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  • Turned away, then jailed, family makes third attempt to enter Canada

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  • Key word being "was"

    Anyways the article linked to another which explains that they qualified as an exception because they had a brother in Canada (a Canadian citizen already), but CBSA got all nitpicky about the docs (no specifics given but one gets the impression that there's a misplaced comma or something) and sent them away twice. They had to get a lawyer involved and file before the Federal Court to get in.

  • Turned away, then jailed, family makes third attempt to enter Canada

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  • That's awful that the family got separated like that.

    Glad that they finally made it in, but CBSA treated them terribly unfairly. You shouldn't need a lawyer to make an asylum claim (as most folks aren't in a position to even find a lawyer willing to help, let alone figure out how to pay for one - or find one of the pro bono folks).

  • Total Catastrophe Was Avoided, But Canada Is Heading Rightward

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  • Can someone explain Australian parties to me?

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  • Hey, that's pretty cool (re: Libertarian Party of Australia and the AEC comment)

  • Canucks say X account compromised after post featuring Elon Musk appears

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  • They should have got onto the fediverse instead.

  • Now that US food isn't being tested for safety, why are we still allowing it to be sold?

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  • I'm not sure how accurate this is, but from https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/can-canada-still-trust-u-s-food-safety

    However, this recognition does not exempt food imports from meeting the regulatory requirements. All food sold in Canada, whether it is domestic or imported, must meet Canadian food safety requirements.” Canada has a robust system in place through onsite inspections and verifications to verify imported products comply with Canadian regulations, it said, adding that the CFIA is tracking any changes in the U.S. and other exporting countries “and will take any necessary action to continue to protect the health of Canadians and maintain a safe food supply.”

    The implication being that they can inspect produce already certified safe by the FDA and that they will do so if they consider it necessary.

    Whether or not they're already determined that's the case (vs still thinking about it), well....

    It's bigger, as it's not just food safety at risk, but medication and medical device safety is at risk too, as explained in https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/amid-deep-cuts-to-the-us-fda-experts-warn-canadians-could-lose-vital-safety-information/

  • Now that US food isn't being tested for safety, why are we still allowing it to be sold?

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  • Additional checkpoint at B.C.-U.S. border shocks travellers | Globalnews.ca

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  • One other thing to add to this - Leslie from the article is likely a Canadian citizen, but a permanent resident in the same situation has a a very good reason for wanting to be able to maintain their ability to fly into the US. In short it makes it easier to return to Canada if you lose your PR card while abroad anywhere else in the world. See https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-travel-nightmares-permanent-residents-1.7509870 and https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/crossing-us-canada-border-without-pr-card.869083/

  • Additional checkpoint at B.C.-U.S. border shocks travellers | Globalnews.ca

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  • Actually it used to be pretty common for those who live very close to the border to frequently cross both sides. Sometimes this even results in dual citizenship (if the closest hospital is on the other side of the border).

    Alas, that's part of the old relationship, now dead and buried.

  • Pierre Poilievre Accepts Govt. Handout To Rejoin Parliament | The Rational National

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  • Want happier employees? Start with a 32-hour workweek – and 4 weeks vacation.

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  • Also worth mentioning from the article,

    I work fully in the office. But I think remote work is better for work-life balance. I don't have the option to work remote

    Well, why not? Covid showed how great this can work .. but so many companies went back to 20th century norms as soon as the pandemic ended

  • Can someone explain Australian parties to me?

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  • Thanks for the tip! It does explain it quite well. I have more questions - but also, since it's from the earlier part of the 20th century, likely only a professional historian would know some of these answers....

  • Can someone explain Australian parties to me?

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  • Hmm.. I'm curious now, how did a conservative rightist party end up with Liberal in their name?

  • Can someone explain Australian parties to me?

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  • Albertans 'crushed' by Liberal election win rally to separate from Canada

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  • This is heartening to hear.

    The one thing I don't get - the article doesn't really go into why former Canadian nationalist Katheryn Speck had such a dramatic change of heart. Like, c'mon.

  • A Carney disaster scenario shower thought

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  • What makes me think that a strong CPC outcome is likely is that there was data from the weekend showing that CPC without a leader handily sweeps the election. So I assume they change PP for someone more likeable which puts them in a much stronger position, therefore likely to win if the Carney gov’t doesn’t execute well.

    That's fair. But my point was that the new person they swap in could be someone who remakes the CPC into a more centrist or even leftist party. (Perhaps even someone who was a former Liberal Party member.) Not saying that's likely, just that it's another possibility that prevents the disaster scenario... (as opposed to someone like Danielle Smith taking the reins, which the disaster scenario requires).

    All of what you suggest..

    Yep, ditto. Sounds like we're pretty much in agreement here.

  • A Carney disaster scenario shower thought

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  • Thought it worth going through and pointing out the logical flaws in the disaster scenario.

    Mainly, there are a number of false premises involved.

    He likely has significant Brookfield investments in that blind trust.

    We don't know that. More importantly, he doesn't know that. A blind trust is supposed to be blind, which means that he doesn't know if these have since been sold and replaced.

    Without knowing that the blind trust does in fact own the investments to any particular degree of certainty, the odds of a move to benefit Brookfield specifically at the expense of others is reduced, probably significantly so.

    He likely has a seat open on that board whenever he quits public service.

    I'm not sure how much Brookfield would be influenced by public opinion, but if Carney actually did this, he'd likely suffer greatly in terms of public opinion. Usually companies pay attention to this because failing to do so can hurt their pocketbooks (think things like public boycotts, such as folks refusing to buy gas at gas stations that are fueled by the pipeline).

    What if he uses emergency powers to ... [get] ... that much richer

    I can't cite an authority on this but I strongly suspect that this would not be legal. And while I'm really uncertain about what legal remedies might ensure in this case, I strongly suspect both disgorgement and significant jail time would be on the table. And of course, being found a criminal by the Courts of Canada would make it that much harder for Brookfield to offer Carney that spot on the board.

    Considering how much personal risk Carney may take on in doing this, I think this significantly reduces the chances he'd attempt this, even if he were inclined to do so (which hasn't been demonstrated imho).

    while we get saddled with an even angrier and vindicated CPC

    This one displays a clear logical error - that of non sequiturs and false dichotomy. It doesn't automatically follow that, even if all of the above happened, that the CPC would be able to follow and push its current agenda. What if sympathy for Quebec after all this is so strong that PQ ends up with the leading role in a new coalition? Or former Liberals flee to the NDP, reviving it and granting it a majority?

    Perhaps even the CPC may be so disgusted by this that they have a change of heart and reform. (I mean it's a hypothetical possibility.)

  • Election hopes deflate at Conservative HQ

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