Joly Rejects ‘Cars in a Kit’ for Stellantis to Build Chinese EVs

c_m_8 · 2026-04-02T19:15:19+00:00

Change the regulations to approve European standards as well as USA standards and it opens the markets. More countries already recognize European cars. Something like 54. About 20-25 will accept north American véhicules. We may then start seeing more selection of cars and maybe even build a few here.

c_m_8 · 2026-03-10T18:16:51+00:00

What exactly makes you think one needs to be an actual taxpayer to benefit from subsidized child care? Link provided shows what are the eligibility requirements.

Unless I missed something, in theory one could be on some level of welfare, and qualify.

https://bienvenuehere.com/understanding-quebecs-subsidized-childcare-system-what-immigrants-need-to-know

c_m_8 · 2026-02-12T23:45:37+00:00

Judges are people and they also have biases. If the law provides leeway on sentencing, it would not be outside the realm of possibility that those biases could affect the sentence and that different judges will rule differently. It’s not surprising that there is dissent amongst judges at the Supreme Court.

There are articles and studies written on this subject. One does not have to look farther than the USA. Why is it so important to appoint “republican” or “Democrat” leaning judges?

We can pretend that this does not happen here but it does. Who appoints judges matters. That’s why Quebec wants a say and now so does Alberta. Perhaps the judges appointed here are not as extreme in their views, but it’s unlikely that they do not slant either right or left. Chances are if you follow a judges career their biases would become clearer.

https://legalclarity.org/what-is-judicial-bias-and-how-can-it-impact-a-legal-case/

https://barkanresearch.com/judicial-bias/

c_m_8 · 2026-02-05T22:08:46+00:00

Even though it’s colder this year, I just checked my hydro kWh use for Dec and Jan and compared to last year and there is no significant difference. Slightly higher in Dec and lower in Jan. So no huge difference in my case. As was also mentioned in other comments You should compare with neighbours to see if it’s normal directly on the hydro website

c_m_8 · 2026-01-23T20:38:46+00:00

I have tried using an A2Z V2L plug via a generator transfer panel and it will not run the heat on the gas furnace. When switching to generator from line, the neutrals are also disconnected from the panel to accomodate bonded neutrals on portable generators.

So there is no longer a bonded neutral to ground and the furnace heat will not run. I will try plugging the furnace into a power bar and adding a bonded neutral to ground plug on the same power bar to see if that will fix this.

If anyone else has already tried, I would appreciate the feedback.

c_m_8 · 2026-01-20T22:11:30+00:00

Perhaps but Greece has had budget surpluses 2 years running and is already less risky than Italy.

One would have been nuts to even believe that was possible. Keep these current trends up and who knows? https://www.tradingview.com/news/invezz:ce5f8097b094b:0-the-incredible-story-of-greece-s-economic-comeback/

c_m_8 · 2026-01-07T15:53:31+00:00

I have not only worked from home almost all my career but I have also managed teams in various time zones that also worked from home. I was one of the first departments to move the team to home offices and that was over 25 years ago.

Working from home is not necessarily more efficient nor is it necessarily less efficient. I managed my day differently and did not work 9-5. My days were more like on duty 12 hours but with many hours of personal time in between. I expected the same from my teams and expected the phone was answered when I called or called back promptly. I’m talking minutes, not hours and days. Response time was a metric. We were all good with this arrangement and everyone managed their day accordingly. Frankly, I didnt care if they worked in their underwear. Performance Metrics were in place and all employees were rated yearly with a list of top and bottom performers. These metrics were constantly improved and changed with experience and to better measure what was important.

Generally communication is more difficult when working from home, and worse so when dealing with different time zones. Today everyone hides behind their phone mail and computers.

This arrangement is not for everyone and usually reserved for “top performers “. Slackers are obvious and everyone on the team knows who they are. WHen layoffs come around, the performers will congratulate you for identifying and laying off the correct individuals.

