Most people don’t even care and did not know this even started, its just another failed attempt of the current government to gain support.

This one is extra silly, but the silver lining is that it has got people of drastically different political viewpoints something to agree on. You could have a talk show with the most rabid pundits from opposite sides discuss this and the only arguments would be what the worst part of this plan is.

There is also another component to this as well, everyone is supposed to get $250 in the mail (or direct deposit). And that’s also just bad tax policy that has been made fun of in the past. On top of that they have not managed to actually pass legislation or even figured out how to do this at this point. Oh and the post office is still on strike.

Yeap, this is Canada where stuff like this is rolled out in a month or so and businesses are just told to comply.

(Oh and those examples are from the Canada.ca official list not hyperbole)

Edit: it also comes with a friendly threat!

"Make a reasonable effort to comply

Businesses who make reasonable efforts to comply with the legislation will not be the focus of our compliance actions.

We will be focusing on situations where businesses willfully and egregiously refuse to comply with the temporary measures, such as a business that collects the GST/HST and does not remit it to the CRA."

I am just really glad none of the crap I sell is included. The list and logistics to comply with this “holiday” is insane.

Lets say you run a liquor store:

• Beer, cider, sake and wine are now not taxed
• But wine, cider and sake over 22.9% is still taxed
• Spirit coolers and premixed alcoholic beverages are now not taxed
• Spirit coolers and premixed alcoholic beverages over 7% are still taxed
• Gift boxes/baskets are taxed
• Unless those boxes/baskets have more then 90% the value in beverages that meet the tax holiday requirements

This is not even opening the other categories (Oh don’t even think about child car seat/strollers). The cost of this program on stores and taxpayers (the cost of it is payed by the lack of tax and also the tax collected being diverted to this program) is not worth the 5% off some people will see (since most places will just up the price 5%).

Edit: and as the radio just pointed out this is a tax break on mostly luxury goods so it only really helps the people who don’t need the help. (the example given was a dinner party would be 5% cheaper but a single parent’s heat is not).

Wait, you can get assisted death after losing an emotional debate? Or can the winner also partake?

When I am travelling I use the deck and dock to order product (Libra office), Email, checking credentials of staff and watch video.

Only issue I have is the stupid jumping of frames when watching video in firefox due to not knowing how to turn of the stupid “smoothing” crap.

Critique the actual fault at play, bad writing,

That seems to be what is being done here. Everything that I have seen on this has done what you asked, said what they where critiquing then giving a clip from the game as an example. If people can not be critical of media for any reason, we have an issue.

Or not having any but fix your own shit. I like the idea of smaller houses and yards but not if that comes with shared maintenance fees.

The costs for some of these things is silly and since most people don’t volunteer to be on those boards they don’t even get to see how their fees are spent.

Condo/HOA/Strata fees are a big way people are kept out of owning their own place. Its crazy that almost every place even remotely affordable is part of one.

Yeah, we are boned all over the nation.

For fun here are some places you can buy for $1 million https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/27507233/161-moyle-drive-yellowknife

https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/27587880/7077-quinpool-road-halifax-halifax

https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/27532186/1132-osler-street-saskatoon-varsity-view

And in the past I would ask “Toronto or Vancouver?” But I know that that could be in any city these days.

Oh and 90% of the market could not run the thing.

You are right I get my books for my kindle from torrents. I do not own them. I also don’t pay for them.

(Also library has epubs, librarys are great)

… I hate to out myself here but I have played some of those games cracked.

I mean there was even a whole thing on Far cry 6 running better cracked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohLnGG92usI

And RE Village https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSMXhdPeCfk And Hogwarts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y_bab5wtHY

I looked up Nier: Replicant and yeah, also cracked (I will not share as I think that breaks rules)

EDIT: Also in the link you provided:

"Did Hogwarts Legacy remove Denuvo?

Notorious game cracker has removed Denuvo from Hogwarts Legacy after just two weeks."

Soooo, this means Civ 7 will now 100% be ripped off and pirated.

“fun” size now only 3.99

So, not out yet. At least not fully.

Not out yet. But you can manually set your clocks and disable boost.

Its funny at that point of my life I would have moved for the right job, but these where often my literal job but in a worse place.

Hey at least it is in the same city, I used to get ones for 2000 Km away.

I was going to say Fallout 4 was the stinker and the only reason it gets as high of praise as it does is just how bad Fallout 76 was and after a lot of patches still is.