Canada bids farewell to plastic straws, cutlery and checkout bags

[PeteWasLucky]

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-canada-farewell-plastic-straws-cutlery.html

Canada dealt with all of its economic problems and finally it's addressing the last straws' problem.

Now people of Canada can afford housing and reasonable food pricing.

[bmoore]

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https://phys.org/news/2023-12-canada-farewell-plastic-straws-cutlery.html
Canada dealt with all of its economic problems and finally it's addressing the last straws' problem.
Now people of Canada can afford housing and reasonable food pricing.

Some US states banned plastic straws a few years back. But it didn't stick.

[jdeluise]

Post by PeteWasLucky
https://phys.org/news/2023-12-canada-farewell-plastic-straws-cutlery.html
Canada dealt with all of its economic problems and finally it's
addressing the last straws' problem.
Now people of Canada can afford housing and reasonable food
pricing.

Microplastics in the environment and our bodies is a growing
problem with unforeseen health (and thus economic) consequences
down the road. The proliferation of microplastics is fueled by
the gradual breakdown of these larger plastics. It's no laughing
matter, imo. Plastic bags are banned where I live too, and it's
really an improvement. Paper bags hold more product in my
experience. And plastic bags always have or quickly develop holes
in them which limit their reusability.

[Scall5]

Post by PeteWasLucky
https://phys.org/news/2023-12-canada-farewell-plastic-straws-cutlery.html
Canada dealt with all of its economic problems and finally it's
addressing the last straws' problem.
Now people of Canada can afford housing and reasonable food pricing.

Microplastics in the environment and our bodies is a growing problem
with unforeseen health (and thus economic) consequences down the road.
The proliferation of microplastics is fueled by the gradual breakdown of
these larger plastics.  It's no laughing matter, imo.  Plastic bags are
banned where I live too, and it's really an improvement.  Paper bags
hold more product in my experience.  And plastic bags always have or
quickly develop holes in them which limit their reusability.

I CANNOT stand those pathetic plastic bags! One is lucky if they haven't
been ripped open by the time you get home...

[PeteWasLucky]

It's a laughing matter for me and it's another dictatorship act by the liberals.

In the meantime

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-canada-services-benefits-data/

[jdeluise]

Post by PeteWasLucky
It's a laughing matter for me and it's another dictatorship act by the liberals.
In the meantime
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-canada-services-benefits-data/

I'm glad you're laughing. But tell me, how are these two issues
related?

[PeteWasLucky]

An average IQ person should be able to relate.

[jdeluise]

Post by PeteWasLucky
An average IQ person should be able to relate.

Okay, get back to us when you achieve it.

[TT]

Post by PeteWasLucky
It's a laughing matter for me and it's another dictatorship act by the liberals.
In the meantime
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-canada-services-benefits-data/

I'm glad you're laughing.  But tell me, how are these two issues related?

Flooding the country with third world immigrants. Another genius stroke
from the liberals. What could possibly go wrong?

[jdeluise]

Post by TT

Post by PeteWasLucky
It's a laughing matter for me and it's another dictatorship
act by
the liberals.
In the meantime
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-canada-services-benefits-data/

I'm glad you're laughing.  But tell me, how are these two
issues
related?

Flooding the country with third world immigrants. Another genius
stroke from the liberals. What could possibly go wrong?

Who else is going to work in the nursing homes?

[TT]

Post by jdeluise

Post by TT

Post by PeteWasLucky
It's a laughing matter for me and it's another dictatorship act by the liberals.
In the meantime
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-canada-services-benefits-data/

I'm glad you're laughing.  But tell me, how are these two issues related?

Flooding the country with third world immigrants. Another genius
stroke from the liberals. What could possibly go wrong?

Who else is going to work in the nursing homes?

The unemployed?

They said the same thing here (and apparently in every western country)
over a decade ago, when Finland was #2 in the world on doctors/nurses
per capita. Now few hundred thousand immigrants later our health care
system is failing. I guess it didn't help after all. I'd go as far as
say that it made the situation worse.

It's not sustainable solution anyway, these masses of immigrants get old
too. In any case, the baby-boomers will pass away at not that distant
future.

