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  • Koodo tried to do the same thing to me earlier this year, but it actually goes against the Wireless Code. We have consumer rights in Canada and the big three are making a mockery of them. PUSH BACK! I'm paying $30/month for my cell phone and will fight to keep it that way.

  • Policy that forced patients to switch to cheaper medications saved B.C. $730-million, report says
  • Even accounting for exchange rates etc that is insane. With my numbers I'd be paying $78k annually just for my medication. Bitch I don't even earn that much in a year!

    Ecit: heh I'm pretty salty about this one I guess but pharmaceutical pricing for biologics is ridiculous, and I think its outrageous to push the burden onto people who are chronically sick. Fuck that.

  • Policy that forced patients to switch to cheaper medications saved B.C. $730-million, report says
  • Forcing people to switch medications in this manner may have saved the government money but has put the lives of the patients at risk. If you're taking a biologic medication, there's always a chance your body could grow accustomed to it and eventually reject the medication. And there's a limited number of available biologics to try. And it takes months for the patient's body to adjust. IMO this was a strategy that was the easiest solution but really doesn't account for the patients at all. There could at least have been a staggered approach by implementing the change slowly as a natural need to switch medications arose, maximising patient safety. Instead, people with "invisible illnesses" are being forced to unnecessarily switch their medications, reducing the options available to them if the switch doesn't work. The patient impact would need to be monitored over years to manage this responsibly.

    Patients should not be pressured to switch their life-altering medications in order to save the government money. Where is the pressure on pharmaceutical companies to lower their goddamn prices so that patients aren't expected to absorb all the cost and risks in these scenarios? My medications would cost me or the government $1500/month. I totally agree with the government that the price is insane. PATIENTS DON'T SET THE PRICES.

  • Maths
  • To the best of my understanding, mathematics isn't referencing a singular object but is used as an encompassing term to refer to content from multiple schools of mathematics e.g. geometry, statistics, calculus, algebra etc. Or in other words, all the subjects covered in math/maths class! 😊

  • Platforms wonder why piracy is spiking
  • HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    Dear Netflix, I've been a loyal customer since 2013. I've been perfectly happy with our arrangement. YOU are the one terminating our contract, not me. It seems you'd prefer to get rid of a happy, paying customer in the hopes you can somehow persuade them to embrace a higher cost or shittier experience (ads). That's a bold move Cotton. Buh-bye dons pirate hat

    YARR MATEYS

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