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I keep seeing news about separatist movement in Alberta. My understanding is that some of their cities do not align with the province.

**Could a city, Edmonton for example, start a separatist movement to stay in Canada? **

On the same note, if the separatists win by a small margin, are they going to force it down to the rest of the population that want to stay Canadian? Or are they going to divide the province land with Canada?

My wife is Canadian and her parents still live in Quebec but she hasn’t lived in Canada in a couple decades. Her parents are getting older now and I’ve been thinking it might be helpful to put a Canadian eSIM as a second line on her phone so she can get calls more easily from agencies/hospitals/doctors/etc. Often these groups will say they can call a US number or they don’t know if it will work (I think it’s more confusing since the US and Canada share the same country code), but only sometimes will she get calls, so I think it might be helpful to have a more local number.

Does anyone have experience doing that, or at least have suggestions for brands to look at? I’ve heard Canadians complain for years about how expensive mobile phone plans are compared to the US or Europe and I’ve seen the same as I started looking. Since this is something we’d only be using occasionally I think a prepaid/pay-as-you-go plan might make more sense than a standard monthly service. When we talk to her parents or other family and friends up there we typically use FaceTime or WhatsApp, so it would really only be for trying to help with their care.

So I am around as far north/as "cold" (a.k.a "least hot") as I can get for any large, major city, south of the southern border. So there are no more large, major cities that have less hot summers than the one I am in right now, except for those that are in Canada.

I am curious on what are the summers like in these 6 Canadian cities specifically, in terms of actual human experience:

• Toronto
• Ottawa
• Winnipeg
• Edmonton
• Calgary
• Vancouver

How would you describe the summers in these cities? Is it generally comfortable (too hot/cold)? How widespread is AC adapation (percentage wise/etc), and where can I find data on this topic? Is air conditioning universal? Is AC something that is needed every day, or is it only necessary to use it on only rare occassions? How many days are too hot to do rigourous physical activities outdoors?

I know I can already consult the average and percentile data for any city globally, and I did do so already, but an average and percentile can only tell so much. Averages cannot necessarily describe how widespread the local population is going to adapt AC, or if a summer "feels comfortable or not" to a person. (In Melbourne Australia, the average maximum is "only" 26C, but since it can hit 44C then they'd still adapt AC even if it's 2C "colder" than my city).

I am coming from a baseline of 28C as the average daily maximum, 19C for average minimum, and 18C for dew point. A typical year seems a mean absolute maximum around 36C, but this summer has reached 39C with the heat index higher. 94% of households have air conditioning within my current area. So that is my reference point.

Hello Canadians

Me and my partner will spend two weeks in the Rocky Mountains (southern BC). What is the best app for looking up trails? I saw that the national parks provide some information but besides that there doesn't seem to be some kind of official hiking map. My fear is that there will be a lot of people on the well-known trails in the national parks.

I got a plastic straw at Tim's for the first time in like two to three years. Is the single-use plastic prohibition thing not happening anymore, or is this just a store using old plastic straws they had previously purchased?

Because according to this, "The Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations remain in force" until a decision is made this year.

This would come after the abolishing of the RCMP.

Canadians, what do you think Carney's government will realistically be able to accomplish in 30 days, in terms of interprovincial trade?

PM #MarkCarney has made many promises with #CanadaDay as the deadline. To what extent can he make good on them?

@askacanadian #CdnPoli #Canpoli #Canada

I've been prepping my '94 K1500 old truck, but low 123k odo and rust free, getting it reliable. Part of the challenge/fun.

A very long road trip from Edmonton to the arctic coastline, stopping wherever to see cool stuff along the way with my roommate and professional journalist photographer friend. Probably boring to most, the lack of other people for vast distances and untouched wilderness is the appeal for us.

Mid August is the plan.

What should we bring with us?

Places I shouldn't miss out on that tourist sites aren't gonna mention. Places I should miss out on cuz the sites over hype.

Whatever.

I'll have a toolbox /jack for potential breakdowns and proper survival / first aid kits of course. There's long stretches of isolation out there. Jerry can of extra gas and some flex fuel line seem wise too. Clothes and hats with netting for aggressive insects in mind. We'll likely camp for some of the nights to save some money.

I know not many Canadians have traveled north, but maybe some of you are here.

There's a few months to research before I go anyways, don't hesitate to necro bump.

If you're voting conservative or liberal or NDP or Green, whatever ...

I didn't sign up for any list. I also heard that you shouldn't text STOP to these messages because they use that as confirmation of my number?

I reported it to spam, I'm just curious if these are legit and how you handle these?

I have genuinely lost track of what's currently active, and what isn't.