Broad, multi-party support for the Liberal child care legislation may bode well for the program’s durability. And it can also be read as an implicit endorsement of the Trudeau government’s particular — and muscular —use of the federal spending power.
Some fear Bank of Canada Gov. Tiff Macklem is poised to raise rates again in July in a bid to drive inflation down to its target. ‘It’s two per cent or bust,’ says one economist.
It's not really a currency inflation. It's artificial inflation created by corporations, especially the grocery market and pharmacy industry, that have blown up their price only because they can and nothing can stop them. Add to this the cost of housing that's out of control and you get a dollar that's worthless within one's own country.
This new normal of near-constant wildfire smoke annoys me as much as the next person. But it serves as a reminder that we share one fragile atmosphere that we're collectively screwing up. Fruitless to waste all this energy pointing fingers like children when we should be joining hands to fix this. It's like nature's warning...
It's everyone's fault. Especially big corps, energy companies and some governments with less than good environmental policies that have been increasing greenhouse gas emissions for decades now. And the governments that have enabled them to do so.
At first it was all about presenting data in an original looking way. In the end it was about pushing political ideas in your throat using a plain bar graph. It was not about sharing something interesting you found but about taking advantage of a captive audience.
On parle beaucoup de Facebook et Google parce qu’ils ont réagit publiquement, mais la loi s’applique à tous les moteurs de recherches, incluant Bing et DuckDuckGo… qu’est-ce qui va se passer?
Ouais, ben... ces compagnies peuvent aller se faire voir. Déjà, c'est pas à eux de contrôler le contenu qu'on voit. C'est une pente glissante qui pourrait, ou même qui a déjà, manipulé l'opinion des gens pour affecter la démocratie.
Mais là, si en plus ils privent nos médias journalistiques de revenu et de pouvoir effectuer leur travail pour nous tenir informer, c'est un méchant problème. On a besoin de ces médias pour rester bien informés pour faire des choix éclairés.
The most famous loop af all times! "Amen Break," a six-second drum sample( starts at 1:26 ) from the b-side of this chart-topping single from 1969. This samp...
An eventful week in the fediverse, filled with discourse and drama about Meta's new microblogging platform. A summary of events and a separation of the different topics that were talked about. Beyond that, WeDistribute, a blog with a long history and legacy talking about decentralized social networks is back!
A very interesting article. There are some valid arguments to let Meta join the fediverse, even if I disagree with them doing so.
Getting people to leave Facebook for another platform when all their family and friends are on there is an extremely difficult task. God knows I've tried. With Twitter it was easier since Elon Musk has been continuously fucking up the service and being an openly ignorant and intolerant asshat and playing god with everyone's accounts. People quickly sought alternatives and soon found Mastodon.
Recently the same thing happened with Reddit, but it was much softer. Redditors aren't so keen on letting go of their decade-old high-karma accounts and all the saved discussions and comments and the overall increasing popularity of the service in the media. You kind of feel like you're part of something big, whereas with Lemmy or Kbin it still feels like a very young underground community without any attention.
And I hate to say it, but Diaspora, which is the alternative to Facebook, really hasn't taken off at all, sadly. It needs to be brought back to the forefront along with Mastodon, Lemmy and KBin.
Je ne suis pas d'accord avec l'argument de l'assimilation. C'est pas ça du tout le but. C'est pour leur permettre de mieux s'intégrer à la société en utilisant la langue commune de la nation afin de leur permettre de s'intégrer dans notre société au lieu d'avoir des barrières linguistiques lorsqu'il est temps d'avoir un emploi ou pour accéder à des services.
Je comprend très bien qu'ils veulent garder leur patrioine et je respecte ça. Penser le contraire serait hypocrite. Je veux que leur culture soit vivante et forte. On doit avoir des cours pour leurs langues d'origine afin que ça ne se perd pas. Mais, on pourrait au moins enseigner le français en langue seconde et l'exemption de l'examen ministériel ferait beaucoup de sens.
C'est Pierre Fitzgibbon qui est le ministre responsable de la ville de Montréal. Il veut s'assurer que ses p'tits amis puissent investir dans de le marché immobilier et en tirer un maximum de profit.
We have a big baby boomer crowd who are getting increasingly old, have developed all kinds of health problems
Pair that with a healthcare system thats increasingly hard to access and you go a bunch of people who'd rather die than keep on living with pain when they can't get proper treatment due to lack of medical staff or ridiculously long waiting times.
