CdnFox Posted December 16, 2025 Report Posted December 16, 2025 38 minutes ago, eyeball said: Sure kid. LOL i suppose as a grumpy old man you think the younger generation deserves life hard to 'toughen them up' like back when your friends and you had to walk to school in the snow uphill both ways "WHY CAN"T THEY PULL THEMSELVES UP BY the BOOTSTRAPS! NOBODY"S ASKING THEM TO FIGHT GERMANS!!!! - Eyeball and friends 1 Quote "That which doesn't kill me... Had better start running."
eyeball Posted December 16, 2025 Report Posted December 16, 2025 22 minutes ago, CdnFox said: LOL i suppose as a grumpy old man you think the younger generation deserves life hard to 'toughen them up' like back when your friends and you had to walk to school in the snow uphill both ways Yup, and I sit in my porch and sic the dog on the little bastards when they get to close to my lawn. 1 Quote I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh fanatical criminal
CdnFox Posted December 16, 2025 Report Posted December 16, 2025 4 minutes ago, eyeball said: Yup, and I sit in my porch and sic the dog on the little bastards when they get to close to my lawn. Dude, for the last time, that's NOT a dog, it's a hamster. 1 Quote "That which doesn't kill me... Had better start running."
eyeball Posted December 16, 2025 Report Posted December 16, 2025 11 minutes ago, CdnFox said: Dude, for the last time, that's NOT a dog, it's a hamster. Doesn't take much, you said yourself they don't make kids like they used to. 1 Quote I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh fanatical criminal
CdnFox Posted December 16, 2025 Report Posted December 16, 2025 7 minutes ago, eyeball said: Doesn't take much, you said yourself they don't make kids like they used to. i mean.... ok that's a fair point..... but still! Quote "That which doesn't kill me... Had better start running."
I am Groot Posted December 24, 2025 Report Posted December 24, 2025 (edited) Not sure where else to put this, but it seems reasonably fitting in this group about what the last ten years of Liberal government has turned this country into. I found it on X, and I was quite impressed by it. It's from someone who calls themselves T.D. leaker. It might seem long, but it's not. I'm just reposting it in the short, precise sentences they used. I have a feeling eyeball will appreciate it. I am a management consultant of a federally regulated Canadian financial services company. We manage retirement savings. Student loans. Mortgages. The things people can’t afford to lose. Last year, we replaced 1,200 frontline workers with AI. We called it “modernization.” In Canada, modernization means nobody argues. We announced it during an earnings call. Analysts nodded. Nodding is how you know you’re safe. We said Canada must “remain competitive.” Competitive against who? I didn’t say. Neither did they. We partnered with an American AI company. We said the data would stay in Canada. It didn’t. But the slide deck did. We eliminated “redundant roles.” Redundant roles are people who talk to the public. We kept strategy. Strategy never answers the phone. We saved $38 million annually. I thanked our employees for “their resilience.” Resilience is what you demand after removing livelihoods. We stopped hiring. Quietly. In Canada, you don’t announce layoffs. You let attrition do the violence. Our customer service queues got longer. We added a chatbot. W e named it something friendly. Like “Maple.” Maple could explain compound interest. Maple could not explain why someone’s mortgage payment doubled. Maple told one customer their account was “under review for optimization.” That customer had three kids. Optimization is a word that sounds like math. I t means “you’re stuck.” The complaints started piling up. Not loudly. Canadians don’t complain loudly. They complain in ombudsman filings. They complain in MP offices. They complain by quietly switching banks. That’s worse. We blamed “consumer confusion.” Confusion is when the system works exactly as designed. We blamed interest rates. We blamed global conditions. We blamed immigration policy. Only briefly. In a footnote. Our PR team caught it. We issued a clarification. I went on CBC. I said “AI allows us to serve Canadians better.” Serve is a flexible word. It can mean help. It can mean process. It can mean deny politely. The host asked about job losses. I said “Canada is facing a productivity crisis.” Productivity is what you cite when wages stagnate. We brought back humans. Not employees. Contractors. Remote. Paid per interaction. No pension. No union. No benefits. We called it “on-demand expertise.” Expertise means apologizing for policies you didn’t design. Many of the contractors were former employees. They recognized the scripts. They wrote them. Now they read them back. For less. Our ESG report praised the transition. We highlighted reduced office emissions. Less space. Less people. Less obligation. We won an award. Awards are how institutions forgive themselves. I’ve been invited to Ottawa. A panel. “AI, Efficiency, and Canada’s Economic Future.” I will say we must “balance innovation with compassion.” Balance is what you say when the scale is already tipped. Nothing will change. But the language will improve. And in Canada, that counts as progress. Edited December 24, 2025 by I am Groot Quote "A civilization is not destroyed by wicked men; it is destroyed by weak men who cannot defend what is good.” — G. K. Chesterton
eyeball Posted December 24, 2025 Report Posted December 24, 2025 46 minutes ago, I am Groot said: I am a management consultant of a federally regulated Canadian financial services company. I have a feeling eyeball will appreciate it. You work for the TD? Why did I rate a mention in this? I don't even have an account with the TD. I'm afraid I don't get it, it really doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I get this however... 50 minutes ago, I am Groot said: Canadians don’t complain loudly. No they most certainly don't. 56 minutes ago, I am Groot said: Nothing will change. Sure it will, nothing stays the same for long. 1 Quote I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh fanatical criminal
I am Groot Posted December 28, 2025 Report Posted December 28, 2025 Quote "A civilization is not destroyed by wicked men; it is destroyed by weak men who cannot defend what is good.” — G. K. Chesterton
