riffraff Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 22 minutes ago, Alflives said: Change the law back to having the death penalty? Has Canada had the death penalty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 1 hour ago, riffraff said: How so? HIghest priced housing in Canada combined with lowest wages in Canada. Recipe for disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 1 hour ago, riffraff said: Has Canada had the death penalty? Yes. On July 14, 1976, Bill C-84 was passed by a narrow margin of 130:124 in a free vote, resulting in the de jure abolition of the death penalty, except for certain offences under the National Defence Act. These were removed in 1998. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 7 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: HIghest priced housing in Canada combined with lowest wages in Canada. Recipe for disaster. B.C is certainly lagging in wages but it's not the lowest in Canada. B.C ranks 4th. Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario B.C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 42 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: HIghest priced housing in Canada combined with lowest wages in Canada. Recipe for disaster. Sure. A legit challenge for all but not an excuse or reason to become involved in gang violence or the drug trade. there are many individuals who choose to be in gangs for the status despite having all the family resources behind them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, riffraff said: Sure. A legit challenge for all but not an excuse or reason to become involved in gang violence or the drug trade. there are many individuals who choose to be in gangs for the status despite having all the family resources behind them. Agreed there is certainly no excuse to sell poison to people with addiction / mental health issues.... #BrokenBC in my opinion refers to high-cost housing. low wages, poor social services /addiction /mental health services. Too many companies in the lower mainland only want to hire Red Seal Journeymen with years of experience..... Way too many company's in the lower mainland are simply not willing to hire level 1 apprentices and train skilled workers. Yes there is a cost to training skill workers but too many of our local employers simply are not willing to make the investment. Hopefully the NDP will insist on company's hiring apprentices before they can win bids for major projects. That would be awesome to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 21 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: Agreed there is certainly no excuse to sell poison to people with addiction / mental health issues.... #BrokenBC in my opinion refers to high-cost housing. low wages, poor social services /addiction /mental health services. Too many companies in the lower mainland only want to hire Red Seal Journeymen with years of experience..... Way too many company's in the lower mainland are simply not willing to hire level 1 apprentices and train skilled workers. Yes there is a cost to training skill workers but too many of our local employers simply are not willing to make the investment. Hopefully the NDP will insist on company's hiring apprentices before they can win bids for major projects. That would be awesome to see. So in your communist world who would be the alternative to award the contracts to? An Alberta company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 7 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: Agreed there is certainly no excuse to sell poison to people with addiction / mental health issues.... #BrokenBC in my opinion refers to high-cost housing. low wages, poor social services /addiction /mental health services. Too many companies in the lower mainland only want to hire Red Seal Journeymen with years of experience..... Way too many company's in the lower mainland are simply not willing to hire level 1 apprentices and train skilled workers. Yes there is a cost to training skill workers but too many of our local employers simply are not willing to make the investment. Hopefully the NDP will insist on company's hiring apprentices before they can win bids for major projects. That would be awesome to see. Are you in the trades KOS? from what I've seen on the west coast (and during leaner times in bc but booms in other provinces) is a significant labour shortage from unskilled right up to certified workers. Essentially, lots of jobs for people who want to work. imo if there is a shift towards proper certification requirements to fill positions it's not necessarily a bad thing. Certified trades that are sole proprietors for example tend to have the following positive attributes: safety certifications/training wcb coverage liability insurance taxeable contracts (above board work) pride in craftsmanship uncertified "trades" workers more often than not do not work under the same stipulations. simply put: who would you hire to build your home. Having said that im all for young workers/apprentices getting a shot. But keeping a job requires more than a gvt implemented hiring/employment policy. having many friends and peers in higher end construction companies I know they absolutely do hire apprentices who they may have recruited through different trades schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 10 minutes ago, riffraff said: Having said that im all for young workers/apprentices getting a shot. But keeping a job requires more than a gvt implemented hiring/employment policy. having many friends and peers in higher end construction companies I know they absolutely do hire apprentices who they may have recruited through different trades schools. Agreed and i would like to see Apprentice levels ( numbers ) established in large government contracts. Increasing youth apprentices in BC is something