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[–] mski@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 week ago

"I didn't ask the US to interfere in the election, I just asked them to stop doing things temporarily so that we could get a certain election outcome."

[–] mski@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Surprisingly taxation isn't hugely different, at least for average income levels, according to the latest OECD report -- and we get publicly funded healthcare!

I suspect many of these wannabe Americans would be in for a nasty surprise when they learn that the US in fact does have reasonably comparable taxes... And limited healthcare coverage, and very poor maternal leave benefits, shorter average lifespan, lower minimum wage, the list goes on...

I for one, am proud to be Canadian! 🇨🇦

OECD (2024), Taxing Wages 2024: Tax and Gender through the Lens of the Second Earner, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/dbcbac85-en.

[–] mski@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It was around Sept 2023: https://futurism.com/elon-musk-moved-twitter-servers-himself

You can also just search: "Elon Musk Twitter server move" and the terms "Sacramento" or "Pocket Knife" might help.

[–] mski@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Purchased some local onions instead of onions from the US, along with a few other things. Salsa from Mexico. Was a small grocery run, but my purchases would have been 15% American previously - but 0% this time.

If everyone is doing this, the numbers do start to add up quickly to a meaningful impact.

[–] mski@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

My keyboard's autocomplete did a terrible job of finishing the sentence for sure... If I kept going it started repeating "good example of this in general" ad nauseum.

But Aeon has been good so far!

[–] mski@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

OpenSUSE Aeon is a good example of this in general and I think it is a good example of the way that it is used

[–] mski@lemmy.ca 11 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Missing the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics torch

1988 Winter Olympic Torch

[–] mski@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing your insights!

[–] mski@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yep, that sounds like misrepresentation... Regardless of whether this amendment passes.

I guess the exception being compost derived methane / biogas?

[–] mski@lemmy.ca 8 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Not a lawyer, but this seems (1) a ridiculous response by the Alberta Government, and (2) perhaps unnecessary wording in an amendment, since misleading claims are already covered under the Competition Act?

The amendment to the competition act reads:

(b.‍1) makes a representation to the public in the form of a statement, warranty or guarantee of a product’s benefits for protecting or restoring the environment or mitigating the environmental, social and ecological causes or effects of climate change that is not based on an adequate and proper test, the proof of which lies on the person making the representation; (b.‍2) makes a representation to the public with respect to the benefits of a business or business activity for protecting or restoring the environment or mitigating the environmental and ecological causes or effects of climate change that is not based on adequate and proper substantiation in accordance with internationally recognized methodology, the proof of which lies on the person making the representation; or

And the current text of the Act reads:

Misrepresentations to public 74.01 (1) A person engages in reviewable conduct who, for the purpose of promoting, directly or indirectly, the supply or use of a product or for the purpose of promoting, directly or indirectly, any business interest, by any means whatever (a) makes a representation to the public that is false or misleading in a material respect (b) makes a representation to the public in the form of a statement, warranty or guarantee of the performance, efficacy or length of life of a product that is not based on an adequate and proper test thereof, the proof of which lies on the person making the representation;

So.... my non-legal viewpoint is that making a misleading representation to the public is already covered by the competition act. The new wording clarifies the scope to explicitly include environmental misrepresentation (which seems completely fair given the amount of greenwashing we see - from consumer products through to natural resource extraction). The only potential challenge appears to be the "internationally recognized methodology", especially where a methodology doesn't exist. But in that case, perhaps companies should just refrain from making potentially misleading claims.

The Alberta government is just following its playbook once again of trying to position the feds as the enemy of Alberta... Because that's easier for them, than actually coming up with good ideas.

[–] mski@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Looks like they don't allow direct linking to the PDF. I've updated the link.

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