On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams

Morning Travels

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:06:19 GMT

I went for a walk, partly for exercise, partly for newspapers and other essentials-to-me.

The hand sanitizer apparatus at the local grocery and pharmacy were still out of order when I got there, the former for about a week now and the latter being hour-by-hour iffy.

I am pleased to note that my polite complaints about this were not met with indifference or disrespect. Both establishments took measures to either get the equipment working again or to provide a workable substitute system until repairs/resupply can be properly done.

Should I name these stores as examples of making positive efforts to assist their customers?

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Tech: 502 Messages

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:48:54 GMT

Yes, those are still showing up when I change web pages within Dreamwidth on occasion.

On to other topics...

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Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:42:55 GMT

Considering that I am looking at the possibility of income supports from the provincial government here in Ontario as an option, depending on whether or not I count as "disabled"...and on whether or not I can land a steadier job soon...

Considering that I have read horror stories from nations where administration of social support income has been privatised, including the UK and Australia...

This report leaves me wondering how to either stop or reverse this course as reported:

https://pressprogress.ca/doug-ford-is-privatizing-low-income-employment-services-an-american-firm-linked-to-trumps-welfare-cuts-wants-the-contract/

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Government and Languages - A Couple of Items of Interest

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 12:40:25 GMT

Re: Ottawa Public Health

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-public-health-somali-town-hall-1.5975528

OPH source:

https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/public-health-topics/multilingual-resources.aspx

Re: Drivers' license certifications in Indigenous languages

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/g1-drivers-licence-test-indigenous-languages-1.5972703

Current details available here:

https://drivetest.ca/tests/knowledge-tests.html

This has always been a functionally multilingual land, no matter what laws may have been passed to put a stop to the tradition and practice, either Canada-wide or in specific jurisdictions within what we now call Canada. These news items document governmental efforts to accept and accomodate the fact instead, which I approve of.

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