If a fine is going to be effective it has to be multiple times the crime. So the $5m crime is punishable by a $20m fine or something like that. Or even better for massive corporations, if it was based on their total revenue/market value. Fine them a huge percentage of the company.
They might have different laws in Ontario but in BC that’s also the way to do it.
If they’re on the bike they’re considered a vehicle and have to cross the road in the same way a car would*.
If they’re walking the bike they’re treated as a pedestrian and must walk across the crosswalk
*( There are exceptions, such as multi use trails, but they are either clearly marked to both the road and trail users or they have a stop sign for cyclists)
This will be great for small towns and communities trying to grow into small towns. I live in Cowichan and while there are an insane amount of condos going in near the highways and Duncan itself, we could use a density bump everywhere. The newer (90s?) half of my neighbourhood is 100% duplexes and it doesn’t feel significantly more crowded than the older half (which are mostly SFH with basement suites anyways). As it is, the transit and roads aren’t there to handle major increases in density (cars or pedestrians) but a doubling or in some cases tripling would be viable and possibly attract that missing infrastructure.
With the parliamentary clock ticking down and the government yet to pass their 'affordable housing and groceries' bill—the first piece of federal legislation tabled in the fall sitting—the NDP have agreed to help the Liberals advance Bill C-56 in exchange for a series of amendments inspired by a similar bill from Leader...
The jail time would be hard if you were arbitrarily picking officers or trying to prove what each one did or didn’t do, but I’m sure a law could be written laying out a chain of command/criminal responsibility. And instead of increasing a single scapegoats sentence for multiple offences it could be distributed among the c suite / board.
Unfortunately a lot of people don’t live in cities at all, let alone the dense parts with the service like you describe. EVs may not be the answer overall, but for many people across the country they’re the only viable first step away from ICE vehicles.
Right now with affordability the way it is, it feels like we’re getting a lot of stick without much carrot.
The carbon tax disincentive came first, and I think most reasonable people would agree it made sense whether it cost them personally or not. The problem is that for a lot of people the disincentive keeps growing while the alternatives haven’t improved at all.
I am also on Vancouver Island and I completely agree with you. I work at 2 different locations and either one my commute to work is about 45 minutes by car, by bus it is actually impossible. One location has the nearest bus stop 6km away (all 90km/h highway with narrow shoulders) while the other would drop me off at the front door, the schedules don’t line up though and I’d have to leave my house for work before I got home the day before. It’s theoretically possible to do in about 2 hours, but only with perfect connections and they only line up right in the middle of the day. Not to mention it would require tickets for 2 separate transit systems which add up to almost the same as gas. Housing prices are so insane here too, that moving anywhere (whether it’s one house over, right beside work, or anywhere in-between) would cost me more in monthly rent than I’d pay in gas if I drove a Hummer to work.
Not everything is black and white. I can agree with the idea of a carbon tax while also acknowledging how it can feel less fair to different people in different areas.
Under the proposed standards, companies would have to pay workers 120 per cent of the province’s minimum wage, not including tips, from the time they accept a ride-hailing or delivery assignment through its completion....
I wasn’t old enough to be paying attention at the time, but in hindsight it really looks like the Liberals sold off the fast cats at such a low price to make them look like even more of a failure than they were.
I would love to be more environmentally friendly but unfortunately the financial cost of entry is too high. The answer isn’t to keep making gas more unaffordable, it’s already way more expensive to drive an ICE car than an EV. The issue is the people the carbon tax hurts the most are precisely the same people who can’t afford to buy something electric. There have got to be other ways to incentivize the switch for people who can afford it (and therefore don’t really notice a few extra bucks to fill up) while not overly punishing those who can’t. Maybe we should be putting a tax on new ICE vehicles proportional to their pollution, and put that towards a means tested/non-luxury ev subsidy so that they become viable to those who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford a new car.
I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make. Should the fact that people like trucks take away from the unaffordability of every other vehicle? I’m sure if you only counted EVs since the rivian and lightning were released you’d see a similar proportion of trucks. Until you can get decent condition EVs under $10k there will be a group of people who are simply priced out of the market.
I should’ve clarified I meant used under $10k. There will always be a segment of the population that can’t/won’t buy new just like on the high end there will always be the types of people who can’t keep a new car more than a year or 2.
BC should should compete with the other grocery chains to lower their prices. The first stores should be set up in First Nations communities as they often have the most expensive food....
The issue with BC Ferries is that it’s run as a private company despite its only owner being the government. Worst of both worlds. They need to be under the Ministry of Transportation like the inland ferries.
But when every step thinks they can use inflation as an excuse to add an extra bit of profit it adds up by the time it gets to you or me. And the big grocery stores often own several of the steps on their own.
Exactly, you can throw all the incentives you want at me and I’d be happy to switch today, but my landlords don’t care because they’re not the ones paying the carbon tax.
“While it is important to go and respond to complaints about debris being on the highway and erratic drivers and those sorts of things, my people want to be far more proactive in the enforcement they do because they know they are making a difference.”
