Hurray! Canada gets rid of the penny!

- We also got rid of 19,200 jobs! (1)
- Increased the retirement age to 67 years old for eligibility to receive pensioners. (2)
- Slashed funding to the elections Canada (on the eve of investigations into election fraud!) /Source.
- Scaled back of youth programs including the elimination of the Katimavik work exchange program.
- The news organization most capable of reporting on government actions and fraud is severely cut. (3)

And, it spite of all the cuts due to overspending, we're still committed to purchasing several F-35 JSF "White Elephants" from war profiteers, Lockheed Martin. Link.
Canadians taxpayers are still paying 31 Billion to serve the INTEREST on outstanding debt to private banks. (4)
Universities continue to be so underfunded that 200,000 students protested in the streets of Montreal last month. (5)


(1) This would be equivalent of Obama suddenly eliminating about 180,000 public servant jobs in the United States if scaled for population.
(2) Except for politicians, who can still begin to receive their pension as early as 55 until after the next election. info!
(3) The CBC takes budget nosedive on the chin. Link.
(4) And who benefits from that interest payment? Surely not the same people who contribute to political campaigns!! Harper unwilling to actually cut spending.
(5) http://videosift.com/video/Montreal-Students-Protest-Timelapse-March-22-2012

But, hey, at least we got rid of the penny!!
Focus on the shiny coin!

It's never a all of nothing...

Do I agree that, in the best or worlds, education should be free. Absolutely.

Do I think that, in the financial situation this province is in, it's realistic to protest against a tuition hike that still will make it (one of) the lowest tuition in North America? Absolutely not.

We have a bunch of problems to solve - including waste government spending etc...and I'd love nothing better than to have a free education system...but as it is, we have the highest income tax rate in Canada (probably North America), we have debt issue, health system issues, etc. It just is not realistic at this point.

Have a little protest to make your point, and move on. Get some concession to have a bit better bursaries to help those students that need it, sure. Have a 200k protest where you jam up everybody during rush hour, close bridges, etc...I'm sorry, that justs feels like first world problems to me.

Do I have any evidence or polling about who agrees with the protesters...no. That's just based on what you hear on the street/news - which isn't scientific, of course...but I'd bet that there's a greater likelihood that it's the correct situation than not.

>> ^Yogi:

>> ^Tokoki:
Students protesting about tuition hikes...when they have the cheapest tuition in all of North America!
Typically, when a group is protesting about something, you find a decent part of the general population that agrees with them. In this particular case...pretty much everyone here agrees that they're out in left field on this - including most of the other students who were actually trying to go to school.

Ummm why would you think this? Just because it's cheaper there than it is in America doesn't make it right. Higher education like community colleges should be free. Mexico has free state schools that are comparable to American ones across the border...yet they're free in a poor country and in a rich country they'r not. Does that seem right?
Also why not present some evidence or polling about who does and doesn't agree with these protesters.

>> ^Tokoki:

Students protesting about tuition hikes...when they have the cheapest tuition in all of North America!
Typically, when a group is protesting about something, you find a decent part of the general population that agrees with them. In this particular case...pretty much everyone here agrees that they're out in left field on this - including most of the other students who were actually trying to go to school.


Ummm why would you think this? Just because it's cheaper there than it is in America doesn't make it right. Higher education like community colleges should be free. Mexico has free state schools that are comparable to American ones across the border...yet they're free in a poor country and in a rich country they'r not. Does that seem right?

Also why not present some evidence or polling about who does and doesn't agree with these protesters.

I first read the title as the students were protesting timelapse...

Loosen up. The Irish themselves often shorten "St Patrick" to "Paddy".
>> ^Fade:

Seriously, who the fuck is St Patty? Patty is a girls name, plus if you're going to use the honorific don't shorten the bloody name.
Ask an Irishman who St Patty is and if they don't punch you in the face they'll look at you funny.

In reply to this comment by Issykitty:
Oh, so I can't dead my own vids????? ok.

i killed it for ya queenie

>> ^siftbot:

This video has been declared non-functional; embed code must be fixed within 2 days or it will be sent to the dead pool - declared dead by lurgee.

*KICK
stupid toastermaitc. the queen said it was replaced.
>> ^Issykitty:

http://videosift.com/video/Aurora-Borealis-Timelapse-January-2012 I submitted this different recent timelapse to "replace" this useless dead vid.

Your video, Pregnancy Timelapse, has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

You are welcome . I love the Aurora Borealis! So beautiful and cosmic and stuffs.
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Thanks bud!

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*quality

Thanks bud!

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*quality

You're too kind. Thank you!

In reply to this comment by oritteropo:
*promote

Ah. Thanks. I think I remember now. Weird, eh?

In reply to this comment by jonny:
You can, but not while it's in the Unsifted section. It's a holdover limitation predating the pqueues, I think.
In reply to this comment by Issykitty:
Oh, so I can't dead my own vids????? ok.

You can, but not while it's in the Unsifted section. It's a holdover limitation predating the pqueues, I think.
In reply to this comment by Issykitty:
Oh, so I can't dead my own vids????? ok.

http://videosift.com/video/Aurora-Borealis-Timelapse-January-2012 I submitted this different recent timelapse to "replace" this useless dead vid.