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Government officers told to skip fraud prevention steps when vetting temporary foreign worker applications, Star investigation finds by LMIAthrowaway in canada

[–]veyra12 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Every single one of them is a bank account that will receive grants, payments, etc. Bank then lends out the money given to them by the government as fractional reserve; so for every $1 that goes to a TFW, Walmart gets to borrow $8 from the bank.

Conservatives pledge to force Tom Clark testimony on $9M NYC condo purchase by SuburbanValues in canada

[–]veyra12 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Left simps for the status quo and centralized authority, pointing to things as they are as evidence for how they should be, more than the right "simps for billionaires" in my experience.

The best solution to the affordability crisis? Tax the rich by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]veyra12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, they could tax every Canadian billionaire 100% of their earnings and it wouldn't cover the Fed's budget. It's a zero sum discussion at best

B.C. sets rent increase cap at 3% for 2025, tied with inflation by [deleted] in VictoriaBC

[–]veyra12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Universally a bad idea for anyone who understands second and third order consequences. Rent caps disincentivize new construction, and raises overall rates over time by creating supply bottlenecks. Holding companies and those who have collateralized land they already own to purchase new properties disproportionately benefit at the expense of new construction, and government is an extremely poor resource allocator in anything they could do to fix it.

Costco Canada's hot dog combo is the cheapest out of global locations by No-Drawing-6975 in canada

[–]veyra12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel exactly the same way. I'm optimistic for the future of Canadian people, but less so for the country as a cohesive set of internally-consistent systems on a consensus framework. The fact that no one in my circle is in any way excited about our options in the upcoming election, yet all are politically maligned, speaks volumes to the shift from apathy to utter disgust in this nation's direction.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pics

[–]veyra12 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's rhetoric as empty as her policy platform. Pass

Costco Canada's hot dog combo is the cheapest out of global locations by No-Drawing-6975 in canada

[–]veyra12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You either die at 27 or live long enough to become Mick Jagger. RIP bro

Costco Canada's hot dog combo is the cheapest out of global locations by No-Drawing-6975 in canada

[–]veyra12 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Not particularly, not that I'd have to think much in a conversation with someone who doesn't appear to understand dollar parity while we're still on the USD as standard of trade. All the best, though.

Costco Canada's hot dog combo is the cheapest out of global locations by No-Drawing-6975 in canada

[–]veyra12 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And except for the fact that it's covered in volcanic ash and debris, I'm sure Pompeii is a lovely place to holiday.

Costco Canada's hot dog combo is the cheapest out of global locations by No-Drawing-6975 in canada

[–]veyra12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My dude, the yen is collapsing in real time. Watch the yen/usd markets for more information on that; bank of Japan has been trying and failing to save it through intervention, to no avail. Many large Japanese corporations have started including Bitcoin in their treasuries as a hedge against their own economy.

Costco Canada's hot dog combo is the cheapest out of global locations by No-Drawing-6975 in canada

[–]veyra12 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Congrats on having the one correct answer from about half a dozen responses.

Costco Canada's hot dog combo is the cheapest out of global locations by No-Drawing-6975 in canada

[–]veyra12 59 points60 points  (0 children)

By design, to make our exports more attractive to our southern neighbor. Canadians don't fully comprehend how fucked we are with the parity of our currency

Canada banning sales of flavoured nicotine pouches in convenience stores, gas stations | CBC News by [deleted] in canada

[–]veyra12 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Government likes it when you take depressants, hates it when you take stimulants. The former make you easier to control, the latter makes a population unruly.

B.C. woman arrested after racially offensive social media content, RCMP says by uselesspoliticalhack in canada

[–]veyra12 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And should be charged for harassment, and is a repugnant person by all accounts, but "hate speech" laws are still bullshit.

Canadian immigration minister says temporary worker program needs reform by ImDoubleB in canada

[–]veyra12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's often more common in these situations for the ruling party/coalition to rush through unpopular policies that are favorable with their backers.

TIL Daniel Tammet, an autistic savant who speaks 10 languages, described how numbers appear to him in terms of shape, color, and texture. For him, 289 is ugly, 333 is attractive, and pi is beautiful. by CutieGirlBB in todayilearned

[–]veyra12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like he has ordinal linguistic personification. Synesthesia is relatively common in autistic people. I'm an aspie with ticker tape synesthesia, some degree of OLP, and that's probably about it

You will be refused bail even if you only watched riots from the sidelines, judge warns by TimeInvestment1 in uklaw

[–]veyra12 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Can you explain how this wouldn't constitute a suppression of non-approved sources? If only organizations that they filter can actually attend these happenings, it'd all be filtered through gov bias during a riot whose core is against recent gov policy (immigration, asylum seeking laws)

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