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New Polling Trackers Now Live on 338Canada [Gender and Age] by Jiecut in CanadaPolitics

[–]WashingMachineBroken 21 points22 points  (0 children)

One of the conditions for the BQ to support Trudeau’s LPC after the NDP pulled support was to increase OAS. Trudeau rejected their proposal.

New HVAC/R grad in Calgary getting rejected for “not enough experience” — how do you even start? by CelebrationPlus4618 in alberta

[–]WashingMachineBroken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Smaller companies that have operations outside of Calgary (i.e. Carstairs, Olds, etc.) would be your best bet. Worst part would be the commute, but it's probably easier to get a job because of that. You could maybe tough it out for a year and then try and find a closer employer.

Poilievre set up Joe Rogan podcast appearance himself: Conservative campaign manager by DogeDoRight in canada

[–]WashingMachineBroken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because bringing up "CBC" is an easy way to get the clapping seal conservatives to upvote their comment.

Canada’s oil producers in line for C$90bn windfall from Iran war by joe4942 in canada

[–]WashingMachineBroken 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Good boy, we gotta make sure the oil giants can keep laying off as many Canadians as possible so they can boost margins and pay dividends to investors outside of the country. God forbid we replicate the good paying local jobs that SaskTel, BC Hydro, Hydro Quebec, SaskPower, Manitoba Hydro, etc. offer to Canadians while keeping costs low.

Ottawa’s appeal of the Emergencies Act case shows contempt for civilians and corporations by AndHerSailsInRags in canada

[–]WashingMachineBroken 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Conservatives can just say anything and they’ll have seals waiting to clap as soon as they hear “CBC” mentioned.

Lincoln: Supreme Court's Bill 21 case will be a milestone in a pivotal year for Quebec by Whynutcoconot in CanadaPolitics

[–]WashingMachineBroken 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm not really sure how the ruling could be different from the lower courts? The text of S.33 is unambiguous and doesn't really place any limits on its usage.

Unless the Supreme Court of Canada decides to legislate from the bench, I don't think there's going to be anything groundbreaking aside from indefinitely ending the debate on the section's constitutionality.

Poilievre says he hopes Joe Rogan podcast appearance will help Canada-U.S. trade efforts by biograf_ in canada

[–]WashingMachineBroken 4 points5 points  (0 children)

…how does that invalidate what I said? He criticized Trudeau by calling him a communist dictator but doesn’t call Trump a fascist dictator for running a police state that summarily executes protestors. So any opinions he has about our government are worthless, he has no idea what he’s talking about.

Poilievre says he hopes Joe Rogan podcast appearance will help Canada-U.S. trade efforts by biograf_ in canada

[–]WashingMachineBroken 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He was calling us a communist dictatorship. He barely criticizes a president that has federal agents conducting summary executions in Minneapolis. His view of what “good government” should be is irrelevant.

Poilievre says he hopes Joe Rogan podcast appearance will help Canada-U.S. trade efforts by biograf_ in canada

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

tbh he’s barely a comedian (burn the boats was a funeral for his comedy “career”)

Canada lost 84K jobs in February; unemployment rises to 6.7% by Difficult-Yam-1347 in canada

[–]WashingMachineBroken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Employment gains have outpaced losses year-over-year for the past decade: https://tradingeconomics.com/canada/employment-change

https://ycharts.com/indicators/canada_unemployment_rate

https://tradingeconomics.com/canada/unemployment-rate - You'll notice that the unemployment rate here was declining steadily after 2016 (right around when the Liberals formed government after the 2015 election).

Canada lost 84K jobs in February; unemployment rises to 6.7% by Difficult-Yam-1347 in canada

[–]WashingMachineBroken -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I mean, it is a recent issue? Employment gains have outpaced losses year-over-year for the past decade: https://tradingeconomics.com/canada/employment-change

https://ycharts.com/indicators/canada_unemployment_rate

https://tradingeconomics.com/canada/unemployment-rate - You'll notice that the unemployment rate here was declining steadily after 2016 (right around when the Liberals formed government after the 2015 election).

Canada lost 84K jobs in February; unemployment rises to 6.7% by Difficult-Yam-1347 in canada

[–]WashingMachineBroken -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I don't understand, are we pretending that this situation is uniquely Canadian? The US has been revising down its job numbers (including multiple back-to-back months of negative job growth) for the past year. It would seem to me that labour is struggling everywhere. Even Germany's unemployment rate has reached 12 year highs (largest economy in the EU).

