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Wow. Not even sure this should go in this thread because it isn't even about vaccine mandates anymore, but the NYT tweeted this. https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1495072626607280131 Despite many, many Canadians in the comments telling them this isn't true, including Canadian members of the...

The status of each province as far as relaxing COVID measures is mostly up to the provinces, and that holds true in Ontario, as well. The exceptions would be things that are under the jurisdiction of the federal government like borders, travel, transportation, federal employees, etc. At this...

When I said "here," I was speaking specifically of Ontario. It's not surprising that restrictions are starting to ease (or have been lifted altogether in some cases) in the areas they have so far, and they will ease gradually in Ontario too, over the next while. That has nothing to do with the...

The conservatives will do anything to amplify their message to make it seem like they have validation, when the reality is, especially here, it is a relatively small group of very loud voices. One of the funniest and most interesting results that have come out of this protest is that the...

Despite what FOX News is telling you, the protests in Ottawa are by no means an industry-wide phenomenon with wide support. According to the Canadian Trucking Alliance, the vaccination rate among Canadian truckers is approximately 85 percent, in line with the general population. When the...

No. It's working in a ton of countries, including mine. It makes logical sense that if you take the funds from paying into countless private for profit insurance brokers and pay it into one government pool, that costs will decrease and gains will increase. Not sure why that's so difficult to...

Came here just to look for this. Very well said. :up: I see him a week from tomorrow. Feel very fortunate to have seen a full band show this past January, and for this upcoming solo date.

Well, this has been floating around on Twitter.

January 22 - Destroyer - Toronto May 18 - Nathaniel Rateliff & the Nightsweats - Toronto June 12 - Paul Simon - Toronto June 30 - Gordon Lightfoot - Toronto July 2 - Steely Dan - Toronto July 13 - Destroyer - Hillside Festival, Guelph July 19 - Radiohead - Toronto July 31 - St. Vincent - Toronto...

I I(a Canadian) read an article about this earlier this evening. Blows me away hearing what US teachers deal with, when ours (from what I hear) are decently compensated.

I agree with looking at things on a deeper level and not giving in to hysteria just because that's what everyone on your side is doing, but in the scenarios that have been laid out, I think you have to look at 1) how self serving is/was it of the president to not enforce those laws; and 2) how...

Yes, I realize that. My point was also to say that it is not black and white - that while LN7's anecdote was interesting and compelling and makes a good argument, that for every story like that, there are probably dozens where companies are not making efforts to lead the way in technology, and...

Thanks for taking time to post this, very interesting, and a very good example of capitalism done right, with vast benefits. But there are many, many other sectors that are making record profits, decimating the North American workforce, and leaving their workers basically living in poverty. What...

I agree with all of this, and always have. I'm pretty sure that this has been posted before, but there have been studies and scholarly publications done regarding people who support authoritarian leaders, and it is virtually impossible to change their minds. Bob Altemeyer from University of...

Toronto's Choir! Choir! Choir! pays tribute to Walter Becker.

Not really sure what the ACLU has to do with anything I said. They exist to see that laws are applied consistently and fairly, they don't create laws. If there were hate speech laws in the US, they would fight just as vigorously for those who were victimized by hate speech. But when you have no...

Nope. That is not the way that it works. There are very precise definitions as to what constitutes hate speech, and the courts do not constantly move the goalposts according to what is in vogue, the way your slippery slope arguments suggest. You are just plain wrong, here.

Would love to hear a reasonable response to this one. Not holding my breath, though.

Watching this. I love this show. McDonald appears on a few songs.

Aja is such an aural feast. But other than that, I think my favourite might be Katy Lied. Bad Sneakers just slays me. And Gold Teeth II is otherworldly. Pretty certain now that I'm going to get tickets to one of the area shows, just need to figure out who all is coming. Will be wrapping Fagen...

I always wanted to do that.

This one hurts. Luckily, I'd seen them on their last three Toronto dates, but they hadn't played Toronto for the past two years. In the spring they did a residency in Vegas, and then in July they were part of east and west coast shows with the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Journey, and a few others...

Dave, I enjoy reading your perspective. Thanks for being the voice of reason. :up: Being a kid in the 70s and 80s, I recall being terrified many times when hearing about saber-rattling, dick measuring statements made by world leaders. Other than isolated incidences of terrorism, the world has...

Alas, it didn't turn out nearly as great as it could have.

Agree completely. But since reasonable people seem to have given up, it would probably be you and me and three other people.