Saying that PR means a more fractured gov’t instead of saying it means elected officials have to work together to come to a consensus is a bit naive at best.

Just because a gov’t wouldn’t have carte blanche to do whatever they wanted is not a bad thing. It just means they’ll have to change they way they do things.

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is a lightweight material that was used mostly in flat roofing, but also in floors and walls, between the 1950s and 1990s.

It is a cheaper alternative to standard concrete, is quicker to produce and easier to install.

It is aerated, or “bubbly”, like an Aero chocolate bar.

But it is less durable and has a lifespan of around 30 years.

Its structural behaviour differs significantly from traditional reinforced concrete.

Moreover, it is susceptible to structural failure when exposed to moisture. The bubbles can allow water to enter the material.

If that happens, any rebar reinforcing RAAC can also decay, rust and weaken.

Because of this, RAAC is often coated with another material, such as bitumen on roofing panels. But this material can also degrade. Source

This is an international issue btw.

Exactly. I had high hopes for him when he was first elected, but when he walked back ending FPTP I knew the slide would continue. At this point it feels like America and Canada are in the same boat … vote for an incumbent we don’t really want or risk having a MAGAt (wannabe in our case) at the helm.

I hate it here.

Not really. Did yours?

I can also thank the Cons for screaming bloody murder every time the NDP comes up, ie: “You can’t elect the NDP! Remember Bob Rae!!!”

Canada always goes through cycles like this. Imo the bigger issue is we act like we only have two parties to choose from in federal elections. At no time in our history have the NDP ever been considered a viable alternative federally … and that drives me bonkers.

That’s doubtful, but we’ll see.

Now that’s a big-assed moving day. Good luck finding a million friends with trucks to help.

I think you forget that women and children still don’t have enough power, at any age, to deny any man what he wants. They still die doing that, or are beaten within an inch of their lives, or are fired/written up for refusing sexual advances, or are put in situations where they’ve received no training but have to run a dangerous machine anyway.

That is not something any child should ‘have’ to learn.

How about instead we crack down on the businesses that do shit like that … maybe 1st offense they lose their business … 2nd offense they lose their life.

50+ years ago when I was 12, I got my first job at an ice cream/burger stand making 0.75 cents per hour. The only downside was my creepy old boss who took great joy in pinching my non-existent breasts and child-sized ass.

2 yrs later I started working at the local pizza joint (legal age to work was 14 back then).

The real problem these days is owners who would abuse the privilege of having kids work for them. I mean you just know that’s gonna happen, esp under Shmoe’s ‘leadership’.

Which is kind of surprising because 25 years ago it was the opposite, based on Revelation 13:16 – “Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead” …

which many took to indicate the use of mobile phones as the only way to purchase anything.

I guess they changed their minds. /s

Just because it’s big doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be opened. Only Sonlight can cleanse the shit that bullshit ‘Christianity’ has wrought.

The minute money becomes more important than people, it’s a problem.

I’ve lived on the streets. Cash allowed me to buy tampons and other things I needed.

Besides who am I to judge what someone needs. They know better than I do.

I would just turn my head or move further down the beach.

shrugs

I know lots of kids were/are playing those without parental supervision. Those same parents had/have existential fits if their child sees a penis or breasts in a movie.

Someone needs to explain to me why nudity is considered not ‘family-friendly’ but watching movies/playing video games with massive amounts of bloodshed and death is considered fine and dandy for kids.

I used to carry cash all the time, mostly to have some to give away to those in need. But COVID pretty much shut that down … and now I’m barely making ends meet so don’t have the spare money to give anymore.

(Lytton First Nation spiritual leader Nkixwstn James) was told millions were spent removing debris and sifting soil for archaeological artifacts. She says she refused to let them sift her lot, and refused a government offer of $80,000 to buy her land.

“They wanted the artifacts. I told them, that is my ancestors’,” she said. “You cannot take it.”

Tommy Douglas is rolling in his grave at what BC’s NDP party has morphed into.

Lenin once observed that “there are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen”. The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation on February the 24th 2022 was one of those moments. Within days France and Germany lost their ascendancy, Poland and Britain came to the fore, the Baltic and Scandinavian countries gravitated towards the new coalition, leaving Germany isolated within northern Europe, with southern Europe reduced to the status of sullen onlookers.

The Russian invasion was the trigger that finally shattered a thirty five year consensus in Europe. It happened, as Hemingway describes in The Sun Also Rises, like bankruptcy: gradually and then suddenly. This crisis has been building for years, but we are now moving fast.

Best take I’ve read on the last two years.