Author: Rob Attrell
Proposition 3: Child Care
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This particular question is framed poorly in that given the way I feel, it presents the participant with a flawed premise. The way I read it, it’s asking whether I think the money that currently goes to parents (the Canada Child Benefit?) should instead go to child care centres to let parents who want to…
Proposition 2: Handguns
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I am strongly against guns and violence in every way. I realize it’s a means to an end in circumstances of defending your freedom, but carrying or owning personal firearms for the ‘purposes’ of self-defense or security just seems completely backwards to me. So, you’re probably thinking to yourself “Rob, why didn’t you put strongly…
Proposition 1: First-time home buyers (FTHBs)
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As somebody who just bought a house in June, I know surprisingly little about what help the government offers to FTHBs. We didn’t qualify for the benefits that exist for FTHBs, since for my wife this is her second home purchase, and that meant that I didn’t even look at what would have been available,…
Making the CBC Vote Compass even better
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Preamble The CBC Vote Compass project has been around for as long as I can remember, and long before I was as politically aware as I am now. When I first started taking the Vote Compass ‘quiz’, it was the only real way of knowing where parties lay on a given set of issues, as…
Staying warm through the fall on a bike
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Earlier this year, I moved in to a new house, which meant my commute went from being about 20 minutes by bike (~7 km) to a little over 40 minutes (~17 km). Fortunately, the area we ended up buying in has a nice, relatively calm ride in, most of the way on 60 km/h roads…
The Fable of the Caterpillar
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Imagine this scenario for a moment: You’re out driving your car, on a residential street, well under the speed limit, when all of a sudden you smush a caterpillar under your wheel. Picture something like this little guy, hairy and about an inch long ⬇️. I’m willing to bet that you didn’t see the caterpillar,…
Day 1 of real LRT in Ottawa
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Not a whole lot to say here, but this feels like a big day in Ottawa! I rode the LRT today just before it ‘officially’ opened, and was surprised and impressed with how normal it all felt! I’m really excited that my daughter will get to grow up with a real, volume public transit system,…
What a Difference 5 Years Makes
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We finished our move on Thursday, June 6 in to our new house, and we couldn’t be happier about it! The view at our old place has changed quite a bit since we first moved in (the lot across the street is fully developed now, and the building you can see has been demolished, for…
Spider-Verse: My Favourite Movie of the Last Decade
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is what I’m calling my new favourite movie since Forgetting Sarah Marshall [2008] (and they’re so different, don’t even bother making me rank them). I’ve spent a lot of time talking with my friends about how much I love this movie, and so far nobody I’ve met in real life has…
Mom in Style
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I had never been to the Tulip Festival 🌷 until this year, and what better occasion than on Mother’s Day with the family?! Not all the flowers were blooming, but it was lots of fun with these cool cats 🐱 !