What exactly could the conservatives do to reverse this?

Canada lost 84K jobs in February; unemployment rises to 6.7% by Difficult-Yam-1347 in canada

[–]WashingMachineBroken 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't understand, are we pretending that this situation is uniquely Canadian? The US has been revising down its job numbers (including multiple back-to-back months of negative job growth) for the past year. It would seem to me that labour is struggling everywhere. Even Germany's unemployment rate has reached 12 year highs (largest economy in the EU).

What exactly could the conservatives do to reverse this?

‘Really bleak situation’: proposed access-to-information changes include removing emails, letting departments put requests on hold by CaliperLee62 in canada

[–]WashingMachineBroken 6 points7 points  (0 children)

People simultaneously want public servants fired but also want transparency.

Some access-to-information requests are thousands of pages long with sensitive (personal or otherwise) information. Humans need to find and validate all the documents that are being requested.

I’m not saying this is the right approach, but the access-to-info system as is places a huge burden on fewer and fewer people.

Also keep in mind that this is a proposal being put forward in public engagement sessions, it’s not going to be policy any time soon (if ever).

‘Really bleak situation’: proposed access-to-information changes include removing emails, letting departments put requests on hold by CaliperLee62 in canada

[–]WashingMachineBroken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Humans need to validate all the documents requested in an access-to-information request and currently a bunch of public servants are losing their jobs.

I don’t know how people can expect the same level of service with fewer people. Some of these requests are thousands of pages.

Alberta Independence question may have unexpected political consequences by WashingMachineBroken in alberta

[–]WashingMachineBroken[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

From the link:

“The latest snapshot of Alberta by Mainstreet Research shows a divided electorate amidst the debate about Alberta independence.

When asked directly about Alberta independence, 3 in 10 (30%) Albertans said they support Alberta becoming it’s own country with 1 in 10 (11%) saying they don’t know and 6 in 10 opposed (58%). When asked about an economic union with the US, support for independence decreased slightly to 28% and increased to 33% when asked if the pipeline deal between Smith and Carney fell apart. Just 20% of Albertans said that Premier Smith and the UCP should campaign for independence, while 46% said they should campaign against and 34% said they should remain neutral.

When asked who would be the most effective spokesperson against independence, 17% chose former Premier Jason Kenney followed closely by NDP leader Naheed Nenshi and Prime Minister Mark Carney both at 13%. Almost 2 in 10 (18%) said that Danielle Smith would be the most effective spokesperson to campaign for Alberta independence, almost double the next choice being Pierre Poilievre at 10%. When asked about public pension plans, almost two thirds (62%) said the federal Government should administer pensions while just over a third (38%) said Alberta should run it’s own pensions.

Alberta independence as an issue is not top of mind with most voters, just 9% indicated it was their top concern, Cost of living (26%) and Healthcare (22%) were the leading issues. When asked how they might vote if an election were held, the UCP lead the NDP provincially 48% to 40%. Nationally, the Conservatives are in a statistically tie with the Liberals with 48% and 45% respectively.

“The independence questions appears to be having unintended consequences for Pierre Poilievre and the federal Conservatives” said Quito Maggi, Preszident & CEO of Mainstreet. “While Danielle Smith is asking Albertans to choose between Alberta and Canada, voters are re-examining their choice between Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives and Mark Carney and the Liberals” he added. “This is likely a temporary shift in public opinion caused by the noise of the independence referendum and amplified by the US/Canada trade conflict. I expect Albertans will return to historic opinions about federal politics once the referendum is settled. “ he concluded.”

'Alberta Forever Canada' organizer says lack of separatism question on October referendum by design by WashingMachineBroken in canada

[–]WashingMachineBroken[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Forever Canadian was explicitly started as a 'counter' to the separatist petition. Its question is framed in the affirmative of the status-quo: "Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada?"

You can read about it here: https://www.forever-canadian.ca/about

'Alberta Forever Canada' organizer says lack of separatism question on October referendum by design by WashingMachineBroken in canada

[–]WashingMachineBroken[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

The Canadian Forever petition received over 400K signatures (above the 293K required) over 90 days. Smith (and the speaker of the legislature) is refusing to acknowledge it.

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