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The factor would be how outrageous the opinion is that it might damage the reputation of nursing. If most Canadians hearing the opinion would shrug and say "I agree" then it can't possibly damage the reputation of nursing. On the job. Not in real life. Do you think that when most people became nurses that the nursing association even had this rule regarding statements about transgenders? Because it seems to me the whole 'transgender' controversy is a fad brought into being by American progressives a few short years ago. It's unlikely any but the youngest, newest members ever had any idea this was going to be a thing. Much like the Law Society of Ontario, which decided that it was going to impose thought control on its members with regard to diversity, equity and inclusiveness too close to an election and found the board turfed by those who disagreed.

They don't.

It's still damn cold in winter and hot in summer. Except, not coincidentally, in places like Toronto and Vancouver. The UK's economy, as far as I can see, is f*cked. And a big part of the reason for that is their dumb energy policy. China is not really a fair comparison. They're like twenty times bigger. And they're also investing in coal plants. And China is doing a lot of screwy things that are going to bite them on the ass. Everyone uses Scandinavia for everything but these are small countries without our summer heat or huge resource industries. Sure, Norway has oil, but it's offshore oil. No need to mine. It was also smart enough to bank a substantial part of the royalties so it's incredibly rich. It can afford to splurge.

It's hard for me to believe it's realistic to suggest this woman's statements would damage the reputation of nursing, especially when the majority of Canadians almost certainly agree with her. It's one thing to make a reputational rule with regard to opinions or views which are wildly against the common culture and values. If she said she believes in slavery or sex with children that would be entirely different. But this is an opinion shared by huge numbers of Canadians. Suppose the nurses association says it damages their reputation if she says she supports conservatives? Is that acceptable as well? Suppose she says that as a nurse she believes in private healthcare? Is that punishable?

There are currently 27 (of 190) countries with carbon taxes. I don't think we need to worry any time soon.

I haven't bothered thinking much about this idea but the western European countries seem to get the majority of their revenue from consumption taxes. These are often 25%-35% or more.

Do a lot of driving, do you? Need a snowblower to clear your driveway? Get a ton of cold and snow in Toronto?

Do they really? Wealthier people tend to live in urban areas. They tend to live in very well-insulated homes or condos. Poorer people tend to live in shittier places with worse insulation. And then there's rural people. Electricity is already more costly out in rural areas. They have the wind blasting against the side of their house and have much longer to travel. Not to mention they can't exactly clear their driveways with a shovel. Now if you're talking about the likes of the Desmarais or Bronfmans, sure, but they don't give a shit about a carbon tax.

Canada also happens to be an enormous state, geographically, with wild variations in temperature that mean every home needs both heat in winter and air conditioning in summer. Not to mention its gas and oil production. Like who? Like who?

This is the kind of crap you get when you let men simply declare they're women without any kind of testing or interviewing or chemical or surgical treatment. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11670803/Transgender-woman-guilty-raping-two-women-man.html

Why does a professional organization need a 'moral code' for what the professionals do outside of the workplace? Especially when the moral code in question is not shared by the majority of Canadians?

The law was written to appeal to far left activists who do not represent what Canadians want or think. I don't accept the law is in place. It should be changed. People like this think they're a woman? Fine. They need to see a psychiatrist. They need to transition. They need hormones and surgery. Afterward, they can go use the women's change room. If you're attached to your penis, either emotionally or physically, you're a man. Don't give me any garbage about a 'woman penis'.

Sorry but a guy is not a woman just because he grows his hair longer. You want to be transgender? Cut your dick and balls off. Go through the operation. Looking like an obese lumberjack badly in need of a haircut doesn't make you a woman. Pretending you're a woman as an excuse/explanation for your failed life should not require anyone else to 'respect' your view of yourself. This guy has no business in a change room with young girls. And the idea anyone saying so would be accused of some kind of bigotry or unprofessionalism is gobsmackingly crazy. https://www.cheknews.ca/transgender-woman-told-she-is-not-allowed-to-use-women-only-gym-in-parksville-1134924/

True. On the other hand, that is precisely what the existing carbon tax is. Doing something for the sake of doing something. Even though anyone with grade eight math can see it's not working and won't work.

Sooo, that's the best you can do? "Full speed ahead and damn the expense! We'll figure it out later!" Or not.

Gee, I uh, can't help noticing you refused to address any of the points I raised.

