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DIY-HP-LED
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Why go through the misery and risk ruined health and even death? Got my flu shot a month ago and got the covid boost last Friday and now wear a mask in public places like the grocery store. Protects me, protects others, protects the healthcare system and those who work in it, keeps taxes down too, when the hospitals aren't full of sick people.
www.cp24.com
Ontario is reporting a surge in COVID-19. What does that mean for us?
The rate of COVID-19 infection in Ontario as measured by wastewater data is now at its highest point in more than a year.
DIY-HP-LED
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Down east we call it pissing against the wind, at least when it comes to climate change and Alberta's economy, those are international, technological and economic forces beyond even the federal government's control. If the feds cut the massive subsidies to the oil industry and put it into converting to renewables, what would she do then? If a future democratic government in America ban's the transport of tar sands oil, even by rail, so much for that.
I don't agree with the way we are getting a break on more polluting heating oil, and they are not getting it for less polluting NG heating though. However, we can't do much about Tar sands oil being treated like coal globally and the transition to EVs and an electric energy infrastructure powered by renewables for the most part over the next decade. I mean solar is 10 cents a watt now and during the daytime and especially during summer it is a lot cheaper than anything else, and prices are expected to drop further and for battery storage too. In 5 years, it could be less than 5 cents a watt for a panel that will keep generating those watts for over 25 years, at least while the sun shines! It's not federal policy that will get them, it is economics!
Alberta invokes Sovereignty Act over net-zero electricity grid regulations
Alberta is looking to sidestep proposed federal regulations for a net-zero electricity grid by 2035 by invoking its Sovereignty Act, a controversial law the United Conservative government passed last year but until now had never been used.
I don't agree with the way we are getting a break on more polluting heating oil, and they are not getting it for less polluting NG heating though. However, we can't do much about Tar sands oil being treated like coal globally and the transition to EVs and an electric energy infrastructure powered by renewables for the most part over the next decade. I mean solar is 10 cents a watt now and during the daytime and especially during summer it is a lot cheaper than anything else, and prices are expected to drop further and for battery storage too. In 5 years, it could be less than 5 cents a watt for a panel that will keep generating those watts for over 25 years, at least while the sun shines! It's not federal policy that will get them, it is economics!
Alberta invokes Sovereignty Act over net-zero electricity grid regulations
Alberta is looking to sidestep proposed federal regulations for a net-zero electricity grid by 2035 by invoking its Sovereignty Act, a controversial law the United Conservative government passed last year but until now had never been used.
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printer
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So they like wildfires?
Cannasaurus Rex
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Gets old what has the last 9 years brought us?
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
Can you link to 10kW of solar for $1000 delivered?
printer
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I retired!
Ozumoz66
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After 8 years in power, what is Justin Trudeau’s legacy — and how will he cement it?
Justin Trudeau has been in power for almost a decade, achieving some of his objectives and stalling on others. What will be his legacy, and is constitutional reform in the cards in the next two years?
theconversation.com
Opinion: Justin Trudeau Has Done a Lot for Canada
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Social Policy
Lifting Drinking Water Advisories in Indigenous Communities
Arguably one of the more severe issues concerning Canada’s Indigenous peoples. There are close to 166 drinking water advisories in which these affected Indigenous communities have to boil their water to drink them safely. These communities do not have potable water due to a lack of water treatment infrastructure.
Since 2015, Trudeau’s government has worked alongside Indigenous communities to lift all long-term drinking water advisories. Of the 166 boil water advisories in Canada, approximately 82% have been raised, with the rest either under construction or under consultations to be lifted. By this year or next year, 90% of long-term drinking water advisories in Canada will be lifted.
Supporting LGBTQ Canadians
To address discrimination against LGTBQ Canadians, the federal government has officially announced that it will invest $100 million into local LGBTQ organizations. Most of this funding will go towards community organizations that provide mental health support, shelter, therapy, consulting, and groups that provide safe spaces to LGBTQ Canadians.
Some of this money will also go towards an LGBTQ awareness campaign that will attempt to normalize the existence of LGBTQ people in Canada. Some money will also fund local policy research and data collection on LGBTQ Canadians.
Affordable and Quality National Childcare
Of all the policies that Trudeau’s government, his National Child Care Plan is likely the most significant policy to lament his legacy. Affordability and quality subsidized public daycare will positively affect Canadian life through increased opportunities for women who wish to pursue careers and better child care for children. For more information, I go in-depth about this policy here and here.
The Modern Canada Child Benefit
Trudeau’s government also introduced the modern form of Canada’s universal child benefit, which gives money of up to $7,000 per child under 18 directly to families with children. Before this government, Harper’s child benefit was taxable, offered less money, and only applied to children under the age of 6.
Trudeau’s Canada Child Benefit has been attributed to reducing the number of children in poverty by 782,000 in 2020 compared to 2015.
The list goes on but limited to 1000 characters.
