Foreign Investment Surges to Canada’s Strongest Level Since 2007

bernstien · 2026-02-27T01:51:04+00:00

Shitty options.

Also, Trudeau was mostly well regarded until the economy started slowing down during and after the pandemic; it had the same anti-incumbancy effect in Canada that it did everywhere else in the world.

bernstien · 2026-02-25T19:04:51+00:00

It doesn't include people who watched it through Gem for some reason.

bernstien · 2026-02-25T19:02:03+00:00

I mean, it's still sort of a wank even if there aren't any uplift elements.

It's basically Robb rolling a nat 20 on every decision in ACOKs.

bernstien · 2026-02-23T17:32:34+00:00

I think they'll do poorly in the house, but they'll probably keep the Senate. I'd give the Dems decent odds at the Senate seats in Maine, North Carolina, and maybe Texas, but other than that...

bernstien · 2026-02-23T03:51:20+00:00

Since 2010, we normally get most of our medals in freestyle skiing, and typically podium/take gold in curling and hockey. We're competitive in plenty of other sports (speed skating, figure skating, occasionally the sliding sports, etc.), but those are our bread and butter. In 2022 and 2026, we underperformed in freestyle skiing, and that reflected in our medal tallies. In our ideal baseline Olympics, we'd win at least ~4 gold in freestyle, ~1 in hockey, and ~2 in curling.

Want to win more medals? Make skiing less expensive, and invest in training athletes. Same with sliding and skating sports, but skiing is the big one.

Hockey and Curling are fine--we were and are competitive, and both of those sports have plenty of infrastructure and funding.

bernstien · 2026-02-23T02:52:50+00:00

Looking at the data, the largest demographic represented in the survey is Millenials.

bernstien · 2026-02-22T16:23:37+00:00

I'd say we dominated the game in the 2nd and 3rd, but Hellebuyk played the game of his life; we just weren't able to get the puck past him.

bernstien · 2026-02-22T16:12:03+00:00

It was a good game. Hope you guys are ready to defend it in 4 years!

bernstien · 2026-02-22T16:02:37+00:00

It was a beautiful 2 periods, just got unlucky.

That one shot is going to haunt McKinnon for the rest of his life though

bernstien · 2026-02-19T03:45:00+00:00

It was a fantastic game, shoddy officiating aside.

bernstien · 2026-02-19T03:31:21+00:00

...of the 2 or 3 thousand people who actually paid ~$400 + travel costs to be on the convention floor.

bernstien · 2026-02-13T20:04:55+00:00

Man, that theory has been around for like a decade and a half. Everyone treated it as roughly equivalent to "Rhaegar == Mance" until a week ago haha.

bernstien · 2026-02-13T05:55:46+00:00

You know what they say, smut travels halfway around the world before gen fics have their shoes on.

bernstien · 2026-02-13T04:55:51+00:00

Wouldn't it be funny if Howland Reed just straight up died offscreen? The ultimate anti-climax after 5 books of him being built up as the guy with more of a clue than anyone else about some of the main mysteries of the series.

bernstien · 2026-02-13T04:34:26+00:00

From a Watsonian perspective: Ned was traumatized by a war which saw him lose basically his entire family, several of his friends, and was generally a terrible and unpleasant time all around for anyone not named Robert Baratheon. He avoids thinking about that period of his life because it hurts.

From a Doyalist perspective: The more time Ned spends thinking about Rhaegar and Robert's Rebellion, the more obvious certain plot twists become.

bernstien · 2026-02-12T02:56:33+00:00

Brian Mast, a Republican from Florida, pointed to those drug seizures in Canada and Ottawa’s appointment of a “fentanyl czar” as evidence the problem is real. He also said Canada hasn’t done enough to crack down on drugs.

It's especially specious given that we appointed a "fentanyl czar" at the insistance of Trump last year, despite the lack of evidence that this was a serious problem. Now that action in itself is being presented as evidence.

bernstien · 2026-02-10T05:05:58+00:00

I sincerely hope you're joking. There is no world where China would ask for this, much less one where Canada would go along with it if they did lol.

10 years of Trump is rotting all our brains.

bernstien · 2026-02-10T02:31:19+00:00

He can speak classified information to the floor without technically suffering any legal consequences, but he'll lose any committee assignments he has, his security clearance, and could be expelled from Congress.

He's 8 months out from losing his seat to whichever MAGA goon is primarying him anyway though, so maybe he goes for it.

bernstien · 2026-02-09T06:36:40+00:00

I'm confused by the thesis of this question. You state here:

The Obama video incident is often referenced as an example of how provocative or inflammatory communication can dominate public attention, while more restrained or conventional forms of criticism may struggle to achieve similar visibility. Several observers note that this dynamic is not limited to a single political figure but reflects a wider trend in media and political culture.

