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- bogue14
Moving back to Ontario from Oregon at the end of this month. We're packing up a uhaul, towing a vehicle and my wife is driving our second vehicle with our two children. Our daughter is immune compromised and i'm terrified to make this journey across the US back home... but not as terrified as I am to stay in this crazy shit storm.
It will take about 6 days to drive home. We have to quarantine for 2 weeks once we get back. And i've been advised to remove the US plates from our vehicles so they aren't vandalized.
I moved away from Ontario over 20 years ago to pursue life in the mountains of BC. Somewhere along the way i got seduced by interesting design gigs at Apple and Nike. But i could not be happier to return home, help out my mom, live a simpler life, and shovel my goddamn driveway 3 times a day for 7 months of the year.
See you soon my Canadian friends.
- Welcome back home bogue!
Bienvenue à la maison!Bennn - Merci Beaucoup Benn. Ca fais tros longtemps... as you can probably tell by how terrible my french is nowbogue
- ;-) you just missed a 'p' at 'trop' and it would have been 10/10Bennn
- Tabernaclebogue
- Safe travels. Planning on making any stops on the way, or just burning through the miles / kms?garbage
- We’re gonna try and average about 500 miles a day. There’s only so much that a 4 and 7 year old can takebogue
- Nice! Will you be in Toronto, or countryside? Have a safe trip Monsieuromer
- Safe drive, and welcome back.ben_
- Oof, yeah, good luck.garbage
- have a good trip :)neverscared
- Welcome home :)Gnash
- Thanks All! We'll be a couple of hours north in Penetanguishene.bogue
- Safe trip bud. Cases are low here in Ontario.Raybandana
- Have a safe trip. I’ve been in Portland for 20 years. Worked for most the usuals in town. Have a family about your ages and we’re thinking about moving back to.fooler
- ..the Midwest. Same reasons. Simpler life. Cheaper houses. Closer to the in laws. Less riots.fooler
- I was up in midland visiting a friend last week. I like it up there :) safe tripGnash
- Hosernb
- Welcome back home bogue!
- i_monk13
- Dig it_niko
- I’m assuming that’s the back? The other side will state value and country?_niko
- Finally some love for Haida!ideaist
- these are niceGnash
- Flip side will be the a profile pic of the Queen of England + a few other currency related details AFAIKStatic_Line
- The loonie looks great, I might start using cash again just to get one ;)zarkonite
- WANT.Nairn
- those pogs are dope!nudes
- I love the solid loonie, but it bothers me that the design in the middle of the toonies don't continue out on the silver. It feels kinda messy to me.Melanie
- double colour serves a purspose to easily differentiate from the looniehotroddy
- WOTDimbecile
- Gnash7
We owned the emmy’s this year :)
- They were great all the way through, what a series and what a career for these two_niko
- never seen a episode...
good for them tho.pango - I watched the first episode and bailed.CyBrainX
- I loved it. those sctv kids can do no wrong by meGnash
- < I had the biggest crush on her sister. I used to go to her brother’s speakeasy all the time on the off chance she’d show upGnash
- wait... emmy happened?pango
- I only watched one episode, didn’t notice any jokes or humorous bits. Was confused. And I’m a huge fan of these two!nb
- great show... worth it for the 'moira-isms' alone. real family show. even the kids' romantic storylines were done so well they didn't annoy the shit out of me.kingsteven
- i think the emmy was for most gratuitous use of monochromatic color by the wardrobe deptimbecile
- The first season is a bit of a slog, put me off for years, but worth getting through.i_monk
- The real miracle here is a show getting legs in Canada and beyond (Internationally) and for that alone, the Levy family should be VERY proud.ideaist
- I tried this show 3x, never getting past the 1st episode. Then a year later I stuck with it, about to wrap it up actually, and I can say it deserves Emmys.monospaced
- Point is, if you just watch the first episode, I don't blame you for not getting into it. It isn't enough, and it takes the first handful of episodes to catchmonospaced
- I fell asleep just looking at the photo.utopian
- I'm in the same boat as everyone else. Didn't get into it for years. Now i'm cranking through it and can't get enough. Catherine O'Hara is absolutely insane.bogue
- I love that "David" is used to punctuate so many jokes in this show. Well-deserved.garbage
- Awesome show! Great cast!Krassy
- The entire O’Hara family is pretty awesomeGnash
- _niko13
Canada Bans assault rifles. There, see how easy that was?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics…
now of course we're in danger of being invaded by the Michigan cosplay militia, which we could most certainly outrun.
