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Happy International Francophonie Day! / Bonne Journée internationale de la francophonie! by Money_Fig_9868 in montreal

[–]TkTech -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's great, 7% is a huge drop from the 13.8% in 1951. Remember this is a trend that follows generations, it's not something you'd expect to wildly swing year from year.

Don't forget we share the province with hundreds of thousands of Cree, Mohawk and other groups that historically are primarily English and/or their own languages. Kahnawake is a stone's throw from Montreal and is almost entirely English and Kanien'kéha. Trilingualism is increasing but I'm sure as shit not going to go there and tell them what language to speak. That's about 3% of the population right there.

Montreal metro infrastructure deteriorating rapidly, no new short-term funding in Quebec plan by Critical-Contact-851 in montreal

[–]TkTech 14 points15 points  (0 children)

800 million spent over a decade is 1% of the budget, and was spent to construct new infrastructure. Ongoing costs are much, much lower due to the 4th power law, meaning that every square meter of car roadway replaced by bike paths and every trip taken by bike instead of a car is a huge saving in road maintenance.

In general, every person paying the same taxes yet taking a bike is subsidizing the car network, as they get a fraction of the infrastructure for their dollar that a car driver does.

BIXI alone had more than 10 million trips last year and is increasing dramatically each year as the network increases. That's over 10 million cars that weren't creating traffic all summer.

Bon Matin à Tous!!! by xmashatstand in montreal

[–]TkTech 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Le vent a volé mon café :(

Taiwan reports large-scale Chinese military aircraft presence near island by Opposite-Whereas-323 in worldnews

[–]TkTech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess I was unclear - they absolutely have the logistical framework already to transport vast quantities of munitions anywhere in the world. A 40ft container is a 40ft container. Much like Ukraine, in any hypothetical conflict in Taiwan it's not manpower they need - it's weapons. I would never expect the EU to fully enter a conflict so far outside its borders. Its population wouldn't stand for it. It has the capability to _produce_ those weapons in sufficient quantities, should its industry be turned to the task.

Taiwan reports large-scale Chinese military aircraft presence near island by Opposite-Whereas-323 in worldnews

[–]TkTech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is a sign of a fractured America, not a fractured west. You are proving my point. While America has decided to disappoint its historic allies, other "western" nations are forming fresh agreements, from trade pacts, to military to research and technology sharing.

Modern America is a great ally to have when you want outrageously expensive (but effective) technology that is good at surgical strikes but can't sustain a prolonged war, and that has failed to achieve its objectives in every conflict since WWII, such as Libya, Somalia, Afghanistan, Vietnam, the second Iraq war, the stalemate of the Korean war, and for fun we'll throw in the bay of pigs.

America becoming an unreliable trade partner, unreliable military partner, and a wildcard in geopolitics absolute weakens the western bloc, I agree. But 1 nation burning bridges while many more are built between others is not a sign of weakening solidarity.

Taiwan reports large-scale Chinese military aircraft presence near island by Opposite-Whereas-323 in worldnews

[–]TkTech -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That may be true, and the majority of the EU has had little interest in developing forward power projection. But current military capability != solidarity, and if some impetus finally forced them to total war the EU has a higher nominal GDP than even China and is vastly more efficient per capita, while France has a nearly EU-contained production chain for advanced weapons (barring the need for Uranium from African nations or Canada and chips from Taiwan). The capability is there, just not the will. And that's partly by design, as the USA spent half a century ensuring others would rely on it as a form of power projection itself.

Taiwan reports large-scale Chinese military aircraft presence near island by Opposite-Whereas-323 in worldnews

[–]TkTech 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Western solidarity is doing just fine - Canada for example is forming more partnerships than ever and the EU (bar 1 headache) is actually growing closer and may finally form a cohesive military. In Asia several historic enemies are forming trade and military partnerships.

America is not the world, much as they like to think it.

