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  1. Life lessons can be painful, physically, emotionally and financially. This guy got two out of three- unless he was in the US, and had to pay the doctor bill. In which case, trifecta!
  2. When he, and to an extent Yeltsin were in charge I had hope of Russia becoming a decent place. Will always remember him for this though:
  3. Thoughtful? NOT. Drunk Drivers are never thoughtful, of anything but their needs.
  4. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/canada-to-fund-rent-to-own-projects-under-c-2-billion-housing-plan/ar-AA11hofz?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d767516f751249a6b1d4962285814881 OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada is moving ahead with a "rent-to-own" housing program, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, as he set out C$2 billion ($1.53 billion) worth of spending toward a previously announced plan to double homebuilding over the next decade. The funding, earmarked in previous budgets, would go toward creating some 17,000 new homes across the country, including more rapid housing for the homeless or those at risk of becoming homeless, along with affordable and market-rate housing projects. The program would also help housing providers develop and pilot a new rent-to-own model, aimed at creating a path for Canadians transition from renting to buying their first home, Trudeau said at a news conference in Kitchener, Ontario. "For a lot of renters, saving to buy a home is increasingly difficult. Through this new program we'll work with housing providers to help families go from renting to owning their home," the Canadian leader said. Canada's home prices surged more than 50% during the COVID-19 pandemic, buoyed by rock-bottom interest rates and booming demand. But recent sharp increases in interest rates by the Bank of Canada, which is aiming to curb high inflation, have cast a chill on the housing market. Although home prices are softening, higher mortgage qualifying rates are keeping some would-be-buyers out of the market. "Tackling housing affordability is a complex problem ... simplistic solutions are simply not going to solve the problem," Trudeau said. Canada's national housing agency has said the country needs to build millions of new homes by 2030 to restore affordability, and Trudeau's Liberal government has pledged to double the pace of homebuilding over the next decade. But achieving an affordable housing market may prove difficult, as home construction is already at a multi-year high and the construction industry faces a dire shortage of skilled workers. ($1 = 1.3082 Canadian dollars) (Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer in Ottawa; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama, Julie Gordon and Paul Simao)
  5. I wonder if he has the dexterity to be the net front presence on the power play? He has the size, and is more than able to scrap/fight for himself. Foot speed is his major issue, get that better and he could be a guy that plays bottom 6 for 3-6 years.
  6. Not enough, now get back there and resume posting!!
  7. hopefully the court relaxes their desire to have cases heard promptly, as a nod to the pandemic. There have been a few cases tossed due to delays in getting them to trial, iirc there is now a written policy in this regard. Seems we need more of a lot of public workers. Heck we need more workers period. Lot of job openings out there right now.
  8. There have been a rare few-about the same amount that want Miller gone, no matter what. As with any player it comes down to money and term.
  9. I 'd say that in order to 'rate' Gads leaving, one should check and see how the guy that replaced him did, and will do in the coming couple of years.
  10. Once again I'm amazed at how soon people forget what happens to old hockey players. It's like they never saw the Sedins last 3-4 seasons
  11. I agree, Miller would be laughing all the way to the bank- major steal.
  12. Keeping Miller at a massive cap hit makes zero sense for the team Keeping Miller at a massive cap hit for a long term makes less sense than zero.
  13. also haven't seen many say "Trade Hughes" either
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