Canada is a failed state

[Kane Lives]

It's so fucking annoying considering there's hundreds of feet of legitimate parking lot surrounding the store. I end up having to abandon the cart where it lies and handbombing the bags the rest of the way.

I keep reading these and man, even my third world shithole does not do anything like this. (But I suppose we do have a functioning police presence still, and people aren't afraid of beating you up if you're caught stealing.)

It's funny how the average Canadian don't realise how much worse than India they are right now.

 

[Lobster Cult High Priest]

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Every time I see some retarded shit come out of the mouth of a Canadian mayor I think "I'm not gonna fedpost so no comment"

but here's what everyone is thinking:
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Sad state when the only good Canadian mayor was a Crackhead.

 

[y a t s]

Haven't heard of any checking of receipts yet.

Found an article (archive)

Spoiler: Article text

Her grocery cart wouldn’t budge.

She walked through the first set of automated sliding doors, no problem. Then, Lorraine Young found herself stranded in the vestibule of Tantallon Superstore with $106.35 worth of groceries.

“I’m trying to push my cart forward and I’m wondering what the heck is wrong with this thing?"

Within a few seconds, a man showed up beside her. At first, she thought the employee was there to help. Young was agitated and asked the man what was wrong with her cart.

She said the employee ignored her question and only wanted to see her receipt. The first time he asked, it didn’t register.

He asked again.

“Then it hit me," said Young. "I thought, oh my God. He’s accusing me of stealing my groceries.

"I started looking for my receipt but I was so upset.”

Young fell victim to an Atlantic Superstore anti-theft grocery cart.

Its parent company, Loblaws, told SaltWire that its carts are outfitted with smart wheel technology. In a written statement the company said it’s been hit hard by organized retail crime. The anti-theft grocery carts are one of many technologies that the company is using to cut down on theft, it says.

“This has made a huge difference and has stopped thieves from pushing full carts of groceries out the doors,” said Dave Bauer, a spokesman for Loblaws.

We asked Loblaws how exactly the technology works but we didn’t get an answer.

Young said she did everything right that day. The incident happened on March 7. She never uses self-checkouts. She said a cashier rang in her items, she slipped a receipt in one of the three bags in her cart.

"It was just so humiliating," said Young, who's 61 years old and had both her hips replaced a year ago.

Young's not alone in her contempt for Superstore's anti-theft carts. Many have taken to Facebook repeating the same story of grocery carts abruptly freezing and being asked to show proof of payment.

But Loblaws suggested Young's case is an outlier and that the wheels of her cart accidentally locked.

“Very rarely, we’ve had incidents where the wheels accidentally lock. We understand how unpleasant this can be for customers, and we’re continuing to do what we can to fix this."

But Young isn't convinced what happened to her was accidental. SaltWire spoke to an employee at the Tantallon Superstore who showed us a fob-like device with two buttons that lock and unlock a cart. The woman said the device is rarely used to stop a cart. Typically, carts are locked after being triggered by the store's alarm system, she said.

Young said she complained about the incident on Atlantic Superstore’s Facebook page but no one from the company responded. She says she’ll never shop at the Superstore again unless she gets an apology.

Ruth Boutilier sympathizes with Young. Boutilier was shopping at the Tantallon Superstore on Saturday and called the anti-theft carts an extreme tactic. She said it's another insult on top of already sky-high grocery prices. Besides, she says, she’s also concerned that someone could get hurt using them.

"If it stops suddenly and you’re elderly and you’re not expecting it, you could really hurt yourself," said Boutilier.

 

[Never Scored]

I don't know why the christ anyone shops at Loblaws at this point. I'm in a smallish town and I have a decent mix of chains (Wal-Mart, Loblaws, Empire), discount stores that sell some grocery items and smaller local stores. I assume with most places have at least a similar amount of choice. Loblaws prices for a lot of items aren't even cheaper than the smaller mom and pop stores anymore due to the amount of gouging they've been doing since inflation gave them an excuse to jack up prices on many items. Stores like Dollarama also have a decent selection of canned and dry goods, spices and baking supplies these days and are a lot cheaper than Loblaws. Honestly, fuck Loblaws.

