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"See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Canadian National Railway Company is $132,424, or $63 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $130,004, or $62 per hour." Canadian National Railway Company Salaries | Comparably They are already making a fortune on the backs of taxpayers.. I don't know anybody that makes that kind of money except perhaps doctors and professionals.

Why even have a shutdown of the national railway system? What purpose does it serve? It is foolishness to allow the whole Canadian railway system to be able to be shut down either by a lockout or a strike. Strikes and lockouts for something like that should be illegal and every contract should be by binding arbitration. The same should go for doctors, nurses, police, fire fighters, and other essential services.

This is not a normal situation. The article I just posted describes the problem. There is only these two railway companies and the union has the power to shut them down and hold the whole Canadian economy hostage. That is what is different in this labour dispute.

" So believe it or not, on a theoretical level, I agree with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh regarding the rail lockout/strike that began early Thursday morning. “CN and CPKC should still be bargaining with Teamsters Canada,” Singh said in a statement. But Canada doesn’t have a free market for rail services. It has a duopoly in which two companies control all or most of a market. And when those two companies are both dealing with the same union at the same time, that union can hold the entire economy hostage — and it knows it. Canadian consumers, farmers, entrepreneurs and corporations are hostage to both the companies and the union. The Teamsters’ timing is very strategic. The Prairie grain harvest will soon make railways maximum busy. Oil exports are rising (and despite the opening of the expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline, a lot of Canadian oil still gets to market by train). The federal Liberal government, which could propose legislation to end the work stoppage, is hanging on by a thread provided by the union-friendly NDP, who have vowed to cut the Liberals’ thread if the government proposes a back-to-work bill. Then there is the simple logistical fact that Parliament is in recess until the middle of next month. Even if the Trudeau government worked up the gumption to introduce strike-ending legislation, it would have to recall MPs for an emergency session, which would take days or even a week. At a cost to businesses and farmers of more than $1 billion per day, the strike threatens an already fragile, slow-growing economy. And manufacturers, exporters, farmers, small businesses, oil producers and consumers have no ability to switch to other railways." GUNTER: | Edmonton Sun

Technically, no, but economically, it is a potential disaster for Canada in many ways. Governments are responsible to maintain order as well as enforce the law. A strike of this nature would not be maintaining order and good government. It would be anarchy and destruction.

" 3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back. 4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit." Proverbs 26: 3, 4 KJV "12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. " Proverbs 26:12

" Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), which currently vets applicants, and the departments that preceded it going back to 1996, did not always demand status cards or other documents from vendors until 2022, according to Piragasanathar’s statement. “In years past,” he explained, “businesses were required to sign an attestation” that they were Indigenous. They also faced the possibility of an audit, he said. In 2022, ISC tightened the requirements by demanding documentation from new applicants, Piragasanathar said. He did not explain why. The Trudeau government has directed billions of dollars to Indigenous businesses over the past two years, but never addressed the PSIB’s underlying problems, according to a collaborative investigation between Global News and researchers at First Nations University of Canada. (Learn more about how the investigation unfolded.) The program has recently come under fire from federal MPs for negligent auditing practices that potentially allow non-Indigenous businesses to exploit the system at the expense of Indigenous enterprises — and their communities." Billions in federal contracts awarded to ‘Indigenous’ enterprises without verification | Globalnews.ca This is just another example of how the Trudeau government throws Canadian taxpayer money around without serious safeguards and controls.

Unfortunately the federal government acted a bit late. The Liberal cabinet minister only today directed the labour board to enact binding arbitration. That will take days, which means the railways system could be shut down for days costing the economy billions of dollars. We're still not sure when this will end although there is some light at the end of the tunnel. The effects of this shutdown could affect businesses for days or even weeks. All of this was unnecessary if the government had used some common sense and acted much sooner. But it appears they listened to the NDP and let it go this far before doing something.

Of course not. But I don't believe a union should be able to shut down the entire railway system for Canada. That is anarchy and could hurt many major industries in Canada as well as millions of Canadians. A government's job is to maintain law and order and prevent anarchy. Doing that is not Socialism. It is just protecting the country from serious harm and anarchy. Surely you must understand we need a certain amount of laws and authorities to protect a country from harm. There can be no free-for-all for unions or anyone else. This is just common sense.

Billions in federal contracts awarded to ‘Indigenous’ enterprises without verification | Globalnews.ca

Yes, I pressed the gas pedal once when I meant to press the brake, but only for a couple seconds and there was no danger as result. It can happen. If a person panics and presses the gas instead of the brake, I can see how a serious accident could happen.

So you don't believe in law and order.

Really. A few years ago, she supported the idea of more police in California when she was attorney general. But not many years ago she believed police should not answer 911 calls and that their jobs should be re-defined. Is she really of sound mind and reliable enough to hold the most powerful position in America or the world? Kamala Harris dreamed of stopping cops responding to 911 calls (msn.com)

Did you lose your soother this morning little boy?

