tleb

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[–] tleb@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago

wtf.... i'm on vacation at that time.

Mail-in ballot

how can they call an election so soon?

Elections are regulated to a 36-50 day campaign period.

[–] tleb@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

good app interface

Maybe it's because I don't use any other Apple products, but I struggle with its interface

[–] tleb@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

He won't get hired if he isn't able to speak the language (whatever that might be for the region/clinic/hospital), it doesn't need to be part of licensing.

[–] tleb@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Absolute nonsense - an English speaking doctor would be very successful in many Quebec communities, likewise a French speaking doctor would have a lot of success in many communities outside of Quebec. There's also just as many non-English/French communities where this would be a "problem". Regulating what language a doctor "must" speak would be just another wasteful bureaucratic hoop.

[–] tleb@lemmy.ca 12 points 9 months ago

She might get some exceptions or reductions because of her bootlicking, but keeping them is going to mean keeping up with Trump's changing demands. It's a short-sighted way that will result in a complete loss of our sovereignty - though she's probably fine with that 🙄

[–] tleb@lemmy.ca 8 points 9 months ago
[–] tleb@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

Honestly just another reason that ranked choice isn't the best version of electoral reform :P

[–] tleb@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

Disagree on your assessment of why PR failed, but I agree with it being the bottom of my priorities right now. Back in 2013 I voted Liberal for the first time (normally an NDP voter) purely for electoral reform - it's incredibly important for the long term health of our democracy. However, we're in an economic crisis, and I really think we need to survive the next few years before we can worry about long term health, and I think Carney is the right guy for that. I will be happy to see him replaced with someone more progressive down the road.

[–] tleb@lemmy.ca 13 points 9 months ago

She specifically writes that it's no different between the Liberals and Conservatives, and goes further to say Carney would pave the road for someone worse than PP. That's just straight up delusional.

[–] tleb@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, the instructions said you could rank as many or as few as you like. I'm not sure what the effect is of not ranking someone vs ranking them 4th, aside from their internal statistics

[–] tleb@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago

This is how I feel (and I don't really like Singh anyway). Gould is probably my favourite candidate of the Liberals, but I think Carney is what we need to get us through tough times, so I ranked Carney first.

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