Lmao. Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, google, Microsoft.

It is very dependent on the community and the school, but there’s plenty of schools that are absolutely deserted outside of school hours for a variety of reasons. Some schools have playgrounds or basketball hoops or the like but some don’t, or they’re locked up, so why would kids go that way instead of the park.

The risk has been identified as high population of children during certain hours crossing streets etc., and is mitigated by lowering speed limits during those hours. Whether it’s an accurate risk assessment is a good question though. Personally, I think the influx of drop-off traffic is worth mentioning, but who am I to say?

Haven’t done one so I don’t know, but that’s helpful for those who do need to do this.

The screwballs will be out in full force over this, but they always protest the census anyways.

But this data is, as evidenced by current events in the USA, very sensitive. I’m not convinced they can protect it.

1. Slash funding to postsecondary education, encouraging institutions to bring in international students
2. Heavily market immigration opportunities to potential international students
3. Act surprised when entry level jobs fill up

President Taco notwithstanding, it can’t have been that surprising.

This is important:

Extended unemployment periods carry consequences that reach far beyond economic hardship. Young people experiencing prolonged joblessness often face mental health challenges, delayed financial independence, and difficulty establishing career trajectories. These critically missed opportunities also have repercussions for their professional networks and workplace skills.

Crowchild said he spoke in his people’s traditional language,

Absolutely

My EV gets about 200km range in winter (my use case is up to 30 min trips primarily); 80km in 45 min, x2, is not far from the equivalent of 1/4 tank of “gas” in reserve, except there’s no Jerry can for an EV.

Then, convince someone who isn’t fully convinced of the superiority of fuel injection to go out in that. It’s always the “what if” fear of the unknown scenarios, and politics plays a role.

I can’t imagine that an EV works as well for someone in rural Saskatchewan with a 45 minute drive to the grocery store as well as it does for someone living in Toronto, Montreal. Mechanics who look askance at “the Asian cars” still are out there. Heck it might be a challenge just getting it to the community from an urban center.

I love my EV, and recognize it doesn’t work for everyone just yet (sometimes because of bad reasons that society accepts like “suburbia”).

Cost is a factor, but consider that if you live in the urban core, at least in some cities, it’s possible to simply not have a car. Vancouver from my recollection has pretty good transit and is fairly walkable in comparison to eg Houston.

Which comes back to cost doesn’t it.

Sounds about right. The trash collectors around here work like they’re on piecework.

Complete garbage way to treat people - offer the appreciation bbq but no reduction in work.

Sounds like they’re choosing to work instead of attending. A bit of an odd situation.

How about them abandoned wells?

Better to address the problem before it starts. All these massive projects should have a cleanup fund before they put a shovel in the ground, whether it’s renewable energy, a factory complex, or a mine.

So why the fuck would I stay?

“Oh your cheque bounced, I’ll get you later this week” because these assholes will lead people on for months.

I want to know why they don’t drag this motherfucker in the streets until they get paid?

I think that’s fair, but he’s part of the managerial class. He’ll continue to steal from people, and the people who drag through the streets will be punished.

The prison time is not for the debt. It’s for the crime of theft. Again - he stole from his employees.

Steal $1m, straight to jail. Unless you steal from your employees, in which case the bureaucracy will write strongly worded letters and perhaps even place a lien on your home!

Yes, but to be faaaaiirrrrr, the truly rich don’t collect a salary. It is arguable that if a person’s income is subject to income tax, the person is not a capitalist but a worker. The rich have all kinds of ways to avoid declaring income.

Exactly; the money is there but the PE leeches get to keep it all. “But bankruptcy” get the money or put the principals in prison, and work down the investor list.

HBC has a dark history but in modern form, it could have also provided important competition to Amazon. Apologies are in order nonetheless.

Aside: it’s amazing how HBC, Sears, etc. had successful mail-order/catalog businesses before Amazon came along and built a mail-order system on the internet - and completely threw away their lead.

The PE firm should be required to liquidate assets in order to pay the severance owed to the employees. It is a moral failure of the government and society to allow them to get away without paying.

I use a lot of fossil fuels and t think they’re going to last longer than some government goals suggest, but I’m not certain that any new pipelines make sense, anywhere in the world. Fix up and maintain the existing ones until they can be mothballed. Maybe there’s an argument to be made that exiting fossil fuels leaves market for other countries, or something, but investing heavily in a technology that we know for certain is hurting humanity’s chances of survival doesn’t seem bright.

The wheel well cover is one thing (and they’re usually held in by clips, not bolts) but that “severe test” was the real comedy. I’ve done that in a compact hatchback with less damage.