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Comment on Canada bet big on immigration. Now it’s hitting the brakes. in ~misc
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Comment on Canada bet big on immigration. Now it’s hitting the brakes. in ~misc
Loire Link ParentListen this is not a black and white issue. One problem can have many causes. Canadians have been complaining about both foreign investment and corporate ownership of homes in this country for...Listen this is not a black and white issue. One problem can have many causes.
Canadians have been complaining about both foreign investment and corporate ownership of homes in this country for years now. The complaints about these two factors started well before this very recent turn against immigration.
With that said let's not pretend like immigration hasn't increased rapidly since 2020. Our incoming number have doubled since 2019 and are up 300% since the Liberals took over in 2015. Adding that many people year over year does not help the problem. A country of 40 million people adding another million every single year while housing starts are approximately 250,000 a year is adding fuel to an already blazing fire.
Successive governments at both the provincial and federal level have also failed to increase services to account for the growing population. Infrastructure is falling behind, healthcare is genuinely on the verge of collapse. Every system is over loaded.
Immigration is not a problem, this is a country that has been very supportive of immigration, through it's highs and lows, until this year. Massive immigration is a problem. There is a balance to be found.
This government and following governments need to work hard at relieving multiple pressure points.
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Comment on Fellow Canadians, what's on your mind this week? in ~talk
Loire Link ParentSee that's the one area I don't (fully) blame Trudeau. I do blame him for the spending but the inflation isn't related to that. Canada has actually tackled inflation quite well relative to most...See that's the one area I don't (fully) blame Trudeau. I do blame him for the spending but the inflation isn't related to that. Canada has actually tackled inflation quite well relative to most other countries on the planet in the same time frame (although there is some emerging evidence our weak economic performance is playing a big part in dampening the inflation).
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Comment on Fellow Canadians, what's on your mind this week? in ~talk
Loire Link ParentWhen things have gotten this bad under a single group of leaders then change for change's sake is an imperative. You're right we have a shitty leader we know, that has made our lives worse, and a...Change for change's sake is not always the solution.
When things have gotten this bad under a single group of leaders then change for change's sake is an imperative.
You're right we have a shitty leader we know, that has made our lives worse, and a "shitty" leader we don't know, that hasn't had a chance to do anything, so how do we know he's shitty? Is he shitty because we've been told he's shitty? Like we were told Harper was shitty, and we were told Scheer was shitty, and we were told O'Toole was shitty?
Isn't it quite the coincidence that every single human being that stands under the blue flag is automatically shitty without evidence (with the exception of Harper)?
I would love for a Jack Layton (or Rachel Notley...) type to run this country but that's not a reality at our disposal right now. You want better government's? Hold their feet to the fire next time they promise you electoral reform and then back away.
I'm still waiting on PP to announce the actual policy he plans to enact to fix anything you listed.
We are two years out from the election. It's extremely unusual for any party to release their platform before the writ is dropped?
I'm sure you're aware that Healthcare is controlled by the provinces and so blaming Trudeau for that is a little disingenuous.
Healthcare is regularly directed by the federal government when they see fit, generally through funds tied to mandates. For example now that the writing is on the wall Justin Trudeau, 9 years into his leadership, has begun doing exactly that.
The same goes for housing, a nominally provincial responsibility, regularely directed by the federal leaders.
So no I was not being disingenuous. I encourage you not the believe the excuses from our government (of any colour) when they say "Such and such is a provincial responsibility". It's generally an excuse to shunt blame and when it becomes politically damaging they will find a way to make it their responsibility.
And on strictly Federal responsibilities, increasing our immigration rates by 100% since 2019, and by 300% since 2015, puts extreme pressure on infrastructure, housing, healthcare, and wages.
@cfabbro since I don't want to type it out twice.
My anger at Trudeau is well placed. I truly don't understand how you could look around at what's happening to our fellow Canadians and not be.
