Total speculation on my part - the Liberals are terrified of the polling numbers and the NDP have been a little more aggressive with their criticisms of the Liberals that the Liberals are worried the NDP will drop their support and we'll have a spring election. By dragging their feet on these NDP priorities they're trying to keep the NDP from withdrawing support.
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Commenting here to add that there's actually two versions of the TFW program, one for high wages and one for low wages. I guess I'm arguing for eliminating the low wage stream as I take issue with the idea there's a labour shortage - it's more a question of what price you want to pay.
I think people are upset because the temporary foreign worker program is often used not for specialized skilled labour (like the manufacturer is claiming) but instead for low-skill, low-wage jobs to just reduce labour costs.
I think there's a simple way to fix the program and make it work for its original intention - set high minimum wages for temporary foreign workers (TFW) above the median Canadian income (ideally you could set this by industry and skill level, but then it's less simple). So now your local Wendy's isn't choosing between hiring locally at $20/hr vs. a TFW at $15/hr, but rather hiring locally at $20/hr or a TFW at $25/hr (numbers made up). If there's an actual shortage they'll still have access to workers, but they'll be incentivized to hire locally first.
This works especially well for hiring skilled and specialized workers you can't find in Canada - like the manufacturer is claiming. Because they're so skilled and specialized they'll likely already be receiving a good wage, which means that the minimum wage threshold is already being met. A rule like this would essentially keep the program available for its legitimate cases while eliminating the abuses where it's used to save a quick buck.
They said they tested using the version of Windows preinstalled by HP, as (presumably) HP would have fine-tuned it for the machine.
Ehh I should do one of those two but it's just sitting in storage as a spare.
I recently upgraded my 12th gen Intel with a new gorgeous matte screen and the process didn't take more than 5 minutes, despite one of my arms being in a cast!
Both i3 and sway are very lightweight so you do get good performance, but it's the easy tiling / no-nonsense looks that appeal to me.
I'd hold off then as I would expect you to need to iron out wrinkles with regards to collaborating with others in the MS universe.
Nooo those trolley buses are way too slow and have issues where they get disconnected at times. Too many people already drive their own vehicles because public transit is too slow for them; replacing fast gas buses with slower vehicles would likely result in more burning of fossil fuel, not less. I had to ride a trolley bus for years as part of my commute and I hated that route. I'd be way more likely to buy my own vehicle if all routes became that slow and frustrating.
To summarize for people who don't want to click in, different gamers are willing to pay different amounts for the same game. If you keep the price high then you earn a lot per customer but on a small customer base. Set the price low and you earn a little per customer but on more customers.
Price discrimination is basically finding ways to charge each customer the most they'll pay - that way you earn a lot for the customers willing to pay the inflated amount while not losing the customers looking to save money.
There are a variety of ways businesses do this - sales are one way. Grocery stores often use coupons, as higher income consumers often won't bother to deal with clipping coupons. Sometimes the exact same manufacturer will make both a brand name product and then the generic brand with a small tweak. For business to business sales, some companies do pricing per customer based literally on the most they'll pay.