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Dec 8

#Poilievre’s approach to #nationalsecurity is ‘complete nonsense,’ says expert. #securityclearance. ipolitics.ca/news/poilievre… via @iPoliticsCA Wesley Wark, who has advised Liberal and Conservative governments on national security, said Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre is ‘playing with Canadians’ by refusing to get a top-level security clearance and receive classified briefings on foreign interference. Published Oct 18, 2024 at 2:01pm

Why won't Trudeau release classified names — and why won't #Poilievre get a #securityclearance? Trudeau told public inquiry that some Conservative politicians are involved in #foreigninterference cbc.ca/news/politics/…
"The decision of the leader of the Conservative Party to not receive the necessary clearance to get those names and protect the integrity of his party is bewildering to me and entirely lacks common sense," Trudeau added.

The #securityclearance process: an explainer from ex-CSIS director Ward Elcock. As politicians politick over Conservative Leader Pierre #Poilievre not having a security clearance, former CSIS director Ward Elcock breaks down the process. #cdnpoli
hilltimes.com/story/2024/11/…

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timethief 🇨🇦 progressive centrist feminist

@timethief

Dec 7

This is a BOGUS initiative. Every year at this time of the year we hear from those who allege Christmas has been cancelled when that's not true and pose as being persecuted when they aren't.

Christofascism is on the rise in Canada. The ultimate goal of #Christofascism is to incorporate the religious into the political.

Significant portions of German Christians understood Nazism as a Christian political movement that would build a Christian state, and many prominent Nazis understood their party to be a Christian party - as if!

If we Canadians don't want history to repeat itself under the guise of fake religious persecution we have to recognize that it was Christian communities that provided the active acquiescence and support (theological, material, and institutional) that was essential in helping fascists capture and wield power.

The insidious authoritarian political infiltration into our democracy by a minority conservative Christian elitists, primarily evangelicals, who aim to establish a theocracy, by posing as fake victims of persecution that doesn't exist in Canada, needs to be called out.

To you and your base of Pseudo-Christians I say: I see you for who you really are.

Unsurprisingly at this time of the year we read about the #sevenmountainmandate (7-M) or the seven mountain prophecy which is not Biblical is a strategy for evangelizing the modern world and enlarging Christ's kingdom popularized by Lance Wallnau and Bill Johnson in their 2013 book Invading Babylon.

It holds that there are seven aspects of society that believers seek to influence or dominate: family, religion, education, media, arts and entertainment, business, and government.(7-M) believers say in a "God-given authority" to "take over the world" but that's contradicting scripture.

It’s an insidious, sneaky, tangential teaching rooted in #dominionism which is seen reflected in phrases like “taking our nation back for God”. Jesus' teaching had nothing to do with engaging cultural mountains.

It was about being salt and light. Transformative. Not legislative. Community influence from the inside out, not cultural domination from the top down.

How a conservative Christian movement became an important part of Trump's political strategy cbc.ca/radio/day6/mrn… And now we have an example of an off-base conservative Christian movement an important part of Trump's political strategy, creeping over the Canadian border.

It's important to know that not all Christians are Dominionist Christians. #DominionistChristian political ideologies seek to institute a nation governed under the non-biblical #7MountainsMandate, which puts church above state, and their interpretation of Christianity above secular law.

Their end goal is replacing a democracy with a #theocracy by electing only those who share their interpretation in these 7 realms - family, religion, education, media, entertainment, business and government as beginning steps

Trump's base of support in the US is delivering a tremendous amount of financial support and Poilievre is peddling the same spiel here in Canada to his CPC Dominionist Christian base.

Alberta is in the hands of an extreme right-wing fundamentalist Dominionist Christian US cult that is anti-LGBTQ+ and believes COVID is fake and more. Several Canadian pastors in the movement also have ties to a controversial branch of evangelical Christianity in the U.S. known as #reconstructionism.

In a document marked 'please keep classified' obtained by CBC News, #LibertyCoalitionCanada says its ultimate goal is 'the most powerful political disruption in Canadian history.' cbc.ca/news/politics/…

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@timethief

Aug 24

#cdnpoli Poilievre and Trump, like many cons, all populists and fascists profess #antiintellectualism. For Poilievre it may come from taking 10 yrs to complete a 3 yr University degree program. Or perhaps it's just populist rhetoric that fits into his common people narrative.

https://x.com/timethief/status/1725013002695655880

Also in Poilievre's case consider who his mentors are.

https://x.com/timethief/status/1725013002695655880

The scientific method is a logically stepped process. And #antiintellectualism is common among rural and religious people who rely on anecdotal 'evidence' (hearsay) that's rooted in tradition, faith, personal experience, intuition, and 'authority' to arrive at conclusions.

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@timethief

Apr 12

One of the main reasons for the #skilledtradesshortage in Canada is the demographic shift that has been occurring in recent years. Many skilled tradespeople are reaching retirement age, and there are not enough younger workers to fill the gap.

So, what’s causing this looming #tradespersonshortage? Here are some of the main contributory factors:

1. An ageing workforce in the skilled trades;
2. Lack of diversity in the sector (there aren’t anywhere near enough women qualified to perform trade jobs);
3. Lack of workers with the right qualification to meet labour demand in growing industries like retrofitting homes and green new building construction.

The same can be said for other countries as well.
Examples:

Europe is also facing a future where over a quarter of all people will be past retirement age, while education and training systems have not focused on the skills which are needed to replace retiring workers. European countries are facing particularly severe shortages of skilled workers for in trades and construction such as bricklayers, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, welders, and sheet metal workers.

