Rishi Maharaj
@rsmaharaj.bsky.social
Electrical engineer. Tries to climb mountains but not very good at it. Toronto exile. Professional (wind) farmer.
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This is an excellent summary of some of the data on our HC system and why we are at where we are.
Please take a moment to read.
Govt has been neglecting investment in workforce and hosp/LTC capacity for years... we are paying the price now.
Please take a moment to read.
Govt has been neglecting investment in workforce and hosp/LTC capacity for years... we are paying the price now.
Canada’s Healthcare “Crisis”
A political choice for decades, not a universal healthcare failure
paulstewartii.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This is an excellent summary of some of the data on our HC system and why we are at where we are.
Please take a moment to read.
Govt has been neglecting investment in workforce and hosp/LTC capacity for years... we are paying the price now.
Please take a moment to read.
Govt has been neglecting investment in workforce and hosp/LTC capacity for years... we are paying the price now.
Wolfhound (cat for scale)
December 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Wolfhound (cat for scale)
Tonight's SAR call was a lost mushroom picker. Old gentleman, had cell signal (barely) but no data plan. Was able to coach him through finding his own coordinates on a maps app which helped teams get right to him in dense bush.
Unlikely we would have found him tonight without that.
Unlikely we would have found him tonight without that.
December 16, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Tonight's SAR call was a lost mushroom picker. Old gentleman, had cell signal (barely) but no data plan. Was able to coach him through finding his own coordinates on a maps app which helped teams get right to him in dense bush.
Unlikely we would have found him tonight without that.
Unlikely we would have found him tonight without that.
Got my “invitation” to book an appointment for the COVID & flu vaccine.
Except there are no appointments except on one date that I’m not available. Seems to be a glitch.
Remind me again why we still have this idiotic provincially managed vaccine booking system?
Except there are no appointments except on one date that I’m not available. Seems to be a glitch.
Remind me again why we still have this idiotic provincially managed vaccine booking system?
October 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Got my “invitation” to book an appointment for the COVID & flu vaccine.
Except there are no appointments except on one date that I’m not available. Seems to be a glitch.
Remind me again why we still have this idiotic provincially managed vaccine booking system?
Except there are no appointments except on one date that I’m not available. Seems to be a glitch.
Remind me again why we still have this idiotic provincially managed vaccine booking system?
This is the national equivalent of trying to get money back from an Interac eTransfer scam.
There was never going to be a payoff on this corporate welfare.
There was never going to be a payoff on this corporate welfare.
‘Hold them to account’: Joly threatens legal action against Stellantis over Jeep production shift
‘Hold them to account’: Joly threatens legal action against Stellantis over Jeep production shift
Less than 24 hours after automaker Stellantis announced that it is shifting production of the Jeep Compass from Ontario to the U.S., the federal government says it’s considering taking legal action against the company.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 16, 2025 at 4:36 AM
This is the national equivalent of trying to get money back from an Interac eTransfer scam.
There was never going to be a payoff on this corporate welfare.
There was never going to be a payoff on this corporate welfare.
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vancouver planning in the 21st century is developers and the city patting themselves on the back for a sustainable mixed-used community that pays homage to the industrial past while using modern best practices where a two bedroom condo costs a million dollars and there are no schools
cool, awesome, inspiring, just one question where are the schools or buses or community centres
October 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
vancouver planning in the 21st century is developers and the city patting themselves on the back for a sustainable mixed-used community that pays homage to the industrial past while using modern best practices where a two bedroom condo costs a million dollars and there are no schools
The world’s tiniest violin plays for housing speculators who are now caught swimming naked without a nonstop stream of low wage foreign workers to exploit.
Sell. Go bankrupt. Default. I don’t care. The homes won’t disappear just because you lost your shirt.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Sell. Go bankrupt. Default. I don’t care. The homes won’t disappear just because you lost your shirt.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
‘If there is no demand, we can’t operate’: Small landlords ponder future after foreign student cuts
The case for investing in student housing isn’t as obvious as it once was as the federal cap on international students enters its second year
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The world’s tiniest violin plays for housing speculators who are now caught swimming naked without a nonstop stream of low wage foreign workers to exploit.
