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A group of friends with mostly centrist or conservative viewpoints who share resources and ideas about the governance of Alberta and Canada and about world events and trends.
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September 23, 2023

Banker arrogance

https://www.greaterfool.ca/2023/09/22/banker-arrogance/
[Can't trust the banks]

"...On the 4th Jim walked into his bank (the green one) to convert that big whack of money from the sale ($1.1 million) into a draft which he planned to hand deliver to his new lawyer in order to close on the bungalow. “Sorry,” the teller told him after peering into her terminal for several, painful minutes, “but you don’t have enough available funds for the draft.”
"But, he said, it’s my money. It was deposited into our personal joint chequing account by our lawyer, from her trust account and as a certified cheque. When a cheque is certified, it’s certified. The funds are there. It’s like cash. You have no right.
"Holding a cheque is legal. Federally-regulated financial institutions can sit on your money for a period of between four and eight business days, according to OSFI. But, it is not entirely arbitrary – and the front-line employee making that decision at the time of the deposit must know the rules....

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September 17, 2025

The Comfortable Collapse: How America Learned to Pretend Obesity Is Normal

The America of 1960 was healthier than the America of 2025 because they lived in an environment that did not conspire against physiology.

Independent Medical Alliance Sep 17

By IMA Co-Founder Dr. Joseph Varon

Originally published by The Brownstone Institute on 09/16/2025


Walk into any American airport today and pause. Look around at the travelers waiting at the gate, the families queuing for fast food, the crowds rushing past. You are looking at a country that our grandparents would not recognize. In less than three generations, the very shape of the American body has shifted so dramatically that what would once have been regarded as rare or concerning is now routine. Airplane seats have been widened, retail clothing racks have been extended, mannequins have been reshaped, and soda cups have been enlarged. Entire industries have recalibrated to accommodate a physiology that is neither healthy nor sustainable.

Yet our cultural ...

September 16, 2025

University of Alberta law prof placed on leave over Charlie Kirk comments

https://www.junonews.com/p/university-of-alberta-law-prof-placed

I watched this last night and glad I found today to share. Greg was fired up and rightly so.
https://www.smalldeadanimals.com/2025/09/16/we-dont-care-that-shit-is-dead/

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