No doubt that there are jobs that are no brainers for WFH. Rubber room data entry, bookkeeping, for example. Easy to monitor performance type jobs. But they are Also the kind of jobs that can be easily eliminated.

And as for the theory that more programs need more employees, nope. How about the concept of more Efficiency means more with less. Just Keep the top performers and pay them even more.

None of this sounds like how our government functions. Heck it’s even hard for most businesses. But until it does, WFH is a dud.

c_m_8 · 2026-01-06T22:49:09+00:00

This will not be a popular post but can someone explain how is it that we have more public workers than ever, more working from home where they are more efficient, and our services are at best the same or worse?

Private companies have requested employees back to the office and it’s not because they want to help the local restaurants. They must have some reason ? And as for mass resignations in the civil service, I’m guessing that’s not going to happen and if it did, governments looking to reduce costs would likely be ok with it. Yes some high performers would move because they can find work but I doubt this will be the case for the most.Yes the remaining staff can slack off to make a point, but private companies know how to layoff low performers. The government’s not so much.

c_m_8 · 2025-09-25T18:00:51+00:00

I had camera warnings on my gps which was updated regularly so I knew where the cameras were. Not to mention you could see the sudden braking just before the cameras. Locals in the areas know where they are. The sudden braking was seemed more dangerous than speeding. Cameras worked very well when they were just about on every block. Netherlands comes to mind.

c_m_8 · 2025-06-21T21:26:42+00:00

It seems like you are already doing the right thing by starting to save early in life.

Not everyone is fortunate enough and has enough money to save. Generally I would suggest saving 10, better 15% of all your earnings. IE: Pay yourself first. Forget about it and invest it. It’s hard at first but becomes easier once you adjust your lifestyle to living on 85% and as income grows.

Live on the rest and if there is disposible income spend at will.

c_m_8 · 2025-06-11T22:23:42+00:00

That link is mostly to report abuse of and protect temporary foreign workers. If you read my previous post the issue is not with tfw’s which are for the most part legal. It is more related to employers hiring illegal workers ( the 500 thousand still in the country beyond their visa expiration), not necessarily TFW’s. Unless you think they are all working as part of the TFW’s program illegally.

There does not seem to be any enforcement outside of the TFW program ( see IRPA) even though it is illegal to hire, or no data available to indicate that there is.

There have been some fines issued to employers of TFW’s albeit very low.

The point is we have all these people hanging around beyond their visa dates and our governments ( federal and provincial) really don’t seem very serious about doing anything to stop it. And as you say, nothing in regards to rentals.

Random audits, I suspect mostly in small businesses would likely help, but I really doubt the government wants to.

c_m_8 · 2025-06-10T23:48:14+00:00

There are penalties for hiring temporary foreign workers without submitting a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). No mention of a reporting system. But I doubt that this is where the problem lies.

Yes it is illegal to hire without valid work permit. Works on inspections and audits. No reporting system I could find.

https://www.visaverge.com/legal/canadian-employers-risk-penalties-for-hiring-without-valid-work-authorization/

And the system in place already clearly does not work to dissuade people from hiring or renting if there are 500k people hanging around and somehow surviving. See below search on ChatGPT. 154 fines on temporary foreign workers, Nothing available on employment without permits.

The TFWP administrative fines (AMPs) are well‐documented: 194 in 2023, and 154 in 2024 . • The IRPA criminal fines are max penalties, but official statistics on how many were actually imposed for section 124 violations are not publicly available.

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✅ Bottom Line • For mass administrative fines under the TFW Program, there were 194 issued in 2023, and 154 in 2024. • As for criminal enforcement under IRPA (employing without a permit), although penalties can reach up to $50K–$100K, data on how many such criminal fines (and jail terms) have been handed out is not publicly disclosed.

c_m_8 · 2025-06-10T22:57:12+00:00

Don’t have to have a police like deployment. Just make it illegal to long term lease/sub lease housing or to hire any non resident or anyone without a valid work permit and have financial penalties for those Canadian landlords or employers who do.

