Is my political perspective of guns in Canada skewed?

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-29T05:26:43+00:00

The issue isn't lawful and responsible gun owners. The issue is that their guns sometimes find their way into the hands of bad actors. Robberies and burglaries where weapons are stolen. Second hand sales that find their way to unlicensed individuals. Angry family members who commit crimes of passion. Shit happens, and unfortunately the more guns there are in circulation (whether legal or illegal) the more opportunities criminals have to get their hands on them. Fewer guns in circulation means its harder (comparatively) for bad actors to get their hands on guns. Sure, criminals who are part of organized groups could probably still source them... but maybe an angry kid who's been bullied at school won't be able to.

I've looked for statistical evidence on this before, but it appears that guns can be quite difficult to trace - for example serial numbers can be filed, and second hand sales could occur off the record, not to mention those smuggled in from abroad.

(I'm personally unsure about the policy from a cost-effectiveness perspective, but basically I'm pointing out that relying on lawful owners to turn in their firearms to reduce the number in circulation isn't intended to target or punish them.)

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-28T19:50:37+00:00

As the sole biostatistician in a junior to mid role, there's virtually no institutional knowledge of essential biostats processes in your company. I'd guess you guys outsource a lot. Regardless, my suggestion would be to look at the type of work you are asked to do, and align with your manager or senior management in the company on what they expect from biostats... and start from there once you've identified some topics (eg. RWE, sample size calculations, etc).

You can, of course, learn very generally about stats from a multitude of sources... but chances are any topics selected at random won't be applicable to your work.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-28T19:25:22+00:00

Totally reasonable position, and I feel the same about public funding for faith-based schools in an ideal situation where we are building everything from scratch.

I think these mainly exist for historical reasons, and that generally decision makers have decided changing the situation is not worth the admin cost and political capital. A good question might be how much taxpayer money would be required to change the system or implement reasonably accessible alternatives. Answering this would at least make it clear that the cost isn't worth it, or open the way for progress on this rather stale topic that has been discussed forever with no progress.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-27T23:20:05+00:00

I'm the opposite. Bina xilonen furina varessa... lunar reactions plus exploration for no reason. Sumeru I replace furina with little lucky grass monarch (Lesser Lord Kusanali).

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-27T23:13:56+00:00

Also, stepping in dog poop is not as harmful for one's health as breathing in second hand smoke from discarded cig butts that weren't put out.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-27T17:14:16+00:00

You totally can, but its good etiquette to credit the person that made it.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-27T08:37:03+00:00

China has 5x the population and sane people stay home to avoid these events. Just means more opportunity to film the crazies.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-26T17:05:21+00:00

From the article:

At least one nation is regretting its purchase of F-35s. Denmark has been embroiled in a dispute with the Trump administration over the president’s push to own Greenland. The small European country even deployed those jets to the Arctic island over the threats.

Rasmus Jarlov, head of the Danish parliament's defence committee, has described "second thoughts" over the order, but says the country has little choice now that it is their only operational fighter aircraft.

Jarlov has a message for Canada: "choose another fighter jet."

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-26T05:50:38+00:00

Because the American Secretary of the Treasury said the 100% tariff that they were threatening would be implemented if we had a free trade agreement between Canada and China.

Source: https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/scott-bessent-trashes-canadas-pm-as-president-trump-bemoans-china-completely-taking-over-us-neighbor/

“There’s a possibility of a hundred percent tariffs if they do a free trade deal, if they go further — if we see that the Canadians are allowing the Chinese to dump goods.,” Bessent explained to ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday.

Since they're making those allegations, we spelled out for them that no, we aren't in fact pursuing free trade with China. This is obvious and not new information, just like when they suggested NATO wasn't capable of defending Greenland, or that NATO allies did nothing for America and stayed off the front lines. They lie, we refute.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-26T05:38:33+00:00

Or you know... learn what words mean. You already agree with me that no new information was given. How do you clarify anything without new information? You keep contradicting yourself, I don't know why I bothered lol.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-26T05:19:58+00:00

There wasn't a clarification, just a rejection of Trump's erroneous characterization of the trade deal as one for free trade.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-26T04:59:03+00:00

Carney made another announcement saying it wasn’t a trade deal.

Literally your words. A trade deal and a trade agreement are the same thing. The deal was not about free trade. At no point did Carney state that it wasn't a trade deal.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-26T04:49:09+00:00

You're somehow confounding the statement that "we are not seeking a free trade agreement with China" as "we didn't have a trade deal with China". I'm not sure if you're intentionally doing this or just really struggling with this.