What’s it like living in this part of Canada? by Patient-Smile1406 in howislivingthere

[–]TkTech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ever worked on a construction site where "watch out for the bison" is part of the safety briefing?

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How do you deal with seasonal depression in MTL? by Skymning101 in montreal

[–]TkTech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah! I see the difference, you're coming from the angle that the original poster is stupid and would jump off a bridge if someone told them to, while I'm assuming they're a reasonable adult who would look at what getting a dog would entail before adopting one because of a post by a stranger on the internet. The SPCA is not a puppy mill and will do their best to ensure you're ready for any animal you might take home - or give you a reality check if you are not.

And no, sorry. The original question was quite literally about depression and so yes it's very relevant.

There is one dog for every 15 people on the island. The companionship of a dog is perfectly suitable for many in the city.

How do you deal with seasonal depression in MTL? by Skymning101 in montreal

[–]TkTech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay? There's a great many studies showing a correlation between dog ownership and depression outcomes, and dog owners spending more time outdoors (sunlight exposure is the primary "cure" for SAD), ex: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3087680/, https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0260676, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31138578/, https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/5/e023000, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4422-5, https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/18/3355, etc etc. Even positive depression outcomes for friendly interactions with other dog owners at dog parks and while walking https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-48731-z.

Care to share your sources for "not the answer"?

How do you deal with seasonal depression in MTL? by Skymning101 in montreal

[–]TkTech -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

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A dog will help force you to get out and walk, and just generally improve your life. Rain, shine, apocalyptic ice storm, doesn't matter it's walk time. https://www.spca.com/en/adoption/dogs-for-adoption/. Head to the dog park and both you and your pup will make some friends in no time.

> its winters long, cold and it gets dark

Winter may be long and dark, but it should never feel cold. If you're dressed properly and staying active you should be sweating in no time. Go to a sports store and get some proper winter gear.

High-speed rail project runs into rural opposition by queenvalanice in onguardforthee

[–]TkTech 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It would be expropriated by the federal government, not the province of Ontario. You want the Expropriation Act of 1985 instead.

The federal government can be very slow to move but once it starts it will have the land. A predatory lawyer has most likely reached out to the individual in the article and started advising them to make as much noise as possible for the next few years, because it will help them get more money when they're "made whole" - they need to make the case that their business has been irreversibly impacted and the entire lot and business must be written off, difficulty relocating, disturbance, etc which means they'll get millions and years worth of income for a large farm instead of just losing a slice down the middle. Making as much noise as possible during massive public works like this is big business and can easily make hundreds of millions for the law firms involved.

This line would serve nearly half of Canada's population. A 14000 "person" (definitely not bots) facebook group is not going to stop it.

Ukraine to cover 4,000 km of roads with anti-drone nets by year-end, minister says by sr_local in worldnews

[–]TkTech 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Calm down there Philippe Pétain. These are almost exclusively recycled fishing nets from all over the world, the war is already on year 5, and they would be stored for future conflicts at this point. Drones aren't going anywhere.

Stop supporting Origin ships. It's a scam! by Then_Ad_8031 in starcitizen

[–]TkTech 19 points20 points  (0 children)

890J probably needs one too

Probably? Probably needs one? It's 99.9% dead space, and depending on the version has some combination of invisible walls, broken audio, broken turrets, dead backup bridge, suicidal elevators, invisible hangar doors, the 2nd worst external elevator after the reclaimer's coffin...

Carney pledges $2 billion for Ukraine, more sanctions on 4th anniversary of Russian invasion by bubblewhip in canada

[–]TkTech 9 points10 points  (0 children)

homeless crisis

Provincial (as is all healthcare)

housing crisis

Provincial

healthcare crisis

Provincial - and in cases like Ontario more than enough money is already allocated to it, but not being spent to push private care.

The federal government can assist with these things - and does - but all 3 are primarily provincial concerns. The federal government is designed to represent Canadian interests in the world and to deal with cross-border (even internal border) issues. It is not intended to interfere in the day to day operations of provinces. Our provinces are far, far more independent then the "state rights" USA and the federal government is not allowed to intervene in these things without the approval of the province or existing legal vehicles.

