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Absurd? It is all over the news. I linked the governments announcement. I could not care less about electric cars or their range or cost, and that is not what my post was about. I said Ontario is at the edge of it's production. there could be brownouts and outages because of the demand. Proposing we buy more electric vehicles and build more housing is straining the system even more and may not handle it. https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-electricity-grid/ https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2023/06/05/if-the-hot-weather-keeps-up-ontario-is-at-risk-of-power-shortages-this-summer-report-finds.html

Not sure what you mean by "wage war over long periods of time"? Canada was there for 13 years and the US was there for 20 years. What western powers were not able to confront was how intense and what a Holy War was.

Oh, AI is Universal Basic Income. Never run into that acronym used for that. I am an old guy so, it is welfare to me. Absolutely, when free money is offered, people will take it.

I am afraid you have lost me. I too know of people getting the income supplement from the pandemic cash. It was given too freely and now some folks feel entitled to free money. It does have to stop. I have a friend working for CRA and he has been seconded to the fraud department and they are going after those folks that have "cheated" They even caught CRA employees and fired them and made them pay back. They are also going after pensioners that got the money. He said many thousands of pensioners are in for a shock. Anyway you lost me with your mention of AI? Are you saying artificial intelligence is somehow playing a role??

With all the heat, brown outs and power outages are happening because people are putting their air conditioners on. We are on the limit of electricity production now. And all levels of government want us to buy electric vehicles and of course, the public outcry for more electricity using housing. We need more juice. Thankfully the Ontario (at least) government says they will build another nuke plant https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-new-nuclear-build-1.6897701 I suspect the other provinces are in the same situaltion with their electricity grid Now, to see if it will happen. Will the "greenies" allow this? The ones that want to do away with fossil fuel use will now have to allow nuclear development.

I responded to your comments."if you don't contribute and rely on this kind of stuff, it's akin to being a freeloader. " as well as the comments leading up to that statement. I do have very strong opinions on indigenous generational welfare. In my career, I have had opportunity to be on many indigenous "communities" (formerly called reserves). I have seen what goes on. I fully agreed with workfare (Ontario Works) when it was presented and implemented. Thing is, it embarrassed some and it was quickly deemed politically incorrect. I agree, and have always espoused, you earn what you have. If you do not earn, you deserve what predicament you are in. I also am a huge opponent of the Guaranteed Wage movement. Do not work, get nothing. With a few exceptions, no one is owed anything.

It certainly does, in some peoples minds.... like the ones using the term. And, by definition pixie dust is "a substance or influence with an apparently magical effect that brings great success or luck." and seems to have been working for Trudeau for the past 12 years LOL It is important for PP to steal some out of Trudeau's bag LOL

So, lets take the indigenous. Every indigenous person living in remote (or off the grid) communities throughout this country are, in your words, freeloaders. They have no industry, no work in those communities except the make work projects the feds have made for them. Workfare has been tried but it was determined to be demeaning to the dignity of the individual and was cancelled.

As meaningful as the gas tax rebate or the climate change rebate.

I like to wind him up every once in a while It only takes 2 or 3 words and he goes berserk LOL Then keep him going with a few words at a time LOL

I so pity you. You do nothing but argue, demean and belittle everyone here except the precious few that are of your ilk You are a zero dropping into negative territory. LOL

Not at all. I just take it for what it's worth and by definition, you are a Justin fan

Awww, poor baby. Boo Hoo. Go commensurate with myata ....you two are clones. LOL

Yeah it is. But hey, you keep using it LOL Time to rethink your insult terms eh??

Again, who asked you? Certainly not me. You and facts, another oxymoron LOL I don't look up anything you say because it always comes up in the BS book LOL You and myata are two p's in an pod. Stroke each other and let us normal folks alone LOL

Because your claim is Bull Sit You cannot back up your own BS LOL

You keep on and on about pixie dust. Using that term all the time. Do I take it as you are constantly complimenting Trudeau? Pixiedust: "a substance or influence with an apparently magical effect that brings great success or luck. "the folks who live there still seem to believe that they've been sprinkled with pixie dust""

Who asked you?

But Canada's productivity has not risen. My point is valid unless you have something else to dismiss it? The Americans have also sold production away. They are as much beholding to China, Taiwan, India etc for cheap products as we are.

So, show and tell us what country where "proportional representation" is used and working?

That's what you get for wanting cheaper stuff. Cannot make it here and make it affordable so, get China, Taiwan or India to make it.

You pay what it costs. Ya think Newfoundlanders are going to give you a discount? LOL

Where do you dig up all that BS??? 10 million square kilometres and only 40 million people "old forest"? Cut it down??? Cod fisheries is just fine after it was reopened. What is wrong with salmon? Most salmon we eat is farmed. Exterminated beavers??? Expected nonsense from the drama queen LOL

Kudos to you, you have taught me never to argue with an !diot, they'll only bring you down to their level & beat you with experience so, I will no longer argue with you.

I hear you and your concerns. I am just a bit more optimistic than you. Canada allows, encourages and welcomes skilled people to come into the country. Problem is Canada (or provinces) itself. In the case of doctors, nurses, even engineers, this country cannot seem to find a way to get them licensed to work here. Unskilled entrants will take the unskilled jobs we Canadians no longer want to do.