CanPol Megathread: Big Changus

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The Butcher: Apr 20, 2005; Well, at least we tried.; Nap Ghost

PT6A posted:

Who's stopping on a whim when they drive someplace?

That's a good point and frequently one that small business owners get dead wrong when they moan about protected bike paths taking out the 2 parking spots in front of their store.

There's this perception that a far larger chunk of their business is coming from people parking in those spots than is actually happening in reality.

But really, who the hell in city cores is like "I'm just going to go out for a drive and I'll stop at any cool store I see."

Maybe that would have been a thing back in the 50's or something when there was only a fraction of the traffic on the same sized roads, but today that would be a recipe for massive frustration and burning your time and resources.

If I need to drive to buy something it's a tactical mission. Check traffic, preplan approach and parking, secure target item and gently caress off immediately home, annoyed that I had to drive in the first place.

You know when I do stop into interesting stores on a whim? When I'm a pedestrian walking down traffic calmed streets with wide and pleasant sidewalks.

Make your street somewhere people want to explore and hang out on and not just get through as quickly as possible, and watch the money roll in.

# ? Oct 20, 2017 18:44

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# ? May 30, 2024 03:33

Lobok: Jul 13, 2006; Say Watt?

The thing about parking in front of stores is that if it's not paid parking often the people parking there are the employees or owners :ssh:

# ? Oct 20, 2017 18:51

Lobok: Jul 13, 2006; Say Watt?

Do you want a shovel, Bill? You'd have a much easier time digging that hole for yourself.

https://twitter.com/CBCPolitics/status/921437727320625152

# ? Oct 20, 2017 19:19

Risky Bisquick: Jan 18, 2008; PLEASE LET ME WRITE YOUR VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT SO I CAN FURTHER DEMONSTRATE THE CALAMITY THAT IS OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM.; Buglord

http://www.cpac.ca/en/programs/question-period/episodes/53221488

pierre poilievre dropping bombs on morneau

# ? Oct 20, 2017 19:29

Wistful of Dollars: Aug 25, 2009

Please don't give PP the oxygen of oxygen.

# ? Oct 20, 2017 19:36

namaste friends: Sep 18, 2004; by Smythe

quote:

Newly minted federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will make a Vancouver stop on the Western swing of his cross-country, campaign-style tour as he begins his bid to find political support ahead of the 2019 election.

Elected Oct. 1 to succeed former leader Tom Mulcair, Singh kicked off his national tour Sunday in Ottawa and will make an appearance scheduled for 10:30 a.m. this morning in Chinatown with NDP Vancouver East MP Jenny Kwan.

http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/ndp-leader-jagmeet-singh-to-make-campaign-like-stop-in-vancouver

Diwali is blowing up the spot

# ? Oct 20, 2017 20:17

Juul-Whip: Mar 10, 2008

https://twitter.com/j_mcelroy/status/921464910550261760

# ? Oct 20, 2017 21:23

Fallen Hamprince: Nov 12, 2016

Risky Bisquick posted:

http://www.cpac.ca/en/programs/question-period/episodes/53221488

pierre poilievre dropping bombs on morneau

Workin' Man Pierre Poilievre

# ? Oct 21, 2017 03:11

vyelkin: Jan 2, 2011

https://niqabsofducanada.tumblr.com/?og=1

# ? Oct 21, 2017 15:07

namaste friends: Sep 18, 2004; by Smythe

http://theprovince.com/business/local-business/langford-makes-bid-for-amazon-headquarters-2/wcm/8d2bdcad-a0ba-4075-b011-48a4be303b63

quote:

Langford submits bid for Amazon headquarters

The city submitted its bid for HQ2 believing it has the "resources, political will and business climate to ensure" the firm is successful

The City of Langford is the second B.C. city to announce its bid to become home to online retail giant Amazon�s next headquarters.

The southern Vancouver Island city submitted its bid for �Amazon HQ2� with the belief that it has the �resources, political will and business climate to ensure� the firm is successful, said Dale Gann, chair of the city�s bid committee for the project, in a news release.

