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Lies and denial about the impact of the O&G industry are so PERVASIVE in today's society, I think it's important to scientifically study and report on the reality of their impacts on this planet. We'll be talking about for the next 100 years

Thanks for sharing what things are like in your locale! It's interesting to hear about different models. My experience in Ontario might be less applicable to BC than I previously thought

I don't think most people who are against the idea of a carbon rebate/tax will be swayed by new figures. I hope policy-makers learn from this debacle of misnaming a green initiative that puts money in the pockets of most Canadians a "tax". It effortlessly becomes a Conservative soundbite. And the corporate-controlled mainstream media get people into a froth in no time

I appreciate the clarification!

This report isn't about grocer finances. It's about the analysis of food prices, and basically it says that a lot of the info that people are fed through the media and that is used to inform policy-making is not evidence-backed and doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

Their point is that if we want to ensure food is affordable, etc., we need real data and not the bogus reports that are currently out there. The first step in getting real data are calling out current reports as bogus.

These reports are not scientific publications, but rather qualify as “grey literature” — information produced outside traditional academic publishing channels.

Nevertheless, they are published under the logos of academic institutions and government agencies. Given their prominence in Canadian media and policy, we believe it is important for the public to know that the arguments presented in these reports do not live up to scientific standards.

People get FIRED UP at rallies for social justice. I've heard JP speak - he's awesome

You're suggesting that a UK Miners' Union being less than fully welcoming of support from a Gay and Lesbian group in 1984 (40 years ago) is notable evidence worth considering to understand how this situation will play out?

Ontario started regulating psychotherapists around 2015 or 2017. They can't diagnose; only psychologists and (more commonly) psychiatrists can. Registered Psychotherapists in Ontario "only" provide talk-based therapy. I'd guess BC will do the same. Diagnosis comes with a lot of legal, insurance, and related stuff that would likely be beyond the training of registered psychotherapists.

Again, I have an Ontario perspective, but there's a belief within medicine in my province that the people who go into psychiatry are looking for the easiest possible MD job. They run antidepressant (and the like) mills in private practice. 10-minute (or less) appointments to ensure dosage is correct and bill the province for a visit.

I do think this sort of regulation of talk-therapy is helpful for people seeking (somewhat affordable) psychotherapy

It's unclear what timeframe the OLP estimate is for, but there's the startup cost on record of $225 million and an estimated $150 to $200 million [let's call it $175] of revenue loss per year from "Official figures from the Ministry of Finance and the LCBO". After 5 years that's an estimated $1.1 billion

As an Ontarian, I feel like Ford's destroying this province; it saddens and angers me.
Loblaws owner, Galen Weston, among others, is going to make a good chunk of $$$ off this. I'm sure he extends his thanks

From what I've read, carbon capture is, at best, an effective part of a transition away from reliance on fossil fuels as we systemically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and, at worst, a bogus intervention, designed to distract populations from the larger necessary task of reducing reliance on fossil fuels and perpetuate the idea that we're not facing crisis and can stay the course of doing little.

Tl;Dr: when fossil fuel companies talk about carbon capture, they're lying and distracting from the real issues in order to keep doing what they're doing

I’d say in about 2 years, the entire place is going to be bots with AI generated content that try to mimic “real users” using their new Dynamic Product Ads tool

Yeah, it's just partially like that now lol. A few weeks ago there was a side-by-side reddit screenshot post on Lemmy. It showed the exact same reddit post, with the exact same tens of comments (all word for word, some in response to each other iirc), from different accounts less than a year apart. 100% fabrication. I'd never seen such extensive bot-masquerading as people behaviour; it was a realization moment for me