Kichae

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[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah, can't they just re-ban Rose for the whole paedophilia thing? A kind of "we've had one ban, yes, but what about second banning?"

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 25 points 6 months ago (8 children)

This isn't inherently an issue. I mean, it's the Liberals, so it probably is, but having a minister whose role is to actually sit down and critically learn about the topic, and report back to cabinet would be great.

It'll probably be a role focused on figuring out which specific confidence game to invest in, but it could be so much better than that.

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 months ago

I wonder when we'll finally revoke that license.

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The choice to be on open-source, community-owned social media rather than corporate owned platforms is, itself, a political choice, and one that, in the absence of other focuses for discussion, will attract politically outspoken people. With no other core community here to focus discussion, everything will fall back to the things most people here have in common: FOSS, anti-corporate sentiments, etc., all of which are themselves inherently political topics.

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

He's not delusional. He's just lying. Downplaying Trump's threat to make Carney's positive press seem staged

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The thing is, companies from thr larger provinces have so many more market protections than those from small ones. They have distribution networks already. Thry have a larger local customer base. They're in positions to just expand and take over.

You're more likely to see companies from Ontario or BC kill products from PEI or Nova Scotia than you are to see them on your shelves. Centralization is just cheaper.

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago

Cool story. Guess you imagine yourself as being unaffected by things. Maybe you can fuck yourself with your privileged perch, then.

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Slowly, auto makers are moving back towards having actual buttons on things. Screens aren't likely to go anywhere, but the age of "everything's just a touch panel" is slowly coming to an end.

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 12 points 6 months ago

As a kid, I could never trust adults who wanted to limit good things.

Guess what? This effect has been found in other experiments!

The marshmallow experiment is one of those that self-help gurus and LinkedIn 'influencers' love to peddle as being meaningful, in no small part because it tells people who had lucky upbringings that they are inherently better than others, and not just a product of their environment. But when it's actually examined critically, it falls apart.

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Let Canadian companies to fight each other and leave territorial guards out of it.

Yeah, I don't know. Gutting various industries in small provinces for the sake of companies in the big ones doesn't sound very neighbourly. Getting fucked over by Ontario, BC, or Alberta actually an upgrade in any real practical terms.

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 94 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Because most people are not so anal retentive as to give a damn about Hasbros trademarks.

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 17 points 6 months ago (7 children)

Well, the trade barriers aren't imposed by the federal government, so he can't just whip out his dick and make them disappear. Most trade barriers are really mismatched provincial regulations that make it difficult for businesses to establish standardized products or services from coast to coast, a patchwork network of provincial professional organizations, and a provincially enacted trade restrictions.

So, the federal government can only work as a mediator to make things happen.

Since he won the Liberal leadership, though, an interprovincial pact between Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia has been negotiated, with Manitoba signalling interest in signing on, and Nova Scotia and PEI have rolled out legislation to harmonize some of their regulations and standards. And I'm sure other deals have been struck, as well.

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