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StatCan latest wealth survey shows stark disparity between homeowners, renters
  • This shouldn't be a surprise, but I'm glad we have the data to prove it.

    Home prices have skyrocketed recently. Home owners whos earner is boomer-aged obviously bought long ago, and the housing prices have beaten investments in that time period (Assuming houses bough 30-40yrs ago). Anyone who rented and invested the difference is obviously not going to compete.

    Additionally, given the insanity of the rental market, anyone under 35 who has enough income to afford the monthly payments on a house has purchased in the last few years, so those who are still renting are likely those at the bottom, unable to purchase a house, and their income is likely the lowest, exacerbating this issue.

    I have yet to see anyone who can give me a good reason we don't have laws preventing:

    • Corporate ownership of land zoned residential
    • Increasing property tax rates for each additional residential property (ie any property not classified as primary residence). It still leaves loopholes (my wife lives at house A full time, I live at house B full time), but seems like an easier way to try and shore up the speculators.

    Overall, the survey found the median net worth of Canadian households was $519,700, up 57 per cent from 2019 when it was last conducted.

    How big can a bubble get if its being artificially inflated and supported by government and businesses?-

  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he wants to build a tunnel under Hwy. 401
  • Doesn't even have to be solely trains, but a few lanes of busses would help with shorter/End of Line trips as well.

    Though this is worth noting that ventilation concerns with tunnels are always a nightmare (one of the reasons there aren't tons of tunnels). Its now turning into an issue where roads cross our 400 series highways, and one of the reasons they're often bridges. As the highway reaches ~4lanes each way, they need to install ventilation of some kind, which has caused problems and forced design adjustments. Look at Barrie where they have a few roads running under the 400. Now that they're trying to widen to 8 lanes, all those crossings are extending into "tunnel" category and have additional requirements. They've been forced to split the highway with an open air section in the middle over those roads in order to ensure proper airflow. This means more land acquisition and higher pricing to build.

  • Conservatives call on Elon Musk to step in after Liberals provide loan to Ottawa-based satellite operator
  • I mean, moving beyond the loan part, (not a grant, meaning that we will get the money back), is this not what the Canadian population wants? The govt investing money to provide alternative options to the big 3 for internet?

    Call me jaded, but I imagine they'll get bought up in 5-10 by Robellus, but it's a step in the right direction.

    Beyond that, do we really want our critical infrastructure tied to a company with such a shoddy and unpredictable "face man"?

  • Woman who was denied a liver transplant, after review highlighted alcohol use, has died
  • Lol I quoted something from not just this article, but a second article they link to from the one above, but sure.

    They blocked her, at least in part, because she was an active alcoholic who had not shown any signs of changing her behaviour outside of time inside the hospital. Something that would have weighed on their decision included medical information such as previous attempts to stop drinking. Mental health care, including healthcare for addictions, is lacking in Canada. You can't force someone to go into rehab, but offering better care and options might have helped her in the past.

    As said in the main article as well as the one I read, in order to qualify for a living donation you need to qualify for a full donation, because if something goes wrong you'll need a full liver ASAP and get bumped to the top of the list.

  • Woman who was denied a liver transplant, after review highlighted alcohol use, has died
  • Medical notes suggest she started drinking in her late teens and had tried -- unsuccessfully -- to quit. After periods of sobriety, she returned to alcohol, which could increase the risk of continued use after the transplant.

    Allen says Huska registered for an addiction program early on in her hospital stay to stop drinking after she's discharged. Hospital records also say she suffers from anxiety.

    From the first article CTV made about this, linked in in the first sentence they posted. Seems like we need to actually fund mental health care in this country or something, because she's obviously been struggling for a while. You can see how the board would weigh previous failed attempts to quit against her.

  • Woman who was denied a liver transplant, after review highlighted alcohol use, has died
  • So some rough numbers I found from places online for rough estimates. Also, the link the article has for bed costs is actually to a study on liver transplant costs.

    On average, 25 days in hospital between pre/post transplant. Of that, seems like a few days (varies by person) is in ICU. So thats 50 days of beds for the two of them, with say a week of combined ICU time.

    Plus two surgeries - the article only takes an average cost of liver transplants, which is not indicative of a second surgery needed for a living donor transplant.

    That puts the cost up to ~240,000-300,000. That cost is close enough that I can see it not being a factor for the decision.

  • Woman who was denied a liver transplant, after review highlighted alcohol use, has died
  • But doctors say that people with severe liver disease from alcohol use may need more than just a partial living liver donation to thrive.

    "The sicker someone is, the more they benefit from getting an entire liver from a deceased donor, as opposed to part of the liver from a living donor," said Dr. Saumya Jayakumar, a liver specialist in Edmonton and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta.

    "On the off chance their (living) liver doesn't work, they urgently get listed for a deceased donor," said Jayakumar. "We need to make sure that everyone who is a candidate for a living donor is also a candidate for a donor graft as well, " she added.

    Guy you were responding to wasn't entirely accurate with what the article says, but general idea is there. If the partial liver fails, then they immediately get added to the full liver list, which is why they need to meet the full liver list requirements. Based on how end-stage she was, it sounds like its less likely the partial would be successful.

  • Lawyer couple found in contempt of court amid evidence they stole millions from homebuyers
  • Damn, can't imagine sending over the funds for a house purchase and the lawyers taking it - who would be the ones on the hook there? Do the buyers still keep the house, or are the sellers still in ownership?

    I don't even know how they can make this right - hopefully its covered under malpractice insurance, but what a nightmare for their clients.

  • Poilievre asks Singh to pull support for Liberal government to prompt fall election
  • As a teenager, Poilievre had a job at Telus doing corporate collections by calling businesses.[16] He also later worked briefly as a journalist for Alberta Report, a conservative weekly magazine.[17]

    Neither of these are hourly jobs.

    In 2003, Poilievre founded a company called 3D Contact Inc. with business partner Jonathan Denis,[29] who became an Alberta Cabinet minister years later. Their company focused on providing political communications, polling and research services.[30] After founding the company, Poilievre ran for MP as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, which had recently been formed from a merger the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservatives.

    This wouldn't be an hourly job either. The links to the source for him starting this company don't list Poilievre as a director, or any other sign that he actually started this company, or what his role at it was. I've tried searching but can't find anything else that verifies this.

  • Desalination in a freezer?
  • this place gives you a nice area not to be judged about asking it. Everyone here is willing to help.

    Lol, good info in the middle two sentences, way too much judging on either side. This guy is here to ask a question significantly more involved than "How to tie shoes", the example in the sidebar, and you treat him like an idiot. Nice.

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    Prepping in an Urban Setting

    Hi All,

    I'm going to be moving soon from an outbuilding on a family property with plenty of space, gardens, and a clean creek into renting a 3-storey condo- style townhome in a small city 30mins away. There is no yard space, though I do have a small balcony.

    What are some of the key preps that you all have or would recommend for a place like this? I have a number of things at my current house that I'll bring - mainly 1+week of food/water stores, but you never know what you don't know, so I'd appreciate input from anyone with other thoughts or ideas of things I should get.

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    Basic Bike Maintenance

    I've been biking for a number of years, primarily single track XC or gravel riding. I do adventure racing, which is incredibly tough on the bikes, but am hoping to improve my bike life.

    What are some of the important bike maintenance things that you all do?

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