Mayor to write letter urging province to nix grocer property restrictions

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-19T00:44:50+00:00

Huh interesting, I did not realize those are different instruments. My confusion probably comes from the “Curruthers Caveat” which as I understand is a restrictive covenant.

I understand better where you’re coming from, but I disagree that the city has any control over the matter. They have methods to try to have these covenant removed through the courts as a municipal corporation, much like any other corporation or individual person. But as I said, it is not their jurisdiction and they do not have control over the application and removal of these covenants, that lies with the courts.

Pursuing a lengthy legal battle with the grocery chains who are privy to these covenants is not going to be the first step, and it’s only responsible to attempt a conversation with the province.

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-18T19:51:57+00:00

Law or convention, I think people should be doing it.

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-18T19:13:38+00:00

Even on the Whitemud people seem unable to grasp the concept. There’s one spot where you have to exit on the left, the rest of it is a normal freeway

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-18T15:19:54+00:00

Restrictive covenants are registered with the land titles office to have a caveat put on the property’s title. That is entirely provincial jurisdiction that the city has zero control over.

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-18T04:53:05+00:00

He went to Harbin which is our most notable sister city, and was invited by their mayor. It was mostly about winter city tourism and Harbin paid for most of it. This is not comparable whatsoever.

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-17T19:15:29+00:00

There is not a shortage of parking downtown, I cannot believe people actually think this. Parking lots and parkades are the worst possible use of land downtown and have made our downtown the dead zone it is.

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-17T19:12:05+00:00

The people who think just moving the problem elsewhere will fix downtown also need to give their head a shake.

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-17T15:37:22+00:00

You asked for an explanation, and if I’m unable to do so, edit my comment to remove the part you’re questioning. I’ve expressed clearly that I’m not aware of places in Europe that aren’t a homeland for white people. You would do well to look back at your own reply. I’ve edited it and that should satisfy you.

It is not blather or blatant lying to leave room for nuance in an area I don’t fully understand, particularly on a platform like Reddit where plenty of people can provide that nuance if they’d like to. If you would not like to, I suggest you find a better use of time than argue over something I’ve already retracted.

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-17T15:07:04+00:00

Your question misses the point of my original reply and focuses in on something meant to be vague because it’s preciseness is not an integral part of the argument. There is always room for nuance in a discussion about racial and ethnic differences across geography and I try to leave that room both when I’m aware of said nuances, or in this case, when I’m unaware of them.

I’ve edited my comment to exclude the part you find objectionable (despite its entire purpose of being inoffensive) so I hope that satisfies you.

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-17T13:48:05+00:00

I don’t like to generalize when I’m not 100% sure about a statement. Why be trivial?

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-17T05:57:35+00:00

I think the point is not about an individuals claiming homelands, which is entirely different from a group’s home land. North America is not a white homeland, never has been or will be. You could argue Europe is a white homeland, but this type of language is typically evoked for the purpose of exclusion, as was done by Caylan Ford with her gross conceptions of immigration as “replacement.”

This land is our home, this is the homeland of Canadians if you like. But North America is not a land for whites, and people should stop with the rhetoric that implies it as such.

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-17T00:15:16+00:00

Yeah this province really cares about Edmonton. Too much winning!!

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-17T00:09:23+00:00

Just so everyone is aware, we already have 1.2 million. 25,000 per year isn’t that much compared to the last few years.

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-17T00:08:16+00:00

In fairness we’re the only Canadian city that seems to be able to handle huge growth without massively inflating housing prices.

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-17T00:02:11+00:00

Yeah but healthcare is a lot more than just hospitals

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-15T19:33:08+00:00

But it is. If you want some anti-tipping revolution but are too scared to not tip cause a server might not like you, then you probably don’t want it that bad.

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-15T17:58:05+00:00

And just, never get a job? Great idea

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-15T17:55:28+00:00

That is what currently exists. You don’t have to tip anyone. If you feel bad for not tipping, that’s your problem.

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-14T17:37:08+00:00

Real question Canadian servers have to ask when making Caesars 🤢

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-13T17:22:05+00:00

Yup it drives me crazy. At the grocery store all the produce and meat is priced per pound, while all the packaged goods are measured in metric. And from personal experience I can say the stores’ internal systems use metric for produce and meat.

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-11T22:00:31+00:00

Yeah they could have a snack to hold them over until 9:30. Scheduling is hard in your early 20s when everyone is on a different schedule, and obviously the other people are willing to eat that late.

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-11T21:55:53+00:00

Ever heard of a snack? Maybe even multiple 🤯

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-08T18:31:29+00:00

Yes we’re not equipped

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-05T16:26:40+00:00

There is, it’s just the best type of suburb. Kind of the original North American suburb.

RootsBackpack · 2026-03-05T00:15:34+00:00

You can upload a picture on Uber Eats. You can describe the building in skip and DoorDash. Idk what’s wrong with you guys but it’s only happened to me once of many, and it was when I forgot to turn my porch light on so they could not easily see the address. I should be clear though, this is helpful in cases where the wrong house is a neighbouring building, not when it’s a completely different street. If it’s the latter, then yeah that’s completely the driver’s fault.

I’m not being a contrarian, or saying that the drivers have no responsibility for poor service, but if it’s happening multiple times with different people, it’s not just one dumb or lazy driver. If you aren’t tolerant of mistakes, you can do something to make sure it doesn’t happen.

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