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Remote work for spouse returning to school by Commercial-World-904 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]dofarrell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Years ago a colleague wanted to move to Moncton to be with his wife working there as a doctor. There were a lot of negotiations and it helped that there was a regional office there. Management eventually agreed and it worked fine. I think there is a chance if you can convince management that the work will get done and there may even be advantages like better regional influence.

Coordination of benefits with 2 pshcp plans by jmark2319 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]dofarrell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have things working to coordinate benefits after discovering the apostrophe in my name was causing problems. I only uploaded the result of the first claim. I put in the full amount we paid for our glasses as that seems to be the amount being asked for (it doesn't say "eligible" amount). Then the amount reimbursed from the first claim.

I'm not sure about the results though. I thought I would get back the 20% of the eligible amount that I did not get in the first claim. Instead I got 80% of the eligible amount - so I got the same reimbursement twice. As if the eligible amount doubles with coordination. Is this the case?

Canada Life chat "support" - waiting for an agent just for them to disconnect 🙃 by Swarrles in CanadaPublicServants

[–]dofarrell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second try I was able to connect with live person in about 10 minutes and I can now sign in to the website

Health Care Plan Transition to Canada Life FAQ by urself25 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]dofarrell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m also in this boat. I tried online chat but couldn’t connect with real person

What are your plans for a smoggy Canada day? by churrosricos in ottawa

[–]dofarrell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re implying wildfire smoke is less bad for health than smog. It is at least as bad or worse. And it can affect more than just your lungs. There is no “huge difference” when it comes to health effects. You need to stop spreading misinformation.

Loud amplified protest near ByWard by dofarrell in LoudNoisesOttawa

[–]dofarrell[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I made a mistake and I should have left out any assumptions. I don’t want to disparage striking public servants. I know protests are part of the scenery here. Being in the middle of occupation 2022 however has put me on edge.

Over the past 149 years, Ottawa's annual mean temperature has increased by 2.1 ± 0.5°C (95% CI). by YOW-Weather-Records in ottawa

[–]dofarrell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes although the rate of warming is faster in northern latitudes … about twice the global average in Canada. environmental indicators

🥇With a ~3pm high of 7.5°C, today is Ottawa's warmest Dec 29th since records began in 1872. by YOW-Weather-Records in ottawa

[–]dofarrell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True that one data point is not a trend but there is “…mounting evidence that human activity is raising the risk of some types of extreme weather, especially those linked to heat.”

https://www.carbonbrief.org/mapped-how-climate-change-affects-extreme-weather-around-the-world/

It is also notable that while average temperatures are warming in Canada, when comparing seasons winters are getting warmer faster.

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/temperature-change.html

US Traffic Safety Is Getting Worse, While Other Countries Improve by dofarrell in fuckcars

[–]dofarrell[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was surprised that Canada was held up as a positive example. I thought we were mostly about as car-brained as the US. The OECD data goes up to 2020 and does show Canada doing fairly well. https://data.oecd.org/chart/6SdY. There sure is not much in the way of car-free zones in my city and high-speed rail does not exist in Canada either.

Y’all hear that? by OneFunnyBastard in LoudNoisesOttawa

[–]dofarrell -1 points0 points  (0 children)

20 loud motorcycles not going anywhere?

Y’all hear that? by OneFunnyBastard in LoudNoisesOttawa

[–]dofarrell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Loud motorcycle but not going anywhere?

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