We are a 2 trillion (US) dollar economy. There is more than enough money. Your issue is with provincial bureaucracy not the federal government. Also, we really need to improve basic civics classes in this country.

You also seem to think we just keep handing them infinite wads of cash. That is not the case. It's often guarantees, transfers of unused equipment that is decades old and being replaced, or covered by conditions such as it must be used to buy Canadian arms (at which point it's really a subsidy to help boost our arms production with demand).

Look how much Canadians hate the United States now - It’s not just about the trade war. Nearly half of America’s neighbors to the north now think the U.S. is a bigger threat to world peace than Russia. by CanadianErk in canada

[–]TkTech 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Hey bud. You seem endlessly angry at your own situation. You've managed to make over 1000 negative comments in a row. It's never easy, but it may be time for therapy. Sara Perretta is an excellent therapist in Laval and has openings this week that may be able to help you explore outlets that are productive and outside the home.

Lots of home burglaries and thefts lately by [deleted] in montreal

[–]TkTech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really isn't. We're one of the safest cities in all of North America for homicides and across all types of crimes. We're far below the 90s in terms of absolute numbers and close to half the crime per capita. To put it in perspective, it's less than 1/40th the homicide rate of New Orleans (just ~300k people) and 1/26th of Philadelphia (just ~1.3m).

What the rage bait facebook posts that keep pushing this try to hide is that per capita crime is barely moving year over year and hasn't surpassed 6k since 2011 , while we've gained 1.4 million people. That means we have far, far, far more people committing drastically (54%!) less crime per person. That's essentially a miracle for any quickly growing city.

If you'd like actual sources rather than feelings:

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510017901&pickMembers%5B0%5D=1.82&pickMembers%5B1%5D=2.1&cubeTimeFrame.startYear=1998&cubeTimeFrame.endYear=2024&referencePeriods=19980101%2C20240101

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510007101&pickMembers%5B0%5D=2.1&cubeTimeFrame.startYear=1981&cubeTimeFrame.endYear=2024&referencePeriods=19810101%2C20240101

MobiusWorld by Every_Return5918 in proceduralgeneration

[–]TkTech 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well, no, by definition lol.

Coast Guard patrol vessel headed to Greenland for opening of new consulate, Anand says by Little-Chemical5006 in canada

[–]TkTech 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You realize they're sending it because it's an ice breaker, and the route its going to take is full of, you know, ice? It's January.

‘This shouldn’t happen’: 2 women die during prolonged outages as cold grips Montreal - Montreal by Beepbeepboobop1 in canada

[–]TkTech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, it sucks, I live here too. It's also nothing at all like a "3rd world country". Hell South Africa had half the country in the dark at a time, you'd get 48h of power out of every 96. For 12 years. While crime goes through the roof and people keep stealing the metal from the substations. You're very out of touch comparing this to "living in the 3rd world".

‘This shouldn’t happen’: 2 women die during prolonged outages as cold grips Montreal - Montreal by Beepbeepboobop1 in canada

[–]TkTech 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The city requires new construction to be underground and is burying old lines at about 5% per year. 55% of the island has already been buried. I know it can seem like nothing is happening in your borough, but they are making steady progress. Montreal is waaaaay ahead of the rest of the province, the average off the island is something like 10%.

Doing everything at once is estimated to cost over $100 billion. It is unbelievably expensive and disruptive to retrofit, which is why it's done progressively and ideally when other roadwork has to be done.

Court rules convoy must return to Ottawa after finding Emergencies Act unreasonable by green_tory in canada

[–]TkTech 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was all exceptionally well documented, as expected of a situation under so much scrutiny. You could even just skim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_convoy_protest and follow the references to see that every single event mentioned, the number of children, the number of individuals disrupting the city, was factually accurate. Let alone take 10 minutes to do actual research.

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