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Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 10th 2026, 4:33 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,215
Posted By MarkG

Re: Renewing UK passport

I have to do this now. How did you send the old passport to the UK? Is it OK to use mail with tracking that they'll sign for?
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 2nd 2025, 8:22 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,842
Posted By MarkG

Re: Early Elections?

There was a poll before Trudeau resigned where Carney was even less popular than Freeland. And neither got more than about 20% of the votes.

By the time we get an election the economy will...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 2nd 2025, 8:19 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,842
Posted By MarkG

Re: Early Elections?

MOGA?
Forum: Canada
Jan 4th 2025, 5:45 am
Replies: 22
Views: 7,101
Posted By MarkG

Re: Pros and Cons

I transferred my private pension to a Canadian RRSP years ago but I believe the British government stopped that because Canadian banks couldn't comply with all the restrictions they put on pension...
Forum: Canada
Dec 30th 2024, 4:33 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 7,101
Posted By MarkG

Re: Pros and Cons

Yes, they're like bank holidays in the UK. I don't remember exactly how many there are but there's one day most months.
Forum: Canada
Dec 28th 2024, 7:07 am
Replies: 22
Views: 7,101
Posted By MarkG

Re: Pros and Cons

I get about 25 days holiday a year plus we all get a few extra days at Christmas. But that amount has been accumulated over years working for the company; I think I started out at fifteen or twenty....
Forum: Canada
Nov 19th 2024, 11:56 am
Replies: 21
Views: 7,229
Posted By MarkG

Re: Moving to Saskatoon

"Strange North" has some interesting videos, particularly the ones about the gangs of the province (and other parts of Canada). Checking his channel just reminded me I need to take a look at the...
Forum: Canada
Nov 14th 2024, 2:31 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 7,229
Posted By MarkG

Re: Moving to Saskatoon

Cool. Not been to Erindale much but we go to or through Martinsville quite often.
Forum: Canada
Jun 24th 2024, 2:44 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 7,229
Posted By MarkG

Re: Moving to Saskatoon

5-6 hours if you don't stop for gas and you pee into a cup as you're driving. I did Saskatoon -> Edmonton -> Saskatoon recently and it was 7-8 hours each way with stops for breaks and lunch.

It's...
Forum: Canada
Jun 24th 2024, 2:35 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 7,229
Posted By MarkG

Re: Moving to Saskatoon

Last winter was a good one, because our doors never froze up. Either that or the new seals I put in actually fixed the problem.

But it was back to 2C at night last week.

For the OP: Looks like...
Forum: Canada
Mar 9th 2024, 3:39 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 8,693
Posted By MarkG

Re: Should I move to Canada or Not?

Many people we know who live in Edmonton want to leave because it's gone downhill so much in the last few years. I used to like going there, but now I try to avoid it.

Back on the OP's question,...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 9th 2024, 3:30 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,862
Posted By MarkG

Re: Citizenship

I don't know about citizenship applications, but Canadian Federal bureaucracy has gone haywire since 2019. There doesn't seem to be any rational reason as to why some people might take months or...
Forum: Canada
Mar 3rd 2024, 2:11 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 11,469
Posted By MarkG

Re: Cost of Living

We always put bread in the freezer unless we plan to eat it in the next few days. It's a bad idea to leave the bread in there for too long or it gets soggy when defrosted, but add some margarine or...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 30th 2022, 8:16 pm
Replies: 6,426
Views: 458,011
Posted By MarkG

Re: Coronavirus

Except we now know that the early days of the virus were September and October 2019, when nothing out of the ordinary was being done. By November 2019 some medical folks in Italy had begun to notice...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 30th 2022, 7:47 pm
Replies: 1,030
Views: 96,259
Posted By MarkG

Re: real estate prices in Canada sustainable?

Doesn't seem to be making much difference here in Saskatoon due to relatively low prices and tight housing supply, but there are regular price reductions in the acreages that are on my watchlist. In...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 30th 2022, 7:41 pm
Replies: 6,426
Views: 458,011
Posted By MarkG

Re: Coronavirus

Medical researchers knew by late 2021 that any protection the vaccines provided lasted at most 2-3 months. At least in the general population; it might have been more effective in vulnerable groups,...
Forum: Canniversary
Sep 30th 2022, 7:19 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 2,191
Posted By MarkG

God lord, it feels like I've been here forever

Haven't posted here in a while, but though I'd drop in and see what's going on.

This summer I passed fifteen years in Saskatoon and ten years as a citizen. I really don't know where all the time...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 30th 2022, 7:16 pm
Replies: 6,426
Views: 458,011
Posted By MarkG

Re: Coronavirus

And now that there's increasing research into their effectiveness, it's looking like none made much difference in the short term either.

In fact, now they're testing old stored nasal swabs and...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 23rd 2019, 3:47 am
Replies: 1,279
Views: 115,532
Posted By MarkG

Re: PM Boris

The British government appears to be the one trying to start a war with Iran. I honestly don't know what Trump thinks he's doing, but so far he's avoided every opportunity he's been offered to bomb...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 23rd 2019, 3:07 am
Replies: 1,279
Views: 115,532
Posted By MarkG

Re: PM Boris

Not a fan of Boris, but it's sure to be amusing.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 14th 2018, 6:37 am
Replies: 34
Views: 3,026
Posted By MarkG

Re: Saudi Arabia

And how do you think Trudeau (or, indeed, pretty much any modern politician) would cope in a world where life was 'nasty, brutish and short?'

Since WWII, we've lived through an economic summer,...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 14th 2018, 5:06 am
Replies: 50
Views: 2,411
Posted By MarkG

Re: Seatac plane

Seriously, there are 'club' equivalents for aircraft. But ground staff are likely to need access to controls when moving them around. Maybe not to start the engines, though.

Or there's the...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 10th 2018, 3:28 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,026
Posted By MarkG

Re: Saudi Arabia

Most policies on both left and right were developed during the post-WWII era, one of the easiest periods of human history, where there was enough ruin left in the system that you could afford a lot...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 9th 2018, 3:37 am
Replies: 34
Views: 3,026
Posted By MarkG

Re: Saudi Arabia

With whom?

Who's going to change their vote because Trudeau says bad things about Saudi Arabia?
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 9th 2018, 3:03 am
Replies: 34
Views: 3,026
Posted By MarkG

Re: Saudi Arabia

I'm guessing in a week or two Trudeau will be putting on a Lawrence of Arabia costume and playing make up with the Saudis.
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