Trump only has an idea of a plan at this point, there are no specifics
You're talking about the future, we're talking about right now.
Right now, the statement was accurate.
Start small. Learn to make ramen
Oh boy, please tell me you're referring to just simply instant ramen.
It takes me 2 days of cooking to make a proper ramen with the stock, tare, noodles, and toppings.
That rabbit hole goes waaaaaay down.
No, he's right. There is far more in common between someone from Seattle and someone from Lafayette than there is between two people from almost any two EU countries. Even in two countries that touch each other like France and Germany, they have radically different people in terms of language, customs, political priorities, etc.
I'm not aware of any country where the child would not automatically be eligible for the parents citizenship, even if the child is born abroad.
The point of contention is that people convicted of serious crimes can no longer legally change their name. These groups say that hurts transgender rights.
First, this has to affect almost nobody. The number of people convicted of serious crimes is already very low, the number of those who transition after committing such a crime has to be astronomically low.
Second, you committed a serious crime. The reason this law is being implemented is that a lot of people were trying to hide their past from a simple Google by legally changing their name. This is a common enough problem that the government is having to take action for it.
Nothing is stopping the small number of people impacted from using a different name in casual life, many people don't use their legal name outside of legal situations. So I don't really feel like this is a problem.
Right now in BC you don't require any proof at all to get your gender changed unless you're a minor under 12. You just fill out a form and pay a small fee and it's done.
Maybe the best option here is an exception that requires doctor approval via transitional care just to avoid felons doing it maliciously. It's a bit more of a burden, but it's not too difficult.
The deportation thing? It benefits corporate interests by giving them another excuse to raise prices by more than than their actual costs.
They loved the cover COVID gave to raise prices and increase profits.
The real answer is you can't actually contract for illegal things, the contract is void from the start.
The vast majority of big one scenarios will be in the wrong direction to hit port Alberni with a tsunami. They're mostly expected further south.
That being said, there are still tsunami sirens in town for a reason. Tsunamis aren't that fast relatively speaking, and you only need to get a little higher up, 10 meters or so.
They're overinflating the risk of that happening by a wide margin.
The last tsunami didn't even wipe out the town, in fact it didn't kill a single person in Port Alberni despite destroying 55 houses and damaging hundreds of others. It's unlikely a second one would be worse considering that the earthquake that caused that one is still the strongest earthquake ever recorded in North America.
Also, the last one also happened in 1964, long before things like earthquake and tsunami warning sirens were a thing.
Port Alberni, BC
Or Merritt, BC if you want to be on the mainland
Both have all the necessary hospitals, schools, rec centers, high-speed internet, and decent access to larger cities if needed.
Why would he care? He can't get elected again. He's probably not even going to be alive many more years (or at least not mentally aware of anything)
I'm not talking about who lost vs won each demographic, I'm referring to changes to percentages which you don't seem to understand.
Harris lost more male votes than female, far more. It simply doesn't make sense that she would lose such a massive difference in men if the economy was the primary reason. Men don't care about the economy significantly more than women do, it's an issue that both genders put at the top of their priorities.
It doesn't take a genius to figure out that Harris being female cost her at least some votes, and she didn't lose by very much. Only 3 people changed sides this election out of every 100 voters(net of course), that's it. It's not hard to think that may be due to her gender or race.
I actually don't think it will, because I believe America will have stopped being the "united" states by then and it will no longer be called America.
You absolutely can get worse than Biden Harris stance. Just watch.
Why the fuck should the result of the election matter in a criminal trial?
The fact that it does shows how broken the system is.
Hahaha... hahaha... ha... ha...
You fucking morons. Welcome to massive cost inflation v2.
Better hope you're going to be changing jobs in the near future, because your current boss ain't going to be paying more despite raising all the prices because new labour costs will go up.
Also, you better not consume anything produced outside the US (even if it's also produced in the US) because the new tariffs are going to drive up prices there too.
The only people that benefit from these policies is corporate shareholders.
John Rustad's platform — which does not list any tax hikes — said its increased spending and budget deficits will be offset by an additional $10.4 billion in annual revenue by 2030 due to the forecast of growth of 5.4 per cent a year.
The party of fiscal responsibility ya'll
They say it will be caught up to with growth, which they've predicted to be above 5% per year... no way that happens, major banks are predicting sub 2% growth.
B.C. Conservatives Leader John Rustad says it will be up to voters to judge his party's candidates as he stood by a pair whose remarks on Indigenous and Muslim people drew condemnation from election rivals and other critics.
He stands by the party member who made derogatory comments about indigenous and Muslim people.
Please judge him and find him wanting.
