# Canada **URL:** \ **Category:** Park Bench\ **Created:** [October 20, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791 "2019-10-20T21:31:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 45
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/887 "2022-11-29T10:40:56Z")
Banal truth. > **[David Avocado Wolfe](https://t.me/davidavocadowolfe/80047)** ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 10:43am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/888 "2022-11-29T10:43:28Z")
> **[David Avocado Wolfe](https://t.me/davidavocadowolfe/80286)** > > Dictator Castro at the Emergency Act Inquiry: "I think that we have a robust, functioning democracy, and public protests are an important part of making sure we're getting messages out there…but using protests to demand changes to public policy is... > **[David Avocado Wolfe](https://t.me/davidavocadowolfe/80219)** ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/889 "2022-12-03T05:27:20Z")
There are still some sane people in Canada. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Bb1gDd_6PII/maxresdefault.jpg "Drag queen storytime protest gets heated in Vancouver") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb1gDd_6PII) ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/890 "2022-12-14T20:26:17Z")
I love this. Two guys ice dancing is just as good as a man and a woman dancing. Perfect. > **[Canada changes figure skating gender rules](https://www.rt.com/sport/568219-canada-figure-skating-gender-changes/)** > > Skate Canada has announced new rules in a departure from the traditional ‘male-female’ definition of figure skating pairs ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/891 "2023-01-11T20:41:10Z")
We are totally lost. We’re not even allowed to talk about it up here. > **[Protesters storm McGill University talk on sex vs. gender, shutting it down |...](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/mcgill-backlash-anti-trans-talk-1.6708251)** > > Trans rights advocates stormed into a talk Tuesday at McGill University led by a speaker associated with a group they say is "notoriously transphobic and trans-exclusionary." ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/892 "2023-01-22T19:10:45Z")
This won’t settle anything. They will be back for more money in a few years. > **[Canada reaches $2.8bn settlement with Indigenous peoples – DW – 01/22/2023](https://www.dw.com/en/canada-reaches-28bn-settlement-with-indigenous-peoples/a-64482497?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf)** > > The Canadian government will pay over $2 billion into a not-for-profit trust that will fund projects for Indigenous education, culture and language. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/893 "2023-02-05T20:49:28Z")
> **[Canadian province decriminalizes hard drugs – DW – 02/05/2023](https://www.dw.com/en/canadian-province-decriminalizes-hard-drugs/a-64605313?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf)** > > The Canadian province of British Columbia has launched a pilot project to help decrease the number of overdoses and reduce stigma surrounding drug use. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/894 "2023-02-06T13:03:53Z")
I voted for this in Oklahoma. Making it a health issue as opposed to a criminal issue is a positive step forward. ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/895 "2023-02-06T14:11:34Z")
I’m also pleased it is heading in this direction. It was interesting in 🇺🇸 how the attitude towards drugs has changed based on the color of the affected. Ronald reagan was racist. I don’t think he knew he was. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/896 "2023-02-06T18:59:20Z")
> [@AgeofGrace](#): > > I voted for this in Oklahoma. Making it a health issue as opposed to a criminal issue is a positive step forward. I’m amazed but I agree completely. > [@NicksCafe](#): > > Ronald reagan was racist. I don’t think he knew he was. Ronald Reagan was a simpleton. I don’t think he was racist. I think he thought throwing a bunch of blacks in jail for life for their third petty crime would magically improve things for everyone, including blacks. I think a lot of people have this simple-solution thinking regarding drugs and crime. That’s the thing with right wingers. They oversimplify things and they look for simple solutions to complex problems. Left wingers, on the other hand, tend to overcomplicate things and look for complex solutions to simple problems. ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/897 "2023-02-06T19:21:22Z")
My guess is if they were white, he wouldn’t have thrown them in jail. I don’t think he thought to himself that he was going to throw them in jail because they were black. As president, he should have treated Americans equally. It is my opinion that on this (regarding drugs), he failed miserably. If he was going to jail whites the same way because it was easier, then that is definitely a simpleton move. The guy was in way over his head. 3 of the last 4 republican presidents have been complete morons and they havent had a good one since Eisenhower. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 11:08am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/898 "2023-02-08T11:08:22Z")
