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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/minimum-wage-republican-opposition-1133213/

Old news. Here's something more recent ... https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trudeau-brownface-reaction-international-1.5289870 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-trudeaus-popularity-has-slipped-since-we-charity-scandal-broke-poll/ Looks like it's you who needs to keep up.

You might be interested in a FrontLine documentary, "The Virus that Shook the World", pretty interesting take on China and how they handled the virus.

You're a nice guy, AG, one of my favorite posters even though we disagree a lot. But your partisanship misleads you, imo. I used to think JT was who he said he was, but he's no better than Harper or Mulroney or Chretien. O'Toole is an idiot; too bad. I'd like to think there's some incorruptible politician out there, who really would work for all Canadians, but I think our system works against it. Too much too lose in four years; they all have to play the game - satisfy the money. But even worse is an unlimited term, because then there's no accountability at all. And you know, it's not a matter of morality - whether one is liberal or conservative, its just a different way of solving problems. Accusing someone of 'losing their moral compass' because they have a different political ideology is just sad, really.

Goof.

This from the guy who says atheists are the same as communists.

Who needs people to work? The rich people and businesses are what keeps the economy going; workers are of least importance - they don't need health care or a living wage; paying people is what puts businesses out of business! At least, that's what Republicans/Conservatives tell me.

Such a simple-minded belief system:. You don't believe what I do, therefore you are evil. Thank goodness religious people, as a whole and Conservatives, as a whole, aren't fanatical extremists determined to spread hate and sow division.

While Taxme is the perfect example of a Conservative supporter/voter. I'd prefer 100 Ron's over a single Taxme in my "camp", because some connection to reality is better than none.

And yet, so many believed that God arranged Trump's ascendancy to President of the US. But religious people are neither logical nor consistent: if they like the leader, it'd because God placed them there; if they don't, it's because people voted them in, and God will fix it by-and-by.

The courts define whether a limitation is justified, and they supported the right of the government to restrict entry into Newfoundland and Labrador when their restrictions were challenged. You can disagree with that (The Canadian Civil Liberties Association does), but the answer to your question is that the courts decide, when someone challenges a law imposed by government.

"Public good" and "following the law" generally takes precedence over individual rights. Do you accept random checks of Canadian drivers to check sobriety? It's no different.

I ran across a video this morning I found pretty interesting. Maybe you would too. How Sure Are Climate Scientists: Degrees of Uncertainty

For some communities, the 'danger point' has already passed. US town relocating due to rising seas. And other places.

The minority is not right merely by virtue of being a minority. The preponderance of evidence supports the seriousness of this disease; your continued attempts to downplay that seriousness is reminiscent of cigarette companies denying evidence while pointing to their small group of handpicked (and paid) scientists. In any case, those "experts" you tout aren't being ignored. In places like India and Brazil, they're the drivers of government policy. Take a look at how those countries are doing.

Tell that to the many families who've had healthy family member die of Covid. There are many examples of that, but you are so deep in denial and conspiracy that you are blind to the reality. As if medical care professionals around the world are in cahoots with politicians and ordinary citizens to lie about what have killed people in order to ... What exactly? That's where you conspiracy nuts fail; the reasons you give for this vast conspiracy simply do not make sense.

It's been known for months that Covid came to Canada via the US and Europe. Yet, you are still going on about "travel from Wuhan". What good is all the competency, honesty, openness if people reject it because it doesn't fall in with their pet theories? Yes, we as a nation should have been better prepared, no argument there. Yes, and it's still a different virus than Sars-1, the common cold, the flu. Mortality, infection rate and method, symptoms, long term effects - all new, all needing study. Plenty has been learned about this virus. These "nonsensical orders" have helped keep the virus from spreading even more, in Canada. Don't believe me? Take look at Brazil, where there were no orders, nonsensical or not. There has been plenty of evidence supporting social distancing, mask wearing, hand washing and avoiding crowds. PHO revolve around those three things, and have done consistently for months. Who is distancing themselves from actions and outcomes? Gov says "stay home, wear a mask, avoid gatherings", some portion of the populace thinks these things don't apply to them, and somehow you think gov failed because some people are stupid? Define "excellent results". Provide an example of a region that has achieved those excellent results, and describe how Canada could have achieved those same results, adjusting as needed for our culture, politics and geography. Can you do that?

