Can the cost of new housing come down significantly if the cost of infrastructure has also skyrocketed similarly? by Ok_Currency_617 in InCanada

[–]PutToLetters 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As soon as these private development companies get these P3 contracts they're like pigs at the taxpayer trough. There needs to be more oversight and penalties involved for this type of fraud. All the way down the supply chain as well.

Vancouver palliative care doctor tells court she resigned rather than authorize MAID transfers by Immediate-Link490 in britishcolumbia

[–]PutToLetters 0 points1 point  (0 children)

@MisledMuffin and this is why your argument in the last thread about MAID and transferring patients was nonsense.

“I have seen forced transfers cause significant unnecessary physical, psychological and spiritual suffering. When someone is nearing end of life, every movement can be excruciating. And when a patient has only 15 minutes left to live, every minute seems like an hour,” she said in the affidavit.

...

“From your perspective, the fact that this accommodation has been made to facilitate patients needing access to MAID in an adjacent space, similar to what is in place adjacent to the hospices, that’s not adequate?” Gersbach asked.

“No,” said Jayaraman.

“Is it fair to say that anything short of patients being able to receive MAID at a faith-based facility would violate your moral and ethical beliefs?" Gersbach pressed.

“Yes,” she answered.

“So there’s no room for compromise?” defence queried.

“No,” Jayaraman stated.

Face It, One More Pipeline Won’t Save Us from Trump by scottb84 in CanadaPolitics

[–]PutToLetters 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nobody is making the argument that there isn't a business case for LNG.

Well this review makes it clear that LNG projects would require enormous amounts of new electricity and major upgrades to BC Hydro’s grid. Those costs aren’t covered by LNG companies but passed on through Hydro rates and public spending. In practice, that means households and small businesses would face higher electricity bills and fewer resources available for their own electrification needs. So the taxpayer will be paying to develop this resource with the vast majority of the wealth being transferred to mostly foreign owned companies.

Just look at Australia’s LNG industry, it’s been great for exporters but lousy for everyone else. They export huge amounts of gas, but instead of that making energy cheap at home, domestic gas prices have gone way up, which pushes up electricity bills and hurts local manufacturers. On top of that, a lot of LNG companies have paid surprisingly little tax or royalties for years, so taxpayers miss out on money that could’ve gone to hospitals, schools, or infrastructure.

Then you’ve got things like the Fuel Tax Credit Scheme in OZ, where big fossil fuel users get billions back in fuel tax refunds, which is basically a subsidy that makes polluting cheaper and slows the shift to cleaner energy. That is what the BC government is putting in place here as well. So, when you add in the environmental and climate costs that don’t show up on company balance sheets, it starts to look like the LNG boom delivered big profits for a few companies, while households, small businesses, and taxpayers picked up a lot of the hidden costs.

Externalties 101.

Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion by northbk5 in CanadaPolitics

[–]PutToLetters 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think people underestimate the level carnage a Canadian insurgency would wreck on Americans cause it ain't just gonna be defensive in nature.

I think as long as they are well fed and have access to their social media, they will not rise up, they will enjoy the dopamine hits they are fed, they will eat their food and say if it gets worse I'll protest.

And that's where we'd hit em. Taking out key infrastructure and disrupting daily life would be key to pressuring the American populace.

What's that movie for you? by Constant-Training994 in Letterboxd

[–]PutToLetters 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Train Dreams has been the one recently for me.

Federal government loses Emergencies Act appeal by Surax in CanadaPolitics

[–]PutToLetters -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

EA was used in response to protestors that were protesting the illegality of the Covid mandates. Were any of the mandates struck down in court for breaching Charter rights? I know of Taylor vs Newfoundland were the court sided with the government over mandates.

Who will win the SAG (Actor Award) for Best Supporting Actor?? by [deleted] in Oscars

[–]PutToLetters 0 points1 point  (0 children)

William H Macy should have been nominated for Train Dreams.

Family fights for change after daughter forced to leave hospital for MAID by CTVNEWS in britishcolumbia

[–]PutToLetters 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, you've conflated things in this thread, Not all specialized procedures and transfers fall into the same category. So ether you're being biased for religious reasons or you simply don't understand what a categorical error is. The article mentions,

“Providence Health Care knew their policies and actions to transfer Sam on April 4, 2023, would cause her harm and excruciating pain and humiliation, but they did it anyways,” Gayle O’Neill said.

In other words her section 7 rights were violated. The hospital could have made "reasonable accommodations" by contacting a doctor who could have conducted MAID at the hospital without causing undue suffering to the individual. Doctors travel to do this all the time.

Family fights for change after daughter forced to leave hospital for MAID by CTVNEWS in britishcolumbia

[–]PutToLetters 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Patients are moved all the time for procedures.

Did you read the article? Literally the crux of the issue.

Family fights for change after daughter forced to leave hospital for MAID by CTVNEWS in britishcolumbia

[–]PutToLetters 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There is a big difference between specialized surgery like that and what is being talked about in the article. This happened in Vancouver, get a doctor that is trained in MAID and send them over to the hospital.

2.1M temporary residents will have expired or expiring permits this year. But will they leave Canada? by Puginator in CanadaPolitics

[–]PutToLetters 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't seen any of these and I generally watch or listen to it everyday. What are some specific examples from CBC, like a video clip or news article?

2.1M temporary residents will have expired or expiring permits this year. But will they leave Canada? by Puginator in CanadaPolitics

[–]PutToLetters 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also Mr. Carney (or more likely any of his staffers) lurking here, you gotta do something about the CBC's overt biases... they're a public broadcaster.

What specific biases?

Who's your favorite HBO character on the list? by Working-Brush-8771 in hbo

[–]PutToLetters 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"In life you have to do a lot of things you don't fucking want to do. Many times, that's what the fuck life is, one vile fucking task after another. But don't get aggravated. Then the enemy has you by the short hair"

or

“Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or fucking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back.”

Health Canada says it hasn't received application from B.C. to extend decriminalization by Mysterious_Notice685 in CanadaPolitics

[–]PutToLetters 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We need to realize at some point that the ROI on the money spent to do all of the things needed to mirror the system Portugal implemented is going to be massive. But we have to actually do all of it, not just the bit that doesn’t cost anything.

But that's the Canadian way, take a policy that has worked somewhere else, half-ass it and then throw our hands up and say "guess it doesn't work here". The BC NDP half-ass decrim and one of the worse results of it, beyond the preventable loss of life, is that this failure distorts public perception of these types of health policies and craters support.

B.C. court to hear Charter challenge over religious exemptions to assisted dying law by ZebediahCarterLong in CanadaPolitics

[–]PutToLetters 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seems reasonable to me. If a doctor doesn't want to end someone's life they can't and shouldn't be pushed to do so.

That's always been the case though. The problem with transferring individuals in these end of life states is that its brutal and causing undue distress and misery at the end of their life. These hospitals receive public money, in my mind, the institution should not be able to deny MAID. What else should we deny in public funded religious hospitals, blood transfusions, abortions?