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OH also Justin promised to "modernize" the NEB and make Kinder Morgan go through a new process. Hasn't happened.quote:Last June, now-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his party's environmental platform standing with his back to the Burrard Inlet in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighborhood. With a withering critique that Stephen Harper's government had "chosen to be a cheerleader instead of a referee" when it came to pipelines, he promised a complete overhaul of the National Energy Board assessment process. That's #RealChange! Juul-Whip fucked around with this message at 01:24 on Jan 24, 2016 |
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Helsing posted:Also the poor stay poor because that's a structural requirement of the economy. Financial literacy and family planning can help some individuals escape poverty but it's not going to change the fact our economy has a low rate of productivity, or that our businesses aren't innovative, or that Canada increasingly relies on selling raw resources instead of technology or manufactured goods. I'm actually kind of curious as to what Canada could/should have done to diversify it's economy. I know there's the old story of Toyota preferring Canadian workers over American ones because we don't need a picture diagram on how to assemble cars or whatever but aside from big bulky things like cars (which has been gutted due to our currency being highly valued for such a long time anyway) what niche are we supposed to occupy manufacturing? You've got China making basically making everything from mundane plastic parts to iPhones and high tech manufacturers putting all their new fabs in South East Asia. We got brain drain because software dev is so much more lucrative across the border. It doesn't seem like there was anything we could've done anyway aside from make the pain less by lowering reliance on oil.
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Cultural Imperial posted:Or not we really should have a Cyril sneer version of this emote.
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Eej posted:I'm actually kind of curious as to what Canada could/should have done to diversify it's economy. I know there's the old story of Toyota preferring Canadian workers over American ones because we don't need a picture diagram on how to assemble cars or whatever but aside from big bulky things like cars (which has been gutted due to our currency being highly valued for such a long time anyway) what niche are we supposed to occupy manufacturing? You've got China making basically making everything from mundane plastic parts to iPhones and high tech manufacturers putting all their new fabs in South East Asia. We got brain drain because software dev is so much more lucrative across the border. It doesn't seem like there was anything we could've done anyway aside from make the pain less by lowering reliance on oil. We could stop supporting small businesses with bullshit tax breaks. Then invest that money back into a long term plan to revitalize our first tier universities with the understanding that the payoff will come in a decade. Or we could just keep continuing with bullshit policies every 4 years that synchronize with elections that fall within 6 months of their passing.
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Eej posted:I'm actually kind of curious as to what Canada could/should have done to diversify it's economy. I know there's the old story of Toyota preferring Canadian workers over American ones because we don't need a picture diagram on how to assemble cars or whatever but aside from big bulky things like cars (which has been gutted due to our currency being highly valued for such a long time anyway) what niche are we supposed to occupy manufacturing? You've got China making basically making everything from mundane plastic parts to iPhones and high tech manufacturers putting all their new fabs in South East Asia. We got brain drain because software dev is so much more lucrative across the border. It doesn't seem like there was anything we could've done anyway aside from make the pain less by lowering reliance on oil. We produce some of the best software devs, they don't stay in Canada. There are no incentives for high tech outfits to operate in Canada. We used to have a world leading nuclear power program, the conservatives killed it. (Since we control most of the world's uranium supply, this is doubly stupid). We had a robust lumber processing industry, that has been amputated in favor of exporting raw logs. Heavy manufacturers like Bombardier are discouraged by our own governments, when a domestic infrastructure project like the Canada Line comes up we buy from Germany or China. This is just a handful of the industries we've killed outright or strangled on the vine while pursuing oil wealth. 
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Helsing posted:It's always nice when an American recognizes the real pioneer of Donald Trump's campaign style: One of the truly depressing things about working on the last campaign was the realization that 20% (maybe 30%?) of my fellow citizens would get sexually aroused if they ever had the chance to put the rest of us up against a wall.
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To be fair if Bombardier is the best we can do then maybe we don't deserve a heavy manufacturing sector anyway.
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Rime posted:Heavy manufacturers like Bombardier are discouraged by our own governments, when a domestic infrastructure project like the Canada Line comes up we buy from Germany or China. tbf this is because Bombardier massively fucks up every project they get handed, and they get handed a lot because for a long time we were completely committed to made-in-Canada products for things like new streetcars. But Bombardier's takeover by MBAs ruined the company and now they can't even weld metal together properly anymore while still somehow being massively over budget and behind schedule.
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Rime posted:Heavy manufacturers like Bombardier are discouraged by our own governments, when a domestic infrastructure project like the Canada Line comes up we buy from Germany or China. If only we gave companies like Bombardier a chance  Or Corel. Or Nortel.
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Um how about snc lolvalin
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Cultural Imperial posted:Um how about snc lolvalin Those great Canadians got in trouble when the established international rules about grease payments the company paid were publicized. Some countries you gotta grease.
