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I dunno. It's like Carney's "we're gonna build 500k houses a year without a plan trust me bro just elect me bro" strategy is not effective.

But on the plus side, it looks like existing homeowners won't have to worry about the price of houses going down. /s

The federal government is under pressure to relax the foreign homebuyer ban, as builders deal with one of the worst real estate slowdowns in decades.

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At the time, the federal government said it would help stabilize housing and ensure Canadians had more access to purchasing homes. The policy prevents foreigners from buying existing and preconstruction homes.

But as borrowing costs increased in 2022 and 2023, the real estate market slumped, and demand dried up for preconstruction homes. Sales have dropped significantly in the regions of Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa. And over the past few years, developers have postponed and canceled projects because they are unable to sell the minimum amount needed to obtain construction financing from lenders.

Okay, at least one of the other recommendations is good:

The alliance is also recommending that the federal government expand and speed up the approval process of its $55-billion apartment construction loan program. It provides cheap loans to developers to build rental-only housing as long as specific affordability requirements are met.

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The letter also urges Ottawa to provide the GST waiver on new rental-only buildings for projects currently under construction. The tax break, which was announced in September, 2023, does not apply to projects that started prior to that date.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-foreign-homebuying-ban-ottawa-pressure/

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In all other countries worldwide, Linux market shares are well below 10%.

Linux market shares in July 2025:

• Africa: 3.1%
• Europe: 4.6%
• Asia: 2.4
• North America: 4.9%
• South America: 3.6%
• Oceania: 2.3%
• Worldwide: 3.9%

What happens in Finland?

UPDATE: There was apparently a similar development in 2022 according to the stats when Linux market share in Finland went up to +18 by July and then dropped sharply to 4% by the end of the year. I don't understand that, but maybe the data is flawed? (My apologies for any confusion this may cause.)

In an update to an investigation on the ShinyHunters group, Google revealed it had also been affected

Archive: https://archive.ph/2025.08.05-225314/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/jury-finds-meta-broke-wiretap-law-by-collecting-data-from-period-tracker-app/

TeaOnHer turns out to be at least as leaky as its female counterpart, Tea Dating Advice app.

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Pointing out this deal for anybody who wanted to get P5R for $15 along with other games. This is a really good month.

The Tragically Hip is doing its bit to help support the Canadian women's rugby team ahead of this month's World Cup in England.

The iconic Canadian band is selling a limited-edition T-shirt with proceeds going to supporting the second-ranked Canadian women.

"This team is the embodiment of what it means to be Canadian — passionate, humble, and resilient," the band said in a statement. "This partnership is about getting all of Canada behind one of the most inspiring untold stories in this country. It's lifting up a team and a nation on the world stage, cheering on our women as they aim to achieve their dreams."

Link to TTH shop -- https://thehip.com/collections/unisex

I haven't tested this with my parents (I mean I'm not gonna commit a crime just to test their reaction lol), but the vibes I'm getting is that they don't care as long as (1) it's not homicide against innocent people, and (2) I'm not using drugs, and (3) I don't get caught doing it (because they'll "lose face" or something)

Like I talk about digital piracy and they're like: "cool, save a lot of money, very smart", if it was shoplifting, they'd worry about me getting caught, not the legal/moral implications, same as if I were to, hypothetically, commit tax fraud, they don't give a shit lol. Which, despite how shitty and abusive my parents are and I very hate them for most things, I kinda do appreciate the fact that they just have zero respect for the law lol

I mean like... they won't talk, but if they feel like they're gonna get in trouble, they will definitely throw me under the bus

P.S. Don't confess your crimes here, this is about a hypothetical situation.

Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe

This isn't a joke:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/08/president-trump-revives-iconic-pillars-of-american-youth/

The President invited a convicted sex offender to the White House. 😮

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As many already know, Texas Democrats broke quorum. A few who are in Illinois have recently reported receiving threats to the point they were evacuated from the hotel in which they were staying. Who knows what will come of these comments, but fellow Texans, let yourselves be heard!

https://senate.texas.gov/redistrictingcomment/

Originally Posted By u/ltd0713 At 2025-08-07 01:29:26 PM | Source