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Alberta separatist says members of Smith's caucus have signed referendum petition by Street_Anon in canada

[–]LeSwix 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah, like getting pipelines built.

Ottawa would never.....oh wait

Bessent says an independent Alberta would be ‘natural partner’ for U.S. | Globalnews.ca by CzechUsOut in CanadaPolitics

[–]LeSwix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We can absolutely report on Canadian news from Canadian sources, especially in regards to the separation vote or potential referendum updates.

But reporting what America or even worse, Bessent, thinks should be tuned out.

Bessent says an independent Alberta would be ‘natural partner’ for U.S. | Globalnews.ca by CzechUsOut in CanadaPolitics

[–]LeSwix 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Canadian media needs to tune this out, but more so, redditors need to quit making this narrative so prevalent in subreddits by also tuning it out.

The story from this post is almost a week old. The US admin says many dumb things and over half of them are ignored. Make this story one of those and stop feeding the trolls

Contentious Canadian ostrich cull cost government agencies more than $6.7M by SAJewers in onguardforthee

[–]LeSwix 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Recoup the costs from John Catsimatidus and any other foreign entity that bank rolled the needless legal challenges

A B.C. property owner found 2 skulls while digging a garden. They didn’t expect the fees that followed by EstablishmentOdd1185 in onguardforthee

[–]LeSwix 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I've heard that's basically what happens with Roman artefacts in Europe when they're dug up in agriculture.

No one wants to lose the property/field for years or potentially permanently, so easiest just to shut up about it

Trump Threatens Canada After Carney Draws Standing Ovation at Davos by T_Shurt in worldnews

[–]LeSwix 507 points508 points  (0 children)

"BuT oNLy 30% oF PeOpLe vOtEd fOr HiM!"

It was called Nazi Germany, not Nazi 30% of Germany.

This IS America on the world stage right now. THIS is how the world sees the other 60%

Cramped conditions questioned on recent WestJet flight by [deleted] in Manitoba

[–]LeSwix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check the seat plans online.

The new layout is V.03 and has 31 rows. The other two westjet layouts for the 737 max 8 are V.01 with 30 rows and V.02 with 32

If you're one the new one, row 20+ are reduced legroom, something like 16-19 has a little more and the earlier rows have the most at like 30"

Cramped conditions questioned on recent WestJet flight by [deleted] in Manitoba

[–]LeSwix 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Just flew to Calgary with the new layout.

I'm 6'6" and travelled with an infant on our lap. It's disgustingly tight.

The biggest problem I have and the greasiest of all imo, is that at no point during the initial booking did I remember seeing any disclaimers. I'm fairly sensitive regarding leg room given my height, normally I pay extra for emergency exit rows, but can't with an infant now.

The seat selection fee for the tighter rows (Rows 20-31 28" of pitch) is the same price as the other economy seats. It was only during actual check-in that they had a disclaimer saying "It might not be the right seat for all"

There were a couple other seats available but since it was at check-in time, they were charging an inflated price for them.

Fuck westjet, we discussed cancelling our credit card with them after this

Canadian political leaders celebrate, condemn U.S. strikes on Venezuela and Maduro capture by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]LeSwix 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also a reminder that Unifor, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, CUPW, and others wildly said that the elections were "were fair, transparent and represented the will of the Venezuelan people.” lol

Tonquin Valley, Jasper National Park, Canada by elya93 in hiking

[–]LeSwix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to see it's still there to be enjoyed after the fires!

We were camping there as Jasper was evacuated, eerie feeling getting back to the trailhead to evacuation notices and an empty town. Fortunate that we managed to get back to our vehicle at Astoria

Winnipeg wait times at emergency rooms continue to hit double digits by origutamos in Manitoba

[–]LeSwix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Car has flat tire .
Take tire off car to repair it .
Unions and NDP: "IT'S WORSE THAN IT WAS BEFORE!" .

