Richard Reesor

Producer of fresh market vegetables in the US and Canada. Interested in sustainable food system discussions. Distance runner for fun.

[Richard Reesor @crreesor]

Running my 5th marathon in 3 years tomorrow. Terry Fox keeps this accomplishment in perspective. #Respect

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@WoodyVa2 haha...fair point

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75% of new cars in Germany have a battery, ~ 100% in a few years based on the trend line.

[Jaan of EVwire.com ⚡ @TheEVuniverse]

Europe's biggest car market is going fully electric.

In Germany, battery-electric cars have now out-registered petrol and diesel combined for three months running.

In October, BEVs made up 37.0% of new cars (94,086 of 254,492).
Petrol + diesel made up 24.5%.

[Richard Reesor @crreesor]

@CBKimbrell Seriously? Tariffs have an impact on imports. In this case they add 50% to the price paid by the importer and eventually the US consumer. Leads to reduced demand for the Canadian producer of cheese.

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@AlbertaSask @Kotyjo Lots of good political news recently. US voters sent a message. Alberta voters sent a message. Johns work is done. He can enjoy the sunshine.

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@GK_Fellows Many members who lost have no reason to fear Trump.

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@TipOfTheBanana As a runner, I’m a big fan of low sodium V8 for the potassium boost. Hard to get that much K from diet or supplements. I salt it to taste because I can use the sodium.

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@TheresaLubowitz Lee…leadership experience of a large medical facility. If Trump gone by the next election then health will be a top concern for voters and she is best positioned to run on this issue. High performance athlete indicates drive and determination to succeed. She seems fearless.

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@DavidDack 1:33:47 age 62

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@Lyonseed @Kotyjo What we don't need are foreign students coming to Ford friendly diploma-mill colleges taking OSAP and working part-time at fast food restaurants. Will be Dougie's legacy, along with the Duffins-Rouge land preserve scandal, the science centre, Ontario place, 401 tunnel...

[Richard Reesor @crreesor]

@Lyonseed @Kotyjo Much of our immigration is related to production - filling unfilled job positions. All TFW's are for productive purposes and many immigrants come with some sort of specialty required by businesses/organizations. Family reunification and settling refugees is a sign we are humane.

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@Lyonseed @Kotyjo Ok, so total factor productivity. This is the definition I use. Some simply divide total value of goods and services/# of people. With your definition, hard to say whether immigration will raise or depress productivity. It depends on what type of job openings are being filled.

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@grt_cdn_hoser @Lyonseed @Kotyjo Interesting thought, but GDP/capita isn’t really predictive of well being in a growing country. I’ve thought/written about this issue.

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Looking forward to this hearing.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

You know what we would love to see? Senators Abdul El-Sayed and Annie Andrews absolutely GRILLING Health Secretary RFK Jr. during an official Senate Hearing.

Once they're sworn in in January, the real fun begins...

El-Sayed is an MD, has a doctorate in public health, and was an assistant professor of epidemiology at Columbia. Andrews was a pediatric hospitalist and a professor of pediatric medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina.

RFK is an unqualified quack who has overseen the total collapse of public health in this country, perhaps most notably with the anti-vaxxer wave that he helped popularize and the subsequent measles outbreak he failed to contain.

Andrews has already vowed to "lead the charge to impeach and remove RFK Jr." and she has good reason to want him gone. Her home state of South Carolina was hit especially hard by measles, with nearly 1,000 documented cases that resulted from parents failing to vaccinate their children.

Imagine the finely-tuned, expert questions that these two would be able to hammer him with. At every turn, Kennedy's profound ignorance and negligence would be put on display. Picture him spluttering and growing redder as his humiliation mounts. It's exactly what this monster deserves.

Democrats, make it happen!

Please ❤️ and share if you'd LOVE to see this happen!

[Richard Reesor @crreesor]

@grt_cdn_hoser @Lyonseed @Kotyjo I’m thinking it is likely their target is based on consultation. Provinces should know, but maybe not.

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@grt_cdn_hoser @Lyonseed @Kotyjo Immigration is a federal responsibility but they consult with provinces on targets. It’s up to the provinces to ensure they are able to provide the services. It’s seems that Ontario blew it on foreign students. The Feds should have been more proactive and noticed the problem.

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@Lyonseed @Kotyjo Tell me your definition of productivity and then I’ll try to answer your question.

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@Lyonseed @Kotyjo We need gradual population growth to maintain moderate growth in the value of existing housing stocks. Deflation in house prices causes other problems, other than house construction sector. We also need gradual population growth to provide labour required for a growing economy.

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@Lyonseed @Kotyjo Yes, and all of those factors are driven by population growth. We froze population growth primarily to get housing crisis under control. And rightfully so. We now have excess supply of housing in some markets as a result.