�The bid identified a number of serviced, development ready areas within and around the City of Langford that meet the needs of Amazon,� Gann said.

�The bid also highlighted the capacity for Langford�s neighbourhoods, including Westhills and Bear Mountain, to continue to grow and accommodate the influx of anticipated workers arriving over multiple years.�

Langford has a population of 35,000 after growing by 21 per cent between 2011 and 2016, the fastest increase in the Capital District Region.

The deadline to submit a bid was Thursday. Vancouver, in a joint bid with Surrey, backed by the provincial government, is also vying to become home to Amazon�s second headquarters, which would join its first headquarters in Seattle, Wash.

The B.C. government said it would kick in $50,000 to help Metro Vancouver cities prepare their bids.

Amazon is promising up to 50,000 jobs with an average annual salary of $125,000 over the next 15 years, plus additional investment by the online retailer to the tune of $6 billion.

In preparing its bid, Gann said Langford worked with the B.C. Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology, the city�s economic development committee, the Sooke Economic Development Commission, the Malahat Nation, as well as local businesses and other partners.

Gann listed the city�s competitive wages, affordable and high-quality housing, recreational opportunities and post-secondary school and tech sector as reasons for Amazon to come.

The city �always will be open for business,� Mayor Stewart Young said. �Langford will continue to expedite the permitting process and minimize red tape to ensure that all businesses, including Amazon, can grow and thrive.�

The city did not release full details of its bid package as it heads off to Amazon�s internal review process.

More than 100 North American cities have shown interest in the project, according to a report by CNBC.

Close to a dozen Canadian cities are in the running, including Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary, Halifax, Winnipeg and four cities in Ontario, including Hamilton, London, Toronto and Ottawa.

Langford, Edmonton, Halifax, London, Hamilton, Lmao

# ? Oct 21, 2017 16:01

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

This HQ2 pageant is the saddest loving thing.

# ? Oct 21, 2017 17:05

McGavin: Sep 18, 2012

Oh, I see we have made it to the Old Stock Canadian page. :canada:

# ? Oct 21, 2017 17:52

yellowcar: Feb 14, 2010

vyelkin posted:

https://niqabsofducanada.tumblr.com/?og=1

omg whats the number for the barbaric practices hotline i gotta report dis

# ? Oct 21, 2017 17:57

Chicken: Apr 23, 2014

namaste faggots posted:

http://theprovince.com/business/local-business/langford-makes-bid-for-amazon-headquarters-2/wcm/8d2bdcad-a0ba-4075-b011-48a4be303b63

Langford, Edmonton, Halifax, London, Hamilton, Lmao

How could you forget the bustling metropolis of Sault Ste. Marie?

# ? Oct 21, 2017 22:47

namaste friends: Sep 18, 2004; by Smythe

where

# ? Oct 21, 2017 23:52

namaste friends: Sep 18, 2004; by Smythe

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/british-columbia/pets-ok-bc-rallies-for-legislative-change-1.4364030

quote:

'No pets allowed': B.C. group rallies for legislative change for renters

Finding a home to rent in many parts of British Columbia can be tough at the best of times and, throw a pet into the mix, can become nearly impossible.

Pets OK BC, a grassroots advocacy group, is trying to remove what it says are unfair restrictions on pet owners.

Under current laws, landlords can turn away a renter if they own pets as well as restrict the number, size and type of pet.

"It's just unacceptable," said co-founder and organizer of the group Eliot Galan. "It's gotten to the point where having a pet at home doesn't afford you the ability to have a home unless you are wealthy or are willing to part with your pet."

Pets OK BC launched a paper petition calling on the provincial government to amend no pet policies in the Residential Tenancy Act, the Strata Property Act and Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act.

There is already a provision in the acts giving tenants the right to use their living spaces undisturbed � contained in so-called quiet enjoyment clauses � so there is no need for a specific pet clause, Galan told CBC host of The Early Edition Rick Cluff.

