Nobody's gussying up anything. My response was in reply to a post mocking the C.A.F. If you want to trivialize the contribution of a middle power go ahead, but you are also mocking the families of all those who have sacrificed, and of a country that has taken a higher percentage of causalities than all other allied nations there. As for them being "white and rich" (and therefore less significant) that's just a racist, presumptuous attitude not even worthy of a defence. When I look at those faces I don't see white or rich.
There's also a time limit of five years on the clause, though it can be renewed by a new parliament. It's also only been used for relatively minor provincial laws, all of which have expired. So there are other checks and balances in place. It's not as simplistic to use as you make it out to be.
As for the commission, it is also free to decline to hear cases, which it has done, and few if any have ever resulted in any kind of censure.
So, I stand by my previous statement. The chances of you EVER being convicted, let alone accused, of hate speech in Canada is close to zero. You would have make it a career and publish broadly to even get a hearing.
The Armed Forces that are over there defending and dying for your ignorant ass in Afghanistan. The Armed Forces that got bombed by a trigger happy US F18 cowboy. The Armed Forces that are on the front line in the worst part of the war, and the Armed Forces that have shipped home 143 Canadians in a box. And the same Armed Forces that are the world's premier peace keepers.
Canada already has a minority government and the alternative, a Liberal government, would be no better. Canadians already know this and this why the Tories they have been elected multiple times. The last time the Libs threatened a vote of no confidence they dropped in the polls to a near-record low. Canadians are sick of expensive elections too close together, and minority governments that only last six months.
If anybody actually thinks that putting the Liberals in power will really change anything, they are just fooling themselves. They would just cripple the armed forces then end up doing exactly the same thing the Tories are doing now with copyright law.
The chances of anybody getting "busted for hate speech" are close to zero. Canadians love free speech as much as anyone. It's even enshrined in their constitution.
"There products are not over priced they just don't offer products in certain segments. If you are interested in that segment then you are out of luck."
An intelligent, cogent, insightful comment in a veritable sea of bullshit. Thank you for that.
"In one instance, Apple's 2008 audit had revealed falsified records for working hours and days of rest. When Apple returned in 2009 for a core violation reaudit, the facility again falsified records--presenting worker timecards, daily production output records, and quality control records that indicated no violations related to working hours or days of rest. When Apple investigated further, we uncovered additional records and conducted worker interviews that revealed excessive working hours and seven days of continuous work. When confronted with this information, the facility provided Apple with accurate timecards. Based on the repeat core violation and inadequate actions, Apple is terminating all business with this facility."
Move closer to the Mexican border. Health and dental care there is 1/3 of the cost and the quality of care is comparable if you ask around and get referrals. This is why the city of Yuma, AZ triples in size every winter. It's only 15 minutes from Mexico and cheap prescription drugs and health/dental care.
I can relate to this problem, being in my 50s, but there is just no way I'm going to go to a smaller desktop. Instead, I purchased, with my doctor's advice, a pair of Zeiss business lenses. These are excellent and allow me to see the screen clearly and also read clearly while looking down, without sacrificing desktop space and detail.
I'll second this. 1Password also works with both Safari and Firefox (and maybe others), allowing you to disable the browser's ability to remember passwords. All you need to do is remember the master password. It's an excellent utility for corporate environments too.
You must be one of those people who gets offended when someone makes an observation you don't understand, so you resort to name calling in an effort to look intellectually superior. Instead you managed to achieve the opposite.
Not to mention that long term construction on the San Leandro section of highway 880 South, coupled with the increase in traffic diverted to the San Mateo bridge, has resulted in massive inconvenience for people who don't use the bay bridge on a daily basis.
It's just another Yawntario cash grab. Never mind that laws already exist to deal with driving while distracted. It's just easier to enforce a law when you spot someone with a phone stuck to their ear. Typically, the sheep of Yawntario simply roll over and take it, all in the (bogus) name of public safety. Before this came the excessive velocity guilty-before-proven-innocent tax, and now this. Gawd I'm glad I don't live there anymore. I suspect many others who have moved to even slightly more sane societies feel pretty much the same.
As another Canadian I can assure that some Canadians are just as biased and partisan as the worst Republicans masquerading as liberals. They do ANYTHING, call you any name, invoke the worst demons to try and persuade that they are somehow more righteous than all those Canadians don't agree with them.
Apparently most Canadians who care disagree with you, which is why the Liberals are currently trailing the Tories by 6% in the polls. Even the leftist NDP is currently siding with the Tories to prevent an unwanted election that the careless Liberals are trying to force.
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Nobody's gussying up anything. My response was in reply to a post mocking the C.A.F. If you want to trivialize the contribution of a middle power go ahead, but you are also mocking the families of all those who have sacrificed, and of a country that has taken a higher percentage of causalities than all other allied nations there. As for them being "white and rich" (and therefore less significant) that's just a racist, presumptuous attitude not even worthy of a defence. When I look at those faces I don't see white or rich.
