Sean

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I am so confused.

"How much did you pay attention to the Government of Canada signing the Treaty of Algeron?"

Heard about this passing: 15%
Paid attention to this: 4%
Actively searched for news on this: 1%

Didn't hear about this: 79%

Pollara / December 11, 2023 / n=1503 / Online

Fun fact - #layoffs are a social contagion amongst businesses, and do little (to nothing) to actually help companies recover during economic downturns.

Don’t take my word for it - this comes from years of study and scholarly research:

https://news.stanford.edu/2022/12/05/explains-recent-tech-layoffs-worried/

What explains recent tech layoffs, and why should we be worried? | Stanford News

As layoffs in the tech sector mount, Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer is worried. Research – by him, and others – has shown that the stress layoffs create takes a devastating toll on behavioral and physical health and increases mortality and morbidity substantially. Layoffs literally kill people, he said.

Stanford News

Trudeau tells La Presse he may seek Supreme Court reference on use of notwithstanding clause by Ford, Legault.

RT @[email protected]

Disposition de dérogation | Trudeau envisage de se tourner vers la Cour suprême https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/2023-01-21/disposition-de-derogation/trudeau-envisage-de-se-tourner-vers-la-cour-supreme.php?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/LP_LaPresse/status/1616737914251251712

Disposition de dérogation | Trudeau envisage de se tourner vers la Cour suprême

« On est en train de banaliser la suspension des droits fondamentaux », s’inquiète le premier ministre.

La Presse

Layoffs and stock buybacks are usually perceived by investors as savvy business decisions by pragmatic leaders when in reality both are an admission by the board and management that they have no idea what they're doing.

Layoffs are an admission the company doesn't know how to use human resources.

Stock buybacks are an admission the company doesn't know how to use capital.

https://news.stanford.edu/2022/12/05/explains-recent-tech-layoffs-worried/

What explains recent tech layoffs, and why should we be worried? | Stanford News

As layoffs in the tech sector mount, Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer is worried. Research – by him, and others – has shown that the stress layoffs create takes a devastating toll on behavioral and physical health and increases mortality and morbidity substantially. Layoffs literally kill people, he said.

Stanford News
Happy belated #caturday

"Looking back, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the federal Government’s introduction of Emergencies Act in response to the Freedom Convoy blockade in downtown Ottawa?"

Satisfied: 68%
Dissatisfied: 32%

Narrative Research / December 10, 2022 / n=2237 / Online

A Philly woman spent nearly a week wrongfully jailed for shoplifting in Texas — a place she had never been

A Philadelphia woman spent nearly a week in jail in a case of mistaken identity for a crime out of Texas.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

There is no “justice” system.

Today, Trump Org CFO Weisselberg is being sentenced to five months jail.

On a five month sentence, he'll serve approximately 100 days.

As a public defender in Manhattan, I represented a man who was sentenced to 3-6 years (and will serve 1500+ days) for stealing a jacket.