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  1. Here's my take on the whole violence from the left misdirection (if you're gonna ignore or discredit, you're gonna ignore and discredit no matter what); I'm probably as about as left as they come, as it is part of my job. I've attended meetings and zoom calls for BLM on a national and international level, including with Toronto, and US chapters of BLM, as we were trying to understand the issues as things unfolded last year, what was needed, and how we could support. There was never a sniff of any violent actions being discussed. Never. Lots of talk on being visible, being vocal, being informed and fighting misinformation. Never about what you need to protect yourselves, other than through sheer numbers. Fighting back was actively discouraged, as it was known how that would be spun. Meeting and seeing these people certainly did not bring up images of the Black Panthers, or anyone capable of violence. I believe the the whole concept of a violent left wing organized Antifa is made up. If there was anything remotely violent being planned, I am confident I would have heard about it even in passing or as a suggestion. Any violent action from the left is either largely disproportionate to right wing violence, reactionary, or a result of mob mentality. I'm not denying its existence, but i do believe that it is a narrative for whataboutism and to validate right wing violence.
  2. itchy

    Covid-19

    I agree, though the mandatory requirement through a broad spectrum of positions is a legal quagmire and relatively new ground. For example, jurisdictions have tried to mandate flu vaccines in health care and been shot down (no pun intended!) . It is going to be interesting how it plays out and how it is applied to other workplaces.
  3. itchy

    Covid-19

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-government-mandatory-vaccinations-1.6140131 Well this announcement is keeping me busy today! Happy Friday
  4. itchy

    Covid-19

    Had to go to Costco this am. Good to see everyone there with the exception of 3 people were fully masked. Some hope for humanity yet.
  5. Anyone coming in still and seeing this- avoid gate 1 and 4 at all costs. Came in my gate 2 and absolutely zero hassle
  6. Thanks for mentioning. Gate assignments not that clear on ticket or in info sent by mail. FYI for those that didn't look closely, it's on ticket details I'm gate 2 as well.
  7. Two things I will never forget about that; Waking my wife up cheering so loud, and her being super pissed Talking to people at work the next day that turned the TV off and went to bed before that play.
  8. Ditto. I'm actually amazed how much "material" you've packed into one title and one and a half lines lines. I'm no fan of the current government by any means, but it's a charter issue. I'm not even going to attempt at touching anything you've brought up, including the inference that we should treat our population like the Chinese do. I honestly don't think you care to know the answers to your own questions.
  9. At first i was thinking this was a recorded address from the past. When I realized it was from today, my reaction was -You've got to be ******* kidding me to be that tone deaf at this point, let alone speaking as the Minister responsible. What the **** was he thinking by even saying that, thinking it would fly? What the **** was Pallister thinking picking this guy?
  10. My guess- Unless he gets special treatment, it won't be that long before the guy around the corner comes.
  11. itchy

    Covid-19

    Moderna. Thought of switching places
  12. itchy

    Covid-19

    My second shot is July 7, so two weeks after that will put me on the good list a couple weeks before kick off! This. I can't get my 13 year old daughter in for her second because we don't know how many Pfizer there will be. Anyone have any suggestions?
  13. It's amazing how close that guy came to leading the PCs. Sad and scary where their base is.
  14. Two chintsy penalty calls. Guess we know who they want to win. if that's what they're calling it has to go both ways
  15. Jets came out to try to finish it off tonight and McDavid and Draisaital look defeated. Great period.
  16. itchy

    Covid-19

    Glad I got to Costco today then!
  17. itchy

    Covid-19

    So apparently on the weekend the RCMP (I'm assuming since it's Headingley) were parked outside of the Shelmerdine's Garden centre entrance checking ID's of people in cars together going in, ensuring they were all from the same household, and fining those who were not. Can't say that's a bad idea right now with COVID,
  18. itchy

    Covid-19

    This. Until people get the second shot, they're not fully protected. This whole concept of we've done our job for 25% or 25% the way through so far is crap. Let's also not forget that the immunization is only anticipated to be good for 6 months. My wife works at HSC and has no idea when she's getting shot #2.
  19. Yeah I agree. I don't know how that country fixes things without tearing itself apart first. The best thing we can do is ensure that crap doesn't permeate our systems anymore than it already has.
  20. itchy

    Covid-19

    Which is great, except there's probably 100 cars waiting to get in there, and as JCon said, there's so little parking available in the surrounding area. It only seems to be getting worse. I've seen the line up down St. Mary almost to Main, a bunch of cars waiting to turn on to St. Mary from Hargrave, and a bunch more coming down Edmonton I believe. Add to that very little street parking in the surrounding area. I think they're not advertising it because they can't manage it.
  21. itchy

    Covid-19

    Yeah, my office is a block away from the convention centre. It's been a virtual traffic jam trying to get to the convention centre, cars coming from every direction. My wife got the shot on Sunday, thank goodness she could use my parking space. They need to come up with a better plan.
  22. Please for the love of god make this happen! It's on my Mt. Rushmore of TV shows.
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