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Join the U.S.? No way, say most Canadians surveyed. But nearly a quarter may be open to it
  • It is not wise to reject the idea without any details - at least this can be negotiated, and if some kind of union is to advantage to Canada, then why not? Jingoism is not practical - look at Ukraine for example. The most outrageous thing to me about Trump proposal is that Canada would be one state - it should be at least 4.

  • 6.9% tax spike ‘will mean change in Torontonians’ lives’: Olivia Chow - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
  • It just creates a two tier system where luck few who managed to get government jobs enjoy full benefits, indexed salaries, etc and the rest have to do precarious gigs at temp agency with night shift at minimum wage. If so called "socialists" cared about ALL working people, I would have less problems with this. Another problem is that a lot of government services like TTC are very expensive, but also very inefficient - I don't know if you use TTC and were able to use public transport in other countries - we get charged premium prices for subpar services.

  • Border city mayor says Canada-U.S. relationship is 'deteriorating' under Trump's tariff threats
  • That a weird reaction... What history? Nothing to add to the point? What would be bad in economic free trade union? Lots of Canadians I talked to are dreaming of moving to the states, BTW - lower cost of living and higher wages.

  • Border city mayor says Canada-U.S. relationship is 'deteriorating' under Trump's tariff threats
  • I don't think it is forceful - Trump said it would be economic - I guess offering "deal" Canada cannot refuse. I think he is bluffing at this point - clearly this is just in his head. If there is a concrete plan of some EU-style economic union with mostly political autonomy, I think it may be beneficial to Canada - the reality is that Canada cannot prosper without relying on the USA.

  • Ukrainian mother and son attacked, robbed say they expected to be safe in Winnipeg after fleeing war
  • I don't think so, people who experienced violence in Winnipeg say the gangsters would use style of hair or anything else to start beating people.

    This came up during the trial and judge agreed that it was not hate crime since they did not know the victims were Ukranians before approving them.

    There was another attack on Ukranians at "the Forks", were the guys who stubbed them were late heard mocking what they were saying "I am from Ukraine"

    I am pretty shocked how violent Winnipeg is. Seeing CBC headlines "Safe in Winnipeg, these Ukrainians still hold out hope for the war at home", and then reading multiple news about these Ukranians falling victims to violent crime makes me wonder if they should have stayed in Poland or Ukraine...

  • B.C. landlords allowed to impose massive rent hikes after mortgage payments spike
  • I don't really have an opinion on weather this particular decision is justified - tenant boards are known to usually side with tenants. But, to be fair, setting rent controlled increases to amount less then inflation is not really fair - it creates imbalances, where wealthy tenant maybe paying way less than market rates (like surgeons renting in San Francisco)

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