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Maybe I should have went with the compensation that the executive chairman of Sears Canada received as the company was going down in flames (from 2016). "Sears Canada Inc. designed a pay package for its new executive chairman, Brandon Stranzl, valued at $5.6-million in total compensation, which would make him one of the country's top-paid retail bosses at a company that has been in decline for years." https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/sears-canada-chairmans-pay-dropping-along-with-share-price/article29347636/ Yes, I do realize that part of their compensation is in stock. Even still, they get paid more in cash than ICBC executives get paid in total. The point of my post was to show that ICBC executives are hardly rich fat cats when compared to other Canadian Corporate executives. And jimmyking8888, there is more to life than money. As was pointed out by other posters, B.C. rates have been put all out of wack because of mismanagement caused by the B.C. LIEberals. Tinfoil hat wearers would claim it was all part of a plan to eventually privatize it. It was their b.s. that put us where we are. You sort of answered 1), but the other 5 questions are also a factor. You were the one who said privatizing was better. It is you that needs to back up said claim. Answering those questions and providing sources is how you convince me and others that your position is valid. As of now, you have fallen short.

I guess you haven't seen the obscene payouts that executives at numerous corporations get. The ICBC management payouts are puny compared to those. As for ICBC executive salaries from 2017/1018, none of them made over $500,000 https://www.icbc.com/about-icbc/company-info/Documents/2017-18-executive-compensation.pdf Care to guess what the CEO of RBC made last year? $14.5 MILLION. https://www.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/rbc-ceo-made-14-5-million-in-2018/ The ICBC CEO wouldn't even come close to cracking the top 100 highest-paid CEO's in Canada. https://www.canadianbusiness.com/lists-and-rankings/richest-people/canada-100-highest-paid-ceos/ I provided sources to back up my claims, so... As for your claim that privatization would bed better: Please provide evidence to your claim that private would be better. You will need to provide answers to each of these questions and provide evidence to back up said answers. Failure to do so will mean your assertion that private will be better can be refuted without evidence. The questions: 1) How much cheaper will it be? 2) Will it provide better coverage? 3) Will it provide more services? 4) Will you get more money for your claims? 5) Will it be easier to make claims? 6) Will you be less likely to be refused a claim?

The Blues finally get one. Now, if only some of the other long Cup droughts can end, I'll be happy

Maybe he is referring to the people who kept voting for the BC LIEberals, who raided ICBC for funds. You know, one of the reasons for the recent increases in premiums.

I don't see a problem with charging individuals with frequent /serious driving infractions more money. SPEED kills. Distracted driving kills. These people should see more than just their insurance rates going up. These people should have their licenses taken away. I have no sympathy for someone who gets regular speeding tickets having their insurance go up. Change my mind.

You read. The Daily Caller?? Come on man. A Daily Caller link embedded in the text. That's your source?????????

I had a great-uncle who was a tail-gunner and was shot down over Belgium. He hid out in a barn, but eventually had to turn himself in as it was too dangerous for the family that was hiding him. He spent the latter part of the war in a POW camp and came back skin and bones for a guy that was just over 6 feet tall. Both of my grandfathers were not allowed to serve. My late grandfather kept his refusal letter folded up in his wallet for the rest of his life.

Well the CONservative alternative in Ontario doesn't look all that good. https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/costs-of-ontario-climate-plan-would-be-double-liberal-carbon-tax-raise-household-costs-report Costs of Ontario climate plan would be double Liberal carbon tax, raise household costs: report A growing pile of research argues economy-wide carbon taxes are cheaper to administer than regulations targeting specific sources of emissions

I think the sequel could possibly be following Arya on her adventures. Most of the other GOT series will be prequels.

This idea that the countries you listed are not doing anything is preposterous. In some areas, India and China are leading most of the world. Can they do more? Yes, they can. The idea that we shouldn't bother to do anything until they start doing anything is complete wrong-think. They are doing things. India, for example, is well on their way to achieve 2 of three major goals of their Paris commitments. https://thewire.in/environment/india-paris-climate-agreement-targets India's major commitments: "Under the Paris Agreement, India has made three commitments. 1) India’s greenhouse gas emission intensity of its GDP will be reduced by 33-35% below 2005 levels by 2030. 2) Alongside, 40% of India’s power capacity would be based on non-fossil fuel sources. 3) At the same time, India will create an additional ‘carbon sink’ of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of Co2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030." Right now 1) Emission levels: "The emission intensity of India’s GDP came down by 21% below 2005 levels by 2014 recording slightly more than 2% annual average improvement in emission intensity. The rate of improvement recorded between 2014-2010 was higher than that recorded between 2005-2010. Even at this recorded rate, India could reach its Paris Agreement commitment ahead of the 2030 deadline." 2) Power generation from non-fossil fuels: "By March 2018, the report notes, citing Central Electricity Authority India had ensured 35% of its capacity is based on non-fossil fuel base such as renewables, hydroelectricity and nuclear. Another 17-23 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity addition could take India to the target well before 2030. “After that, the sheer economics will ensure the greening of India’s power sources. We must remember, India did not commit internationally to the renewable energy capacity target. India said, 40% of its capacity would be from non-fossil fuel sources, which includes large hydropower as well as nuclear power,” explained an official." 3) Reforestation to create CO2 sinks "The Indian story sours when the report turns to India’s Green India mission. Under the mission, the government is to ensure an additional ‘carbon sink’ of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of Co2 equivalent by greening India’s forests and enhancing the tree cover beyond the forest areas by 2030. On this front, India is receding further from its target rather than improving."

