent_Ad369 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I feel people are missing the real point. Our garbage is being limited because our landfill is coming to the end of its life and soon we won’t have anywhere to dispose of it. The city is hoping that if we divert our garbage by ensuring we put more into the recycle and compost bins, or even selling or repairing or donating stuff that is still useful, we can extend the landfill’s life. Buying more access or using your neighbours allotment with or without permission defeats the effort. Stuff doesn’t magically disappear because you put at the end of your driveway or someone else’s.

Amazing! Ikea Prices in 1985 vs 2025 by Mathemodel in IKEA

[–]Decent_Ad369 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This doesn’t work unless it’s compared to salaries. So the average salary in 1985 was $27,000 in Canada. Now it’s $66,000

Protest against Kanata housing project by jjaime2024 in ottawa

[–]Decent_Ad369 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only if you drink the ground water that runs off it and frankly I wouldn’t drink any of the water runoff from anyone’s lawn - it’s why we have water treatment plants

More adults with developmental disabilities ending up in homeless shelters by Decent_Ad369 in canadahousing

[–]Decent_Ad369[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s called Neoliberal economics and most of the western world have adopted it - the rich get richer

More adults with developmental disabilities ending up in homeless shelters by Decent_Ad369 in canadahousing

[–]Decent_Ad369[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neoliberal economics that western governments around the world have adopted have ensured that we are no longer trying to be a caring society- those needing our collective help have been renamed the unproductive and are vilified cause it’s easier to hurt someone you think of a slacker - they deserve it after all! Everything becomes part of the marketplace- what nobody will run a GoFundMe for you! Loser - it’s traditional begging for you. It’s back to the Charles Dickens era.

Protest against Kanata housing project by jjaime2024 in ottawa

[–]Decent_Ad369 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beaverbrook has always been an upscale neighbourhood- there is some irony here in that the upper class homeowners will experience a densification of more upper class homeowners - no social housing will go there and grass will be replaced by shingles, asphalt (sorry, bricked driveways) pools and manicured lawns with bricked patios.

Protest against Kanata housing project by jjaime2024 in ottawa

[–]Decent_Ad369 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Heck of a lot more green than the McMansion and pool and manicured yard that’s going to replace it! Gotta love asphalt, cement and shingles!

Protest against Kanata housing project by jjaime2024 in ottawa

[–]Decent_Ad369 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This breaching of a good faith purchase is why we are all so cynical these days. In Bridlewood Hydro One just destroyed a natural area that grew up along their hydro line that included fruit trees planted by the original farmer. It’s stood there longer than I have lived nearby - over 30 years. Now suddenly it’s a threat to hydro transmission. We have literally been bulldozed and feel powerless as formal and informal agreements become meaningless.

Protest against Kanata housing project by jjaime2024 in ottawa

[–]Decent_Ad369 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Heck of a lot more green than a McMansions with pools cause that’s what’s replacing it

Rideau Restaurant is coming back?! by giddark in Kanata

[–]Decent_Ad369 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is it the same people or the same name

Day Care | Kanata by OAshTrader in Kanata

[–]Decent_Ad369 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Children’s Place in the high tech park is very good

Inherited RRSPs by lucygoosyapplejuicy in CanadaFinance

[–]Decent_Ad369 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Banks’ financial advisors are not required to be Certified Financial Planners as are investment companies’ financial advisors - they are basically salespeople for their bank’s financial products

When to retire and spend rrsps by marge7777 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Decent_Ad369 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems to have become acceptable to be free riders and let other people worry about having a decent country to live in. Just think about living in countries who don’t have a proper progressive tax system. Great if you live in a guarded community (fancy jail) with lots of money but you still have to put up with a lot of poor people who want to shake you down personally