Ontario is ahead of it.
General Canadian Politics eh.
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Is there much community transmission happening?@MC Gusto 4/5 cases are in Toronto and the four immediately adjacent municipalities and 8 percent of the the remaining 1/5 are in a single city called Hamilton.
The island hasnt had a new case in a month now, I say lock down the ferries until the second wave passes.
Went out to a restaurant for the first time in 3 months today.
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I think we had 6 cases here today.
Its always delicious when a cute blonde wearing a ...... mask serves you. She had to put in extra effort to earn that tip without being able to flash her pretty smile.
We chose to sit on the empty patio and had it all to ourselves. Food was good and best of all, we didnt have to do the dishes.
The Ontario government might have killed the childcare industry today:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-coronavirus-ontario-june-9-child-care-1.5604277
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B.C. Premier John Horgan promises changes to Police Act, says calls for defunding ‘simplistic’
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B.C. Premier John Horgan promises changes to Police Act, says calls for defunding ‘simplistic’
Premier John Horgan says the existing Police Act in the province is out of date but defunding police is a "simplistic approach" to a much more complex challenge.
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Come on man, my wife wont do well in jail.... I hope she doesnt come back a lesbane. Fuck me and the kids are worried sick
So it's about 3 days before C19 symptoms show up, and around here its about 3 days to get test results.
Last Friday: Large protest
5 days later: 1 new case
6 days later: 9 new cases
7 days later: 12 new cases
Thanks JT, you fucking moron.
Last Friday: Large protest
5 days later: 1 new case
6 days later: 9 new cases
7 days later: 12 new cases
Thanks JT, you fucking moron.
What a shit show that is eh.
How much will it cost tax payers to prosecute each case? This 8 grand they gave away will turn into 18 grand in costs to tax payers.
What do you propose the government do?
Police officer, nine others charged in underage human-trafficking probe
Toronto police say they’ve charged an officer and nine other men in an underage human-trafficking investigation.
I'd like to see them making life easier for people... its 2020, were suppose to be flying in cars and just living the good life instead we are taxed at every corner, underpaid and the cost of everything keeps climbing.
I meant about the CERB specifically. Some people both want accountability for abuses but also don't want the government involved in recovery procedures, you can't have it both ways.
Regarding your post, the government can't make life easier for everyone. It's not within their capacity. All they can do is pick groups of people they choose to help, and pay for that with money they're taking from groups they choose not to.
CRA warns CERB payments are being targeted by organized crime
Canada Revenue Agency is warning the feds its Canada Emergency Response Benefit, or CERB, has been victimized by organized crime.
More CERB abuse.
What a shit show. How did the govt not see this coming?
As I have said from day 1, the govt should have built in more accountability and regulations. Now that they have failed to do so, we can greatly increase the costs to tax payers in an attempt to track down those being dishonest or outright criminal.
During ‘normal’ times, if you were out of work and in need of financial support, you had to wait until your claim was verified and properly processed. What makes someone out of work due to covid any more in need of someone out of work due to layoffs or a lack of work?
Why in the time of Covid, does the govt think Canadians can’t live off less than $1250-$2000 yet precovid those in need got a fraction of that support and are expected to live off it.... and wait to ensure you were actually in need and eligible to receive the benefits or assistance?
Considering what the final bill to tax payers is going to be... the govt should have just sent everyone cheque. Then we wouldn’t be paying thousands of staff (from govt to criminal justice staff) to track down offenders.
Those who apply for income assistance ‘in regular times’ are required to provide a 90 day bank statement to show financial need as well as a shelter form to show they are paying rent or mortgage... At minimum the government should’ve also require this for anyone applying to CERB.
Those who are in significant financial need while they wait on their appointment insurance benefits to kick in seek out funds from income assistance call back once their employment insurance goes through. There’s no reason the government could’ve done the same for CERB... Which would’ve increased accountability and regulations.
Those who are in significant financial need while they wait on their appointment insurance benefits to kick in seek out funds from income assistance call back once their employment insurance goes through. There’s no reason the government could’ve done the same for CERB... Which would’ve increased accountability and regulations.
I dont know a solution, its far beyond me but it feels basically like its a trial and error kinda thing. Hopefully we get it right but to me it just seems like it is creating a divide much like everything.
I applied for EI middle of March because I was told we were going to be down a minimum 2 weeks due to Covid it ended up only being 3 days, I got a CERB payment and I feel like its just going to be a pain in the ass.
I think I'd like to see a UBI, i mean fuck we could all use a little extra money... where would it come from? I dont know either maybe lets start at the top of the list instead of us poor fuckers down here trying to make it work.
So have you applied for and been receiving both?
There is built in accountability and regulation. People are just trying to make political hay, so instead of focusing on the actual issues with CERB, they're making up issues and complaining about those.
In this instance it's actually the government causing people to be out of work. They decided "We run an economy in which a fuck ton of people live paycheque to paycheque, maybe we should make sure they can put food on their table."
Middle class Canadian households can't live off $2000 a month at anytime. Covid payments are largely the same amounts that EI payments are.
Fully agree, should've paid everyone in the country 3 grand to stay home for 3 weeks.
The government system doesn't have the capacity to quickly vet applicants in normal times. When they went to reduced staff and applications went up 1000's of % that system becomes completely untenable. Make the form easy, make it clear to anyone applying that if they aren't eligible they'll be required to pay it back in full at tax time next year, and then get the cheques out as quickly as you can.
There is adequate accountability and regulations in place with CERB. It's easy to play Monday morning quarterback, but sadly I know of people, families, who would have been out on the streets if they had to wait for the slow processes of government bureaucracy.
Well this is what is fucked about the situation. I applied for EI and it usually takes a couple weeks then you get your access code and then you have to file the report every other week. Since we werent laid off for a longer period than expected I planned to not file any reports and let my ei claim go dormant. The goverment rolled out the CERB and I received the first round of payments for that. I had no intention of collecting it I honestly didnt know I had received it until a coworker had asked because he noticed it in his account.
I know there is the choice to return it and that's what I plan on doing it's still in my account i am just not going to return it until this mess is sorted and they come asking.
Hold onto it, file your taxes properly, and pay it back when they ask for it. Just don't spend it, then make a thread next year bitching that you're in trouble for the "free money they gave me!!!". Lol.
I dont know, I dont have the answers to all or really any of the issues were facing. I just hope that we start to see some significant changes, I'd like our dollar to be worth as much as it was when my parents or grandparents were raising a family. Their dollar back then was almost whole ours is about 53 cents it feels like. It's just enough to keep above water without making any significant savings unless your willing to kill yourself working.
And I mean two jobs or long fucking hours. I've done it all oil rigs, drove truck, logged, now I am complacent in the industry being paid decent and am still having to work weekends and overtime to make ends meet and I am not financially irresponsible. It makes me want to puke seeing people with mortgages like mine, car payments and credit card debt.
And I mean two jobs or long fucking hours. I've done it all oil rigs, drove truck, logged, now I am complacent in the industry being paid decent and am still having to work weekends and overtime to make ends meet and I am not financially irresponsible. It makes me want to puke seeing people with mortgages like mine, car payments and credit card debt.
Trudeau told people, if they needed support to apply.
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Canadians Ineligible For Emergency Benefits Told To Keep Waiting
“We expect people to apply for the programs for which they qualify," the prime minister said.
Feds announce boost to emergency COVID-19 aid benefit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there will be more financial assistance coming for Canadians as the COVID-19 pandemic wages on, and is touting the money that will soon flow once the emergency aid bill passes Parliament.
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