Mark H.

Well, there was no snow day for those slick roads last week. Bus drivers were in a treacherous position. So, don't hold you breath.

That Breezy Point area floods almost every year. The government bought out some of the more flood prone houses - the rest have earthen dikes.

The ground is no longer completely frozen. You can already see green grass where the snow is melting.

I'm pretty sure that would be a first, for any budget involving public finances.

It's not too much yet. The white tails were running straight down the middle of Netley Creek - last July / August If we get melting weather after this system, the timing should be pretty good for May seeding

I realize we're all going to be pretty miserable next week, but this predicted snow is actually fantastic One way or the other, the creeks, the streams, the rivers, the lakes and our ground water/water table, need to be replenished They are forecasting another hot and dry summer, so we still NEED more spring moisture If we get more moisture now, then we could get by with minimal moisture over the summer - last spring was very dry, coupled with a dry summer Another crop year like 2021 will send food prices through the roof and severely impact other parts of the economy

25% of the world's wheat from those two countries. Yep. The U.S. corn belt is a disaster waiting to happen. However, the same thing is true about oil. Many countries could and should be far less dependant on the oil of other nations.

I would also add that globalization in general is a security issue Russia exports more wheat than oil.

I wouldn't write it off as simply copy cat behaviour. Austria was one of the few countries considering compulsory vaccinations. Even countries like that have done a complete 180.

In all fairness, most North American and European governments are loosening or lifting mandates. Even very strict countries like Austria and Germany.

Kids coming back after 5 - 7 days at home, still struggled with lingering headaches.

I recently had several students who caught omicron - both vaccinated and unvaccinated To be very honest, vaccinated students really did not fare any better - it was about the same I was quite disappointed by that, and I hope it's not a common trend

Considered how vital China's workforce is to their manufacturing sector - it's strange that they wouldn't have more of them vaccinated

Most of society is a long way from being prepared for these changes. We are all clinging to those beliefs, to some extent. No one is exempt from this, it is the fabric of our current society.

Keyboard wars vs. real life and real people fighting for their lives. Influencing an election only requires buy in from a few capable, tech savvy people. There are more than enough voters who'll believe the disinformation Winning a war requires buy in from an entire army. They clearly don't have that. If they did, it would be over by now

I am fully aware that he has spent more - I said that in my post Once again, we've gone through a once in a 100 years pandemic Or, do you think we should have managed things the way some States did? Just pretend it doesn't exist?

Take a look at the last 32 years - they are a mixed bag: 1. Mulroney: removed old taxes (manufacturer's) introduced new taxes (GST), implemented NAFTA, no significant social changes that I can recall 2. Chretien / Martin: cut budgets, slashed transfer payments, finances were in the black, brought in some social change (same sex marriage), dealt with the Quebec referendum, paid lip service to climate change (Kyoto Accord) 3. Harper: trimmed budgets in many areas, implemented significant tax cuts, also reduced transfer payments, began dealing with key social issues (eg. residential schools agreement), did as little as possible to combat climate change 4. J. Trudeau: increased transfer payments, introduced actual climate change measures, major spending increases - mostly due to the pandemic, some tax cuts for the middle class, increased CPP contributions So, unless you're going to define the Trudeau regime as a major shift to the left, it really has not happened. Keep in mind, Trudeau has kept Harper's tax cuts mostly intact. It most certainly did not happen with any of the other regimes. In fact, it was the absolute opposite If you take the pandemic out of the equation to level the playing field, then I doubt Trudeau spent much more than any other government before him

The left CAMPAIGNS on the left, but then governs very much towards the centre, and even on the right I would argue that the Mulroney Conservatives, with their introduction of new taxes, were more to the left than most Liberal governments have been

Sure. But overall, attendance does drop for playoff games, including in Winnipeg Winnipeg, with one of the GOAT teams, is not a good barometer for the overall situation.

Sure. We would go to playoff games on the any day in November The casual fan won't - that's the problem

Does anyone know - if the additional bye week was negotiated by the players' association?

The 2019 GC was on Nov. 24 - so that's a 4 day bump up Somewhat better - but I would go with the first or second Sunday in November

Yeah, they made the start of the season earlier, but inserted more by weeks rather than moving the playoffs up a couple of weeks IMO, that was a missed opportunity to improve late fall attendance

I don't know. But I can confirm that it doesn't show up easily with testing - I've heard that from parents and students The symptoms matched up but multiple rapid tests were negative - the doctor told them to assume it was Omicron

PCR and Rapid tests are ineffective when the symptoms are mostly gastro - which for many people they now are