Canada's Happiness Plunge: Amo...

On October 16, 2023, the day BC announced it would restrict short-term rentals to principal residences, Tamara Stone, a Kelowna realtor, received six calls from panicked property owners before noon. Within days, 250 new houses and 392 new condos appeared in the Central Okanagan MLS. Deanna Steele, who ran a luxury vacation rental management agency
👋 Hey all... trying out life at the beige.party
David Mitchell (he/him)
Married, dad to a set of mostly grown young people (but they still eat my food).
Edmonton string instructor (will wear any hat related to music).
Promoter of:
basic public health measures;
strong, integrated, compassionate communities;
simple humanitarian values.
Every person is inherently, uniquely, and infinitely valuable.
Interested in #music #art #design #civics #history #abpoli #cndpoli #yegcc #canada #yeg #edmonton #ableg #PublicHealth #science #education #WearAMask ... so like everything except professional sports I guess.
Been at mstdn.ca since 2022, moving proactively to protect my connection to y'all, just in case.
Worth a listen on crypto and money-laundering in Canada.
https://www.canadaland.com/podcast/172-irans-crypto-pipeline-to-toronto/

Leaders from the five Nordic countries and Canada meet in Oslo for a mini-summit on Arctic security amid rising geopolitical tensions. Discussions follow a massive NATO exercise in northern Norway and focus on Russian military risks, the fallout from U.S. threats to seize Greenland and energy security.