I am Groot Posted December 28, 2025 Report Posted December 28, 2025 Quote "A civilization is not destroyed by wicked men; it is destroyed by weak men who cannot defend what is good.” — G. K. Chesterton
I am Groot Posted December 28, 2025 Report Posted December 28, 2025 Quote "A civilization is not destroyed by wicked men; it is destroyed by weak men who cannot defend what is good.” — G. K. Chesterton
I am Groot Posted December 28, 2025 Report Posted December 28, 2025 (edited) Edited December 28, 2025 by I am Groot Quote "A civilization is not destroyed by wicked men; it is destroyed by weak men who cannot defend what is good.” — G. K. Chesterton
I am Groot Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 (edited) We're not investing in industrial equipment and machinery. Why not? Because we outsourced our factories and industry to China, India, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and the US. Edited January 13 by I am Groot Quote "A civilization is not destroyed by wicked men; it is destroyed by weak men who cannot defend what is good.” — G. K. Chesterton
I am Groot Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 (edited) https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/HH_LS@GDD/CAN/GBR/USA/DEU/ITA/FRA/JPN/VNM Edited January 13 by I am Groot 1 Quote "A civilization is not destroyed by wicked men; it is destroyed by weak men who cannot defend what is good.” — G. K. Chesterton
Goddess Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 Remember when Australia dared to question the origins of c0v1d and China retaliated by strangling its coal exports? It looks like Canadians have decided that they want to learn the hard way that communism is bad. Quote "There are two different types of people in the world - those who want to know and those who want to believe." ~~ Friedrich Nietzsche ~~
eyeball Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 4 hours ago, Goddess said: It looks like Canadians have decided that they want to learn the hard way that communism is bad. You do realize Carney is shaking hands with a billionaire right? Quote I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh fanatical criminal
CdnFox Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 22 hours ago, eyeball said: You do realize Carney is shaking hands with a billionaire right? Most communist leaders are billionaires. Communism and even most socialism eventually leads to the concentration of wealth in the political class. Name a time when that didn't happen. Quote "That which doesn't kill me... Had better start running."
Legato Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 22 hours ago, eyeball said: You do realize Carney is shaking hands with a billionaire right? Yeah he made his money perfecting chickencat soup. Quote
Goddess Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 Remember during the election debate and Carney was asked "who is the biggest threat to Canada" and he said it was China? Now they're our biggest "strategic partner" and ally against the US. I wonder what changed in less than a year? Quote "There are two different types of people in the world - those who want to know and those who want to believe." ~~ Friedrich Nietzsche ~~
eyeball Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 10 minutes ago, CdnFox said: Most communist leaders are billionaires. Communism and even most socialism eventually leads to the concentration of wealth in the political class. Name a time when that didn't happen. It's coming. Then you'll really be pining for the old days. 9 minutes ago, Legato said: Yeah he made his money perfecting chickencat soup. I bet you he made a lot more on Vancouver real estate. Quote I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh fanatical criminal
CdnFox Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 10 minutes ago, eyeball said: It's coming. Really. When is that? Only a lefty would think that repeating the same mistake again and again would produce a different outcome. As we have seen most recently in Minnesota socialistic and left-wing policy leads to corruption the concentration of wealth in the hands of the politicians and their approved friends (omar.... staaaaaaareee) 11 minutes ago, eyeball said: I bet you he made a lot more on Vancouver real estate. You would bet wrong then. Quote "That which doesn't kill me... Had better start running."
eyeball Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 3 minutes ago, CdnFox said: Really. When is that? When we all dieeee! 3 minutes ago, CdnFox said: Only a lefty would think that repeating the same mistake again and again would produce a different outcome. And yet time and time again we keep pushing everything towards the 1%. 8 minutes ago, CdnFox said: You would bet wrong then. You actually believe what Legato said? Quote I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh fanatical criminal
CdnFox Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 Just now, eyeball said: When we all dieeee! LOL well in your case that's when the brain worm hits a sensitive spot i guess Quote And yet time and time again we keep pushing everything towards the 1%. Not at all. In fact until the liberals got in in this country literally everyone including the so-called poor kept getting better and better and better. We managed to create positive economic growth and strength for most Canadians . Different story now of course but that's again thanks to the liberals Quote You actually believe what Legato said? I believe you were lying. That's a bet that pays off 99.9% of the time Quote "That which doesn't kill me... Had better start running."
Goddess Posted January 15 Report Posted January 15 13 minutes ago, CdnFox said: Different story now of course but that's again thanks to the liberals Brookfield. Owns Clarios. Does $10 billion/year. Making batteries for EV's. In China!! In case you wondering if Carney was going to remove the tariffs on Chinese Ev's so they can be sold in Canada. Yay! So many spy machines on our highways. AND bonus - it will really tick off the OrangeManBad. Can't wait. Quote "There are two different types of people in the world - those who want to know and those who want to believe." ~~ Friedrich Nietzsche ~~
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