I’m sorry. I don’t hold with that argument. People still need to shop somewhere, so shift those jobs to Canadian stores.

That would make some more sense, given that we’re cutting scientists from the public service.

I don’t know that reference :) Apparently I need to play Stardew Valley - it has been recommended.

I found this video interesting, and the farmer talking about how hard it is to get their berries into stores because why would the store deal with a bunch of farmers when they can deal with one company. So the issue isn’t just merging of all berries under one company but the merge of grocery stores under a handful of companies.

Came here to say this. I want them to have a national edition - that I might subscribe to.

We need to subscribe to newspapers again. Or at least pick up the weekend edition. That said, I wish there was a way I could pay x amount each month and get access to a handful of newspapers.

Bulk barn is Canadian, but you’d have to look at where the products are from. They were labelling them; I’m not sure if they still are.

To start with, check out Mauril. It’s an app put out by CBC-Radio Canada. It uses bits of archive videos with vocab and comprehension questions. It’s not going to make you fluent by any means but it’s a start.

I second Krita. There also used to be CorelDraw… but they were acquired by private equity earlier this year :(

Yes. It seems like a little thing, but I think we really need to strengthen our cross Canada relationships. Those with indigenous communities as well.

I don’t doubt you but why do we rely on them for oil and lumber? You’d think we produce enough here. But maybe we’re sending it all south to be processed into something usable.

That was my reaction as well.

I’m concerned that you seem to be having such a strong reaction to my legitimate comment that many people (not all, maybe not even the majority) who say “I could never cycle because of xyz” have never tried - even in my very bike friendly city, even when people who share xyz do indeed cycle. But I’m done with this thread.

For many people, the bike purchase isn’t disposable income. It’s in place of buying the much more expensive car. Sure, they’re fortunate enough to be able to live in a place where it’s doable … but people do it in Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal, Toronto. Even if people in these major cities leaned more towards bikes, it would make a difference - and not just towards the global environment but to their local environment. The particulate matter from EV brake and tires is as bad or worse than ICE cars because of their extra weight.

You missed my point entirely. Even here in one of the most bikeable places, people find excuses. Yes, it other places some of those excuses become legitimate reasons, but often they are not; in many cases, they’re still just excuses.

Yes systemic change is the most important, but I don’t believe in abdicating my personal responsibility. I do what I can to mitigate my personal impact. For me personally, that means walking/cycling most places, following a vegan diet, just consuming less generally. I can’t change my heating or cooling because I live in a condo, but I do what I can to lower my energy costs.

There’s still more I could do (like less doomscrolling) but I believe in trying to take action on an individual level, both because a million people doing the same adds up but it also signals to governments and corporations that I take this seriously. I also feel better making the effort to live according to my values.

This is the biggest blow to Linux users since we can’t play games coming from the Xbox Store.

Is this part of the "strategy though? “You have to be one Windows to play these games”. I don’t know that it will work though.

I was responding to this re cargo bikes:

in the exceptionally rare situation in Canada where it would be doable

I live in one of the most bike friendly cities in Canada. Mild winters and generally mild summers. Good infrastructure that’s getting better. And yet there are still so many people who say “oh I could never because”, and then follow with things they do that people who choose to bike also do. Many people who think it’s not feasible in their life have never tried. That’s not to say it’s feasible every day and in all circumstances but more than many people think.

I swing between the extremes of “maybe we’ll finally take action” and “we’re doomed”. At my most dejected, including today, I wonder if we’ll just see more climate change denialism because taking action means changing our lives and giving up some little bit of comfort and convenience at time when our own backyard isn’t on fire or flooding or buried under unusual amounts of snow or… well, I think we’re very good at sticking our heads in the same even as our asses ablaze. And it seems we can’t rely on the politicians to do sba.

Keeping energy affordable means diversifying and investing in renewables. Good to know even the local Saanich news is owned by a US company 🙄