TL;DR - The document discusses the results of a universal basic income (UBI) trial in Canada, which was conducted in Southern Ontario between 2017 and 2019. The trial, which was cancelled prematurely, showed that participants experienced improvements in mental health, housing stability, and social relationships, as well as reduced visits to hospitals and doctors. The UBI payments, which were designed to reduce poverty and encourage work, were found to have a positive impact on participants’ physical and mental well-being, with many reporting decreased use of alcohol and tobacco. The trial also dispelled concerns that UBI would lead to unemployment, with only 17% of participants leaving their jobs and nearly half of those who stopped working returning to school or university to up-skill. The report suggests that UBI could be a useful public health strategy and that the safety net provided by the UBI project helped participants find better jobs with higher wages and improved working conditions. [AI Summary]

I’m very happy that people are finally beginning to appreciate Styx, because Renegade still slaps.

I would love to have a Canadian alternative to Amazon.

You know what else is unlikely? Me buying American products.

Good on you! I have been cancelling everything American and moving my digital services to Europe.

There better be a fucking explanation. To roll over, especially after the most recent 51st state bullshit? You better have a good goddamn reason.

Honestly, it’s simply futile to seek compromises with this tyrannical government. Like all bullies, nothing is enough for them. They will keep on taking from you until you clap back.

US is about to see their own Tank Man moment. Hopefully, not as bloody.

One side sees urgency, while the other wants to push on the breaks. It can’t just be one or the other, they need to meet somewhere in the middle.

That is sooooo April 2025

Go jump in a lake

Rent-setting algorithm? You mean price fixing?

Barnes v. Felix judgment was so fucked. I mean, yeah, if I throw myself onto a car, then I will most assuredly be in immediate danger. But consider that I… don’t put myself in unnecessary danger…then shooting an unarmed man all of sudden seems like - dare I say - a bad thing to do. This is why cops with guns should not be allowed to do traffic stops, especially for unpaid toll fees, ffs.

Maybe too much fluoride, that’s why they’re so developmentally challenged over there.

Does that mean I can fire up my bittorrent app again?

A little longer and it will be more than just a sentiment. It will be a way of life.

Ah hell yeah

Good luck to all who are trying to escape that shit hole of a country.

“The more we can share, the better.” - says Starmer… you’re pulling my leg, right? …or I should say: “are you taking a piss, mate?”