- ohhh noose not the cosplay militiapango
- lol @ cosplay militia!nb
- About time. Such a no-brainerGnash
- Although, I don’t really know what an ‘assault-style’ weapon isGnash
- They'll continue to be smuggled across the border as are the majority of guns here.i_monk
- Build that wall between CA and USpango
- We don’t need a wall, we just have to lock-up the chain-link fenceGnash
- we never had 'assault style' weapons. rifles are limited to 5 round magazines. no automatic fire. we mean looking have hunting rifles at best.monNom
- easy talking point win thoughmonNom
- then why are people getting mad? "omg something we don't have is getting banned! Outrageous!!!!"pango
- The legal magazine capacity limit is 10 rounds in Canada, and I own a Robinson Armament XCR... if that's not an assault style weapon I don't know what is.zarkonite
- LOL, it litterally says it's an assault rifle in the wiki: https://en.wikipedia…zarkonite
- I remember when my neighbor to the north quit shooting. I kept my guns though.imbecile
- commies they all commies...flippin losers ;) meheh just kiddin... fuck the nra!neverscared
- We all know that this isn’t going to stop mass shooting, nor access to those weapons for those who want themGnash
- But it’s still a good thing and sends the right message.Gnash
- i_monk8
- :Dsted
- Denim on denim? Even Canadians don’t do thatGnash
- @Gnash. Tuxedo.DRIFTMONKEY
- where is the maple syrup?utopian
- Holy fuck, Drift, I stand corrected. I had no idea
https://en.wiktionar…Gnash - Lol @ “prairies-dwelling”Gnash
- @Gnash: they do in New Brunswick. Ugh.Continuity
- I see it in Toronto all the time. Usually different tones/colours, but all denim.i_monk
- Live and learnGnash
- Lol I was just going to comment on the representation of the 3 quintessential Canadian looks esp the Canadian tuxedo_niko
- The only thing missing is one of them should be carrying a Scarborough suitcase lol_niko
- Omg. How have I missed all these? Please tell me a Scarbourough suitcase refers to a case of beerGnash
- Lol yup_niko
- Oh man, I know nothingGnash
- lolpango
- I hadn't heard of that one before.i_monk
- not enough beermonospaced
- Naw it's always been the Texan Tuxedo, there is zero alliteration in Canadian Tuxedo...robotron3k
- I'm from Scarborough, can confirm!spot13
- Here’s a classic reference https://m.youtube.co…_niko
- Smh robo. Canadian TuxedoBH26
- Could use a double double in there though.BH26
- ^ Lol
They can't of everything, cut these hosers some slack.Continuity
- bogue9
First of all Thanks to all you QBN canucks that posted nice things about our journey home on my last message.
The journey is done. We arrived yesterday after 6 days of driving through Oregon > Idaho > Montana > North Dakota > Minnesota > Wisconsin > Michigan > Ontario.
To say that was intense would be an understatement. I was driving in a 26 Haul towing a vehicle while my wife drove our two children in our other vehicle. We ate all of our meals on the side of the road, we didn't enter a single public washroom, i disinfected our hotel rooms before my wife and kids entered them. It was probably all over kill, although the amount of people not wearing masks in public spaces made me feel like it was probably worth while.
Highlights included a seeing a sweet old man with a big white beard and an SS Tattoo on side of this neck and swastika on the other. And also cooking cheeseburgers for my family at 9:30 at night in the parking lot of the mariott hotel in Duluth Minnesota.
