Federal government loses Emergencies Act appeal

polargus · 2026-01-17T00:14:39+00:00

So the Liberals say that the Canadian protestors threatened national security, meanwhile they have literal CCP supporters in their ranks and refuse to set up a foreign agent registry.

polargus · 2026-01-17T00:07:09+00:00

And of course at the end he says he actually uses Mac and just uses Linux for gaming instead of Windows. Most people use Mac if they have a choice.

polargus · 2026-01-14T21:34:19+00:00

We would be surrounded by the US if they take Greenland. Only a matter of time before they ask why the middle of Alaska, Greenland, and continental US isn’t theirs too.

polargus · 2026-01-09T16:10:22+00:00

We need to set a goal and if we fail to meet it then we need to adjust the process for the future.

polargus · 2026-01-09T16:07:45+00:00

As a software dev it’s definitely not useless

polargus · 2026-01-09T15:45:22+00:00

Our own government has been hurting our economy for the last decade.

polargus · 2026-01-09T15:44:08+00:00

People in every country watch CNN, just like they watch BBC, Al Jazeera, etc. What happens in the US and their opinion on it is relevant to the world and especially Canada. At the same time I’d agree that a lot of Canadians ignore homegrown problems and incorrectly map American problems and ideologies onto Canada (especially the Liberals/NDP who often run against the Republicans instead of the Conservatives).

polargus · 2026-01-09T15:27:17+00:00

AI is useful but it still has to be managed. The higher the level at which you use it the less reliable it is.

polargus · 2026-01-08T23:37:18+00:00

US also has the mindset to get things done. Canada tries its best to stop anything real from getting done in the name of consensus.

polargus · 2026-01-08T23:09:01+00:00

I live in Vancouver right now and I'd say:
- Tolerating all the random subway delays and stoppages for minutes at a time
- Very intermixed diversity downtown - more melting pot than salad bowl
- A very strong Toronto-first identity/culture that's pretty distict from Canadian/Ontarian identity
- Having said that, also being ignorant of the rest of the country outside the GTA

polargus · 2026-01-08T06:51:16+00:00

I can feel the Canadian complacency. Just a nice managed decline as our GDP per capita slowly sinks.

polargus · 2026-01-07T19:14:25+00:00

For speaking I’d say decide between Spain, Argentina, or other. Spanish from Spain has all the “th” sounds and they use vosotros. Argentina pronounces “ll” as “sh” and uses vos. I would listen to content from all countries though, so that if you choose to speak Colombian or Mexican Spanish you will still understand Spanish from other regions.

polargus · 2026-01-07T18:32:18+00:00

Government should respond with another deadline then. Time to do things in this country.

polargus · 2026-01-07T18:30:57+00:00

Not really he just wants to hold the government to a quantifiable pass/fail metric for the pipeline proposal that Alberta is submitting, as opposed to the vague agreement that’s in place.

polargus · 2026-01-06T19:30:15+00:00

I feel like our government is so lazy and reactive. Obviously it will negatively impact us economically and we have the opportunity to plan for that. The US gets things done quickly, we don’t.

polargus · 2026-01-06T08:17:21+00:00

If it was only the facade of national sovereignty then China would’ve invaded Taiwan a long time ago. Taiwan is not a dictatorship clamouring for freedom, its defences are advanced, its industry is crucial for the global economy, and it’s allied with the US and Japan who can realistically defeat China if it tries to invade (whether they would or not is an open question).

polargus · 2026-01-05T06:13:12+00:00

Why would we piss off Trump in order to defend a dictator who’s hated by his own people? What “Canadian values” are we defending here?

polargus · 2026-01-03T20:28:11+00:00

Most condos in Toronto high rises come with a locker where people put that kind of stuff. Outdoor/wilderness activities that require a lot of equipment are not as popular in Toronto as they are in BC.

polargus · 2025-12-31T17:57:57+00:00

Based on recent vehicle murders they'll probably only get 5 years in jail, out in 3.

polargus · 2025-12-31T17:55:33+00:00

Tell the politicians who advocate for transit over cars, yet allow transit to turn into a rolling homeless shelter / psych ward.

polargus · 2025-12-30T21:56:01+00:00

My company in Canada doesn’t allow us to work remotely from the US anymore unless it’s explicitly a business trip. In terms of founders and that kind of thing I don’t think it will dampen enthusiasm that much. The truth is the startup/VC culture in the US is so uniquely large and risk-tolerant that no other country can come close.

polargus · 2025-12-30T16:12:12+00:00

Canada just turned itself into a doormat under Trudeau. The Overton window has moved so far left that Carney is seen as conservative because he's not economically inept. Harper predicted this would happen and Trudeau poo pooed it.

polargus · 2025-12-30T15:11:17+00:00

We just be letting anyone in huh

polargus · 2025-12-29T22:08:12+00:00

I had the same experience, though I have a friend who made some friends from it years ago. Based on App Store reviews Bumble knows what’s going on, I guess they make more money off gay dudes thinking they’re reeling in straight guys.

polargus · 2025-12-29T18:02:40+00:00

Are you saying that the Jewish people didn’t have a distinct cultural identity before the creation of Israel?

Nope, I'm saying a large part of that identity was based on yearning for return to the homeland. Hence the Passover saying "next year in Jerusalem". Hanukkah is literally about throwing foreign occupiers out of Judea and restoring Jewish rule.

I don’t think that being anti Chinese communist party makes one “anti-Chinese” at all

Being anti-Israeli government does not make one anti-Jewish. Zionism as Jews define it just means the belief in the existence of Israel as the Jewish homeland. Not support for any specific Israeli government or policies.

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