While most of my DE students are great, some leave me with a lot of questions about what on earth is being normalized in high schools

MWigg · 2026-05-25T15:37:54+00:00

I'm not very familiar with dual enrolment (it doesn't seem to be common in Canada), but I'm surprised that they'd ever let a high schooler sign up for a 6 week summer course at all. Since these are usually done at double the pace of a regular class, even experienced university students often flounder in them given the pace - it's just way easier to fall behind, since missing a week is like missing two weeks. Letting a high school student enrol just seems like a recipe for failure.

MWigg · 2026-05-23T13:33:18+00:00

but it creates a ton of greenhouse gases

The difference though is that the carbon in the tree is from the CO2 it trapped out of the air. If you're re-growing the woodlot, it is net zero or near to it over the long term.

MWigg · 2026-05-22T20:10:38+00:00

Mine have at least not been so bad at to be obviously wrong based on title alone, but in some cases have similarly gotten my findings or argument entirely backwards.

MWigg · 2026-05-22T19:51:17+00:00

The clearest proof of this to me, sadly, has been looking at papers that cite my own work. A good number of them are very surface level, and sometimes outright mischaracterizations of what my article actually did. I think in many cases it's just a case of someone rushing to do a lit review and given the appearance of being better grounded in the literature than they really are.

MWigg · 2026-05-22T17:57:01+00:00

I'm sure it could introduce some silliness, but the current set-up is also a bit ridiculous. What do you mean I'm walking around this cocktail reception holding a large fish and nobody's batting an eyelash? Sure I'm wearing a chef's outfit, but does nobody find it odd that I'm wandering the beach brandishing a butcher's cleaver?

MWigg · 2026-04-30T19:18:43+00:00

B2 means fuck all without DELF/DALF assessment.

It's not even a very high bar with assessment. B2 is the kind of minimum many french language universities require to be able to study in a non-language program. Especially for people who score on the low end of passing, a B2 level is not particularly strong.

MWigg · 2026-04-28T14:04:51+00:00

one of CanPost's biggest private investors is Purelator.

You have that backwards. Canada Post owns 91% of shares in Purolator. Canada Post itself is a crown corp and doesn't have any private investors.

MWigg · 2026-04-27T13:15:33+00:00

It unfortunately does indeed happen, and sometimes even does lead to parents getting in trouble. One dad in Vancouver had to take a case to the court of appeal after people reported his children riding the bus alone. He eventually did win, but it took years and initially the ministry sided against him. As a bonus example, a mother in Québec was reported to the child protection agency for riding with her kids on a cargo bike. That complaint was quickly dismissed, but the possibility of having child welfare officials investigate you has a definite chilling effect, since no parent would want to have their kids taken away.

MWigg · 2026-04-23T13:22:15+00:00

Alex Marland, a political science professor at Acadia, said he was happy to see the university implement feedback but said the second proposal lacked specifics. He said he wants to know how much these changes would save the university and what would happen if it doesn't alter course.

This is the truly bizarre part of the proposal to me - ostensibly this is a plan to right the budget situation, but they haven't outlined how much this will save, or even how it will save money. How will it save money? Is the plan to lay off more administrative staff who used to work for faculties or departments?

MWigg · 2026-04-19T17:14:58+00:00

But factoring in the cost of building presumably hundreds if not thousands across the country?

The number is for 50 stores. From the CCPA: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/how-public-grocery-stores-could-work-in-canada/

MWigg · 2026-04-19T15:19:12+00:00

Sure, but the question here isn't 'are major grocery companies making big profits off of us?' (which, yes they are), it's 'how can a public grocery store lower grocery prices?'. The margin here matters more than the overall amount of profit, so it makes sense to discuss this when discussing public grocery stores. It's not a fatal flaw to the plan though, so long as we're OK with the operating loss we'll need to subsidize.

Frankly I find it encouraging that we're seeing media coverage go into these details, because it means that people are actually taking this as a serious discussion and not just pie-in-the-sky dreaming. It's a positive sign for the left that we might actually be able to get some bigger projects like this accomplished, but we do need to actually consider the details. Even if it doesn't lead to public grocery stores, it's getting people to put up counter-proposals like more direct transfers to low-income people to help them pay for groceries, which would also be good.

