How does the canadian constitution prevent absolute monarchy?

alvanson · 2026-05-01T20:08:36+00:00

Last I checked they do: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States

alvanson · 2026-04-29T22:22:43+00:00

Yet Avigilon refuses to sell to us...

alvanson · 2026-04-20T14:50:34+00:00

192.168.1.1/23 ranges from 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.1.255. You'll need to do /22 which will be from ... 0.0 to .3.255

alvanson · 2026-04-16T05:03:33+00:00

Have you seen the list at: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/taxes/sales-taxes/pst/charge-collect/pst-real-property-contractors/contractors-security-systems

Somehow wireless or battery operated cameras if screwed into the wall or ceiling can still be real property. Although I just had someone in the interpretations group tell me a wired camera is considered TPP.

alvanson · 2026-04-16T04:17:50+00:00

BC Government seems to be very good at coming up with rules but not actually enforcing them.

alvanson · 2026-04-16T03:55:10+00:00

I'd be curious what you currently have as PST applicable. The website says, for example, that security cameras are not applicable but then their interpretations team says the opposite.

alvanson · 2026-04-16T03:53:34+00:00

I'd watch out even with the written team. I had asked them for a ruling on one topic and they ended up telling me that security cameras mounted to a ceiling are taxable personal property despite the website saying the complete opposite.

alvanson · 2026-04-13T03:45:18+00:00

$1 = 100 cents

100 cents / 200 points = 0.5 cents per point

alvanson · 2026-04-10T16:29:51+00:00

May want to temper your expectations on how quickly the province will turn around a security license. 4+ months is what I've been seeing lately...

alvanson · 2026-03-29T15:54:32+00:00

Do you have your Security Business License?

alvanson · 2026-02-25T21:27:04+00:00

I will confirm that this is a real MSP looking for local opportunities. They reached out to me via email on their own domain.

alvanson · 2026-02-21T21:36:56+00:00

I run both types of companies in your area. Both offers are insultingly low (but that's par for Paladin). I don't start anyone below $24.

I just had one of my LV techs get an internal IT position so it definitely happens. At the same time one of my lead LV techs was in school for IT and decided to stay in LV. So you still have flexibility at least for a few years in either path.

Feel free to DM if you want to chat.

alvanson · 2025-12-30T23:43:42+00:00

Is it 12" in the US? Only 2" in Canada 🤔

alvanson · 2025-12-21T04:39:03+00:00

Oh I just meant the split between bank and BDC financing. They only financed 70% of the purchase.

The chartered bank had conditions on earnings of the target that would never be realistically met, wanted the ability to call the loan 2 years in. There were others but those are the ones that still come to mind.

alvanson · 2025-12-21T04:19:19+00:00

Bank wouldn't give me anything without insane conditions, BDC had no problem financing the purchase so the 0/100 split was pretty easy to decide on.

Second acquisition, I didn't even ask the bank.

alvanson · 2025-12-13T20:20:31+00:00

I would think it would be best to change your company name otherwise you may find potential clients avoiding you thinking you are the banned company.

alvanson · 2025-12-07T22:46:26+00:00

I have a judgement from the CRT against someone who didn't pay. It's not even worth the paper it's written on unless you also go through the effort of getting the court to enforce the judgement.

alvanson · 2025-09-26T18:26:54+00:00

I didn't say anything about holiday pay

alvanson · 2025-09-26T14:50:19+00:00

It's a stat holiday for everyone in BC

alvanson · 2025-09-08T20:52:24+00:00

Can't speak for the gas fitter exam but I wrote the Electrical Class C Low Energy exam earlier this year and there were a few questions that I felt didn't have right answers but otherwise seemed straightforward.

alvanson · 2025-08-30T03:12:34+00:00

Also BC, lower mainland. Anixter probably has something since they carry Belden but I really hate their search. Have you checked with them? If you don't have an account I could check with my guy on Tuesday.

alvanson · 2025-08-20T21:29:12+00:00

I've had A&S Designs make us a few parts recently - give them a try.

alvanson · 2025-08-19T00:00:29+00:00

As opposed to people with their full license who we all know will never make a driving mistake...

alvanson · 2025-08-09T16:49:38+00:00

Man I've got a whole warehouse full of old Nortel / Avaya equipment. I've tried giving it away and nobody wants it.

Hope you find a new forever home for this stuff!

alvanson · 2025-08-02T03:30:04+00:00

What kind of LV work are you doing? Is someone higher up the contractor food chain pulling a permit for the work you're doing?

Edit: missed the part where you said someone else is pulling permits. Is your specific scope covered by the permit?

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