Conservative leader John Rustad is unveiling his party’s plan to address a key issue for the majority of voters in this election: affordability.
The title is a bit misleading and makes it sound like it's a one time payment. It's very different, he's promising to exempt up to $3000 a month towards your housing costs from income taxes. Starting at $1500 a month in 2026 and going up $500 a year for 3 more years. At the max, it would be a $36,000 a year tax deduction which is absolutely massive, that's half of the average family income.
Great idea? It's complicated, but probably not a good idea.
When you make something "cheaper" for everyone like this in a supply constrained market, all that does is drive up the prices of rents and housing sale prices since people can now use that freed up money to pay more for those.
Also, his plan to pay for this multi-billion dollar plan is:
“Obviously, we need to take a look at this reckless spending that David Eby has put in place in terms of how to sort of rein in some of that spending,” said Rustad.
So that's not really "fiscally conservative" at all.
The NDP has shared a video of B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad saying he regrets getting the "so-called vaccine" against COVID-19.
This asshole is literally a conspiracy theorist. He says it was about controlling the population, not stopping the spread of the virus.
Which countries (and even provinces) had the fewest covid deaths per capita? Oh.. the ones with the highest vaccination rates.
Everyone with a brain knows vaccines reduce illness, that's why we have the fucking things.
Ride-hailing company Uber is slamming the British Columbia government's decision to impose minimum wages and basic labour protections for gig workers, saying the province is set to drive up costs for residents and drive down demand for local businesses.
Uber's reply to the new laws.
Since-deleted posts by Damon Scrase, who was nominated in January, include a 2022 post calling some Pride parade participants “degenerates”
Surprise surprise, a Conservative who's got a past full of hate.
Awakening Chinatown showcased cultural diversity of Chinese Canadian society
This is the true Canada, open to all ideas. Let's keep it this way.
The board plans to invite commissioner Kasari Govender to an open board meeting to hear a presentation from VicPD and the mobile youth service team
Personally, it seems stupid not to have a liaison in high schools. This is where teens establish "bad" patterns, and every single one they manage to save early is one less problem for decades in the future.
Boy, 11, dies after being struck in neck by puck at hockey practice in Saint-Eustache, Que.
Extremely unfortunate situation.
Vancouver Canucks forward Nils Hoglander was assessed a match penalty and ejected from the game against the San Jose Sharks for intent to injure forward Kevin Labanc.
Intent to injure?
Based on that call, any sort of pushing or shoving should be called.
The leader of the federal Conservative Party of Canada has wrapped up a two-day tour of Vancouver Island, trying to swing votes in an NDP stronghold well ahead of any mandated election in October 2025.
Unfortunately, it looks like he's going to elected in a couple years. I just hope people remember after a term of the Conservatives cutting important environmental policies like the carbon tax, that they will have failed to make like more affordable AND fucked up the environment more.
The conservative parties that won in the UK didn't manage to make things more affordable, the conservative party that won in Australia didn't manage it either, no party anywhere has managed it.
This crisis isn't caused by local government zoning policies, approval red tape, or anything else that the parties are talking about. It's caused by landowners (including people who own only one property) using a home as an investment.
You cannot have homes appreciate in value faster than inflation (investments) and also have affordable housing. It's impossible. That's literally just a pyramid scheme.
Until the government starts implementing policies that start reducing existing home prices, this will not be fixed. Building more units doesn't do this unless you build impossibly (literally impossible) large numbers.
So stop voting with your emotions and vote with your brain.
Island Farms milk products were in short supply in some capital region grocery stores over the weekend
In case anyone was wondering what happened at the grocery stores over the last couple days.
The regional district says it will work with local First Nations and consult the public in developing a long-term management plan for the 27-acre property, which is adjacent to Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park
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The 30-unit community of shipping containers provided temporary housing for those at risk of homelessness for the last two years
Milking spiders to make guitar strings in Madagascar
I love Mattias Krantz and his wacky music projects.
Motorists looking for a shortcut to the Malahat end up on the road, which is filled with surprise inclines and a hairpin turn or two.
$1.2B Colwood development(Royal Beach) renamed the Beachlands
Land in the development is still being set aside for a potential ferry terminal, a commitment that will last another three years or so, the developer says.
Because reasons?
High land prices and rising building costs due to inflation and other factors have combined to drive construction of apartments rather than single-family homes
Somewhat clickbait title, it went from 80% to 89% of new unit starts for this one month period compared to last year.
Apartment units have been the majority of new units for more than a decade now.
BC Ferries cancelled two sailings between Metro Vancouver and Victoria Monday and warned further departures may be in peril due to a mechanical issue.
More technical issues. The ferries are starting to become a real issue here on the island.