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Comment on Fellow Canadians, what's on your mind this week? in ~talk
Loire Link ParentWith all do respect we have lasting damage now, from Trudeau's tenure. The fastest growing housing costs in the western world, unafordable rent, unafordable food. Healthcare collapsing under a...That will almost certainly cause lasting damage
With all do respect we have lasting damage now, from Trudeau's tenure.
The fastest growing housing costs in the western world, unafordable rent, unafordable food. Healthcare collapsing under a strain it hasn't ever before seen, four years on from the Pandemic. The Canadian economy is stagnating and lagging behind our contemporaries, which will itself have knock on effects towards livelihoods. People can't afford to live right now and this all occurred under Justin Trudeau's watch.
To be frank all this whining about PP seems disingenuous. Our lives, in every province, are quantifiably and demonstrably worse now than when the Conservatives were last in power.
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Comment on Duty to Warn's John Gartner breaks down Donald Trump's cognitive decline in ~health.mental
Loire Link ParentHahaha my political bias. I apologize but that got a real chuckle out of me. As a fellow Canadian I have voted for the Conservatives in every election for the past twenty years, for it to be...Hahaha my political bias.
I apologize but that got a real chuckle out of me. As a fellow Canadian I have voted for the Conservatives in every election for the past twenty years, for it to be insinuated I'm politically biased for the nominally "liberal" side is ironic.
I understand your fears of Biden's age but I go back to my point: He has accomplished more than the spry 47 year old Obama ever did despite facing the most divided Congress since the Civil War. He is not showing signs of dementia (yet) and with the exception of his very typical memory lapses, appears to be in good health. There is a value to his experience in government that I believe you are discarding with fears of his age.
So returning to my other point: These are the two candidates we (they) have. Lamenting that it isn't a younger millennial type doesn't serve to change that fact and ultimately the argument takes away from all the work Biden has accomplished in his first term. Despite his advanced age he and his team are working tirelessly and seeing results.
Should he falter within the next four years? Well that's a risk. But don't be aghast at the guy that's already exceeding expectations.
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Comment on Duty to Warn's John Gartner breaks down Donald Trump's cognitive decline in ~health.mental
Loire Link ParentWhat exactly is your issue with Biden? He's been a more successful president then Obama at this point. Did you prefer Bush? Clinton? Obama? Bush Sr? Reagan? That's over 40 years of presidents....What exactly is your issue with Biden? He's been a more successful president then Obama at this point. Did you prefer Bush? Clinton? Obama? Bush Sr? Reagan? That's over 40 years of presidents.
Perhaps we should start evaluating Presidents by their actual contributions and not against some vague imagined perfect candidate that doesn't and has never existed?
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Comment on Canadian father asks court to stop 27-year-old daughter's MAID death, review doctors' sign-off in ~health
Loire Link ParentAs far as I recall this was never the case. Federal legislation for MAiD was first introduced because the Canadian Supreme Court struck down legislation that euthanasia and assisted suicide was...As far as I recall this was never the case. Federal legislation for MAiD was first introduced because the Canadian Supreme Court struck down legislation that euthanasia and assisted suicide was culpable murder. The court have the government twelve months to come up with the legislation that eventually became the first iteration of MAiD which did not allow for cases where natural death want forseeable. This was in 2016.
Since then, numerous legal challenges pushed the Federal government to releasw bill C-7 which increased the permissiveness of the program to applicants with long term disability, i.e. the necessity of reasonably foreseeable death was removed.
All through this process it has been determined by the federal government that the two physicians and a legal witness ensuring it was done without coercion are most of what's required on top of the patients repeated consent up to and including the moment of administering the treatment.
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Comment on Canadian father asks court to stop 27-year-old daughter's MAID death, review doctors' sign-off in ~health
Loire Link ParentEmphasis mine. This is likely already the case seeing as how she lives with her father.Court of King's Bench Justice Colin Feasby heard that M.V. — who lives with her father — was approved in December.
Emphasis mine.
This is likely already the case seeing as how she lives with her father.