We crossed the border yesterday and made it back to my home town and are now in quarantine until the 14th of september. Now i will just sit here and check all of our temperatures every 5 minutes until that day.
Feels good to be back in the great white north. Can't wait to go dip my toes in Georgian Bay.
- Welcome back! I was just at Killbear, my first time seeing Georgian Bay.i_monk
- Welcome back :) reach out if you need anything. Sounds like you guys can have a well deserved rest nowGnash
- Care for some LiChess?grafician
- Not overkill. This is how we stay alive!nb
- https://tenor.com/vi…prophetone
- Drop a line; we’re in Dunedin/Creemore/Col...
Perhaps a QBN meetup.ideaist - @ideast I remember spending time over your way camping and hiking the caves and bluffs near Singhampton. What a beautiful spot. Would love to get together.bogue
- I put an offer on a building in singhampton 2 years ago :) They didn’t accept my bid :(Gnash
- That's a hell of adventure, glad you made it safe.garbage
- Gnash6
- https://media.tenor.…pango
- brightside is there isn't a 3 month waiting list to get treatment.!hotroddy
- Jesus that's brutal._niko
- 10,064 in 2021. 3.3% of all deaths in Canada that yearGnash
- assisted suicide or suicide?pango
- MAID assisted deathsGnash
- Like Japanese cafe maid?pango
- So funnyGnash
- I really don’t get the anti-suicide agenda. Because it goes against ‘religion’ or some made up religious dogma? Honest question.hydro74
- This is the kind of healthcare I need!imbecile
- @hydro74 Yes. Suicide is a sin in Christianity. A lot of people don't put religion in quotation marks.jagara
- In Islam and Hinduism as well.jagara
- Not judging your (possible) atheism ;)jagara
- we're all sinned already. might as well descend like a fucking champ!pango
- This is the best option if you’ve got an incurable disease and are suffering. It’s a no brainer._niko
- Plus it’s saves money!
https://i.imgur.com/…Gnash - Win win for allGnash
- Suicide was only made a sin after christian leaders sold the idea of heaven being some amazing place. Then folk living shitty lives started killing themselves..PhanLo
- ... in multiples, so the church realised it's revenue and slave labour workforce stream would dry up quickly, made it a sin.PhanLo
- Canada has previous with the trying to get folk to kill themselves, didn't they try to convince homeless folk to euthanize themselves?PhanLo
- lol. So suicide was applauded before religion?
And yes, being poor was on the list for some maid fansGnash - It’s a long process and in extreme cases, they do everything they can to ensure that you are of sound mind and that the family has no influence in the decision_niko
- I recently went through this with my dad, very difficult for all of us but in the end it was his wish. He was fighting cancer for 9 months and got worse and wor_niko
- In the end he couldn’t talk, was breathing out of a hole in his neck, eating with a tube straight to his stomach, couldn’t walk, nurses had to change him,_niko
- And was in a lot of pain. He couldn’t wait for it to happen fast enough, he wanted out immediately but they made him wait 2weeks to go through the proper proced_niko
- Procedures. It was no life and anyone that tried to talk him out of it, he’d scribble on a pad “trade places with me then”_niko
- He fought lung and throat cancer for 9 months, had it beat but it came back, and he was in no shape to keep fighting, too weak for chemo and radiation_niko
- Similar with my dad niko, he just decided in the hospital he was sick of struggling and could have lived for a bit longer on oxygen. But came off it and got aPhanLo
- massive dose of morphine and essential suffocated. It's a horrifying thing to witness a parent go through that. :-(
Better for them though.PhanLo - @Gnash I think the suicide thing was that they wanted to go to heaven, because the life they were living was so shit. But the church made it a sin, so theyPhanLo
- could keep exploiting them. dead folk can't contribute to church fundsPhanLo
- suicide as an option for terminally ill people doesn't sound too bad. as long as they have weighted all other option and of sound mind.pango
- botched unassisted suicide is also a very painful.pango
- Jeez Phan, sorry to hear, yeah not pleasant at all which is why the alternative is much better in those situations..._niko
- Theology is not fact. It’s a belief system, nothing more. His followers would do well to remember this.imbecile
- The hate for assisted suicide goes against capitalism (American hospitals). Would assume the Hospital Lobby fought this because they lose money.hydro74
- Interesting debate.. also 'religion' has to be in quotes because is covers all. Atheist ideology isn't religion, so doesn't fall under the 'quotes'. *hugshydro74
- i_monk4
We dodged a fucking bullet last night and ended up with the best possible outcome under FPTP: a minority government with NDP balancing things.
