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DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

I guess Alberta being reasonable is a lot to ask as this is the province that dresses up as cowboys, get mind numblingly drunk and fucks in public once a year.

James Baud posted:

Not the whole bit about unionization...

Farm workers in Manitoba are allowed to union and have done so and it did not destroy our industry.

jm20 posted:

The mass exodus of unemployed albertans had begun quite a while ago. I see lots of Alberta plates in the west GTA

Should we really be allowing a free flow of Albertans into the rest of Canada? I think we need a more stringent screening process before allowing them to fly. I hear they have some pretty radical ideologies.

DariusLikewise fucked around with this message at 01:43 on Dec 13, 2015

# ¿ Dec 13, 2015 01:36

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 12:05

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

Cultural Imperial posted:

She went to Harvard and got a law degree at NYU. That makes her more qualified to run a country than teaching drama hth

First step less welfare, more guns. People need to earn their living like she did.

# ¿ Dec 13, 2015 19:15

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

U of C Professor says Notley is getting death threats because she is a woman

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/rachel-notley-death-threats-1.3363938

quote:

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley faces a much higher level of threatened violence and personal attack in posts online in the past week � and since her election � than her male counterparts ever get, says a University of Calgary professor.

In the past week, there have been angry social media posts that Notley should be shot, stabbed, or even thrown into a tree grinder. Some of the posts have referred to her as a b---h and other offensive terms.

"It's a whole class of crap that men in politics don't have to think about, much less address," said Melanee Thomas, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Calgary.

Many of the comments stem from the controversy over Bill 6, which extends occupational health and safety rules and workers compensation coverage to paid farm workers in the province.

Even when people fundamentally disagreed with male politicians of a similar level � such as former premiers Ralph Klein and Jim Prentice or former prime minister Stephen Harper � they didn't attack them online with nearly this level of violence, said Thomas, who studies gender-based political inequality.

"We see nastiness that is directed at politicians all of the time, and they deal a lot with that," said Thomas. "It's the level of the nastiness that's directed toward women, particularly the NDP in this case, that we find to be rather alarming. Not surprising, but certainly alarming."

Notley's team made rare move of posting Facebook rules in spring

In the spring, Notley's social media team posted guidelines on Facebook telling people how to conduct themselves in the comments. Among the requirements were restrictions on violent speech and pornographic language.

Thomas can't recall a time that any other Canadian premier had to do the same.

Some have questioned whether the threats against Notley and her cabinet members are "real" security concerns, but Thomas says that doesn't matter.

"It's not harmless, especially in a province that has a terrible track record for violence against women. They might be empty threats and a lot of the bombastic political rhetoric is kind of empty but it's not okay to say, 'I don't like you as a politician therefore I want to kill you.'".

Other politicians urged to do more to curb threats

Thomas also says other politicians have a duty to try to suppress such discourse. She says Wildrose Party Leader Brian Jean, who made headlines when he spoke out against the online threats, allowed offensive posts to remain on his Facebook page far too long.

"The leader of the official opposition should have had his staff on this like a dirty shirt. If he was sincere about saying that this wasn't OK, those comments should never have been that visible in the space that he moderates.... Those comments were up for days," said Thomas.

She says everyone needs to do what they can to stop these kind of comments from starting and spreading.

"I think people need to call out friends, family and acquaintances, who they hear saying these sorts of things and say, 'Dude, there's a boundary there and you've blown over it. That's not okay, stop it.'"

# ¿ Dec 14, 2015 21:10

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

I hate hypotheticals, but it's possible that if Richard Notley introduced Bill 6 people may have given it more of a look instead of just revving up their tractors and grabbing the pitchforks or maybe Alberta just really really hates change, which blows my mind how the NDP won a majority.

# ¿ Dec 14, 2015 23:06

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

She was also a libertarian canidate in Vancouver.

# ¿ Dec 15, 2015 14:39

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

I know somebody who was upset that we were spending money on refugees at all, but is okay with the new 250 million dollar Winnipeg Police Headquarters and 250 thousand dollar tactical armoured vehicle because it's important to have due to the increasing frequency of radical attacks.