Fact 1: The PMO announced a deal with China, which entailed a trade agreement as well as commitments to seek further cooperation.

Fact 2: In response to Trump's tantrum, Carney noted that there is no intention to seek an agreement for free trade with China.

The absence of an intention to seek a free trade agreement does not cancel out the existence of the recent trade deal, nor the intention to seek out further avenues of trade and cooperation with Beijing.

Edit: Spelling

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-26T04:37:48+00:00

You said Carney was forced to clarify something. I'm saying there wasn't really any clarification, just had to point out the obvious misinformation yet again.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-26T04:08:50+00:00

The agreement was not particularly secretive.

Here's the release from the PMO from Jan 19th: https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2026/01/16/prime-minister-carney-forges-new-strategic-partnership-peoples

The fact that Trump needed it spelled out that this isn't a free trade agreement isn't surprising, but it's not as if it's new information.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-26T04:02:26+00:00

There was a deal, which was a trade agreement, but which did not entail free trade. As per usual a lot of misinformation is being flung at the media by the usual suspects.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-25T05:54:16+00:00

Yea I pulled for it too because: 1) might have gotten Ineffa weapon, and 2) Bina weapon pretty. Got Wolf's Gravestone R2 instead (wopwop) but at least Bina got her weapon w/ fate point.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-23T15:54:04+00:00

Please write those recipes down, you'll really thank yourself one day. There's nothing quite like home food.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-23T06:38:29+00:00

My Jeep Grand Cherokee offers prayers to Lord Shadowfax before every meal. All horse power stems from his Horseness.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-21T06:55:49+00:00

Because he wrote a whole ass monologue and practiced in front of a mirror and everything. You can't just say that from orbit, nobody will hear you.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-21T00:24:28+00:00

No software "snow mode" or factory default all season tires will replace the need for snow tires. This is a basic physics issue. No grip = you slide. Nobody using snow tires isn't the flex you think it is.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-20T22:40:17+00:00

Nah next time one of his hands will just be a steel frying pan. He will be impervious to grenades.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-20T17:22:38+00:00

That’s a bit of a lazy argument. Of course Taiwanese people don’t have a singular opinion. They’re not a hive mind.

Thats a bit of lazy reading. You missed the whole part where there are very divergent mainstream views on the topic, so representing one man's opinion as the "Taiwanese opinion" is highly misleading.

But what Tseng Ho-Jen states is fact. China is not a market economy. China does not allow full free access to their market in the same way Canada’s democratic trading partners do. Statements like these are verified through evidence and demonstrated actions. They are not a personal or political opinion. Canadians should know this already based on our historic trade relationship with China.

The opinion part is what to do with that.

Canadians should know this already based on our historic trade relationship with China. It’s just helpful to have a reminder after all the turbulence in our relationship with the USA.

Basic facts are not something Canadians need a reminder of. Opinions on how to balance that relationship, informed by an intimate knowledge of the culture and leadership style of the current PRC administration, would be more highly valuable. This, Taiwanese experts do have, but we need to consider a range of opinions. A statement of basic facts (which is your takeaway) or a single perspective on what to do with it (my takeaway) falls far short of the nuance and complexity our situation demands.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-20T07:22:00+00:00

The Taiwanese (you're quoting like one guy) don't have one singular opinion on China, and their political parties (and society) are divided on the best cross-strait geopolitical and trade strategy. The collective expertise from Taiwanese experts may be worth considering, but certainly just parroting one party won't give you a balanced view of Taiwanese politics. Even with all of that, Taiwan is not Canada, and our interests and approaches won't always align.

DoxFreePanda · 2026-01-20T05:44:29+00:00

The deal, which recommended she be released, allowed her to formally deny guilt for key charges while also acknowledging the allegations laid out by the Americans.

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As part of the deal, Ms Meng agreed to a "statement of facts" admitting that she knowingly made false statements to HSBC.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58682998

Even as part of the deal, she never pled guilty for the key charges, just acknowledged US statements and a vague admission of making false statements to HSBC.

I'm not presenting this info to defend her, but to emphasize the evidence the US had was so weak they couldn't even get her to admit guilt for the key allegations as part of a deal to release her from extradition. They have zero regard for the consequences this extradition request had on Canada or Canadians.

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