 

[Betonhaus]

https://www.burnabynow.com/economy-law-politics/rob-shaw-concerns-over-mnp-worm-their-way-into-bcs-agriculture-ministry-8600697

BC had a program offering governmental funding for the development of electric trucks in Canada. Edison Motors, the only electric truck company in Canada, applied for the funding only to discover that they were expected to bribe a specific consulting group to be eligible for the funding. They dug in and triggered a shitstorm of discovery.

 

[DiscoRodeo]

No comments on the 50 billion liberal budget?

Seems the budget is a complete nothing, and is increasing capital gains tax from 50% to 66% to fund "easier concert tickets" (bread and circus for youth) and constructing more affordable housing.

Don't know about you, and maybe this is just me, but any time someone talks about more affordable housing, it almost always translates to condos that noone can afford.

Supposedly, 3.8 million homes will be built by 2031 (so 7 years from now) with this, but I expect major shortfalls on what is actually built, and if it will even be affordable.

We currently have an estimated 3.5 million housing shortage, but thats not including the 30 Indians to a house.

Apparently this bill is also going to limit the amount of people able to stay in one house, so we may see what the actual housing shortage is soon.

Also, cringe youth mental health fund, which just means gibs for danger hairs



The bill isn't horrid everywhere (the idea of allowing building on federal land is good), but it just seems underwhelming, I doubt its going to address everything it claims, and funding this by increasing capital gains just seems like what they do in Latin American socialist shitholes before even more businesses leave.

Imo, thats the kicker and the actual horrid thing. This will likely kill future job growth and investment in the Canadian economy.
Like yeah, I get it, millineals and zoomers have no money so aren't submitting capital gains- but there are reasons why going from 50% to 66% is a nightmare for business and that will have trickle down effects on said generation

 

[Never Scored]

Imo, thats the kicker and the actual horrid thing. This will likely kill future job growth and investment in the Canadian economy. View attachment 5917826
Like yeah, I get it, millineals and zoomers have no money so aren't submitting capital gains- but there are reasons why going from 50% to 66% is a nightmare for business and that will have trickle down effects on said generation
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TBH, the problem in Canada is we have this really bad oligopoly that needs to be broken through stronger anti-competition regulations and allowing outside competition in. As it stands right now, these companies would not make significant capital investments even if the effective tax rate for them was 0%. The people going in the media saying it's going to drive down capital investment are bought and paid for corporate shills.

Our issue in this country is we are allowing big oligarchic corporations to buy up too much shit. Think of Bell owning multiple ISPs, cell phone providers, tv stations, radio stations etc. Then we protect those corporations from outside competition. For example, Verizon can't come set up shop in Canada and compete with Bell. However, we don't protect workers from outside competition in the same way, allowing too much labour into the country. This leads to a situation where a few companies own everything, they're protected from competition by government regulations, but you're not, so you have no bargaining power. In a true free market, companies like Bell would have been utterly obliterated long ago.

I do think you are correct to compare the situation to socialist shitholes. However, socialist shitholes are shitholes because they only allow one party to control everything and the party gets too comfy being at the top and things begin to stagnate. We took a totally different path to get here. We're starting to get late Soviet era style stagnation through only letting and ever shrinking handful of corporations control every facet of Canadian society, functionally putting them in a similar position to the ruling parties in those single party socialist and communist states.

 

[Mordecai "3 Finger" Brown]

I don't know why the christ anyone shops at Loblaws at this point.

Humans are strangely brand loyal.

The excuse I've always heard about Loblaw's is that people like it because it feels like a more high-brow, pleasant shopping environment and experience. Which I can observe to a degree wrt the local options.

Years ago, I personally avoided shopping at Loblaw's for the simple fact that its entrance required a left turn without a light on a very busy arterial street. So I'd shop at options with a simple right turn.

In modern times, I don't even bother looking at the weekly Loblaw's flyer because they never have any actual loss leader deals. And I fucking abhor its design layout.

 

[DiscoRodeo]

As it stands right now, these companies would not make significant capital investments even if the effective tax rate for them was 0%.

