Corporate CEOs have taken the adage of shooting for the stars way too literally. At this point I believe they are trying to find the maximum possible price point people will pay for their products. Like seemingly everyone else in this country, they want their pound of flesh $$$.

I think NS is in a good position to expand and become something wonderful if only our leadership can get it together.

Halifax’s municipal council is embarrassingly slow to make meaningful changes, and council and the provincial government have been in a pissing match about housing for years now. Our housing situation is truly dire. Although I want NS and Halifax to grow, I especially want our government to work on making sure newcomers and existing residents can both afford to create a safe home and put down roots in their communities. If that somehow happens, then bring on even more growth.

YouTube transcript link for anyone who needs it: https://youtubetranscript.com/?v=7wFqblQY6Dk

This is a good reminder of just how much CBC puts out there. I am a little surprised not to see a mention of using alternative search engines like DDG or Bing, as to my knowledge those aren’t blocking Canadian news corps. (Please correct me if you know differently!) I guess if the goal is to raise awareness of the content you can get without an intermediary, it makes sense.

I’m very interested to see which parties cave first in this standoff. If nothing else, I’m impressed the Canadian government had the balls to mandate this of American companies.

I really feel for the mods who’ve spent years building and curating communities, only to have them decimated by forces outside of their control. Reddit never listens to its userbase and I’d be surprised if they start now. I mean, they were regularly having calls with TPA developers only to blindside them with the API changes and treat them poorly for having questions. I don’t see how it will be any different for moderators, unfortunately.

Wow, that is a shocking number of moves. How heartbreaking. :(

I’m not familiar enough with this program to help beyond letting you know that it exists, but… US citizens who work in specific professions can take advantage of CUSMA: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/international-free-trade-agreements/cusma.html

CUSMA work permits allow you to become a temporary resident. Once in Canada, you can apply for common-law or spousal sponsorship after living together for a year.

Or if you want to apply for permanent residence off the bat, look into the Federal Skilled Workers program (FSW) that’s administered through Express Entry. If you have questions about FSW, let me know and I’m happy to provide some other resources you can look into.

I like that concept! I don’t have space in my home to buy in bulk. Normal grocery store quantities are usually more than I need, especially produce and fresh foods. (For example, I just want a few leaves of lettuce, not the whole head.) For me, it would be a lot less wasteful to be able to buy in small/micro quantities.

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I’m genuinely excited though. I’ve been a long time sync user, and I’d love to see similar features available for Lemmy!