Recent content by ytz

We can't. We have to play the hand we're dealt. And that means accepting today's (vastly more resource constrained) reality, instead of constantly fantasizing about a past that is not coming back.

Sounds nice. And then y'all collectively voted at every level of government to ensure that nobody has the resources to offer that today. Cost of using that infrastructure isn't just tidying up after. Go ask your local school board how much it would cost to do this again. I'm sure it'll be...

No. But he still pandered mostly to older voters. And it's not just me saying this. Here's Harper's economic advisor Sean Speer: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/corridors/2021/05/19/the-politics-of-gerontocracy-in-canada-795394 And that spending disproportionately benefited old...

You must believe money grows on trees. The use of buildings outside of "business" hours is entirely a function of resources. And as we have discussed before, this country is short a whole bunch of things because our gerontocracy favours the economic priorities of a certain class.

Regular school in a poorer area. Weren't you just whining that teachers don't do enough to encourage volunteerism? You should start that discussion at home ....

I'll bring this back to the discussions about mandatory service. In most countries with mandatory service, there's some kind of social contract that is maintained. What is it in Canada? What are you doing for these kids beyond the absolute bare minimum? All I see right now is a worse...

My wife's a teacher in a needy school. Given class sizes and behavioural issues, she's barely able to teach them the basics day to day. Class of 14, she's got 3 autistic kids and three with serious behaviour issues. On any given day she has 1-2 EAs for support. She's got Grade 1 kids...

I don't think you understand economics if you believe this. Why would anybody who is working on AI slow down? Do you understand the advantage that accrues to any person, corporation or country that gets a lead on AI?

Among the million other things you want them to teach kids.....

That becomes less about crowd control and more about terrorism. But you can't treat each protest as a terrorist event.

Paradoxically, that makes them more dangerous. Not less. Their leadership (Putin in Russia, CCP/Xi in China) perceive a "use it or lose it" moment where they have peak power that they must convert into territorial gain or at least use to substantially weaken their adversaries. Putin may not be...

And one that is terrible for civil-military relations. Particularly given what Canadians are seeing from the US and their use of militarized forces at home. What a surefire way to kill all the goodwill and support the CAF is getting these days.

*Some of war in the future. Infantry aren't going to be hunting subs or countering Ballistic Missiles with drones. See kirkhill's suggestion that this could impact the F-35 order. That's what's l am questioning here.

Top 3 in the world means just behind the US and China. What is the threat we're planning for with that kind of force?

For what?