Enjoy your scam media and unwarranted sense of superiority π
Dtules
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I live in Newfoundland -- our healthcare system doesn't suck because of right wing assholes exactly, in my opinion, it sucks because Newfoundland politics is rife with nepotism and cronyism.
I would still rather this than a world where my family can be bankrupted if someone gets the wrong sickness at the wrong time.
Carney: "Iranβs nuclear programme is a grave threat to international security, and Canada has been consistently clear that Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon."
I don't know that I agree that social definitions always have to match legal definitions.
Legal systems tend to be conservative and it's social progressive groups that push the public consciousness enough to eventually shift the legal system.
Until 1983, marital rape wasn't legally considered rape in Canada. The social understanding that you could rape a spouse needed to exist before the laws could follow.
I agree that it's nuanced and people need to be educated on the difference between legal definitions and social definitions, but I don't think what you're proposing is the only way.
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Dude, most Canadians think about the US a lot.
You ever listen to the CBC Power & Politics podcast? 25% - 50% of their coverage is about the US.
Probably for good reason, the US has a lot of influence over our lives. But let's not be delulu.