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Jimmie Johnson:

As a senior, who has had only a $100 a raise in my private sector pension plan since 1994, I would think $45 an hour for teachers is plenty. Probably too much. My thought would be to exempt people over 65 from paying school taxes within their property tax. We cannot afford to pay these Hollywood lifestyles wages for teachers and other public sector employees. On energy now we are paying tax on tax. How much more can people pay these public sector workers and still keep our economy growing? I think we are over the limit now.

From: B.C. teachers' strike: summer school cancellations adding up (CBC.ca)

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subhuman:

Common Sense is not Common anymore

From: Vancouver Seawall clashes call for better etiquette, locals say (CBC.ca)

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Madchemist:

Ignatieff will have a prestigious position at Harvard.  Harper can only sell oil after he loses the next election.  Sell.......as pump gas at a full service station.

From: Missing Michael Ignatieff? A Tory tweet might reveal more than intended (CBC.ca)

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Mighty rearranger:

If they are so committed to the cause why don't I see them on the picket line outside of working hours.  Teachers= Overpaid and Over entitled!  Go out into the real world where the rest of use exist. Away from your safe government jobs with fat pensions and fat wages then see how hard life really is!

From: B.C. teachers will picket summer school if no contract deal by June 30

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Joan MacDonald:

The East coast has no problem with oil. But then again East coast people are hard workers and value jobs and prosperity. British Columbia....not so much.

From: Northern Gateway: Ottawa’s green light for Enbridge has many in B.C. seeing red (CBC.ca)

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jimfrieson:

Perhaps the penalty for contaminating ground water with fracking byproducts should be capital punishment.

From: TransCanada plans to build $1.9B gas pipeline to Kitimat (CBC.ca)

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OMIGAWD:

A lot of teachers are paid way more than they are worth for the time that they work. Funny how the all out strike comes a couple of week before school finishes for the Summer. I guess 2 months off wasn't enopugh for the poor dears. I'd love a job where I finished at 3.00 pm each day. Had all weekend off and got over 10 weeks vacation a year. Then get a big fat pension for "retiring" early thanks to the taxpayer. Get back to work you bunch of slackers, or go and get a job in the private sector and see how you like that!!!!

starship3:

These teachers should grateful to have a job. And to those teachers who want a pat on the back because they are doing a good job I say it's your calling to a good job. So just do it and stop whining. Your lives could be a heck of a lot worse than they are.

From: B.C. teachers' strike: schools closed across province (CBC.ca)

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O'Brien of the Inner Party:

My dog ate a ham bone twice monthly. No packaged treats, only home-made stuff (boiled egg, apple slices, etc). She lived 19 years without any health issues. She was a miniature dachshund.

Laputa:

China has become the perfect exemplar of Caveat Emptor Capitalism -- so what if it poisons the customer (the customer's children or the customer's dog), it's up to the customer to read the fine print and know everything there is to know about the product. If he doesn't, he deserves whatever happens. It isn't the manufacturer's duty to explain why using it's product amounts to suicide. That's the sort of Capitalism the US is building and the Capitalism the Conservative Party would like for Canada too! Best of all, a Capitalist economy can still be a totalitarian state!

From: The jerky-treats mystery and what pet owners can do (CBC.ca)

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kellyf60:

why don't both sides take a break, let the school year finish without disruption, and then negotiate over the summer?

Claire Clarity:

@kellyf60 You know why. The teacher orchestrated this strike to provide the biggest hassle for parents, children and the taxpayers. It's only the truly ignorant that support their demands. The teachers are extorting the public prior to them spending their summer holidays on the beach. The last thing they will do is strike during their holidays. It just goes to show where their priorities are. More money, more holidays, more benefits, more pensions ... it's shameful.

From: B.C. teachers' strike fund running out ahead of vote (CBC.ca)

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R C A:

Teachers are really striking against the BC Public -- you and me. So let's go on strike against the teachers: 1. Go to the teachers' parking lots and take down license numbers. 2. Distribute those widely. 3. Refuse to sell them gas. 4. Refuse to renew their auto insurance Perhaps they will finally understand who they are harming.

From: B.C. teachers' strike fund running out ahead of vote (CBC.ca)

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marco12:

We did not need oil and gas 100 years ago. Time to go back to the old ways.

From:TransCanada plans to build $1.9B gas pipeline to Kitimat (CBC.ca)

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foursquares:

I feel bad for the lost cat but honestly paying $1200 to have a cat shipped by airplane from Scotland to BC is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard! There are so many cats in need of homes right here in BC! It is absolutely unnecessary to be shipping cats in from Europe! Any animal-lover would never put their pet in the cargo hold of an airplane. The temperature can drop very low there and the air can be very bad. It is noisy. The cat must have been scared out of its wits! What a traumatic experience for the cat to endure 2 flights like that! All to satisfy someone's ego to have an expensive, exotic cat! Hopefully the cat got away and will find an owner who truly loves cats and doesn't see them as a consumer item!

huntech:

What a cat-as-trophy!

From: Chester the cat lost by Air Canada at Montreal airport (CBC.ca)

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4Aarrow:

Canadian Economy is Dead in the Water,400,000 Harper Corporate Foreign Temp Workers taking Canadian Jobs and Lowering Canadian Wages and Benefits!Bright Side CEO's get 11+% Raise in Wages and Benefits?

From: Bank of Canada leaves key interest rate unchanged (CBC.ca)

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Godknows1:

Fire them all, If The BCTF,is unwilling to negotiate There are far more teachers unemployed than employed in Canada, and given this fact presidents need to be set so there isn't another thirty years of unrest. The way I see it, there is enough blame to go around,however the BCTF, is not government. If these teachers don't like it move on to the province of your choice and join the other 85000 teachers in Canada who are unemployed ! It is not a right to be employed,it is a privilege ! Enough of this BS!

From: B.C. teachers' strike to continue next week (CBC.ca)

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Tronald Dump: 

Whatever....all nudge nudge wink wink. What I'd like to be a fly on the wall to overhear is what these thieves discuss between themselves over Friday night cocktails after a hard week of commodity and currency speculation, in other words parasitism.

From: Mark Carney tells London bankers 'integrity can't be bought' (CBC.ca)

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Don MacQuarrie:

A can of tuna costs 79 cents ...a bag of "cheesies" $3.95? I like paying less for healthy food!

From:Canada's obesity rate higher since global recession: OECD (CBC.ca)

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davidmccaig:

Just want to give a very pleasant 'shout out' to Canada's spy agency under the direction of Stephen Harper and of course Americas NSA , who I'm sure are busy 'watching' the comments being posted here on this CBC blog . Just a comment , please if you insist in searching my computer , iPod and smart phone , please put all my files back in good order when you're finished.

From : Petro Poroshenko wins Ukraine's presidential election, exit polls show (CBC.ca)