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Comment on Canadian father asks court to stop 27-year-old daughter's MAID death, review doctors' sign-off in ~health
Loire Link ParentWithout knowing anything about those two other doctors, their assessments, or at least their specialties I maintain that the vague suggestion that two gave their approval is not concrete evidence....Without knowing anything about those two other doctors, their assessments, or at least their specialties I maintain that the vague suggestion that two gave their approval is not concrete evidence. First of all in Canada we allow Nurse Practicioners the ability to judge MAiD eligibility, who I do not believe have the qualifications to make this assessment, I don't even know if I believe regular GP's should have the ability to decide on eligibility.
The 2/3 also means that's one doctor didn't believe the patient should be approved. Why not? We have a neurologist claiming the patient is "normal" and another doctor claiming they don't rise to the level necessary for MAiD.
This, in my mind, is enough to question the eligibility and it's likely this case will play a part in determining that for Canada's MAiD program. If the application for MAiD isn't unanimous why is it as simple as finding a third doctor? Why does the case not pass to a higher level of judgement at that point?
These are the quirks we need to work out in the program and it's not helpful when the bodily autonomy ultras trot out the "shalt not infringe" arguments.
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Comment on Canadian father asks court to stop 27-year-old daughter's MAID death, review doctors' sign-off in ~health
Loire Link ParentYou are correct in that my stream of conscious typing I meant to say "nothing neurologically wrong" and for that I apologize. With that said it's clear I was referring to this part of the article...You are correct in that my stream of conscious typing I meant to say "nothing neurologically wrong" and for that I apologize. With that said it's clear I was referring to this part of the article and a more charitable understanding of my post would recognize that instead of insinuating I was purposely misrepresenting the situation.
The father submitted a 2021 report with the court, authored by a doctor at a neurology clinic who concluded M.V. required no followup and was "normal" and sent her back to her family doctor.
Perhaps the word "normal" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here but specialists are not commonly rejecting patients that have health problems related to their field.
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Comment on Canadian father asks court to stop 27-year-old daughter's MAID death, review doctors' sign-off in ~health
Loire (edited )Link ParentFrom the post I reacted to. If you re-read the post directly stated that is what they are feeling but have chosen to post civilly and my reply is suggesting refraining from allowing their stated...thinks it's their time to go fills me with disgust and rage.
From the post I reacted to. If you re-read the post directly stated that is what they are feeling but have chosen to post civilly and my reply is suggesting refraining from allowing their stated emotion to affect their post was the correct choice.
I.E. The interpretation doesn't require charity because they explicitly explained the story fills them with rage.
The rest of your reply, minus your final point which /u/GPL addresses, seems to agree with me. The case requires legal review and the facts need to be determined. There is no such system for that in place. This case is the first of.its kind. The defendant's legal council is arguing it's not necessary.
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Comment on Canadian father asks court to stop 27-year-old daughter's MAID death, review doctors' sign-off in ~health
Loire (edited )Link ParentYou have no connection nor understanding of this family nor their story so flying into a rage over a father's perfectly reasonable reaction to his daughter's decision to commit suicide for obscure...You have no connection nor understanding of this family nor their story so flying into a rage over a father's perfectly reasonable reaction to his daughter's decision to commit suicide for obscure reasons is probably not the ideal response.
The only concrete evidence we have in this case is that a neurologist concluded their is nothing neurologically wrong with the patient and that she is "normal". While I understand that doctors are not infallible, perhaps there should be reason to inspect this case more closely.
As with a lot of legislation passed by Canada's current government, bill C7 was a good (and very necessary) idea with very little thought or revision put into it. The program has no appeals process and no method for review. It has been criticiszed by healthcare specialists for it's lack of safeguards against abuse, or oversight. The opaque and possibly non-existent evidence in support of this patient's MAiD claim is a perfect example of this lack of oversight and data collection.
