For some added context, this has been going on for years from all parties. Maybe this year was not the most amicable environment to do this in, and maybe these particular slogans were in bad taste, but I don’t think this is as egregious as everyone is saying.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/political-party-convention-gimmicks-1.2530848
It doesn’t really though. The only problem it outlines is that it doesn’t pay a living wage. It says nothing about why it’s a problem that people with high incomes also get this (other than it’s unfair). It then suggests making it more complicated (increasing overhead) so that poor people can get more.
But it’s much simpler than that. Just pay everyone more. Make it an actual basic income at living wage, and adjust the tax brackets appropriately.
Then expand it to include everyone instead of just seniors.
Why is that a problem? OAS is taxable income. It’s essentially what a basic income program should look like. If the problem is that rich people exist, tax reform is the issue you should be looking at.
I can’t wait for the companion articles:
The global network that ties Mark Carney to the Bank of Canada
and
The global network that ties Justin Trudeau to Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Do you have a source for this? I struggle to see how most Canadians use enough oil products to account for anywhere near 45% of the cost of living.
Obviously there are secondary uses (shipping fuel), oil by-products (plastic), and people who still heat their homes with oil, but it really doesn’t seem like it could be approaching 45% Canada wide.
Since I wasn’t clear at all in my first comment: I’m referring to the fact that people can also get away with murder, as long as they’re driving a car at the time. Very rarely is it much more than a slap on the wrist, but it’s always significantly less than any other form of negligent homicide.
“Corporations are people driving cars”
But now it’s easy. If something that looks like news is posted on Facebook, it’s misinformation.
These contributions are so small. I wouldn’t mind if my own country increased their contributions to WHO by 20% to make up for this shortfall.
The biggest problem is that the WHO is a worldwide health organization. Without cooperation from the States, there could be huge health impacts elsewhere that could have been otherwise averted. Will other countries also pull out?
Probably nothing of consequence. I would be very surprised if the relevant agencies haven’t already done 99% of the background check already, and the only thing left to do is for him to agree.
Don’t copy that floppy!
I think the generational shift was mostly that the previous generation just didn’t have or use computers at home, and suddenly they were everywhere. Most households just didn’t have a computer until the late 90s or early 00s. By then, floppies were on their way out, and burning CDs was all the rage.
Are there any non-founding-member countries that kept their own currency?
I believe it’s mandatory for all new members.
There were exceptions when the EU was formed for things like currency, but I don’t think they’re allowing that anymore. If the UK wanted to rejoin, they’d have to switch to the Euro - they had a lot of favourable exceptions made for them to be in the EU in the first place, and they just gave them up.
This article doesn’t talk about small brewers though. It’s talking about the two largest beer companies in Canada. Yes, interprovincial trade will kill Labatt and Molson production in Newfoundland, as they move production inland to gain benefits from economies of scale. But small brewers will be fine. They might even see a growth as they gain access to bigger markets.
It’s just two different markets. Craft/local beer is one market, and really doesn’t compete at all with the likes of Molson and Labatt.
Wouldn’t that mean that getting things onto the island is also expensive?
Also notice that this article only mentions the giant multi-national brewers Labatt and Molson. Small craft brewers will be fine, they’re already more expensive (and better) than the mass-produced stuff.
This certainly sucks for the 110 or so workers that work for Labatt and Molson. I guess it’s possible that the interprovincial trade rules could be modified so that only small companies are allowed free trade, preventing Molson and Labatt from pulling out, but still allowing people to buy craft beers from across the country. Not sure how easy it would be to define “small” though.
It’s also not a war crime if you’re not enlisted.
His stated goal is to replace it with something similar but with better branding.
Consider that this effectively kills 90% of PP’s campaign rhetoric, and that if PP were to be elected, you’d lose the tax anyway without a replacement.
Per your edit: Does joining the EU require retroactive compliance? Or is it just “follow these standards going forward”?
As far as I know, he’s only planning on cutting the carbon tax (“taxes that divide us”). The carbon tax doesn’t fund health care.
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