[Canada] Canadian Politics Redux

[HVC]

Algoma is a university. Checked University Canada West in case they had a tricky name. Turns out it is a university, but isn't public.

No, Algoma is a special case, it has its own statute - its really a special purpose institution that is different from a university, although confusingly it has the same name.

The CBC story also did not claim these were universities, it correctly called them colleges.  Because our American friends call universities colleges that can also be confusing in the Canadian context.

But it did call them universities in the list description and used universities throughout the article . Not claiming they are universities, you seem to know, just clarifying.

[HVC]

macleans says it's a university too,  they could be mistaken too, or using the terminology differently?

University Canada West is a private, for-profit university located in downtown Vancouver.

https://education.macleans.ca/school/university-canada-west/

I bet you do your own vaccination research too?

While it is your nature there's no need to get nasty.


*Edit* you know what, maybe BB has the right idea. Fuck You. Back on the ignore list. You're not worth conversing with. 

[Grey Fox]

What's a college in the RoC context?

Think trade school.  Research is generally carried out at universities.

If you look at the statutes which create the two entities, you will see they perform very different functions.

Where the CBC article is misleading is universities have been trying make the case that the cap unfairly targets them.  And the CBC data supports that contention.

Something quite akin to Quebec's CEGEP. Never knew the RoC had those things.

[crazy canuck]

macleans says it's a university too,  they could be mistaken too, or using the terminology differently?

University Canada West is a private, for-profit university located in downtown Vancouver.

https://education.macleans.ca/school/university-canada-west/

I bet you do your own vaccination research too?

While it is your nature there's no need to get nasty.


*Edit* you know what, maybe BB has the right idea. Fuck You. Back on the ignore list. You're not worth conversing with. 

I was responding to some kind of implication that because Macleans called an institution a university it must be.

[crazy canuck]

What's a college in the RoC context?

Think trade school.  Research is generally carried out at universities.

If you look at the statutes which create the two entities, you will see they perform very different functions.

Where the CBC article is misleading is universities have been trying make the case that the cap unfairly targets them.  And the CBC data supports that contention.

Something quite akin to Quebec's CEGEP. Never knew the RoC had those things.

Fairly close in concept, yes 

[Jacob]

It turns out that the massive spike in international students is primarily driven by...

Public universities in Ontario, not private schools. Of the the top ten, one is a private school in BC. The rest are from Ontario. Of the top 30 granters of student visas, only one is private.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/international-student-study-permits-data-1.7125827

There are no universities on that list. 

You are correct.

I should've said colleges.

[Jacob]

Also a is a university. Checked University Canada West in case they had a tricky name. Turns out it is a university, but isn't public.

No, it is not a university.  Universities in BC are created under the University Act.  And it is not one of them.  Google has once again led you astray. 

Yeah, University West BC is definitely a college and a diploma mill at that (at least in my view). It's the one exception from the "public colleges" ones as well as it's private.

[viper37]

Turkey terror attack in Louiseville, Qc

Residents of Quebec town running scared as turkeys take to streets
'I wasn't laughing,' says mayor of Louiseville, Que.

Rachel Watts · CBC News · Posted: Feb 28, 2024 4:05 PM EST | Last Updated: 10 hours ago


Turkeys terrorize residents of small Quebec town


A group of turkeys have been terrorizing citizens in a town south of Quebec City. The mayor is asking for help to avoid the situation getting worse. Video submitted by Élaine Mineau.

Élaine Mineau was visiting her mother in Louiseville, Que., on Tuesday when she looked out the window to see a man having an altercation with an aggressive turkey.
She whipped out her phone to capture the gobbler chasing the man around a car and up the road — in a video that has since been shared widely on Facebook.
She says the man in the video managed to escape, but it's one of several recent incidents of turkey trouble that the town of about 5,000 has been dealing with.
"I was laughing but of course it's a bit dangerous because wild turkeys have big claws. But in any case, we found it funny," chuckled Mineau.
"My laughter is contagious in the video, so I guess it makes a lot of people laugh."
The birds is one of half a dozen turkeys which began "circling" the town, located 160 kilometres southwest of Quebec City, a few weeks ago, says Mayor Yvon Deshaies.

'I took this seriously,' says mayor
Now that residents in town are getting chased, he says it's no laughing matter.
"I took this seriously," said Deshaies. "I wasn't laughing when it became clear that people were being forced to run ... It's not a hen, nor is it a rooster — it's very big."
He says there have been four or five attacks in town with no serious injuries — yet.
"We worry about kids, we worry for everyone. A turkey, you know how big it is, it ruffles its feathers, it's very nasty and then it has razor sharp claws," said Deshaies.
"We have kids who don't want to go outside ... That's not normal."