Thats a pretty fair point. Even without massive capital gains tax curbing big investors (or small ones), if you want a new business here or in an already monopolized market where youre competing with Bell or Loblaws, etc- youre just not going to make it compared to opening shop in the US, Britain, half of Europe, etc.

 

[HOMO FOR LIFE RETURNS]

Humans are strangely brand loyal.

The excuse I've always heard about Loblaw's is that people like it because it feels like a more high-brow, pleasant shopping environment and experience. Which I can observe to a degree wrt the local options.

Years ago, I personally avoided shopping at Loblaw's for the simple fact that its entrance required a left turn without a light on a very busy arterial street. So I'd shop at options with a simple right turn.

In modern times, I don't even bother looking at the weekly Loblaw's flyer because they never have any actual loss leader deals. And I fucking abhor its design layout.

No frills occasionally have excellent sales but I have allocated most of my shoppings to, fuck, Walmart, food basic and chink supermarkets that nobody knows about.

 

[stupid frog]

I'm sure Trudeau tweeting at her and being a fangirl had nothing to do with this decision.

 

[Lobster Cult High Priest]

https://www.burnabynow.com/economy-law-politics/rob-shaw-concerns-over-mnp-worm-their-way-into-bcs-agriculture-ministry-8600697

BC had a program offering governmental funding for the development of electric trucks in Canada. Edison Motors, the only electric truck company in Canada, applied for the funding only to discover that they were expected to bribe a specific consulting group to be eligible for the funding. They dug in and triggered a shitstorm of discovery.

Look up how the Ontario government outsourced the Ministry of Finance / Service Ontario Business registration services to private company "E-corp / Dye & Durham".

https://dyedurham.ca/solution/ecorp/

Basically businesses need to file an annual return every year with changes to their directors and top 5 officers. You either pay a lawyer or Accountant who try to find free methods to update this information or you pay E-corp $150 to file a "Notice of Change" so you can get the "Company key" mailed out to you so you can file annual returns for free going forward.

No comments on the 50 billion liberal budget?

Seems the budget is a complete nothing, and is increasing capital gains tax from 50% to 66% to fund "easier concert tickets" (bread and circus for youth) and constructing more affordable housing.

Don't know about you, and maybe this is just me, but any time someone talks about more affordable housing, it almost always translates to condos that noone can afford.

Supposedly, 3.8 million homes will be built by 2031 (so 7 years from now) with this, but I expect major shortfalls on what is actually built, and if it will even be affordable.

We currently have an estimated 3.5 million housing shortage, but thats not including the 30 Indians to a house.

Apparently this bill is also going to limit the amount of people able to stay in one house, so we may see what the actual housing shortage is soon.

Also, cringe youth mental health fund, which just means gibs for danger hairs
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The bill isn't horrid everywhere (the idea of allowing building on federal land is good), but it just seems underwhelming, I doubt its going to address everything it claims, and funding this by increasing capital gains just seems like what they do in Latin American socialist shitholes before even more businesses leave.

Imo, thats the kicker and the actual horrid thing. This will likely kill future job growth and investment in the Canadian economy. View attachment 5917826
Like yeah, I get it, millineals and zoomers have no money so aren't submitting capital gains- but there are reasons why going from 50% to 66% is a nightmare for business and that will have trickle down effects on said generation
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Can the Young Adult mental health fund be redirected to forced deportations of Pajeets.

That will do wonders on my mental health.

 

[DiscoRodeo]

Can the Young Adult mental health fund be redirected to forced deportations of Pajeets.

That will do wonders on my mental health.

Nothing in it, from Taylor Swift tickets to some massive mental health fund speaks to me.

Its all for dangerhairs, faggots, pajeets and niggers.

If I asked for anything from the government, it would be better job opportunities (which requires greater business investments in the Canadian economy, which isn't happening) because I actually choose to work for a living, and just want better pay for my work and lower inflation.

Even with some good things in the bill (federal land for housing), its all just some of the faggyist stuff Ive seen.

