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Eh. The situation isn’t going to degrade: if the cops show up later, it’ll be fine; if he doesn’t see a doc immediately, he’ll be fine. He said he didn’t want to waste ambulance or cop time, which I appreciate.
3·18 hours agoThe removal of the tax provides immediate relief.
It doesn’t provide direct relief to people without cars.
Fuel prices have already increased more than the amount of the tax holiday, so other goods will continue to increase in price.
The other measures make sense.
It looks like 79% of people in jails are waiting for trial. That’s a lot.
“The government has completely failed to address overcrowding in jails because of their underinvestment in our court system, and as a result, a number of hardened criminals are getting out because of it,” said Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner.
Mike has it figured out.
several factors are contributing to the rise, including a backlog in the court system to deal with those on remand in jail awaiting trial, inmates remaining in custody longer, bail reform and population growth.
The court system is beyond capacity, so more people are waiting for court dates. Properly fund courts so we don’t have untried people rotting in jails.
We’ll definitely need more prison space, since the population is growing, but making space in jails so the wait time for court dates can increase is nonsensical.
I’m trying to find out more about the rollback in Alberta.
From what I can find, they’ve institutionalized the cut by linking the tax to the price of oil. That means the tax will shrink as prices increase (as far as I understand).
Do you have links that would support your statement?
I’d go for a cheque sent to people earning under some cutoff, and public transit investments would be great.
It’s a regressive move. The poorer someone is, the less likely they are to own a car and be able to drive. So it isn’t helping people who need it.
Worse, there’s no guarantee consumers will get ten cents off at the pump, since the sellers could just raise prices.
And, it’s encouraging fossil fuel use as the climate crisis is getting worse.
A better solution is to help people who need it directly. Up the GST tax credit, or offer a one-time cheque to low income households. That directly helps people who need it. Folks who make more still feel the pain, so they have incentives to change their behaviour.
In his speech, he committed to introducing electoral reform legislation within 18 months of forming a government. It would be based on the recommendations of a special, all-party parliamentary committee mandated to fully and fairly study alternatives to the first-past-the-post system, including ranked ballots and proportional representation.
I don’t think they even bothered to form the all party committee.
I participated in the town hall my Liberal MP ran - it was clear even then that they weren’t interested in public input or any kind of voting reform.
The fair trade movement requires inspectors to check facilities and interview employees before certifying factories. I was impressed when MEC stopped carrying a shoe brand because it failed an inspection.
The spot checks seem kind of pointless if there’s no enforcement.
Pretty sure they aren’t even issuing fines:
In addition, the CFIA stepped up its unannounced meat weight spot checks, and has so far issued warnings but no fines, to seven retailers for violations.
Probably 8 or so
Ngl, that looks awesome
After the crap about the TFW program and extending foreign student working hours, it’s hard not to say this is the Canadian way.
Let’s start fining them:
Despite the increased enforcement, the CFIA has issued only warnings to offenders. The B.C. Real Canadian Superstore, which sold underweight strip loin, got a warning — no fine — even though the chain has faced CFIA scrutiny before.
Despite the increased enforcement, the CFIA has issued only warnings to offenders. The B.C. Real Canadian Superstore, which sold underweight strip loin, got a warning — no fine — even though the chain has faced CFIA scrutiny before.
They aren’t even being fined.
What’s stopping gas stations from raising prices 10 cents?
I’d love to see more niche content. I post to my city and country comms regularly, but there isn’t a lot in either.
It’d also be nice to see a few more viewpoints. Generally we all agree with each other. Any disagreement tends to be nitpicky and minor, rather than conversation worthy.