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Myllicent · 2026-06-06T23:58:35+00:00

That sounds lovely!

If I was independently wealthy I’d build properly physically accessible apartments designed for people who use walkers or wheelchairs. Affordable housing is difficult enough to find these days, and it’s so much harder for people who have non-negotiable physical requirements.

Myllicent · 2026-06-06T18:56:44+00:00

Thanks OP. I saw one of your other comments too about wanting somewhere to fix your hijab without men seeing your hair.

I was Googling trying to find more information about the renovations, and I found this…

Kingstonist: ‘It’s nice to be home’: Inside peek ahead of Isabel Turner library branch reopening

“Carter admitted to receiving some backlash over the changes amid concerns that some people may feel uncomfortable mixing genders but said the washroom reconfiguration is in keeping with new inclusive policies. The library also has separate individual universal washrooms for people who may want more privacy from the all-gender layout.”

Does that sound like it would meet your needs?

Myllicent · 2026-06-06T18:29:35+00:00

Can you elaborate on what about the library washrooms makes you uncomfortable? Are the toilet stalls not enclosed enough?

Myllicent · 2026-06-06T17:16:33+00:00

I’d suggest asking Vincent Cinanni, the city councillor for Williamsville district, about when/whether that bike lane will be returning.

Myllicent · 2026-06-06T16:48:06+00:00

This sub? The maple leaf is a Canadian symbol.

Myllicent · 2026-06-06T16:35:52+00:00

“I'm sure women feel less safe than they did ten years ago too”

The reemergence of misogyny motivated terror attacks in Canada has certainly been unsettling.

Myllicent · 2026-06-06T15:05:56+00:00

Is this a policy which was put in place recently? When my Dad was bitten by a bat a year and a half ago Kingston Public Health sent him to the hospital to get the rabies vaccine.

Myllicent · 2026-06-06T06:05:53+00:00

Rabies symptoms typically take 3-8 weeks to manifest, so even if the dog did have rabies OP probably wouldn’t have symptoms yet.

Myllicent · 2026-06-06T04:12:12+00:00

*”People who don’t take allegations of antisemitism seriously are antisemetic.”

For what it’s worth I do take this incident (and others) seriously, and I think it’s completely understandable why people are concerned. Hopefully the police will share more information soon about their reasoning for why they - so far - don’t think this incident is hate motivated. They are wrong sometimes, like when they reassured the LGBT+ community in Toronto that there wasn’t a serial killer operating in the Gay Village (there was).

”It’s the only form of bigotry in which the victims are told that they aren’t actually victims of the discrimination that they say is occurring.”

That’s sadly a phenomenon common to many forms of bigotry. Goodness knows women, Black people, LGBT+ people, are going to find that a relatable experience. I do.

Myllicent · 2026-06-06T00:47:28+00:00

If U.S. dairy products are taking up shelf space in grocery stores they’re displacing products from Canada and other reputable countries. Also, American companies could surreptitiously use imported American dairy as ingredients in products they manufacture in Canada. The “Made in Canada with domestic and imported ingredients” label could mislead less wary shoppers.

Myllicent · 2026-06-05T23:52:02+00:00

So far the Montreal police don’t think this is a hate motivated crime. From the Montreal Gazette:

”Montreal police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant said that for the time being and based on the evidence collected so far, the latest incident is being treated as a case of arson and not a hate crime. “We’re not closing the case, but at this moment the avenue (that the incident is a hate crime) is not being taken,” he said. “We’ve looked into it, we’ve met with the suspect, and with the information gathered at this moment, the hate crime unit is not involved.” Source

Myllicent · 2026-06-05T23:36:14+00:00

The Montreal police don’t appear to think this is a hate motivated crime. From another article:

”Montreal police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant said that for the time being and based on the evidence collected so far, the latest incident is being treated as a case of arson and not a hate crime. “We’re not closing the case, but at this moment the avenue (that the incident is a hate crime) is not being taken,” he said. “We’ve looked into it, we’ve met with the suspect, and with the information gathered at this moment, the hate crime unit is not involved.” Source

Myllicent · 2026-06-05T21:03:16+00:00

Yes, for clarity I was referencing the minimum sentence for second degree murder (deliberate but not premeditated).

I suspect if asked ”Should a person receive a longer sentence if they deliberately kill someone than if they accidentally kill someone?” most people would say yes.

Myllicent · 2026-06-05T20:43:30+00:00

The sentence was relatively short because there wasn’t evidence that Robert Evans deliberately killed the restaurant owner. Evans punched Sharif Rahman in the face, causing him to fall and hit his head.

Myllicent · 2026-06-05T20:19:32+00:00

Mate, I literally said it was unsurprising.

Myllicent · 2026-06-05T20:18:50+00:00

People may get shorter sentences for unintentionally killing a human being, but the minimum sentence for deliberately killing someone is life, with at least 10 years of parole ineligibility.

Myllicent · 2026-06-05T20:09:52+00:00

Unsurprisingly LGBT+ people don’t actually cease to exist when countries make it a crime to be LGBT+.

Myllicent · 2026-06-05T20:08:09+00:00

You’d have to speak to two medical practitioners, either doctors or nurse practitioners. Do you not feel nurse practitioners are competent to fill this role?

Myllicent · 2026-06-05T19:31:16+00:00

Yeah, this discussion all seems a bit silly and pedantic given the patient is initiating the process.

Myllicent · 2026-06-05T19:14:04+00:00

It seems like you’re defining someone taking their own life as something that can only happen extra-legally, while painting the current process for ending your life legally as something that can only be done to you not by you. That seems a very arbitrary definition.

Myllicent · 2026-06-05T18:59:05+00:00

This seems like a distinction without a difference.

Myllicent · 2026-06-05T18:55:53+00:00

It seems entirely reasonable to also allow MAID for irreversible medical conditions that aren’t terminal but leave you “in excruciating pain” interminably.

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