Today’s comments were selected from Gloria Galloway’s story Ottawa to save money with new veterans' pension plan, despite saying it will cost billions and The Globe’s reporting on Lowes closing 27 stores in Canada.
Perhaps the Minister of Veteran affairs might have some better insights to the task if he or she were actually a veteran? Surely there must be someone on the current government roster who served their country as a member of the Canadian Forces? - Doug Lippay
It's a bit rich for a Conservative to try to make a point about today's veterans having parity with veterans prior to 2006. I wonder who was PM on 2006 when veterans began to be treated with less respect and appreciation.. Oh that's right, it was Harper, the Conservative's golden boy.
I'm all for the Liberals being honest about the effects of the changes they are making. And I'm all for ensuring our veterans are cared for appropriately (i.e. give then enough money to live comfortably and cover any and all medical expenses incurred as a result of their service to our county) but let's face it, when the Conservatives get into power again, they will cut veterans pensions and support even more. - Jason Sallis
In response to Jason Sallis:
The Pension Plan that was passed in 2006 was created and brought forward by the Liberals and supported by the NDP before 2006. It was then passed into law by the Conservatives. All three parties have treated our Veterans badly, but the party in power now is the Liberals and they are not giving the Veterans enough. - ThinkAboutIt42
From Lowe’s to close 27 stores in Canada as housing markets slow by Marina Stauss and Nicolas Van Praet
Lowes simply isn’t competing with Home Depot on revenue. Not enough selection and higher everyday prices doesn’t attract contractors. Stores seem more geared to household consumers, yet customer service is still better at Home Depot. - billy117
Of the big box home improvement stores, Rona is by far the worst. (I'm basing my comments on my substantial home renovation experiences in Toronto where I frequent the Stockyards Rona, Stockyards Home Depot and Queensway Lowes. The Stockyards Rona is always in disarray. Shelves are messy, product is missing or open, or just sitting on the floor, there is almost no staff in the store, and the lumber yard is disorganized and in the weather. I really had high hopes that when Lowes bought Rona that Stockyards would be rebadged as a Lowes, but no. It's worse than ever.
The thing about Rona is that the quality between stores can vary hugely. There was a Rona on Dundas and Royal York which was small, but it was the opposite of Stockyards. It was clean and organized. So of course it got torn down and is being turned into a condo.
In my opinion, Rona used to be the best of the 3 when it came to actual heavy construction materials like lumber, manufactured floor joists, siding, etc. Lowes is the best for finishes, lighter stuff. Home Depot is right in the middle, though by far the best for electrical (not better than Paul Wolfe though) and plumbing (but not better than Penmar). - ChandlerDay
The stores were dismal, the staff were non existent, and the products were sub par - Tucker kody
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