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Good news for our Canadian military:

Citynews1130

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will boost entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces privates by 20 per cent for the regular force and 13 per cent for reservists.

Other military members will also receive pay raises, with smaller increases for higher ranks — part of a plan to boost recruitment and operational readiness.

The federal government says the new compensation package is expected to cost around $2 billion annually and is part of a planned $9.3 billion budget boost this year to get to NATO’s defence spending benchmark target of two per cent of GDP.

The government says it’s creating new military allowances and enhancing existing ones to help it retain personnel and drive up recruitment in a competitive job market.

Those allowances include $50,000 in bonuses for people entering and working in what the government calls “stressed occupations” — critical jobs in sectors that are seeing too many vacancies.

The government says staffing levels in 53 of 116 critical occupations, which include vehicle and maritime technicians, are now below 75 per cent.

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Originally Posted by pastarocket (Post 9188756)

Good news for our Canadian military:

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will boost entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces privates by 20 per cent for the regular force and 13 per cent for reservists.

Other military members will also receive pay raises, with smaller increases for higher ranks — part of a plan to boost recruitment and operational readiness.

The federal government says the new compensation package is expected to cost around $2 billion annually and is part of a planned $9.3 billion budget boost this year to get to NATO’s defence spending benchmark target of two per cent of GDP.

The government says it’s creating new military allowances and enhancing existing ones to help it retain personnel and drive up recruitment in a competitive job market.

Those allowances include $50,000 in bonuses for people entering and working in what the government calls “stressed occupations” — critical jobs in sectors that are seeing too many vacancies.

The government says staffing levels in 53 of 116 critical occupations, which include vehicle and maritime technicians, are now below 75 per cent.

Good stuff. A bit more detail from Global News (https://globalnews.ca/news/11323701/...-announcement/)

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For privates, sailors and aviators, a regular force member’s starting salary will increase 20 per cent, from $43,368 annually to $52,044. Reserve force members with those same ranks will see a 13 per cent raise.

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In addition to the salary raises, military members will get a new annual lump-sum payment based on years of service. The payments range from $2,000 for regular force members who have served between five and 10 years to $6,000 for members with more than two decades of service. The scale for reserve force members is between $400 and $1,200.

A new daily allowance of $45 will also be paid to members deployed to help respond to domestic natural disasters, while members deployed in the Arctic — a top priority for the military — will see a 50 per cent top-up to land duty allowances and a 25 per cent boost in sea duty allowances.

Those will be paid on top of existing environmental allowances that compensate members facing adverse conditions, which will transition from a monthly rate to a flat daily rate of $100 per day under the new payment plan.

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Instructors will also get an incentivizing bonus of $300 per month when posted to a designated military training school. Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School will receive an additional $35 per day they instruct up to $12,000 annually, while instructors at other institutions will get $20 more per day of instruction up to $8,400 per year.

Finally, the new plan changes the allowances for members required to relocate for postings from one based on pay scale to one based on the number of moves. For example, instead of paying out a month’s salary, members will get $13,500 for each of a member’s first three relocations, with the allowance climbing to $27,000 by the seventh move.

Members will also get new annual food, transportation and incidentals allowances when posted to a new location where they cannot be accompanied by their family.

Do it for healthcare and childcare workers now.

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Originally Posted by westopher (Post 9188759)

Do it for healthcare and childcare workers now.

I'm both surprised and not surprised by how little childcare workers make - most of them seem to make between $20-25/hr for what is a pretty challenging job but, OTOH, the supply of people willing to do them seems fairly high. Many of the ones I've met are new immigrants (Koreans seem really popular for this in my area) and they use the job to level up their English and start their lives here. There's a few who have made it their career - at my kid's former daycare a few teachers had been around for 10+ years.

So, by and large, I see this as a supply and demand problem and not a gov't problem.

Supply side is mitigated pretty easily for staffing when pay goes up. My daycare has great staff, but way more people have left than I’d expect to see in a sustainable career.
If the government is supposedly taking it on with the $10/day part that BC NDP has shit the fucking bed on astronomically, it’s a government problem IMO.
Speaking of NDP, I’m going full Honda at this point. They have introduced a new rule for ISN (insufficient notice shifts) in health care that they need to be approved by the chief of VCH personally. For example there is about 1 ISN shift per unit on an average summer day in a unit with 9 nurses. Making this more difficult guarantees more shortages, more closures, more wait times. They haven’t done shit about fuck for healthcare in this province and I’m over it. I won’t be voting for them again regardless of what morons will stand to replace them.

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Originally Posted by pastarocket (Post 9188756)

This is sorely needed. It's been a few years so I don't remember all the details, I had a coworker who's son was going through basic training in the East Coast. The stipends are miserable to the point where he was calling dad and asking for $100 so he can eat for the next 2 weeks during break, because whatever they gave him was only enough to cover rent and cellphone. Dad sent him $500 and told him not to starve.

