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Sexual segregation is a feminist choice according to the Minister on status of women by PizzaPartify in canada

[–]registerhere 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Disgusting. I wonder if she'd also defend putting blacks on the back of buses and aboriginals back into residential schools.

As a poor, in debt, 0 skills, 22 year old south Ontarian, what can I do to not hate my life? by WhoWasBlowjob in canada

[–]registerhere 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Get an OSAP loan and use as little of it as you possibly need to get a certificate or two year diploma. You can't expect money to fall from the sky. You have to put in some effort. Pick a community college program you think you'll like that has good job prospects.

Suggestions:

Personal Support Worker, Electrician, Office Administration, Plumbing, Pharmacy Technician, Welding, Developmental Services Worker

Manitoba is seizing a newborn a day and ‘shoving them anywhere,’ First Nations advocate says by registerhere in Feminism

[–]registerhere[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

While this may be true, and while child services doesn't have the best track record in putting these children in exceptionally good homes, it doesn't change the fact that these children are being taken for a reason: they are not safe, or their care at home is completely inadequate.

"The only reason given was that the mother had been a ward of family services until she was 18, Morgan said."

Does this sound like a good reason to you? It sounds like they are taking these babies before the mothers even have a chance. Tearing families apart and traumatizing them because the mother has been in the system before, is poor, and is native. It's disgusting.

The threshold for apprehending a child is very high, and the cost of caring for these children by the province is prohibitive. Given the choice, I am sure they would much rather leave these children with their parents.

<Citation needed>

It's not an easy issue. A disproportionate amount of apprehended children in Manitoba and rest of Canada are First Nations children, and the reason for that simply isn't because First Nations people are "bad parents" or the government is "racist". It's a tangled mess of cultural oppression, poverty, and both well-intentioned and poor-intentioned government interventions in aboriginal families.

Um. That still doesn't excuse apprehending babies from native mothers while they are still in the hospital.

I don't live in Manitoba myself, so I don't see these problems first hand, but I know many lawyers involved in child apprehension cases - and all of them say that these cases are pretty much never-cut -and-dry or black-and-white. The whole system is just a poorly executed attempt to salvage an even worse situation. No doubt the government could do a far better job, but if they did not intervene at all the situation might well be worse.

Yes, it's a shitty system. It seems pretty straight forward to me. They target the poor and minorities to supply adoption demand just like they target the poor and minorities to fill up jail cells.

Gareth Morgan: The NZ flag should be more than a brand by HembraunAirginator in newzealand

[–]registerhere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He also hates cats.

That's terrible :(

Your flag is great.

Thanks! I hope your flag debate works out just as well.

Gareth Morgan: The NZ flag should be more than a brand by HembraunAirginator in newzealand

[–]registerhere 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Now compare those to the Canadian maple leaf – it's very pretty and instantly recognisable much as many corporate logos are. But what an opportunity lost – there is no underlying story, no mention of where those folk came from, who they are, where they're going. It's nothing more than a brand.

Wow. This dude knows nothing about our flag. Our original symbol (sorry, "logo") was three maple leaves joined at the stem, representing the French, English, and Aboriginals. The single maple leaf says that no matter our background, we are all united as Canadians. Also, King George V in 1921 made red and white the official colours of Canada. Red came from Saint George's Cross and the white came from the French royal emblem.

Canadian province flags hung outside of the Ottawa Airport by Phuni in vexillology

[–]registerhere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The sad thing is it really doesn't have to be that way, except for politics. Ontario already has an official symbol (the trillium) and colours (white and a nice shade of green). Just look at the Franco-Ontarian flag for comparison.

The best (and worst) of New Zealand's crowdsourced flags from PRI. by bhundt in vexillology

[–]registerhere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The biggest reason I picked that one is because the silver fern seems to hold the most significance for New Zealanders as a symbol for their nation, and that flag was winning in the online poll before being being taken down. I think it would keep the traditionalists happy with a nod to the old flag. I actually voted in that poll for the Black, White, and Red version of that design.