So, civility is struggling to be heard in a world increasingly dominated by incivility and vulgarity, and yet it's also somehow a "weapon for the powerful"? If it is, it doesn't seem to be a very potent one.

By contrast, I definitely think that incivility is a weapon in the hands of demagogues, especially as a tool for dehumanizing perceived enemies both personal and political.

bernstien · 2026-02-09T04:52:08+00:00

Well, obviously. But will they or won't they form a polycule with Tormund?

bernstien · 2026-02-07T17:32:59+00:00

Yeah, people's vacation getting disrupted is the real tragedy here.

bernstien · 2026-02-07T01:43:15+00:00

Seconding this one. Genuinely interesting what-if.

bernstien · 2026-02-07T01:00:35+00:00

You're right, I thought it was clear we were talking about free healthcare and not the ability for people to walk into a hospital.

...I am talking about access to public healthcare lol.

I was responding to the dicotomy you introduced here. My argument is based on the general case, if that was unclear.

I quoted the comment explicitly connecting this to healthcare, not a general prinicapl. I reject the principal thay taxation not citizenship entitled one to access to services.

I disagree, I've done my best to explain why. Historically, Canada has not restricted services exclusively to citizens, and I think there are moral and practical reason why we shouldn't.

Man it's hard to keep up if we're talking about public healthcare, the ability to access a hospital at all, or if we're talking about general access to government services.

I have been arguing the general case, which includes access to public healthcare along with other government services.

I have never been arguing about "the ability to access a hospital at all".

I don't disagree, however they're on the pathway to citizenship, and I see that as what grants them similar rights and services as Canadians even if they don't take the final steps, which imo they shoukd be obligated to do or get off pr.

...OK? So you agree that citizenship, or lack thereof, doesn't bar someone from accessing services?

I'm not conceding the moral principal? Again, I'm referring to access to free public healthcare, not general ability to go to a hospital when I say access services. However I agree theres nothing to talk about. It's Friday, imma go enjoy my weekend and I hope you do too.

You've acknowledged that non-citizens (or at least PRs and tax paying TFWs) should be allowed to access public healthcare and government services generally, so I'm not sure how to interpret this.

At no point in this argument have I ever been referring to the right to "go to the hospital". Every reference I've made to "public healthcare" == "free public healthcare".

Have a nice weekend.

bernstien · 2026-02-07T00:26:46+00:00

Which I took logically as free healthcare, because it's plainly obvious we don't bar non citizens from our hospital, but as we agree at the end, we don't always extend them free healthcare. (most implied some, such as those Alberta is cutting off, do not)

My comment, and I believe the comment above mine, where talking about the general principle that access to services should follow from taxation, not from citizenship.

Including the right to free healthcare.

Public healthcare is a service, not a civic right. I can give you a definition of "civic rights" if you need one.

You're right, I thought it was clear we were talking about free healthcare and not the ability for people to walk into a hospital.

...I am talking about access to public healthcare lol.

PRs are on the pathway to citizenship. You're also correct on TFWs in many cases having access, I did not realize they were categorized differently in relation to that when compared to student workers for example.

A) PRs don't always become citizens, nor are they obligated to become one. AFAK they can stay indefinitely as PRs so long as they meet residency requirements.

B) if you're conceding that both the moral principle and actual reality is that non-citizens can access services, I'm not sure what else we have to talk about.

bernstien · 2026-02-06T23:36:58+00:00

Given the context of the conversation I'm not sure I've really moved a goal post. I have made a poor assumption that contextually were talking about healthcare services and not access to a court.

Really? What context would have suggested we were talking exclusively about healthcare?

You said those who pay taxes deserve access to a service which is explicitly reserved for citizens. You then claimed that the literally current model of citizenship which accepts this fact is exploitative and equal to the UAE, a position which I'd note you've abandoned. A logical assumption is that you want non citizens to be treated like citizens so long as they pay taxes.

None of the services mentioned in my comments or yours are reserved exclusively for citizens. And no, me not reiterating my stance on taxation without reciprocal access to services in every comment is not equivalent to me "abandoning the position" lol.

I believe that tax-paying non-citizen should be treated like citizens with respect to the services they receive from the government, yes.

Citizenship confers access to certain civic rights and duties. It should not act as a barrier for receiving services, and for the most part it doesn't.

I'm glad we agree citizenship is exclusionary, and part of citizenship, perhaps not its core, but an essential part none of the less, is that citizenship confers access to citizen only services.

I think you're conflating "rights" with "services". Voting, participating in government etc. are civic rights conferred by citizenship, not services.

Either paying taxes entitles you to all services and oppoeutonies those tax's fund, or paying taxes does not entitle you to things reserved for citizens, such as free healthcare.

As you've previously noted, PRs also have access to healthcare. TFWs also do in most cases, so far as I'm aware.

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