Just make a new PAL class that let’s you keep this list of weapons. But also requires you to be on the supplementary reserve list.

Supplementary reserve numbers and the gun buyback issues resolved in a single pen stroke.

Pretty big ROI for the people actually.

1. Proxy war is better than a war on our own soil. While the straight conflict is one part; Russia is also fantastic at information operations, and those are greatly subdued here due to that federations current conflict.

2. All the donated vehicles are Canadian produced, so we get a subsidy for the vehicle industry (might of heard some issues around that regarding a trade war) and defense industry (a good strategic asset to have).

3. The Operation Unifier mission training Ukrainian soldiers also allows our soldiers to learn from Ukrainians, keeping them up to date on the latest tactics of the war.

4. With the current rumblings from another one of our neighbours, Canada has a pretty fucking huge interest in supporting a rule of law, over might makes right, international order.

I’m obviously not suggesting that the transfer system would change in the duration of William Hume’s suffering.

My point is that his suffering could be a symptom of a transfer system issue the requires resolution. By resolving THAT probable issue; we can both ensure Hume’s suffering is not in vien AND reduce future unnecessary suffering, long term effects, and/or death.

To be clear, I am fully supportive of MAID and have a living will of MAID criteria to make decisions easier on my family. My grandfather-in-law didn’t take the MAID route in September, simply because ceasing medication was a quicker option.

I’m also supportive of facilities not providing MAID, but not for uniquely religious reasons. I’m also not opposed to the Québec legislation that requires all palliative facilities to provide it. It can even make it easier for facilities to not provide MAID by just also not providing palliative (though that comes with a transfer requirement for all palliative patients…)

Yeah, in my diagonal read, I don’t think I captured that the facility was refusing MAID solely on religious grounds. That’s not kosher.

I don’t personally think any facility should be forced to provide MAID. Much as no individual staff should be requiredto. Rather the transfer protocols are what could use an update or spotlight.

Why must the patient be transfered with no family; particularly when it was not a time sensitive transfer? Why is the transfer vehcile unable to keep the patient alive for the journey; in this case it was an elective procedure, but that same failing would exist for a non-elective procude the hospital may be unable to treat?

I’m not a medical person, but my systems viewpoint is wondering what patient transfer is so precarious.

I have a core memory from a a course I was doing as COVID lockdowns were kicking off.

Student: “How will I know my employees are working from home?”

Prof: “How do you know they’re working from the office?”

Oh, I’m on board with the concept. Just trying to correct a bit of accidental misinformation on Sweden having no upper limit to day-fines.

I’m pretty sure our military justice system uses a a form of day-fines. So we even have an existing precedent at home!

Swedish day fines have, contrary to its Finnish counterparts, a maximum limit so as not to render too excessive of a fine should the offender have a very large income.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day-fine

I think there is a balance here. There is risk, so a discussion is required. But, the risk is medium, so a pharmacist can walk you through options.

I think the pool can be quite large. The main issue is that it is almost always more convenient to drive than bike right now.

That isn’t because cars are inherently more convenient, its because we’ve been making them more convenient for a decade. Some examples of this.

1. Parking: look at the massive land use that we dedicate to storing vehicles, and then give away for free. Obviously it’s not free to whoever builds and maintains them, so that cost is just passed on to everyone to increase the convince of cars.

2. Traffic lights: cars and trains are the only vehicles that require lighted signals. Everyone else at an intersection gets slowed down so that cars can drive faster in between them. In my city of Kingston, pretty much every major road is 60kph+, but my average driving travel speed is always <35kph. Lights even inconvenience drivers, they’re just trained to accept it as normal, and are rewarded with faster travel between lights.

3. Lanes: cars get a travel lane everywhere. Pedestrians usually get one. Bikes get fucked.

You can see this in action where cities that increase bicycle infrastructure and make it more convenient, get an increase in mode share.

$5000 for a single electric vehicle is what, 10% or less of purchase price?

$500 for a single electric bike would be 10-50% the purchase price of an electric bike (with $5000 being a high end cargobike).

That’s 10x the number of Canadians that can use the funds.

That lowers the floor for Canadians to access the rebate.

That means taking vehicles off the road and reducing road and health liabilities for Canadian cities and provinces.

It is much easier for a bicycle manufacturer to pop up than an entire electric car chain. (Some of the struggling ones might hope the border to become Canadian made).

Yes, this differs replacing gas cars in more rural areas. But it can take the majority of car trips and eliminate then; rather than just electrify them.

It can also position Canada to be a leader in electric bikes, rather than a subsidiary of foreign car companies.

100 years ago there was rabbit overpopulation. The pelts got turned into something akin to a pullover sweater with hood.

It’s not the same as Québec because they joined in 1867.

The big point is that the “borders at the time of joining confederation” would give them the whole slice. Thiugh I agree it is unlikely they get the whole slice, and the entire thing would be a protracted international legal battle with border disputes for decades.

That image is the district of Alberta. Alberta joined confederation looking like it does now by combining woth the district of Athabaska.

1905 – The provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan are created out of the districts of Athabaska, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Assiniboia; the District of Keewatin is transferred to the newly defined Northwest Territories

Neat how this doesn’t happen to ambulances or fire trucks.

One of my hard drives started randomly disconnecting.

I tried all the cables, but got nothing. I don’t have time to fix it before leaving for work, so I’ve set up a rightly reset and I’ll hope for the best. Angry family texts incoming!