kEiThZ
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Canadian teen reservist caught spying for Russia.
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Canadian teen reservist caught spying for Russia.
AlvinofDiaspar
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It’s always “he is a good kid”. Good kids don’t go spying for our adversaries. May he rot in the Polish jail.
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Northern Light
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A piece in the Globe and Mail provides some further detail on the pending removal of .... most? ... internal trade barriers within Canada:
www.theglobeandmail.com
From the above:
Ottawa agrees with provinces to act fast to topple internal trade barriers
Agreement marks ‘unprecedented progress’ on reducing internal trade barriers, Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand says
www.theglobeandmail.com
From the above:
Northern Light
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All sorts of money flying out the door in Ottawa......much of it I support..........but fascinating to watch as the current PM's reign winds down...
Another deal on Pharmacare, this time with BC:
www.canada.ca
A deal on school lunches in Quebec:
www.canada.ca
Plus new/extended agreements in furtherance of $10 per day daycare with all but 2 provinces.
Another deal on Pharmacare, this time with BC:
Government of Canada signs pharmacare agreement with British Columbia to improve universal access to free medications
Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health, and the Honourable Josie Osborne, British Columbia’s (BC) Minister of Health, announced the signing of a pharmacare agreement to invest more than $670 million over four years to provide universal access to contraceptive and...
A deal on school lunches in Quebec:
Governments of Canada and Quebec support more healthy meals for kids in Quebec - Canada.ca
The Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, and the Minister of Education of Quebec, Bernard Drainville, will make an announcement on the National School Food Program.
Plus new/extended agreements in furtherance of $10 per day daycare with all but 2 provinces.
evandyk
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Harmonization of professional licensing would be a big win. Allowing booze to move freely is a nice niche benefit. If they can get the provinces to commit to recognizing each other's regulatory standards for all consumer goods, that's great, but I'll believe it when I see it.A piece in the Globe and Mail provides some further detail on the pending removal of .... most? ... internal trade barriers within Canada:
Ottawa agrees with provinces to act fast to topple internal trade barriers
Agreement marks ‘unprecedented progress’ on reducing internal trade barriers, Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand says
From the above:
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Beyond that, you have the fact that anyone operating in two or more provinces has to keep up to date on two or more different sets of employment laws (different holiday, vacation minimums, overtime thresholds, pay stub and record-keeping requirements, different rules for first aid kits or bathrooms, etc.) two or more different sets of human rights laws, different privacy laws, etc. etc. We need some sort of intergovernmental body constantly grind harmonization on these things forward because there are so many of them that you can't just get a few quick wins and think it's going to solve the fundamental issue.
Monarch Butterfly
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Through "Google translate"...
L'harmonisation des permis professionnels serait une grande victoire. Permettre à l'alcool de circuler librement est un avantage intéressant. Si les provinces s'engagent à reconnaître les normes réglementaires des autres pour tous les biens de consommation, ce sera formidable, mais je le croirai quand je le verrai.
En plus de cela, il faut tenir compte du fait que toute personne qui exerce ses activités dans deux ou plusieurs provinces doit se tenir au courant de deux ou plusieurs ensembles de lois sur l'emploi différents (jours fériés différents, minimums de vacances, seuils d'heures supplémentaires, exigences en matière de talons de paie et de tenue de dossiers, règles différentes pour les trousses de premiers soins ou les toilettes, etc.), de deux ou plusieurs ensembles de lois sur les droits de la personne, de lois sur la protection de la vie privée, etc. Nous avons besoin d'une sorte d'organisme intergouvernemental qui travaille constamment à l'harmonisation de ces choses, car il y en a tellement qu'on ne peut pas se contenter de quelques victoires rapides et penser que cela va résoudre le problème fondamental.
evandyk
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That's another issue. Quebec and its language laws.
Monarch Butterfly
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The Norman Conquest of 1066 introduced Old French to England, where it became the language of the upper classes, government, and court.
- This period is known as the Anglo-Norman period, and it marked the end of the Old English era.
- The French influence on English is mainly lexical, including orthography and pronunciation.
- The status of French declined during the Hundred Years' War and with the growing spirit of English nationalism.
- By the end of the 15th century, French was the second language of a cultivated elite.
- The Chancery Standard of written English emerged around 1430, and was based on the East Midlands-influenced speech of London
BTW. Québécois is different from the French spoken in France. It's like someone talking with a Bronx dialect with someone talking with a Cockney dialect.
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lenaitch
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With a 20 month sentence he should consider himself extremely lucky. People might dismiss to fact that he was a low-ranking reservist for a short period of time and would be of little use to them, but should be concerned with the fac that Russia would target him. He would certainly not be alone in their efforts, and others, no so dumb as to get drunk and tell everyone they are a spy, might still be in the system, waiting until they gain enough rank or position to be of real use to the Russians. They are willing to play the long game and accept that only a small percentage of their recruits will turn out to be useful.
lenaitch
Senior Member
And that's my big 'I'll believe it when I see it'.
AlvinofDiaspar
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kEiThZ
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I won't go that far. Young people make mistakes and fall for propaganda. But he damn well tell the CSIS and NCIU guys absolutely everything when they come with questions.
81-717
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I resent QC for boycotting English while the rest of us have to translate everything into French just for them
picard102
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What a weird thing to be upset about... What are you personally translating for them? How does it harm you?I resent QC for boycotting English while the rest of us have to translate everything into French just for them
Quebec isn't the only french part of Canada. It's the country's second official language.
kEiThZ
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I resent QC for boycotting English while the rest of us have to translate everything into French just for them
As an English speaking, I resent your ignorance of our history and disloyalty.
You must be one of those Torontonians who only vacations in the US and has no idea that there are French speaking parts of Ontario a few hours drive from you.
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