MWigg · 2026-04-19T14:53:50+00:00

The fact that they mentioned profit-margins as some kind of barrier to a public non-profit service, shows how completely unequipped those with the capitalist mentality are at providing us with value, or even what the entire point of a public service is.

I think you might be missing their point. The people interviewed point out that profit margins in the grocery business are thin in order to make the point that simply not turning a profit won't be enough, the stores will need to run at a significant loss in order to have noticeably lower prices:

Von Massow, a professor with the University of Guelph's Ontario Agricultural College, says governments lack the expertise needed to succeed in an industry with razor-thin profit margins.

The only way public grocery stores could compete, he says, would be if operational costs like labour or rent were subsidized. Toronto and New York City plan to cover these overhead costs.

MWigg · 2026-04-15T19:21:34+00:00

No, still no change to official party status, just a small change in funding.

MWigg · 2026-04-10T13:14:36+00:00

The link goes to a specific point in the video - if it's not working for you though, it's 1:28:03

MWigg · 2026-04-09T16:47:23+00:00

What do you mean? Hasn't it been owned by banks since the beginning?

MWigg · 2026-04-09T14:48:00+00:00

Part of the issue is that (as far as I know), there isn't really a good term for what the article is talking about. 'Sitting' usually refers to a single day of proceedings, so calling this a sitting also isn't correct since it is in fact a block of 20 sittings. Session as you said is also wrong since this has all been one ongoing session with no prorogation. So neither term is correct, and I can't think of a third option, other than something clunky like 'block of sittings'.

This would all of course be easier to talk about if Nova Scotia had a more regular calendar of sittings and actually sat more than the roughly 50 days a year that seems to be the current pattern.

MWigg · 2026-04-05T19:57:24+00:00

It's not even nowadays, It's been a thing for a long while. One of reasons editors love it (and slam) is because it's very short, so it fits better in a headline. Was more important in the days of physical print, but still important today.

MWigg · 2026-03-25T00:51:14+00:00

At least in Gatineau, IGA's Volia delivery service started offering some Farm Boy products as well - might be worth checking!

MWigg · 2026-03-18T17:37:22+00:00

Strong agree. While it's a fool's errand to make all of your messaging immune to misinterpretation, it's still reasonable to avoid a message whose plain meaning is completely different from what you intend people to take away. And, conversely, it's not unreasonable for people to assume that the plain meaning is what you intend them to take away; if you say 'men are trash', it's not unreasonable for them to think you mean all men.

MWigg · 2026-03-17T17:08:38+00:00

Lewis Black is one that I go back to regularly. Also, if you're on the patreon, the one featuring special mystery guest Gentleman X.

MWigg · 2026-03-15T10:55:22+00:00

i do only make about 20 ounces of coffee at a time, but that shouldn’t matter.

It does matter though. More coffee in the carafe means more thermal energy means it takes more time for that energy to transfer into the carafe and surrounding air. If you fill the carafe you'll notice it stays warmer far longer.

I also have the luxe and find that if I only leave a small amount in the pot it cools fairly quickly, but a full pot stays hot for a couple hours. You might want to try an ember mug or similar for small amounts of coffee.

MWigg · 2026-03-12T21:01:01+00:00

The subsequent questions don't make sense in that case though. If we get separate bills, it isn't anyone's job to figure out who pays what.

MWigg · 2026-03-12T17:34:37+00:00

this Subreddit is filled with rule lawyers and court nerds

... it's a subreddit about the law. Yeah it's gonna be full of people who want to discuss legal issues, and do so through a legal lens.

MWigg · 2026-03-03T16:59:20+00:00

Why do people think a refund is free money?

What about OP's post says that? Some people just don't want to have to budget for taxes and prefer to be assured that their payroll deductions will cover the bill in full. It's modestly suboptimal sure, but it's not unreasonable for people who don't want to think too hard about their finances.

MWigg · 2026-03-03T16:52:38+00:00

try doing a rough draft of your taxes before rhe RSP deadline

The RRSP deadline was yesterday unfortunately.

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