Louiseville, Que., Mayor Yvon Deshaies, pictured last year, says he's trying to get the wild turkey situation under control to prevent any people from getting hurt. (Martin Chabot/Radio-Canada)
This morning he asked the province's Wildlife Ministry for help but Deshaies says they haven't shown up yet. He said he had hoped for more support to avoid the situation getting worse.
"That's the problem we're facing right now," said Deshaies.
"I told him, 'Sir, that's enough, we've got to get a move on, because tomorrow, my ultimatum is: there's going to be someone who can come and who will take care of the turkeys that are in the downtown area."
Mating season came early this year due to warm weather, says expert 
Tadeusz Splawinski, a biologist and researcher at the Canadian Wild Turkey Federation, says the big birds can pack a punch.
"If you ever watch videos of turkeys fighting, they're like roosters. They'll jump with their legs out forward at the bird and kind of like in a chopping motion," said Splawinski. "So they're actually trying to rip and stab at the other bird."
He says turkeys' breeding season is typically governed by temperature and sunlight. This year, because of warmer temperatures, it started early once again. 

Tadeusz Splawinski says wild turkeys, like the one pictured above, have become more common in urban settings because they have no natural predators. (Colin Butler/CBC News)
"They have a pecking order established. So essentially, they become more aggressive during the mating season. They're pretty much driven to go out and find hens to mate with and anything that they consider to be competition, they can become aggressive toward," said Splawinski. 
"With humans, essentially, if you for example get attacked by one of these things, you run away, they see you as lower on the pecking order. They see you as someone they can dominate."
He says male turkeys' behaviour is governed by hormones, making them particularly aggressive this time of year — even sometimes attacking mirrors or reflections of themselves. 
Over the past five years more and more wild turkeys have been spotted in cities and Splawinski says their numbers have grown partly because they have no natural predators. He says exposure to humans also makes the birds less likely to see them as a threat.
Mayor Yvon Deshaies said provincial police came into town, but "it's not in their domain because they can't shoot [them]."
"I'm going to make a special law if necessary," said Deshaies. "Turkeys don't make the laws here in Louiseville."
The Wildlife Ministry did not provide a response to CBC regarding its plans.

The Aussie can laugh all they want about their Emu war, we will teach them how real soldiers fight.

The mayor has since marshalled its forces and declared open season on these wild turkeys.  Louiseville is where the invaders will be stopped.  Not one inch more of our sacred land shall be invaded.

No word yet on the Vandoos or the AirForce.  BIL might be on high alert...

[HVC]

If they're afraid of turkeys wait until the geese show up.

[Barrister]

Alberta, after a 7 month halt on any new renewable energy projects, announces new policies:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/renewable-energy-developments-in-alberta-to-face-strict-new-rules-1.7128236

The big one is no new wind turbines within 35km of protected areas and "pristine viewscapes" - which if interpreted broadly cold be pretty much anywhere in southern Alberta.

The thing is though - don't most people think big ass wind turbines are kind of cool looking?

[viper37]

If they're afraid of turkeys wait until the geese show up.

Hey, they made six movies about cloning wild turkeys that went on rampage! 

[HVC]

Alberta, after a 7 month halt on any new renewable energy projects, announces new policies:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/renewable-energy-developments-in-alberta-to-face-strict-new-rules-1.7128236

The big one is no new wind turbines within 35km of protected areas and "pristine viewscapes" - which if interpreted broadly cold be pretty much anywhere in southern Alberta.

The thing is though - don't most people think big ass wind turbines are kind of cool looking?

It's just cool how much bigger they are than you imagine.

What's with Alberta's hate on for renewables? Oil lobby? Or is Smith just against them because she thinks doing so is anti liberal?

[HVC]

If they're afraid of turkeys wait until the geese show up.

Hey, they made six movies about cloning wild turkeys that went on rampage! 

7   I don't know, I'd still take turkeys over geese guarding parking lots any day.

Although one  of the funniest things I say was when a flock of seagulls decided to nest on the roof of the complex that housed one of our service divisions. Once the chicks came they started dive bombing everyone in their path. If you ignored them and kept moving calmly they gave you wide berth. But woe to those that ran.

[Barrister]

Alberta, after a 7 month halt on any new renewable energy projects, announces new policies:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/renewable-energy-developments-in-alberta-to-face-strict-new-rules-1.7128236

The big one is no new wind turbines within 35km of protected areas and "pristine viewscapes" - which if interpreted broadly cold be pretty much anywhere in southern Alberta.

The thing is though - don't most people think big ass wind turbines are kind of cool looking?

It's just cool how much bigger they are than you imagine.

What's with Alberta's hate on for renewables? Oil lobby? Or is Smith just against them because she thinks doing so is anti liberal?

There's a touch of reality in there - that no matter how many renewables, we still need to have a backbone of fossil fuels.  When we had that huge cold snap last month, solar and wind were generating almost nothing.

But mostly it's a combination of "global warming isn't real" plus "we need to support our oil and gas industry".

[Josquius]

"I'm going to make a special law if necessary," said Deshaies. "Turkeys don't make the laws here in Louiseville.

Thats not what I heard.