Sell. Go bankrupt. Default. I don’t care. The homes won’t disappear just because you lost your shirt.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Sell. Go bankrupt. Default. I don’t care. The homes won’t disappear just because you lost your shirt.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
I agree with all of this, yet both CUPW and government are talking past each other. Both are focused narrowly on scoring political points and neither has anything resembling a plan for Canada Post as a valued and essential public service.
Canada Post is a service. Like other govt or quasi-govt services, it is not supposed to turn a profit. It needs to be efficient, but so do healthcare, the military, food inspection, schools, and other govt services. We subsidize it because people, businesses & remote communities rely on it. #cdnpoli
September 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I agree with all of this, yet both CUPW and government are talking past each other. Both are focused narrowly on scoring political points and neither has anything resembling a plan for Canada Post as a valued and essential public service.
Guys… you run the government. You’re petitioning yourselves.
Get it done or shut up.
Get it done or shut up.
September 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Guys… you run the government. You’re petitioning yourselves.
Get it done or shut up.
Get it done or shut up.
I would love to live in a country without s107 but also without monopolies on essential services. European airlines strike without bringing the country to its knees because you just fly on one of 6 other airlines or take a train or a bus.
What’s the NDP plan to deal with Air Canada’s monopoly?
What’s the NDP plan to deal with Air Canada’s monopoly?
Speaking to the unpaid work flight attendants do, interim federal NDP leader Don Davies says “slavery is illegal in this country” to wild applause
Goes on to say debate is needed in HoC about sec 107 of Labour Code (he’s a former labour lawyer)
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
Goes on to say debate is needed in HoC about sec 107 of Labour Code (he’s a former labour lawyer)
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
August 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I would love to live in a country without s107 but also without monopolies on essential services. European airlines strike without bringing the country to its knees because you just fly on one of 6 other airlines or take a train or a bus.
What’s the NDP plan to deal with Air Canada’s monopoly?
What’s the NDP plan to deal with Air Canada’s monopoly?
Tonight’s SAR call had a surprising and positive conclusion when a despondent individual was found alive and healthy by an off duty member out for a run far outside of the initial search area. All signs were trending to a much worse outcome.
August 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Tonight’s SAR call had a surprising and positive conclusion when a despondent individual was found alive and healthy by an off duty member out for a run far outside of the initial search area. All signs were trending to a much worse outcome.
Irish wolfhound vs couch.
July 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Irish wolfhound vs couch.
One simple reason small communities in BC don’t have paramedics:
BC EHS will only offer pennies for “standby pay” then you’re paid only when called in - and you can’t make ends meet off that in a low call volume region.
Truly a problem that could be solved instantly by throwing some money at it.
BC EHS will only offer pennies for “standby pay” then you’re paid only when called in - and you can’t make ends meet off that in a low call volume region.
Truly a problem that could be solved instantly by throwing some money at it.
#StewartBC - 'That's not acceptable': No ambulance service in Stewart, B.C., has mayor demanding answers www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'That's not acceptable': No ambulance service in Stewart, B.C., has mayor demanding answers | CBC News
The small northern town of Stewart, B.C., is without ambulance service until further notice, drawing concerns from the district's mayor and the paramedics union. B.C. Emergency Services says "some"…
www.cbc.ca
July 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
One simple reason small communities in BC don’t have paramedics:
BC EHS will only offer pennies for “standby pay” then you’re paid only when called in - and you can’t make ends meet off that in a low call volume region.
Truly a problem that could be solved instantly by throwing some money at it.
BC EHS will only offer pennies for “standby pay” then you’re paid only when called in - and you can’t make ends meet off that in a low call volume region.
Truly a problem that could be solved instantly by throwing some money at it.
radical proposal: make a new film. one entire new film.
Disney Reportedly Planning Full Reboot of the INDIANA JONES Franchise
Disney Reportedly Planning Full Reboot of the INDIANA JONES Franchise
It looks like Indiana Jones might actually be headed for the reboot treatment. According to a recent report from DisInsider , Disney and Lucasfilm are considering a full relaunch of the iconic adventure...
buff.ly
July 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
radical proposal: make a new film. one entire new film.
One of the problems progressive politicians have is trying to make policy for the system they think should exist, instead of the one that we actually live in.
I know that it’s the reality of politics that you never implement your entire agenda but usually it’s not an active choice. The Mayor of Toronto has strong mayor powers and the votes were there to use them. It’s really depressing.
June 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
One of the problems progressive politicians have is trying to make policy for the system they think should exist, instead of the one that we actually live in.
