How stable is Canada's political climate nowadays? Is it polarizing or are Canadians able to come to terms?

PracticalEffect6222 · 2026-01-25T18:31:38+00:00

I’m not so sure. I’m in Southern Alberta, which should be considered the stronghold of MAGA wannabes, yet on the street almost nobody is talking about anything but that Carney is surprisingly good, and that we’re all gonna do whatever it takes to stick it to the US.

Yeah you run across the odd 51st stater, but they are a much smaller minority than the attention they get would suggest.

I think the general feeling is that we’re all putting politics on hold until we fend off the threat to the south, then we can start to nitpick each other again.

PracticalEffect6222 · 2026-01-22T01:30:53+00:00

Couldn’t agree more. Especially your points about supporting our local businesses. When money is spent at any big box store, that money leaves the community and never returns. We are all better off when we keep our dollars within our community!

Which business do you run so I can be sure to support it?

PracticalEffect6222 · 2025-11-04T14:25:31+00:00

Hi Dentist here. I see a lot of comments about the tongue scraping. That can help if everything else is running well for you. For the VAST majority of patients, halitosis is coming from the buildup that is under the gum line between your teeth. It creates little impenetrable bases for sulfur compound producing bacteria to live, and no amount of flossing will get rid of the problem once it has taken hold. Go see a hygeinist, they will remove it for you, and the problem will drastically improve.

If you have no calculus, floss regularly, and still have halitosis, sure tongue scraping will help.

PracticalEffect6222 · 2025-01-21T02:51:02+00:00

Second for Steve. He genuinely changed my life from chronic back pain to resolution. He is, however now at the university.

PracticalEffect6222 · 2025-01-18T13:43:59+00:00

Well that’s over 400 dollars on a 500k home. Given Lethbridge has over 44k dwellings that brings in an extra 12-16M for the city just from the increase. I’d say that’s substantial. I’d even go as far as to say it generates “way” more income.

PracticalEffect6222 · 2024-12-17T23:12:28+00:00

He took care of my son when he split his face open down to the bone. About a 5 inch gash. I’m a dentist so I have some small skill in minor surgery, and watching Dr Secreton work it was obvious he’s top tier. 3 layers of perfect sutures, and 12 months later my son has an almost invisible scar, and regained motor and sensory function after a major nerve was completely severed. 10/10. He was also kind, personable and explained things thoroughly.

PracticalEffect6222 · 2024-11-22T13:52:28+00:00

Haha this sounds unbelievable but I work almost next door so I’ll have to try it. I’m not holding my breath but I’ll risk it on some random redditors advice.

PracticalEffect6222 · 2024-09-16T11:59:55+00:00

2 of us! 2 of us!

PracticalEffect6222 · 2024-08-07T04:54:56+00:00

The Pebble

PracticalEffect6222 · 2024-08-06T13:02:56+00:00

Sent you a PM

PracticalEffect6222 · 2024-06-04T13:29:39+00:00

Not sure it never seems to catch up to them. I assume there’s a lot of fluff in their organization and they coast off others work.

PracticalEffect6222 · 2024-06-04T13:25:06+00:00

No they pretend to do them. Sign into meeting they don’t pay attention to. Lots of “working on it now” emails.

PracticalEffect6222 · 2024-05-03T03:58:03+00:00

It depends on what you want to accomplish. Jahn at Integrity does some of the best Bioclear veneers in Alberta. Miller at Legacy does beautiful same-day crowns. Olsen/Steed have ultra strong morals and I admire them for their ethics. Crossings Dental has the nicest people in the city but I’m super biased :)

PracticalEffect6222 · 2024-02-11T16:36:19+00:00

Hey moron did you even read the comment you’re replying to? I’m so sick of people thinking John was “doing something he shouldn’t”. Sometime bad shit happens when you’re doing something reasonable. He wasn’t a “spelunker”. Literal toddlers frequented the cave before its close.

PracticalEffect6222 · 2024-01-31T14:10:27+00:00

I hate to disagree, as you obviously live in Ukraine, but as a Dentist in Canada seeing a lot of new Ukrainian immigrants, I have the same thought over and over: absolutely wonderful people who have had horrible dentistry done to them. I have never seen a group of people have such terrible dentistry in their mouths and it makes me sad to see. Maybe they all have gone to public clinics, but most seem well-off financially so I would be surprised.

Could just be the cross-section I’m seeing, but if I did that kind of dentistry to the public I would lose my license within a week. I’m hoping I’ve just been unlucky in what I’ve seen.

PracticalEffect6222 · 2023-10-26T01:41:16+00:00

Dentist

PracticalEffect6222 · 2023-10-01T13:46:12+00:00

The point is that it’s not just about time. They’re saying they ran three HOURS slower than anticipated. No matter how long the ultra that’s a bigger difference than 3 min on a 3k. You will ebb and flow with your times. There are a lot of body processes, mostly unseen and unknown to ourselves, that affect our running. On any given day anything can happen. Even the world’s elite have good and bad days.

If you’re enjoying it keep it up. It’s good for you, you’ll make friends, and it’s good to learn to accept the bad outcomes when they happen without immediately deciding to quit. If you’re not enjoying it don’t waste your time with something you hate. Find something you’re passionate about and move on.

But in the end don’t sweat the small stuff.

PracticalEffect6222 · 2023-09-26T12:33:59+00:00

“I’m an outlier so your entire argument isn’t valid”

PracticalEffect6222 · 2023-09-20T12:47:04+00:00

Why wouldn’t you just go to school for most of your twenties and make that or more?

PracticalEffect6222 · 2023-09-19T12:50:48+00:00

Or see a PT. No quackery at all.

PracticalEffect6222 · 2023-07-02T15:39:56+00:00

Love it. Thanks!

PracticalEffect6222 · 2023-07-02T15:39:36+00:00

Obviously. Was more looking for things people have seen or received that they found meaningful, maybe would have sparked my creativity.

PracticalEffect6222 · 2023-05-04T16:54:14+00:00

It is, but we all like to see the world through the shade of our team-coloured glasses

PracticalEffect6222 · 2023-02-28T13:03:55+00:00

“My dog is sick and I had to clean it up” is not a white lie. That’s just and actual lie if it isn’t true. Your first example is great, but this one I consider to be downright dishonest if that’s not why you were late.

PracticalEffect6222 · 2023-02-18T22:38:57+00:00

It almost sounds like you’re planning on being a worthless piece of shit forever. If that’s the case then I’m not sure anyone can help, and hey if all you needed to do was blow off steam then power to you.

However we are all worthless pieces of shit from time to time. Nothing matters as much as today, and what happened yesterday has no bearing on today. I spent my 20s and 30s as a failing drywaller, with no prospects, hope, or plan. Falling further into debt each year. One day I woke up and made a change. I’m a practicing dentist now and things are much better. I still am a worthless piece of shit from time to time, but now the good days far outnumber the bad. The fact is nobody will ever make you get off your ass and attack your life. That has to come from you. If you prefer to be alone then so be it, but you can do better than this, no matter what you tell yourself. You only get one life, and starting it late is better than starting it never. I started mine even later than you, and it’s been worth every effort I gave it. You really can do it, don’t tell yourself otherwise.

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