What would you propose? I didn't hear the CBC spot you are referring to, and have no opinion about the credibility of the information or the expert. However, if this little bit of information is proven, without a doubt, to be true later, people would be up in arms because the government knew, but did nothing. Just like "travel from Wuhan" - government didn't shut down travel fast enough from China, so they must've screwed up (never mind that Canada's cases came from the US and Europe). Simply put, you can't have it both ways in a pandemic where experts and governments are learning as they go. Either they wait for that absolute proof and be "too slow", or they respond in some way to every study that comes out, and be accused of not having enough evidence, or lying or conspiring to turn us into a communist state. So what's your solution? How exactly can the government avoid both acting too slowly and acting too quickly in an environment where information updates weekly, if not daily.

This took me about 120 seconds to find:. https://www.utsa.edu/today/2020/09/story/covid-spread-outdoor-conditions.html I don't know if that study has been replicated or repudiated, and have no opinion on its accuracy. There's probably more to be found, for or against.

Freeloader.

I have paid sick leave, but only for 75% of the time. The other 25% comes out of my pocket or my vacation. I think its fair, and people think twice about giving up vacation time or accepting a smaller paycheque. Limiting the number of dick days seems fair as well. My previous employer gave 12 paid sick days, so if you used them up and then got sick, you'd be screwed, or at least regretful. If people get paid to work while sick, they will. That increases the spread of all illnesses, not just Covid. Also, sick people are less productive workers - present, but barely working. This is called "presentism" and also costs employers money. The more sick people are at work, the more the company loses. Having one person off for a few days is better than having your work force only partially present over several weeks as infection travels through workplaces. I personally have taken less sick days since Covid because I'm not being exposed to every random virus brought in by people who are sick.

Yeah, "credit rating" is a scam. I get regular reports from both Transunion and Equifax, they're always different from each other and they bounce up and down without any rhyme or reason that I can identify. When I renegotiated my mortgage, the credit union's rating was different from both Transunion and Equifax, and I was told that they didn't use those agencies. Other than my mortgage, I have no debt; only a Visa that gets paid off every month and my ratings hover just below 700. I guess the deal is that they assume a credit card or loan is in my future, and so they're all set up to soak me, interest-wise, when that happens. Yeah, debt has become intrinsically tied to a 'successful' capitalist economy - I read something on that a few years ago, can't remember all the details now though.

Since you've been claiming for a year that Covid is just made up, some kind of grand conspiracy to remove all our freedoms, why would you get a shot at all? Are you scared of little bit of flu?

Cancer isn't transmissable through the air. You can't get cancer because some joker didn't bother to take precautions. But you are right, of course: Why do anything to reduce death and injury to Canadians? Who needs government sponsored ad campaigns to get people to stop smoking or eat healthier foods and exercise more to lower their risk of cancer, or heart disease or diabetes? And those freedom-limiting laws that require sober drivers and seatbelt use in cars: Clearly they go against our Charter, just like mask mandates and travel restrictions do. People who choose the good of the majority over the desires of the individual are freedom-hating, commie-loving traitors to democracy. /s

Misinformation. Predictions made in the early 1900s about the effect of greenhouse gasses have come true. Predictions made in the 1990s about change in weather patterns are happening now. Predictions about the melting of ice caps didn't go far enough. Yes, these are conversations that must be had, sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, Capitalists don't want to have those conversations because then they'd have to think about changing their business practices; it suits them fine if time is wasted on denying our role in climate change.