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Canada needs tougher drug laws and a Supreme Court that has the interests of the majority over the minority. Malaysia has many issues, but drugs is not one of them and having a lack of major drug issues creates a much better society. The astronomical damage that has been done on Canadian society due to permissive drug policies is incredible - it hurts people, families, businesses, investment etc etc. Think of how incredibly stupid "Safe Supply" is - its 100% moronic policy - how in the world did these types o policies become implemented? The damage done to Canada due to these types of policies have far reaching impacts. Most of what I read on this forum is related to crime and drugs and the ensuing problems. There needs to be tougher laws, more law enforcement and mandatory rehab to get this under control. And "Safe Supply" and the halfwits the promote this nonsense need to be stopped.
 
kcantor said:
Public hospital or private hospital?

With or without add-on private health care coverage?

Context - and full disclosure - can be everything…
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Sungai Buloh Hospital - public. It was early in the morning on a weekday so not super crowded - but no drug issues so everything is much much better. Even on a crowded weekend no messed up druggies scaring staff, smoking meth in hallways etc etc. None of that. They do not tolerate such behaviour here and they have strict laws to prevent these types of issues. Canadians need to wake up - being open-minded and tolerant is fine but needs to have its limits. Its so painfully obvious what Canada needs and its tougher laws on drugs.
 
David A said:
Maybe Malaysia is some perfect, magical paradise, but I am skeptical that is not the full picture. Despite our problems, people still seem to want to flock to Canada from many places in Asia and elsewhere.
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What kind of people want to come to Canada? Many hard working immigrants from Asia and Europe are going back to their home countries.
 
Whatup said:
What kind of people want to come to Canada? Many hard working immigrants from Asia and Europe are going back to their home countries.
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Tell that to the person on my staff who got her Canadian citizenship just after Christmas and was moved to tears by it. Professional husband and wife here with family from Asia, and thrilled.

Or tell that to one of our closest friends, both professionals who moved here to try it years ago and wouldn’t look back.
 
Oilguy said:
Tell that to the person on my staff who got her Canadian citizenship just after Christmas and was moved to tears by it. Professional husband and wife here with family from Asia, and thrilled.

Or tell that to one of our closest friends, both professionals who moved here to try it years ago and wouldn’t look back.
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I’m literally from that part of the world and wouldn’t move back even with a gun pointed to my head so it’s just funny seeing this discussion lol
 
My family also comes from a poor Asian country, and I also would not move back there. There are, of course, a lot of 'advantages' (if you want to call them that) to being a rich person in a poor or high-inequality country—the cost of labor is cheap, and you can easily wall yourself from the crushing poverty around you. I think it should be obvious that these are not the makings of a great society.
 
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Emily Murphy statue partly recovered at metal recycler, man charged​

An Edmonton man has been charged in connection with the thefts of the Emily Murphy statue and multiple decorative address plates worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Police said the bronze statue was reported stolen from Emily Murphy Park on Feb. 26, along with the standalone plaque that was next to it, which was noted as missing the week before.

Between the day the statue was stolen and March 9, police also received seven reports that decorative address plates had been stolen from homes in west Edmonton.

The total value of the stolen items was valued at more than $250,000.
 
policyenthusiast said:
That one's easy to answer, it's Bonnyville. I would call it a contender for the worst town in Alberta.
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But if you put Bonnyville up to Dawson Creek (BC) - Dawson Creek would win - hands down - worst town in BC/AB, sad part is that we haven't even touched on the how bad some SK and MB towns are - we'll save that discussion for another day.
 
MacLac said:
But if you put Bonnyville up to Dawson Creek (BC) - Dawson Creek would win - hands down - worst town in BC/AB, sad part is that we haven't even touched on the how bad some SK and MB towns are - we'll save that discussion for another day.
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Fort St. John may be worse than Dawson Creek - at least DC has somewhat of a main street commercial area. Agreed that both are quite rough though.
 
  • Edmonton experienced its lowest crime rate in nearly a decade last year, according to the Edmonton Police Service’s 2024 annual report, which is scheduled to be presented to council on May 21. There were 7,816 crimes per 100,000 people in 2024, down from the peak of 10,523 in 2019. Many of the police’s performance measures are trending in the desired direction: The rate of non-violent crime, number of traffic fatalities, and occurrences of social disorder all fell between 2023 and 2024. Meanwhile, the Human-centred Engagement and Liaison Partnership (HELP) Unit had more interactions with community members, officers issued more traffic tickets, and officers made more referrals to support services, according to the annual report. Council will also discuss what services and projects the police’s funding formula has enabled since 2023. The formula starts with a base budget and gives the police automatic annual increases based on population growth, inflation, and operating funds needed for capital projects. A report from the Edmonton Police Commission said 29% of the increased funding has gone to new initiatives stemming from population growth. That includes $5.4 million to the Healthy Streets Operation Centre, $600,000 to expand the HELP Unit, and $1 million to modernize the information management branch. The report said 52% of the extra funding has gone to addressing inflationary pressures. That includes $7.4 million in employee benefits, $3.4 million in compensation benefits, and about $3 million to replace or operate vehicles. The remaining 19% has provided operating funding related to capital projects, including an IT systems project and a dispatch modernization project. The police funding formula was first introduced in 2018 and was paused in June 2020 after a police officer murdered George Floyd, who was Black, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and police funding came under intense public scrutiny. City council reduced the police budget by $11 million split over 2021 and 2022, then later reduced it by another $10.9 million for 2022. Council reinstated the funding formula in 2023. Between 2023 to 2025, the funding formula allocated the police about $31 million above its base budget. The police budget is about $560.1 million, with 83.4% coming from the property tax levy and 8.1% coming from provincial grants.
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On the agenda: EPS annual report, Dutch elm disease

This week, council will meet to discuss the police funding formula, city-led rezoning, and Dutch elm disease.
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