# ¿ Dec 15, 2015 17:16

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

CanPol Megathread: Where Canadians argue over the 10 billion in the budget and convince ourselves we aren't racist

# ¿ Dec 16, 2015 15:59

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

Baronjutter posted:

Is JT going to take away my increased TFSA limits harper wisely gave me so I could grow into the middle class?

TFSA limit has already been reduced to 5500 again for 2016

# ¿ Dec 17, 2015 00:33

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

I don't remember this being posted, but they are following through with the Freedom Road funding.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...lick=sf_globefb

# ¿ Dec 17, 2015 06:27

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

jm20 posted:

Notley is going to ruin my business

Sounds like a lovely business model that has skirted by on lax regulations for years.

# ¿ Dec 17, 2015 23:07

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

jm20 posted:

Don't forget instead of trying to make his business more efficient (Conservative dogwhistleeeeee) he is simply throwing his hands up and blaming a politician.

Judging by the info in the article his labour takes up 75% of his revenue leaving him 300k to spend on fuel apparently? I'm guessing there's more problems here than THE POLITICIANS :bahgawd:

# ¿ Dec 17, 2015 23:16

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

Is your Uncle that guy that called the Liberals loving liars on TV and yelled VOTE HARPER

# ¿ Dec 18, 2015 17:33

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

Anybody who gets a lifetime ban from driving in this country is basically being done a favour. Driving is incredibly expensive and most people are made to believe that without their cars they are nothing. HTH

# ¿ Dec 21, 2015 05:23

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

Kraftwerk posted:

No it's not expensive, you're just not being paid enough. Driving in Singapore is expensive as you have to spend north of 20 grand on a certificate of entitlement before you can even be permitted to buy a car. The only things expensive about driving in Canada is the racketeering the insurance companies get up to.

I rather enjoy being able to reach my destination in a timely manner on my own terms and with the comfort of a heating system that lets me get there without worrying about the weather.

This is the most Canadian answer.

"You are a poor and it's much more expensive elsewhere plus I enjoy paying large premiums for ***CONVENIENCE***"

Public transit is a mess across Canada and "well you could just drive your car and leave transit for the poors" attitude is the reason why it will never get any better.

They attempted BRT in Winnipeg and people actually complained they were building bus specific roads instead of pouring more money into potholes.

DariusLikewise fucked around with this message at 21:29 on Dec 21, 2015

# ¿ Dec 21, 2015 21:26

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

I feel like Trudeau and the Liberals are just trolling Conservatives at this point between pointing out they will try and make spanking illegal as per the TRC report and doubling down on refugees. I might actually start liking Liberals.

https://news.vice.com/article/justin-trudeau-wants-to-scrap-law-that-lets-teachers-and-parents-spank-kids?utm_source=vicenewsfb
https://news.vice.com/article/canada-wants-to-double-the-number-of-syrians-it-admits-to-50000?utm_source=vicenewsfb

I know Vice isn't the best source, but making the CPCs collective heads explode is a pretty awesome strategy.

# ¿ Dec 22, 2015 20:07

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

I know some people believe that there is a hidden gay-agenda behind everything and it's going to make us all stop mating and drive us to extinction.
Also bible says gay=bad.

# ¿ Dec 23, 2015 00:43

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

I guess the Conservatives are worried that in anything other than FPTP they will never hold another majority?

There's no reason for electorial reform to goto a referendum, it's a major change, but so is any other government policy.

# ¿ Dec 31, 2015 15:39

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

I would hate a referendum, but would like to see Tom Mulcair yell "WHATS YOUR NUMBER MR. TRUDEAU" over and over again.

# ¿ Dec 31, 2015 19:54

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

THC posted:

Here are the regular columnists for the nationally circulated newspaper that published a piece warning white men are being silenced

Why do half their portraits look like they belong on an awful version of the 5 dollar bill?

# ¿ Jan 5, 2016 15:30

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

Can we just add "If given the chance and 20 million dollars, would you bomb Parliament?" to the census? Then we arrest anyone that says yes

# ¿ Jan 7, 2016 18:11

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

As announced earlier we are just rushing to pull our fighter jets out of the war on ISIS... soon... maybe

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadian-new-years-airstrikes-1.3387459

# ¿ Jan 8, 2016 18:16

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

^ Was just going to post that, gently caress Vancouver

EvilJoven posted:

It's election time in Manitoba!