- Amen.
It's interesting in the 2019 world to see who's spouting conservative nonsense on social media instead of holding back...ideaist - 100%ben_
- and Bernier losing his seat.ben_
- I wonder if the Cons will start agitating for PR, given they got more votes but fewer seats.i_monk
- I have young family and friends who are spouting (conservative) rhetoric all over the place and it's kind of fucked up.ideaist
- NDP, Cons or the Bloc all have the balance of power. He'll deal with each according to his needs of the moment.zarkonite
- lol @ bernier...Salarrue
- A communist is never happy with opposing views.Hayoth
- Blackface /SNC Lavalin / Firing his best two females ministers / An Idiot Abroad!! Sorry - he’s a fool ....really hoped for changeStatic_Line
- Apparently Cdn QBN crew is all located in the east lolStatic_Line
- Or they're abroad. And this Canadian aboard voted NDP. Best possible outcome, as i_monk said.Continuity
- Anything but the ConsBennn
- Only Con voters gave a shit about Lavalin, and possibly only to convince themselves the problem didn't begin under Harper's watch.i_monk
- NDP are 4th place peripheral. 1 seat in Quebec, a critical region. Libs have 35. If Trudeau needs any support, it will be from exchange with the Bloc, 32 seats.BustySaintClaire
- Libs and NDP have more common ground in policy and urban demographics, and the NDP won't push for one province getting special treatment.i_monk
- *raises hand. west coast here.
i also thinks minority liberal is the best out come. Trudeau's an idiot, and does need to be put in check.pango - At least he's a well-meaning idiot and not malicious as the Cons have become.i_monk
- agreepango
- Amen.
- sofas1
I thought that the maple leaf patch canadian travelers had was to show their loyalty and pride, but apparently it started out as a way of saying "i'm not american", which in a way is dissing their powerful and patriotic neighbor.
https://www.reddit.com/r/travel/…
Reminds me of the signs asians had in the US during WWII noting that they aren't japanese.
- http://www.qbn.com/r…sofas
- this is trueGnash
- Its just logic. When USA is known to have a bad reputation in some places, you better show that you're a nice friendly Canadian.Bennn
- would it be disrespectful (or worse) to display it around indigenous peoples in Canada?sofas
- ^ not until recently. our recent 150 year celebrations were marred with claims of genocideGnash
- when I was living in a hostel in Australian I met many Canadians that tattooed their flags on them and sewed the flag all over their backpacks - to do just thismugwart
- I also met sneaky americans doing the same ;-)mugwart
- guys this is interesting, thankssofas
- nationalism is stupid no matter where you're from.Beeswax
- it's not nationalism, it patriotism.Gnash
- We lived in Asia for years and the reception we got when people realized we aren't American made it worthwhile.i_monk
- It's not on Canadians to fix your reputation.i_monk
- most tourists that come down to MX for the winter season are retired Canadians from "Oil Country" they fucking LOVE trump.moldero
- True, Americans are sticking Canadian flag on their shit for the same reason, avoiding trouble.Bennn
- as if anyone in the US would know what other countries flags were.microkorg
- We had Scottish cab driver who was being kind of a dick until he found out we were Canadian instead of American and he was friendly and talkative as hell.ETM
- And apologized profusely for calling us "Yanks." Said it was akin to if we called him a Brit. Lol. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ETM
- Loyalty... patriotic .....
