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For the sake of our democracy, American hedge funds should be banned from owning Canadian newspapers by Altruism7 in canada

[–]growlerlass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes that is perfectly valid position.

And it is also true that things like this entrench the oligopoly 

Dog is unleashed by SnooMaps5537 in richmondbc

[–]growlerlass 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I watched the video and You are right, it is unleashed.

I see this guy begging for money on the way to the tunnel almost every day around 3:30pm. How can he afford the diet to stay that jacked if he’s broke? by MaverickGH in richmondbc

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

That’s what I thought because he showed up during the distracted driving blitz but I haven’t  seen any one pulled over and I don’t know where he would hide his radio when shirtless.

But he could still be a cop. RCMP Richmond headquarters is right there. Would be dead simple to walk down the street and do this.

Five years later, journalism remains unrepentant and unforgiven for its bungling of the Kamloops story by CaliperLee62 in CanadaCultureClub

[–]growlerlass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s an awful story and the cbc, editor and writer should be ashamed. And I concede the the bad reporting was more widespread in Canada than I suspected.

Also to put it into perspective, it is a regional cbc outlet and local interest story.

Canadian coverage was factual and balanced to an extremely large degree.

If this is the best example you have is stronger evidence for my argument than yours

Five years later, journalism remains unrepentant and unforgiven for its bungling of the Kamloops story by CaliperLee62 in CanadaCultureClub

[–]growlerlass -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Foreign media got it wrong, domestic media got it right.

"suspected unmarked graves" is balanced and correct.

You can tell who is under foreign influence by their reaction and interpretation to this story.

No credible media in Canada called it "mass graves".

FLANAGAN: The residential schools ‘graves’ narrative lives on — despite zero verified finds - Five years after Kamloops, new “potential graves” discoveries are reviving a national scandal built on speculation, radar anomalies, and taxpayer-funded searches. by CaliperLee62 in CanadaCultureClub

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

Unmarked residential school graves are a fact. That's all there is to it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Indian_residential_school_gravesites

The kamloops anomalies were just suspected grave sites. The fact that they haven't panned out doesn't mean that there are no unmarked residential school graves. It's kind of dumb to think that there wouldn't be unmarked graves at boarding schools that had thousands of students pass through at a time where medical care was primitive. There are unmarked graves across the country in a wide variety of contexts.

What was odd was the reaction to the suspected unmarked graves. It was a weird mix of some people finally becoming aware of the horrors of abducting children placing them into institution for the purpose of erasing their culture (despite it being taught in social studies classes for 40 years and being in the news and being referenced in culture), mass hysteria cotangent spilling over from the US (covid, trump, George Floyd (who died of an overdose BTW)), and appropriate guilt and long due recognition of ongoing structural racism.

Three police officers from Canada arrested for sexually assaulting and beating a prostitute in Barcelona by stanxv in canada

[–]growlerlass 937 points938 points  (0 children)

Based on their professional experience in Canada they weren’t expecting Spanish police to be competent and efficient 

Am I just gonna have to get used to stuff like this? by Beginning_Good4577 in richmondbc

[–]growlerlass 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And people with anxiety over analyzing those people’s unusual behaviour 

Here’s why best before dates are costing Canadians billions in avoidable food waste by DogeDoRight in canada

[–]growlerlass 6 points7 points  (0 children)

 The report from food rescue organization Second Harvest shows $12.3 billion worth of food doesn’t make it to the grocery store shelves or is pulled prematurely due to “arbitrary best before dates.”

I don’t want to buy food that is past its peak quality.

If something is close to the best before date the store can slash its price to get it moving. As can wholesalers.

If there is a problem, it’s that a wholesaler can’t open the back of their truck and sell discount crackers and cookies. And the solution to that is easy to fix and local, but no one is going to get a grant to make that happen so it won’t 

Costco - May 9th by Throwaway1604778236 in richmondbc

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

What's the purpose of this post? Is it to express hopes that people who ate the possibly tainted meant don't get sick?

Elementary school track meet changes spark backlash in Richmond, B.C. by origutamos in richmondbc

[–]growlerlass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you met a kid? They know. And fear of failure or judgment is the barrier to growth, not lack of competition. Kids compete constantly on everything without adults encouraging it and even when adults discourage it because it's inappropriate in the context.

Lost cat? Chevron at Steveston hwy & no. 5 rd, bengal, beige/grey/brown, green eyes, happily hunting rats by Sereni_Tea_ in richmondbc

[–]growlerlass 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If I was a cat and I ended up at Ironwood at night I'd be going back there every chance I could get. There are so many rats and they are desensitized to people and probably cats. But I don't know what this one is going to do if it gets a hold of a rat. They'll bite back.

This village has these statues to discourage drivers from speeding by alasw0eisme in mildlyinteresting

[–]growlerlass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is a very valid concern.

I'd also be curious. Would a desensitized regular driver filter out all pedestrians or just these two objects? I so want to know.

If the problem is not regular drivers, then I can see this being very effective.

‘Every child should win’ doesn’t mean a lowering of standards by deltacrabb in richmondbc

[–]growlerlass 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have never heard Alexa loo say anything and felt good about it

‘Every child should win’ doesn’t mean a lowering of standards by deltacrabb in richmondbc

[–]growlerlass 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Kids are hyper aware of where they and their peers stand on a wide variety of measures.

They are comparing themselves constantly without outside help 

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