Notices by M. Grégoire (mpjgregoire@mastodon.club), page 53

@International More seriously, I don't live in a society that prizes calm like the Inuit do (perhaps you do). It's harder to teach children to be calm in this environment.

Also, temperament is partially innate. Given the dangerous environment of the Arctic, it wouldn't be surprising for the Inuit to have evolved a special predisposition for calmness.

@International Don't wander out onto the street because sometimes the ground opens up to swallow children!

@allan Infrastructure is important. Canadians should be investing more in it, especially maintenance.

(Would you believe most governments in this country don't have balance sheets, in which their #infrastructure appears as an asset? They think of it chiefly as a source of ongoing expenses!)

But the "Let's spend $100B on infrastructure for macroeconomic reasons, doesn't really matter what" approach is back-to-front. Funds are limited, we need to spend wisely.

‘I have never seen anything like what is happening in government now’: Brexit delayed until further notice | National Post

PM May seems to have lost control of her cabinet and her party, and possibly the confidence of the House; but it's not clear that anyone else would do better.

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/i-have-never-seen-anything-like-what-is-happening-in-government-now-brexit-delayed-until-further-notice

#brexit #ukpol

Report raises fresh doubts over economic benefits of Trudeau’s $188 billion infrastructure plan | National Post

Apparently provincial and municipal spending on infrastructure declined from what it would have been in the absence of the federal programme.

https://nationalpost.com/news/report-raises-fresh-doubts-over-economic-benefits-of-trudeaus-188-billion-infrastructure-plan

#infrastructure #enginering
#canpol

@telesur_en A class analysis would probably be more revealing than a race analysis in this case.

(Of course race and class are correlated in US society.)

If there was another referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU, how would you vote? – What UK Thinks: EU

At present, the chart shows 40% Remain, 32% Leave, 29% Don't Know/Undecided

The public is about as divided as Parliament, but Remain does seem to have had the edge since mid-2017.

https://whatukthinks.org/eu/questions/if-a-second-eu-referendum-were-held-today-how-would-you-vote/

#brexit

« Les dossiers litigieux qui ont entraîné la mise sous tutelle de l'OIQ en juillet 2016 sont maintenant presque chose du passé. [...] Et si en 2016, chaque enquête durait en moyenne 39 mois, le délai n'était plus que 11,8 mois l'automne dernier. »

Levée de la tutelle de l'Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/actualites-judiciaires/201902/20/01-5215521-levee-de-la-tutelle-de-lordre-des-ingenieurs-du-quebec.php

#OIQ #tutelle
#génie

@economie Donc de construction moins chère pour les contribuables.

#concurrence #construction