I'd say that would be fine in theory, if "retain its value" meant that housing would follow very closely but tailing local inflation. That won't happen though. As long as "housing needs to retain its value" ideology runs the country, housing will be viewed as an investment and scarcity will cause it to push inflation upwards. Even trying really hard to quell these prices it might beat inflation, and even if it were a success it would take decades of nominal-growth with negative-real-returns to bring those prices to parity with incomes.
So no, even if "technically maybe?" the answer is still no.
they need to open the code enough for fans to keep the game functional
That makes sense. Another commenter pointed out that even for defunct MMORPGs people were able to spin up their own servers to keep the game alive. If companies are forced to provide something to help that, it's already a win.
I'm not hopeful Canada would be able to pass legislation forcing companies to open source things, though. Maybe if this was the EU lol our track record of fighting tech companies hasn't been pretty.
unstated: because government has abandoned social responsibility
Oh that is very much stated
so I hope the guy who explicitly shits on the government having any social responsibility wins
100% that's the tone of the video, cognitive dissonance to the max. It's amazing how immediately following the talking point about red tape and government intervention causing high prices on everything, they pivot to the case that the government should have stopped Rogers and Shaw merger.
Lmao yes, and the rest of the video is "big corporations and foreign investors are screwing us over", then hints at electing the party most likely to cater to the wishes of those with big pockets.
why people do videos like this and think that Poilievre is going to be able to “fix” all this.
Poilievre doesn't have to come with solutions. If you look at the wave of right-wing election winners across the globe since the 10's, the one thing in common is that they tune the voters into "things can't keep going on this direction!" mode, and by presenting themselves as the ones bringing change, they funnel all the misguided fears and hopes.
In fact, I was surprised this video even got to explicitly advocate for the "smaller government" bullshit, because that's veering into solutionizing a bit. But then again, it's the oldest conservative talking point after trampling minorities so the audience will eat it like hot cake.
if it’s propaganda it’s just about sowing doubt.
100%, the whole video screams anti-Trudeau propaganda
I forced myself to watch this garbage because I think it's important to know the talking points of the opposition. I've gathered the worst moments - spoiler, it's the whole video.
That dream has faded
The Canadian dream has become a nightmare
This dream has become a fantasy
It is nearly impossible to buy a home in Canada
Who wants to spend 2 million dollars on a home like this? When you can get a mansion in Austin for the same amount?
Each application for an apartment is met with hundreds of competing applications
Rents continue to rise uncontrollably and will do so for years to come
All of this is compounded by the inability of the government to help
Many would argue [dumb shit]
Citizens who owns homes are often against development as it would lower the value of the properties
A part of the reason taxes and red tape continues to increase is the government is growing faster than the population.
The final nail for housing affordability? Foreign investment.
Money laundering is just as easy as ever
Canadians spend more on gas than any other G7 country [ and the whole section on carbon tax is so disingenuous ]
In most contries, such a deal would most likely be stopped or delayed
To startup a bank is nearly impossible in Canada
The US has low levels of market concentration [lmao]
7% of Canadians go out of the border
The US is much more dynamic
The way the video ends on a hopeful note for Poilievre winning, this is obviously propaganda.
Pass legislation requiring publishers that sell or license video games or that sell related features and assets for said games to do the following once they end support for said games: leave their games in a functional state, and remove any mandatory connections to the publisher or affiliated parties necessary for said games to function;
How enforceable is this legislation in face of games that simply cannot function without multiplayer? The developers of a game similar to Among Us would be forced to update the game with bots to be compliant?
I signed the petition but can't say I'm hopeful the Parliament will write good legislation on this...
that’d probably set a precedence for the justice system to be used to deter politically motivated protests
You need not waste your empathy with this guy because there's ample precedence already, including earlier rulings for other members of the Convoy. His sentencing even on maximum penalty would change nothing on the already precarious position of righteous civil disobedience for reasonable causes.
The leagues won’t survive if paywalls go up. Watching your team “for free” via OTA broadcast TV is how they got so big in the first place.
These franchises have local monopolies. There's no substitute, no competition, so there's little risk of "not surviving". Countries that are serious about soccer (EU/LatAm) will have several teams per city and each team will take part in a dozen independent leagues, but if you move to Canada each city has this one Hockey/Soccer team that matters, and the one league that matter is the NHL/MLS.
CBC's headline ("Canadian economy grew 0.2% in February") is factual - though I'd prefer if they just said GDP instead of "economy"
"Canada's economy is losing momentum" is an unqualified statement so it can't be factual - it doesn't mention the measurement, aggregation bucket or the comparison baseline. It's falsifiable but still quite subjective, because if you measure at a quarter-level analysts called it "decent". Their opening paragraph is more objective than the headline:
The Canadian economy lost momentum in February as it grew at a slower pace than both analyst expectations and Statistics Canada’s previous prediction
And if you yank out the unnecessary subjective addition:
The Canadian economy grew in February at a slower pace than both analyst expectations and Statistics Canada’s previous prediction
You can see how that would have made a more factual but less dramatic headline
Canada's economy grew in February less than predictions
I honestly would have let the Liberals get away with not implementing the Carbon Tax if bringing it in would become the turning point for Conservatives to win the next election. But it's hard to really say this with any certainty, these morons would have found something else to latch on. Capital Gains, Immigration, CCP, fucking dental care even.
I'd say that would be fine in theory, if "retain its value" meant that housing would follow very closely but tailing local inflation. That won't happen though. As long as "housing needs to retain its value" ideology runs the country, housing will be viewed as an investment and scarcity will cause it to push inflation upwards. Even trying really hard to quell these prices it might beat inflation, and even if it were a success it would take decades of nominal-growth with negative-real-returns to bring those prices to parity with incomes.
So no, even if "technically maybe?" the answer is still no.