Why is it you global warming types are always so arrogant and so certain everyone else is some kind of deluded fool who only watches FOX? Do you really think there are no honest, legitimate reasons for questioning this moronic plan? Like: 1: Rare earths are RARE! They make a mess of the environment to mine and process and there aren't that many of them to begin with. You have to drive an EV car for tens of thousands of kilometers to come out ahead of an internal combustion engine in CO2 emissions. But again, they're RARE. So if everyone switches to EVs there aren't going to be enough of them to make the batteries. Which, btw, we will have no way of recycling. 2: Batteries need recharging most often in cold places - like here. We are not going to be able to build the infrastructure to do that in ten years. How do people who live in apartments recharge their cars every night? They can't. Nor will landlords or condo owners have the money to put huge new amounts of wiring through the walls to provide that ability. 3: Even if we had the ability to build and maintain the infrastructure, which, among other things, requires a ton of electricians we don't have, we don't have the power to supply that many EV cars. And again, this is CANADA, the place where you need a minimum of ten years of hearings, studies, reports, meetings and legal challenges to put up anything bigger than a garden shed. You think we're going to build enough new power supply in ten years to supply all that?! Seriously!? It takes ten years just to get permission to build a single power plant! 4: The cost of doing all that, even presuming we can, will be absolutely MASSIVE, and will, among other things, result in much more expensive electricity, driving more manufacturing out of Canada and further impoverishing us. And it will make absolutely ZERO difference in the rate of global warming. None.

They can vote no confidence in the German system, too. And our MPs currently have _ZERO_ power anyway. All power is vested with the party leaders. Sure, they can rebel. They don't. They're trained sheep and applaud whatever the party leader says and vote however they're told or are removed. I get the issue of splinter parties, but given the current lack of interest in compromise in parliament lately maybe we need some splinter parties to force minority governments into paying heed to minority views.

If Trudeau thinks we can get away with selling only electric vehicles in ten years he's on some pretty wild drugs. Or whatever butthead is advising him - likely Gerald Butts - is.

Percentage of seats is allocated depending on the percentage of the popular vote, nationwide. Most jurisdictions require a minimum percentage to have any seats, like 5%. Some don't. Here is how Germany's system works. The German federal election system regulates the election of the members of the national parliament, called the Bundestag. According to the principles governing the elections laws, set down in Art. 38 of the German Basic Law, elections are to be universal, direct, free, equal, and secret. Furthermore, the German Basic Law stipulates that Bundestag elections are to take place every four years and that one can vote, and be elected, upon reaching the age of 18. All other stipulations for the federal elections are regulated by the Federal Electoral Act. Elections always take place on a Sunday. Mail votes are possible upon application. Germans elect their members of parliament with two votes. The first vote is for a direct candidate, who is required to receive a plurality vote in their electoral district. The second vote is used to elect a party list in each state as established by its respective party caucus. The Bundestag comprises seats representing each electoral district, with the remainder of seats being allocated to maintain proportionality based on the second vote. Common practice is that direct candidates are also placed on the electoral lists at higher rankings as a fall-back in case they do not win their districts.

It's not a conspiracy. Talk to anyone with any IT experience who works for the federal government. It's a goddam mess.

A lot of caterwauling over the doctors at clinics being allowed to try to 'upsell' patients for things like better quality lenses when doing cataract surgery. Until now I didn't even know OHIP didn't use the best lenses. I have two of them in my skull and wonder if I could have had slightly clearer/better vision if I'd gone to a private clinic...

Should have been done long ago. It's ridiculous that being a nurse/doctor in one province doesn't automatically allow you to move to another province and work there. Now open up the border to registered, trained healthcare workers from the US and western Europe, too.

Oh, you sweet summer child. LOL Do you honestly think the CCP and FSB don't have complete access to every computer system the federal government has? Do you have any idea what a mixture of incompetence, chaos and obsolescence the federal government's computer system is? The government's secrecy only keeps US from knowing what they're doing and what they're spending our money on. It certainly doesn't do a thing to prevent the Russians or Chinese from knowing whatever they want to know.

The system requires retooling. It centralizes too much power in the hands of unelected officials, is unresponsive to will of the people, and is populated by venal, self-serving individuals who can get away with what they do because of a shroud of secrecy over all their actions. The first thing that needs to be done is to open up the government's books and records. Almost nothing the government does needs to be hidden from the eyes of the electorate. The Trudeau government won't tell anyone anything if they can get away with it. Trudeau himself won't even pretend to answer questions. He just says something sometimes only peripherally related to the question and smirks. A lot more independence for MPs would help. How about this. We remove political parties entirely. Let every MP vote for what they want to. They can elect a cabinet among themselves and then the cabinet can elect a PM - confirmed by the House.