I agree with the other two commenters. Also in my opinion, Trudeau had some good policy but terrible PR around it. The “carbon tax” should never had been called a tax from the beginning…most people got more money back, but everyone thought they were paying the tax. And Trudeau grew up in politics on the public stage. He took advantage of his privelige at times and wasn’t always careful with the optics of his actions. Too many opportunities for his opposition to criticize him and turn public favour against him.

I don’t think one party consent even applies if the driver was not part of the conversation. It says it was between the woman and her friends if I’m understanding correctly.

Oh yeah I absolutely agree with you. The change has to come from the voting structure and not from individual votes in our current system. We need to push our MPs harder on this.

Yes! You can look up your riding here https://smartvoting.ca/ridings/federal-2025

Or maybe how people let their hamsters run around the house in a plastic ball

It’s quite easy to vote from abroad, and I agree with you…it would have been good for the article to make that small point. I’m also really hoping that they still voted. I don’t think it’s fair to assume they didn’t, most Americans I know in Canada did vote.

Lucky enough to live in his district…he’s a real one. His newsletters really show his humanity in dealing with complex issues.

Be aware, Vancouver Sun is US-owned.

Pirates of Coffee near the airport is AMAZING. I go out of my way to visit when I fly in or out of Pearson

But doesn’t it depend on how power is distributed in the US? I don’t think it’s centralized…I believe it’s very regional. So any impact would be felt by the PNW alone…and I don’t see Trump caring at all if Washington State is complaining to him about energy prices. It might actually work to the benefit of oil and gas states, which would have the opposite effect.

I may be wrong, but just pointing out that it’s more complex than just “imports” and “exports”

Two Parrots Bar and Grill …and Tim Hortons. So take that for what it’s worth.

“Transit” app looks neat to replace Google maps for public transit and walking directions. Going to give it a try!

You might be right, but I wonder if it’s simpler than that. I think he just wants payback on every person ever who embarrassed or angered him. So he’s burning it all to the ground in order to hurt the people who voted against him…whatever makes Dems most angry is what he wants to do. In that sense, he’s easily manipulated by his inner circle of grifters and foreign strongmen that he idolizes.

1 day old account, look at the post history. I doubt that person is even Canadian.

True, he wasn’t even president until the 20th!

Unfortunately no that’s not true. Even if duty is not owed, GST is still charged (based on the declared value) as I found out yesterday. $3.50 in GST $38 in brokerage fees added on by UPS. Fuck these guys, it’s predatory.

Hey this is a late reply, but what do you do when it’s not a commercial purchase? My mother insists on sending me packages from abroad through UPS and I get screwed with duty. Any ideas how to self clear this?

Maybe rethink buying new books and look for used at local book stores? I know not always ideal, and some don’t have inventory searchable online, but when it works, it’s a great way to support local

Missing data, or a missing prediction…since the chart is showing a difference between the two. It’s possible the model for those areas had some issue. I agree it’s worth questioning.

I’m glad this is working for you. When I tried (a few years ago), UPS refused to send the commercial invoice and bounced me around from person to person on the phone, all of whom seemed to have no idea what I was asking for. My partner tried and had the same experience. I think we tried about 5 different times and got nowhere.

For us, they had delivered the boxes while we weren’t home and then sent the bills later and then to collections (their own private collections company as it turns out). We sent a demand letter to them requesting proof that we accepted the delivery (we obviously hadn’t), and ultimately never heard another word from them. Collections letters and phone calls stopped. Not saying this will work for everyone, but we were relieved as we didn’t actually owe any duty (we were shipping our own stuff) and tried so hard to complete the process the right way.