*Eyes rolling.pango - Canada is China now...robotron3k
- I totally get this, especially in UK/Europe. The difference in personality is night and day when locals learn I'm Canadian. Americans get treated like shit!monNom
- I'm Irish and Canadian. I literally can't lose.Centigrade
- Canada is china? Wat?pango
- "Putting up Canadian flag is a way to dis their patriotic and powerful neighbour...." lol that's why people don't like the impression of American.pango
- It is easy to pass as canadian eh?hotroddy
- Gnash7
- *these aren't qbn threadssted
- but the statement is truepango
- Oh, this is bullshit.
Everyone knows Canada only has two seasons: winter and July.Continuity - whatever july is.pango
- That's Colorado. We got 1.5' ft of snow last Thursday. It was mid 60s yesterday.formed
- it was 27 overight. it will be 72 this afternoonimbecile
- i have seen these seasons listed for every place in the americas.sarahfailin
- i_monk6
- You’re not their now are you i_monk? Still in Toronto?ideaist
- Thank fuck no, but I was there about a month ago.i_monk
- their!?imbecile
- He was thurr..sea_sea
- I’m in Calgary now it’s cold asf. Do not recommend.BH26
- I was working outside in that shiteryx
- https://i.imgur.com/…imbecile
- Get rid of that freezer...sandpipe
- pango8
- “I’m not your buddy, guy.”prophetone
- Didn't know she's Canadianpango
- hahaGnash
- slave to the rhythm!uan
- lolDRIFTMONKEY
- “I’m not your guy, buddy.”jagara
- Gnash5
Canada is extending paid parental leave to 18 months.
https://www.thestar.com/news/can…
Eligible new parents will be able to spread 12 months of employment insurance benefits over 18 months after the birth of a child. Other changes for family caregiver benefits and the option to take maternity benefits 12 weeks before the baby is due will also come into effect on Dec. 3.
- fuuuu ... I get 6 weeksmonospaced
- ^ that's probably your company, not the gov't, yes?Gnash
- yeah, but thats actually good in the us :/
Government gives NOTHINGmonospaced - i don't get it. that sucksGnash
- The 12 month extension though is great so that the father can grab some of that extra time off and not at the expense of the mother's.ETM
- But in the case where the mom may take all 18 months, that does make things a bit harder for the employers filling even larger mat leaves.ETM
- For our American friends, we have laws here that require the employer retain the working position of the person on parental leave so they can return.ETM
- Or pay adequate severance payment to terminate/buy out their position.ETM
- Don't know why , but this reminded me of an American ad I saw, where you get a free AK47 with your car purchasedrgs
- The flip side being that a lot of women use this system as a way to find a new job, few women ever return to their old job causing serious problems for businesszarkonite
- ^ that's true. but usually they stay home longer with the kids before finding a new gigGnash
- I live in Kanada and I never heard of thisBennn
- I hear the gross payout is the same whether 12 or 18 months. So 18mo you are at like 30% salary instead of 45% or whatever it ismonNom
- Yeah the total amount is fixed, you just spread it over more time. Essentially it's a rule change to the duration only.zarkonite
- @Benn yes, but you live in the Quebec bubble :)ETM
- Socialism FTWGuyFawkes
- Time to make babies!!pango
- :PBennn
- @gnash: which is unfair to the employer and coworkers who have to pay into unemployment to give her a free a vacation... it's this kind of abuse that makeszarkonite
- social programmes fail.zarkonite
- I agree that E.I. gets abused a lot, but I don't think that mat. leave falls into that category, really.Gnash
- Some women may use the opportunity to look into career shifts but I imagine she'd return if the company met her needsGnash
- Gnash11
- hotroddy3
How many of you Canadians think it would be a big deal to be referred to 'illegals' if all of a sudden there was a mass migration of canucks to the USA?