The group have collected over 10,000 signatures so far and is planning to present it to the legislature as a private member's bill.

Eliot Galan, co-founder of Pets OK BC, lived in a van with his dog in 2015 after being unable to find affordable, pet-friendly housing. (Eliot Galan)

'A slippery slope'

Galan knows first-hand the struggle to find a home with a pet, he said. In 2015, he and his dog were evicted from an apartment after a renovation in a so-called renoviction. After that, he could not find an affordable place that accepted animals.

A renoviction is when a landlord renovates a rental unit with the goal of evicting tenants. Often, landlords do the renovations in order to charge higher rent.

"I ended up living in my van, down by the river," Galan said. "It became very difficult to hold down a steady job and it was a slippery slope that led to a deep pit to climb out of."

The choice for pet-owners often comes down to giving up a pet or giving up a place to live, Galan said.

"We have people going homeless all over the province because of this," he said. "They've done nothing wrong, many of them have impeccable references, steady jobs and no one will rent to them."

Galan said the group has received support from both pet owners and many landlords. A big part of the issue, he said, is changing people's perspectives about pets and rentals.

"There are landlords that have had bad experiences, I'm not going to try to deny that," he said. "Pets are not the problem, people are the problem. When you single out pets as what's causing this, you're missing the mark."

Pets OK BC is holding a rally for affordable pet-friendly housing at the Legislative Assembly in Victoria on Sunday, Oct. 22 starting at 12:30 p.m.

canpol SJWs nodding their head in agreement that laws need to be put in place to protect pet owners

suddenly pets have more charter rights than muslim women

# ? Oct 22, 2017 00:13

Postess with the Mostest: Apr 4, 2007; Arabian nights
'neath Arabian moons
A fool off his guard
could fall and fall hard
out there on the dunes

"I ended up living in my van, down by the river,"

# ? Oct 22, 2017 00:16

SilverMike: Sep 17, 2007; TBD

Good access to running water, what the hell is he complaining about?

# ? Oct 22, 2017 00:18

Evis: Feb 28, 2007; Flying Spaghetti Monster

namaste faggots posted:

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/british-columbia/pets-ok-bc-rallies-for-legislative-change-1.4364030

canpol SJWs nodding their head in agreement that laws need to be put in place to protect pet owners

suddenly pets have more charter rights than muslim women

I�m not sure, but I don�t think BC and Quebec are the same place.

# ? Oct 22, 2017 00:23

namaste friends: Sep 18, 2004; by Smythe

yeah i hear van living is pretty glamorous

god loving entitled people these days

# ? Oct 22, 2017 00:24

namaste friends: Sep 18, 2004; by Smythe

Evis posted:

I�m not sure, but I don�t think BC and Quebec are the same place.

# ? Oct 22, 2017 00:24

Furnaceface: Oct 21, 2004

infernal machines posted:

This HQ2 pageant is the saddest loving thing.

Its the most Canadian thing that could possibly happen in the most Canadian way possible.

# ? Oct 22, 2017 01:17

Martian Manfucker: Dec 27, 2012; misandry is real

namaste faggots posted:

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/british-columbia/pets-ok-bc-rallies-for-legislative-change-1.4364030

canpol SJWs nodding their head in agreement that laws need to be put in place to protect pet owners

suddenly pets have more charter rights than muslim women

it is impossible to care about two things simultaneously

# ? Oct 22, 2017 02:14

James Baud: May 24, 2015; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

James Baud fucked around with this message at 12:13 on Aug 26, 2018

# ? Oct 22, 2017 02:35

The Butcher: Apr 20, 2005; Well, at least we tried.; Nap Ghost

James Baud posted:

So this goes back around 5-6 months, but remember how some of this thread's posters thought the BC NDP's opposition to Uber was going to cost them the election? It very much sounds like the Liberals think the exact opposite - that their pro-ride sharing position cost them the election.

Complete bunk from people who have no idea what they are talking about.

The taxi drivers/dispatchers and associated friends and family were the only ones voting based on that poo poo.

