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[–] streetfestival 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Pistons got a nice team, which is cool to see. Detroit Tigers are shaping up too. Nice time for Motown sports

[–] streetfestival 4 points 5 months ago

Good on you. Know what their issues are (e.g., affordability, carbon tax) and have some relevant, effective, and true points on hand (e.g., Most Canadians receive money from the carbon rebate program, and so PP axing that so-called tax means you won't get those quarterly checks. See it's actually a corporate tax that he wants to axe). Acknowledge their issue when they bring it up. Honestly empathize with the real aspects of it (e.g., you too know what affordability issues are like) and communicate this. And then casually explain why you're voting the way you are, or not the way that they are intend to. "And this is why the NDP have my vote because they've pushed to expand public health care start to include fully covered prescription medication. And I want to see more of that." (The Conservatives probably voted against that too)

[–] streetfestival 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I watched most of the game on the Knicks TV broadcast, and as a Raptors fan I really enjoyed the 2 broadcasters. Nice broadcast

[–] streetfestival 15 points 5 months ago

The Angus Reid poll suggests a connection between income level and Canadian pride. People with incomes below $25,000 were less likely to be proud of Canada (48 per cent), while those with income above $200,000 were more likely (65 per cent), according to the poll.

Westlake is not surprised that one's finances might influence their love of country. "Cost of living is up, access to health care and access to doctors is something a lot of people are struggling with. Housing prices are up," Westlake said. "We're coming out of a period of quite significant inflation. So you have a bunch of these things that hit people in their pocketbooks that tend to shape public opinion in all types of situations that probably reflect poorly on incumbent governments."

[–] streetfestival 1 points 5 months ago

Your analysis is a better example of base rates than conditional probability imo

[–] streetfestival 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

Yeah I eat a ton of peanut butter. Nuts to You brand. Made in Canada of imported ingredients, as you point out. I've never gotten into the other nut butters... 🧐 I just stick with what I like. I'm a 1-person household, and so if I don't eat it... Hazelnut intrigues me. Other butters would be great things for in-store sampling stations (apart from allergy concerns maybe :/), but I've never seen one for Nuts to You

[–] streetfestival 2 points 5 months ago

WHoOOooOooOOoo are you talking about? :P

[–] streetfestival 1 points 5 months ago

omgosh, so precious 🥰

[–] streetfestival 2 points 5 months ago

Depends on the human. Ime anyway :P

[–] streetfestival 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That begs the question, do their hate subscriptions appear in the subscribed feeds of their main Lemmy accounts or do they have dedicated hate Lemmy accounts? ;p

[–] streetfestival 1 points 5 months ago
 

City law mandates a minimum temperature of 21 C in winter but lacks a similar rule for cooling in summer. While air-conditioned apartments must stay below 26 C, this standard doesn’t apply to units without air conditioning.

The proposed bylaw, which will go before city council on Dec. 17, would require landlords to maintain indoor temperatures in rental units below 27 C. If approved, the regulation will take effect on April 30, 2025, in time for summer.

 

The Works is a long-standing harm reduction clinic and it became home to the first permanent safe injection site in Toronto in 2017.

In August, it was announced the injection site at The Works was set to close after the province moved to ban all supervised consumption sites within 200 metres of schools and childcare centres. The Works is currently located at 277 Victoria St., which is in close proximity to the Early Learning Centre in Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) Kerr Hall West.

Yadollahi told TorontoToday the union was notified by the city about the impending layoffs two weeks ago, but the workers themselves have not yet received formal layoff notices. When CUPE79 was informed about the layoffs, the city referenced the provincial government’s decision to close supervised consumption sites as the reason for the job cuts.

Instead of laying off these workers, Yadollahi told reporters the city should move them to new positions when the safe injection site closes. “The city can redeploy workers … without eliminating their positions,” she said. “There are a lot of opportunities within public health… and I think these workers have the ability to fill in those gaps.”

 

Injured workers said the move is unfair and that the WSIB’s surplus is money rightfully owed to them — not their bosses.

The provincial government announced the WSIB rebate in late November. It is a repeat of a policy Ontario Premier Doug Ford rolled out prior to the last provincial election in 2022. Ford is widely expected to call an early election next year.

The report argued the agency has used practices such as “deeming” to reduce the amount owed to injured workers. Through this practice, a construction worker hurt while earning $25 per hour could be “deemed” fit by the WSIB to work a lower-paid job, like grocery store clerk. This practice reduces the level of income support the WSIB provides to an injured worker, even if the worker has been unsuccessful landing a clerk job after hundreds of applications, the report said.

A construction business with 50 employees could receive as much as $46,000 as a result of the rebate, according to a provincial press release.

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