DIY-HP-LED
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Solar module prices may reach $0.10/W by end 2024
Tim Buckley, director of Climate Energy Finance, speaks to <b>pv magazine</b> about the current steep trajectory of solar module prices. He estimates that PV panels prices will end up dropping by 40% this year and predicts the closure of old technology and sub-scale solar manufacturing...
printer
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“I find the IEA assumption that the Chinese will run their brand new factories just 35% of the time as ludicrous,”Solar module prices may reach $0.10/W by end 2024
Tim Buckley, director of Climate Energy Finance, speaks to <b>pv magazine</b> about the current steep trajectory of solar module prices. He estimates that PV panels prices will end up dropping by 40% this year and predicts the closure of old technology and sub-scale solar manufacturing...www.pv-magazine.com
What is also ludicrous is the Chinese ghost cities. His wishful thinking reminds me of some of your posts.
cannabineer
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That’s not “now”. It’s somewhat speculative.
It also doesn’t say retail, which is the price that matters to most of us.
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Nugnewbie
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One man’s single-handed fight against Alberta’s climate spin
Denis Lemire did not plan to become an online troll. But after Alberta's UCP government infiltrated everything from his morning commute to the ads on his favourite podcasts with "blatant misinformation," the father of three said he felt impelled to act.
Cannasaurus Rex
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A list filled with (besides the ongoing issue with Turtle Island owners) tax money I earned and given to socially destructive policies targetted to special interest groups in order to elevate identity politics and division. The list NERO released just before his dumpster fire.After 8 years in power, what is Justin Trudeau’s legacy — and how will he cement it?
Justin Trudeau has been in power for almost a decade, achieving some of his objectives and stalling on others. What will be his legacy, and is constitutional reform in the cards in the next two years?
Opinion: Justin Trudeau Has Done a Lot for Canada
Social Policy
Lifting Drinking Water Advisories in Indigenous Communities
Arguably one of the more severe issues concerning Canada’s Indigenous peoples. There are close to 166 drinking water advisories in which these affected Indigenous communities have to boil their water to drink them safely. These communities do not have potable water due to a lack of water treatment infrastructure.
Since 2015, Trudeau’s government has worked alongside Indigenous communities to lift all long-term drinking water advisories. Of the 166 boil water advisories in Canada, approximately 82% have been raised, with the rest either under construction or under consultations to be lifted. By this year or next year, 90% of long-term drinking water advisories in Canada will be lifted.
Supporting LGBTQ Canadians
To address discrimination against LGTBQ Canadians, the federal government has officially announced that it will invest $100 million into local LGBTQ organizations. Most of this funding will go towards community organizations that provide mental health support, shelter, therapy, consulting, and groups that provide safe spaces to LGBTQ Canadians.
Some of this money will also go towards an LGBTQ awareness campaign that will attempt to normalize the existence of LGBTQ people in Canada. Some money will also fund local policy research and data collection on LGBTQ Canadians.
Affordable and Quality National Childcare
Of all the policies that Trudeau’s government, his National Child Care Plan is likely the most significant policy to lament his legacy. Affordability and quality subsidized public daycare will positively affect Canadian life through increased opportunities for women who wish to pursue careers and better child care for children. For more information, I go in-depth about this policy here and here.
The Modern Canada Child Benefit
Trudeau’s government also introduced the modern form of Canada’s universal child benefit, which gives money of up to $7,000 per child under 18 directly to families with children. Before this government, Harper’s child benefit was taxable, offered less money, and only applied to children under the age of 6.
Trudeau’s Canada Child Benefit has been attributed to reducing the number of children in poverty by 782,000 in 2020 compared to 2015.
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National Childcare is something I don't agree with, I feel single parent working families should recieve more assistance than 2 working parents, but thats just me, who believes we should raise our own children. I remember when single moms were stigmatized when they were on Gov't assistance, Now ya all are...and your (now 50+) parents are STILL paying your way...
printer
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Canada, Google Strike Deal to Keep News in Search Results
Canada and Google have reached a deal to keep news stories in search results and for the internet giant to pay $73.6 million annually to news publishers in the country, a Canadian official said Wednesday.
The deal resolves Alphabet-owned Google's concerns over Canada's online news law that seeks to make large internet companies share advertising revenue with news publishers in the country. "Following weeks of productive discussions, I am happy to announce that we have found a path forward with Google for the implementation of the Online News Act," Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said in a statement.
Canada's Online News Act — part of a global trend to make internet giants pay for news — passed in June, and the government is finalizing rules that are expected to be released by a Dec. 19 deadline. Google confirmed that Ottawa had committed to addressing its core issues and that news will continue to be available on its platforms in Canada. Google had said previously it would block news on its platform, saying Canada's law was more stringent than the ones in Europe and Australia, and had raised concerns about the company being exposed to potentially uncapped liability.
Meta Platforms, the other internet giant that is the target of the law, has already blocked news sharing on Facebook and Instagram over its concerns about the law.
St-Onge said the deal with Google shows that the new law works, and called on Facebook to explain its decision to block news sharing in Canada.
She added Canada would be able to reopen the agreement with Google in the future if there are better agreements reached anywhere else in the world. Last month, Google reached an agreement to pay a group of German publishers $3.5 million a year for its publication of their news content.
