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There are same major differences here. Ukraine is not Afghanistan. It's on the doorstep of the EU. Literally. And Russia's stream of promises of belligerence beyond Ukraine does keep motivation among Eastern Europeans going. Here in North America, I think it's easy to say we should quit on...

I agree. But achieving this requires a strong consensus. Close to what existed during the Cold War. We don't have that yet. People like Trump and Orban and Le Pen would happily deal with Russia just to undermine their political opposition at home. On the flip side, we have leaders like...

Any Western accomodation of Russia after this war will only lead to more violence and aggression. Could it happen? Maybe. The West is admittedly weak willed. But it shouldn't happen. This is Cold War 2.0 and Russia is but one member of that Axis, and Ukraine is one front. Cede it there...

Ah yes. The scientists are all wrong. Did you lick doorknobs during COVID?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2024/may/08/hopeless-and-broken-why-the-worlds-top-climate-scientists-are-in-despair

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-tesla-autopilot-probe-us-120112235.html

Another problem with the flood of students is the national security risk. We might have let in assassins on student visas. https://globalnews.ca/news/10480761/hardeep-singh-nijjar-suspect-canadian-student-visa/

And then they offered up a token cut that will take three years to reduce the ratio of temporary residents. They aren't even talking absolute numbers. I dunno if Galen Weston personally gave Trudeau a briefcase full of cash or a Bitcoin wallet with millions, but that's the only possible...

If you think housing is bad now, just wait till you see what happens when people stop investing entirely in housing.

You don't seem to understand why those condos are $800k. Do you get how supply and demand works? What do you think happens when we combine population growth of 1M per year with a quarter million homes being built nationally and two decades of low rates (even today's rates are lower than the 90s)?

How so? They control the levers of demand and supply. Who sets immigration policy? Who sets banking policy? Who sets tax policy for assets like homes?

First, they are talking about what happened on this government's watch and the anger voters have over this issue. Next, they the gain you had is less relevant than affordability which is the statistic they are discussing. I'm going to guess your Gen X self never paid anything close to the...

Missing out on tech sharing under AUKUS is no big deal. - Canadian copium. The tech being developed: https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2024/05/will-australias-giant-quantum-project-bring-militaries-fears-life/396312/

Meh. Spy is such a strong word. Kovrig was doing what all diplomats do. He was engaging local expats to collect information. Spavor wasn't even aware he was "spying". He was sharing information he'd discovered through business contacts. If this is grounds for detention, we could detain...

The Americans are having the same discussion on generational fairness as we are. This absolutely raw TED talk is making the rounds. And a lot of what he talks about like the cost of housing and education, social security spending outpacing everything else, etc. would apply in Canada.

Hong Kong is done. Nobody should be doing business there anymore. Either do business directly in China or elsewhere in Asia. There's no point in the intermediary anymore.

This has been the CPC's argument for building more pipelines and increasing oil and gas production. Expanding LNG is literally Poilievre's climate policy and part of his foreign policy. I think it's a bit of a stretch. But if we're going that route, there has to be a deliberate effort and it...

Pays to have a large ethnic minority in Canada apparently. Half a billion dollars over a decade to a country with debatable strategic relevance to us beyond immigrant ties.

Not the only project. And not the only government department. Look at Phoenix pay system. Or the ArriveCan scandal. We're learning very quickly that we don't have the competence to manage customization well. And given the lack of experience outside DND, the rest of government is actually...