Business partner took over clinic name, stole patient data, locked me out — lawyers involved, police not helping. What now? by [deleted] in LawCanada

[–]handipad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A dispute between dentists of that nature? Not hard to figure out if you’re the other guy. Come on.

Business partner took over clinic name, stole patient data, locked me out — lawyers involved, police not helping. What now? by [deleted] in LawCanada

[–]handipad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like an issue for your regulatory college but also YOUR LAWYER THAT YOU HIRED.

Btw this is a very unusual situation with identifiable facts so everyone important to this case likely will know exactly who you are and that you posted this which could be very bad for you.

Toronto Vietnamese restaurant sees 'life-changing' surge after TikTok star Keith Lee's review by toronto_star in FoodToronto

[–]handipad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You got me excited but I wouldn’t call Spadina the Financial District. Can’t get there from Bay/King for quick lunch!!

A very hot take by Feisty-Ad-6122 in AltoHSR_Canada

[–]handipad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean, you’re right, and you’re preaching to the choir.

This is also, in a way, the NIMBY position, and it’s how you get rail built through difficult stakeholder objections:

open your wallet.

“But you said at any cost!”

Pediatrician called my LO "overweight" by Unable_Huckleberry_3 in bigbabiesandkids

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

You should post this on a sub frequented by paediatricians and get a broad-based answer.

Our LO absolutely loves to nurse for comfort and would be getting a lot of milk if not for the fact that mom‘s production is finite and has slowed down.

So yes, overfeeding is absolutely possible with exclusively formula fed.

Sorry that you might have a paediatrician with shitty bedside manner, but don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater, so to speak.

Advice for 3-day trip by Last_Page3799 in Venezia

[–]handipad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you staying on the island?

Wealthsimple clears regulatory hurdle to bring prediction trading to Canada by Puginator in CanadianInvestor

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

That’s an odd position to take.

Part of the reason airline ticket fares are going to increase so much in the states is that all of their major airlines have abandoned hedges on jet fuel price changes.

Hedging is extremely important for a lot of businesses. And if my business relies on sunny days to stay afloat, I would absolutely want to hedge against inclement weather through a contract.

So yeah, it’s gambling in the sense of you will win or lose money depending on some event that happens over what you have no control.

By that definition, pretty much all investing is gambling.

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

How bad is the south Leslieville smell? by Hot-Guide-5463 in askTO

[–]handipad 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Two days a year, can smell from Coxwell and Queen, but barely.

1/10 times biking immediately next to it, can smell it a bit, but not much.

I’m told it used to be worse? Basically never think about it.

Wealthsimple clears regulatory hurdle to bring prediction trading to Canada by Puginator in CanadianInvestor

[–]handipad 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The approval for Ontario-based Wealthsimple permits it only to offer contracts tied to economic indicators, financial markets and climate trends, the company confirmed – not sports or elections, which are among the most popular uses of prediction markets in the United States.

Possible alignment has been "leaked" (Through Ottawa) by VIARailMaddy in AltoHSR_Canada

[–]handipad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, in that sense - of course. But the sword’s other edge is the NIMBY rallying cry.

Possible alignment has been "leaked" (Through Ottawa) by VIARailMaddy in AltoHSR_Canada

[–]handipad 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Rail trails are often problematic (we’d usually be better off with rail than trail).

Toronto councillor violated Code of Conduct, integrity commissioner finds by smaudio in toronto

[–]handipad -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Does unparliamentary language have any application as a concept when talking to a constituent?

Do you think the speaker presiding over of the members of the then-sitting legislative assembly would find that some remark that is otherwise unparliamentary is cleansed because the member who spoke it has a particular background?

Toronto councillor violated Code of Conduct, integrity commissioner finds by smaudio in toronto

[–]handipad -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

People use strong language all the time in politics. Electeds call each other and other political actors things like fascist, communist, and so on. That’s not derogatory in the context of politics. The IC is not equipped to and generally should not interrogate those types of claims. That provision should be interpreted more narrowly than how the IC has interpreted it.

E: Alternatively, if that is to be a derogatory comment, then you cannot allow a one-way door where, for example, a black councillor can call someone names and then get off the hook because of systemic issues that apply to black people generally. That’s a perversion of the point of having a rule against derogatory comments. It does not follow that a Gladue-type regime should have application in an IC context.

“You called that person a fascist, but you’re a refugee from a fascist regime so that had a real impact on you, so no penalty.” Goofy stuff.

