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🧵 Re: Halal Mortgages in #Budget2024:
It’s been hilarious, and terrifying to see some of the ignorant reactions and hot takes from pundits, right-wingers, and some politicians.
So for the record, since Arabic words scare people — “Halal” simply means permissible.
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NEW - Federal Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks intends to convene a meeting with @JM_Whiteside and police chiefs to discuss decriminalization concerns in the wake testimony from chiefs to a federal health committee that police cannot respond to many complaints of open drug use.
Today, we announced details around rules taking effect May 1 to rein in BC’s short-term rental market:
✅Principal residence requirements
✅New Compliance Enforcement Unit
✅Canada's first data portal to enforce local rules
✅Monetary penalties for those who break rules
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.@Dave_Eby says "I would operate with extreme caution if I were MNP or any other major employer or powerful entity in British Columbia" given he passed anti-SLAPP legislation to prevent companies from threatening whistleblowers with legal action into silence.
.@Dave_Eby says "I would operate with extreme caution if I were MNP or any other major employer or powerful entity in British Columbia" given he passed anti-SLAPP legislation to prevent companies from threatening whistleblowers with legal action into silence.
Halal mortgages appear to be the latest thing luring people onto the outrage parade without the foggiest idea why they’’re on board. It’s amazing how many people have decided to let other people do their thinking when a ten second google search would show them how stupid it is.
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