It's the same kind of farce as when Justin walked alongside Greta Thunberg back in 2019. This was a walk to tell the government that we need to change our policies to take better care of our environment and reduce greenhouse gases. A walk to send HIM a message.
J’vené, j’acheté votre ketchup, mon accent: encore terrible. (i.imgur.com) French
C’est tousjour un plaisir. Avec l’amour de BC.
ANALYSIS | Trudeau is leading an activist government — does Poilievre want to do the same? | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Broad, multi-party support for the Liberal child care legislation may bode well for the program’s durability. And it can also be read as an implicit endorsement of the Trudeau government’s particular — and muscular —use of the federal spending power.
Canadian judge rules thumbs-up emoji can represent contract agreement (www.theguardian.com)
Canada has one of the lowest inflation rates in the G7. Does the Bank of Canada really need to push rates higher? (www.thestar.com)
Some fear Bank of Canada Gov. Tiff Macklem is poised to raise rates again in July in a bid to drive inflation down to its target. ‘It’s two per cent or bust,’ says one economist.
They stole the internet from the people and we have to take it back
Reddit is running out of patience with protesting moderators (qz.com)
Moderators who refuse to reopen their subreddits were given an ultimatum
This blame game over Canadian wildfire smoke has got to stop
This new normal of near-constant wildfire smoke annoys me as much as the next person. But it serves as a reminder that we share one fragile atmosphere that we're collectively screwing up. Fruitless to waste all this energy pointing fingers like children when we should be joining hands to fix this. It's like nature's warning...
What was the subreddit that represented to you the best example of downspiral of quality? To me it was /r/dataisbeautiful
At first it was all about presenting data in an original looking way. In the end it was about pushing political ideas in your throat using a plain bar graph. It was not about sharing something interesting you found but about taking advantage of a captive audience.
Avenue ® on Instagram: "Be free 🎈 Song: SR20DET by @blksmiith" (www.instagram.com)
Someone shared this on Instagram and the song is freakin amazing. And it fits so well with the chaos in the video. Everything is perfect.
Google se prépare à retirer les liens de nouvelles au Canada (www.noovo.info)
On parle beaucoup de Facebook et Google parce qu’ils ont réagit publiquement, mais la loi s’applique à tous les moteurs de recherches, incluant Bing et DuckDuckGo… qu’est-ce qui va se passer?
Mauvaise qualité de l’air: le SPVM met en place des mesures pour ses policiers (www.tvanouvelles.ca) French
La mauvaise qualité de l’air qui persiste dans la métropole a incité la direction du SPVM à mettre en place des mesures pour protéger ses policiers.
Le remboursement fédéral pour l'épicerie arrive la semaine prochaine (journalmetro.com) French
Les remboursements d'épicerie du gouvernement fédéral arriveront dans les poches des Canadiens dès mercredi de la semaine prochaine.
The Winstons - Amen Brother (www.youtube.com)
The most famous loop af all times! "Amen Break," a six-second drum sample( starts at 1:26 ) from the b-side of this chart-topping single from 1969. This samp...
Last Week in the Fediverse – episode 24. Excellent coverage as always. (fediversereport.com)
An eventful week in the fediverse, filled with discourse and drama about Meta's new microblogging platform. A summary of events and a separation of the different topics that were talked about. Beyond that, WeDistribute, a blog with a long history and legacy talking about decentralized social networks is back!
Grasshoppers threaten to devour Alberta crops following extreme heat | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Opinion: 'Complete exemption from Bill 96' a must (montrealgazette.com)
While new regulations exempt Indigenous CEGEP students from the French exit exam, that is only one section of the bill.
Quebec housing minister under investigation by ethics commissioner (montreal.ctvnews.ca)
Quebec Housing Minister France-Elaine Duranceau is under investigation by the National Assembly's ethics commissioner, Ariane Mignolet.
Montreal shouldn’t be 'a city where only rich people can afford' homes, Plante says (montrealgazette.com)
The mayor dismisses Premier François Legault's claim that higher housing prices are an inevitable side effect of rising salaries in Quebec.
The Trudeau government has pledged billions to fight climate change. A Star reality check found much of that money hasn’t been spent (www.thestar.com)
Il y a du monde de Montréal?
Je suis dans Hochelaga, je me demandais juste s'il y avait d'autres MontréalaisEs ici.
Assisted deaths: Quebec passes Netherlands to lead world in number per capita (www.bmj.com)
Canada marks Clean Air Day with worst air quality in the world, as feds consider disaster response agency (www.ctvnews.ca)
Please keep Canadian mining companies in your thoughts as they suffer new regulatory laws in Mexico (archive.ph)