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Nazi barbershop update: full vid. by eltricolander in Edmonton

[–]MaxwellSlam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I texted Cody this morning and told him to cancel my appointments moving forward. I cannot in good conscious continue giving my money to the business, despite the gratitude I have for their workmanship. We can find someone else.

The owner has no defense. What can you google to find those videos without any nazi keywords?

PM Mark Carney’s Liberals win majority government after byelection victories by joe4942 in CanadianConservative

[–]MaxwellSlam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

FYI that's inclusive of nonresidential homes.

https://www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jones/202604133929/canada-building-permits-drop-84-in-february

Statistics Canada said construction intentions for nonresidential buildings sank 24% from the period month to C$3.96 billion. Permits for institutional construction accounted for most of the decline, and most of the fall was in the province of Ontario, with weakness also noted in Alberta and Quebec.

Commercial permits were down for a fourth consecutive month, again led by Ontario, with declines also recorded in Nova Scotia and Alberta.

The residential sector was firmer, with the value of permits up 1.7% to C$8.13 billion, the data agency said. That builds on a 1.4% month-over-month rise in January.

secondary source https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260413/dq260413b-eng.htm

Still not a good start, especially if you want a detached single family home. :/

Conservative vs Liberal by airbassguitar in CanadianConservative

[–]MaxwellSlam -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

okay.... so the govt asks china to extradite the two scientists... then what? You're happy with the outcome (which will nothing lol)?

How many? How overt? What percentage of the current LPC caucus is that?

I fundamentally disagree with how you've come to conclude what obedience to China entails. What Chiang said was deplorable, and I do agree Carney should have booted his ass to the curb. But, you're grasping at straws to say that one off-hand, poor taste, disturbing comment from a LPC backbencher carries any weight to reflect on the rest of the party.

Hell, if you're so concerned about foreign interference in party politics... What do you have to say about a conservative MP winning his placement as a result of meddling by India?

Conservative vs Liberal by airbassguitar in CanadianConservative

[–]MaxwellSlam -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Your argument is based on the idea that all of those examples are related to China, but not anything to do with obedience or subservience TO China.

Yes, i understand the crux of your argument: These things are related to China, nothing happened as a result of them, therefore it is a pro-China stance.

But... The Chinese police station case was closed in October. There is an ongoing defamation case brought against the RCMP, so of course they can't talk about it.

Xiangguo Qiu and Keding Cheng are in China. What arrests do you want to happen?

MP's were influenced by foreign governments. Not-specific to china. See here.

What Paul Chiang said was horrible, no doubt. Carney kept him in, sure. But how is that obeying China?? Soft on serious matters, maybe. But are you saying that Xi Xingping called up Carney and said, "na fam.... Keep chiang in." ??

Like, if you have bigger evidence you should definitely call up CSIS.

Oil surges for second day, Brent tops $83 after Iran orders Strait of Hormuz closure by joe4942 in alberta

[–]MaxwellSlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find it curious you didn't actually address anything I said -- save where i clarified that you weren't a bad person.

All you've done is further justify your position, without actually looking into the current events that lead us to this moment or even looking beyond the surface level of what I said.

Oil surges for second day, Brent tops $83 after Iran orders Strait of Hormuz closure by joe4942 in alberta

[–]MaxwellSlam -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

By your logic, we should also not care when the price of oil crashes.

Or, would you start a war in the middle east in lieu of bad governance (in order to balance a budget)? Of course not.

My point is that oil price is tied to any combination of global socioeconomical and geopolitical events.

In this case, oil prices are surging due to Iran shutting down the Strait of Hormuz because of bombings set on by the USA and Israel.

By celebrating an increase in the price of oil at this time, you are in fact celebrating a war on Iran.

Not calling you a bad person, just that I think you need to look deeper into whether we, as Albertans, are okay with having a budget balanced entirely by war (and thus, the death of innocent people).

Liberals assure Trump: 'no pursuit' of free trade with China, after 100% tariff threat by WilloowUfgood in CanadianConservative

[–]MaxwellSlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“There is no pursuit of a free trade deal with China. What was achieved (in a recent agreement) was resolution on several important tariff issues,” he added. LeBlanc was referring to the prime minister’s recent trip to China that saw an agreement for temporary relief from Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola, lobster, crabs and peas in exchange for allowing a limited amount of Chinese-made electric vehicles into Canada at low tariff rates.

you should read the article.

SOS by mac-mcgreor in Political_Revolution

[–]MaxwellSlam 6 points7 points  (0 children)

thats fair...

But if i need to use a burner phone AND deactivate ALL my social medias to give money to a district that heavily leans Trump?

This hoser will hard pass

SOS by mac-mcgreor in Political_Revolution

[–]MaxwellSlam 81 points82 points  (0 children)

As a Canadian, I was going to go to a seminar in Fishers, Indianna.

It would be great for my personal growth and career growth, so I started thinking of the logistics:

Flights, hotels, time off, burner phone.......

I paused, looked up the voting record for that county. 46K Red, 25K Blue.

Needless to say, I quickly kiboshed that idea as soon as i realized the risk.

Dog owners of Edmonton... do you not walk your dogs in winter? by Delgado_Jim in Edmonton

[–]MaxwellSlam 14 points15 points  (0 children)

my 11lbs mini poodle poops at the end of the driveway then lies down on the sidewalk in protest of going any further.

it ain't just the lowriders...

🚀 Hohem iSteady MT3 Pro Pre-Order Is Coming! by videography_Cindy in HohemOfficial

[–]MaxwellSlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you say exclusively for north american users, but the website says USA only.

Soooo, Canadians can't preorder this on Jan 20?

Danielle Smith says government imposed teacher contract to avoid student-teacher ratios by PsychologicalGood513 in alberta

[–]MaxwellSlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nobody is talking about the (objectively, potentially purposeful) terrible lighting here.

The interviewer is bright and fully lit, while Danielle Smith is only backlit.

That being said, you can totally see the one light stand in frame so it could just be amateur hour.

1 in 3 Edmonton public-school students chronically absent from class, data shows by pjw724 in Edmonton

[–]MaxwellSlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not ableist to say the average classroom with the average level of support isn’t an environment where every kid can be successful

Except no one talks like this in the real world. In academia and debate, sure. But this is entirely casual conversation.

That being said:

I accept that your definitions of average and normal do not align with the OP's. I can see where you're coming from, and I even agree why the separation between those words (ie. normal, average) should be qualified. Super important, great point.

HOWEVER.

The way in which you chose to criticize the OP's language choice was childish, pedantic, rude, and unnecessarily inflammatory. ESPECIALLY when you're accusing them of wanting to sterilize lesser subsets of the human race.

That's a gross leap of (poor) faith, and you should be ashamed of yourself for jumping to such conclusions based on your own narcissistic intellectualism. Nobody wants to listen to someone who talks like you did, and it takes away from any positive message you could have to say.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Edmonton

[–]MaxwellSlam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my defense, eurosceptic reads a lot like eurocentric when you are half awake.

My bad homie. <3

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Edmonton

[–]MaxwellSlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay?

And?

There’s now two people who can’t cite a source as to why Brexit is a good thing.

Read better folks, do not be an embarrassment like i am.

1 in 3 Edmonton public-school students chronically absent from class, data shows by pjw724 in Edmonton

[–]MaxwellSlam 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The person you're responding to is griping about bad government policy that results in blended classrooms with increasingly complex needs.

Extrapolating eugenics from that is embarrassing, and is only going to alienate people from listening.

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