Production costs are lower north of the 49th, for reasons I'm not entirely clear on.
I can't speak for other provinces, but in the case of British Columbia in general, and Vancouver specifically (...and in no particular order):
1) Tax credits that encourage productions
2) Exchange rate that lowers costs (although with the US Dollar tanking this is less of a driver than it used to be)
3) More flexible union workforce than LA and New York
4) Lower costs for things like policing, municipal permits etc.
5) General public that are more tolerant of movie crews blocking their streets etc. (as compared to New York City)
6) Good infrastructure (sound stages etc.)
7) Lots of locations that work well as stand-ins for other places - Prairies, downtown cores, mountains, beaches, forests, farms
but if we could simply educate people to recognize spam (and thus refuse to do business with spammers) it would simply go away
That's the only solution. In probably twenty years or so enough of the populace will realize what spam is and respond to it. But right now, with spammers able to make hundreds of thousands of dollars, the problem will persist.
On Vancouver's 'SkyTrain' (elevated guideway) the trains are driverless and computer-controlled. This permits good fun for kids, who can sit right up front and pretend they are "driving" the train.
According to cbc.ca, he received 10,000 credit card orders in one month, each for $39.95 US
You can see why getting into this business is so tempting... Nearly four hundred thousand dollars in one month. As long as people keep buying, spammers will keep spamming...
(the US will NOT restrict entry to someone just for visiting Cuba... it's not like the Arab countries w/ Israel)
It's all about degrees. In 2000 I went to Jordan and Egypt on holiday (great places to visit BTW). As a result I had all these giant visas full of Arabic in my Canadian passport. I got so tired for all the questions I got at US border checkpoints that eventually a got a new passport. They didn't "restrict" entry, they just "hassled" entry. Same thing happened to a friend with a Cuba stamp.
I just can't believe the Canadian Immigration guy stamped my Passport and *then* told me the consequences of him doing that.
Why is it the responsibility of the CANADIAN immigration officer to tell you what the rules are in the USA? When I went to Cuba on holidays the Cuban officer didn't say "You know, senor, once I stamp your Canadian passport you might have trouble visiting the USA."
The car was battery powered and could only go 55-95 (or 75-130, depending on the type of battery) miles per charge
How far *is* the "average" commute in the USA, anyway? If we split the difference apparently the car could go 75 miles on a charge. What percentage of people commute more than 75 miles when they're not in the family truckster going to Wally World? (I realize there are exceptions like Montana)
A cursory analysis of your numbers suggests a downpayment on this house of $37,000. What your calculations seem to fail to take into account is what the value of that $37,000 would be had it sat in an interest bearing account for thirty years while the individual rented instead. Of course no one ever does this, they just buy a house, but comparing apples to apples you have to put that downpayment somewhere.
So what is the difference, then, between the way universal health care works in Canada and the way it works in various European countries (e.g., France and Germany)?
Well, it's an over-simplification, but in a nutshell European health care delivery tends to be done by private institutions which are publicly funded, whereas here in Canada 99% of the delivery is done by public institutions, with no private component (there are exceptions like doctor's offices, which are privately run operations).
For example, for all intents and purposes in a Canadian hospital everyone who works there is a govt. "employee." There are lots of exceptions, i.e. food services, janitorial etc., but generally anyone front-line is a govt. employee. Whereas in Europe you might be employed by Acme Hospitals inc. which is in turn funded by the government.
Personally, at this point, I'd like to see someone circumnavigate the Earth in a non-selfpropelled, heavier-than-air craft (in short, sailplane). Is this even plausible?
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I can't speak for other provinces, but in the case of British Columbia in general, and Vancouver specifically (...and in no particular order):
1) Tax credits that encourage productions
2) Exchange rate that lowers costs (although with the US Dollar tanking this is less of a driver than it used to be)
3) More flexible union workforce than LA and New York
4) Lower costs for things like policing, municipal permits etc.
5) General public that are more tolerant of movie crews blocking their streets etc. (as compared to New York City)
6) Good infrastructure (sound stages etc.)
7) Lots of locations that work well as stand-ins for other places - Prairies, downtown cores, mountains, beaches, forests, farms
That's the only solution. In probably twenty years or so enough of the populace will realize what spam is and respond to it. But right now, with spammers able to make hundreds of thousands of dollars, the problem will persist.
Case in point, shamelessly googled:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jim.mccumesty/jan_jun 2003/vanc_skytrain2.jpg
(They used to be able to operate the windshield-wiper handle too, but those have since been disconnected.)
You can see why getting into this business is so tempting... Nearly four hundred thousand dollars in one month. As long as people keep buying, spammers will keep spamming...
It's all about degrees. In 2000 I went to Jordan and Egypt on holiday (great places to visit BTW). As a result I had all these giant visas full of Arabic in my Canadian passport. I got so tired for all the questions I got at US border checkpoints that eventually a got a new passport. They didn't "restrict" entry, they just "hassled" entry. Same thing happened to a friend with a Cuba stamp.
Why is it the responsibility of the CANADIAN immigration officer to tell you what the rules are in the USA? When I went to Cuba on holidays the Cuban officer didn't say "You know, senor, once I stamp your Canadian passport you might have trouble visiting the USA."
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?story Id=1216161
I dunno... Will it be as good as The 3D House of Cats?
(http://sctvguide.ca/programs/monster.htm)
How far *is* the "average" commute in the USA, anyway? If we split the difference apparently the car could go 75 miles on a charge. What percentage of people commute more than 75 miles when they're not in the family truckster going to Wally World? (I realize there are exceptions like Montana)
...and *bars* at the base of mountains in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada :)
Take "Longhorn" for example...
http://www.longhornsaloon.ca/home.htm
A cursory analysis of your numbers suggests a downpayment on this house of $37,000. What your calculations seem to fail to take into account is what the value of that $37,000 would be had it sat in an interest bearing account for thirty years while the individual rented instead. Of course no one ever does this, they just buy a house, but comparing apples to apples you have to put that downpayment somewhere.
Caveat: I own, not rent.
Well, it's an over-simplification, but in a nutshell European health care delivery tends to be done by private institutions which are publicly funded, whereas here in Canada 99% of the delivery is done by public institutions, with no private component (there are exceptions like doctor's offices, which are privately run operations).
For example, for all intents and purposes in a Canadian hospital everyone who works there is a govt. "employee." There are lots of exceptions, i.e. food services, janitorial etc., but generally anyone front-line is a govt. employee. Whereas in Europe you might be employed by Acme Hospitals inc. which is in turn funded by the government.
http://tinyurl.com/3qs7j