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Canadian lumber producers face average 27% duties after 2nd wave of U.S. trade action - Politics - CBC News Hmmm... Well, if the US wants its imports to become more expensive, maybe Canada could help out. May I recommend a USD0.05/kg and USD0.05/kilowatt export tariff to the US, to be increased...

Given that everybody votes, including those who do not go on to university, and that how they vote affects them directly, and maybe even more than it does the rich, should everyone received a basic compulsory education in economics?

Google voice provides free US numbers only so far, which means that as far as I know, we won't be able to receive incoming Google Hangouts calls over Canadian phone numbers just yet. However, Google Dialer is now in Canada and so it is now possible to make unlimited free outbound calls to US...

I read about Textnow last evening and decided to download it and experiment with it. Though I did eventually uninstall it this morning after concluding that it did not meet my needs, I must say that it's still an impressive plan that could work for some. It provided me with a free local area...

I was landed on a documentary last night about a Canadian woman who had been fooled into visiting a person she thought was a friend in Columbia. After she took him up on his offer to invite her to visit him in Columbia, his organization kidnapped her and tried to pressure her to become a drug...

My prepaid Telus plan costs me CAD 100.00/year for a local mobile number with 400 local anytime minutes and 400 texts. My Telus data add-on costs me CAD 10.00/month for 100 mb of data. My Skype plan costs me CAD 4.00/month (with a 15% discount if I pay for a year) for unlimited outgoing calls...

Minimum Wage - ProCon.org "The federal minimum wage was introduced in 1938 during the Great Depression under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It was initially set at $0.25 per hour and has been increased by Congress 22 times, most recently in 2009 when it went from $6.55 to $7.25 an hour...

In another thread, we talked about a universal basic income to help those who are already dependent on the government. But what about those who are presently self-sufficient but at risk of becoming dependent on the government? For example, a person earns a reasonable income and has significant...

And more than half of expatriate Cabadians is born in Canada. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_diaspora No wonder we need immigrants to prop up the population, and now I'll soon be rejoining the ranks of the Canadian-born myself. So what can Canada do to encourage Cnadians to stay? As...

I was reading about Kajeet online and it seems to be a well thought out telecom with no remote equivalent in Canada from the standpoint of parent-controlled data plans. Maybe it's time to open Canada at least to parent-friendly telecoms to fill the void.

‘An opportunity to make their displeasure known’: Pronoun professor loses government funding | National Post I don't wish to discriminate against the other-gendered, so ze'll refer to zhir this way. Also, ai dont want tu diskrimineit egenst dhe disleksik, sew ail yuz fonetik spelin to meik it...

Many hold the false belief that any reductions to government spending would automatically hurt the destitute when in fact some cuts to government spending would not hurt the destitute at all and might even benefit them? What cuts to government spending can you identify that the destitute would...

Historically, members of the German anti-Nazi resistance were viewed as traitors, even for some time after the war. Eventually, resisters within the Wehrmacht began to get the recognition they deserved. Decades later, all but communists were recognized. Only in more recent history have all...

It could be quite simple really, that for the Government of Canada to borrow or for the Bank of Canada to print money, they would need the approval of the legislatures of each province. If it's a national emergency or something else of the sort, then they'd probably grant it. Otherwise, the...

I'll eat a wide variety of foods, but my favourite in order of preference are: 1. Vegan. 2. Indian. 3. More specifically Sichuanese and other Western Chinese. 4. Chinese generally.

Two that seem reasonably good are: https://screentimelabs.com/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.morrison.applocklite Any other recommendations?

We often talk about modesty as it applies to women, that they should dress modestly, act modestly, etc. But how does it apply to men? For example, is it (or should it be) acceptable for a man to walk around downtown shirtless and dresed like Tarzan? What about the man who drinks to excess? Etc...

I would never leave my wallet on the dashboard and door unlocked while leaving my car unattended. It's not because I believe that doing so would excuse a thief morally. It's not because I believe that the responsibility to prevent theft lies entirely in my hands and that the potential thief...

Former British National Party leader Nick Griffin is 'moving to Hungary' | Metro News I thought he opposed international migration?

Forget 'values tests.' One would-be Tory leader has other ideas that will horrify Liberals: Neil Macdonald - CBC News | Opinion