The general public overwhelmingly wants ride sharing (not necessarily Uber), because taxi drivers are total loving rude assholes with a dumbass monopoly.

# ? Oct 22, 2017 02:43

The Butcher: Apr 20, 2005; Well, at least we tried.; Nap Ghost

One honked at me while I was biking up a steep hill with a ton of cargo on 10th Ave where due to parked cars the street is one car width wide.

Motherfucker literally wanted me to pull off the road, kill momentum and stop so he could get to the red light ahead 10 seconds faster.

That was the day my final shred of sympathy for taxi drivers died.

Go drive an Uber for less than minimum wage, assholes. And so help me god if I get a ride with you and you drive like a dick towards anyone, ped, bike or car, I'ma rate your rear end down hard.

# ? Oct 22, 2017 02:48

namaste friends: Sep 18, 2004; by Smythe

Martian Manfucker posted:

it is impossible to care about two things simultaneously

And you win dumbest post of the week

# ? Oct 22, 2017 02:57

James Baud: May 24, 2015; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

James Baud fucked around with this message at 12:13 on Aug 26, 2018

# ? Oct 22, 2017 02:58

namaste friends: Sep 18, 2004; by Smythe

https://twitter.com/scoopercooper/status/921905615630352385

Hey thc this is OK right? We can't expect our hard working bc politicians to exist without blowing off some steam at the casino right

namaste friends fucked around with this message at 03:02 on Oct 22, 2017

# ? Oct 22, 2017 03:00

namaste friends: Sep 18, 2004; by Smythe

Man children and family development be doing some hardcore research

# ? Oct 22, 2017 03:03

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# ? Oct 22, 2017 03:18

Wistful of Dollars: Aug 25, 2009

Amazon isn't going to set up an HQ in Canada.

# ? Oct 22, 2017 03:19

Count Roland: Oct 6, 2013

infernal machines posted:

This HQ2 pageant is the saddest loving thing.

Yeah. Hurry lets sell our cities to some mega corp that will demand every tax break, only to leave when the profit dries up.

# ? Oct 22, 2017 03:25

pokeyman: Nov 26, 2006; That elephant ate my entire platoon.

Kafka Esq. posted:

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UCP! UCP!

# ? Oct 22, 2017 03:35

The Butcher: Apr 20, 2005; Well, at least we tried.; Nap Ghost

James Baud posted:

It's probably a good thing you're on a bike and not driving a big hunk of metal with your fine-tuned sense of vehicular proportionality.

I do both dipshit, which makes me a lot better at either mode than 90% of people, but thanks for your usual quality steaming hot take.

That was just the last straw for giving them the benefit of doubt after years and years of witnessing their poo poo loving overly aggressive driving.

10th is a neighbourhood bike route with two arterials directly on either side of it he should have been using if he wanted to go fast instead of trying to ratrun.

# ? Oct 22, 2017 03:37

namaste friends: Sep 18, 2004; by Smythe

Relax he's just speaking up for the totally underrepresented forums demographic of the white trash idiot

# ? Oct 22, 2017 03:41

James Baud: May 24, 2015; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

James Baud fucked around with this message at 12:13 on Aug 26, 2018

# ? Oct 22, 2017 03:51

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

James Baud posted:

Depending on the day I'm white trash or out of touch privileged elite, can I truly wear both hats with pride?

Are they really mutually exclusive?

# ? Oct 22, 2017 03:58

James Baud: May 24, 2015; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

James Baud fucked around with this message at 12:13 on Aug 26, 2018

# ? Oct 22, 2017 04:09

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# ? May 30, 2024 03:33

The Butcher: Apr 20, 2005; Well, at least we tried.; Nap Ghost

James Baud posted:

It's been six hours since someone honked at me when they were probably in the wrong

There's a huge difference between getting honked at while driving and having someone rev up behind you, and lay on the horn a meter from your wheel while you have all the protection of a gortex coat while they have a ton of metal around them, you dense motherfucker.

# ? Oct 22, 2017 04:35

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