- with Trudeau at the helm it could be reality.hotroddy
- I dgafnb
- What's in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet.nb
- Who cares, Canadians don’t give a hoot aboot fairy tale pipe dreams... we have all the syrup, the poutine, the beer and the beavers we needprophetone
- if a bunch of trump rednecks made their way up north they'd be considered illegals?hotroddy
- ^ Yes. If they came here illegally.monNom
- I don’t get your question. Canadians moving south or Americans moving north?_niko
- Our attitude would be singing “ I am an illegal alien, a Canadian in New York” any chance we got_niko
- Either. What would offend you most?hotroddy
- Are you afraid of Ryan gosling and Ryan Reynolds? lol Canadians are indistinguishable from most yanks. Some of the US’s biggest stars are canucks_niko
- Canaricans /Ameriadian?everyangle
- Drake, weekend, beiber, the Ryans, half your hockey teams plus a handful of nba stars. Plus we’re all educated and sort of literate_niko
- Oh and we speak a version of American that we call “English”_niko
- the queens englishhotroddy
- canadians have always had a place in american cinema. Many played roles in the
'midwest'. AKA Candy in chicago. Akroid in chicagohotroddy - Cananda's relationship with 'the midwest' is what allowed the incredible canadian talent to become relatable to USAhotroddy
- canadian comedians are the watered down british comedian. their wit just as quick as their british counter part but still relatable for americans. :/hotroddy
- One thing that is a bummer about demonizing “illegals” is that immigrants (incl illegals) pay a high rate of taxes compared to services receivednb
- I would find that to be annoying. Actually I currently find that to be annoyingnb
- you pay your income taxes but don't receive the benefits?hotroddy
- the list of jewish canadians actors is just as long.hotroddy
- You get benefits like infrastructure but you don’t get benefits like unemployment insurance, Medicare, etc.nb
- I personally know illegal immigrant families that have been paying taxes for 30+ years just in case the govt ever decides to offer them a path to citizenshipnb
- They get none of the social safety net benefits and are at risk of deportation at any notice. But they keep on paying taxesnb
- yes, you would want to prevent this at the border. otherwise what is the point of a borderhotroddy
- The one benefit of USA is you see like 20-30 flavour options of those little icing covered Hostess pie things at the gas stationprophetone
- Up north we have cherry and apple... see “getting in shape” threadprophetone
- official term is irregular border crosser
https://www.irb-cisr…pango - "with Trudeau at the helm it could be reality." but he's already at the helm??
so far we have more IRB from US than going to US.pango - Is this your worst fear, hotroddy, being labeled something YOU as a white Christian,feel is just a word for brown people you don’t like because you’re a racist?monospaced
- What's in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet.hotroddy
- pango that's because canadians respect borders.hotroddy
- there are a few 'illegal' canadians out here in hollywood. They stick out like a sore thumb among the latinoshotroddy
- Another racist troll campaign. How pathetic.CyBrainX
- if there was a sudden influx of male fubar trump loving canadians I bet you'd have no quelms calling them illegals.hotroddy
- cut the crap or put on your helmet and take a couple dabs of that hand sanitizer by your keyboard.hotroddy
- No. It's not called illegal here because it is a legal process to claim asylum. Similar process exist in US too. But US politic prefers to dehumanize others.pango
- hotroddy's new nightmare: https://broadcastdia…_niko
- claim asylum the legal way at the port of entry. we know they aren't claiming asylum they are fleeing from destruction their socialist revolution they createdhotroddy
- lol niko. and this
https://resizing.fli…hotroddy - how do you know they're not claiming asylum? socialist revolution they created? who? someone at the border? do you have a name?pango
- "with Trudeau at the helm it could be reality." but he's already at the helm??
