Yeah, that makes sense. Drones can see things that a human can’t reasonably, and they can store video footage indiscriminately. But I think it’s totally fair for cops to ride the city bus to catch drivers out. Especially if they’re in uniform. They can easily snap a picture or a 5-second video by hand.

Brilliant. Drivers on cell phones are dangerous, but very hard to catch. It’s great to see them finding new ways to catch drivers at this, imho.

I think I prefer the Toronto (I think?) operation where they had a police officer on public transit looking out the window at drivers. I know it’s illegal to use a cell phone at a red light but, realistically, it’s not really that dangerous. But people texting when the car is in motion kill children (and cause lots of fender benders), so I’m in support of finding ways to catch texters who are doing so.

There must be other good ways, too: second story windows adjacent the street, maybe?

I’m right pissed that they reversed the increase in capital gains tax. Capital gains should be taxed as income (but with capital losses allowed to be used to offset). The planned increase from ½ to ⅔ inclusion beyond $10K (iirc?) didn’t go nearly far enough. I guess, sure, ½ inclusion to $10K likely makes sense, to encourage more Canadians to invest at all, but people pulling in $100K+/yr from their investments shouldn’t be taxed on only 50% of their investment gains.

It’s insane that capital owners pay less tax than working class Canadians. (I mean working class in the “need to work to live” original definition, not “low-education worker” meaning).