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At that point I knew the rest would be bunk LOL Time to move on and get over it. What is a Vaccine? "Vaccination is a simple, safe, and effective way of protecting you against harmful diseases, before you come into contact with them. It uses your body’s natural defenses to build resistance to specific infections and makes your immune system stronger. Vaccines train your immune system to create antibodies, just as it does when it’s exposed to a disease. However, because vaccines contain only killed or weakened forms of germs like viruses or bacteria, they do not cause the disease or put you at risk of its complications." https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/vaccines-and-immunization-what-is-vaccination "A vaccine is a type of medicine that trains the body’s immune system so that it can fight a disease it has not come into contact with before. Vaccines are designed to prevent disease, rather than treat a disease once you have caught it." https://vk.ovg.ox.ac.uk/how-do-vaccines-work https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaccine

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That was my point. If procedures can be done off hospital property and done as good, at no extra cost, then I think it is a great idea to shift work to private clinics. My response to the other poster was just to reiterate that procedures are done now.

There are many government (federal and provincial) programs for first time home ownership. Businesses are in business to make a profit.... no more, no less. Government should never become a charity. There is already too much "free" stuff. Owning a home is not a right. If you can afford one, and afford to keep it, OK. I do not believe it is a government problem to make homes affordable. I did with less "stuff" to be able to afford a home. Look at the state of low income housing.... it's occupants care about keeping their homes in nice condition??? We may or may not agree on things and that is OK too.

I have been around for a long time. I have seen and lived the ups and downs of house prices in various regions of Canada. The cost of not h[just building but the cost of the land (and it's ups and downs) and the cost of development which is extraordinary to building houses. Someone has to pay for the development. if you say government, the taxepayer will pay, if you say developers then buyers will pay. Point is, someone has to pay one way or another. The cost is passed on. The buyers are the "market" and they are the ones that have the most influence on prices. The bidding wars that went on in the last 3 years were absurd. The "market" now has folks that cannot afford their homes, that cannot afford a 1% interest rate hike. That is not government, that is people with no foresight and not thinking ahead. People overbid and bought way beyond their means and, in my opinion, will see many of those folks default. I say that because I lived through buyer panic and default when I lived in Edmonton in the early 80's. I bought a 5 year old house for $80K that was sold for $110 when new. Alberta had to make laws to prevent people from buying houses for $1 to help out the defaulters. Supply is a problem for sure. Supply is also a problem for builders. Be aware though, builders and developers are not going to take chances and will not build if they cannot sell and make money. Oh and one last thing about labour. Here in Ontario, the industry says there is no way they are able to build the 1.5 million homes in the next 10 years because "An estimated 100,000 construction workers are needed to ensure the province can hit its target of 1.5 million homes built in the next decade."

I think you are waaaay overestimation permit etc fees. The cost of building a house ranges form $90 to sky is the limit per square foot. Land, materials, labour are so different in various regions of Canada you can not really give a general answer. The thing is, when housing prices are talked about, it is most often in Vancouver or GTA. Surprisingly, there are lots of houses (housing) for sale in Canada, the major cities included. The COVID crisis drove prices out of control and it was the panic buying public to blame for that. In my area, while prices have not gone down dramatically (they are down quite a bit though), housing sales have gone waaay down, 20 to 30%. It is now a buyers market. Government does not control labour, material or land prices or cost of development. Yes, they can reduce development fees but then, who would pay for that infrastructure? The roads, the sewage systems, fresh water systems, the electrical systems and all that is needed for the development? Oh, the buyer?? Diving up prices but just in a different way? Outside of huge government subsidy, as they did in the 70's (AHOP)which was a massive failure, there is no way to control housing costs. In the 70's under AHOP (Assisted Home Ownership Program) people got basically free money (non repayable loans) to buy new homes, which they sold a few years later, after AHOP was cancelled, for huge profits and prices went up.....again. https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/anatomy-of-a-crisis.pdf I had lots of friends that had AHOP homes back then. I understand BC has a new form of AHOP now again (Affordable Home Ownership Program). I am not familiar with it but, I suspect it will be a failure too. It is very easy to say the cost of homes is a government problem but, it is not. Oh and, in my opinion, owning a house is not a right. Having housing may be but owning is not owning.

As I mentioned earlier, a poster down voted me 54 times in a span of a few minutes. Down voting posts more than 2 or more years old. Pure vengance I have since had a poster go on another vengeance hissy fit rage. I have reported both but nothing was done.

No matter what the government does with the exception of getting into the construction business, construction will be the same as it is now and the cost of housing will keep climbing. A construction company is in business to make profit. It costs what it costs to put up a building. Materials, labour and fees are part of the cost and then there is profit. Also, people themselves are the ones driving up costs by bidding and over bidding for the homes. As for rentals, well, it costs a lot to put them up too. And then there is the maintenance and support costs along with the associated taxes and fees. Expectations may be a bit too high, both on peoples part as well as governments BS promises.

