Canadian_anarchist

Pruning, when done with care and strategy, is good for plants. They need their dead and diseased branches cut off so they can redirect their nutrients to better things. Some plants grow too tall for their own good and can fall/break. Sometimes one plants’ growth hinders the growth of others by choking out light and nutrients. Lastly, safety of passage ways and stairs is important, as OP has noted already.

Many people do not research the plants and trees they plant in their yard. It’s important to know how they grow (vine, shrub, etc) and how big they can become. My parents wound up with a free grape vine on their back fence because the neighbour planted them. They didn’t mind the free grapes, but they resented the pruning and sprawl of the plant. Part of being a good neighbour is being considerate to neighbours when choosing foliage for their property.

If you don’t like pruning, don’t buy plants or trees that need it. You can rehome plants that you no longer want. It’s reasonably easy to find local flowers and ground cover for your respective biome that will contribute to biodiversity.

Alberta is actively destroying their healthcare now. It likely won’t survive Smith’s term.

Unfortunately not all administrators care, and some can be part of the problem. The school I work at has some endemic culture issues because of the “old boys” club that has been formed by the principal. I am glad that you have supportive administration, but that is less common than it should be.

ICE can send him to that shiny new concentration camp and keep him there. Or maybe he’ll be lucky enough to be made stateless by sending him to an unfortunate African country. Peterson has done so much harm to the LGBTQ+ community and young men that he deserves no less.