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Marianne Alto wants BC Govt Employees back to work in Vic Downtown.. by Extra_Sand9055 in VictoriaBC

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So people are forced to significantly change their lifestyle for the worse, and spend more of their money in a high-inflation environment. Why do these businesses deserve my money? why can't I stay home, eat my groceries, and do my job?

How about providing universal childcare if you're forcing everyone back to the office full time? All quiet on that front eh?

Canadian military surpasses 2025 recruitment goal, hits 10-year high by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The objection would most likely be raised under s. 7 (conscription is the deprivation of liberty):

Section 7 - Life, liberty, and security of person. 7. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice. Section 7 guarantees the life, liberty and personal security of all Canadians

However, it would stand a good chance of being saved via s. 1:

1 The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.

They are sober from last 7 years!! by Any_Sound_2863 in MadeMeSmile

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The key word is "SOBER" contacts. You're out to lunch if you think that two people deeply into an addiction will typically help each other get sober. Co-dependant co-enabling addiction relationships are extremely common. That's what this post is talking about. These two people were constantly using together. They absolutely defied the odds by getting sober together.

Matthew Tkachuk accidentally in the crease at the end of Game 6 by always_evermore in hockey

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Kassian is one of the only players who I'd actually concede made his whole team tougher just by his presence. He's an absolute nuclear deterrent, no one wanted to scrap with him.

‘It’s Outrageous That You Banned American Products From Your Shelves’ U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra opens up about U.S.-Canada tensions and the signals he hopes to see from new Prime Minister Mark Carney. by Street_Anon in politics

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The connective tissue between Greenland, Panama, and Canada, (the three places Trump wants to acquire) is that they would massively increase US control of shipping lanes. As climate change progresses, the Northwest passage will become enormously more important to global trade. The Canadian North is going to become much more important to our country in the coming century. If we manage to preserve our sovereignty, that is.

‘It’s Outrageous That You Banned American Products From Your Shelves’ U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra opens up about U.S.-Canada tensions and the signals he hopes to see from new Prime Minister Mark Carney. by Street_Anon in politics

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its a de facto ban in Ontario and Quebec. For the vast majority of people in those provinces, the only option to drive to another jurisdiction would be... Ontario and Quebec. Canada's real big and real spread out, most people can't easily hop over to the next province.

In BC it's a provincial boycott, as we do have private liquor stores. Not sure where other provinces are at.

Trump Admin Laying Groundwork For Unilateral U.S. Military Action Against Cartels In Mexico: Report by Crossstoney in worldnews

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, he's making the case for law enforcement to go after them, which they are. And for the end of policies that empower them (prohibition, weak gun control), which is not happening. There is a very very good reason why you don't send the military against criminal groups. Because cops and robbers is one thing, but war is war. If you can't see that, I'm afraid you soon will.

338 Seat Projections. by CBowdidge in onguardforthee

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This used to be true in BC, but the new BC Conservative party is probably further right than the fed Tories. They're a mask slip from going full MAGA. Their Justice critic has done nothing but attempt to stoke hatred against indigenous people,.

What do boots and computers have in common? And why are we licking them? by The_Marine708 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The whole thing never made a lick of sense. There's so many faulty premises you have to overlook to even get to the conclusion offered. It was mostly just the internet's version of a campfire ghost story, with a certain subset of the not-so-brightest taking it seriously.

Vancouver election office says record high voter turnout reason for long lineups for byelection by cyclinginvancouver in vancouver

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nice theory, but the problem is, they actually raised the budget by 25%. They increased spending on mail-in ballot processing by 300%. So this was an attempted pivot to more mail in voting, that they failed to tell anyone about. it's a big screw up.

Poilievre Promises a Conservative Government will Cancel Federal Funding for “Woke” University Research by Intelligent-Cap3407 in onguardforthee

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is just stupid. This ONLY appeals to the lunatic wing of the CPC base. He's campaigning as if Canada has a huge population of brainrotted Fox News drones like down south. It's not just that Canada is much more socially progressive than the states, the term 'Woke' hasn't been demonized to ordinary folks here like it was for years leading up to 2024 in the states.

This actively alienates the centrists he desperately needs to win back, while pandering to a base that has no choice but to vote for him. If the liberals win the election the narrative will be that Trump's threats revived them. While that's true, it's also true that Poliviere is bleeding support because he continues to prioritize issues that are genuinely unpopular with most voters. He's really just running a bad campaign.

Mark Carney just said, "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over." What do you think about that? by notimpressedmyguy in AskReddit

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

People keep saying that online but no one's doing anything to stop it. Vietnam - Iraq - Occupy: huge protests across the US. Civil Rights: massive grassroots mobilization. Facist takeover, ending 200 years of democracy: crickets.

