Tom Stringham

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@JohnPasalis Because demand fell because of unprecedented population decline.

Obviously when economists said “not enough supply” it was in relation to very high demand. Cutting demand obviously works too.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@LDSLaw @ThatICUGuy Forget about the environmental impact, if everyone stopped recycling, a 7.99 12-pack of soda would go to around 11.99 as the metal costs roughly quintupled. They’d probably stop selling cans so much and shift to small plastic bottles instead. I would find that annoying.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@LDSLaw @ThatICUGuy Yes, just a much smaller cost than producing from scratch

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@LDSLaw @ThatICUGuy That’s what’s efficient about it, it takes about 95% less energy than mining and producing it from scratch.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@LDSLaw @ThatICUGuy That’s true for plastic, but aluminum recycling is actually incredibly efficient, saves a ton of money. If we didn’t do it at all, aluminum would cost around five times as much because we would have to put a lot more resources into mining.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@JefferyPetts (The real issue being the 1982 constitution importing a system of judicial supremacy that doesn’t mesh with a parliamentary structure)

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

Restoring rep by pop would have also made the Libs+NDP just barely enough to have the balance of power in 2019. Would’ve changed a lot.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

Agreed that CPC should stop sucking at politics, but note that the Liberals have a majority precisely because the grandfather clause and senatorial clause give QC and the small provinces 22 special-treatment seats above the initial population-based allocation.

[Shannon Phillips 🇨🇦 @SPhillipsAB]

Only a hissy fit will do, which just feeds the beast of illiberalism, grievance and jettisoning rule of law and institutions.

Conservatives should stop blaming others for their problems. If you don’t like federal policies, stop sucking at politics and elect someone else.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@howardanglin @cselley You asked a broader question at the end of your tweet. The answer is we have weird laws around alcohol because people love it but it’s also extremely costly to society (cancer, crime, injuries, domestic abuse, etc.) and we try to find tolerable ways to limit the damage.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@cselley @howardanglin The logic is why are we comparing alcohol to ordinary consumer goods rather than other powerful psychoactive drugs? Are powerful psychoactive drugs typically sold for recreational use without restrictions?

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@JJ_McCullough Keith Wilson has become higher profile than Rath, I think, and they are at odds with each other.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@menard_ray @isabell53888198 @jkenney I get your argument that richer regions subsidizing poorer regions is standard in federal systems, but, uh, that doesn’t exactly make the case to a rich region that it should stay in a federal system.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@menard_ray @isabell53888198 @jkenney In this case I think it’s beside the point; the broader idea is Albertans pay more in federal taxes than the federal government spends in Alberta, so by leaving, it could replace federal services and still have a surplus which could be used to finance paying for federal land.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@LDS_Dems @Manhattva There tends to be more discussion about the teachings of ours that a lot of people disagree with. I think that’s all it is.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@JJ_McCullough In the US they have the commerce clause so most regulation happens at the federal level, which is good. You should be all over this

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@crunchytarian @nationalpost The deal made at confederation was the senate would represent regions and the HoC would be rep by pop. It makes more sense to start in the HoC, also because the grandfather act could be repealed in a simple vote in Parliament

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@JeromyYYC The movement is already legitimized. That ship has sailed. Just campaign for remain instead of trying to score points.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@univrsle @jkenney Better than Trudeau, clearly not as good as people like Sheinbaum or Macron. Not a partisan thing, Poilievre probably would be bad at it.

[Terry Newman @terrynewman]

Opinion: Riding sizes in House of Commons should reflect current population realities

Ontario, B.C., and Alberta are massively disadvantaged. Rebalancing would increase electoral fairness on the House floor
https://t.co/RMZHG3ubzW

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@berdyn Oh hey I just wrote about the Shield. https://t.co/L6cDFC8NvR