[jdeluise]

Post by TT

Post by jdeluise

Post by TT

Post by PeteWasLucky
It's a laughing matter for me and it's another dictatorship
act by
the liberals.
In the meantime
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-canada-services-benefits-data/

I'm glad you're laughing.  But tell me, how are these two
issues
related?

Flooding the country with third world immigrants. Another
genius
stroke from the liberals. What could possibly go wrong?

Who else is going to work in the nursing homes?

The unemployed?
They said the same thing here (and apparently in every western
country) over a decade ago, when Finland was #2 in the world on
doctors/nurses per capita. Now few hundred thousand immigrants
later
our health care system is failing. I guess it didn't help after
all. I'd go as far as say that it made the situation worse.
It's not sustainable solution anyway, these masses of immigrants
get
old too. In any case, the baby-boomers will pass away at not
that
distant future.

I don't entirely disagree, I think it's a bad idea to "import"
people specifically to work low wage jobs. But it's also true
that advanced nations seem to have a low birth rate, Finland
included, and don't have a huge population to draw from who are
willing to work low wage jobs. In the context of nursing homes,
I'd say a contributing factor is modern, likely childless lazy
children who are happy to throw mommy in a cut-rate nursing home
to get her off their hands. They may even hate immigrants(!) but
are happy to have them care for their infirm family members.
Sound familiar?

[TT]

Post by TT

Post by jdeluise

Post by TT

Post by PeteWasLucky
It's a laughing matter for me and it's another dictatorship act by the liberals.
In the meantime
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-canada-services-benefits-data/

I'm glad you're laughing.  But tell me, how are these two issues related?

Flooding the country with third world immigrants. Another genius
stroke from the liberals. What could possibly go wrong?

Who else is going to work in the nursing homes?

The unemployed?
They said the same thing here (and apparently in every western
country) over a decade ago, when Finland was #2 in the world on
doctors/nurses per capita. Now few hundred thousand immigrants later
our health care system is failing. I guess it didn't help after
all. I'd go as far as say that it made the situation worse.
It's not sustainable solution anyway, these masses of immigrants get
old too. In any case, the baby-boomers will pass away at not that
distant future.

I don't entirely disagree, I think it's a bad idea to "import" people
specifically to work low wage jobs.  But it's also true that advanced
nations seem to have a low birth rate, Finland included, and don't have
a huge population to draw from who are willing to work low wage jobs.
In the context of nursing homes, I'd say a contributing factor is
modern, likely childless lazy children who are happy to throw mommy in a
cut-rate nursing home to get her off their hands.  They may even hate
immigrants(!) but are happy to have them care for their infirm family
members. Sound familiar?

No, not familiar at all. I reckon you're not referring to Jill Biden?

[Sawfish]

Post by TT

Post by PeteWasLucky
It's a laughing matter for me and it's another dictatorship act by the liberals.
In the meantime
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-canada-services-benefits-data/

I'm glad you're laughing.  But tell me, how are these two issues related?

Flooding the country with third world immigrants. Another genius stroke
from the liberals. What could possibly go wrong?

Run out of paper straws?
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put forth the proposition that you can petition the Lord with prayer...

"Petition the lord with prayer...

"Petition the lord with prayer...

"YOU CANNOT PETITION THE LORD WITH PRAYER!"

--Sawfish

[TT]

Post by Sawfish

Post by TT

Post by PeteWasLucky
It's a laughing matter for me and it's another dictatorship act by the liberals.
In the meantime
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-canada-services-benefits-data/

I'm glad you're laughing.  But tell me, how are these two issues related?

Flooding the country with third world immigrants. Another genius
stroke from the liberals. What could possibly go wrong?

Run out of paper straws?

Fortunately we have lots of paper straw manufacturing here.
If greens & EU allow us to cut trees, that is.

Finland may have to pay EU massive money for cutting our trees,
regardless of being most forested nation in Europe with 75% of surface
being forests.
Also has more primary forests than rest of Europe combined (excluding
Russia)
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But that doesn't count for anything for EU and its CO2 reduction &
natural preservation goals. 'So your country is all forest, but what are
you going to *DO* about our reforestation goals?'