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    Global Pandemic Part V: Enjoy a Corona while flying Delta

    Wow. Not even sure this should go in this thread because it isn't even about vaccine mandates anymore, but the NYT tweeted this. https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1495072626607280131 Despite many, many Canadians in the comments telling them this isn't true, including Canadian members of the...
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    Global Pandemic Part V: Enjoy a Corona while flying Delta

    The status of each province as far as relaxing COVID measures is mostly up to the provinces, and that holds true in Ontario, as well. The exceptions would be things that are under the jurisdiction of the federal government like borders, travel, transportation, federal employees, etc. At this...
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    Global Pandemic Part V: Enjoy a Corona while flying Delta

    When I said "here," I was speaking specifically of Ontario. It's not surprising that restrictions are starting to ease (or have been lifted altogether in some cases) in the areas they have so far, and they will ease gradually in Ontario too, over the next while. That has nothing to do with the...
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    Global Pandemic Part V: Enjoy a Corona while flying Delta

    The conservatives will do anything to amplify their message to make it seem like they have validation, when the reality is, especially here, it is a relatively small group of very loud voices. One of the funniest and most interesting results that have come out of this protest is that the...
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    Global Pandemic Part V: Enjoy a Corona while flying Delta

    Despite what FOX News is telling you, the protests in Ottawa are by no means an industry-wide phenomenon with wide support. According to the Canadian Trucking Alliance, the vaccination rate among Canadian truckers is approximately 85 percent, in line with the general population. When the...
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    US Politics XVII: Yes, squid pro row

    No. It's working in a ton of countries, including mine. It makes logical sense that if you take the funds from paying into countless private for profit insurance brokers and pay it into one government pool, that costs will decrease and gains will increase. Not sure why that's so difficult to...
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    Random Music Talk CXXIV: Axver's All Out of Ideas

    Came here just to look for this. Very well said. :up: I see him a week from tomorrow. Feel very fortunate to have seen a full band show this past January, and for this upcoming solo date.
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    US Politics VII

    Well, this has been floating around on Twitter.
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    Your 2018 Concert Calendar

    January 22 - Destroyer - Toronto May 18 - Nathaniel Rateliff & the Nightsweats - Toronto June 12 - Paul Simon - Toronto June 30 - Gordon Lightfoot - Toronto July 2 - Steely Dan - Toronto July 13 - Destroyer - Hillside Festival, Guelph July 19 - Radiohead - Toronto July 31 - St. Vincent - Toronto...
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    US Politics VI

    I I(a Canadian) read an article about this earlier this evening. Blows me away hearing what US teachers deal with, when ours (from what I hear) are decently compensated.
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    US Politics V - now with 20% more echo chamber

    I agree with looking at things on a deeper level and not giving in to hysteria just because that's what everyone on your side is doing, but in the scenarios that have been laid out, I think you have to look at 1) how self serving is/was it of the president to not enforce those laws; and 2) how...
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    US Politics IV

    Yes, I realize that. My point was also to say that it is not black and white - that while LN7's anecdote was interesting and compelling and makes a good argument, that for every story like that, there are probably dozens where companies are not making efforts to lead the way in technology, and...
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    US Politics IV

    Thanks for taking time to post this, very interesting, and a very good example of capitalism done right, with vast benefits. But there are many, many other sectors that are making record profits, decimating the North American workforce, and leaving their workers basically living in poverty. What...
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    US Politics IV

    I agree with all of this, and always have. I'm pretty sure that this has been posted before, but there have been studies and scholarly publications done regarding people who support authoritarian leaders, and it is virtually impossible to change their minds. Bob Altemeyer from University of...
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    Random Music Talk CXXI: Not this time, Crappy

    Toronto's Choir! Choir! Choir! pays tribute to Walter Becker.
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