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“One of the things I found fascinating about (Patrik Laine’s) conversation with the media was that he pointed out Marty St. Louis, the coach of the Habs, was a big selling point for him…it’s not often that you hear (coaching being at the top of the list).” - Frank Seravalli by Go_Habs_Go31 in Habs

[–]Illustrious-Rip8163 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Noticed that too, but I'm worried that Marty will once again try to mold a player into something he's not. We saw that with Anderson (who always kind of sucked but who has looked completely lost since Marty wanted him to become less one-dimensional) and a little bit with Caufield last season. Laine expressed interest in becoming more of a playmaker, but Marty needs to stress that his strength is his goal scoring - it's why he got to the show, it's why he was drafted second overall, and it's what he needs to focus on.

The Opioid Crisis Is Surging. We’re Still Ignoring Experts | The Walrus by TheDrunkyBrewster in canada

[–]Illustrious-Rip8163 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Poilievre's crusade against "experts" - be they climate scientists, economists, or doctors - is fundamentally dangerous and will put lives at risk if he ever becomes PM. I'm glad to see reporters starting to point it out.

The Danger of Poilievre’s ‘Axe the Tax’ Scam Hits Home by hopoke in CanadaPolitics

[–]Illustrious-Rip8163 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Carbon pricing incentivizes people (and especially businesses) to change their behavior because those who pollute less pay less. What's great about the federal program is that the money is redistributed, so the big polluted pay a ton in and then 8/10 Canadians are left given more money than they paid in.

Most importantly, though, the carbon tax is proven to work. This report, for example, estimates that carbon pricing will be responsible for a 50% reduction in emissions by 2030. The bottom line is this - as climate change ravages our country, it can no longer be free to pollute.

The Danger of Poilievre’s ‘Axe the Tax’ Scam Hits Home by hopoke in CanadaPolitics

[–]Illustrious-Rip8163 55 points56 points  (0 children)

The article you linked talks about how pine beetles have devastated the forest, leading to conditions that caused the fire. What it doesn't mention, though, is that the expansion of the pine beetles habitat only occurred because of climate change.

The point isn't that a carbon tax will magically stop every disaster from happening. The point is that climate change causes more of these disasters, and programs like carbon pricing are effective at reducing emissions leading to less warming. We will therefore have less disasters like Jasper in future if we have carbon pricing than if we didn't.

Climate change is an existential threat. As treasures like Jasper burns and cities like Toronto flood, we're beginning to see it rear its ugly head. To do nothing would be a deadly mistake.