Barstools Bullpen

02/23/2024

Drum face Friday

I don’t know.

08/30/2023

What do MLA Tony Ince, the former Lineral government and the department of community services have in common? The ability to allow a tenant who was not paying rent to continue to do so. This happened in 2017. It wasn’t considered “news cycle” then. It would be now. The CBC, CTV, Global didn’t feel it news worthy, like they do today. Rick Howe did.

Over $12k later, a room full of stuffed suits at a meeting, and zero resolve. They don’t care, know that.

06/27/2023

Shameful

It seems unlikely Nova Scotians will be getting a last-minute reprieve from the federal carbon tax, set to take effect on Saturday

06/27/2023

This is a good work CBC. Not sure where you were in 2019 when Tony Ince’s office succeeded in helping a tenant bilk a landlord out of almost $15k, (oh yes, me) but it wasn’t news cycle then.

Some tenants in the Halifax area say they’ve been forced to find new places to live, after questioning rent increases by their landlords that were above the province's two per cent rent cap.

06/16/2023

This is frankly, deplorable. I lived in Toronto when this trial was taking place. When he was found guilty, you don’t think then, about potential release. For the three girls who are no longer here to speak for themselves s, the country needs to do better. They are owed that

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said Thursday the Correctional Service Canada's decision to transfer convicted murderer Paul Bernardo to a prison with fewer restrictions "does not sit well" with Canadians — but he stopped short of saying he would attempt to force the agency to reverse cours...

06/13/2023

https://apple.news/A1lsymstUQ42ySzldHeJsGw

Areas of the economy most sensitive to rates already seem to be in recession

06/13/2023

The government of Canada is putting people into bankruptcy. Heard on a radio advertisement:

“ABC Debt company is a company, lisence by the Government of Canada to resolve bankruptcies”

Maybe I’m just overthinking it

06/12/2023

It has to be said. This event yesterday at Montes Showbar Grill was a huge success. 30 acts, all kinds of volunteers, just a great day.

The Mayor and the area councillor didn’t attend the event. The Mayor was at the event at Scotiabank Center on Friday (as he should have been). Both the mayor and the councillor live less than 5 minute from Monte’s. This is very disappointing. I know both on a personal level. So this is not a social media rant. It’s something I’d say to them face to face.

About 6 weeks ago, they were invited to another event they didn’t acknowledge. I guess we call that a pattern. Say hello if you see them at the Shania Twain concert

06/06/2023

Speechless on this. The fact that is guy is event getting press is amazing (and he’s loving it, don’t fool yourself).

The federal prison service says it will have a second look at its decision to move convicted killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security facility as political leaders of all stripes react to the news with shock and outrage.

05/18/2023

The bullpen was created so that people who had a gripe had a place they could vent. (We wanted to keep these things off Barstools)

Today, I would like to discuss CIBC, their terrible service and what it’s like dealing with them. I was part of a business in 2004 that required a business line of credit. The business ceased in 2006, and the two other people who signed off have refused since then to honour their obligations.

From 2006 until 2015, I made the payments religiously. They were not a lot, and it provided a tax deduction. Mid 2015 I decided that I had paid an awful lot toward this when the other two hadn’t, so I made the first of what was multiple calls to discuss a settlement or resolution. Last month, I got the answer.

If you are doing the math, that is over 8 years of calls, emails, etc. by myself. Lost messages, no calls back, zero follow up, poor service, all around terrible experience. Last month I was told there was “nothing they can do”. My response, no, there is nothing you will do. Big difference. If I was a politician, board member, etc, they COULD do something. But the WON’T.

What I will says about CIBC, is that outside of ONE person, there was zero follow up, ZERO understanding and ZERO solutions. That goes from the local branch right up to the ombudsman’s office. Anyone I have an opportunity to discuss with, I will impart that CIBC is a terrible place to do business. Yes, they are a bank. But they repeatedly referenced that I have been a client since 1996. Well, 2023, no more. Yes, I could take the other two to small claims court. But similar to the tenancy board, it’s a useless and frustrating excerise.

05/18/2023

I was never a member of this association. I did approach them for advice on how to deal with government interference, and I was invited to a seminar by Housing Nova Scotia on how to get grants to build affordable housing.

They have been talking about fixed term leases. When reputable landlords use them, they can actually help a tenant. It’s when the unreputable ones get involved that they become an issue. Get all the facts, not just the ones making news cycle.

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05/18/2023

A very important read. At the end of the day, you control you. Not an association, not a social media group, but you. The laws of this are older than we all are and they never fail.