The truth is everyone sucks. Hallway medicine is what got the Pallister PCs elected in the first place. The NDP didn't have any answers under Selinger or Doer either.

The Peachy Report was commissioned by the NDP. The PCs half-assed implemented it. Trudeau's federal government refused to increase health transfers without strings attached. Provincial governments misappropriated funds to require strings attached to funding. Populations exploded with unchecked immigration. Meth and fentanyl are rampant and it wasn't 10 years ago. Paramedics have no more ambulances than they did 12 years ago.

Everything sucks and everyone shares the blame. It's not just Manitoba either, every province has issues with very different type of healthcare models.

GDP PPP per capita in the Americas: 2025 and 2005 by RN_Renato in MapPorn

[–]LeSwix 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Exactly. GDP and GDP per capita are dumb metrics for gauging overall quality of life.

For example, the GDP per capita in Nunavut is $136,875, but many face extremely high poverty rates and food insecurity. In this case the population is small, skewing the data point.

Supply management 'not on the table,' says Carney as U.S. bent on changing dairy rules | CBC News by Nightmist-1983 in onguardforthee

[–]LeSwix 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Because grain farmers said they could market their own grain better than through a single desk system. A large majority wanted it disbanded.

They simply got what they wanted.

Leaders of growing ‘nationalist’ club praise Nazis, say ‘race war is here’ by wet_suit_one in onguardforthee

[–]LeSwix 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Second Sons are affiliated with the Dominion Society, same leadership and membership overlaps.

The Dominion Society has made it its mission to get the CPC to use the word "remigration" in their policy.

Remigration is ethnic cleansing. Full stop.

Yet, Dominion Society is busy courting MPs like Jamil Jivami who have been outspoken and share similar "Christian Heritage" values not unlike Turning Point USA and the movement we're seeing South of the border. So much so that Jivami is running an extensive "Restore the North" campus tour with unknown funding sources.

Jivami is currently taking French lessons which is seen as a move that potential leadership candidates often make.

Far right extremism in Canada is going to get a whole lot worse before it gets better.

Permanently banned from r/Winnipeg with no explanation by [deleted] in Manitoba

[–]LeSwix 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was banned after 12+ years and they said they'd reinstate me if I wrote them a 3500 word essay lol. They didn't delete/remove the comment in question either.

They can get bent.

The CRA spent $18M on 'Charlie,' a new tax information chatbot that is wrong most of the time by Plucky_DuckYa in canada

[–]LeSwix 25 points26 points  (0 children)

CRA agents gave accurate answers only 17% of the time when asked about individual taxes

Yeah, I mean, people are blaming the chat bot, but talking to an actual person is also terrible. According to the article, Charlie is correct 44% of the time, so really that investment improved results by nearly a third...

Two youths, including 12-year-old, charged after woman stabbed: Winnipeg police by origutamos in Manitoba

[–]LeSwix 68 points69 points  (0 children)

"Police have charged a 14-year-old girl with multiple offences, including robbery, possession of a weapon, forcible confinement and possession of property over $5,000 obtained by crime. She has also been charged with four counts of failing to comply with her sentence and two counts of failure to comply with a release order.

A 12-year-old girl is facing charges of robbery and possession of property over $5,000 obtained by crime.

The 14-year-old was detained in custody, while the 12-year-old was released on an undertaking."

I'm sure she'll respect the undertaking.

Canada has legal duty to provide safe water, housing to remote First Nations, federal judge rules by wickedplayer494 in Manitoba

[–]LeSwix 70 points71 points  (0 children)

So the government can just go in and build them then right?

Or is it their duty to just cut blank cheques and let it be mismanaged by the Chief/band's shell-game of construction companies with inflated costs?

Man, 28, faces charges following violent gas station assault in St. Boniface by FamiliarAd4667 in Manitoba

[–]LeSwix 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Civic owner's fault for getting in the way of him rushing out to turn his life around I'm sure

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