thomas

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[–] thomas 9 points 6 days ago
[–] thomas 6 points 1 week ago

It's a law, every employer must allow voters 3h of time to vote : https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=faq&document=faqtimo&lang=e

[–] thomas 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] thomas 30 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (5 children)

Innocent until a jury decides otherwise.

[–] thomas 48 points 2 months ago

This is the good old time that the MAGA folk want to bring back.

[–] thomas 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So,I hate to admit it, but let me go against the pack here. Tariffs unfortunately work as Trump is claiming they work, but not for the reason he thinks. You see, while the US customers are the ones that will fit the bill, this isn't the whole story.

Canadian businesses will try to lower their prices to stay competitive. And our governments (federal and provincials) have already stated that they will help businesses and workers as much as they can, probably with subsidies.

Every time a Canadian businesses lower it's price to stay competitive with the tariffs and every time our governments pay subsidies to help with that, Canadians are effectively paying for Trump's tariffs. (Note that this will have been 100% true with a small tariff, but 25% is too much to absorb, so part of the cost will go towards US customers).

With that in mind, counter-tarrifs makes perfect sense, but the assumption here is that US and states governments will help US businesses hit by the tariffs. We may be wrong on this part

[–] thomas 2 points 3 months ago

I can't see how this would work. The "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" part refers to the children born in the US, not their parents. But don't quote me on this, I'm not a lawyer.

[–] thomas 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Replace Japan with Germany and I'm in.

[–] thomas 24 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Furthermore, it completely defeats the purpose of sovereigns citizenry. Aren't they supposed to not recognize the government's authority ? If their plate was issued by the DOT, it means they entered a contract with them. Or something like that, not 100% sure about the (lack of) logic here.

[–] thomas 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

When I was 16, had a game with my friends. I was allied with my best friend, and we were planning an invasion where I would convoy his army through the Mediterranean with my fleet. Stabbed him in the back and switched alliances instead.

25 years later, my friend still resents me for this.

Best game ever, 10/10, would betray again.

[–] thomas 6 points 5 months ago

When I became a Canadian citizen, around a decade ago, I pledged fealty to Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada.

So, Canada (and probably Australia too) is a kingdom different from the United Kingdom, that happens to have the same monarch. Different crowns, same person under it. Given that the British monarch only retains a ceremonial role in every country that they "rules", having the same one doesn't make a lot of differences from having our separate one.

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