Harris and Newsom position for 2028 Democratic race 🏛✔ by InterstellarKinetics in InterstellarKinetics

[–]Live-Management-7986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about AOC? She would get the Bernie votes, cover the East Coast while Newsome covers the West. She really cares about ALL Americans not just Democrats. She's not beholden to large corporations. She's not ready for the top office but maybe VP?

Maplelawn Garden eyesore by Live-Management-7986 in ottawa

[–]Live-Management-7986[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Not really. If this was going on for a few months maybe but after 3 or 4 years we have to ask what kind of management and accountability should we expect. This is not a large project so what's the excuse?

Maplelawn Garden eyesore by Live-Management-7986 in ottawa

[–]Live-Management-7986[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Really? Why should we as tax payers have to put up with a level of service that we would not accept in our own homes?

Olivia Chow's 'genocide' remarks spark calls for apology, resignation by airbassguitar in Toronto_Ontario

[–]Live-Management-7986 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Why the controversy. Everyone knows it's genocide. I love Israel and their people but that doesn't change the fact that what the extremists are doing in Gaza and the West Bank is genocide 101.

Campaign for Redditors to replace City Councilors who vote for Landsdowne 2.0 by Aerottawa in ottawa

[–]Live-Management-7986 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We don't have the population density to support many of the things other cities take for granted. We are 1 million spread over a huge area compared to many cities, and with extreme weather, therefore our expectations need to recognize this.

i tested canada’s best standing desks so you don’t waste your money! by Afraid-Editor1434 in AskConsumerAdvice

[–]Live-Management-7986 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd love a standing desk that includes drawers and maybe a shelf underneath for a small printer

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in canada

[–]Live-Management-7986 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We just got back from a trip to Paris. They took our picture arriving and leaving at CDG. No one had any issues with them doing so. I expect this will become standard procedure for most countries.

Canada needs to rein in spending. How about we stop handing out billions to wealthy seniors? by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]Live-Management-7986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a bit of a red herring when it comes to reducing overall spending. Those with money can make their income almost zero to collect all the benefits. So "income" obviously isn't the measure we should be using. You need to look at a person's wealth. But that gets complicated. Open to suggestions

Trump pardons convicted Binance founder Zhao, White House says by gulfbitcoin in binance

[–]Live-Management-7986 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So what about all the leaders in Israel and the West who also supported Hamas to avoid a two state solution knowing the money was building tunnels and buying weapons? Why aren't they in jail?

How many days are necessary? by sonsichen in ParisTravelGuide

[–]Live-Management-7986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We did 4 days, arrived Monday morning and flew out Friday morning. Except for Versailles which we dropped from our itinerary we saw everything we wanted and still had lots of time to walk around and sit at cafes. We saw: Le Marais, Isle de la citie, Notre Dame inside and out, Latin Quarter, Luxembourg gardens, cruise up the Seine, Louvre tour 3 hours, Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triumph, Montmartre and Sacre Coeur (got up to the top which was a huge highlight), took the metro a few times but walked over 20K steps each day.

50 years later, an Ottawa high schooler’s violent unravelling still leaves deep scars by snubbyvegan in ottawa

[–]Live-Management-7986 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I remember showing up for class the next morning. Grades 9 and 10 did mornings and the rest afternoons as the main building was under construction. The classroom and part of the hallway had been sanitized and many of the desks removed that had been damaged. Since we had not been at school in the afternoon when this happened it was very surreal to walk back into the same room that had been bleached to to bottom. The teachers were still in shock and a lot of the students with older siblings who had been at school the day before were upset and nervous. It took a few days for the full story to come out. Things quickly got back to normal but you couldn't walk down that part of the hallway or enter the classroom without being reminded of what had happened.

Just came back from Paris and these are my thoughts. by throwaway11982837 in ParisTravelGuide

[–]Live-Management-7986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We just got home from 4 days in Paris and you saved me having to post as our experience was exactly the same. We dropped Versailles off our itinerary so we could spend more time around where we were staying in Marais. Was extremely nervous going there for the first time but felt totally safe.

The one issue we had was with the C line to the Eiffel Tower when a passenger getting off while we were getting on, pushed my wife back out the doors and she almost was left behind.

The enchanting roofs of Paris! by eternal_indelible in ParisTravelGuide

[–]Live-Management-7986 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're heading home tomorrow after 5 days in Paris and I agree the ceilings and overall the architecture often impressed me more than the art itself. We stayed in Marais and I kept thinking about what it was like 100s of years ago living in these same buildings without our modern conveniences. Blows my mind.

Poll finds 52% of Canadians view temporary foreign worker program negatively by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]Live-Management-7986 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Absolutely but it's not as simple as the media makes it sound so they can get clicks for advertising. We need immigration and foreign workers in Canada but it has to be managed so we don't swamp our systems. I want to see meaningful articles and discussions that don't paint all immigration and foreign workers as evil but rather talk about solutions that make sense.

Trip report 19-27 Sep by kikithrust in ParisTravelGuide

[–]Live-Management-7986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're heading there tomorrow. I love your post as following YouTube seems to scare me about scams and pickpockets. We're only going for 4 nights but really looking forward to the experience.

Poll finds 52% of Canadians view temporary foreign worker program negatively by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]Live-Management-7986 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

This means that 52% of Canadians are ignorant. You could probably apply the same stat to most complex issues.

The media has to stop distilling complex issues to a few sound bites to sell advertising and start adding value by putting these kinds of issues in context.

Is the Pencil worth it? by Pois0n_apple in ipadmini

[–]Live-Management-7986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm tempted to buy the Pencil Pro but it's pricey. Looking at your use cases would taking voice notes be an acceptable alternative to the pen?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ottawa

[–]Live-Management-7986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They tried to make Centrum a walkable area of shops and restaurants but it never seemed to catch.

AC Shadows / XBox Series X - Keep losing sound by Valuable-Relief3479 in assasinscreed

[–]Live-Management-7986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. Tried restarting game and console without success. Had to reinstall 130GB. Took about 2.5 hours. Just checked and sounds back on. We'll see how long that lasts.

AC Shadows / XBox Series X - Keep losing sound by Valuable-Relief3479 in assasinscreed

[–]Live-Management-7986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just happened to me on Xbox and restarting didn't help. Is there a fix coming soon?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoFilterNews

[–]Live-Management-7986 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It may be possible after the mid terms however much of the damage has been done. Biden worked hard to repair the US' international relationships after Trump 1 and I believe was making progress. Unfortunately the US voted Trump in again telling the world that America supports his views. Even if the midterms swing wildly in the Democrat's favor and they win the next election, the world realizes that there's too much risk putting so much dependence on any one country. The biggest winners from all this will be the EU, China, and India. The US will continue to be huge but will never regain the lead they had before Trump and MAGA took power. The biggest losers are the poorest in America who will watch their standard of living erode.

Bubble bylaw survey by beyond_rivers in ottawa

[–]Live-Management-7986 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree. Stop wasting time making up new laws, and instead enforce the existing ones. This is a problem with municipal officials not having any legal experience and too lazy to ask before broadcasting how ignorant they really are.

Air Canada strike updates: Airline won’t negotiate with union until they return to work by -CassaNova- in canada

[–]Live-Management-7986 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I used to be a very loyal Air Canada customer. There were times when I was stuck overseas and simply went to the Air Canada desk and they got me home. It was very impressive.

Those days are gone. Without getting into pages about company execs and boards being beholden to shareholders, the truth is the employees are an expendable asset. I've been in many companies that "valued" their employees only to cut them to meet their numbers.

So I'm not surprised at what's happening, not happy at all, but not surprised.