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Comment on Canadian father asks court to stop 27-year-old daughter's MAID death, review doctors' sign-off in ~health
Loire Link ParentYou don't take pause and question your use of "extreme lengths" when referring to a father trying to prevent his daughter's death? Even a supporter of bodily autonomy should have a vague...You don't take pause and question your use of "extreme lengths" when referring to a father trying to prevent his daughter's death?
Even a supporter of bodily autonomy should have a vague understanding of a parent's love for their child.
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Comment on Argentina president Javier Milei’s actions after taking office have research institutions facing shutdown. Scientists protest. in ~science
Loire Link ParentRuin everything? This is Argentina, there is no "everything". They are suffering from 250% a year inflation and are choking under a 400 billion dollar national debt. Their currency has lost 90% of...really feel bad for the few Argentinians who didn't vote for this lunatic, he's going to ruin everything.
Ruin everything? This is Argentina, there is no "everything". They are suffering from 250% a year inflation and are choking under a 400 billion dollar national debt. Their currency has lost 90% of its value before he took over. One in four Argentinians lives in poverty before he took over. There is little left to ruin.
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Comment on The loneliness of Jodie Foster in ~movies
Loire (edited )Link ParentIt's always possible to come up with answers post hoc, I didn't ask those questions because I couldn't come up with my own answers, but to display the weakness in writing, episode blocking, and...It's always possible to come up with answers post hoc, I didn't ask those questions because I couldn't come up with my own answers, but to display the weakness in writing, episode blocking, and the general weakness in taking a unique concept and trying to tie it into the True Detective IP.
I just watched season 1 as a palate cleanser from season 4 and the writing is immediately and obviously superior. Every moment served the narrative. Not a single episode spins it's wheels. The investigation progresses in a believable and interesting fashion of detective work. The pair stumble, find a new clue or catch a break and then they move forward in the investigation looking for more clues/answers. Marty and Rust's character development/B-Plot scenes all serve the greater narrative in one way or another.
We start the third episode at the Evangelical Tent Revival listening to Shea Wigham's incredible turn as a preacher working the crowd. With this occurring we have another character building moment between Marty and Cohle that showing of both characters, erm, "character". Marty shows more of his "man of the people good ol' Louisiana boy" while Rust, ever the philosopher, draws attention to how Shea Wigham's preacher, and religion as a whole, works. Talking about how religion is a verbal virus that preys on the weak minded. "Transference of fear and self loathing to an authoritarian vessel. It's catharsis, the preacher absorbs their dread with his narrative, because of this he is effective with the proportion of certainty he projects. We all have what I call a life trap, a certainty that things could be different, that you'll find fulfillment, closure."
Typical Rustin Cohle nihilistic atheist moment in the show.
But then towards the end of the same episode Rust is in the interrogation room with a suspect in a scene that was supposed to show how he is so effective at getting confessions. He speaks exactly like the preacher, with the same intonation and patterns. Telling the suspect "God" made him the way he is, and he's not wrong because of that. He says he will only find salvation through the grace of God. Using vaguely religious metaphors like "There's a weight and it's got it's fishhooks in your heart and your soul."
The writing never really draws specific attention to this. There's no "wink wink" moment. Rust never turns to Marty and says "See what I mean?". The scenes aren't back to back so if you aren't paying attention it could pass you right by. The writing serves the characters. The placement of the scenes within the episode serves as subtle payoff for the previously established idea.
And all it does it remind me where Night Country goes wrong. There was no payoff for a significant portion of the ideas that the show established. Things just happen because they need to happen (and even worse sometimes th y don't need to happen) within the moment without serving a larger narrative purpose.
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Comment on The loneliness of Jodie Foster in ~movies
Loire (edited )Link ParentThere were just so many elements that didn't mean anything, writing that didn't go anywhere or served absolutely no purpose. Spoilers Why the Russian fiance plotine? Why did they go out to find...There were just so many elements that didn't mean anything, writing that didn't go anywhere or served absolutely no purpose.
