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Banchan

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Is 72 not the oldest police chief you ever heard of? Mark saunders is in his fifties. They should retire taverner out of principle. People get cookoo as they get older and he controls alot of people. His trying to silence women from coming fourth with sexual assault claims just shows how out of touch his beliefs are that he upholds old dusty bigoted views about genders and likely other things.
 

DiSmAnTLeR

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If you believe that Quebec’s spending habits and corruption aren't directly tied, there's no discussion to be had.

I never said that I don’t believe that “Quebec’s spending habits aren’t directly tied”.

I’m saying that I said one thing, and then you chose to read it and misconstrue it. I wrote about a specific topic (equalization payments) and you changed it address a specific factor that we weren’t discussing (corruption, which is an important factor but tangent to the discussion we were having). After I explained that it wasn’t the issue that I was discussing, you then misconstrued that statement as well into a claim that I don’t believe spending habits and corruption aren’t directly tied.


View: https://youtu.be/KeswYJgf5mM
 

BeardOfKnowledge

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I never said that I don’t believe that “Quebec’s spending habits aren’t directly tied”.

I’m saying that I said one thing, and then you chose to read it and misconstrue it. I wrote about a specific topic (equalization payments) and you changed it address a specific factor that we weren’t discussing (corruption, which is an important factor but tangent to the discussion we were having). After I explained that it wasn’t the issue that I was discussing, you then misconstrued that statement as well into a claim that I don’t believe spending habits and corruption aren’t directly tied.


View: https://youtu.be/KeswYJgf5mM
I have no idea at all what you're rambling about.
 

DiSmAnTLeR

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I have no idea at all what you're rambling about.
The post that you claim to not be able to comprehend already has a ‘like’ from another member. I’d say that it is clear as day where the disconnect lies in the discussion.

You demonstrated that you were having trouble keeping up with the conversation when you failed to correctly summarize the point that I was making.



 

DiSmAnTLeR

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Trudeau instructs Canadarm to extend middle finger every time it orbits over Alberta

November 12, 1981

143 KM ABOVE THE EARTH – In a move that has further escalated tension between Prime Minister and the West, Pierre Trudeau has ordered that NASA’s Canadarm extend the robotic arm’s middle finger every time it orbits over the province of Alberta.

Canadarm’s Bird 1 on board the Columbia Space Shuttle was fully extended for the first time by US and British astronauts during the 21.3 seconds it passed over the prairie province.

Trudeau argued that the move was part of a symbolic message that he wanted to send to Albertans that provincial revenues and control on natural resources belong to the federal government and that Albertans should “go fuck themselves.”

Observing from a powerful telescope, Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed muttered to himself “that son-of-a-bitch” before instructing provincial officials to cut oil production again.


 

BeardOfKnowledge

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The post that you claim to not be able to comprehend already has a ‘like’ from another member. I’d say that it is clear as day where the disconnect lies in the discussion.

You demonstrated that you were having trouble keeping up with the conversation when you failed to correctly summarize the point that I was making.



Here's the thing. You asked what I thought you were referencing. I told you and you proceeded to tell me not only that I was wrong (entirely possible) but you also told me that wasn't what I thought. So I'll reiterate, I have no idea what you're rambling about.
 

Freeloading Rusty

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The Government Of Canada Is Now Officially Warning Canadians To Buy Legal Marijuana With Cash To Protect Their Personal Information
You can be denied entry at the U.S. border if they know you've purchased weed.
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada released a "guidance document" today explaining why he feels it best that Canadians use cash when purchasing marijuana, even at legal and licensed dispensaries. The guideline also advises Canadians to provide as little personal information as possible when making purchases of marijuana.

Marijuana became legal in Canada this past October, and while most Canadians were more than pleased with the choice by the federal government, there have been a handful of hiccups.

Because cannabis is an illegal substance in most other countries, the personal information of Canadians who are making legal purchases within Canada is very "sensitive," according to the guide.

This sensitivity is, of course, due to the fact that countries can deny entry to Canadian citizens if they know they have purchased cannabis, even if it was purchased within the limits of the Canadian law.

This of course is most pertinent to Canadians travelling to the United States. Because marijuana has not been legalized by the federal American government, Canadians who have purchased marijuana can still be under scrutiny at the border, and can certainly be turned away.

Ambiguity about the spread of personal data through legal marijuana purchases is exactly why the Privacy Commissioner has released this document — while any personal information collected should be kept private at all times, it can be difficult to ensure.

Under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, retailers are required to inform individuals about "what personal information is being collected, to which parties it will be disclosed, the purposes for its collection, and any residual risks of harm" to the customer.

