Yea, I don’t get why the poor supporting conservatives who would cut all the social support programs that the poor needs.

Start seeing this “both sides are the same” followed by “may as well just stay home” posts which ring like the cons bots/ trolls astro-turfing trying to swing the election for conservative. Happened in usa and now it’s happening here in Canada.

I’m not going to be one of those usa voters who decided to vote for Jill Stein because “Democrat is not perfect”. They (along with those who couldn’t even be bothered to vote) are partly to blame for the second trump regime. Canada sovereignty is at stake. Our way of life is at stake in this election. Until we got an electoral reform to replace “First Past the Post”, I am going to continue to vote strategically against conservative. pierre and conservative win will be a nightmare for Canada because they cannot be trusted to put Canada and Canadians over usa, billionaires and corporations’ profit.

NDP is dear and near to my heart but in this coming election, I’m voting for and donating to my local Liberal candidate.

I applied to volunteer with Ontario Corps and have gone through their online training modules. Basically it is also the same recommendation: have whatever supply you need in order for you, your family and pets to survive for 72 hours without help.

What Ontario Corps suggest to have in your emergency survival kit: Food (and can opener if required), water, medications and first aid kit, flash lights and batteries, candles and matches, radio, hand sanitizer, spare car key, garbage and ziplock bags (to keep things dry), whistle, cash.

More suggestions from Ontario Corps: Keep important papers (such as passports, marriage certificate, id, insurance, will etc) together so you can grab them quickly if you need to evacuate. Have a family emergency plan (what to do during emergency, contacts, where to meet when separated etc). All family members (including older children) should learn where and how to shut off utilities (gas, water, electricity etc) in your home.

Alberta and Saskatchewan are the sunniest provinces in Canada. If they embrace solar energy, they could be the Solar Capital of Canada.

But, think of those poor, poor big oil CEOs! /s

This is a good point. I do tend to get my vaccine shots (Covid and flu) on Fridays to account for recovery days.

Me too. So please everyone go out and vote on April 28 (or early poll if you wish). Go to Election Canada (https://www.elections.ca/home.aspx) and make sure that you are registered to vote at your current address.

If you have older relatives and friends (50+), do remind them that we have shingles vaccine: Shingrix.

CBC article on this: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-freezes-rebates-tesla-1.7493434

Personally, I’m glad that joe rogan refuses to come to Canada. Just go to russia already.

My riding is a conservative stronghold, but I’m still going to vote for my local Liberal candidate. As soon as Election Canada received my local Liberal candidate’s nomination application, I’m planning to scrape together some funds and donate to them.

1. The parents are equally shitty, and/or,
2. By the time kids reach teenage years, they will mostly listen to social media than parents. They will live their lives on social media and thus, acceptance and opinions of social media “frens” matter more than their parents.

This year will be my first time trying to grow food from seeds (so I may or may not do it right). I’m in Ontario (zone 6a/6b). I have started strawberries, red bergamots, thyme, oregano, basil, rosemary, tomatoes, zucchini, kale, bell peppers. I’m planning to start lettuces and spinach in early April. I also have seeds that I will simply sow outside (carrots, peas, beans, cucumbers, pollinators’ wild flowers).

Yes, doing your best whenever, wherever should be the goal and not perfection. No one is perfect but doing something is always better than doing nothing at all.

When I was a university student (on student loan), having to pay rent, utilities etc, I recalled surviving on pasta, bananas, frozen veggies, canned tuna/sardines and instant coffee. I would mix a can of tuna into simple tomatoes and frozen veggies pasta sauce, made lots of pasta and eat that for 1 - 2 days. My roommate taught me how to make congee (rice porridge). Very economical. Simply rice, broth, ginger and green onions. We’d make a big pot and eat it for breakfast for a few days. A silver lining though, eating less meat during my university years actually made me feel better and healthier. I continue eating meat only every 2 - 3 days to this day.

Back then, every weekend, my friends would invite me out to bars/pubs to let out steam and I would have to decline 9 out 10. If I went, I would simply purchase 1 drink and made that drink last all night. My liver, was thankful.

I am a P. Eng. in Ontario, Canada. It’s “Professional Engineer” license. As someone else has mentioned, you can be a mechanical engineer, a software engineer, an electrical engineer etc and a P. Eng. The requirement for P. Eng is passing an Engineering Ethics exam, receiving an engineering degree from accepted universities/college (doesn’t have to be a Canadian school) and completing an certain number of years of Canadian engineering work experience (ie. the work must be qualified as engineering type work, and must be in Canada). Now, I received my P. Eng more than a decade ago so the rules may or may not change.

Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) is our organization which regulates the exams and licensing. It is also a sort of watch dog which ensures that engineers are ethical and don’t cut corners. PEO also provides networking (they may organize a plant tour or conferences etc) and volunteering activities for engineers. We, engineers, pay annual fees/dues to PEO but if you work for an engineering company, your company may pay your dues for you.

I agree with you. As well, if you want to squeeze out a little more profit, transferring usd to CAD while the spread is the widest is probably a good move.

I’m not a personal advisor though.

Don’t forget usa commerce secretary howard lutnick pimping tesla stock on fox news (last week or something?)

I agree with this. tesla is more about “vibes” than sales numbers and profit margin atm. This unfortunately does provide opportunities for “pump and dump” day trading. Another problem is that institutional investors have access to premarket/after market trading, creating an unfair advantage against retail investors.

This sounds delish, I will try it. Thanks!

I hear you. I don’t go to stores often either nowadays. Just to get my weekly groceries and every 2-3 weeks, I’d go to Home Hardware or Canadian Tire.

I think this is well thought and I agree with “This position doesn’t contradict support for proportional representation - in fact, they’re complementary. PR ensures citizens’ votes translate fairly into representation, while security clearances help ensure those representatives aren’t compromised by foreign interests.”

Security clearance is required. We can still allow politicians to put their names on the ballot even if they fail security clearance, but they need to go through it because I, as a voter, want to know who has the “kompromat” for any particular politicians, whose pockets are the politicians are holing up in.