The Tariff Thread

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Locke

Ooh...thats a good idea but that is going to be a tough sell to various Professional Associations.



I'd actually hope they also included Teachers in that plan, allowing them to move inter-provincially without re-accreditation requirements.



But again...that could be a tough sell and once factoring in localization of pensions could be really tricky.



But essentially the outline of that plan is: "We're a Country, you should be able to freely practice your profession in any Province without barriers or conditions."

The bigger issue is that things like scope of practice and such are different in each province.

Can't really have someone practicing Pharmacy in BC if they don't know the requirements on prescribing for UTI, for example. Pharmacists in Alberta have a much broader scope and someone could get themselves into trouble if they didn't know what they can and can't do

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

The bigger issue is that things like scope of practice and such are different in each province.

Can't really have someone practicing Pharmacy in BC if they don't know the requirements on prescribing for UTI, for example. Pharmacists in Alberta have a much broader scope and someone could get themselves into trouble if they didn't know what they can and can't do

I completely agree, but we have to be able to find ways to streamline that process can't we?

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Locke

I completely agree, but we have to be able to find ways to streamline that process can't we?

One way would be to standardize scope, but that's legislation, not policy. That's a very large change because it would be federalizing control of Healthcare spending which comes from provincial coffers

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

One way would be to standardize scope, but that's legislation, not policy. That's a very large change because it would be federalizing control of Healthcare spending which comes from provincial coffers

But aren't those coffers topped up by Federal funds?

We can't standardize scope, this place is just too damned big and local jurisdictions need to be able to make decisions that are relevant to them and their constituents.

[Slava]

I would love a National Securities Regulator, but two provinces in particular oppose it —you'll never guess which two. And this is the issue with this stuff...everyone pays great lip service to these things when the issue flares up, and it sounds like everyone is on board. Then, a bunch of the provinces want their way, and the plans stall out.

[Fuzz]

Ya, no way Smith gives up anything here.

[WideReceiver]

Originally Posted by Slava

I would love a National Securities Regulator, but two provinces in particular oppose it —you'll never guess which two. And this is the issue with this stuff...everyone pays great lip service to these things when the issue flares up, and it sounds like everyone is on board. Then, a bunch of the provinces want their way, and the plans stall out.

Wild-ass guess: Quebec and Alberta?

It makes great sense.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by WideReceiver

Wild-ass guess: Quebec and Alberta?

It makes great sense.

Of course it’s those two. It makes zero sense, and frankly this is the kind of thing that all of these other industries and sectors are going to run into.

[Cowboy89]

Originally Posted by Slava

Of course it’s those two. It makes zero sense, and frankly this is the kind of thing that all of these other industries and sectors are going to run into.

Lol, leave it to the Quebec Securities Commission to force a fee structure on issuers which was essentially grifting on being a necessary but unimportant cog in primary offerings of Canadian securities.

[WideReceiver]

Originally Posted by Slava

Of course it’s those two. It makes zero sense, and frankly this is the kind of thing that all of these other industries and sectors are going to run into.

I meant a national regulator makes sense.

[Whynotnow]

Originally Posted by WideReceiver

I meant a national regulator makes sense.

Yeah but that’s a constitutional issue since you’d be putting federal law in place of provincial jurisdiction, and that ain’t happening,

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by BigThief

Is this really a "both sides" thing? This is 100% on Donald Trump. Him and his billionaire buddies are going to crash the economies and be kings of the ashes. All of them racing to see who can be the first trillionaire. Anyone who can ever got caught up in any nonsense culture war and let that guide them.. are truly idiots.

Any of you worrying about gender neutral bathrooms now?

Jayrandom?

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by jayswin

Jayrandom?

I love how the calendar turned to 2025 and he suddenly decided “I’m finally going to show everyone the absolute worst opinions I have.”

[Azure]

So a few weeks into Canada First and so far we have no plan by the Federal government, and a bunch of stone walling by provinces like Quebec?

Shocker.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

#### this ####ing bitch. And #### people who support her and this administration.

Dude, calm down. Leavitt is just Firecracker from The Boys... They absolutely nailed that one. Don't work yourself into a shoot, just roll your eyes and move on.

[Table 5]

Amid U.S. tariff threat, B.C. to fast-track 18 mining and energy projects worth $20B. The list includes mining projects that have been criticized by some First Nations groups in B.C. and Alaska, and an LNG project opposed by some environmentalists.

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada...m_content=news


Good.

[Fuzz]

But Cedar LNG near Kitimat has been opposed by environmental groups, including Environmental Defence Canada and the David Suzuki Foundation, which say new LNG infrastructure “contradicts Canada’s climate commitments.”

Sorry guys, climate doesn't matter anymore. That war is lost.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Yeah they're just opposed to energy development period. They don't need to include a note about those groups' opposition in the article, it's just assumed.

[BigThief]

Climate 100% matters but Canada can't pretend we're a shining beacon of hope that other countries will follow. We cannot continue to sacrifice the future of this country pretending anyone else is going to follow our lead.

[Tron_fdc]

I dunno, do we actually trust the government in Canada (at any level) to diversify away from the USA, grow new energy markets, and then look at the US market is unnecessary?

I mean it's great that we are looking to open new markets, but IMO all it's going to do is create new revenue streams for the government to waste. It's not like we are looking at leaning out the US market anytime soon; it's always going to be there and be a critical revenue stream no matter how much overseas egress we create.

Maybe I'm being cynical. Probably not though.