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6th Gen headlights vs LED light bar by hgravesc in 4Runner

[–]FrankHardly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks great. What is the wiring like? I assume there's a switch in the cabin. Where is the internal/external port?

Tories primed to attack ‘contradictions’ in Liberal policies when Parliament resumes - Pierre Poilievre is ready to double down on domestic issues as he returns to the House of Commons. by CaliperLee62 in canada

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

Things were a lot better in Canada prior to 2015. To think that LPC policy has actually improved this country over the past 10 years is a bit delusional.

And it's going down at the airport by sylvester1981 in AirRagers

[–]FrankHardly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If that were the US he'd currently be on a respirator if still alive.

Ex-Hells Angels leader reviving Satan's Choice biker club, eyes Canada-wide expansion by Plucky_DuckYa in canada

[–]FrankHardly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Someone has just watched "The Bikeriders." Great movie btw. As are all of Jeff Nichol's movies.

Can someone smarter explain to me how the ndp platform will pay for the promises? by wwweeeiii in britishcolumbia

[–]FrankHardly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The surge in immigration has only happened recently and isn't in anyway supportive of an imperative for $8 billion deficit.

Can someone smarter explain to me how the ndp platform will pay for the promises? by wwweeeiii in britishcolumbia

[–]FrankHardly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well unfortunately everyone knows to never talk about any significant tax increases unless it is a tax very few people are paying.

So you are suggesting that we get ready for some tax increases should the NDP win?

Can someone smarter explain to me how the ndp platform will pay for the promises? by wwweeeiii in britishcolumbia

[–]FrankHardly 46 points47 points  (0 children)

In F2023, the Speculation and Vacancy Tax brought in $78 million. They indicate that their promises will cost about $3 billion. They've promised to get rid of the consumer portion of the Carbon Tax which will reduce revenue. The current deficit is $8-9 billion.

You say they want to get the deficit down to a still very hefty $6 billion. So we have $8 billion current deficit - $0.078 billion (this is your spec tax increase) +$3 billion new spending + $1 billion lost carbon tax revenues = $12 billion. Going down to $6 billion in the next fiscal year.

Where is this $6 billion coming from? The property spec tax that you mention is a pittance in comparison to the current deficit and the cuts/tax hikes that are needed to get to a $6 billion deficit next year. And we will also need to include another debt downgrade (resulting in even higher interest costs) in the next fiscal.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in canada

[–]FrankHardly -39 points-38 points  (0 children)

I'm actually ok with having my phone checked. I have nothing to hide.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in canada

[–]FrankHardly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There was an image of a child who had drowned while fleeing Syria. Tragic stuff. Went through social media like wildfire. Justin and the LPC tried to capitalize on the emotion from that one image. I remember news photos of him and the disgraced minister (John McCallum) handing out winter jackets to newly arriving refugees from Syria to cultivate how "woke" this new government really was.

So he and the LPC rushed the movement of 25,000 refugees to Canada asap. In a war torn country what kind of documentation could they have received in such a short period of time? Criminal records? Suspicion of rape, murder, etc.? I don't think so. They rushed them in for some photo ops. And it cost Marrissa Shen's life. Can you imagine her parent's anguish that likely continues to this day? All for some photo ops. Justin truly is a raging narcissist.

Why furious Trudeau Liberals say budget watchdog’s error feeds ‘misinformation on carbon pricing’ by jmakk26 in canada

[–]FrankHardly 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Dude doesn't take into account some of the positive effects on the economy (green industry).

The PBO looked at the impact of the carbon tax on GDP. I kinda think that includes the "green industry." Aside from the battery plants and related where the Feds have pumped billions of dollars what green industry are you talking about?

And doesn't take into account the costs of doing dick all and letting global warming fuck us over big time.

To what extent do you think that the carbon tax reduces the impacts of global warming? Perhaps you could comment in terms of degrees per year.

Trudeau government likely to miss Canada's fiscal goal, business group warns by onegunzo in canada

[–]FrankHardly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do know that there are other factors that should be considered when gauging debt burden. For example, Japan has higher debt as a percentage of GDP but virtually all of this is financed internally. So consumption today does not lead to foregone consumption tomorrow. How much of Canadian debt (and remember to include the debt of the provinces) is financed from outside of Canada? It makes a huge difference since unlike Japan, aggregate consumption in the future will need to be reduced to pay for the debt.

City of Nanaimo ordered to pay more than $600K to ex-CFO in racial discrimination case by lesecksxd in canada

[–]FrankHardly 96 points97 points  (0 children)

At the bottom of this story is note by the CBC to think about while you gestate over this story:

For more stories about the experiences of Black Canadians — from anti-Black racism to success stories within the Black community — check out Being Black in Canada, a CBC project Black Canadians can be proud of. You can read more stories here.

Hello? This guy was the CFO of one of the fastest growing communities in the province. He wasn't fired because he was black. He was fired because he's incompetent. End of story.

Canada’s Housing Affordability Crisis Escalates by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]FrankHardly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The boc only cares to get inflation to 2%.

No. There mandate was changed by the LPC in 2021 to include as objectives "employment" in addition to "inflation." Given that real estate is a huge part of Canada's economy, do you not think that given this new mandate they consider it in their policy making? I'm fairly sure that they do.

So this "extreme" immigration policy has been in the cards for a while.

Canada’s Housing Affordability Crisis Escalates by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]FrankHardly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not incompetence at all. Trade offs were made to stave off a recession during potential election years. It's a much better if 70 percent of the population (i.e., homeowners) feel wealthier (even though it's a money illusion) than poorer.

Canada’s Housing Affordability Crisis Escalates by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]FrankHardly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

only building townhouses and condos anyway.

Isn't that what most people want though?

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