> [@NicksCafe](#): > > I’m also pleased it is heading in this direction. It was interesting in 🇺🇸 how the attitude towards drugs has changed based on the color of the affected. Drug use and abuse affects everyone. 👨🏽‍⚕️🔨 > [@NicksCafe](#): > > Ronald reagan was racist. I don’t think he knew he was. > [@NicksCafe](#): > > My guess is if they were white, he wouldn’t have thrown them in jail. I don’t think he thought to himself that he was going to throw them in jail because they were black. As president, he should have treated Americans equally. It is my opinion that on this (regarding drugs), he failed miserably. Kamala must have taken notes. > [@Reg](#): > > I’m amazed but I agree completely. You’re amazed that we agree? I know it is a rare occurrence but we have agreed before. > [@Reg](#): > > That’s the thing with right wingers. They oversimplify things and they look for simple solutions to complex problems. Left wingers, on the other hand, tend to overcomplicate things and look for complex solutions to simple problems. As long as a solution is found does it really matter how we get there? ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/899 "2023-02-08T19:27:58Z")
> [@AgeofGrace](#): > > Kamala must have taken notes. This is a valid point. Kamala Harris had a similar approach to crime as Ronald Reagan. She now, unconvincingly, tries to position herself as a reformer, but her record shows no attempt at reform. She comes across as very similar to Trump in my opinion, in that both have no principles at all other than ensuring that they are in power. They believe in nothing other than that they should be the ones in charge. Whatever beliefs can lead to their being in charge are their current policies, and those can change dramatically overnight. > [@AgeofGrace](#): > > You’re amazed that we agree? I know it is a rare occurrence but we have agreed before. I’m amazed that you support the extremely liberal idea of decriminalizing hard drugs. I’m amazed that you don’t defer to the position of your fat orange messiah who is against this. > [@AgeofGrace](#): > > As long as a solution is found does it really matter how we get there? No. It doesn’t matter at all. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/900 "2023-02-08T22:05:49Z")
> [@Reg](#): > > I’m amazed that you support the extremely liberal idea of decriminalizing hard drugs. I’m amazed that you don’t defer to the position of your fat orange messiah who is against this. I’m amazed that you don’t know the population of young drug users in Oklahoma prisons, many of whom will struggle to find work when released because some felony drug charges stay on their record forever. I have a nephew who’s been in and out of prison most of his life on drug and eluding charges. The last time he was on the outside, he confessed to being institutionalized. Prison has never done anything to grow him. He is now a master con though. I don’t want to support decriminalizing drugs but until someone comes up with a solution to treating addiction, decriminalizing small amounts is welcome change to imprisonment. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 10:37pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/901 "2023-02-08T22:37:00Z")
All I can say to that is Amen. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/902 "2023-02-27T23:03:01Z")
Canada posted a C$3 billion dollar deficit over the last 8 months. The USA posted approximately a trillion and a half USD deficit, thanks mostly to Trump’s tax cuts. That is roughly 70 times per capita what the Canadian deficit is, adjusting for exchange rates. Trump sucks at this game. > **[Canada records C$3.55 bln budget deficit over first eight months of 2022/23](https://www.reuters.com/markets/canada-records-c355-bln-budget-deficit-over-first-eight-months-202223-2023-01-27/)** > > OTTAWA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Canada recorded a C$3.55 billion ($2.67 billion) budget deficit for the first eight months of the 2022/23 fiscal year, partly due to higher debt charges, the finance ministry said on Friday. PS: This is with universal health care and welfare. ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/903 "2023-02-27T23:51:08Z")
Time to bring back the Eisenhower tax brackets. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/904 "2023-03-15T17:43:40Z")
This is a good point. Everyone is freaking out that Russia requires foreign agents to register. There were huge protests in Georgia over it. The US has always required it and now Canada is requiring it and nobody cares. > **[Canada proposes its own foreign agent registry to deafening silence from the...](https://www.rt.com/news/573022-canada-foreign-agent-registry/)** > > Ottawa wants to root out ‘foreign influence’ even as Georgia’s bill to do the same gets shut down by protests encouraged from abroad > **[Georgia drops 'foreign agents' law after protests](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64899041)** > > The ruling party says it will pull a controversial Russian-style bill amid widespread criticism. ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/905 "2023-03-18T01:11:46Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EMere-qwy64/maxresdefault.jpg "Would You Buy This DISGUSTING Car?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMere-qwy64) Look at how disgusting this car is. I couldn’t imagine taking a car to get detailed and not even getting rid of the spanish rice. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791/906 "2023-04-05T20:49:10Z")
Vancouver just moved in on our homeless encampment. Hundreds of cops. Isa and I couldn’t drive through and wondered what was going on. This was going on. > **[Dozens of tents and structures are removed from DTES's East Hastings Street](https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/vancouver-removing-all-tents-on-east-hastings-street-today)** > > By noon, the sidewalks on the 100-block of Hastings were mostly clear. [Previous page](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791.md?page=44) [Next page](https://bbad.com/t/canada/791.md?page=46)