that our province needs to do a better job with. Our province will soon be in dire need of skilled workers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 21 minutes ago, Ryan Strome said: So in your communist world who would be the alternative to award the contracts to? An Alberta company? I am not a communist. But yes i would like to see government contracts that ensure certain levels of approved NEW ITA apprentices working on large government infrastructure projects / sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 8 hours ago, kingofsurrey said: Agreed there is certainly no excuse to sell poison to people with addiction / mental health issues.... #BrokenBC in my opinion refers to high-cost housing. low wages, poor social services /addiction /mental health services. Too many companies in the lower mainland only want to hire Red Seal Journeymen with years of experience..... Way too many company's in the lower mainland are simply not willing to hire level 1 apprentices and train skilled workers. Yes there is a cost to training skill workers but too many of our local employers simply are not willing to make the investment. Hopefully the NDP will insist on company's hiring apprentices before they can win bids for major projects. That would be awesome to see. One of the reasons why i left BC. Every company wanted journeyman and only payed second or third year rate but still wanted 5+ years experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 10 hours ago, Sean Monahan said: That’s an incredibly naive statement for a guy who’s travelled so much. I won’t even comment on the rest of your post as it’s the usual ignorant crap you spew at any actual or perceived opportunity. cool story you must be a cop. Ya canada is rotting much rather live in south east asia laos or nepal in the hills peaceful no douchebags trying to tell you have to llive your life. Plus the people arent self absorbed materiistic a holes with little or no empathy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 4 hours ago, canuktravella said: cool story you must be a cop. Ya canada is rotting much rather live in south east asia laos or nepal in the hills peaceful no douchebags trying to tell you have to llive your life. Plus the people arent self absorbed materiistic a holes with little or no empathy. Well come on, do you want to go ahead and provide some evidence of your statement calling Canada's politicians and cops the most corrupt on Earth? I think it would be widely agreed that Canada is one of the least corrupt countries on Earth. Venezuela, North Korea, Zimbabwe, Philippines, etc. When you say "douchebags trying to tell you have to live your life" I'm assuming you mean things like obeying the law, paying taxes...outrageous demands if I've ever heard some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 12 hours ago, kingofsurrey said: Agreed and i would like to see Apprentice levels ( numbers ) established in large government contracts. Increasing youth apprentices in BC is something that our province needs to do a better job with. Our province will soon be in dire need of skilled workers. Maybe the NDP should stop killing projects that need apprentices then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBH1926 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Sean Monahan said: Well come on, do you want to go ahead and provide some evidence of your statement calling Canada's politicians and cops the most corrupt on Earth? I think it would be widely agreed that Canada is one of the least corrupt countries on Earth. Venezuela, North Korea, Zimbabwe, Philippines, etc. When you say "douchebags trying to tell you have to live your life" I'm assuming you mean things like obeying the law, paying taxes...outrageous demands if I've ever heard some. Come on man, where do you get the gall to post facts here? Next time, just write down some rambling thoughts, without punctuation, capital letters etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Jimmy McGill said: Maybe the NDP should stop killing projects that need apprentices then? What project has the NDP killed ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Sean Monahan said: Well come on, do you want to go ahead and provide some evidence of your statement calling Canada's politicians and cops the most corrupt on Earth? I think it would be widely agreed that Canada is one of the least corrupt countries on Earth. Venezuela, North Korea, Zimbabwe, Philippines, etc. When you say "douchebags trying to tell you have to live your life" I'm assuming you mean things like obeying the law, paying taxes...outrageous demands if I've ever heard some. Very naive. Do some research on BC and off shore investors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBH1926 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 25 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: Very naive. Do some research on BC and off shore investors. You think that level of corruption in Canada, is similar to these other countries that he mentioned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 5 minutes ago, CBH1926 said: You think that level of corruption in Canada, is similar to these other countries that he mentioned? It gets tedious to hear BC citizens talk about corruption in foreign countries...... yet ignore what was allowed to happen in our own province the last 5 years. The youth of BC have been sold out by our own politicians . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 2 hours ago, kingofsurrey said: What project has the NDP killed ? LNG. Site C soon. Tunnel replacement. They want to shut down Kinder Morgan and the new marine safety centre that would come with it. Lots of great apprentice jobs there for our kids wouldn't you say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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