In a statement, a Meta spokesperson said its decision was unchanged. "Unlike search engines, we do not proactively pull news from the internet to place in our users' feeds. And we have long been clear that the only way we can reasonably comply with the Online News Act is by ending news availability for people in Canada," the spokesperson said. The legislation came after complaints from Canada's media industry, which wants tighter regulation of tech companies to prevent them from elbowing news businesses out of the online advertising market.
As part of the agreement with Canada, Google will annually contribute to news businesses $136 million, indexed to inflation. And the company will have the option to work with a single collective to distribute the funds. "It's very good news," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa. "This is a deal, an agreement, that is going to resonate around the world." Paul Deegan, CEO of industry body News Media Canada, welcomed the agreement and thanked the government for ensuring cash compensation for publishers. "We commend Google for their good-faith, socially responsible approach," Deegan added in a statement. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. broke the news of the deal earlier.
Canada and Google have reached a deal to keep news stories in search results and for the internet giant to pay $73.6 million annually to news publishers in the country, a Canadian official said Wednesday.
The deal resolves Alphabet-owned Google's concerns over Canada's online news law that seeks to make large internet companies share advertising revenue with news publishers in the country. "Following weeks of productive discussions, I am happy to announce that we have found a path forward with Google for the implementation of the Online News Act," Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said in a statement.
Canada's Online News Act — part of a global trend to make internet giants pay for news — passed in June, and the government is finalizing rules that are expected to be released by a Dec. 19 deadline. Google confirmed that Ottawa had committed to addressing its core issues and that news will continue to be available on its platforms in Canada. Google had said previously it would block news on its platform, saying Canada's law was more stringent than the ones in Europe and Australia, and had raised concerns about the company being exposed to potentially uncapped liability.
Meta Platforms, the other internet giant that is the target of the law, has already blocked news sharing on Facebook and Instagram over its concerns about the law.
St-Onge said the deal with Google shows that the new law works, and called on Facebook to explain its decision to block news sharing in Canada.
She added Canada would be able to reopen the agreement with Google in the future if there are better agreements reached anywhere else in the world. Last month, Google reached an agreement to pay a group of German publishers $3.5 million a year for its publication of their news content.
In a statement, a Meta spokesperson said its decision was unchanged. "Unlike search engines, we do not proactively pull news from the internet to place in our users' feeds. And we have long been clear that the only way we can reasonably comply with the Online News Act is by ending news availability for people in Canada," the spokesperson said. The legislation came after complaints from Canada's media industry, which wants tighter regulation of tech companies to prevent them from elbowing news businesses out of the online advertising market.
As part of the agreement with Canada, Google will annually contribute to news businesses $136 million, indexed to inflation. And the company will have the option to work with a single collective to distribute the funds. "It's very good news," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa. "This is a deal, an agreement, that is going to resonate around the world." Paul Deegan, CEO of industry body News Media Canada, welcomed the agreement and thanked the government for ensuring cash compensation for publishers. "We commend Google for their good-faith, socially responsible approach," Deegan added in a statement. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. broke the news of the deal earlier.
CANON_Grow
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Curious what age group you think you are responding to?
Do you agree with any funding going to support long term care facilities or any other public health services? What about any other public infrastructure, ie roads, transit, electrical grid? I’m trying to understand how others think tax dollars should be allocated. Are you more libertarian and don’t think there should be any tax and everyone should fend for themselves?
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
Two of my family work in elderly care/nursing homes. They report to me that the facilities are being run “for profit” in an aggressive manner. The nasty little (and big) corners they cut in the services they provide to their captives (residents AND staff) are sometimes real jaw-droppers.
There’s no money in compassion. To me, this is a powerful repudiation of the libertarian expectation that in a free market, providers will compete to provide a good product.
That is paint-huffing delusion. The providers will cartelize (absent government oversight) and squeeze the customer dry, because any alternative has either been bought out or crushed in a price war.
It is a powerful argument for raising taxes on the pirate class, because even with its inefficiencies, only government can be trusted to actually ensure decent care for those 98% who cannot afford boutique healthcare.
It’s enough to turn a former conservative into a full-bore social democrat. I fear a corporascist future.
CunningCanuk
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Meanwhile, if we saw the results of a blood test from the average airline pilot, we probably wouldn’t get on an airplane.
CunningCanuk
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Ah yes, the good ole days, eh Rex?
Budley Doright
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Cannasaurus Rex
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Taxation is the cost of society, and is a given. Responsible taxation is what is at issue with our governments. Federal gov'ts provincial govts and municipal are all at issue these days. Our knee jerk reaction to every little whim from ANYONE other than a working family is appeased with billions of our dollars. Distributed willy-nilly and without proper oversight, tax distribution is feeding a selfish wasteful mindset.
Age of the crowd? doesn't mean shit, I assume everyone here is an adult, a voter, and a taxpayer. Why do you ask? Trudeau speaks for everyone and says he is saving Christmas so whatever LOL.
Most of the regulars I assume are middle aged or older? I'm more to the right than most on here and don't want the anonymous international cannabis surfer thinking all Canadians are left leaning.
Should we tax everything and expect the government to 'fend for us'?... There's one or 2 countries doing that right now.