kbal

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[–] kbal@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Canadian Tire gets to be associated with a brand known for being not Canadian, and Tim Hortons gets to bask in the warm glow of a giant big-box retailer known for selling plastic lawn furniture. Synergy!

[–] kbal@fedia.io 0 points 3 days ago (6 children)

No acknowledgement from this writer that extremely rapid population growth passed a threshold where people finally became aware that it was causing problems. It's not too surprising, many still refuse to see it.

What I do find surprising for someone aiming to represent "the left" is the unqualified defence of the temporary foreign workers program.

[–] kbal@fedia.io 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't even drive, but getting people accustomed to having computerized surveillance systems watching over the city and handing out fully automated fines for whatever minor offences are easy to enforce seems like a somewhat bad idea.

 

The online message board's lawyers say that UK safety laws don't apply outside the UK. This basic principle may soon be tested in court.