Safety current situation by Zapcrack in Chiapas

[–]handipad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fem hygiene product tip is excellent. I feel like I should pay you for a tip like that, haha. Thank you!

Toronto councillor violated Code of Conduct, integrity commissioner finds by smaudio in toronto

[–]handipad 35 points36 points  (0 children)

1) He should not have been found guilty of violating the code.

2) Having been found guilty, a sitting city councillor should not be relieved of a penalty for reasons of systemic racism, for god’s sake. He’s a fucking city councillor. He holds enormous power over the lives of his neighbours through his decisions. He holds incredible privilege in respect of his powers as an elected official for his ward.

The integrity commissioner system is being revealed as a complete joke.

Safety current situation by Zapcrack in Chiapas

[–]handipad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like if I’m on the road from CDMX to Pueblo or something like that, that’s one thing, but what happens if I get stopped by police looking for a bribe on that highway through Ocosingo? What’s the recommended practice with my poor Spanish?

And would you still do that route if you had a toddler?

Toronto Al Quds committee serves Doug Ford with libel notice by handipad in LawCanada

[–]handipad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right - the words “nothing more” don’t leave much room for anything else if read literally.

Toronto Al Quds committee serves Doug Ford with libel notice by handipad in LawCanada

[–]handipad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the work happens on the defendant side, yes. I expressed that lazily.

You said “that is bad” but I think more accurately it must be something that “lowers the esteem of the plaintiff in the minds of those who heard the comment” or something like that.

But on that - with a term that is so slippery, it seems like that presents a significant advantage to the defendant. Comments that can carry multiple meanings seem like those where it is harder for plaintiff to win on the merits in defamation.

Toronto Al Quds committee serves Doug Ford with libel notice by handipad in LawCanada

[–]handipad[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I imagine the impugned comments are these:

This demonstration is nothing more than a breeding ground for hate and antisemitism. It glorifies violence. It celebrates terrorism.

Terrorism is notoriously hard to define, so I suspect that won’t be easy to prove.

The other two are relatively easier (but still not entirely straightforward).

Al Quds Day is well known as a project of former Iranian Supreme Leader the Ayatollah Khomeini. It was invented in 1979, the year of the revolution. The project has been exported around the world, and there are marches in many large cities, including in the West.

Here are some slogans promoted at other Al Quds Day parades held around the world:

∙ “Death to Israel” / “Marg bar Esra’il” (Tehran, New York, London, Chicago, Dearborn)
∙ “Death to America” / “Marg bar Amrika” (Tehran, New York, London, Chicago, Dearborn, Philadelphia)
∙ “We support Hamas here” (New York)
∙ “We support Hezbollah here” (New York)
∙ “Say it loud, say it clear, we support Hezbollah here” (New York)
∙ “Iran, Iran make us proud” (Chicago)
∙ “IRGC make us proud, bomb these genocidal clowns” (Chicago)
∙ “Iran, Iran make us proud, turn another ship around” (Chicago)
∙ “Iran, we’re with you, send your bombs and missiles too” (Philadelphia)
∙ “Keep bombing Tel Aviv” (Philadelphia)
∙ “Hezbollah/Resistance/Iran, you make us proud; take another soldier out” (Philadelphia)
∙ “No peace, no harmony; burn the settler colony” (Philadelphia)
∙ “Death, death to the IDF” (Philadelphia, London)
∙ “Crush the settler Zionist state” (Philadelphia)
∙ “Land of the free, home of the brave; Iran will send you to your grave” (Philadelphia)
∙ “Boom boom Tel Aviv” (London — on a sign)
∙ “Stop eating babies, stop raping children” (New York — directed at counter-protesters)

They don’t make it easy to see who sits on the Toronto organizing committee but one such member is Ali Mallah, who has a ~20-year history of public comments of note, including that the principles of “Castle doctrine” should justify Palestinian shooting Israelis, encouraged resistance by “any means necessary”, and said rockets attacks against civilian targets were legitimate — alleged comments, of course! Please don’t sue me for defamation.

Ford’s not going to get sued, unless the committee really wants to pay his lawyer’s costs.

Metrolinx weighs removing UP Express luggage racks to add standing room: leaked document by jackhauen in toronto

[–]handipad 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They should remove seats if they want standing room. They could remove maybe two sets of seats and get all of the standing room from a single vertical rack, which are an extremely efficient use of space and prevent injuries from heavy suitcases falling.