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Honestly.... Good. I'm upset that Google buckled, even at a lower dollar amount than I'm sure the government wanted. This legislation is disgustingly out of to

Honestly.... Good. I'm upset that Google buckled, even at a lower dollar amount than I'm sure the government wanted. This legislation is disgustingly out of touch with the reality of how something as simple as linking works. My fellow Canadians need to feel the impact to remind them of how awful this government is. Luckily, it seems like the writing is already on the walls...

ygjb 3y ago
> My fellow Canadians need to feel the impact to remind them of how awful this government is. That is a pretty general blanket statement. I don't agree with alot of the choices the current government has made, but I also don't believe there is an effective, credible alternative in Canada at the moment. The current front-runner's biggest claim to fame is that he is the last sock-puppet standing from the previous Harper administration, and has not yet released a substantial platform or initiative that should galvanize people besides "Trudeau bad" and "wokeness bad".
- randomdata 3y ago
  > The current front-runner's biggest claim to fame is that he is the last sock-puppet standing from the previous Harper administration There is no single "front runner". The front runner is entirely dependent on the riding. That may describe the front runner in one particular riding, but there are 337 others where that is probably not the case.
  - ygjb 3y ago
    Yep, except when was the last time the prime minister of Canada wasn't the party leader of the party invited to form a government after a federal election? Saying that Pierre Poilievre isn't the CPC front runner when polling indicates that the LPC is down in the polls, and we have an as yet undeclared election coming up is disingenuous. No, Canadians don't elect the Prime Minister, and yes it is most likely that one of Trudeau or Poilievre will form a government after the next election, unless Trudeau steps down before or during the campaign starts.
    - randomdata 3y ago
      > Saying that Pierre Poilievre isn't the CPC front runner Poilievre îs already the leader of the CPC. It would be quite odd to call him the front runner there when there is currently no race being run. And there is never a race for the Prime Minister's position. If that was what "front runner" was in reference to, that would be nonsensical. The only race Poilievre is likely to run any time soon, at least within the context of political races, is for the MP's position in the Carleton riding. I expect he really is bound to be the front runner there, but unless you live in said riding, he is of no relevance.
- twisteriffic 3y ago
  > The current front-runner's biggest claim to fame is that he is the last sock-puppet standing from the previous Harper administration, and has not yet released a substantial platform or initiative that should galvanize people besides "Trudeau bad" and "wokeness bad". In my neck of the woods that's enough to make the majority think he walks on water. It's super gross.
deskamess 3y ago
Same here... very upset at Google caving in. And now as icing on the cake, Gemini is not available in Canada either. That legislation and the recently passed one (senators and conservatives teaming up)... make one mad.

ygjb 3y ago

> My fellow Canadians need to feel the impact to remind them of how awful this government is. That is a pretty general blanket statement. I don't agree with alot of the choices the current government has made, but I also don't believe there is an effective, credible alternative in Canada at the moment. The current front-runner's biggest claim to fame is that he is the last sock-puppet standing from the previous Harper administration, and has not yet released a substantial platform or initiative that should galvanize people besides "Trudeau bad" and "wokeness bad".

randomdata 3y ago
> The current front-runner's biggest claim to fame is that he is the last sock-puppet standing from the previous Harper administration There is no single "front runner". The front runner is entirely dependent on the riding. That may describe the front runner in one particular riding, but there are 337 others where that is probably not the case.
- ygjb 3y ago
  Yep, except when was the last time the prime minister of Canada wasn't the party leader of the party invited to form a government after a federal election? Saying that Pierre Poilievre isn't the CPC front runner when polling indicates that the LPC is down in the polls, and we have an as yet undeclared election coming up is disingenuous. No, Canadians don't elect the Prime Minister, and yes it is most likely that one of Trudeau or Poilievre will form a government after the next election, unless Trudeau steps down before or during the campaign starts.
  - randomdata 3y ago
    > Saying that Pierre Poilievre isn't the CPC front runner Poilievre îs already the leader of the CPC. It would be quite odd to call him the front runner there when there is currently no race being run. And there is never a race for the Prime Minister's position. If that was what "front runner" was in reference to, that would be nonsensical. The only race Poilievre is likely to run any time soon, at least within the context of political races, is for the MP's position in the Carleton riding. I expect he really is bound to be the front runner there, but unless you live in said riding, he is of no relevance.
twisteriffic 3y ago
> The current front-runner's biggest claim to fame is that he is the last sock-puppet standing from the previous Harper administration, and has not yet released a substantial platform or initiative that should galvanize people besides "Trudeau bad" and "wokeness bad". In my neck of the woods that's enough to make the majority think he walks on water. It's super gross.

deskamess 3y ago

Same here... very upset at Google caving in. And now as icing on the cake, Gemini is not available in Canada either. That legislation and the recently passed one (senators and conservatives teaming up)... make one mad.