Canadians are going to fail the Climate Lockdown IQ test just like they failed the COVID IQ test:

Lefties and dough-brained rigthies will come along and say:

"Are you a Pyrologist? No? SIT DOWN FREEDUMBER!"

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Originally Posted by bcrdukes (Post 9188745)

I'm not asking this question to tar and feather you, and I have no doubts your brother is successful, but I am genuinely curious how do you know what VRYALT3R3D's income level is?

They posting on RS. I'm guessing as an accountant they are making low to mid 6 figures working at a firm. If I am wrong they can let me know.

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Originally Posted by Jason00S2000 (Post 9188792)

https://i.ibb.co/rGR81NSb/454234435.png

So now they are being sentenced like a white man?

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Originally Posted by Jason00S2000 (Post 9188798)

https://x.com/JeffEvely/status/1953971918312251707

Love how he snitches on himself even before he commits a crime. Another failed ppc candidate/social media influencer.

Imagine bootlicking the government in 2025.

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Originally Posted by Jason00S2000 (Post 9188809)

Imagine bootlicking the government in 2025.

Buddy was trying to be the goverment and lost. He ran for the ppc.

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Originally Posted by Manic! (Post 9188802)

They posting on RS. I'm guessing as an accountant they are making low to mid 6 figures working at a firm. If I am wrong they can let me know.

I am an accountant?

LOL no

In the Revscene metaverse, you are. :troll:

And also, you are a woman. :lol

It’s probably CFO of daddy’s company.

https://i.ibb.co/zHrTFyjy/454553543543.png

Who is ready for another year-long memorial at the Art Gallery and cancelling next year's Canada day?

Ask questions about COVID and you hear:

"Bro that was soooooooo long ago, just drop it."

Meanwhile, 75 years later, investigate the school!!!! Top priority!!!!! Everyone focus on ground penetrating radar data!!!!!! NOT A SINGLE BODY DUG UP....

Holy fuck. The system won. People deserve to be enslaved. Just get rich and enslave others, people are too stupid to figure out how hard they've been duped!

https://i.ibb.co/7NrDpghZ/254243524354235.png

Lawyers ready to feast!

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/08/...sting-opening/

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The head of Metrolinx says getting the slowly aging Eglinton Crosstown LRT vehicles available and reliable for all-day service is the latest issue facing crews as the work to launch the beleaguered line drags on.

During an announcement on Wednesday about the awarding of a contract to build the tunnels for the Yonge North subway extension, Metrolinx president and CEO Michael Lindsay provided an update on the project when asked by 680 NewsRadio Toronto. He reiterated previous comments, saying “serious trial running” of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT line is still underway.

“What we’re finding out through this deliberate period of stress testing is that one of the issues to address collectively is vehicle availability and reliability,” Lindsay said.

“These vehicles are 10 years old, they’re only just now beginning to run the kilometres intended for revenue service, and as we do that, we find out what their maintenance profile is. We get a better picture of how to keep them in service so that we can build the availability of vehicles to a level that can meet the capacity.”

I scanned through the Wikipedia page about this project and it seems the Ford brothers have done quite the job in making this project a catastrophe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_5_Eglinton)

Any Toronto folks able to shed light on what happened?

The general shittiness of transit in Toronto is always surprising to me - seems Conservative leaders are firmly opposed to get people out of cars so they gum up the works every time they get elected.

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Originally Posted by Manic! (Post 9188803)

Another failed ppc candidate

That part is redundant.

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Originally Posted by underscore (Post 9188833)

That part is redundant.

People actually believe the Canadian political system is real.... it is completely staged baloney. Little PP is holding on as "leader" because he is the perfect controlled opposition.

I cannot even remember if Little PP has ever said anything that shows he has a vision for a better future for Canada.

I'm watching the King of the Hill reboot and Jason is pretty much RS's version of Dale mixed with Bill

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Originally Posted by CivicBlues (Post 9188844)

I'm watching the King of the Hill reboot and Jason is pretty much RS's version of Dale mixed with Bill

I hated that show when I was a kid. Especially Peggy. Fuck I hate that bitch.

Now as an old man, it’s kind of relatable. Miss cotton hill.

https://i.ibb.co/5XBfC4Cj/climatelockdowns.png

Climate Lockdowns are coming.... good thing I like the AI and to stay in air conditioned offices!

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Originally Posted by Badhobz (Post 9188861)

I hated that show when I was a kid. Especially Peggy. Fuck I hate that bitch.

Now as an old man, it’s kind of relatable. Miss cotton hill.

He killed fiddy men!

Edit: Whoa, he shows up on episode 9!

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Originally Posted by VRYALT3R3D (Post 9188822)

I am an accountant?

LOL no

What being an accountant is not good enough for you?