The cat decided to come on a dog walk.
June 24, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The cat decided to come on a dog walk.
What a tragic event. My deepest condolences to all the friends and families of the deceased.
"A survivor of a rockfall last week in Banff National Park is remembering his 33-year-old roommate and friend who didn't make it out alive from under the rubble...
'He was like my big brother. He always had a smile on his face. He was very open to the world because he had travelled so much.'"
'He was like my big brother. He always had a smile on his face. He was very open to the world because he had travelled so much.'"
'He was like my big brother': Friend identifies second victim of Bow Glacier Falls rockfall | CBC News
33-year-old Hamza Benhilal of Surrey, B.C., was identified by his friend and roommate Khaled Elgamal as the second victim of a fatal rockfall in Banff National Park on June 19.
www.cbc.ca
June 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
What a tragic event. My deepest condolences to all the friends and families of the deceased.
“Going nuclear” and “nuclear option” are not great metaphors to use in a conflict where multiple parties actually have nuclear weapons. The nuclear option is… literal nuclear weapons.
June 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“Going nuclear” and “nuclear option” are not great metaphors to use in a conflict where multiple parties actually have nuclear weapons. The nuclear option is… literal nuclear weapons.
The real problem here isn’t Indigenous title. It’s government using Indigenous title as an excuse to abandon their responsibility to act in the public interest.
Indigenous title, like all title, can coexist with regulation. It need not be a legislative and regulatory vacuum. That is a choice.
Indigenous title, like all title, can coexist with regulation. It need not be a legislative and regulatory vacuum. That is a choice.
June 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The real problem here isn’t Indigenous title. It’s government using Indigenous title as an excuse to abandon their responsibility to act in the public interest.
Indigenous title, like all title, can coexist with regulation. It need not be a legislative and regulatory vacuum. That is a choice.
Indigenous title, like all title, can coexist with regulation. It need not be a legislative and regulatory vacuum. That is a choice.
Current least favourite work person: human ChatGPT who responds to everything with “FYI this is what ChatGPT said” and thinks that counts as contributing.
Second least favourite: spends hours rebutting ChatGPT instead of just ignoring.
Second least favourite: spends hours rebutting ChatGPT instead of just ignoring.
May 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Current least favourite work person: human ChatGPT who responds to everything with “FYI this is what ChatGPT said” and thinks that counts as contributing.
Second least favourite: spends hours rebutting ChatGPT instead of just ignoring.
Second least favourite: spends hours rebutting ChatGPT instead of just ignoring.
How it started: 10am Toronto to Vancouver flight
How it’s going: hoping to be in Regina by noon
How it’s going: hoping to be in Regina by noon
May 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
How it started: 10am Toronto to Vancouver flight
How it’s going: hoping to be in Regina by noon
How it’s going: hoping to be in Regina by noon
I’m pretty sure we learned the concept of the Canadian Crown in Grade 10.
THE GOVERNOR GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS ONE JOB. ONE.
May 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I’m pretty sure we learned the concept of the Canadian Crown in Grade 10.
1. this is the account for a Search and Rescue team
2. there is no charge for SAR in BC
2. there is no charge for SAR in BC
May 20, 2025 at 7:10 AM
1. this is the account for a Search and Rescue team
2. there is no charge for SAR in BC
2. there is no charge for SAR in BC
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It's always been part of the national vision.
The barriers are still there, waiting to be overcome.
But the benefits---and urgency---have grown.
Forget America; it's time to build the east-west power grid.
By me, in Macleans today:
macleans.ca/economy/forg...
The barriers are still there, waiting to be overcome.
But the benefits---and urgency---have grown.
Forget America; it's time to build the east-west power grid.
By me, in Macleans today:
macleans.ca/economy/forg...
Forget America. Build an East-West Power Grid. - Macleans.ca
For decades, we've prioritized electrical trade with the United States. It's time to reduce our dependence on them.
macleans.ca
May 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It's always been part of the national vision.
The barriers are still there, waiting to be overcome.
But the benefits---and urgency---have grown.
Forget America; it's time to build the east-west power grid.
By me, in Macleans today:
macleans.ca/economy/forg...
The barriers are still there, waiting to be overcome.
But the benefits---and urgency---have grown.
Forget America; it's time to build the east-west power grid.
By me, in Macleans today:
macleans.ca/economy/forg...