Stephen in YVR

@uytaelee My kids school allocates staff to concierge the pick up and drop off. If one measured the cost of that, it would be a silly misuse of limited education dollars all because as soon as the staff aren't there...chaos.

What public school (highschool or elementary) in the lower mainland has the worst traffic in the morning for drop-offs? Asking for a video!

@TheStanchion I think we'll be having about 7.26 million such conversations per year for the next 4 years.

We need to have a big discussion on how Brisebois and Wolanin have come in and played on par or better than OEL.

@canadia_mist @brendan_gurrie @TheStanchion @mcveggieman Very valid point from a purely hockey perspective. But cap implications of acquiring Hronek are big after 1 season, big downside risk of signing a contract that sucks in the back half like OEL's. Trading the NYI 1st, we have less chance to get a good cost-controlled player.

@brendan_gurrie @TheStanchion @mcveggieman Exactly! So why care about the islanders first round pick at like 19th overall and not get a proven nhl defensemen who’s only 25? That’s a piece you can absolutely use. You and everyone else is so short minded. And they basically got the 4th round pick back from jersey

Canucks admitted the cap was harder than they thought then added more salary. Canucks said they weren’t in the right cycle to trade high draft picks then traded high draft picks. Canucks bought more than they sold at the deadline.

@pete_gas @brian__sharpe Idk. With Petey & Hughes, you could aim for a senior/junior structure with the high draft picks from this year and next by being sellers generating your cost controlled successor core to Petterson and Hughes in their late 20s. Not ideal, but better than being buyers now IMO.

@brian__sharpe Yeah I agree with that. If you’re rebuilding, you trade everyone.

Out: Horvat, Schenn, Lazar, Lockwood, Stillman, 2nd, 7th In: Hronek, Beauvillier, Kravtsov, Raty, Bloom, 3rd, 4th, 4th I know a lot of Canucks fans don’t like it, but I think overall the team did pretty well.

Earlier this week, I published a thread that was the first of two parts examining how #Ukraine and Russia might think about – and plan – the inevitable offensives to come in 2023. The #Gerasimov appointment pushed this second part back a couple of days! 1/25 🧵

Its nearly 11 months since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began. While we are currently in a lower tempo period, both sides are planning offensives for 2023. Today I begin a two-part exploration of the considerations for planning & conducting large-scale campaigns in 2023. 1/24 🧵

While some folks say they don't want to borrow money and will therefore have no choice but to sell their homes, preference not to have to borrow money against a 7 figure asset shouldn't drive public subsidy choices.

@CBCStephenQuinn @DianneWatts4BC: no one would need to sell their home due to a change in the BC Homeowners grant rate. There is an excellent program that allows a senior homeowner to borrow their entire property tax bill at very favourable interest rates.

And its done. New legislation passed in 🇫🇷 that foresees mandatory CO2 monitoring of indoor spaces. Starting with schools, daycare, restaurants. Bravo 👏 twitter.com/scientistandre…

@lydiaelder There's definitely been tip inflation, esp since restaurants started having post-tax % tip suggestion buttons. In the 90s, 20% was a very big tip. 10% was a bad tip. 'Double the GST' (14% of pre-tax total at the time) was a quick way to calculate a fair tip for good service.

Pretty hard to get behind an #NHL star who supports Putin & the misery he has wrought on Ukrainians & Russians alike. Every Ovechkin goal these days is a tribute to imperialism, war crimes, & cleptocracy. I can't separate the art from the artist here. theathletic.com/4018857/2022/1…

“I have never hidden my attitude towards our president, always supporting him,” says Ovechkin, three years after Russia annexed Crimea. “I am confident that there are many of us, supporting Vladimir Putin. So let's unite and show everyone a united and strong Russia!”

I see Alexander Ovechkin is trending on here. Just went to check if his Instagram profile is still a chummy of photo of him and Putin. It is.

@AlexUsherHESA @FairVoteCanada Pretty much the US system in a variety of ways, no? President has power regardless of seats. A number of Senate actions require a supermajority...

Genuine question to @FairVoteCanada: can you name a political system in which 50% +1 of the seats - however achieved - does not result in the formation of a government and hence "100% of the power"?

This is where we are- a pan-Canadian crisis in #Pediatrics. 🆘

Transparency is always the best policy. There is no need to hide anything going wrong in health care. I’m going to have more respect for a leader who is upfront about failings. I’d likely rally around them and support them. Just be authentic. It would be so refreshing.

The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear — it wastes public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife

@oakridge604 @MarksGonePublic Is the drone show worth it?

Can almost see @MarksGonePublic from here

@vb_jens @CoulSim You just hate the clear market for the corner unit: very skinny art collectors. 😅

@CoulSim That one would be a nice 1200sf apartment when combined with the neighbouring two units. The fact that it's worth more when split up into three ridiculously shaped units is just bonkers.

The fact that someone will buy one of these and live in it, or someone will pay rent to live there, is a great illustration of the severity of our housing shortage. People are looking at these units and taking them because all alternatives available to them are worse.