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  1. ballz

    Canadian Federal Election 44 - Sep 2021

    I'll go take a look, we don't hear about commercial real estate much I'm not sure what I could find. In saying that, there could literally be a 1000+ things that are affecting the market price of commercial real estate that help bring it down. The approach shouldn't be to do a single variable...
  2. ballz

    Canadian Federal Election 44 - Sep 2021

    So commercial real estate is at a premium in downtown Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and the provincial government now needs to either use thes scarce space available to build more spaces or rent all the space that exists? This does not seem like a smart way to address supply issues. This seems...
  3. ballz

    Canadian Federal Election 44 - Sep 2021

    How, exactly? I kept reading talking points about this but could never find out the "how" behind this claim?
  4. ballz

    Great Britain Offers to help Canada defend its Arctic (CBC)

    I have a very different take on this and it's why I hope the CPC doesn't turf O'Toole. People seem to be making hay about the fact that they lost some votes in Alberta... who cares? Michelle Rempell went from 70% to 50% and people are acting like this is a catastrophe... Sorry but 50% in our...
  5. ballz

    Canadian Federal Election 44 - Sep 2021

    It's not a big advantage over a TFSA, other than really it creates a bigger TFSA for first-time home buyers to start trying to build some savings... If you're 18 or 19 years old, you don't have much TFSA room, this essentially increases it by $40k of the hop... however, if you're that age, you...
  6. ballz

    Canadian Federal Election 44 - Sep 2021

    You'd lose that bet, obviously you haven't seen my posts over the years. Unfortunately no matter how many times it happens, the entitled crowd keeps doing it to themselves. If people such as yourself who think it's the government's role to put a band-aid on every bump and bruise life throws at...
  7. ballz

    Canadian Federal Election 44 - Sep 2021

    Your assertion that NO ONE can do it is also bonkers, so just stop. Oh wait, you didn't say "no one," right? That's right, you didn't, so stop trying to mischaracterize what I'm saying and I'll return the favour. There is a very large population of people aged 18-35 that can, they just don't...
  8. ballz

    Canadian Federal Election 44 - Sep 2021

    Man, I am sure glad I wasn't raised to resign myself to defeat just because things might require some work or sacrifice. How many people in Toronto only speak French? You're finding small microcosms that don't represent the majority of the population and making it sound like the average person...
  9. ballz

    Canadian Federal Election 44 - Sep 2021

    Sorry but I'm just not convinced that "I want to own a 3 bedroom lane house, 15 min from Bay Street, with my Bachelors of Women's Studies from U of T" is really a compelling argument for the rest of the country to bend over backwards to accommodate.
  10. ballz

    Canadian Federal Election 44 - Sep 2021

    Yes to everything, it's called supply & demand. However, the early bird gets the worm in all scenarios. So, supply & demand? Calling it an "affordability" issue is just silly. That's the symptom, not the disease. Really? Which ones? Do you think the only jobs out here are on the rigs and in...
  11. ballz

    Canadian Federal Election 44 - Sep 2021

    The issues surrounding urban centres and their "affordability" reminds me very much of the issues Newfoundland faces.... except in the opposite direction. That province is bleeding money trying to support people who feel entitled to live in a completely unsustainable living situation, and...
  12. ballz

    Informing the Army’s Future Structure

    I understand that most people don't understand why we can't use "surplus" funds, so let me explain.... People think of our budgets as cash, but they are not. The DND does not receive $20 billion in cash at the start of the year, and then physically hand back the $1 billion that is leftover...
  13. ballz

    Canadian Federal Election 44 - Sep 2021

    Also, if you want good commentary unlike mainstream news, a bunch of contributors from "The Line" are doing a live podcast... "Canada Election Live with The Line! NO sets, NO scripts, NO sobriety"
  14. ballz

    Canadian Federal Election 44 - Sep 2021

    I think it'd be a mistake to turf O'Toole. His time as leader made it almost impossible to become a known quantity to Canadians, yet he's managed to keep the seat count stable while making the party more popular nationally. Any party members who have left because him, allows them to...
  15. ballz

    Canadian Federal Election 44 - Sep 2021

    It's incredible that all you've gotta do is scare some Toronto voters about firearms to skewer the CPC. I wish someone would kick Gerry Butts in the face, they couldn't find any Liberal that's less repulsive to bring on as a pundit?
  16. ballz

    SHOES FOR OFFICERS AND CWO

    2 RCR the officers wore boots on parade as with everyone else.
  17. ballz

    Informing the Army’s Future Structure

    The DRF breaks down a lot further than that. What you're looking at is the programs, but within the programs it's broken down further. So "Ready Forces" breaks down into "Land Ready Forces" (Army) which breaks down into Collective Training Individual Training Land Service Support Land...
  18. ballz

    Dress During Final Release Appt

    I was wondering where this thread went.... my WO used to be an RMS Clerk and she told at one of her units when people were coming in on their last day, they had to report to the OR as their last stop to be cleared out, be inspected by the DSM, if their DEUs weren't up to standard they were...
  19. ballz

    Informing the Army’s Future Structure

    Of course everything you said is correct..... and exactly opposite of the reality in our units. OCs and COs don't get to tell the Army "sorry, we can't do that, we've got our level 1/2 FTX scheduled during that dog & pony event." It's either compress the FTX, move it (which means it gets jammed...
  20. ballz

    Informing the Army’s Future Structure

    There are other ways to govern the use of time. I.e. a limit on how many soldier days per year can be spent on COMREL activities and other good ideas that GOFOs find to fill our non-existent white space. Yes, you have definitely lost touch. The "managed readiness" plans have been anything but...
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