Trans Mountain Pipeline: presses on.
Ontario's premier: "cap and trade" nothing more than a cash grab -- wow -- yes, that Ontario; capital city, Toronto --
- the premier says the province will end its cap-and-trade program
- said it was nothing more than a government cash grab that did not help the environment
- "taxes suck, even if they have a bogus feel-good rationale"
- the newly elected Ontario government announced on Tuesday it would end the province’s cap-and-trade program, a policy designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, fulfilling one of Premier Doug Ford’s election promises
- it leaves businesses that bought C$2.8 billion ($2.1 billion) worth of allowances in limbo
- Ford’s Progressive Conservative government swept to power last month, ending 15 years of Liberal rule in Ontario, Canada’s most populous province and the country’s economic engine, with a promise to cut corporate and personal taxes
- the government said it would immediately start an orderly wind-down of all programs funded out of cap-and-trade carbon tax revenues but agreed to honour certain contracts that have already been signed
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Fact-Checking Reuters
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Coding Isn't Just For Techies Any More
From FastCompany, back in 2016:
Coding has become a core skill that bolsters a candidate’s chances of commanding a high salary. Jobs that require coding skills pay up to $22,000 per year more, on average.
Nearly half (49%) of all jobs that pay more than $58,000 require some coding skills.
What’s most in demand? The highest demand is for programming languages with broad applicability. Other skills in demand include:Olivia, our 12-year-old granddaughter said this was one of the toughest courses, she has ever taken. She says she may need to "repeat" the course next summer.
- SQL – Databases
- Java -General purpose programming
- Javascript -Web development
- Linux – Computer system operations
- XML – General purpose programming
- C++ -General purpose programming, especially in engineering
- C# -General purpose programming
- Python -General purpose programming
- .NET -General purpose programming
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