what do you mean?pango - hotroddy, I don’t call anyone illegals. That’s a term only right wing cucks like you throw around to show everyone how gofdamned racist you are.monospaced
- i think hotknobby ran away again.pango
- ya he does that when he can't answer.pango
- from 'illegal aliens', 'illegal immigrants', to 'undocumented migrants'. I'm sure you don't consider yourself a pedophile but a minor-attracted person. :)hotroddy
- pango, Trudeau has been a disaster for Canada. That's what happens when you put a drama teacher at the helmhotroddy
- Sure sure. But what do you mean it could happened when he's at the helm? Cuz he's already at the helm but it hasn't happened yet?pango
- You've been evading the same question. Probably going to disappear again.pango
- You think this is a gotcha moment to save face for not knowing the size of lake ontario? I was being hyperbolic. But with Trudeau at the helm you never know.hotroddy
- lol meh i still don't know the size of ontario lake. quite frankly i just care about it.
so you were being overly dramatic? he's been at the helm for almost 10pango - yrs and what you said hasn't happened yet.
when is it going to happen?
so you fell into strawman fallacy?pango - He’s a minority govt, and he is extremely unpopular. Let’s agree that he’s a terrible prime minister.hotroddy
- sure. but it has been 8 yrs. when is what you said going to happened?pango
- I didn't say it was happening. it was a joke not to be taken literally. But Canada was better off 10 years ago than it is today.hotroddy
- oh so you were bullshiting. cool.
better on what metric?pango
- _niko9
sorry for posting this
- that's ok, niko. no problemGnash
- yeah niko it's cool. i mean it's no problem am i right?prophetone
- Sorry, you had to post this.ETM
- too long, did not watchjmckinno
- Gnash8
Canadian road rage
- utopian2
- ?pango
- pajama partyMilan
- how does this image downloads in B&W first?sted
- ^https://cloudinary...whatthefunk
- https://cloudinary.c…whatthefunk
- wow thanks :)
i saved a few progressive jpegs in my life but its the first time i see it load like thissted - Just because they look like idiots doesn’t make them Canadian !Gnash
- Savagesi_was
- Canada Softrobotron3k
- They’re Brazilians!Gnash
- Are high waisted pants ‘in’ down in Brazil?Gnash
- very annoying looking people...shapesalad
- still dont get this photopango
- Me neither, but 2nd guy from right killing it with the tip toe pose. Tennis. High waist. Team. Normal people hate them.maquito
- so this has nothing to do with canada?pango
- ^ Aside from the name of their firm being, Polar, nope.Gnash
- ok then.pango
- i'd love to have some insufferable beers with these guys!_niko
- nb5
As a former Canadian, what I see from my outsider perspective is this:
The country is falling behind rapidly due to a few simultaneous things going on.
1. Weak leadership. Trudeau’s government appears to make some big decisions based on idealism rather than pragmatism. Political correctness occasionally wins over what is actually good for Canadians.
2. Weak monetary policy leadership. Historically Canada has done well by following in the footsteps US Fed, staying 1-2 years behind and using the US economy as a bellweather. However, the lack of a similar real estate collapse in ‘09 and then entering the pandemic under very different conditions than the US has meant that the Bank of Canada now needs to act alone, without a clear model to guide them. BoC clearly has not risen to this challenge.
3. All levels of government and regular Canadians turning a blind eye to the corruption, money laundering and bubble in real estate. For nearly 30 years; the length of a mortgage! The RE industry convinced homeowners that market corrections aren’t necessary and that rapidly rising prices is like winning the lottery. This isn’t true if you only own your primary residence. Eventually you get to be about 60 and your adult children are priced out of their own cities. Then you hit 75 and can’t retire because your property tax is almost as much as your mortgage payment was. The government did nothing to intervene. Canadian homeowners stayed willfully ignorant and the next generation is fucked. Young people can’t afford to have kids because they can’t afford to get them a home. Simple as that. That leads to population collapse and a new desperation for immigrants.
