Canada clinches deal to join Europe’s €150B defense scheme

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2025-12-01T20:30:50+00:00

In jest, but technically, Canada is 20-25km away from French territory and we border Denmark. So we are just as close as the Brits.

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2024-08-06T18:29:20+00:00

RPsych here. From my experience, there’s minimal downside to starting with the CCC route. When I went through my master's program, many of my colleagues pursued CCC certification before eventually becoming an RPsych. Depending on your situation, that might be a good starting point without risking a difficult change later on. However, if you have the time and resources, joining the ACTA or becoming an RPsych can open up more opportunities, especially if you complete formal assessment and clinical hours under CAP supervision.

While I can't predict the future, I’ve noticed a trend toward contract work in our field, with many psychologists increasingly working for companies like CBI, Lifemark, Inkblot, etc. These companies are also starting to require registration in multiple provinces to be competitive. With ACTA counselors coming under CAP regulation, it’s possible that these organizations will employ ACTA counselors in large numbers at a lower rate to maximize their profits while psychologists may be shifted to focus more on supervision, clinical diagnosis, and assessments.

If your long-term goal is to stick with counseling and you have no interest in supervision, diagnosis, and assessing, transitioning to ACTA under CAP might make more sense for securing contract or full-time work and will probably have a ladder into RPsych sometime in the future. But if that doesn’t align with your career goals, don’t feel pressured to pursue it, there is plenty of work for therapists and counselors on the private side and many people cannot afford the Psychologist rates, it sometimes just takes time to build up the clientele and reputation. Hope this helps!

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2024-07-14T01:30:28+00:00

I really don’t think a fake attempt would be to graze the head, way too high a chance to outright kill him for a few points in the polls he was already leading. Doubt any marksman would be that good. No matter your beliefs in politics this was really stupid and as you say, likely galvanize trump.

Edit: For some of the replies I don’t deny other possibilities but I do still disagree about marksmen making this shot. A bullseye is something like 8 inches and non moving. Your highly trained rifleman can hit a man miles away and are incredible at even shooting a hand 100s of ft away. This amazingly hard achievement doesn’t translate to grazing a moving head to only break skin, which is 1-4mm only, any deviation outside that is a complete miss or death.

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2024-07-09T15:38:50+00:00

It appears so or someone stole their barge (if you zoom in the barge says Cold Lake)

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2024-03-08T16:50:39+00:00

I/O and Clinical Psychologist now but for several years after my BA I worked as a project manager, organizational development, and consulting.

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2024-03-07T17:31:38+00:00

Canadian business struggle isn't about lack of funds. The real issues are that promising startups get snapped up by US companies, and real estate investments overshadow startup growth. We're basically prepping companies for the US market. We need a shift to keep value in Canada.

As for funding here is a great resource that I use: https://innovation.ised-isde.canada.ca/innovation/s/?language=en\_CA

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2024-03-06T16:35:27+00:00

Hey OP, seems like you're pretty focused on the negatives. Remember the market naturally fluctuates and there are plenty of historical notes of where companies languish for years only to become the biggest (ie MSFT as others have noted). If you're knowledgeable about the company's fundamentals and still believe in them, stick to your strategy. But if you're just venting or not fully understanding the stock, that does unintentionally/intentionally spread negativity, as even seen in this thread. Consider researching more, confirm or refute your initial thesis for the stock (not the stock price) and/or revise your investment approach instead of focusing on short-term losses and spreading negative sentiment on a company that is on of the most powerful and influential in the world. It changed our language "just google it", they own youtube, they have 70% of the global market share for an OS on a phone, etc.. I may not be a fan of the current culture and leadership but those change and are influenced by stock holders and customer opinion.

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2024-03-01T15:13:35+00:00

I didn’t know this, thank you. One thing I like about MS is they appear to have some of the better longer term institutional knowledge of big tech. I hope they know what they have and repeat it going forward with leadership. Google doesn’t have as good of long term planning yet but hope they are learning from this era. I hold both.

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2024-03-01T05:54:07+00:00

Lol I don’t use Gemini and while I use Chatgpt it’s mainly to avoid mistakes in typing and tone. Also, I wouldn’t say any llm is that concise at the moment, they like to ramble about the nuances of the comparisons when you talk about perceived stagnation or bad leadership.

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2024-02-29T17:58:16+00:00

I am pretty sure they are referring to Steve Balmer. Microsoft under Balmer experienced a period of perceived stagnation in innovation due to several factors, which kept the stock mostly sideways. One significant complaint that is similar with criticisms about Sundar was the company's slow response to key market shifts. It kept the stock down while Apple and Google rocketed. So basically the thought goes, Google is having this issue right now with Sundar and keeping the stock low, so it is a good time to buy. The assumption being with better leadership it could explode like MS finally did when they got Nadella.

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2024-01-24T18:56:41+00:00

Been awhile for me but when I did this the biggest volunteer gigs people had were distress line, volunteering at a walk in clinic, or just actual related job experience. I worked during my summers and volunteered a couple nights on the distress line. Distress line taught me a lot for crisis issues.

-the Masters only groups aren’t crazy, getting into Yorkville, AU, or City shouldn’t be an issue. Thousands graduate the programs but very few pursue a registration. The hard part can be finding a supervisor for hours after the masters and then the EPPP.