 

[BeetleBug242]

 

[Brutality]

Stop mass Immigration
Stop Over-Taxation
Stop Inflation
Save the nation

 

[Clusterfuckk2]

All this new budget does is incentivize little to no productivity.
The less you make the less you pay and the more kickbacks you get from the middle class. They have come right out and said it’s ’wealth redistribution’. Why would anyone who is marginally successful want to stay here?
If I was a nigger, I’d already be collecting disability for many invisible illnesses and collecting carbon rebates and gst checks and not paying 45% of my income to pay for the same niggers.
I’m so over all of it.

 

[Lord Xenu]

God bless those newfies and their magical elixir.

Enjoy some ancient Newfie voodoo, turning water into rum:

(CBC)

I think theres going to be minimal trust even in that and that theres a permanent cleave with the government with most people, at this point. Maybe thats the right thing

It is absolutely the right thing. When I was growing up almost everyone had healthy distrust of government, and were well aware that they wouldn't/couldn't save you, you had to save yourself. I'm not sure where that went, but it went.

Stop mass Immigration
Stop Over-Taxation
Stop Inflation
Save the nation

Tax dollars well spent.

 

[Leaf Wage Slave Jr]

Well, if anyone wants to hear a British Man talk about how Canada’s Military Spending is fucked, here you go

A lot of it is rehashing the reports that’ve come out recently, but knowing how wide an audience Simon has across his… I wanna say 8 channels, its definitely hitting the wider Internet that this country is a paper tiger, and I feel that’s an insult to the term.

 

[Konig]

Don't know about you, and maybe this is just me, but any time someone talks about more affordable housing, it almost always translates to condos that noone can afford.

Its not just you, and this mindset pisses me off more than it should. It's a bughive mindset mixed with regular old Canadian entitlement. Oh sure, the people in charge of building prefer the towers cause its easier to launder and steal tax money, but the attitude of the average joe who looks at an actually affordable home as beneath them kinda disgusts me.

Delayed gratification is dead, and most of the next generation doesn't appear to even be able to conceptualize it.

It is absolutely the right thing. When I was growing up almost everyone had healthy distrust of government, and were well aware that they wouldn't/couldn't save you, you had to save yourself. I'm not sure where that went, but it went.

I feel like the collective smugness over hating America plays into this. 'Freedom' is a 'MAGA dogwhistle' now, something something mass (gang) shootings, remember?

 

[DiscoRodeo]

Its not just you, and this mindset pisses me off more than it should. It's a bughive mindset mixed with regular old Canadian entitlement. Oh sure, the people in charge of building prefer the towers cause its easier to launder and steal tax money, but the attitude of the average joe who looks at an actually affordable home as beneath them kinda disgusts me.

Delayed gratification is dead, and most of the next generation doesn't appear to even be able to conceptualize it.

Might be the way I wrote the post; but towers are great. Smaller units are great. This is what I think of as affordable housing, and easy enough to build. One bedroom apartments, very common in the US south, East Asia, and parts of the UK. I get it, its not appealing, but at least its a place to stay that in theory should be affordable and offer you some privacy.

If its delayed gratification, this seems a bit absurd to me. "Goddamn younger generation, can't they just wait till 2040 for actual houses, and be homeless or couch surf in their parents basements till then".

My problem is that practically everything being built is not the above.

Its literally all condos. Even when its built, people still can't afford to live in them, let alone buy them. Imagine paying 1,600 in rent for one of these? Imagine buying one of these for 300,000


Wait, scratch that, half a million or more.


This is my problem, people literally don't know what affordable housing is, and our current problem is that we are still building condos, luxury or not, that people literally can't afford.

But as you say, the condos probably has to do more with taxes, and the fact that theyre greater write offs, the value can be overestimated, and they also fit into the real estate bubble and people bank on condos accruing in price, regardless of if anyone is living in them, and its used more as an investment scheme than a place for average people to live in.

The other caveat is that, of course, the current housing crisis is entirely manufactured by the political class, not necessarily for any nefarious reasons, but because they allowed uncontrolled immigration into this country for too long- probably to try and prop up the boomers social security and the governments tax revenue. We shouldn't even be at this point or having this conversation, but we are.