4. Lack of investment in emerging industries. Canada focused on service sector and resource extraction instead of green energy, technology sector, etcl. It’s amazing that in the blackberry years, most Canadians didn’t even know Blackberry was Canadian. How about Shopify? Shopify is an extremely successful tech company and it’s known as having some of the lowest salaries in tech. Big tech pays about 30% less to Canadian employees than US employees. Canada missed a massive opportunity to grow the tech sector by leveraging the cheaper dollar and encouraging US tech workers to immigrate to Canada. This would’ve changed the entire economic outlook of Canada. Instead, there’s a massive brain drain as anyone who can be successful can do even better in the States. US immigration policy dictates Canada’s ability to retain doctors, software engineers, business consultants, etc. Canada doesn’t appear to even be trying to solve this problem.
5. Lack of diversity in immigration policy. Canada is putting all its eggs in one basket: population growth. However, in order to use new immigrants to lift the country, you need immigrants that can generate productivity at and above the level of the current population. In simple terms, you need to attract doctors, engineers, businesspeople and you need to make sure they can get certified to do their profession in Canada. What you want is a highly competitive immigration process that has all the strongest candidates trying to get in. The US is pretty great at this and you can see the results after many decades of competitive immigration policy. Also, in order to stabilize your country, you need diverse immigrants. Otherwise your culture will soon be overtaken by a new culture. You want immigrants to bring their cultures and ADD to Canadian culture, to improve it via diversity, not replace it. This means limiting immigrants from the highest population countries (India and China). Trudeau would never do this because it would be perceived as racist (*one can argue that it IS racist but one can also argue that it’s about respecting diversity.) anyway, strong economies are built on diverse populations. Especially in a country that REQUIRES immigration for economic growth.
6. I left long before weed was legal, but I think legalizing weed was bad for the country. I know many people enjoy weed and it can be a life saver for some but it does suck the motivation from a lot of people. For others it’s a daily escape from their problems. That can be good for an individual but bad in the long run.
- Thanks for coming to my Massey Lecture ;)nb
- well written summary, cheerseveryangle
- the biggest issue with Canada and Canadiens is that we're too polite and we don't stand up or protest anything. Redneck trucker convoy aside_niko
- Probably because we realize that we still have it better than 99% of the planet, especially better than whatever shithole country we emigrated from._niko
- So we weather the storm, grin and bear it with great resolve in typical Canadian fashion._niko
- Our banking is stable, probably one of the best in the world, we've got tons on natural resources and a highly skilled and educated population...so our general_niko
- mindset is ...what me worry? lol_niko
- and yeah agree with the weed thing though I don't think it's changed since it was illegal, the same people that smoked before smoke now_niko
- I stopped smoking when it was legalized. Didn't feel as cool anymore.garbage
- We have a D-list celebrity clown that has just now triggered his base by talking about the need for a "bloodbath" if he doesn't win the election.garbage
- Sorry about your problems Canada, but we're too busy forging a shithole down here. (Can I move in please?)garbage
- unlike the shit hole of country called the USAutopian
- @garbage can't stop you. also wouldn't recommend.pango
- 6. any study to show which way it's going?pango
- So we all go to Mexico then. Gonna have to learn how to surf.garbage
- we're all staying at moldy's placepango
- Lol. Shhh, don't tell him. He'll lock the doors.garbage
- _niko2
Canadians who smoke weed or invest in weed or work in a weed related industry will be barred from the US for life.
TL;DR : ALL CANADIANS ARE BANNED FROM THE US!
lol
- that means our prime ministers is technically barred for life.pango
- more bureaucracy, longer lines at borders and immigrationhotroddy
- this must be this new protectionism thing that's in vogue in the usa right now. Canadian weed is probably better (stronger&cheaper)uan
- Well, I own shares from Canadian weed companies. Guess I'm getting deported!section_014
- no one cared when i posted this months ago in news of the day... #sadfaceimbecile
- bang goes the VFX industry!mugwart
- Are Americans who smoke/invest/work in weed in Colorado barred from the rest of the US?i_monk
- Nope.monospaced
- One more reason to just bypass the States and enjoy other parts of the world until they get their shit together.ETM
- Yup. Though Ontario is turning into a shithole too.i_monk
- Our company works for a brand under Canopy - our lawyers are smiling.ben_