The federal government says they are urging the companies and union to sit down to reach agreement. Nice words but they are empty and do nothing to protect Canadians. It is obvious the parties are far apart and no agreement is in sight. This lockout or strike should never be allowed. This will reportedly cost the economy a billion dollars a day. This will hurt many farmers as they cannot get their goods to market. This will affect many other businesses and the population of Canada. The federal government allowing this to happen and not considering this as an essential service is a complete failure. This is not like a strike by a chain store or a saw mill somewhere. This is a complete shutdown of the national rail system. This should never be allowed. The federal government is completely at fault. This will do great harm to Canada in many ways. Trudeau just made an announcement on the news as the shutdown just began. He says this will do damage to various industries, businesses, and to Canada. Yes, he admits this. Yet what has he done to prevent it? He is the PM and the one person that could have done something to avoid it. In fact, the only person that could stop it from happening. Yet he is doing nothing to stop it and force the parties to binding arbitration. What is going on in our leader's heads? Does he think nice words is going to resolve this and stop the shutdown?

We now see a report of a suspect that allegedly murdered several people as part of intimate partner violence. He was banned by the court from going near his partner, but violated the order a number of times. The police seized a number of weapons before the killings, but did not know he still had one gun hidden somewhere. How is it he allegedly made a number of threatening acts, had weapons, violated court orders to stay away from the partner, but still was not locked up? So he was allegedly able to murder several people because he was allowed to be out free. The answer is the justice system is a farce and is not protecting Canadians.

No, you are making a false assumption. Most rational people believe there should be appropriate justice which includes jail time for criminal acts. It appears there are lots of liberals or progressives that don't believe in justice. That's why we have ridiculous small sentences for serious crimes. The liberals also are so soft on crime that they let repeat offenders out on bail immediately in many or most cases. This has been in the news almost daily. The business owners are fed up and some even considering shutting down their businesses because it is costing them so much money. Any normal, civilized person should be angry about the terrible justice system that lets repeat offenders and dangerous offenders out on bail constantly. This was raised last year by the premiers with the federal government and we all thought the government was going to do something about it. But they apparently did nothing. It also gives them small sentences or no jail time. That is the issue. We should be able to express our opinions about that in a free country.

Evading the question. You don't fool anyone. You obviously don't want to say so you can claim to be non judgmental of anything. You think that makes you look holier than thou. According to you, nobody can have an opinion about whether the justice system is working correctly or not. You express your opinion on everything on here and judge me. So while you say you don't judge the justice system but you judge me? Isn't that hypocrisy at it's worse?

Do you think 4 to 6 years for a drunk driver who kills someone is reasonable? They also often get out after one-third of their sentence.

"If an agreement is not reached, there is a growing likelihood that Tehran, which has been signaling its readiness to attack Israel for several weeks, will follow through on its threats. This could lead to a direct confrontation between Israel and Iran, which the United States and its allies have been trying to avoid since the conflict began on October 7." There is the reason right there. Israel has reportedly already agreed to the cease fire deal, but Hamas has not. Hamas is hoping to bring Iran, Hezbollah, and others into a major war against Israel. That is the only logical reason I can see for Hamas refusing to sign a cease fire deal with Israel. Gaza ceasefire deal on edge of collapse - Politico (msn.com)

You are a bit of an lefty extremist. "Petronella McNorgan, a 79-year-old retired teacher, was convicted in April of one count of criminal negligence causing death and seven counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. " That's what the judge ruled, not me. Sounds like pretty serious charges. But no jail time at all. Perhaps it was caused by a mental lapse. In that case, maybe she should not have been found guilty of any of those charges. Perhaps she should be tested by professionals to see if there is some kind of mental issue that caused the accident, that is, caused her to push the gas pedal instead of the brake.

My interest is more with the justice system in general. The system in general is a joke. Repeat offenders, some dangerous, are constantly arrested for shoplifting and immediately released. Some businesses are giving up because it has cost them thousands of dollars in lost merchandise and the courts do nothing except let them out to repeat again. This case involved killing a young child and injuring a number of others. Nobody knows the real reason it happened. But the court or judge found it to be negligence. I don't know. But it still sets a precedent. I am more concerned about how the justice system treats drunk drivers. How often do drunk drivers kill people and get off with light sentences? That is common. The typical sentence in Canada for drunk drivers killing someone is 4 to 6 years. They also can out after serving one-third of their sentence. "The short sentences imposed in some cases of impaired driving causing death or bodily harm, the generous credit given for pre-conviction imprisonment and the fact that many of these offenders are paroled after serving only one-third of their sentence has generated controversy and angered victims of impaired driving." -MADD

The creation account in Genesis is meant to be taken literally. It is a statement of fact of how God created the universe. If one doesn't take that literally why should that person take anything else in the Bible literally? The Bible is full of miracles.

The mechanism is the Bible itself. We take it literally unless there is a clear reason such as a phrase that is clearly not meant to be literal such as when one says it's raining cats and dogs.

"The 79-year-old London, Ont., woman convicted of driving her car into a troop of girl guides, killing an eight-year-old girl and injuring seven others in 2021, was sentenced Tuesday to two years less a day of house arrest, followed by three years of probation that includes a driving ban." 79-year-old who drove into girl guides, killing 8-year-old in London, sentenced to 2 years of house arrest (msn.com)