The waltons losing money in this way exposes who they are, and might piss them off enough to do something.
As much as I hate the idea of corporate interests having that much influence over the government (any government), someone richer than him complaining could be the only thing that gets through Trump’s mushy head.
He will visit the great white north someday.
I eagerly await that day.
On one hand, if companies are going to be using AI, better that it’s on-shore than in the US or other hostile countries.
On the other hand, fuck AI slop in general.
The wealthy in the US got rich by exploiting the rest of the population.
it frightens me that they think it is their duty to export these ideas to other countries.
It frustrates me that they have been exporting these ideas for a very long time.
American exceptionalism has been an underlying assumption in Hollywood movies and US television, books and music for longer than either of us have been alive.
That makes companies find the most efficient ways to reduce their footprints, rather than the government mandating it for each group. This is the approach favoured by most serious economists
And it is the approach Carney favored in his book (which was written several years before he decided to run for office)
Or if it’s really bad, then you might be able to reach it from the WiFi.
Or some employee might have dropped their own wifi access point onto the Lan for their own convenience.
I found 2 of those on the same floor during one sweep…
Did you think in January the mountain of shit would be so high as it is now?
Nope.
I assumed Trump’s incompetence would slow down the pace of enshitification he was able to cause.
or switch to electric vehicles that are cheaper to run
That would require the cooperation of the vehicle manufacturers to actually have a variety of models available across all price points and use cases.
And to have them actually in stock for people to buy.
Which only works if the post office management can keep the place working properly and not constantly antagonize the workers.
Hoping for “Just like the first time” is still pretty dismal.
Maybe that third that didn’t go to vote has something to do with not presenting someone that made them vote
Apparently voting against a bastard like Trump wasn’t enough of a motivation…
Before the Trudeau hate train gains too much speed, how would any of the other parties stated policies have compared?
I haven’t seen a lot of policy statements from the opposition parties on data sovereignty (beyond language about it being a generally good idea).
Most new drugs aren’t covered instantly after they are approved for use.
Like most burocracies it always takes time for the provinces to update their formulary.
It’s not about controlling him, it’s about keeping him pacified and distracted while you work on other things that get you out of the same room as him.
I would have just expected to read about specific sacrifices after reading the headline
This is mostly another pre-budget statement to try and reduce the level of shocked surprise when we see the actual budget.
schools mostly public except for a few private ones?
About those exceptions…
Public money shouldn’t be going to private schools.
If you want your kid to be in some elitist private school, you should pay the entire cost. Otherwise the public system is always an option.
Diverting public funds away from the public education system just weakens the public system.
There is a difference between “planning it to run for months” and “placing the order for months of advertising in advance”.
Having worked in broadcasting, I can confidently say it is common for an ad buy to be modified multiple times during its run.
And the advertiser often doesn’t order the entire run up-front. They will schedule it a week or 2 at a time and adjust based on what results they are seeing.
I don’t want trade with the US
Most Canadians agree
But, because of how entwined our economies have become since WW1 (or earlier), it’s not something that can be undone instantly.
I have no doubt that it is.
A smart negotiator doesn’t play all their cards at the start. They gradually bring out their various pressure points over time when it is strategic to do so. And they hold back the “nuclear option” until it becomes necessary.