The slowdown in Canada's economy hasn't yet met the bar for a technical recession amid modest real GDP growth in the fourth quarter of the year, Statistics Canada says.
Ah so the health care system is so bad we have to fight for it now. At this point it is only a matter of time until they make us pay for it. Then it’ll be further enshittified. Things are great 😐
“We’ve listened to the feedback from our customers and colleagues and are reverting [where it existed before] to the 50 per cent off discounts,” the company, whose stores include Atlantic Superstore, No Frills, Dominion and Freshmart to name a few, told CBC News in an email on Friday....
I went to the store a week ago when this was implemented. There were 30% off items everywhere. Presumably people were not buying them and Loblaws had to throw stuff out. They are backing down not because they “listened to feedback” but probably because they are losing money. The greed wins again…
I have a Fujifilm camera and decent lens that can do 600mm FF equiv is not cheap. I’m wondering what is the best option for bird photography at that range? There are some tiny 1/2.3 compact cameras like the Sony hx99 that doesn’t seem too good. There also seem to be an option of picking up a m43 camera with a 300mm (600mm...
According to a new report from Rentals, In July, the Canadian rental market hit a record high with an average asking rent of $2,078, marking an 8.9 per cent annual increase.
Not sure how you got to that conclusion. I said wealth, not income. Wealth inequality is not the same as income inequality and taxing incoming doesn’t fix wealth inequality. Neither does taxing consumption, as most people tend to horde their wealth in some sort of asset.
Yeah but it is literally the biggest thing we should do as mentioned by the report that would address almost 40% of the problem. I’m not sure why are we are debating that we shouldn’t do this considering that property tax rates are 3x lower in GTA than everywhere else in Ontario, and that it fixes a large part of the problem.
Basically, before we take the initial, and most impactful step that is uncomfortable but necessary, we are proposing future things to do that is less painful sounding but doesn’t have clear returns. We all know why: people don’t want to pay more and want to make it someone else’s problem instead. Even the report acknowledges this political challenge. This conversation is basically the evidence for that.
Yup this is basically it. I even have people arguing with me here the moment i mention the word property tax. Unfortunately a lot of people would vote against their own long term interest in terms of services, community well being etc. for short term capital gains (and in the case of real estate, that’s tax free, lol).
This is perhaps the greatest problem facing us in the 21st century democracy as the world has become more and more complex and the cause and effects of things becomes ever more debatable.
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Missed focus… Curse the Fuji X-T200 autofocus!
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‘No urgency’ for Bank of Canada to cut rates as economy skirts recession (globalnews.ca)
The slowdown in Canada's economy hasn't yet met the bar for a technical recession amid modest real GDP growth in the fourth quarter of the year, Statistics Canada says.
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Fujifilm X-T200...
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How to advocate for yourself and navigate a strained health-care system (globalnews.ca)
Here’s how you can advocate for yourself and receive the best treatment possible in Canada’s strained health-care system.
Loblaw backs away from plan to end 50% discount on food nearing best-before date (www.cbc.ca)
“We’ve listened to the feedback from our customers and colleagues and are reverting [where it existed before] to the 50 per cent off discounts,” the company, whose stores include Atlantic Superstore, No Frills, Dominion and Freshmart to name a few, told CBC News in an email on Friday....
Black-capped chickadee (lemmy.ca)
Luna at the Canadian Museum of Nature (lemmy.ca)
Go visit her if you’re in Ottawa. nature.ca/en/visit-us/…/owls-rendez-vous/. It’s free Thursday evenings from 5PM - 8PM.
Hey Google, go fuck yourself entirely (sh.itjust.works)
Thousands of young people are fleeing Toronto — economists say the city will suffer because of it (www.thestar.com)
Affordable and decent bird photography setup? (600mm equiv)
I have a Fujifilm camera and decent lens that can do 600mm FF equiv is not cheap. I’m wondering what is the best option for bird photography at that range? There are some tiny 1/2.3 compact cameras like the Sony hx99 that doesn’t seem too good. There also seem to be an option of picking up a m43 camera with a 300mm (600mm...
The technical merits of Wayland are mostly irrelevant (utcc.utoronto.ca)
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Canada's landlords now asking a record-breaking average of $2,078 per month: rental report (www.ctvnews.ca)
According to a new report from Rentals, In July, the Canadian rental market hit a record high with an average asking rent of $2,078, marking an 8.9 per cent annual increase.
What's the point of Octoprint as a Docker container?
Having ordered my first 3D printer, I am giddy and preparing various things....
Toronto to explore municipal sales tax as part of plan to tackle 'unprecedented financial crisis' (www.cbc.ca)
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