The Liberal candidate in my riding and leader of the provincial party was super nice and also had the most wonderful deer in the headlights look when I told her I was primarily going to base my vote on who vows to privatize the least amount of public assets and that I was fully aware that P3s are a garbage idea that only serve to enrich the wealthy.

This is probably the first election ever where I don't like anyone

Pallister is a wingnut
Rana Bokhari has good ideas, but wants to sell off everything and has no base for actual implementation
Greg Selinger is Greg Selinger

:suicide:

# ¿ Jan 9, 2016 20:57

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

To be fair, politics are never really argued at a high level, it's usually someone characterised as left-wing against some characterised as right-wing spewing out the same facts at each other which usually dissolves down to name calling.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2016 01:46

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

The Manitoba Liberals are going to win and they are going to Lib the gently caress out

http://www.manitobaliberals.ca/home-ownership-matters

HOME OWNERSHIP, EVERYONE BUY A HOME!

# ¿ Jan 10, 2016 19:36

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

THC posted:

�I mean no disrespect when I say this but here�s my offer: I�ll invest $1 million in Canadian energy companies if out of grace and for the absolute good of Canada the premier of Alberta resigns,� O�Leary said.

�I wouldn�t touch them now because she doesn�t know what she�s doing.�

�Please step down, please, do it for Canadians,� he begged.

O�Leary attributed layoffs and the plummeting dollar on the inexperience of Notley�s government and poor policy choices, specifically, hikes in corporate tax rate and uncertainty about royalties.

�The Alberta government is in free fall, there�s total chaos there,� he said.

�It�s like a horror movie, it�s an unbelievable series of events.�

News: Kevin O'Leary still stupid assclown

# ¿ Jan 12, 2016 17:02

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/lets-stop-pretending-the-guy-who-pepper-sprayed-syrian-refugees-doesnt-reflect-canada?utm_source=vicefbca

quote:

This past weekend, a group of Syrian refugees was pepper sprayed at a welcome event in Vancouver.

The gathering took place Friday night outside a local chapter of the Muslim Association of Canada. At about 10:30 PM, police say a man rode by on his bike and pepper sprayed a crowd of adults and children, causing them to cough and vomit and their eyes to burn. Around 15 people were treated by first responders for their symptoms.

The cops are investigating the incident as a hate crime.

Responses to the attack came swiftly from a number of sources, though they all bore a similar sentiment: "this isn't Canada."

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said it "was a disgusting display of hate�and Vancouver won't stand for it. #VanWelcomesRefugees and always will."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted, "This isn't who we are�and doesn't reflect the warm welcome Canadians have offered."

Both Immigration Minister John McCallum and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan used the classic line about how this is an "isolated incident."

"Because of the positive reaction that they're getting from everywhere they go, a horrible but isolated incident like this can be quickly forgotten and they can get on with their life," Sajjan told reporters.

I can't help but feel these statements, the same ones trotted out every time something similar happens, are disingenuous.

Being pepper sprayed by a stranger upon moving to a new country isn't an experience most people would easily "forget," nor should any of us be trying to forget about it. In doing so, we're brushing an ugly societal problem under the rug, a problem that deserves to be exposed. How can we possibly argue that xenophobia is not part of the Canadian identity when, historically and at present, there's so much proof to the contrary?

We saw it in the immediate aftermath of the Paris attacks, when a Toronto woman wearing a hijab was beaten and robbed while picking up her kids from school and when a Peterborough mosque was set on fire.

There was also the niqab "debate," which looked set to decide the federal election for a depressing but not insignificant chunk of time.

Islamophobia here is in fact strong enough to warrant self-defence classes for Muslim women and an anti-Muslim incident tracker, started by the National Council of Canadian Muslims in 2013. Dozens of events were recorded last year.

