A happy Labour Day, in advance, to all Canadians & esp. my fellow software engineers.

Looking forward to us getting closer to unionising our wildly wild IT industry.

Over 153,000 square kilometres of Canadian land were burned in 2023 (as of August), bigger than South Korea's total land area of 100,339 square kilometres. (CIFFC)

From 2001 to 2021, the total burned area in China due to forest fires was 4,850 square kilometres. (China's National Forestry and Grassland Administration)

In 2023 (as of August), the number of burned areas in Canada is nearly double the 1995 record. (CIFFC)

As of August 2023, 𝟝,𝟠𝟠𝟙 fires have been reported across Canada. (CIFFC)

Forest fires in Canada this year have released 290 million tonnes of carbon, doubling a previous annual record. The estimated Canadian fires emissions account for over 25% of the global total for 2023 to date, and are well above the previous 138 million tonnes Canadian record of registered in 2014. (Reuters)

https://ciffc.ca/

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadian-wildfire-emissions-double-previous-record-flames-rage-2023-08-03/

The national survey of 2,932 Canadians, conducted by Maru Public Opinion as part of the Canada's Most Respected Awards Program, found that Costco was the most respected food retailer in Canada for the second consecutive time.

The Sask party is currently complaining that teachers make too much money in our province while using tax money to put up billboards.

Also as a teacher finding out I make well under average salary is a little disheartening. If you are wondering how much we're paid it's public information and you can find it here: https://www.stf.sk.ca/teaching-saskatchewan/collective-bargaining/teachers-salaries/. Link sucks on mobile.