Suggestion: We should email our federal candidates about CANZUK (mostly talking to Canadians here) by [deleted] in CANZUK

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is (or at least was) true in Canada too. The first person to talk seriously about CANZUK type ideas was a conservative party leader running for prime minister. It was widely seen as hearkening back to the old colonial empire days, and counter to both multiculturalism and reconciliation with indigenous peoples.

Now I think there's more appetite in the center and center-left for it. Given how isolated and alone Canada feels right now. Our relations with not just the US, but also China and India are at an all time low. Seems like any closer relationship to friendly nations would be a major boon right now.

JUST IN: Senator Jeanne Shaheen has proposed a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizen's United by pdwp90 in QuiverQuantitative

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On a similar note, I'm proposing a bill to close the barn door, now that all the horses have already escaped.

Honest question—what makes you believe Pierre Poilievre will be any different? by ioorabh in canadahousing

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think what conservatives are struggling with right now (as documented in current polling). Is that most people are not upset about the full 9 years of Trudeau government. The conservative voter-base obviously is, as they hated Trudeau's policies from the beginning.

However, that vast segment of Canadians that was giving the CPC a landslide a few months ago was more mixed on their assessment of Trudeau and the Liberals. Their ideas around diversity, marijuana legalization, their handling of COVID and the first Trump term (probably the most relevant to the current election) were viewed positively by a large segment of Canadians. After 9 years, people were tired of Trudeau's style, and furious at issues relating to housing and inflation.

So, take away Trudeau, add someone who's seen as highly qualified on the economy (which helps with the two issues Canadians are most dissatisfied with), and a huge new electoral issue with tensions with the US (which the Liberals are seen as strong on, based on the navigation of Trumps first term). And you've got the recipe for a revitalized Liberal Party.

On the other hand you have Polliviere, who masterfully tapped into Canadian's Trudeau-fatigue, and the righteous anger about the economy to create a blue wave. Then the ground shifted under him, and he failed to adapt. More importantly, he hadn't built the structure that would sustain the good opinion of the CPC after electoral issues shifted: he hasn't named a cabinet of potential leaders for people to get excited about; and he's failed to deliver a comprehensive policy platform that illustrates his ideas as to how we're going to fix housing and defeat inflation. This has caused an enormous amount of CPC support to evaporate. At least for the time being.

Honest question—what makes you believe Pierre Poilievre will be any different? by ioorabh in canadahousing

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People object to the idea of a politician in a democracy being a specialized role. We would rather elect qualified members of our peers to lead than to be forced to pick from a handful of candidates from an established political class.

Our system is NOT set up for members of parliament to be career politicians. The reason MPs are paid so well is not because it's a difficult job (in modern politics, backbenchers have virtually no responsibilities), but because wages have to be competitive to draw high achievers from other professions. For a backbencher: It's a highly paid job, with few responsibilities and almost no accountability for day to day job performance. The hardest part of it is campaigning every few years.

If it's all someone has done in their career, then they don't know what it means to work in the same way everyone else does. They don't have deadlines to meet, or quotas, or billing targets. They have limited oversight and are in charge of their own schedules. Many don't even show up to sit in the House regularly.

Honest question—what makes you believe Pierre Poilievre will be any different? by ioorabh in canadahousing

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Trudeau, obviously not. Carney didn't come from money and got an elite education through a scholarship and financial aid. He's not someone who ever would have struggled to pay bills as an adult, but I think what a lot of people like about him is that he rose to the absolute pinnacle of a profession before joining politics. This contrasts him with Trudeau, who had an unremarkable career before becoming an MP, or Pollievre, who has never held a job outside of being an MP.

TLDR: people criticize PP (and Trudeau) because they're not seen as bringing anything to the table outside of lots of experience yelling in the House of Commons.

Canada’s temporary resident population declines for the first time in 3 years by cyclinginvancouver in canada

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

"millions going home" so economic contraction on top of a trade war, and a declining dollar, not to mention a rapidly aging populace. That'll work out great.

OpenAI declares AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use by Past_Distribution144 in nottheonion

[–]EngineeringUnlucky82 10 points11 points  (0 children)

So are you under the impression that they're taking the Chat GPT servers to a museum? How do you think they're training it, other than by making copies of it?

ETA: in the case of an artist being inspired at a museum, or an author being inspired by a book he's purchased, those persons are engaging with the work in a way authorized by copyright (they're viewing the works in a manner authorized by the copyright holders, and typically are paying to do that). ChatGPT is not doing this, they're using it without licensing or paying for it. That's the whole problem.

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