I grew up watching it. In the era of linear TV, even with cable we had maaaybe 2 or 3 other legitimate options for family TV time on that night, at that time. It was non-offensive (funny saying that about Trump now), family friendly, reality TV. I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but it was well produced, and mindlessly entertaining.

Now, at the same time, while I understand for many people, “the apprentice convinced them he’s a business genius,” that’s SOOO frustrating. I completely agree with you about “his fucking stupidity.” I think the first few seasons, they cut it well to make him appear intelligent. However, as the show went on, I suspect he wanted more and more screen time, and that distracted from the actual show and that’s when we started to notice “his fucking stupidity” showing.

Wasn’t uefi a must already for windows 10 computers?

Nope, I’ve been running Win10 on multiple computers with a BIOS.

Atleast for win 11 it is.

AFAIK, UEFI isn’t technically a requirement. However, TPM 2.0 is, and that requires UEFI.

Well, you’re the one who brought up the charter, so I hoped you would have an idea of specifically how the current standard is violating the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. IANAL, but as I see it:

What I do know is that I have a right to express my beliefs through my patronage

Sure, no arguments here. Section 2(b): 2 Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: (b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;

and I’m currently being inhibited in that effort by the intentional obfuscation of the information I need.

This is the problem. I’m not sure there’s any reason, in the charter or in other law, that a private business has to publicly disclose the origin of their raw materials. Yes, at certain stages they have to disclose to the government, potentially for health & safety, imports/tariffs, etc. And I do believe that labeling requires a manufacturer/distributor to be listed so there is a corporation who can be held responsible for the final product. However, where a company sources their ingredients could almost certainly be considered a trade secret, and outside of new legislation, I can’t see manufacturers being forced to disclose this.

The effect to my life will be as miniscule as squishing an ant.

Assuming you’re an American, the effects will be HUGE. Our economies are sooo interdependent.

issuing a charter challenge.

What article would the current standard be violating?

Sure, no matter the situation, anyone can lie on their taxes. It’s a lot easier to get away with it if there’s no evidence.

Plus, cash doesn’t leave a paper trail. Though I’m sure this pub will accurately report their sales! /s

And how could this war have been avoided?

That’s complete BS and you know it. I know that STV isn’t your preferred election system, but in every jurisdiction that has switched from FPTP to STV, it has led to more diverse and viable candidates.

If you click on the source, they’ve put alt text on that image “The Leader Of The Free World Is A Jewish Zionist From Ukraine”.

Like every BS conspiracy theory, there is a kernel of truth, but it’s exaggerated to a comical extreme. Yes, like pretty much every country, there are some Nazis in Ukraine. The focus from pro-Russian propagandists has often been on the Azov Brigade which IMHO does seems pretty neo-Nazi. However, I also give Ukraine as a whole a bit of a pass because wartime isn’t a great time to de-Nazify and restructure your armed forces.

True, but polls show he also became more popular once he stopped making blatantly political moves (Carbon Tax exception for Heating Oil, etc) and started making “the proper call on issues”. It might just be a rally-around-the-flag effect with US tariffs & 51st state stuff, but I think it’s quite the coincidence!

It’s crazy, once he stopped playing politics he became a pretty decent politician!

Ugh, stupid AI generated “art”.

Where do you move over to when the whole road is full?

Nope, there’s no requirement that the PM be a member of the house, and it’s happened before. However, there are some limitations if a PM is not an MP.

I have no clue what you’re talking about now.

If you think 99% of Canadians support reconciliation, decolonization, etc. you’re going to be really disappointed when you wake up to reality. I doubt it’s even majority at this point. We as a nation need to become better, and stop blaming our problems on “the state”, which I think is just your left-wing version of the Deep State conspiracy from the alt-right.

While I fully agree with you about the Canadian Flag being a symbol of colonialism, I think that’s unrelated to this article.

I believe we need a different symbol to represent the People of Canada.

I think this is the part of your comment where you miss the mark the most. The flag isn’t what needs to change, it’s the people and their government. Even before the convoy, I was wary of people who would go over overboard on national pride, saying something like, “Canada is the best country is the world! It’s the perfect country!” (often while holding one or two flags and wearing multiple pieces of Canada apparel). I think Canada is great, but we’re not perfect, especially when it comes to “a most important relationship.” We need to be better and do better before considering a different symbol, otherwise that change is just for show. And as the Convoy demonstrated, the meaning of a symbol can change. Maybe as we evolve as a country, the meaning of the Canadian flag will evolve with it.

The comment I responded to brought up the First Amendment, so I think it’s relevant to correct them.