NotSteve_

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[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 25 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

I see "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)" in Canada which is fucking stupid. Nobody outside of the US recognises "Gulf of America"

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago

I can imagine we'd end up with a bigger army than the US if Canadian service guaranteed citizenship

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 days ago

I don't think it could be any more American

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

because most people didn't bother voting

You say this like it doesn't reflect just as bad as those who did vote for him

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I love that. Were you expecting her to notice and had a plan in case she did notice, or were you just going with the flow?

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

Idk, Elon's stealing his "Nazi swag" already

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 25 points 3 days ago

As yes, the party of fiscal responsibility promising a $60 billion tunnel nobody needs or asked for

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have plenty of issues with Trudeau, but I think a lot of people are going to miss him more than they expected once he's gone. He just has a way with Trump and other leaders

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It definitely gives me hope that I didn't have before but we can't just ride off that alone

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 25 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Oof lol. I was very close to sharing this one with friends but decided it was probably best not to

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I really hate this province sometimes

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Don't get me wrong, I'd expect the US to occupy us very quickly, but it would take a very long time for things to calm down

Edit: also its incredibly insane that this is a conversation we're even having?

 

I'm a Canadian working for an American company and I'm wondering how affected I'm going to be if (when) Trump goes all in on his tarrifs. My company does have a Canadian office and I believe is incorporated here as well as the USA (I'm a software dev, not a business major so idk how it works fully). Would I feel any of the effects of tarrifs, minus the cost of everything skyrocketing?

For reference, I'm remote and the office we have is on the other side of the country in Vancouver. Not sure that really adds anything to the question but felt compelled to add it

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/35345179

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will bring forward a motion of non-confidence to bring down the Trudeau government in the next sitting of the House of Commons.

"The Liberals don't deserve another chance," Singh wrote in a letter on Friday. "That's why the NDP will vote to bring this government down."

 

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will bring forward a motion of non-confidence to bring down the Trudeau government in the next sitting of the House of Commons.

"The Liberals don't deserve another chance," Singh wrote in a letter on Friday. "That's why the NDP will vote to bring this government down."

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by NotSteve_@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
 

Social credit is a distributive philosophy of political economy developed in the 1920s and 1930s by C. H. Douglas. Douglas attributed economic downturns to discrepancies between the cost of goods and the compensation of the workers who made them. To combat what he saw as a chronic deficiency of purchasing power in the economy, Douglas prescribed government intervention in the form of the issuance of debt-free money directly to consumers or producers (if they sold their product below cost to consumers) in order to combat such discrepancy.

(From the wiki page)

previous (possibly incorrect) ChatGPT summary


Social Credit is an economic theory by C.H. Douglas that aims to fix a fundamental problem: the total cost of producing goods and services is always greater than the money people have to buy them. To solve this, Social Credit proposes a National Dividend, a regular payment given to all citizens to boost their purchasing power, and a Compensated Price Mechanism, which reduces prices so consumers can afford more while producers still make a profit. The idea is to ensure that the economy works for everyone by closing the gap between what people earn and what they need to spend, without relying on debt or heavy government control.


Stumbled onto this randomly and I find it interesting and rarely talked about. It almost seems like a capitalistic approach to communism which I had no idea existed. The oddest thing about it to me is that most parties advocating for it were highly religious and right wing. On the surface, it seems fairly progressive and left leaning to me though.

What are your thoughts?

 

I have a lot of issues with Trudeau but the one thing I have to give him is that he can really deal with Trump well

Side note but since when is Canada a major source of drug cartels and fentanyl production lol?

 

I had no idea this building was so old, let alone so beautiful in its prime. I'd love to bring it back to it's former glory someday.


The story of the Jackson Building is both fabled and fraught. Its history has been buffeted by great events - both World Wars, a man-made disaster, the Roaring Twenties, the birth of Canada's radio broadcasting, and the vagaries of Federal Government accommodation. The Jackson has now slipped back into obscurity. Hard to believe that what is today an anonymous brick block was once one of Ottawa’s best-known addresses. And, that there are still a few stories to be told. This post is replete with lengthy extracts from the overheated advertising copy-writers of the 1920s and 30s, which will have to suffice until photographs of the Jackson's more exciting features are uncovered.

 

Pat King, a key figure in what became the Freedom Convoy protest that paralyzed downtown Ottawa in early 2022, has been found guilty of most charges against him for his role.

Superior Court Justice Charles Hackland is delivering his decision at the Ottawa Courthouse Friday.

King has been found guilty of five charges including mischief, counselling to commit mischief and disobeying a court order.

He's been found not guilty of three charges: intimidation, counselling to commit intimidation and obstructing a public or peace officer.

 

OTTAWA – A smug man from Canada wasted no time this morning chastising Americans for re-electing terrifying liar and felon Donald Trump, despite the fact that he plans to vote for terrifying liar and asshole Pierre Poilievre in the next Canadian election.

Matt Hunter, a 36-year-old barista, took time away from attending a Poilievre rally to rant about how stupid Americans were for falling for Trump’s fascist bullshit.

“I just can’t believe that someone could look at a petty asshole running on slogans, lies, and faux outrage and think, ‘Yeah, this guy will be good for the country,’” Hunter laughed, taking a quick second to repost an “Axe the Tax, Build the Homes, Fix the Budget, Stop the Crime” tweet on X. “It makes no sense. Luckily we up here in Canada have more common sense. Pierre says so.”

“When Poilievre becomes Prime Minister next year, he’s gonna stand up to Trump. They’re so different in ways that I can’t even describe. Don’t even ask me what those ways are. Just trust me, bro. He’ll bring Canada home again.”

 

If so, how'd you hear about lemmy?

It feels like everyone here came from reddit but I'm curious if anyone found lemmy organically

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