Ontario pausing retaliatory measures after tariffs postponed, Doug Ford says
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is pausing a suite of retaliatory measures that it was set to begin implementing following an 11th hour postponement of U.S. tariffs.

Ford’s office made the announcement Monday and said the government is also banning other American companies from provincial contracts going forward

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    • boonhet@lemm.ee
      15·
      5 小时前

      I don’t, but that’s mostly because I like having very good Internet access and I’m European.

      If I was USian, I’d wish I was Canadian.

      • ZeroPoke@lemmy.ca
        2·
        3 小时前

        What’s your Internet? I’ll you mine if your tell me yours.

        I’m gigabit both directions and I could get as high as 3. I’ve heard they are testing 5 some areas. My 1gbit is around 90 of Canadian money. It’s fibre to my apt.

        • boonhet@lemm.ee
          2·
          2 小时前

          Your prices and speeds are far from what I hear being typical for Canada, but I’m paying 35 euros a month for 500 mbps symmetrical. Gigabit on the website is 73 euros. But that’s because I’m in an apartment built when the local monopoly was putting in fiber. Older buildings that were retrofitted later, as well as buildings that were built later, tend to have more providers available. There’s one that gives you 1 gig for 35 euros for the first year - and I know they’ll be amenable to keeping that arrangement later because you can just threaten to switch and they’ll cave. A third is giving out gigabit at 45 Euros for indefinite periods.

          Do keep in mind, Estonia is plagued by a Telia monopoly. Other EU countries tend to have cheaper prices. Romania has so much competition, gigabit up/down is like 8 euros and I don’t think they offer speeds under 300 mbps apparently.

      • TimboSliceEnglish
        5·
        7 小时前

        Sucks because my profession doesn’t really exist in Canada, so I can’t bring anything of value if I try to immigrate there.

        • golden_zealot@lemmy.mlEnglish
          3·
          7 小时前

          That’s an interesting statement. Feel free to not answer, but I’m curious what industry you’re in.

          • TimboSliceEnglish
            9·
            7 小时前

            I’m a Certified Surgical First Assistant. In Canada they use RNs. I guess I could get my RN, but I’d have to go back to school.

            Edit: I worded that poorly. The role exists in Canada, but the actual profession of SFA doesn’t. I could be misinformed, but that’s what I’ve been told.

                • boonhet@lemm.ee
                  2·
                  5 小时前

                  So you have like pretty much the same education as an RN, but a different cert?

                  I can see how that might be frustrating as hell tbh

                  • StarshotJohn@lemmy.world
                    1·
                    3 小时前

                    RNs go through a nursing program (many options and levels of degree), then take an exam for a license. Most RNs I interact with have an associates degree, but many have BSNs and MSNs.

                    SFAs technically don’t need anything more than a high school diploma. These days, most SFAs are certified by 1 of 2 associations. To be able to take the certification exam, you must complete an FA program (typically 2 years didactics plus about 500 cases). The majority of SFAs started as STs (surgical technoloists). To be an ST, it’s pretty much the same steps. Both of these programs only give a certification. Most STs I’ve interacted with just have a HS diploma, while a good portion these days have an associates degree. Some SFAs have bachelor’s degree and sometimes even a masters.

                    SFAs have a much more specific role in the medical field. They work strictly in surgery, while RNs have a much larger scope.

        • BCsven@lemmy.ca
          44·
          7 小时前

          How does a profession not exist in Canada? Are you a 3rd party medical markup expert?