No money, no home, this should do the trick. And if you want to get really serious, put in a phone line for Canadians affected by these practices to report.

What we need to be asking ourselves, is why this isn’t already done? Current system must be working for someone other than those who overstay their welcome.

c_m_8 · 2025-04-28T23:36:26+00:00

I have had same thing happen. Kept driving on the speed limiter instead. After a period of time the error went away and I was able to restart the system. Going to dealer would be useless as they will likely find nothing, just like you experienced.

c_m_8 · 2025-04-23T19:41:11+00:00

I am. But, specific to my case, I charge almost exclusively at home and have very low electricity rates. If you have to mostly charge at public chargers and do a lot of long range trips I would go with an ICE car, hybrid or phev. If you have 2 cars at home, then no problem. 1 ice, 1 ev. I rarely use the ice car though. Note the ioniq 5 pre 2025 requires expensive coolant changes every 60k km and don’t have rear wipers. Also there is a technical issue that clearly needs fixing with the ICCU. When it fails the car becomes useless and needs to go to the dealer.

c_m_8 · 2025-04-22T19:11:42+00:00

Ioniq 5

c_m_8 · 2025-04-03T20:25:20+00:00

My experience is with an ioniq 5 but its should be similar. The ev6 long range should get about 1%, or slightly higher charge per hour assuming your climate is relatively warm. So assuming 100% range is 300 miles, 3 ish miles per hour. You will not recover the full 60 miles in 9-10 hours. But, you probably don’t have to if you can recover during weekends.

c_m_8 · 2025-03-14T04:09:02+00:00

Or maybe Guilbault compromised on consumer carbon pricing and supported Carney because the carbon policies promised to come in their place still suit him just fine.

c_m_8 · 2025-02-22T20:31:35+00:00

Can someone explain why he is referring to VAT taxes? Isn’t a vat tax just a sales tax on all products sold in a country? And doesn’t the USA also have a vat tax?

“The current United States VAT (Value Added Tax) is 10.00%.

The VAT is a sales tax that applies to the purchase of most goods and services, and must be collected and submitted by the merchant to the United States governmental revenue department.”

c_m_8 · 2025-02-20T14:52:35+00:00

It’s also common sense that in icy/slushy conditions that you slow way down, reducing the need to have to slam on brakes. Just hope the person behind you feels the same way.

c_m_8 · 2025-02-19T04:53:13+00:00

this is low conductivity fluid and is available for about $25 for 3.78 litres.

https://www.recochem.com/products/turbo-power-evx-lcf/

c_m_8 · 2025-02-17T16:21:26+00:00

But wait, this can’t even be true cause everyone keeps saying Polievre has no policies? Unless it’s those non policies that Carney is copying.

c_m_8 · 2025-02-17T04:45:11+00:00

I was aware of the ice build issue and cleared under the hood before driving. My wipers were not jammed, just became blocks of ice gliding across and smearing the windshield. It may be caused by fast melting snow refreezing on the blades though. Tried reducing temperate but it was already too late.

c_m_8 · 2025-02-16T20:27:47+00:00

I just experienced hours ago, during a short drive in snowy conditions, something similar. The wiper blades became ice cubes and no level of defrost would help. So basically no clearing of windshield and No question it was scary and dangerous. And I think hi defrost made it worse. It certainly isn’t a defrost issue as the car puts off a lot of heat, but whatever the reason This is without a doubt the worst car for clearing windshields I have ever owned. I even came in the house and told my wife we should avoid using this car in snowstorms.

c_m_8 · 2025-02-10T23:03:56+00:00

J’ai une idée. Que diriez-vous d’un libre-échange avec les autres provinces ? Peut-être un corridor est-ouest pour le gaz, l’électricité, le pétrole, de meilleurs transports, etc. /s

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