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  • IslandLifetoCanadaGet F***** Danielle
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    17 days ago

    I sincerely hope you are right. I always have to remind myself reddit/Lemmy are the ‘Left’. I thought there was a chance Doug Ford was going to get voted out from reading reddit last month. Instead, landslide victory with dismal voter turn out.




  • IslandLifeOPtoCanadaVote splitting analysis tool
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    20 days ago

    In the provincial election a few months ago, where I live, the Conservative party won. The vote was literally split 1/3 1/3 1/3 (Cons, NDP, Green). Cons took the seat with a 30% vote (won by 179 votes). I’m not saying strategic voting is a good thing, but the (voting) system itself needs reform so that it accurately represents the people.

    I got that (smartvote) from r/Nanaimo, and apparently, the data hasn’t been updated since the election was called today. I will be as we go forward, though.





  • IslandLifetoCanadaWhat do you think is next for Canada and the USA?
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    27 days ago

    When everything started on Jan 20 and you could see what was happening in the US. Their regime dismantling the government, Musk, DOGE, and tariffs, and it was hard to believe what was happening. Then, the continued threats to Canada, it was all pretty scary.

    Now, 50 something days in, I’m starting to realize they have no plan and no execution, or even no sense to what they’re doing. So sure it still feels really unstable and uneasy but less threatening.

    Hopefully, the world will economically destroy Musk just on the principal of his actions. Show billionaires they are not immune.

    I do think it’s possible there eventually will be a military action on Canada. I think the most plausible thing I’ve heard is that Canada would be easy to invade but nearly impossible to hold. That would be a messy situation for both sides. Nobody will be a winner, so it will come down to desire to go down that road. From what I’ve been hearing, there is only a very low percentage of people on either side of the border who have support of this action.

    In the meantime, I would be happy to see Canada disconnect from America, find new trade partners, and improve our infrastructure. Seems to be what the plans are, so I think we are dealing best we can in the situation we are in.

    True north strong and free.



  • IslandLifeOPtoBuy CanadianChapman's Ice Cream
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    28 days ago

    The salt and caramel is 36g per 175ml serving. So yeah, high. I’ve been finding that with Canadian energy drinks as well. I have just switched to a zero refined sugar diet the past couple of months. I’ll probably continue to buy Chapman’s and just take it to my workplace.