Yes! The casualness - that's what always bothered me. It's not usually as vicious as above, it's more like "Everyone knows this so I can say it."

The thing that makes me laugh and laugh and laugh while clutching my health card is that the Americans who object to universal healthcare often base their objections on cost and tax increases but the USA already spends proportionally DOUBLE what Canada does on healthcare. They spend more per person than any country…

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My favourite thing (that's not super relevant here so I didn't add it above) is that condoms are covered by Pharmac. You can get up to 10 boxes of brand name condoms "prescribed" and it will cost you $5. I just love that some smart health leader was like "how can we make safe sex affordable and accessible for…

To save people googling: Pharmac covers all approved drugs, which includes everything I've ever been prescribed with only a couple exceptions like the rabies vaccine I got before travelling to East Africa, so you only pay a $5 pharmacy fee. This fee is waived if you earn under a certain threshold, or get more than a…

I have never loved New Zealand as much as when I read about drug costs. When (some) Americans rail against socialized medicine in Canada I want to point them towards Pharmac. "You think THAT'S socialized? Check this out!"

I don't think I was the one to bring it up, but from memory it came up quite naturally and since we both had the same opinion there wasn't any aspect of "terror". Considering our ages (both around 30) I think it's natural to talk about it early on. If kids are high on your priorities you don't need to be getting…

My partner and I brought it up really early. Second date I think. His last relationship ended because she wanted kids and he didn't, so he wanted to be sure neither of us ended up in the same scenario. If you're online dating I'd put it in your profile, if you're meeting people offline I'd probably give it one or two…

It doesn't, but it does often enable you to make more selfish choices, which I'm pretty sure is what Ari is saying.

But they've been together for 12 - since Bey was 20 I think.

I'm really tempted, but I've got a really good rhythm with the pill, which I've been on for almost 10 years with no long term side effects so I worry about messing with the status quo. Do you still get periods? Are they regular? I love the idea of just not worrying, and my track record indicates my body copes well…

So true - they solve the problems that they care about! My mum's cat figured out that if the light is on in the TV room, that's where she should make noise outside to get let in. She gets up on the window ledge and meows and squeeks her paw on the window. She can also open one of the doors that doesn't latch properly…

Is there a reason the guy describes it as the male telling the female what to do? I mean, they obviously work together but that just annoyed me beyond reason. She's doing the most problem solving to get them out!

FYI, Australia (like almost all developed nations) has universal healthcare so she's likely not suing for medical bills. However, it will likely affect her ability long term to work full time etc. so I'm sure there are significant other costs to cover.

There was definitely not a lack of nudity in Toronto - including a man whose sign was hanging from his balls. Ouch.

Oh my god, so long! I marched with PFlag and we were meant to start walking at 2pm, were still standing in the prep area at 3pm and got to Yonge-Dundas just before 5pm, with still at least another hour of parade behind us. Turns out glitter is not effective sunscreen.

It could also be to protect the victim. Without all the details we don't know the reason, but NZ judges will go to pretty extraordinary lengths to protect the identity of a victim.

I found this Yahoo answer which is quite good: https://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index… although I think he makes it sound a bit harder than it is... it's a fair bit of set up, but long term turtles are pretty low maintenance.

Turtles have a pretty high set up cost, but the ongoing costs aren't too bad. You need an aquarium/tank that suits their size (the person you get it from or your local pet store can help figure out what's right for you), a really good filter because turtles poo kind of a lot, and a heat lamp. The ongoing costs are…

Hey, I just wanted to second whoever said turtle. Turtles live a long time so sometimes people get one and then legitimately can't keep it because it's, like, 20 years later or whatever. Take a look online. (Or if you're in Ontario let me know because my boyfriend's dad has four...)