I responded to your statement "The fact that the Charter of Rights in Canada is weaker that the U.S. Constitution is also demonstrated by the lack of property rights in Canada." Yes there are more amendments to the US constitution than the Canadian one. Population and size of the country is irrelevant. Also, as I have shown you, property rights are not needed in the Canadian constitution. Your statements are irrelevant and make no sense.

Only responding to your comment "The fact that the Charter of Rights in Canada is weaker" than the US. As for number of governments, they all must till comply with the constitution. Population has nothing to do with it.

You pick little tidbits to make your points so.... Canada's Supreme Court consists of judges appointed into the positions depending on who is in power. Some years it is Liberal, some it is Conservative. Why are "property rights" a big deal to you?? We have it. "The right to own property was also included in the English Bill of Rights in 1689. In 1948, Canada signed the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 17 of which reads: Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others."

There have only been 13 changes to the Canadian constitution whereas the American has 27. Maybe the Canadian one is stronger? Or Canadians are less litigious?

You figure it out LOL I am not complain and whining, you are LOL Myata is like a thorn in an open field. No matter where you walk, the thorn finds you LOL

It is not a "discovery". It is a casual observation. If it weren't for Myatas and more otherwise, we would be much better off. More people for betterment and less whiners and complainers with no value added.

The West was always different than the East, even waaaay back. For all intents and purposes, when Ontario finished voting, the election was over. And it will go on like that again. BC's NDP leanings may push Justin back on top. With constant complainers and whiners like you, we deserve what we get. If there were only more positive people that are willing to work for a better Canada we would be in better shape. Unfortunately, Myata and her/his ilk are what is ruining the country. Whine, complain but do nothing to help.

The Conservatives were ahead last 3 times too.... then came voting day. Hopefully this time, they have their shit together and convince Canadians.

If that was so, we would not have any politicians LOL For sure, that is a plus side

West or WestConMan?? Same ole same ole. LOL Housing dude....stay on topic...Oh wait, you can't

To what end??? Makes no sense for any government to do that.

Like so many others, bought what they thought they deserved and then the reality hammer hit them in the wallet.

Again "Point was, Roxham Road has been there for well over a hundred years as an uncontrolled border crossing. Anyone and everyone could cross there, and did. There is no way to quantify or conclusively say how many people have used that entry into Canada over those many many decades. ". "As we all know, Canada always accepts refugees. " Roxham Road is "complete with an RCMP detachment, immigration officials and temporary offices that have become permanent — is now taking in hundreds of people per day at times from the United States. They aren’t fleeing persecution stateside; in fact, they are often people who have been given a bus ticket north to Canada by the U.S. government." https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-with-roxham-road-trudeau-is-importing-an-american-political-problem Quebec now wants it closed so, maybe because Quebec wants it, Roxham Road may be closed. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/quebec-drive-to-close-roxham-road

So many posters stroking each other.... can be called a circle jerk LOL Ya just don't like it cause it don't fit your sorry narratives LOL Over half the report is based on your sides testimony... sucks when the protest leaders could not even defend themselves and their statements screwed themselves.

As you insinuating that political correctness or the cancel culture are an act of politeness??

Angti vax nonsense from WestConMan... again LOL Disagree with me and I will call you names. Boo Hoo West Con LOL

So, the report is out. Emergency Measures Act was justified...... "'I have concluded that in this case, the very high threshold for invocation was met,' the commissioner wrote. " While there was reluctance is saying so, bottom line is the actions was justified. ".....the origins of the Freedom Convoy. I conclude that it was not an organization with clear leadership, rather, it was a movement comprised of people who shared certain social, economic and political grievances, but also had countless individual views." "However, like any large group, there were a diversity of views and intentions amongst the participants in the Freedom Convoy. Amongst the many who intended to protest peacefully were others who had more sinister goals, or who were willing to engage in dangerous conduct to achieve their desired ends." "I have concluded that, when the decision was made to invoke the Act on February 14, 2022, Cabinet had reasonable grounds to believe that there existed a national emergency arising from threats to the security of Canada that necessitated the taking of special temporary measures. I do not come to this conclusion easily, as I do not consider the factual basis for it to be overwhelming. Reasonable and informed people could reach a different conclusion than the one I have arrived at. I also reach this conclusion reluctantly." Story and full text link: https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/public-order-emergency-commission-emergencies-act-freedom-convoy Of course, as expected, the Ottawa Police took a large hit for it's incompetence. OPP also was demeaned.