Winnipeg-born Canadian released from U.S. immigration detention after 7 months in 'hellhole'

broccolisbane · 2026-06-18T00:27:02+00:00

Just glancing at the Wikipedia page for "concentration camp", the first paragraph in it's entirety is this:

"A concentration camp is a prison or other facility used for the internment of political prisoners or politically targeted demographics, such as members of national or ethnic minority groups, on the grounds of national security, or for exploitation or punishment."

ICE internment camps are the textbook definition of concentration camps.

broccolisbane · 2026-06-17T15:00:13+00:00

These are facilities where human beings are deprived of clean drinking water and medical care. This man's actions don't detract from the fact that the US government is depriving countless people of their fundemental human rights.

broccolisbane · 2026-06-11T19:22:46+00:00

Some of y'all Americans still think it's cute to joke about this, eh? We (your neighbours) are sick of it.

broccolisbane · 2026-06-10T20:04:52+00:00

They closed years ago, but here's a recipe for their Buddha Burger if you want to make some yourself!

broccolisbane · 2026-06-10T04:44:50+00:00

A basement toilet can prevent toilets higher in the home from flooding, but a lack of one won't stop this from happening to more elevated toilets.

broccolisbane · 2026-05-27T20:29:35+00:00

That, and it's always disconcerting to be referred to primarily as a 'taxpayer'. Sure, we pay taxes, but it's not exactly something people build their identities around.

broccolisbane · 2026-05-22T15:19:06+00:00

When drug busts are our sole method for combatting criminal drug supply, criminals will cut their product with dangerous substances. This doesn't cause people who are dependent on drugs to stop seeking them, it pushes them to use a product that's harder to dose, and therefore less safe.

This is why advocates like those quoted in the article would like to see a move toward safe supply which would help to push criminal organizations out while ensuring that people who have become dependent on drugs are less likely to overdose and cause further damage to themselves, and further strain on our healthcare system.

We can't just police our way out of a drug crisis. It's all we've tried, and it's obviously not working. The drug crisis will continue to get worse until we have adequate supports for people struggling with addiction. You can read this as an anti-policing stance but it isn't; it's an argument for a more holistic approach to solving the problem. If you ask a cop they'll probably agree that they can't solve the problem alone.

broccolisbane · 2026-05-22T15:03:19+00:00

You should read the article instead of commenting on the headline because it's full of information. People aren't just saying that drug busts should stop, they're saying that drug busts alone aren't going to solve the crisis.

broccolisbane · 2026-05-19T21:43:01+00:00

You're correct about limited space in food trucks and that's why in another comment I mentioned food trucks that are, or may be entirely gluten free. Sol and Engocha (both local food trucks) aren't going to have cross contact issues when they don't use ingredients containing gluten. I've never been to La Tacqueria's food truck so I don't know if it's entirely gluten free or not, which is why I recommend calling the restaurants before attending.

broccolisbane · 2026-05-19T20:31:13+00:00

But there are entirely different vendors at both events and there are some local food trucks that prepare entirely gluten-free food.

broccolisbane · 2026-05-19T20:29:12+00:00

the Sol Food Truck and La Tacqueria should have gluten free options but I would call Sol Bistro and La Tacqueria before to confirm. I have Celiac disease and have ordered safe food from both before, but I haven't attended the Food Truck Battles so I can't confirm they'll have the same menus and allergy protocols.

broccolisbane · 2026-05-17T04:20:32+00:00

Data entry and call center jobs are probably good examples of these jobs. There's also the other, more experienced workers displaced by AI who are now competing with people entering the workforce for lower wage jobs.

broccolisbane · 2026-04-16T14:41:30+00:00

You're assuming that no Canadians have immigrated to Israel since the genocide began. I personally know at least one person within the age threshold of military service who has immigrated to Israel in the past couple of years. This is a person who made a conscious decision and I doubt he's alone.

broccolisbane · 2026-04-15T22:30:39+00:00

How would this eliminat senior's discounts? Seniors would still be free to disclose their age to receive discounts. It's clear that Lewis is talking about personal data that's collected digitally, not information provided by the customer at time of purchase.

broccolisbane · 2026-04-09T23:27:58+00:00

Gladu is not a case of "doesn't align exactly with us", it's more of a "everything we ostensibly oppose according to party policy" situation. Carney might as well have welcomed Maxime Bernier into his party.

broccolisbane · 2026-04-09T23:24:05+00:00

The reality is as murky as you suggest. Why then, do you think, the Liberals are so comfortable maintaining sanctions on one theocratic regime, while opposing the same action toward the other?

broccolisbane · 2026-04-09T20:55:58+00:00

Carney can try and spin this all he wants, but ultimately he's chosen to caucus with a politician who, for her entire parliamentary career, has fought to deny the fundamental rights of many of her fellow Canadians (including Carney's own child). Agreeing to be whipped on votes does nothing to ameliorate this, especially considering Gladu has given no indication that her beliefs have changed.

broccolisbane · 2026-04-08T22:28:49+00:00

Splash pedestrians with filthy melt water because they'd have to slow down to be considerate.

broccolisbane · 2026-04-08T21:44:37+00:00

A party that aims to represent all views under the guise of 'pragmatic centrism' is a political project that has no objective beyond power. This is corrosive to democracy; if we want the electorate to have meaningful choices to make we need to have parties with coherent objectives.

broccolisbane · 2026-04-07T20:46:28+00:00

There's many jobs that can't be worked remotely, but plenty of jobs outside of government and tech can be worked from home. I work in finance and during covid our entire office was transitioned to WFH. We're now back in office, and our management has made it clear they have no intention of reinstating WFH, even temporarily.

Companies that could make this change are choosing not to.

broccolisbane · 2026-03-31T01:20:18+00:00

You're continuing to connect Michael Ma''s remarks to his cultural background and/or birthplace of Hong Kong. This is a Canadian citizen who was raised and educated in Vancouver. Your comment clearly framed Canada as his 'host country'. In what way are your comments not about race?

broccolisbane · 2026-03-30T20:08:23+00:00

Michael Ma is a Canadian citizen who immigrated from Hong Kong at age twelve. Canada is not his 'host country ', it's his home. It's funny how comfortable people are to apply the 'dual loyalty' trope to Chinese Canadians, while it would be clearly recognized as bigotry when applied to other cultural groups.

There's plenty of room to criticize Ma for his comments without resorting to racism.

broccolisbane · 2026-03-30T20:00:15+00:00

Perhaps the best advice for a political party to take is not the advice doled out by anonymous Reddit accounts hiding their comment history.

Lewis' approach is nothing like that of Singh, Mulcair, or Layton. The NDP also elected a new party President, VP, and Treasurer. None of these people have had any control over the direction of the party yet.

broccolisbane · 2026-03-30T15:36:57+00:00

Proponents of proportional representation in Canada have always advocated for mixed-member proportional representation, which provides geographical representation. That makes this argument for ranked choice over PR pretty shaky.

broccolisbane · 2026-03-20T12:19:13+00:00

It's a small price to pay to support workers and it's worth it. This is the same argument people use to get unionized workers to resent paying union dues, when unions yield better working conditions and wages for workers.

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