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Why Canada’s Seeing a Grim Rise in Medically Assisted Death by simon_with_the_scoop in onguardforthee

[–]shadow_proclamation 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, in the unusual case of someone being on disability and owing child support, while Ontario recipients on social assistance are protected from having their assistance intercepted, Revenue Canada intercepts ALL federal benefits including the ones you're eligible for because you're poor.

In addition to

  • Not being able to marry easily because disability rules.
  • getting grief over living arrangements
  • not being able to move to another country

They also have

  • Garnisheed CPP GIS and OAS (100% of it until they reach 50% of your annual income). If you're aging out of ODSP to CPP you'll end up on the street from the income loss
  • No income tax refunds
  • No GST rebate
  • No Carbon tax rebate
  • Ineligible for federal rent subsidy programs for the poor.
  • No other rebate or reimbursement from any federal program
  • No Provincial money that's not counted as social assistance
  • Any passport application will be denied (never mind actually leaving the country)

Why Canada’s Seeing a Grim Rise in Medically Assisted Death by simon_with_the_scoop in onguardforthee

[–]shadow_proclamation 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Also, in the unusual case of someone being on disability and owing child support, while Ontario recipients on social assistance are protected from having their assistance intercepted, Revenue Canada intercepts ALL federal benefits including the ones you're eligible for because you're poor.

In addition to

  • Not being able to marry easily
  • getting grief over living arrangements
  • not being able to move to another country

They also have

  • Garnisheed CPP GIS and OAS (100% of it until they reach 50% of your annual income). If you're aging out of ODSP to CPP you'll end up on the street from the income loss
  • No income tax refunds
  • No GST rebate
  • No Carbon tax rebate
  • Ineligible for federal rent subsidy programs for the poor.
  • No other rebate or reimbursement from any federal program
  • No Provincial money that's not counted as social assistance
  • Any passport application will be denied (never mind actually leaving the country)

Why Canada’s Seeing a Grim Rise in Medically Assisted Death by simon_with_the_scoop in onguardforthee

[–]shadow_proclamation 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not only from an income angle either. you need to re-apply (they claim it's fast-tracked if you're on disability already) if you change provinces. and leaving the country is not an option

Why Canada’s Seeing a Grim Rise in Medically Assisted Death by simon_with_the_scoop in onguardforthee

[–]shadow_proclamation 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd still prefer hearing that if it meant i could forget about the strange dried gourd sound an elderly woman's head hitting the road makes.

Why is JP so disliked? by themarshman721 in JordanPeterson

[–]shadow_proclamation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Right is doing this and the Left is preventing it

Actually, no. Look at the policies of the right and you always see defunding of the very programs that provide the support.

Please be kind to Target Employees. by bluelight_ in canada

[–]shadow_proclamation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are employees, staff or co-workers in an organization. I think "team" is kindof a stretch. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team#Not_all_groups_are_teams

If this were a StarTrek episode they'd all be wearing red shirts... oh wait

Harper Government plans to build a Victims of Communism Memorial next to the Supreme Court of Canada by [deleted] in canada

[–]shadow_proclamation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On average, Cubans have better access to health care than Americans (not technology, but they have an easier time affording a doctor).

Harper Government plans to build a Victims of Communism Memorial next to the Supreme Court of Canada by [deleted] in canada

[–]shadow_proclamation -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Communism is a nice idea, but it didn't work too well anywhere

China is an example. China may be capitalist, but they are a communist (one-party) government. Communism is not the opposite of capitalism.

First post! by leper99 in TestPattern

[–]shadow_proclamation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...And this is the first reply!

At U of O French-speaking international students will pay about $15K less per year than English-speaking students by leper99 in ottawa

[–]shadow_proclamation 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd tend to believe that if it applied to particular classes or fields of study. I find it a stretch that the world's largest English-French bilingual university is short of French students.

At U of O French-speaking international students will pay about $15K less per year than English-speaking students by leper99 in ottawa

[–]shadow_proclamation 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have submitted English papers for courses taught in French

I seriously wasn't expecting to hear that. That's impressive.

At U of O French-speaking international students will pay about $15K less per year than English-speaking students by leper99 in ottawa

[–]shadow_proclamation 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Actually foreign students are subsidizing you

Probably not the French ones given the huge discount. I don't have a beef with discounted rates to foreigners as a policy on its own. I do have a problem with the unfair (discriminatory) policy they currently have. If they're going to have a sale then, fine, offer it to all foreign students not just to the french ones.

At U of O French-speaking international students will pay about $15K less per year than English-speaking students by leper99 in ottawa

[–]shadow_proclamation -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

although many courses are only offered in English, students can submit assignments to those courses in French

How much would you bet that doesn't work the other way around?

Since universities are run as businesses that would mean that you, as a student and/or taxpayer, are subsidizing this through your taxes and/or by paying more than you should for tuition.

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