This is the kind of thing that gives people a reason to hate traffic cops. So the whole point of the highway patrol is not to patrol the highways, but to set up speed traps? I understand that speeding is inherently more dangerous than not speeding (from a physics point of view), but that shouldn’t be the sole focus of traffic enforcement/safety. I’d argue erratic drivers and debris are both more important safety concerns than speeding. I for one would have a lot more respect for traffic cops if they actually moved around and dealt with bad driving where it’s needed. And I’m sure mobile cops would be a lot more effective in slowing traffic too.
We build more new units per quarter than all the Airbnb listings that exist across Canada. Banning them would not free up any sort of significant supply.
Are there any statistics on that that are more granular than “across Canada”? I’d imagine some areas (coastal BC, small touristy towns, prime downtown locations, etc.) Would make up a higher share of Airbnbs than their share of new construction.
I guess I’m just coming from a point of frustration. The area I grew up in wasn’t a tourist area or otherwise very desirable to anyone who didn’t come from the area (long commute to anywhere with decent jobs). I’ve noticed in the last few years that it’s been a combination of people being priced out and moving further and further from cities, as well as a ton of properties being converted to Airbnbs. I understand that not everyone can live where they want, but I think it’s reasonable to be frustrated when the place you lived your whole life becomes unaffordable to those with history there, and the people who can afford property don’t even want to live there themselves.
It also sounds like the shortage is itself causing the burnout. Some are raking in the OT and making good money but it’s not worth it if you don’t have any time off or even time to see your family after work. At most jobs if there’s no one to relieve you you go home and they run short, maybe reduce services or close early. You can’t do that at a hospital, their options are lots of mandatory overtime or to find literally any other job that’s guaranteed a better work life balance.
To add, allowing M+S means the whole thing is kind of a joke. As long as you don’t have a sports car with high performance tires you’re almost guaranteed to have M+S (or a variation) printed on the tire. There are no standards for including it other than “we think the tread pattern will work in snow”. The mountain snowflake symbol actually means something as there are standards such as the tires have to be made with a softer compound that doesn’t harden up like a hockey puck.
A Regina judge has ruled that the Saskatchewan government’s naming and pronoun policy should be paused for the time being, but Premier Scott Moe says he’ll use the notwithstanding clause to override it....
It’s also a question that doesn’t ask about the law, but it sounds close enough that it makes sense in the same sentence. Would I want to know if my kid decided to change their pronouns or name? Absolutely. Do I think their teacher should be legally required to tell me about it, let alone ask me for permission first? Absolutely not. I would hope my kid would want to tell me themself, and if not that’s my issue to deal with and not the government’s.
As you said, it’s absolutely a loaded question, and with that wording I’m honestly surprised it’s not higher than 78%. What kind of parent wouldn’t want to know what’s going on in their child’s life?
Edit: I am ashamed to admit I based my facts off the previous comment, and after reading through the link the questions seemed like they may have been slightly more clear. That being said, I support knowing, I do not support this law or any other requirement for the teacher to inform me or ask my permission.
At last, someone from the world of politics is being honest about a pervasive and harmful trade-off. When home prices rise faster than earnings, owners like me gain wealth, while non-owners lose because their incomes fall further behind housing costs....
Did you even read your own link? Besides sales dropping 4% (which it says was expected due to the rate hikes) every other stat they listed was up year-over-year or month-over-month.
Price growth has remained solid in Quebec and the East Coast, followed by British Columbia and the Prairies. Ontario is now a mixed bag, still with some of the bigger increases but also some of the bigger declines.
That sounds to me like the only area where prices aren’t still growing are parts of Ontario and maybe the territories.
I think you could argue that the market is slowing or declining, I disagree now but I could be swayed.
Saying the market is crashing though is like saying you crashed your car when you hit a pothole. Sure, if you look at a big car crash in the past someone may have blown a tire in a pothole before causing a pileup, but millions of people hit potholes every day and most are nothing more than a momentary slowdown.
I’m not saying a housing crash couldn’t be coming, but it’s unreasonable to infer that one is happening based on the data you showed.
That’s good to hear, but I think it’s disingenuous to say that EVs are the cheaper option when talking about people who aren’t within reach of even the cheapest new cars. Until we start seeing used decent condition EVs under $10k they’re still out of reach to a lot of people. It sucks because these are the same people who would benefit most from the lower operating costs.
A combination of the 2 sounds good actually. Heavy taxes as you mentioned but also exemptions for purpose built rentals (as an entire building, not individual units)
Yearly tax on residential units, offset by refundable tax credits. This means that only non-residents would pay this tax, discouraging foreign speculators.
Could it make sense to only be refundable for 1 unit? If someone has multiple units they should theoretically be paying enough tax for it to not make a difference. This would catch anyone who’s a resident but not declaring any income.
“I can tell you that the people that are doing it aren’t the people who are coming here because they’re looking for a sandwich because they’re hungry,” said Ravi Ramberran, “It’s the people who are not afraid of consequences period.”...
Try being a server some time and reject any tips that come your way. The customers will not be too thrilled.
