TreeBeard

They would use transit, or taxis.

BC will not be permitted to log the caribou into extinction. Those are Canada’s endangered caribou.

Any idea how long there has been federal species at risk act? Would you be surprised to know that it was already in place during the Conservative government of Harper and they did not repeal it? Once again, you’re showing your ignorance. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ottawa-intervene-caribou-protection-1.6416835

Species at Risk is federal, but also shared, jurisdiction. Please at least try and learn a little more before making sweeping statements.

I think this is a bit of false equivalence. I’m not sure I’ve seen or heard from anyone who wants everyone to wear a mask in many months. And none in this forum. I can’t say the same for the COVID conspiracy nuts.

You don’t want caribou herds in the future?

You think you’re going to win this debate by suggesting reasonable policies to conspiracy theorists? They’re going to take your wealth tax and turn it into a conspiracy about a government fund for transgender city planners locking you into a 5 block radius so they can read story books to your children while they have to eat worms as a snack. It’s not about the wealth paying their fair share. It’s about conspiracies of the wealthy people (at least the ones they disagree with… oil barons = good wealthy) making you eat bugs.

You’re absolutely correct and @Michael Hardner is wrong. You can say anything you want about your employer, even if you sign a contract that you won’t. The government will not take away your freedoms because you signed a contract. Your employer can also fire you for doing so because you signed a contract not to. You’re both conflating your freedoms with the consequences of saying things. You’re free to say them, and the government can’t punish you for doing so, but your employer has a right to fire you as a consequence.

So you think EVs are going to be limited to 5km range and that no one will be allowed outside their area? Lovely premise for dystopian fiction, but nothing more than that.

Perpetual means “all the time”. Where are these perpetual lockdowns you’re talking about? Nowhere in Canada is anything locked down for COVID.

Not true. You’re one of the good ones here…. don’t start spreading misinformation just to try and make a point.

They’re going to lock you in?

What “anti-communist” (I’m not even sure what that is) has ever been expelled for their beliefs? Don't we have a statue commemorating the fight against communism?

Me either. Apparently, the board that sets professional standards for nurses does have issues with their conduct as a nurse. So how is this the same as Rowling being roasted on twitter?

So where in the criminal code is wearing fake boobs? Are you claiming the giant boobs guy is the same one arrested for child pornography?

I never claimed anything. You’re conflating the opinion of the highest court in Canada with my opinion. I never claimed anything to do with LGBTQ folks. The court did. That’s not a lie, it’s just a fact. The Court weighed the rights of both parties and determined that TWU was being unreasonable and that the Law Society had the authority and acted correctly in not granting TWU a law school. TWU can get a law school tomorrow if they would just uphold the values of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms like a law school must do to be legitimate. Saying gay folks can just go elsewhere was dismissed by the Supreme Court. Clearly that makes no sense in terms of equality. Just like a law school couldn’t tell students that they have to sign a covenant to be atheists, and if the Christians don’t like it they can go to another school that will take them. There are gay Christians who may want to go to TWU if they offered a law degree. Why not? By the way, TWU no longer has such a covenant for its students. Not surprising, as I’m sure they didn’t check if every student was refraining from premarital sex. They just wanted to make sure their school wasn’t sullied by gay people. Clearly a bigoted policy.

So, if she is saying it, who has denied her the right to say it? Isn’t that a very different issue to a nursing board looking at the professional conduct of its members?

Their right to religion interfered with students’ rights. I think it is fair to say that you don’t care about gay student’s rights to marry and be intimate with their partner free of interference. However, the Court has to look at their rights in addition to the rights of TWU, where you do not. You ONLY care about TWU’s rights. The court found that the Law Society balanced the rights in a correct and fair fashion. All TWU would have to do to have a law school is to mind their own business. From the decision: In the end, it cannot be said that the denial of approval is a serious limitation on the religious rights of members of the TWU community. The LSBC’s decision does not suppress TWU’s religious difference. Except for the limitation we have identified, no evangelical Christian is denied the right to practise his or her religion as and where they choose. The refusal to approve the proposed law school means that members of the TWU religious community are not free to impose those religious beliefs on fellow law students, since they have an inequitable impact and can cause significant harm. The LSBC chose an interpretation of the public interest in the administration of justice which mandates access to law schools based on merit and diversity, not exclusionary religious practices. The refusal to approve TWU’s proposed law school prevents concrete, not abstract, harms to LGBTQ people and to the public in general. The LSBC’s decision ensures that equal access to the legal profession is not undermined and prevents the risk of significant harm to LGBTQ people who feel they have no choice but to attend TWU’s proposed law school. It also maintains public confidence in the legal profession, which could be undermined by the LSBC’s decision to approve a law school that forces LGBTQ people to deny who they are for three years to receive a legal education.

They don’t remove people from their jobs. Employers do. Part of being employed as a lawyer is having certification from a provincial bar. If you do not, then you’re not a lawyer. A person can still hire you as their representative, but you have no authority as a lawyer. The law society certifies schools. Part of the certification is following the law. If a school says “you can’t be gay married” but the law says they can, that is the school denying the fundamental freedoms of their students. This is an issue for a professional association that advocates for following laws and the Constitution (Charter). The Supreme Court agreed with the Law Society. The Supreme Court of Canada confirmed the Law Society of British Columbia’s decision not to approve a proposed law school at Trinity Western University in Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Western University. https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/about-us/news-and-publications/news/2018/supreme-court-of-canada-rules-on-proposed-trinity/ The Law Society’s position is that everyone should have equal access to law school, which is the entry point for the legal profession and the judiciary. A covenant that students of Trinity Western University must sign infringes the access of those in the LGBTQ community and those in committed common-law relationships.

You clearly do not understand what a professional association is if you think it’s a union. Professional associations set standards and govern its members based on those set standards. This could mean sanctioning members for unprofessional conduct. They do not bargain with employers. Lawyers have a professional association called the Canadian Bar Association. Definitely not a union. You can be in a professional association without being in a union (Ike most lawyers are)

Do you have an example of where law enforcement got a business to self censor someone? This seems a bit convoluted. Yes, they can issue a speeding ticket to coerce you to follow the law. Is this the type of coercion you’re referring to?

I think anyone whose doesn’t want to do anything about climate change is in league with Satan. He wants to see people suffer from famine, and rising sea levels. Those extreme fires in California? Satan loves it. Me? I’m on the side of the angels.

How do you know you’re not already under his influence?

Are you completely immune to Satan and demonic forces?

Healthcare by the provinces has turned into a disaster. It’s time to nationalize healthcare.