Posts like this are an indication we need a casual conversation community on lemmy.ca. This isn't a c/Canada post imo
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If you get your Canadian news from an American owned propaganda network I think you have a very strong belief system and a very strong disregard, if not contempt, for facts. I think the ignorance makes them feel good, feel in control, feel coherent, and they are fanatics for it. Not rational actors. Not informed citizens. Fanatics. How else can "Fuck Trudeau" and the other glaringly false, overly simplistic, and/or ignorant Conservative talking points be so compelling to them?
Lyndon B. Johnson, former President of the US, hit the nail on the head in the 1960s. He's correct about people's thinking far beyond anti-Black racism amongst White people.
I'll tell you what's at the bottom of it. If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.
I don't know about "most areas" but, yeah, I think you're referencing the numbers provided by Alberta Medical Association's president to the Canadian Press yesterday. Vaccination rates are why some are predicting measles will become endemic [in North America, I think] again - maybe 40 years after Canada had declared it beaten.
https://lemmy.ca/post/42929323
https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/alberta-doctors-association-warns-measles-will-rise-ramped-up-health-campaign-needed/article_3c997808-f122-5d9f-9337-9cf5f6e0a5e6.html
Duggan said the province doesn’t have a high enough vaccination rate to prevent measles from circulating - a rate that is ideally above 95 per cent. She said even in urban centres like Edmonton and Calgary the rate is only at around 70 per cent, and there are pockets of the province that are at 50 per cent or lower.
@[email protected] this article, and McGill's medical program apparently, are very racist by Canadian standards. I don't think I've ever read something that icky in a racist way in a contemporary Canadian publication
The City itself is pro bike. It's the province (DoFo) that's anti bike and wants to tear out the bike lanes. The City may be considering congestion pricing, which is when cars driving on busy streets or in certain areas are charged a road usage fee ($5, $10, etc) via cameras that snap license plates. This has existed in London for 20 years and NYC implemented it recently
I hope vaccination rates are high! "Measles is back" kind of sums up where we are as a species right now.
Not just a headline. Funny read!
“This kind of despicable affront never would have happened if we were granted all of the journalist spots on the campaign,” noted Ezra Levant of Rebel Media. “We would only ask decent questions, like ‘Is it true that Justin Trudeau is the antichrist’ and ‘Mr. Poilievre, how did you get so handsome?'”
A good weekend to all buns and their admirers!
Thank you for posting this, because it makes me feel more connected and less alone. Your story seems to resonate with many others here too. I can tell you're in a lot of pain and have been for a while, and hopelessness has set in to some degree. It won't be easy to turn things around of course, or happen overnight, but I completely believe you can do it. I can tell your relationship with your son is very important to you and motivates you to want to persevere through this bad place you're in right now. I hear womanhood-related issues as your key problems: Grindr interactions, a best friend relationship that might not be the healthiest if she doesn't accept you for who you are (or you have conflicting feelings), and that insecurity.
As others have said, try to stop Grindr and other interactions that leave you feeling worse about yourself in the long-term. Try to find trans-friendly friends, groups, or other communities. Insecure about what - is it modifiable? You said therapy didn't work (why not?); might gender therapy or a therapist who's trans (or support groups) work? Antidepressants? ... When your son ventures out on his own could be your new [lease on] life as a single woman, as crazy as that might sound now.
I hope your eyes haven't rolled permanently back in your head after reading so much optimism :P. Shit's @#$%ing tough right now, but you've raised a son - I believe you've got this. Be gentle with yourself and get back up when you're ready and work to make what matters to you a reality <3
This is a complex issue. Cherrypicking known incidents of misspending by select school boards and letting Ford's MoE talk out of his ass does not do it justice. "we’re providing record level of funding" - yeah, right. How on brand for the Ford government /s. Show me per capita spending historically in Ontario and across provinces if you want to claim "record level" that isn't pure BS. This announcement is groundwork for Conservatives to slash and privatize public services.
Evidence of the province's role in creating financial issues for School Boards (https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/education/province-appoints-toronto-school-boards-financial-investigators-10561288):
The TDSB has blamed its shortfall on the provincial government not fully covering the costs associated with employing teachers, as well as Queen’s Park’s moratorium on school closures.
The board wants to consolidate underutilized and under-enrolled schools as part of a wider plan to modernize its capital holdings and programming.
The province has denied this request, as well as requests to subsidize the cost of keeping the under-used schools open, and continues to uphold the moratorium that was first established in 2017.
Loblaws operates exclusively in Canada, right? Why would it, or any company in its place, donate money to government campaigns in other countries? Let's look at Loblaws' lobbying in Canada. I would be incredulous if they actually deserved a W. They're an oligopoly taking over this country and making us all poorer
You are correct. I'm not really much of a casual conversation person myself, so I don't think I'm the best person to moderate it. I moderate other communities and actively contribute to Lemmy. Someone else might see my comment and think, "hey I'd like to do that"