I don’t think anyone’s suggesting tips should be banned. It’s just that tips shouldn’t be expected from each customer. Someone working at any given fast food restaurant (not to mention other low level service jobs) is working just as hard as a server at a sit down restaurant for the same pay. Why should I be expected to tip one and not the other? Also, why is 15-20% considered a proper tip? 10% shouldn’t be treated like it’s an insult.
The prime minister is meeting with his youth advisory board this week to hear its most 'pressing concerns,' with the aim of informing future policy decisions.
Someone buying an investment property doesn’t increase the amount of housing available. Sure, it’s one more rental available, but it’s also one less home available to be purchased by someone planning to live in it. I won’t claim to be any kind of expert, but it’s pretty obvious that it having a middle man extracting profit increases housing costs overall.
The type of investors that do increase housing are developers. In the tax model above, the developers can apply to have the tax reduced to 5% which seems to make it much more lucrative than buying individual houses to rent as is.
Unless you’re talking about passenger comfort, you’re wrong. The Coastal class ships are excellent in heavy winds and can dock safely in winds 10+ knots higher than the single ended ships like the Spirits or the Queen of New Westminster (saying queen in general is useless as it covers ships that have nothing in common with each other). The Coastal class has its fair share of issues, but when the winds get above 40 knots as they have the past week I would much rather be on a coastal going into Tsawwassen than anything else.
CIBC fined $1.3M for failing to comply with money laundering and terrorist financing rules (www.cbc.ca)
[Article] If I’m at a crosswalk, do drivers have to stop even if the lights aren’t flashing? (www.theglobeandmail.com)
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B.C. looks to standardize multiplex designs as latest fix to housing crisis (www.nelsonstar.com)
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NDP agree to help pass Liberal 'affordable housing and groceries' bill in exchange for amendments (www.ctvnews.ca)
With the parliamentary clock ticking down and the government yet to pass their 'affordable housing and groceries' bill—the first piece of federal legislation tabled in the fall sitting—the NDP have agreed to help the Liberals advance Bill C-56 in exchange for a series of amendments inspired by a similar bill from Leader...
Public support for carbon tax waning quickly (www.nationalobserver.com)
Minimum earnings, tip protection proposed for B.C. ride-hailing and delivery workers (bc.ctvnews.ca)
Under the proposed standards, companies would have to pay workers 120 per cent of the province’s minimum wage, not including tips, from the time they accept a ride-hailing or delivery assignment through its completion....
The next election will be a climate change election — because they all are now (www.cbc.ca)
[Discussion] Should BC create a grocery crown corporation?
BC should should compete with the other grocery chains to lower their prices. The first stores should be set up in First Nations communities as they often have the most expensive food....
Top 1% of Canada’s earners getting richer, while lowest half see incomes drop (globalnews.ca)
According to Statistics Canada, the recovery seen by Canada following the first year of the pandemic produced uneven income gains.
NDP to back Conservative motion calling for carbon price off all heat sources (www.ctvnews.ca)
The New Democrats say they will back the Conservatives on a motion to pull the carbon price off all home heating until after the next election.
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Vancouver Island landfill ordered to remove and destroy 'triggering' Halloween sign (bc.ctvnews.ca)
Similar signs have graced landfills and residential front yards ahead of Halloween for decades....
The housing crisis is not just a supply issue. Here are two solutions to fix demand (www.theglobeandmail.com)
People are finally talking about shifting income tax to take some of the money out of the housing market:...
Canada’s nurse recruitment leaves Ghana short-staffed (www.cbc.ca)
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Canadians shouldn’t foot the bill for Big Oil’s costly carbon capture (www.nationalobserver.com)
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Winter tires required for most B.C. highways starting Oct. 1 | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
Sask. premier to use notwithstanding clause to veto judge ruling on school pronoun policy (www.cbc.ca)
A Regina judge has ruled that the Saskatchewan government’s naming and pronoun policy should be paused for the time being, but Premier Scott Moe says he’ll use the notwithstanding clause to override it....
Trudeau takes first step to break Canada’s addiction to rising home prices - The Globe and Mail (www.theglobeandmail.com)
At last, someone from the world of politics is being honest about a pervasive and harmful trade-off. When home prices rise faster than earnings, owners like me gain wealth, while non-owners lose because their incomes fall further behind housing costs....
A Toronto landlord is banning electric vehicles on its property. Tenants' advocates say that's 'unreasonable' (www.cbc.ca)
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'Just sick of the crime': Restaurants dealing with in an increase of people dining and dashing (winnipeg.ctvnews.ca)
“I can tell you that the people that are doing it aren’t the people who are coming here because they’re looking for a sandwich because they’re hungry,” said Ravi Ramberran, “It’s the people who are not afraid of consequences period.”...
'The landlords have no accountability': Wrongfully evicted B.C. woman wins tenancy branch battle, but says former landlord refuses to pay up (bc.ctvnews.ca)
Trudeau seeking advice from youth on 'pressing concerns' to inform future policy (www.ctvnews.ca)
The prime minister is meeting with his youth advisory board this week to hear its most 'pressing concerns,' with the aim of informing future policy decisions.
Sailings cancelled for a 2nd day on new Vancouver-Nanaimo ferry service (www.cbc.ca)
Hullo also says it will operate reduced schedule until end of August...