I understand there are issues everywhere. Some forseen and some not, but rarely are they planned for in any eventuality. I do not work on any municipal levels, so can’t speak for that, but they’ve also tied people’s hands so trying to do literally anything costs more than the benefits they will provide in the end these days. Just look at the needed dredging that’s required to operate marine operations. Millions upon millions of dollars, ever 10-15 years. And permitting required up the wazoo. The problems do compound however, and the longer they are delayed, the costlier they get. I don’t know the solution, and it sure is nice that government wages kept up with inflation. Too bad the rest of ours didn’t…

I’ll bet a whole lot of Americans aren’t going either. Crashing the economy tends to do that you know. If people can’t afford to live, they likely don’t have any money to travel and gamble with, eh?!

How much does an MP or provincial politician make? Now what is the median income of a Canadian? They keep giving themselves raises and slashing services and delaying repairs and maintenance.

Maybe the money we pay the government in the form of taxes could go to things like I frastructure improvement and repair instead of insane salaries for public servants? Just a thought? Isn’t a government supposed to plan for these things? I do at my job managing a facility with lots of infrastructure…

Oh yeah, 4 or 5th time seeing them 😎

I was at a NIN show last night, they still bringing it. No heresy, but we got Head Like a Hole.

I agree. I’m not validating it, just telling it like it is. Shouldn’t be some great mystery?!

Because of toxic culture? It’s right there in the headline, their behaviour is toxic and it is protected because they’re all just a bunch of good ol boys. This happens every time, in all walks of life.

Yeah, that’s the idea. No entrenched government of any side will touch this, we need to force their hands. Many in government are the same folks holding onto multiple properties for investment purposes. We need to make it unprofitable to do so, in any way WE can, because the courts will never back us, and neither will the government.

No. The people in the game have a vested Interest to keep home values high, and those not in the game don’t have any skin in the game to offer a valued opinion to those already in it. It could be fixed, but it won’t be because too many people are banking on the ever increasing value. Not to mention all those just getting in would be submarined by a loss of valuation. Their mortgage would probably immediately default as the value does not match the risk.

I don’t own, I think the whole thing is rotten. Just a realist. It’s never going to get better unless the government intervenes on everyone’s behalf, and more than half the voting block would be pissed if they even hinted at doing something. That doesn’t offer job security, and it’s sad that’s that is how decisions get made in this day and age. Good of the people, or good of the party, you can’t have both…

Our coast guard doesn’t carry guns, but I believe the navy could use some training?

Show me the Epstein!

So it wasn’t a supply issue after all? Weird. It ended up being about selling them as a commodity for investment, just like everyone’s been saying?! Who’d have thunk it.

Definitely same funding sources and playbook. If you can look to the south and say to yourself “Yeah, I want that” I personally think you should leave. This planet would be nice, but I’ll settle for this country. We don’t want you here.