Wonderful! I got my little flag from attending Canada Day event in my little town last year. Put it up on my front window on Flag Day and it will stay there until I need to replace it. I have been eyeing the flags (supposedly made in Canada) being sold in Canadian Tires. Most likely will purchase that when I need to replace my little flag.

At first, I was quite angry at dumb anti-vax convoy for flying the Canadian flag and resisted putting up the flag. But then I thought, “I am proud to be Canadian damnit! Why should I let some idiots, anti-science Maple maga hijacked my feeling towards my country’s flag?” So I decided to put it up on National Flag Day of Canada (Feb 15).

You’re most likely right. The inadequate spacing was due to my inexperience. I’m planning to open up another patch next year and double my growing space.

Thanks for jogging my memory. I believe I was one of those 360K Canadians and I was excited about proportional (I believe it was called ranking ballots back then?). Now, the interest in proportional vote may or may not have changed among Canadians after 8 years but it’s worth investigating by organization such as Fairvote Canada.

Good point.

Taco/fElon are Russia’s friends/assets. They and their gop/maga supporters need to be kicked out of the usa government. Hopefully then, usa will return to Ukraine’s side.

Should I write a strongly worded letter to my grocery store, reminding them of our “unfair trade deficit” and demand “art of a deal”?

Few days ago. Went birding in a wetland conservation area. Tons of birds. Megatons of bugs.

I agree with you. In its current state, LLM is not sentient, and thus not “Intelligence”.

Yea, I don’t get why the poor supporting conservatives who would cut all the social support programs that the poor needs.

Start seeing this “both sides are the same” followed by “may as well just stay home” posts which ring like the cons bots/ trolls astro-turfing trying to swing the election for conservative. Happened in usa and now it’s happening here in Canada.

I’m not going to be one of those usa voters who decided to vote for Jill Stein because “Democrat is not perfect”. They (along with those who couldn’t even be bothered to vote) are partly to blame for the second trump regime. Canada sovereignty is at stake. Our way of life is at stake in this election. Until we got an electoral reform to replace “First Past the Post”, I am going to continue to vote strategically against conservative. pierre and conservative win will be a nightmare for Canada because they cannot be trusted to put Canada and Canadians over usa, billionaires and corporations’ profit.

NDP is dear and near to my heart but in this coming election, I’m voting for and donating to my local Liberal candidate.

I applied to volunteer with Ontario Corps and have gone through their online training modules. Basically it is also the same recommendation: have whatever supply you need in order for you, your family and pets to survive for 72 hours without help.

What Ontario Corps suggest to have in your emergency survival kit: Food (and can opener if required), water, medications and first aid kit, flash lights and batteries, candles and matches, radio, hand sanitizer, spare car key, garbage and ziplock bags (to keep things dry), whistle, cash.

More suggestions from Ontario Corps: Keep important papers (such as passports, marriage certificate, id, insurance, will etc) together so you can grab them quickly if you need to evacuate. Have a family emergency plan (what to do during emergency, contacts, where to meet when separated etc). All family members (including older children) should learn where and how to shut off utilities (gas, water, electricity etc) in your home.

Alberta and Saskatchewan are the sunniest provinces in Canada. If they embrace solar energy, they could be the Solar Capital of Canada.

But, think of those poor, poor big oil CEOs! /s

This is a good point. I do tend to get my vaccine shots (Covid and flu) on Fridays to account for recovery days.

Me too. So please everyone go out and vote on April 28 (or early poll if you wish). Go to Election Canada (https://www.elections.ca/home.aspx) and make sure that you are registered to vote at your current address.

If you have older relatives and friends (50+), do remind them that we have shingles vaccine: Shingrix.

CBC article on this: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-freezes-rebates-tesla-1.7493434

Personally, I’m glad that joe rogan refuses to come to Canada. Just go to russia already.

My riding is a conservative stronghold, but I’m still going to vote for my local Liberal candidate. As soon as Election Canada received my local Liberal candidate’s nomination application, I’m planning to scrape together some funds and donate to them.

1. The parents are equally shitty, and/or,
2. By the time kids reach teenage years, they will mostly listen to social media than parents. They will live their lives on social media and thus, acceptance and opinions of social media “frens” matter more than their parents.

This year will be my first time trying to grow food from seeds (so I may or may not do it right). I’m in Ontario (zone 6a/6b). I have started strawberries, red bergamots, thyme, oregano, basil, rosemary, tomatoes, zucchini, kale, bell peppers. I’m planning to start lettuces and spinach in early April. I also have seeds that I will simply sow outside (carrots, peas, beans, cucumbers, pollinators’ wild flowers).

Yes, doing your best whenever, wherever should be the goal and not perfection. No one is perfect but doing something is always better than doing nothing at all.

When I was a university student (on student loan), having to pay rent, utilities etc, I recalled surviving on pasta, bananas, frozen veggies, canned tuna/sardines and instant coffee. I would mix a can of tuna into simple tomatoes and frozen veggies pasta sauce, made lots of pasta and eat that for 1 - 2 days. My roommate taught me how to make congee (rice porridge). Very economical. Simply rice, broth, ginger and green onions. We’d make a big pot and eat it for breakfast for a few days. A silver lining though, eating less meat during my university years actually made me feel better and healthier. I continue eating meat only every 2 - 3 days to this day.

Back then, every weekend, my friends would invite me out to bars/pubs to let out steam and I would have to decline 9 out 10. If I went, I would simply purchase 1 drink and made that drink last all night. My liver, was thankful.