[-] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 days ago

Surrenders to the US, or to the demands of Canadian billionaires and corporations? We have our own oligarch and monopolist issues, they're just slightly quieter about it. At least we have fewer religious nutbars, but they do try.

[-] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 37 points 2 months ago

"vouchers could be made available to help Canadians pay for costs such as long-term care or home care services"

This was how the conservative provincial government tried to sneak in privatization of long term care and home and community care in my province. (Source: I was one of the consultants brought in to assess the viability of the plan, and my contract was abruptly cancelled after I explicitly pointed out this was what they were doing)

Fortunately, COVID derailed the program, and a new government came in before it could be restarted. But, as a result, I am extra cautious and thorough anytime analysts mention voucher programs.

[-] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 months ago

We should be making sure older people know Poilievre will try to take away their CPP and OAS. And privatize as much of their health care as he can.

[-] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 22 points 2 months ago

This might sound naive, but what ads? I don't get ads on my phone, I have functioning adblockers on my browsers, and I use alternate front ends for the occasions I have to access normie social media.

I don't watch TV or listen tp the radio, I read books and research papers primarily, and my actual social media use is on the federated options using apps that don't have ads. I have my phone pretty tightly locked down, so even the apps I use don't have ads.

Aside from the occasional product placements in something, I don't get much exposure to advertising. And before anyone goes there, I work from home and don't even see billboards. I don't even get flyers.

Would I have to change a lot of that to run these tests?

[-] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 18 points 4 months ago

We certainly had plans for it when I was an infantry officer in the nineties. I see no reason why those plans would not have been kept current.

[-] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 23 points 4 months ago

Industry groups with political ties weaken Canada.

[-] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 26 points 4 months ago

Quantum superconductivity. People in Winnipeg start to leap around randomly in time.

[-] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 19 points 4 months ago

If you think about it, all we have to do is each Canadian has to eliminate 10 Americans. Not necessarily kill, just remove from combat. That can be through befriending so they stop fighting, incapacitating through a biological agent against which, as Canadians we have been vaccinated, diverting to another enemy, or actually taking out. And really, we'd only have to target the white combatants, the way they're going nowadays.

Facetiousness aside, I agree with your point. And thanks for sharing. What we probably have to watch out for is thd cultural warfare that recruits Canadians against Canada.

[-] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 58 points 5 months ago

I'm confused. Isn't "collecting keystroke data" just an alarmist way to describe text entry?

[-] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 111 points 5 months ago

Dear Alberta, could you please deal with your racists and get your ridiculous theocracy out of office? We have to get ready for a real war.

[-] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 31 points 5 months ago

Of course, PP wants to defund any media his backers can't control.

[-] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 88 points 1 year ago

How about also, "Wow, seems like you need to work on your resource planning skills," when a manager tries to demand unpaid overtime?

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