Man, they are really throwing the book at him. https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/445299-assange-hit-with-17-new-charges-including-espionage-act-violations Assange hit with 17 new charges, including Espionage Act violations

Hopefully, these new Canadian built ships come out better than the Fast Ferries (although a quick retrofit fixed their problems) or the recent batch of Coast Guard vessels. Hmm Wonder who was in charge between 2010 and 2014. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/coast-guard-ships-can-t-handle-rough-seas-1.5009312 Coast guard's $227M ships rock 'like crazy,' making crews seasick, unable to work 'Something needs to be done,' says commanding officer about stability issue that's kept ships from patrolling "At issue is the lack of stabilizer fins — blades that stick out from the hull to counteract the rolling motion of waves — on nine Hero class ships that were built by the Irving Shipyard in Halifax between 2010 and 2014."

The Fast Ferries, the Navy procurement program initiated by Harper, and this Coast guard program all utilized similar reasoning for using Canadian shipyards, even though using Canadian shipyards would be more expensive. Hell, the Harper program spent billions before even one ship was even laid down.

Also the fact that it was Iran's money, not US taxpayer money. I think that this was a tongue in cheek "joke" of typical right-wing responses involving the Iran deal.

We just witnessed what 2 short seasons of a show that had well surpassed the original source material, with minimal input from the author. Not enough time to actually develop the plot points. Rushed is an understatement. That being said, I kinda liked the troll when they brought out the book. That's what I'm waiting for. The books.

Yup, considering that around 40% of the food here in Canada/US gets tossed in the trash or rots in the fields. So much food that could feed people ends up not.

Have you been watching Canadian media lately? The Cons have been leading in the polls for some time.

Liars, no. The pollsters got it wrong and the first sentence of the OP says why. Urban fringes and rural townships. Two places that are difficult to get accurate poll data close to the election day.

Lots. My post was showing that China and India are doing something regarding renewables. In many ways they are leading the effort. In theirs and our best interest. The facts are that renewable energy is growing. Britain just went a week without coal power for the first time in over 100 years. They plan to be coal free by 2025. Change can and will happen. Would have happened earlier if there wasn't a concerted effort to lie by mostly right wing think tanks and lobbyists funded by fossil fuel dollars. https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/08/britain-passes-1-week-without-coal-power-for-first-time-since-1882?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQA#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fenvironment%2F2019%2Fmay%2F08%2Fbritain-passes-1-week-without-coal-power-for-first-time-since-1882 Britain passes one week without coal power for first time since 1882 Landmark follows government pledge to phase out coal-fired electricity by 2025

Well, China and India are doing something. Guess you missed it. China is the undisputed renewable growth leader, accounting for over 40% of the total global clean energy mix by 2022. India has also improved grid integration and addressed the financial issues of its utilities. Because of these factors, India’s growth between now and 2022 is, for the first time, expected to be higher than in the European Union (EU). https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/02/countries-behind-global-renewable-energy-growth/ Three countries are leading the renewable energy revolution China, India and the US will contribute two-thirds of clean-energy expansion by 2022.

https://theintercept.com/2019/05/16/coal-industry-climate-change-denial-cloud-peak-energy/ A MAJOR COAL COMPANY WENT BUST. ITS BANKRUPTCY FILING SHOWS THAT IT WAS FUNDING CLIMATE CHANGE DENIALISM.

I'll take the findings of ExxonMobile over the musings of a poster here who doesn't provide any sources for their claims. Privately, their communications were over 80% pro human-caused. Publicly, they contributed to the reason why we are still arguing whether or not modern climate change has a human cause instead of acting. Reasons: 1) Publicly traded company, not a government agency. 2) Research goes back decades. Their prediction for CO2 concentrations from 1982 were bang on (posted earlier) 3) Their findings run opposite to what their executives would have preferred, and is demonstrated by the fact that their public communications were "lies", Exxon faces significant potential liability from human-cause climate change. Finding evidence that climate change isn't human caused would eliminate that liability. Stock prices would go up as a result. Executives like Rex Tillerson would have profited big time from this. Yes, that Rex Tillerson (TRUMP!! Sec. of State). https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa815f/meta

They. The elites. The Illuminati. That is about as specific as you will get. In the deniers world, it's all a scam so a bunch of "scientists" can keep their cushy jobs. Except companies like Exxon, who have studied climate change for decades, would have evidence that human caused climate change is b.s. Publishing this info (that human caused climate change is b.s.) would be a master stroke for the executives at Exxon. Ole Rex would have seen massive gains in Exxon stock value, as this information would eliminate liability for Exxon. Anyone who thinks human caused climate change doesn't represent a massive liability for companies like Exxon isn't informed. Even the US Department of Defense sees climate change as a real threat to national security.

So much wrong with this, where do I start? How about with EXXON and their prediction about CO2 levels from 1982? Not government research. Internally funded research by a big oil corporation. How much further along would we be if this kind of internal information was released by Exxon in the 1980s and not recently? How much of the climate deniers drivel wouldn't exist. Based on the quoted post, quite a lot. https://thinkprogress-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/thinkprogress.org/exxon-predicted-high-carbon-emissions-954e514b0aa9/amp/?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCCAE%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fthinkprogress.org%2Fexxon-predicted-high-carbon-emissions-954e514b0aa9%2F Exxon predicted in 1982 exactly how high global carbon emissions would be today

All English Champions League and Europa League finals. Here's my wish list: Reds over Spurs. Gunners over Blues. Then there would be 5 English clubs in the Champions League next season. The Gunners would have a trophy while Spurs would go back to their nice, shiny bed pan stadium empty handed. I do admit the Spurs new digs looks fantastic.