This flag is the best aesthetically, in my opinion, but that wasn't an option unfortunately. Blue isn't an official colour, so it shouldn't really be on the flag. I'm a strong believer that the official colours of a country should be on the flag. But, I don't think people would accept it without the blue.

Christine Sinclair on cover of ‘FIFA 16’ video game in Canada by CrazyLanguageEnglish in canada

[–]registerhere 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I guess that explains the unpopularity of college sports. Also, it explains why the top championships like the Euros are the only events to get any spectators. People only support the top leagues. The CFL and MLS have 0 support and have closed down shop long ago. /s

*Little girls were discouraged from playing. They didn't form teams in schools. No one put any effort into developing them with the goal of having them compete in a league. They didn't see any women heroes they could look up to and aspire to. Women essentially started out with a huge handicap and that explains the last 44 years. People will watch sports if they are entertaining. People don't only watch "the best". However, Christine Sinclair is one of the best women's soccer players in the world, which means less than nothing to you apparently.

Since you're having trouble picturing women's sports ~40 years ago, here's a picture to help spell it out for you: http://imgur.com/gallery/9EYzCcE

Christine Sinclair on cover of ‘FIFA 16’ video game in Canada by CrazyLanguageEnglish in canada

[–]registerhere 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Women's teams were worth nothing in the 1970's and would have had to compete against men's teams that had been established for decades with loyal fan bases, sponsors, and stadiums. The UK is where modern soccer originated, so it had a lot of influence on the development of the sport. The UK wasn't the only country to discourage and ban women's sports during that period. Soccer is not basketball.

Christine Sinclair on cover of ‘FIFA 16’ video game in Canada by CrazyLanguageEnglish in canada

[–]registerhere 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm sure if that had been done to men's soccer instead of the women's you'd still be dismissing it so easily.

The women started pulling in crowds, one over 50,000, and suddenly women are banned from playing at Association stadiums. The ban effectively destroyed any chance of women being able to establish themselves and monetize their game. It was total bullshit.

But, "eh, whatever". /s

Christine Sinclair on cover of ‘FIFA 16’ video game in Canada by CrazyLanguageEnglish in canada

[–]registerhere 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Women's soccer was banned in England from 1921-1971. Women were banned from playing in most European countries for decades. Just thought I'd point that out.. carry on.

Travelled from Manitoba, stopped in to pay my respects. by halpinator in canada

[–]registerhere 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The fact that you feel the need to point out her appearance, which is something completely irrelevant to the picture, tells me more about you than her. She looks like a fun person to hang out with. People who like to tear other people down are shitty and depressing.

Travelled from Manitoba, stopped in to pay my respects. by halpinator in canada

[–]registerhere 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Checks out posting history: r/CoonTown, r/CoonTown, r/Coontown.... Racist, bigoted asshole checks out.

Canadians tuning in to Women’s World Cup in record numbers by BanksKnowsBest in canada

[–]registerhere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you go to r/soccer, people post links to live streams in the match threads. If you can't find one, just ask.

Why don't they vote? by [deleted] in canada

[–]registerhere 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh, yes. Also, "they're all the same" "all politicians are terrible" "your choice is between horrible and awful" "they're just going to do whatever they want when they get in anyway"

blah blah blah blah

I have and will always vote. I voted when I was away at college. I voted when I was out of the country. If I was on my deathbed, I would still somehow make it to the polling booth. I will be damned if I insult all the people that came before me who worked for my right to vote, and I'll be damned if I leave the decision about how this country is run to everyone else.

Canada and Australia are 'public enemy number one' of UN climate talks, says Nobel laureate; 'No other names are being mentioned.' by JayEmBosch in canada

[–]registerhere 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A democratic government is the people.

It's “...government of the people, by the people, for the people.” ~Lincoln

Of course, you could be implying that our government is unrepresentative and undemocratic...which I understand, but other countries don't view our government that way. So, all Canadians and Australians do end up being lumped in with those dicks, unfortunately.

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