Polls gauging Canadians' views on the Liberals' refugee plan, meanwhile, have been fairly split, with a recent one reporting 48 percent are in favour while 44 percent are opposed. In other words, almost half of Canadians do not want Syrian refugees to be resettled here�hardly a fringe minority. Another survey shows a majority of the population (63 percent) is concerned Syrians will become a burden on social services and the healthcare system.

And yet a quick scan of headlines relating to the pepper spray ambush ("Syrian refugees say pepper spray attack won't spoil first impressions" or "Pepper Spraying Of Syrian Refugees Won't Hurt Canada's Reputation: John McCallum"), reveals a frustrating desire to minimize this hate crime as a one-off and reassure the public, and the rest of the world, that all is warm and fuzzy here.

Even members of the Syrian community quoted in these articles appear to be appeasing Canadians.

"To be honest, Canadian people would not do this, the majority of them," said Tima Kurdi, the aunt of three-year-old Alan Kurdi who was found dead on a Turkish beach. "They are big supporters to the refugees."

You can't blame Kurdi for choosing her words carefully; the refugees who end up in Canada will rely in part on goodwill from citizens to help them adjust. Likewise, it's not fair to expect people in targeted groups to subject themselves to more hate by calling out this behaviour for what it is�a lovely reflection of a sizeable number of Canadians. But we should be able to expect some frank dialogue from our leaders.

After his city was dubbed the most racist in Canada by Maclean's magazine, Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman broke down and acknowledged, "We do have racism in Winnipeg... You can't run away from facts." The city has since hosted a national summit on the issue, with Bowman pledging his constituents have "a responsibility right now to turn this ship around and change the way we all relate." (For the record, Mayor Robertson's claim that Vancouver is an immigrant haven is debatable considering the anti-Chinese attitudes currently being perpetuated throughout the city.)

More recently, RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson admitted to a group of First Nations chiefs that there are racists in his force and that weeding them out would be key to tackling the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) crisis.

For those directly impacted, concessions like these must be validating, at the very least. For the rest of us, they're difficult to hear, but it's hard to envision how we'll move past our shortcomings without first acknowledging them.

The harsh truth allows for discussions and a potential growth in awareness amongst those with anti-immigrant viewpoints. A false narrative about how Canadians are just so darn nice, on the other hand, serves no one.

# ¿ Jan 12, 2016 17:13

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

Do it ironically posted:

Can't wait for my kid to be old enough to go to school, xhe's going to do great in genderless field hockey, and xhe won't have to worry about which bathroom to use, progress!

Go outside nerd.

# ¿ Jan 14, 2016 04:37

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

PT6A posted:

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/british-columbia/charlie-hebdo-alan-kurdi-cartoon-1.3403085

Charlie Hebdo has done a thing again and Canadians are once again proving they've got no idea what satire is. I'm starting to think all of the support of their earlier work really was Islamophobia because it's pretty clear that satire is way over the heads of pretty much everyone in this piss-ignorant country.

Haha @ the majority of comment saying children are off limits for satire, they are probably fuming at articles claiming that Trudeau will make spanking child abuse. Children are sacred my rear end.

Whiskey Sours posted:

Ex-Dragon Kevin O'Leary considerers run at Tory leadership

My gut tells me that he's only doing this for attention, but that's what I said about Trump too. Of course the key difference between Trump and O'Leary is that Trump has built at least one successful business.

Trump inherited millions of dollars and basically grew it with the rate of inflation while selling his name to make more money. The best thing Trump does is act like a clown to make the name Trump worth more money.

O'Leary for the most part is as much of a clown, but he didn't have the millions in inhertance or the name recognition when he first started out.

DariusLikewise fucked around with this message at 16:22 on Jan 14, 2016

# ¿ Jan 14, 2016 16:14

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

Don't forget

MERRY CHRISTMAS ATHEIST INFIDELS

and that classic Halloween is a gift from Satan rant.

4 years of Pallister is going to be a riot.

# ¿ Jan 14, 2016 23:08

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/dogs-shot-manitoba-first-nations-1.3408167?__vfz=tc%3D14W28bPhRA_

So far the takeaway I've seen people have this so far is "gently caress First Nations, why are they so mean to animals, we should hunt and kill them!"

