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As the father in law puts it, champagne tastes, bog water budget

Sentiment and legality are two very different things. These are also the same people that believe we don’t have property rights in Canada and that no one needs to own a firearm in the first place. Is it something to publicly exclaim to the world? Likely not the best idea (just as letting...

You don’t list reasons for owning a non-restricted, that is only for Restricted licences. My argument is there is all sorts of valid reasons to own a firearm, personally I hunt, target shoot, and collect. Self defence is also a acceptable reason otherwise it would not be part of the law. Since...

I am in the ‘camp’ part of the country. We aren’t rich enough for the fancy cottage folk round here.

You guys should try Northern Ontario. Some real beautiful chunks of land for sometimes in the low 100k range. Or if you wait longer things like this come up (outside my price range)...

100% it is also supposed to be just to maintain capabilities not really be expanding it (though in our case it is due to how underfunded we have been for so long). Literally has never been at or above 2% within my lifetime.

My preferred method of storing a firearm for self defence was just having a gun in a safe with the ammo right by it. Quicker than multiple locks and still meets the legal requirements. I don’t buy that interpretation. Considering one of the valid legal uses of a firearm is self defence (one of...

It was always required to build to code. However previously the provincial government lacked the powers to assign a inspector to a unorganized township without a municipality to do so. This left it in a bit of a grey area where you had to technically follow code but there was no one to verify or...

Make sure you check bylaws/building code in whatever area you want to move into. Many don’t allow off grid homes to be built anymore (i.e. won’t give permits). The Amish in my area will buy a home which is wired and just shut off the power. Even living in the middle of nowhere you will often...

I mean it makes sense. Israeli actions after Oct 7th have turned a lot of people off unconditionally supporting them. Israeli goals doesn’t necessarily line up with US or anyone elses. For example a giant power vacuum in Iran which spawns a refugee crisis, civil wars, regional conflict, etc. is...

Considering the EU is supplying the bulk of the equipment at this point the US pulling out aid wouldn’t be the end of the world for them. It would hurt but it isn’t a game ender.

Why would the USSR want missiles there, was it maybe in direct response to the US setting up missiles in Turkey and threatening the USSR? Either way that was a lifetime ago. Those belligerents on both sides are long gone. There is governments a lot worse than Cuba which the US does business...

I wouldn’t say victory. They achieved a lot of destruction but victory is determined at the conclusion not during. Right now Iran is still fighting, has successfully shut down one of the most important shipping routes on the planet, is embarrassing the US on a international stage by causing...

Their Shanghai exchange is basically there to intentionally counter the US dollar. Trade in Yuan but have it backed by physical silver so if China manipulates the currency you can cash out in a alternative physical asset. That sounds like a better deal than the American dollar to me. Mind you...

Nationalized, stole, who cares? The Cubans even offered to pay for it initially but the US refused due to it not being the way they wanted. I believe the term when a government seizes assets and offers compensation is expropriation which is legal everywhere. There is also reasons why they...

The US is still mad that their companies lost money from assets seized when the Communists took over from the brutal dictatorship that the US favoured. Any attempt to blame the blockade on ‘dictatorships’ is just a lie, the US has no issues with dictatorships, as long as they play ball in...

Us criticizing them is pretty funny considering their capabilities are still substantially greater than ours. What do we have for a navy again? Oh 4 subs that basically don’t work, 12 frigates which are in very questionable shape and past their intended lifespan, a leased resupply ship, some...

Considering the government hid the fact we were in active combat in Bosnia (Medak Pocket) I always question when the government is hiding this stuff.

It doesn’t matter why they feel they should do things, the same way a Palestinian might feel justified for Oct 7 based on how they have been treated for decades. Two wrongs don’t make a right and if Israel is serious about being the good guys they need to hold those who step outside it...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2xrz71zm3o Good to see them completely abandon their commitments to law and order. Guess it’s ok to rape and beat detainees if it is a Palestinian.