In the UK there are a growing number of vacancies for builders and other skilled tradespeople, combined with a shortage of the right qualifications, this is causing a skilled trades shortfall. It's estimated the UK needs nearly a million new recruits in trades and construction over the next decade. At the same time demand is soaring, creating a perfect storm which threatens homeowners, businesses and the national economy.

Ireland: same issues on a different scale. Just like the UK, cost managers are in particular demand while in the trades, bricklayers, plasterers, and decorators are in short supply. Semi-skilled workers like steel fixers, concrete workers, and dry liners are also scarce.
A new report highlighted the current lack of skilled tradespeople and labourers to retrofit exiting homes and build new homes. More than 60pc of construction firms are experiencing difficulties recruiting machine operators and skilled tradespeople.

Scotland facing skilled labour shortage. The labour market in Scotland remains tight, posing recruitment difficulties for 40% of the firms this quarter, and labour costs continue to impact seven in 10 businesses. Over four in ten (41%) of establishments with vacancies reported at least one vacancy that was hard to fill due to a skill-shortage issue. This equates to 10% of all establishments in Scotland, and a total of 36,800 SSV s. statista.com/topics/11864/l…
aboutapprenticeships.com/reports/uk-tra…
solas.ie/f/70398/x/9345…
independent.ie/business/irish…
internationalaccountingbulletin.com/news/scotland-…

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México, for example, has begun to suffer from a lack of talent, particularly in areas such as construction, information technology and technology in general, and commerce. Projections suggest that 68% of companies may face difficulty finding the necessary talent in Mexico in the coming year. The issue extends beyond a regional level, with experts highlighting both nearshoring (a form of offshoring in which an organization recruits employees from a neighboring country to complete services) and talent scarcity as global concerns. mexicobusiness.news/talent/news/sk…

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@timethief

Apr 7

Although the Constitution grants the provinces authority over housing policy and programs, all levels of government in Canada are involved in housing. The obligation to ensure the right to housing under international law applies not only to the federal government but also to provincial, territorial and municipal governments, and to all public administrators, tribunals and inter-governmental bodies in Canada.

Until the 1990s, Ottawa did build and maintain social housing. Now, its main role is limited to providing funding to provincial and municipal governments for affordable housing and for programs that address homelessness. The federal government is also responsible for on-reserve housing.

The National Housing Act # NHA is the primary federal law concerning housing in Canada. More specifically, it is intended to promote the construction of new houses, the repair and modernization of existing houses, and the improvement of housing and living conditions.

Local govt municipal authority and jurisdiction flows downward from Provincial statutes and it's the local govt at the municipal level that provides zoning for housing or not.

n 2018, federal, provincial and territorial ministers agreed to a multilateral Housing Partnership Framework which outlines “a shared vision for housing and sets the foundation for bilateral agreements on the delivery of key National Housing Strategy initiatives.” housingrightscanada.com/wp-content/upl…
cmhc-schl.gc.ca/nhs/federal-pr…

#HousingAcceleratorFund
10 Housing Accelerator Fund best practices

1. End exclusionary zoning
▶️Stop low-density zoning and regulation that excludes housing types such as affordable and social housing in residential areas.
▶️Encourage high density by allowing mixed-use development and high-density residential as-of-right within proximity to urban cores and transit corridors.
▶️This includes adopting by-laws to adopt more as-of-right zoning measures, from the number of units to storeys.

2. Make municipally owned lands available for housing through strategies such as disposition, acquisition and/or pre-development.

3. Increase process efficiency by implementing new technologies or software to speed up development approvals, such as e-permitting.

4. Prioritized/enhanced development approval process for rental and affordable housing.

5. Comprehensive review of development charges and fee schedules including waivers, with a focus on permits associated with affordable housing.

6. Reduce or eliminate parking standards to increase project viability, density and reduce carbon footprint.

7. Eliminate restrictions related to height, setbacks, building floor area and others to allow a greater variety in housing types, including accessory dwelling units.

8. Develop affordable housing community improvement plans or strategies/plans for the rapid deployment of affordable housing.

9. Design and implement guidelines or pre-approved building plans for missing middle housing or specific accessory dwelling unit types such as laneway housing or garden suites.

10. Develop grant programs encouraging the development of housing types that align with the Housing Accelerator Fund such as missing middle, row homes, purpose-built rental and/or that promote new/innovative construction techniques (modular, pre-fab, mass timber construction, etc.).cmhc-schl.gc.ca/professionals/…

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timethief 🇨🇦 progressive centrist feminist

@timethief

Apr 4

Olive oil, coffee and even potatoes are among the dozens of crops also facing serious climate risks. Scientists have previously said that global heating drives a higher risk of simultaneous harvest failures across major crop-producing regions, threatening global food security. Researchers are scouring the planet for hardier varieties of common staples.

Spain is the world's largest producer, manufacturing almost half of the world's olive oil. At first glance, Italy is often thought to be the world's largest producer of olive oil. But the reality is that Spain leads its production. Spain produces more than 1.5 million tons of olive oil each year, representing about 40% of world production. On the other hand, production in Italy represents 20%.

Climate change-related drought, heat, and wildfires across much of Mediterranean Europe have resulted in shortages of olive oil in stores, with an influx of fake products filling the vacuum.
Why olive oil prices are soaring and what to do about itbbc.com/travel/article…

Coffee is grown in three regions of India. The increase in coffee prices has accelerated due to factors like unseasonal rainfall, a labor shortage, and growing demand, particularly among urban youth after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts. The unseasonal rainfall has caused damage to coffee crops, and a shortage of labor has slowed down the harvest process. Jan 22, 2024 economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-…

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