Canada

• Show up at protests when I can.
• Give what I can afford to orgs who organize people like the OHC.
• Show up at picket lines when I can.
• Chip away at the corporate programming of family and friends.
• Keep self deprogramming.
• Vote in every election I can, including party elections.
• Donate what I can to election campaigns I think have the best chance to stave off corporate control.
• Contribute time and money to non-corporate social media.

Like their transportation memo embraces new and innovative technology, while ignoring the innovation and efficiency that can be gained by leveraging existing technology. Canada's train legislation is in dire need of reform.

This is what I gathered too. The standard tactic of distracting the government and the public from known good solutions, to spend money on something else instead which happens benefit them. Example - Hyperloop as a distraction from high speed rail.

Either way, I wouldn't expect for-profit tech CEOs who aren't experts in public services like transportation or health to propose reforms that put the public's benefit first. I'd expect that from a city planner, a Metrolinx person, a university expert, some other public servant, or adjacent.

#4 is weird.

I looked through the specific changes and it’s basically, “all Canadian media needs an element of ‘hoorah Canada!’”

Totally unnecessary and I don’t like the idea of mandating national pride.

Definitely not as batshit, yet. Self-serving - likely.

If you read into them, you see stuff that is not exactly what the titles imply. For example the immigration changes are proposed by the guy behind the infamous app that was bringing in international students in questionable circumstances. His new company also has to do with immigration. I read it as - use my thing to do immigration selection, or hire me to build it.

I’m so disappointed in Wealthsimple.