@res260 je ne suis pas d'accord que l'étalement urbain est plus culturel que économique. L'accès a la propriété est le principal motivateur de l'étalement. Si c'était financièrement accessible plus proche, alors il y aurait moins d'étalement. Pendant la covid (et le teletravail), plusieurs personnes ont put acheter plus loins et encore pouvoir travailler. Mais cette solution la ne 'scale' pas à l'infini. La solution serait d'augmenter la densification et de rendre l'accès à la propriété plus facile sans avoir besoin de s'exiler en Mauricie.

(C'est sur que si je veux une McMansion, 2.5 enfants et un chien et tailler ma pelouse chaque samedi, cest un aspect culturel)

@res260 tes points sont valides, l'étalement urbain est un problème. Et il y a des raisons économiques pourquoi l'étalement urbain existe (si c'était possible d'acheter a Montréal, pourquoi j'irais a st-jerome). Mon argument est simplement que, dans un contexte d'intersectionalité, ceux qui se retrouvent avec la facture d'essence, c'est ceux qui doivent aller au travail car le télétravail est de plus en plus retiré afin de favoriser la reprise économique du centre ville .

Et ces gens là, ces travailleurs la, ce sont encore eux qui font les frais.

@geekymalcolm In Quebec, we call this 'catho-secularism'. This law affects mostly Muslim people and it is being challenged in the supreme Court.

I think there should be a good distinction between secularism and anti-religion. The same assembly who voted for this law also voted for keeping the cross at the parliament. I personally wished that government stopped voting identity based dog whistle under the name of secularism. Any religion has no place in the state but people should be free of being religious.

(I don't know how much the media outside Québec explains it.)

@da_667 Yeah, I had the same. For transplant (in Canada), BMI is an important factor. But so is compliance and other aspects as well (such as not being a smoker) So if you ever have dialysis, never skip a treatment and manage your liquids (thankfully, you are early).

I am torn because I want to share things to help this community, but some things are personal. I could not find your email so I messaged you on LinkedIn (... I know..)

But I really understand the shock and how dealing with all this can create havoc in your routine. Meal planning was especially difficult and liquid management.

I am also (and will ever be) thankful for my employer at that moment (GoSecure) who allowed me to work while in dialysis and supported me. I may not work there anymore, but they made a big difference. I hope your organisation offers you the same support

@da_667 hello. I went through all this then dialysis then kidney transplant, all the while continuing my cybersecurity career.

Are you looking for support? Are you looking to connect with people with similar experiences? Are you looking for kidney friendly recipes (I find most of them are super bland)

For what it is worth, you really have my support and I hope things will go well.