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Why the Russian fiance plotine?
Why did they go out to find Oliver twice recieve nothing of value from him and never mention him again.
Why waste time on the vet completely misdiagnosing the method of death?
Why did the scientists have weird creepy wounds and damage to their bodies that ultimately didn't matter?
Why were these creepy wounds similiar to the injuries Otis suffered?
What was the night country?
Why the domestic abuser incident flashback when it was ultimately pointless ?
Why twist and shout?
Why an emo melancholy cover of Twist and Shout? What the hell was with the twist and shout?
What was the deal with the rednecks fighting eachother?
Why include Rust's dad long aafter he was supposed to be dead and make him do a weird ghost dance?
Why are the ghosts and hallucinations essentially real in universe?
Why did a group of PhD's instantly go berserk and murder someone without hesitation?
How did the tongue get there? It makes no sense.
Why was Prior so calm about killing his dead, cleaning up his corpse, and disposing of him?
Why was it implied that Prior killing his dad, his family, was for the best, but for the Inupiat women, including his wife, salvation was embracing your culture and people.
Why was Navarro's likely suicide basically celebrated?
Why were all the murderers in that same house at the same time first thing in the morning?
Why did neither of the two main characters do any detective work?
Why was this called "True Detective" at all when it was missing significant qualities that made the original show.
Why did the show mostly spin it's wheels for the majority of episodes 3 and 4?
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Comment on The loneliness of Jodie Foster in ~movies
Loire Link ParentDo you want to talk me through this one? I had the exact opposite opinion of that finale (although none of that had to do with Foster) and I'd love to hear in detail from someone who enjoyed it.Do you want to talk me through this one? I had the exact opposite opinion of that finale (although none of that had to do with Foster) and I'd love to hear in detail from someone who enjoyed it.
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Comment on 'Dune: Part Two' first reactions from the premiere: “Jaw-dropping masterpiece” in ~movies
Loire Link ParentThe first film was centered on the most boring mundane portion of the original book. The final two thirds of the book, upon which this film is focused are what made Dune Dune. The second film has...The first film was centered on the most boring mundane portion of the original book. The final two thirds of the book, upon which this film is focused are what made Dune Dune. The second film has all the potential to be as mind blowing as the book.
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Comment on The US hasn't seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950 in ~health
Loire Link ParentGay sex can be very safe, with the use of condoms, however no amount of testing will make frequent unprotected sex safe (and this applies to frequent unprotected heterosexual sexual contact). Even...Gay sex can be very safe, with the use of condoms, however no amount of testing will make frequent unprotected sex safe (and this applies to frequent unprotected heterosexual sexual contact).
Even tested every three months, with 1 partner a week, that is the potential for approximately 9-10 transmissions of chlamydia/gonorrhea, which have no vaccine (yet!) per testing period of you are infected immediately following your prior test.At 3-5 partners a week those potential numbers are accelerating.
Prophylaxis access can make this safer but somehow I doubt anyone wants to be crushing ceftriaxone and doxycycline 3 times a week. And listen, I'm the very first to admit condoms suck.
It's just a numbers game with unprotected sex. If someone with a high body count is exposed they will endanger more people, and then if those people also have high body counts we are looking at a rapid spread. Traditionally this wouldn't be as serious with heterosexuals because the dynamics of their courting limit the number of partners.
No. I am saying that Canadians are not "turning on immigration" or "falling for anything", and while some Canadians are turning to "American Style Identity Politics" (my fellow Albertans take the lead here) that is not necessarily what is happening in this instance of national opinion shifts.
While we agree on certain points (which I reiterated to avoid creating a sense of confrontation) we disagree in that Canadians are in the wrong to believe we have increased immigration too much. The amount of immigration is an unsustainable problem and it's not American influence or their culture wars blowing it out of proportion. Frankly the suggestion that it is a culture wars problem is, in itself, attempting to make it a culture wars issue rather than recognizing the national shift in opinion for it's reasoning.