What has Toronto become

Mira

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It's becoming a huge issue in the construction field. People who say they are qualified and are not working for less then what I quote. I get people are trying to save money on Reno's but the amount of call backs I'm getting to fix someone else mess is insane.
Guys living in shelters with no status here are hired by construction companies on a daily basis. I witnessed this first hand when the same bunch of Mexicans were picked up every day at the Scott Mission.
 

Skoob

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You mean, a little "hey Pierre, look over here. We're not really a Liberal mouthpiece after all ." lol

But yes, I think even they can see the writing on the wall. To be honest, the CBC does have some value. Although, they could likely trim a lot of fat and still produce some good content. Time will tell.
I know several people who work in the TV and radio industry within the private sector and they have always told me that the CBC over hires for everything. ie for a radio show in the private sector they will have 2-3 people working on it, whereas CBC will have 10. Lot's of fat to trim.
 

Anbarandy

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I know several people who work in the TV and radio industry within the private sector and they have always told me that the CBC over hires for everything. ie for a radio show in the private sector they will have 2-3 people working on it, whereas CBC will have 10. Lot's of fat to trim.
Of course, you know several people who work in the tv and radio industry in the private sector who always tell you things about the CBC.

Who I ask, would have suspected otherwise?
 
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Of course, you know several people who work in the tv and radio industry in the private sector who always tell you things about the CBC.

Who I ask, would have suspected otherwise?
Don't believe me?

Why don't you call one of the private radio stations or send the program director an email asking for an estimate of how many people work on one of their shows. Tell them you're a student doing research.
Then do the same thing for the CBC.

Then come back here and confess what you have discovered.
 
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Anbarandy

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Don't believe me?

Why don't you call one of the private radio stations or send the program director an email asking for an estimate of how many people work on one of their shows. Tell them you're a student doing research.
Then do the same thing for the CBC.

Then come back here and confess what you have discovered.
How should I start the conversation with said private media?

"Hello, this guy from TERB named Skoob said I should call you to ....... "
 

Skoob

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How should I start the conversation with said private media?

"Hello, this guy from TERB named Skoob said I should call you to ....... "
I already told you how to do it. You just don't want to because you'll discover that I'm not lying about it.
So you'll just continue to distract like usual.
 
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GameBoy27

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I already told you how to do it. You just don't want to because you'll discover that I'm not lying about it.
So you'll just continue to distract like usual.
Yes, just another typical response from Anbarandy. It's common knowledge the CBC is overstaffed when it comes to the number of employees it takes to produce shows compared to the private sector. Now they are cutting some staff, but handing out huge bonuses at the same time. Which is truly amazing.

"We’ve known for months now that close to 1,200 of CBC’s top management employees were going to be getting bonuses, the only question was how much. Now that the numbers are out, it is truly obscene given the state of the state broadcaster.

For the last fiscal year, which ended in March, CBC split $18.4 million between 1,194 employees. That’s a 23% increase over the $14.9 million on bonuses handed out the previous year. The most recently awarded bonuses work out to an average $15,410, which is nice work if you can get it.

At CBC though — despite, or perhaps because of their socialist political leanings — not all executive bonuses are considered equal.

Just 45 executives split $3.3 million of that pot, meaning an average bonus among the elites at CBC works out to $73,333. That average bonus works out to more than what an average Canadian earns, according to Statistics Canada."


No wonder many taxpayers have a problem with the CBC.
 
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Guys living in shelters with no status here are hired by construction companies on a daily basis. I witnessed this first hand when the same bunch of Mexicans were picked up every day at the Scott Mission.
The trades have always been sketchy like this.

Lots of ex-cons and addicts helped build lots of those new shiny condos people are living in.
 
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I know several people who work in the TV and radio industry within the private sector and they have always told me that the CBC over hires for everything. ie for a radio show in the private sector they will have 2-3 people working on it, whereas CBC will have 10. Lot's of fat to trim.
It's like that in all government sectors. The inefficiency and overspending is appalling.

The only private sector that resembles this was big tech in Cali when times were good and investor money was endless.

It's why Elon was able to cut over 70% of Twitter's workforce overnight without it having any negative impact on site performance.

But the private sector has to self-correct to survive unlike the public sector. Paying staff members $120k/year to answer a couple emails a day along with free yoga classes and free daily meals was never going to last.
 
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It's like that in all government sectors. The inefficiency and overspending is appalling.

The only private sector that resembles this was big tech in Cali when times were good and investor money was endless.

It's why Elon was able to cut over 70% of Twitter's workforce overnight without it having any negative impact on site performance.

But the private sector has to self-correct to survive unlike the public sector. Paying staff members $120k/year to answer a couple emails a day along with free yoga classes and free meals was never going to last.
And don't forget that the government loves to hire more people than it needs to make it appear as though unemployment is lower than it is.

The public sector has no comprehension of how the rest of the non-public sector world works. They are in a bubble where they believe money grows on trees and they are entitled to more and more of it.
 

GameBoy27

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And don't forget that the government loves to hire more people than it needs to make it appear as though unemployment is lower than it is.

The public sector has no comprehension of how the rest of the non-public sector world works. They are in a bubble where they believe money grows on trees and they are entitled to more and more of it.
If you want to bang your head against the wall, read just how out of control the Liberals are with hiring civil servants over the last several years. It's truly mindboggling.

Under Trudeau, the civil service has grown twice as fast as Canada’s population.

https://globalnews.ca/news/10626474/canada-civil-service-increase-justin-trudeau/
 

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Progress Toronto are going to drive this city further into the shitter .

They got Olivia eletected and are basically running the city now

And were pivital in the ward 15 byelection
 

DesRicardo

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This topic could go on and on, with so many different issues. Now you have colleges and universities saying without international students they have to close up campuses. This is ridiculous. We have plenty of students that want to attend Canadian universities or colleges. I have a friend who’s daughter is graduating grade 12 and is looking at Universities. She just got back from a tour at Guelph University. During the tour the guide mentioned to her and her friends that they might have a chance but highly unlikely as there are still international students on the waiting list. These girls are honour roll with marks in the 90’s and basically won’t get into a university because of their race and nationality.
They are basically looking to go to the USA because it’s so bad here.
I was on the road today and hit 3 Tim Hortons throughout the day. Not one person who served me spoke proper English or was white/black or Asian. They were all south East Asian.
not difficult to make a double-double. The first coffee had about a pound of sugar in it.
As a son of immigrants who’s parents arrived at Union station with $100 in their pocket . Uneducated, didn’t speak English but got jobs and worked.
they were not given free accommodation in hotels, or $$ for food. They had work and take care of kids. I am grateful the work ethic that has been past down to me.
We will never see that in this new wave of entitled immigrants.
Honestly, I would advise every young person to go out to the US. America is a country where if you are smart and work hard an opportunity will come.

The Government in Canada is out of it's mind and these public union workers are parasites.
 

DesRicardo

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Progress Toronto are going to drive this city further into the shitter .

They got Olivia eletected and are basically running the city now

And were pivital in the ward 15 byelection
It's just like California. They vote for progressive left policies, then have to pay higher taxes, but nothing gets done. :ROFLMAO:

After they realize they their progressive policies destroyed their State, they all moved to Texas (but for Canada, this will be Calgary).
 
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