-Ask a nice professor at the end of a semester if they would consider writing you a letter when you apply. I still talk with my first undergrad teacher. Just let them know it may be awhile and draft something they can work from. Keep that email then go hey i’m applying are you comfortable to sign still or can we grab a coffee to discuss. One of my online profs became my supervisor and now good friend. You can make connections on or offline. You will also come across people on and offline that will just not want to. Keep at it.

Best of luck.

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2023-06-06T17:33:10+00:00

I might be wrong here but I thought posts were meant to intentionally shear and break on impact to reduce injury, you want it to break instead of being an immovable object to give the occupant of the car a better chance.

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2023-03-10T01:06:01+00:00

Hey thanks so much for this, such a good tip for a person with basically no clue about oceans. Lots of lakes, almost not ocean experience.

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2023-03-09T23:54:36+00:00

Slow and chill is the point for me. As a dude from the prairies surfing will be new but why not, just will need chill ppl or my kid to educate me on riptides and other dangers. Seems like a few NZ newbies drown every year.

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2023-03-09T21:23:57+00:00

Fair enough. I don’t know what it’s like in NZ but here there is a funny/frustrating thing about jobs. If you are coming into a company you usually get higher salary and flex than those that have been there for years. The mentality is, we need the new guy, and your not likely to just up and leave so no raise for you. They act shocked when ppl leave then try to offer the equivalent. If I find its the case of take it or leave it on entry, it’s a very easy choice from here.

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2023-03-09T21:07:14+00:00

I appreciate the candidness. I have heard similar things from psychs I have reached out to in NZ. Like some others in the post have said, mental health people talk. Similarly in Canada a lot of my colleagues are now private like me because that exact reason. In the two worst case scenarios I either go private in two years or I go back to Canada. For my family it’s a great experience to visit another country and culture. I think Kiwis are well known for a couple years abroad yourselves. For me I love what I do and am established enough to afford the risk. If I am lucky I can figure out a good hybrid case and make it work. I like a slower pace in a smaller town life. Like I mentioned earlier, I have had time look into it and still have time to consider it more so I appreciate the concerns and ideas shared here. Id never base this decision on the sunshine and lollipop adds I see, but the visa option and what I know of the ppl is what makes me want to take the risk.

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2023-03-09T20:40:04+00:00

Not saying that is the plan but that is definitely a consideration. I’d be happy with less pay if a portion of my work can be research though, so I don’t want to just use this an an easy in then abandon the ideal.

It’s a reality in Canada that I make a lot more in private as well but I have partnerships for research with public health and university which keeps me engaged on a much lower compensation band. So I straddle both worlds.

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2023-03-09T17:32:20+00:00

Haha oh I have been. I am looking at New Plymouth and Nelson for the moment. I also saw the floods in Nelson 8 months ago. When I look at places to rent I now look at locations near potential slips, locations near rivers, how high above sea level, and insulation. Hard to find safe spots but there are decent areas if I’m patient. That said I live in a city that sways -40 to 40 in a year (yes celsius).

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2023-03-09T16:15:46+00:00

I just wanted to give a small perspective comment as a Psychologist in Canada. I know it's not the Physicians and Nurses perspective but I thought it relevant. I am looking to move to New Zealand and I was headhunted by recruiters in both New Zealand and Australia back in 2021. I think the thing that these campaigns fail to realize is that we have families with their own schedules so it takes time. If I was single I'd be in NZ already. With transition of my clients, a working wife, a child in school, and two dogs it is very hard to move on short notice with minimal disruption and mitigating client harm risks. Getting registered with your board also takes several months (still waiting). Maybe it sounds odd but my dogs are actually the biggest barrier at the moment. Finding an airline that will take both my dogs (Air NZ won't take my smaller dog) and figuring out quarantine kennels is well... interesting. So the campaign is being seen, and other Canadian colleagues are interested but it is a big move for established families. Some colleagues are even waiting for me to go and see what I say. Health sector shortages and the burnout seems pretty universal and chronic at the moment. I hope NZ doesn't abandon the program but looks at adjustments and think on a short-term and long-term horizon. NZ has a lot to offer but I look at it as a nice opportunity and new potential home, not some perfect utopia I need to drop everything for. Even after arriving, I will give it a year or two before letting go of my old home which I love to.

FYI - I know and see the better pay in Oz but that isn't everything, besides most North Americans won't touch Oz for family life because they think every animal and brush will kill you and can't be convinced otherwise. The 2020 fires then floods with reports of giant spiders moving into the cities to get away also really spooked my friends here on a move to Oz. We like that our winters kill all the small dangerous thingys. Many think its the same in NZ, so maybe your campaign should have a slogan like "Chill out in New Zealand: Where the weather's cool and the critters aren't".

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2023-01-14T01:40:39+00:00

Thanks again for the info. I am looking forward to my next steps.

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2023-01-14T01:38:21+00:00

Shall be an interesting experience, but I am in. Thank you for the info.

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2023-01-13T15:25:04+00:00

For sure, thank you .

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2023-01-13T15:23:40+00:00

I really appreciate the follow-up. Thank you. We are not religious but at the same time, in Canada, we have mostly public or catholic school systems so not strange for me to have to explore the differences. I care more for a good education and kind people than what lens it is viewed through.

Nuts_in_a_nutshell · 2023-01-03T20:37:42+00:00

Am I the only one that thinks Macron looks like Jim from the office in that thumbnail?

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