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[–] [email protected] 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Federally, only two parties have formed government. They change their names etc, but it's pretty close to being a two party system already.

It's fair to say other parties have had an effect (like the NDP before the last election), but they haven't gotten anywhere near forming government.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago

That's awesome! It took me a while to build a connection.

Even if my blood boils every other day, I would kill for them. This is really weird. They can bring the worst out of you and, in an instant, flip it on its head and make you feel almost high.

Yeah, it's a weird dynamic. I haven't fully gotten used to it, tbh.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 21 hours ago

I always hated the sound of kids crying and wanted this kid to be different in that respect but I still hate it and my blood starts to boil the longer he cries (again, I'm not going to hurt this kid. I'm not a violent person).

I had similar feelings. There were a few times where I wasn't in a good place emotionally, so I made sure the screaming kid was safe, closed the door, and took five to calm down. Then I opened the door and did what I could to help the baby.

I didn't think I was a person who got angry/frustrated that easily, but yeah, a screaming kid can have that effect.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

I felt so bad when my first was born. I felt similar, the immediate jolt of love and connection wasn't exactly there ... he would scream, and I would cry. ...

3 years later that same baby, I'd rip my fucking skin off with rusty pliers if there was a chance of keeping him safe

This is my experience as well. Nobody seems to talk about it IRL, but I see similar sentiment online.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 21 hours ago

They go through a bunch of phases in the first three years:

  • houseplant (need to be watered and fed, don't interact much),
  • blind kitten (need to be fed, not in control of movements, don't really interact, can move)
  • kitten - can move and interact, not really in control of actions.
  • Puppy - can interact, likes playing, not in control of emotions, can move
  • drunk troll - likes moving, vaguely understands what's happening, gets upset for weird reasons, starting to express love towards you, destroys things for fun/frustration

And then they start getting more like people. It's easier to interact with them. As they get closer to creatures we understand, it will be easier to love them.

Good luck. It gets easier and better.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

It sounds like this has been planned for a while, and they're hurrying it along. Like you say, I'm glad they're covering the bases.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There's more than just policing:

In addition, the city will investigate and establish new short-term shelter options, including $1.95 million for up to two managed, secure and short-term emergency shelter spaces, $850,000 for operations and $300,000 for property rentals.

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The plan includes $624,000 in additional support for existing housing non-profits to expand existing relocation services, but doesn't specify which non-profits will receive funding.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Sorry, I just can't stop myself from shitposting sometimes.

 

"At that time, I was pregnant with my first kid," she said. "I lived in a two-room apartment … it was an OK building, but it was small for us."

[She] went to an online portal, entered her income and requirements, and was ranked alongside thousands of other residents. Soon, she was assigned a new apartment: a three-bedroom unit in a brand-new building, adjacent to Vienna's Central Station.

"I love it. It's in the middle of Vienna," she said. "A lot of young families moved in at the same time…. There's a big campus here, with a kindergarten and primary school. There's dancing classes, and a boulder bar, and a huge park."

[She] wasn't desperate to find housing. She and her partner earned middle-class incomes. But in recent years, Vienna has become renowned among housing experts for its model of social housing, which provides heavily subsidized rental units to more than half of the city's two million residents.

The key is taking profit out of construction (at least 96.5%), and a robust government that isn't afraid to impinge on the private sector.

I would love to see something like this in Canada, but I don't think our politicians (or electorate) have the guts.

 

Here's my theory: Carney dropped the DST because of supply management on dairy. My evidence is sparse, but:

Last month, the U.S. and Britain announced a trade deal related to a range of products. But Britain’s 2-per-cent DST was not affected.

(From the Globe)

That shows other countries have a DST but that hasn't been a sticking point in trade negotiations.

Meanwhile, Quebec really likes supply management:

83 per cent of Quebecers want governments to do everything in their power to protect the country’s supply management system.

During the next election, Carney will probably need Quebec's support to stay in power. By giving up the DST, Carney may be able to keep supply management for dairy, and avoid alienating Quebec voters.

I guess we'll see during the final negotiations. Do our dairy farmers get to keep their protections?

 

Fifty-two per cent of us worry a lot about our personal finances. Fifty per cent feel frustrated, 47 per cent feel emotionally drained and 43 per cent feel depressed. There is not one survey indicator to suggest Canadians have made financial progress in 2025 compared with 2024.

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Our debt-to-household disposable income has bumped up against nearly 200 per cent for years now, putting Canada in first place among G7 countries. Canada’s is 185 per cent; the average for all G7 countries is 125 per cent according to Statistics Canada. Canadian households collectively owe about $3-trillion, almost three-quarters of it is mortgage debt.

...

Today’s Canadian dream is to make the next mortgage payment without having to borrow it. The housing crisis hasn’t just hobbled the hopes of many Canadians seeking affordable housing; it is undercutting middle-class living standards.

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That thinking of retirement provokes anxiety in surveys on the matter shouldn’t be surprising. It is one more item on a growing list of aspirations many Canadians cannot afford.

 

“The targets and outcomes for funding available under the agreement were mutually agreed upon in March 2025 through a three-year Action Plan for 2025/26 to 2027/28. This ensures the continued availability of federal funding for Ontario.”

Flack’s office indicated he wanted to reset the relationship with his federal counterpart after a tense year. The latest agreement will prioritize rent-assisted units, according to the Ontario government.

I didn't see an explanation of the action plan in the article. Progress on rent-assisted units is great.

 

The title says it all. Have there been any announcements about a replacement read-it-later app?

 

TD isn't fixing its money laundering problem because of Canadian penalties, but because the US regulator wouldn't put up with their shit:

It had become clear TD needed a new leadership team to usher in the sweeping changes required to fix its anti-money-laundering failures, which in October resulted in U.S. regulators announcing more than US$3-billion in fines by the Department of Justice and a host of non-monetary penalties that will carve deep trenches in the bank for years to come.

Money laundering has pushed up costs in our real estate sector and enabled the drug crisis. It's bizarre that we haven't done more to stop it.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-td-bank-raymond-chun-ceo/

 

The Eight Laws of ~~Robotics~~ Calmness:

  1. Technology should require the smallest possible amount of attention.
  2. Technology should inform and create calm.
  3. Technology should make use of the periphery.
  4. Technology should amplify the best of technology and the best of humanity.
  5. Technology can communicate, but doesn’t need to speak.
  6. Technology should work even when it fails.
  7. The right amount of technology is the minimum needed to solve the problem.
  8. Technology should respect social norms.

I'm a little suspicious about a certification body that's paid for by producers, but it's fine if they can make it work.

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Interesting podcast about the measles outbreaks in Alberta and Ontario. I got:

  1. The outbreaks are primarily among unvaccinated Mennonite communities.
  2. Heard immunity (thanks to vaccination) among the general population has prevented exposures from turning into infections.
  3. Provincial health ministries are avoiding talking about Mennonites because they want to avoid stigmatization.
  4. Provincial health ministries aren't holding regular briefings for political reasons.

But it's a podcast (and I'm too lazy to read the transcript) so maybe I got some of that stuff wrong.

Edit: Fixed the link to the transcript. Thanks @[email protected]!

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this one

 

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