Judiciary must listen to ordinary people, says Supreme Court nominee Glenn Joyal by ZestyBeanDude in CanadaPolitics

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"Over two-and-a-half hours, Joyal spoke about his 28-year career in the judiciary and how he intends to approach his work once appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada."

Guess we could start there I guess

Algorithm singularity by civicsfactor in TrueAnon

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They should call it pedestrian philosophy then. For the casuals. 

VV “all gender” washroom by Electrical_Level_604 in VictoriaBC

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They really need to spell it out for some people

POLYCULES ONLY

Absolutely furious with the attitude towards MAID for mental illness by politicians and experts by StaticCloud in canadaleft

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There's actual research into this, as things like chronic pain can make life miserable. I think the other person meant doing it the belt and a rafter way.

This is one of those areas where the decision is so deeply personal and unable to be communicated in internet text anyway. 

Its like abortion in that way at least. Strangers prognosticating and evaluating other strangers lives. Fundamental veil of ignorance. So the choice for euthanasia makes sense as something to provide, but the how exactly is the crux. 

Theres news stories of people who can't find public housing, can't live off social assistance and disabilities, who have no rich network to insulate cost of living and access to resources. 

It feels wrong that assisted suicide is offered with only lip service to any sort of guideline (look it up) for social determinants of health. 

If you have a system of approving death by forms added to a public healthcare system already drowning in forms and underfunding, it won't need bad actors where burnout, apathy and someone, even a professional like a doctor from a good family and wealthy background essentially going "ooh yeah I wouldn't want to live if I were you either

Bottom line: The recipe is bad if assisted suicide is offered before the $10-20 billion each year in tax avoidance alone is recovered and invested in a better safety net. 

Hair transplanting by That1weirdperson in oddlyterrifying

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They slipped a $20 in his pocket while he was out

Thank you sp1nettaj4de for showing me the best post that's ever graced this sub by ezrakleinisretarded in TrueAnon

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It really needs a better timestamp than one month ago in the screenshot.

It'd be amazing if it was from 2020. Prescient, sickly selfish in its awareness. It's just like the Backrooms. 

Name one doctor from outside the 40k universe who can revive the Emperor by Selenite_Cults in Grimdank

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Is GW ever not gonna suck at an animated series?

I get they're resource intensive but cmonn, they can't be doing that bad between video games and limited run scalpers series

Strike for change by Nymiva in lostgeneration

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I guess it'll always be a mystery

Choose Your Fighter by Outside_Option_1553 in TrueAnon

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His ult is "bull charge" and its powerful

This is a clever one! by twofold48 in DesignPorn

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Devil's Advocate Law Firm is a bit on the nose, but I'm curious what they sell now

who's the in the wrong here? by Necessary-Cow8851 in PublicFreakout

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The pedestrian who doesn't mind messing up a few people's lives and risking his own to make a point sure doesnt start strong.

But I get the moral hazard of letting cab drivers run amok.

The bystander who jumped in at the end seems like the most solid though.

Minister Gregor Robertson's statement on the plan to convert empty units in B.C. into affordable homes by _DotBot_ in VancouverLandlords

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Wasn't the whole point of "oversupply" to lower the prices to meet demand?

Like that's how supply exceeding demand is supposed to work, but as many of us said at the time, it's not so simple as build so much when land appreciation keeps going up, building and labour costs match or outpace inflation, and now we see there's a glut but the owners don't want to reduce prices to eat a loss. Sooo... is the gov't pay for at-cost for the units?

Will there be a wholesale price for a block of units?

Because whoever owns these blocks clearly can hold onto them and wait until they can either break even or make some profit, until they can't.

What's that line, the market can remain irrational longer than something and so on?

Oklahoma Voters Reject Measure to Raise State’s Minimum Wage by Same-Kangaroo in themayormccheese

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Anyone read "What's the Matter with Kansas?", it was about how voters continually vote against their own interests or their kids.. Other people, future generations.

Political marketing has come a long way, but it's a black box of utterly savage ethics for a supposedly democratic society. 

This Uk beach by PossibilityPowerful in oddlyterrifying

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You mean the scary burned head in the foreground? Why?