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I almost forgot the company that hosed up obamacare CGI
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What company did hal describe as Canada's Google?
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Hootsuite???
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Cultural Imperial posted:I almost forgot the company that hosed up obamacare Also famous for the 2
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Ikantski posted:Also famous for the 2 really? [citation needed]
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Ignore "too big to fail" companies like Bombardier and work on policies that benefit small to medium sized narrowly focused manufacturing companies. Germany has enjoyed great success due to its Mittelstand, let's copy that. The best examples I can think of are in apparel. Reigning Champ and Canada Goose are super focused on a small area and create made in Canada products that are best in their class.
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Cultural Imperial posted:really? [citation needed] It was a thing when it came out that CGI was bank rolling the association of police chiefs who who were lobbying heavy to keep the registry. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Firearms_Registry quote:The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police are strongly supportive of the gun registry, claiming that getting rid of the registry will make Canada less safe, and compromise the ability of law enforcement to deal effectively with gun violence. However, support for the registry among Chiefs of Police is not unanimous.
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It's a shame that Bombardier still hasn't spun off its rail division because it feels like everything on that side is great. Skytrain tech imo is fantastic and it's baffling that it's not more widespread.
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man gently caress CGI forever. Are they loving behind the compass card as well? Also, gently caress these guys http://umbracity.com/
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Cultural Imperial posted:man gently caress CGI forever. Are they loving behind the compass card as well? They already have this in Japan. When you leave a store/restaurant you find that someone has stolen your $2 umbrella, so you steal someone elses. The system works.
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Femtosecond posted:They already have this in Japan. When you leave a store/restaurant you find that someone has stolen your $2 umbrella, so you steal someone elses. The system works. They have it in London too, it's called the train station's lost and found desk. (I was really weirded out when I visited Kyoto and went into a store that had lockable umbrella racks)
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Femtosecond posted:They already have this in Japan. When you leave a store/restaurant you find that someone has stolen your $2 umbrella, so you steal someone elses. The system works. well vancouverites do excel at being raging assholes soo
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Seat Safety Switch posted:They have it in London too, it's called the train station's lost and found desk. Well you wouldn't want someone to run off with your limited edition collectible Madoka umbrella that you won at the prize draw at your local Gamers now, would you?
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http://business.financialpost.com/n...-panda-offeringquote:Given the chance, not too many borrowers would pass the opportunity to tap into a new group of investors and raising debt capital. hey uh this bond is denominated in RMB loving lol
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vyelkin posted:tbf this is because Bombardier massively fucks up every project they get handed, and they get handed a lot because for a long time we were completely committed to made-in-Canada products for things like new streetcars. But Bombardier's takeover by MBAs ruined the company and now they can't even weld metal together properly anymore while still somehow being massively over budget and behind schedule. The solution seems simple: kill or exile all the MBAs.
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MonsieurChoc posted:The solution seems simple: kill or exile all the MBAs. This has never been not the solution for anything.
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MonsieurChoc posted:The solution seems simple: kill or exile all the MBAs. It may not fix everything, but it would fix a lot of things! I have a friend who went to school for business, and now that he's trying to start his own business, he's asking me basic poo poo about accounting and taxation and record-keeping (all of which I basically taught myself, along with help from professionals when I got stuck). What the gently caress do they teach in a 4-year business program if not those things?
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MonsieurChoc posted:The solution seems simple: kill or exile all the MBAs. Worked well for Cambodia
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PT6A posted:It may not fix everything, but it would fix a lot of things! Aren't business degrees just about charging prospective graduates to develop relationships and to be socialized so that they act like business people rather than developing real skills or providing actual training?
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A rotten bastard posted:Aren't business degrees just about charging prospective graduates to develop relationships and to be socialized so that they act like business people rather than developing real skills or providing actual training? Yes. And that's why an MBA from sfu, ubc, or loving royal roads is worthless But the key here is to develop relationships. You don't loving get an MBA to learn anything.
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quote:He described Bourque as being obsessed with guns, video games, heavy metal music and dependent on marijuana. The judge also suggested Bourque may have been struggling with drug withdrawal in the week before the shootings because he had run out of money to buy marijuana. Another victim of the war on drugs imo. The most fascinating public policy topic of our times.
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PT6A posted:It may not fix everything, but it would fix a lot of things! I think they generally learn how to outsource to the cheapest provider and cover their asses. Seems the guy picked all that up just fine.
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EoRaptor posted:I think they generally learn how to outsource to the cheapest provider and cover their asses. Seems the guy picked all that up just fine. Touché...
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cougar cub posted:Worked well for Cambodia Ouch. I better get some ointment for that burn.
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I've always assumed MBAs were just an $120,000 barrier to keep the poors out of management Considering I've never met anyone who's actually said they've learned anything from it, its literally impossible to fail out, and their only reason for doing it is "I need one for a management position these days and I'll earn more money".
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