Rather than

"First Nations can barely take care of themselves and as a result the dog population is out of control and no one has answers.

Opinion A is why Canada will always be awful.

quote:

A dog rescuer who has visited a number of Manitoba First Nations is petitioning the provincial government to help remote communities manage stray dogs.

Jasmine Colucci, who works for K-9 Advocates Manitoba, carried out dog rescue operations in Dakota Tipi First Nation, Sandy Bay First Nation, Norway House and Long Plain First Nation in January.

Battle underway to control stray dog population in First Nations communities
Volunteer group helps First Nations with stray dogs
She took photographs that show frozen dogs, animals lying in heaps with bullet holes in their heads and homeless dogs taking shelter in dumps.

"It is honestly like a Third World country," said Colucci, who is a member of Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation in Newfoundland.

"There's dogs everywhere � emaciated, skinny, skinny dogs � and they're full of parasites, worms and living off garbage."

Dog rescue
Jasmine Colucci believes these dogs that froze to death in winter on a Manitoba First Nation. Colucci wants remote communities to implement laws requiring dog owners to provide fences, housing and food for their animals. (Jasmine Colucci)

Colucci has seen dogs chase large rats living in the dumps and she has taken in puppies that were being eaten by the rodents, she said.

She and fellow rescuer David Brooker head out to the communities several times a week, responding to calls from band members for help. Their organization is one of several volunteer rescue groups in the province that are overwhelmed by the situation.

A number of Manitoba communities are without bylaws, catchers and licensing programs to manage the dogs, Colucci and Brooker said. In four months, they've cared for 150 dogs, and all rescue operations are at capacity and in debt, they said.

The two want a preventative approach to dog overpopulation, but said much of the work they do is responding to emergencies, and getting ahead seems impossible.

First Nations chiefs also expressed concern about the situation.

Long Plain First Nation Chief Dennis Meeches said he's implemented a rule that prohibits more than one dog per household, but community members do not always follow it.

"It's a bit disheartening," he said.

The community had a contract with a dog catcher in Portage la Prairie, Man., but that ended when dog owners became upset.

"The company chose not to come back to Long Plain because they were being threatened," Meeches said.

Now free-roaming dogs are more abundant than ever, Meeches said, and he worries they could attack community members, including children.

Province understaffed: Colucci

Under the Animal Care Act, the Manitoba government must uphold a law that requires dog owners to make sure their animals are not abused or neglected.

People can report mistreatment to the Office of the Chief Veterinarian, which is expected to investigate, but Colucci said that's not always possible given the demand.

There are four full-time animal protection officers (APO) in a province where thousands of dogs roam remote communities.

A spokesperson for the Office of the Chief Veterinarian said there are a number of other people, including police, who can enforce the act, however it's on an "as-needed basis," meaning a complaint must precede the investigation.

"The amount that we call them is unbelievable, and there's not enough staff. It will take days," Colucci said, noting by the time there's a response, the animal could have died, particularly in �40 C weather.

As self-governing bodies, First Nations in Manitoba should implement laws to manage the situation, she said.

"So that we don't have to go there and find the dog like that. It shouldn't even be an issue in the first place."

$25 per tail

Some of Manitoba's First Nations have resorted to dog culls to control the problem. Though Meeches said his community is not one of them, Colucci said it happens in others.

She and Brooker said they want to collaborate with elders, chiefs and councils to minimize the number of dogs being killed.

"They were dumping the bodies just randomly in the forest," Colucci said. "You can see the chopped-off tails, because that's what they're getting paid for."

Dog bounty money could be used to pay for a spay and neuter clinic, she said.

But Dakota Tipi First Nation Chief David Pashe said that approach may not work in his community.

"A lot of our people are dog lovers.� They hate to see that [spay and neutering] happen to the animals," he said, adding indigenous populations believe dogs to be sacred animals.

Colucci added that spaying and neutering is only effective when a community has regular access to a veterinarian, and owners want the procedure and can afford it.

She plans to circulate her petition online in the coming days with the hope that it will save dogs' lives.

"Every time I have to euthanize a dog because it's been abused or so far gone that we had no choice [but] to euthanize it, it never gets easier," she said.