The guide is clear that while marijuana dispensaries are required to confirm the age of customers before purchase, there is no reason to record this information. Moreover, because marijuana has been legalized recreationally, customers should not feel the need to provide medicinal information upon purchase.

With that said, a retailer cannot avoid collecting personal information when completing a transaction with a credit card. As we all know, "a purchase made using a credit card would involve the collection of the credit card number and cardholder’s name."

This is also the case with a mailing list or a membership club, where a retailer might choose to collect an e-mail address associated with the customer. The privacy guideline suggests that retailers "consider only collecting the minimum amount of personal information required for mailing lists or memberships."

The guideline also makes reference to the safety of online information, going so far as to advise consumers to "ask retailers whether they store [...] personal information on servers outside of Canada," inevitably implying that the safety of information stored on international servers may run the risk of being compromised.
 

DiSmAnTLeR

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Here's the thing. You asked what I thought you were referencing. I told you and you proceeded to tell me not only that I was wrong (entirely possible) but you also told me that wasn't what I thought. So I'll reiterate, I have no idea what you're rambling about.



“I told you and you proceeded to tell me not only that I was wrong (entirely possible) but you also told me that wasn't what I thought. So I'll reiterate...”

LOL



 

Freeloading Rusty

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Good ol' Canadians.

Even with our difference in opinions, this thread has managed to refrain from insults and personals attacks for the most part. High five eh.
 

DiSmAnTLeR

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Hey, look! An ambiguous post that could be interpreted several ways!
Are you ok, bro? I’ve noticed in the last couple conversations that we’ve had, you’ve seemed to have some cognitive issues. Try to get a full 8 hours of sleep and drink plenty of water.

The guy in the gif appears to agree with you that half the country has to buy their cannabis online. After he agrees with you though, he begins to look around suspiciously, as if he is hiding a secret. It implies that many Canadians will simply turn to other sources outside of the law that exist to supply their product.
 

DiSmAnTLeR

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To me it looks like a guy agreeing, and then looking around as if he doesn't actually. As I said, ambiguous.
That is exactly what it is supposed to look like. The secret is that he doesn’t agree. The reason for keeping it a secret is that he would have to reveal that he has a method of illegallly obtaining cannabis.

You are doubting your judgement now, even when you are grasping things correctly. Are you putting in a lot of hours at work?
 

DiSmAnTLeR

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So he doesn't agree with my post that half of the country has to buy it online?
He doesn’t agree with your post.

What did people do before legalization? Half the population has to buy online if they want to follow the law, but we are talking about a sub-culture that traditionally operated outside of the law up until Oct 17.

The fact that cannabis was illegal was a practically selling feature in my social circle.
 

DiSmAnTLeR

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Then he missed the point.
Hey, look! An ambiguous post that could be interpreted several ways!

The point isn’t being missed, it’s simply moot due to the fact that half of the population doesn’t have to resort to buying online, like you claim. That’s ridiculous. Everybody that smokes has a hookup from before and even if they don’t, there are black market dispensaries in almost every major city operating as we speak.

You come across as very straight edge.
 

DiSmAnTLeR

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It's not ambiguous at all. The law requires people in Ontario to buy from their website. The federal government has just told people not to buy online.

You are speaking about an ideal instead of reality. The ideal is that now that cannabis is legal, people will only obtain cannabis through legal channels and pay the taxed and inflated prices instead of using the black market.

In reality, people already had a connection before legalization so they don’t need to rely on the government to get a bag of weed. They were also previously breaking the law before legalization, so that factor means very little to most people already participating in counterculture behaviour.

Nobody flushed their bag and deleted their dealer’s number on Oct 17/18.


 

DiSmAnTLeR

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Apparently the government of Canada doesn't know that half of the country's population has to buy it online.
Let’s get to the original point that you failed at making.

What do you expect the government to do in this situation? Do you feel that they are obligated to provide an untraceable source of cannabis to all Canadians? Should they have not warned the citizens of the risk of paying online? Do you think that the Canadian government has the ability to twist the arm of the United States and stop them in this situation?

You would think that Canadians would be happy that the government is letting them know about a potentially unforeseen legal risk of using cannabis that our government has zero control over.
 

BeardOfKnowledge

The Most Consistent Motherfucker You Know
Jul 22, 2015
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What do you expect the government to do in this situation?
Not mandate that their website be the lone legal source.

You would think that Canadians would be happy that the government is letting them know about a potentially unforeseen legal risk of using cannabis that our government has zero control over.
The U.S. government warned of this months before legalization took place. The federal government said it wouldn't be an issue.