There's also a time limit of five years on the clause, though it can be renewed by a new parliament. It's also only been used for relatively minor provincial laws, all of which have expired. So there are other checks and balances in place. It's not as simplistic to use as you make it out to be.
As for the commission, it is also free to decline to hear cases, which it has done, and few if any have ever resulted in any kind of censure.
So, I stand by my previous statement. The chances of you EVER being convicted, let alone accused, of hate speech in Canada is close to zero. You would have make it a career and publish broadly to even get a hearing.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/afghanistan/casualties/list.html
The Armed Forces that are over there defending and dying for your ignorant ass in Afghanistan. The Armed Forces that got bombed by a trigger happy US F18 cowboy. The Armed Forces that are on the front line in the worst part of the war, and the Armed Forces that have shipped home 143 Canadians in a box. And the same Armed Forces that are the world's premier peace keepers.
Canada already has a minority government and the alternative, a Liberal government, would be no better. Canadians already know this and this why the Tories they have been elected multiple times. The last time the Libs threatened a vote of no confidence they dropped in the polls to a near-record low. Canadians are sick of expensive elections too close together, and minority governments that only last six months.
If anybody actually thinks that putting the Liberals in power will really change anything, they are just fooling themselves. They would just cripple the armed forces then end up doing exactly the same thing the Tories are doing now with copyright law.
The chances of anybody getting "busted for hate speech" are close to zero. Canadians love free speech as much as anyone. It's even enshrined in their constitution.
"...available only from Apple."
Where do you live?
That was his first point, but apparently the OP is suffering from a closed mind.
Five years ago Apple's market share was 3% at best. So it looks as if it has gained significant market share fairly quickly.
It's not a given that another country will actually take him.
"There products are not over priced they just don't offer products in certain segments. If you are interested in that segment then you are out of luck."
An intelligent, cogent, insightful comment in a veritable sea of bullshit. Thank you for that.
Really? Lets have a look at their reports.
Wake up and RTF report.
"In one instance, Apple's 2008 audit had revealed falsified records for working hours and days of rest. When Apple returned in 2009 for a core violation reaudit, the facility again falsified records--presenting worker timecards, daily production output records, and quality control records that indicated no violations related to working hours or days of rest. When Apple investigated further, we uncovered additional records and conducted worker interviews that revealed excessive working hours and seven days of continuous work. When confronted with this information, the facility provided Apple with accurate timecards. Based on the repeat core violation and inadequate actions, Apple is terminating all business with this facility."
Move closer to the Mexican border. Health and dental care there is 1/3 of the cost and the quality of care is comparable if you ask around and get referrals. This is why the city of Yuma, AZ triples in size every winter. It's only 15 minutes from Mexico and cheap prescription drugs and health/dental care.
When the truth does come out they might find they don't have a very good defense. For his sake lets hope that isn't the case.
I can relate to this problem, being in my 50s, but there is just no way I'm going to go to a smaller desktop. Instead, I purchased, with my doctor's advice, a pair of Zeiss business lenses. These are excellent and allow me to see the screen clearly and also read clearly while looking down, without sacrificing desktop space and detail.
I'll second this. 1Password also works with both Safari and Firefox (and maybe others), allowing you to disable the browser's ability to remember passwords. All you need to do is remember the master password. It's an excellent utility for corporate environments too.
You must be one of those people who gets offended when someone makes an observation you don't understand, so you resort to name calling in an effort to look intellectually superior. Instead you managed to achieve the opposite.
Not to mention that long term construction on the San Leandro section of highway 880 South, coupled with the increase in traffic diverted to the San Mateo bridge, has resulted in massive inconvenience for people who don't use the bay bridge on a daily basis.
So few facts, so many opinions.
It's just another Yawntario cash grab. Never mind that laws already exist to deal with driving while distracted. It's just easier to enforce a law when you spot someone with a phone stuck to their ear. Typically, the sheep of Yawntario simply roll over and take it, all in the (bogus) name of public safety. Before this came the excessive velocity guilty-before-proven-innocent tax, and now this. Gawd I'm glad I don't live there anymore. I suspect many others who have moved to even slightly more sane societies feel pretty much the same.
A "bug" in the system? Mm ok.
"So you mean that rather than being a liar, he might just be ignorant and incompetent?"
Perhaps yes. He has NOTHING to gain from being a liar. Especially with a possible election looming.
As another Canadian I can assure that some Canadians are just as biased and partisan as the worst Republicans masquerading as liberals. They do ANYTHING, call you any name, invoke the worst demons to try and persuade that they are somehow more righteous than all those Canadians don't agree with them.
Apparently most Canadians who care disagree with you, which is why the Liberals are currently trailing the Tories by 6% in the polls. Even the leftist NDP is currently siding with the Tories to prevent an unwanted election that the careless Liberals are trying to force.