"I will equally be as heartbroken every time."

# ¿ Jan 18, 2016 19:20

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

Manitoba is getting its own Brad Wall!!

hhttp://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2016/01/21/new-anti-tax-political-party-in-manitoba-as-election.html

# ¿ Jan 22, 2016 15:40

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

InfiniteZero posted:

Anything that splits the right wing vote is fine with me, even if that thing is a candidate who once literally compared his opponent to satan in a campaign flyer.

Actually maybe that's even better.

I have my fingers crossed that we end up with a NDP Minority and Selinger steps down, that is the only scenario I like so far.

# ¿ Jan 22, 2016 20:10

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

lol celebrating cultural diversity, bunch of white people in their condos thinking they are culturally diverse because they have a Canadian-born asian neighbour and have sushi once a week.

# ¿ Jan 22, 2016 22:49

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

People in unions are greedy and should realize they aren't worth that much! *goes to work minimum wage job*

- Literally every Conservative

# ¿ Jan 26, 2016 17:11

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

Do it ironically posted:

Somebody told me that teachers in Alberta aren't allowed to say mother and father anymore in school because it will hurt the feelings of kids who identify as attack helicopers, and anyone can use whatever change room they want, will be interesting when my kids are old enough to go to school, can't wait for a bunch of hormonal teenage boys to go into the change room with my daughter

If you're going to troll read the official 21 page document first instead of some idiot website

https://education.alberta.ca/media/1626737/91383-attachment-1-guidelines-final.pdf

quote:

Parents and other family members with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities
and gender expressions may have experienced discrimination in the community and
may not feel welcome or included in their children�s school community.

An intentional and inclusive approach to school, family and community partnerships�
with strategies and activities that support student learning and well-being�strengthens
families, invigorates community supports and increases student success.
Indicators of this best practice in action

� School forms, websites, letters, and other communications use non-gendered and
inclusive language (e.g., parents/guardians, caregivers, families, partners, �student�
or �their� instead of Mr., Ms., Mrs., mother, father, him, her, etc.).

# ¿ Jan 26, 2016 20:02

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

Ban oil imports, nationalize the oil industry, use price fixing and profits to support nuclear and green power.

# ¿ Jan 26, 2016 21:25

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

flakeloaf posted:

Awww won't somebody think of the poor, defenceless hockey players who knew about a rape and didn't step forward. How dare we besmirch their reputation by saying that they were on the same team as literal rapists and the people who covered up their crime, and how totally unfair it is to suspend the whole organization for something only most of them had a hand in. Boo loving hoo.

Force them all to move to Spaniard's Bay to live out their days.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2016 04:57

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

PT6A posted:

Oh hey, look: Calgary's government is poo poo and Edmonton beat us to dealing with Uber constructively.

http://vf.to/3fGXVf2sPSf

Reminder: Nenshi is poo poo and our city council could be outwitted by a macaque with mental retardation.

This isn't constructive at all, you are still forcing pricing on one part of the industry while the other gets away with a minimum, no mention of wheel chair accessable cabs and no standard for insurance. They are out-regulating taxis in the city.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2016 05:05

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

PT6A posted:

I thought fentanyl was particularly dangerous because it's so strong that illicit producers and distributors basically have no way to properly determine a dose, or also because it was being added to other opiates without people being aware. These are problems that would go away if it were being supplied by regulated producers, and we could make naloxone available at the same time to counteract any overdoses that still occur anyway. Legalization is always the best answer, even for things that we really, really wish people wouldn't use.

That and it's incredibly addictive so drug dealers have been lacing it into normal weed and cocaine and users don't realize and OD quite quickly.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2016 16:20

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 12:05

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

infernal machines posted:

This always smacks of reefer madness bullshit. There's very little to be gained by dusting a relatively inexpensive drug like pot with a comparatively more expensive drug.

Most Fentanyl in Canada comes from China in huge, cheap, bulk quantities. It's like Prescription Drug Costco.

My sourcing mostly just comes from local news

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/322073212.html

It could just be a scare, but I wouldn't put much past people who sell on the black market being shady as gently caress with their sourcing.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2016 18:23

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