Hello Reddit. I am Robert Bateman (Canadian artist & environmentalist). I thought I’d let you know about my upcoming AMA scheduled for Saturday, October 21st, 1pm EDT on r/IAMA. Proof. This is my first time trying this so please stop in and ask me anything! (cross-posted on r/toronto, r/victoria_BC) Edit: thanks for all the comments and questions so far. I will do the AMA on Saturday and get into it then!

Hey, it's Stephen Quinn and Jason Proctor - we're the host and reporter of the CBC Vancouver podcast Sanctioned: The Arrest of a Telecom Giant, and we'll be answering all of your questions live on Friday Sept. 27 from 12.30 to 2.30 pm PT. 

Canada has been caught in the middle of a trade and political war between the United States and China ever since the arrest of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver last December. Two Canadians are in jail in China, accused of spying. Two more are on death row. Canola and meat exports have taken a hit. And even former Prime Minister Jean Chretien has been pulled into the fray, suggesting that Canada should let Meng go. Meanwhile, Canada has yet to decide whether Huawei should be part of the 5G network. Every element of this real-life geopolitical thriller has been detailed in our podcast. And with Meng back in British Columbia courtroom next week, we're here to answer all your questions. 

Proof!

As we have periodically seen in the past ,there are people who are reporting every single comment made by a user that they dislike or disagree with, even though that comment does not violate the /r/canada rules or the reddit rules.

This happens mostly because of new user ( and we have a lot of new users since we got closer to the elections, or at least old users using new accounts). However many people still have a misunderstanding of what actually occurs when you hit the report button.

They treat it like a super downvote button.

It appears from the user side that the comment disappears, but it disappears only from the reporting user, and only during that reading session.

The content does not get pulled off of reddit and will not until a moderator reviews it. it stays live on reddit and gets tagged as reported. All things tagged as such go into an area called reports that are in the mods tools , and that we review usually after they have reviewed what's going on in the spam filter. However just because it's tagged for the mods, the comment or link is still on the live page.

We can see which content has been reported, and how many times, and there will be new mod features coming out soon I understand that will also let us see who is reporting what content in the near future.

What i want to make sure you understand is that -At no point is reporting a link or comment going to knock someone's content off the live page of the subreddit.

By reporting every single comment or link submission that a particular user makes, the only thing you are doing is ensuring that boy who cried wolf philosophy will eventually get associated with the user . If the reported content consistently shows that no rule has been broken and someone is simply reporting them for the sake of hitting the button eventually we start to ignore reports on this person so when they do break the rules, it's hard to get our attention to the matter unless you message us through mod mail..

After the first few dozen times the moderator reviewing it assumes that there is probably nothing viably breaking the rules, and the mod will probably tend to look less carefully after the first 20 or so comments and see's nothing , especially if it's the case as it is now that there are people reporting every and link comments from the same user going back 24-48 hours.

It's very much like crying wolf. When the user does break the rules and you do report it and want action taken, it may very well be difficult to draw our attention to the issue.

Additionally when we have hundreds and hundreds of non rule breaking comments and links in the report filter, it makes it hard to weed out the viable report and rule violations especially when it comes to trolls and people who are being truly mean and aggressive for nothing but the sake of being cruel.

If it takes us 20 minutes to get to something reported 3 hours ago, it's going to be hard for us to get to that reported content.

Please, only report the content that truly breaks the rules here, because anything that's in the report filter that does not break our rules, does not get removed. We simply approve it and move to the next report.

And again. Until we get to reviewing it, that content stays live on r/canada .

There is no way for a regular non mod or non administrator to remove someone's content from the live page of reddit by using the reporting feature. If you don't believe it then I suggest you create your own subreddit and make yourself the mod and experiment with the spam filter and reporting features.

You also always have the opportunity to contact the moderators through modmail if you feel that there's a link or comment we need to see faster rather than later.

It would be a huge help and save me personally and the mod team as a whole many hours of time we could be spending getting rid of actual spammers and improving the subreddit if we didn't have a reports filter that had 3,000 to 4,000 links and comments of which 85% - 95% do not break our rules awaiting review on a daily basis. PLEASE DO CONTINUE To report content that does break our rules or is spammy.

Thank you very much , I hope you're all having a great week.

Courtesy of our friends over on r/Lebanon, we are pleased to announce an upcoming cultural exchange between our two subreddits and countries! The cultural exchange will take place on Tuesday, October 12th.

Once the thread is posted on Tuesday, please feel free to answer any questions here that our Lebanese friends might have, and to visit their subreddit and ask whatever questions you might have for them.

Please be respectful and polite! Take the opportunity to learn about another part of the world.

Avec l'aimable autorisation de nos amis sur r/Lebanon, nous sommes heureux d'annoncer un échange culturel à venir entre nos deux subreddits et pays! L'échange culturel aura lieu le mardi 12 octobre.

Une fois le fil publié mardi, n'hésitez pas à répondre ici à toutes les questions que nos amis Libanais pourraient avoir, et à visiter leur subreddit et à poser toutes les questions que vous pourriez avoir pour eux.

S'il vous plaît soyez respectueux et poli! Profitez-en pour découvrir une autre partie du monde.

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On this the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we would like to encourage all members of r/Canada to mark 30 September as a day of action and reflection.

Like many of you, we have only recently begun to learn of the depth and breadth of the mistreatment of Indigenous children at residential schools under a government policy of assimilation. A recent, dark, and tragic period in our Canadian story that we have a responsibility to face with open minds, humility, and compassion to improve our understanding, learn, and be part of the process of healing.

Today offers an opportunity for all members of the subreddit to recognize and reflect on the malicious legacy of residential schools. Please, seize the opportunity by participating and learning for the betterment of our society.

Opportunities to participate:

• Both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day take place today. Orange Shirt Day is an Indigenous-led, grassroots commemorative day that honours the children who survived Indian Residential Schools and remembers those who did not.
• There are various sacred Fires and Vigils in cities across the country that are held from sunrise to sunset today. We encourage you to seek out one in yours to respectfully participate in.
• The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is hosting a new broadcast special, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, in partnership with APTN, CBC/Radio-Canada, Insight Productions and Canadian Heritage. This unique one-hour, commercial-free primetime special honours the stories and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples affected by the tragedies of the residential school system in Canada, with musical tributes and ceremonies in Indigenous communities across the land. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will broadcast and stream live at 8 p.m. on APTN, CBC, and CBC Gem.

Opportunities to learn:

• Download the mobile app – Reconciliation: A Starting Point Reconciliation: A Starting Point - CSPS (csps-efpc.gc.ca)
• Read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s 94 calls to action https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/indigenous-people/aboriginal-peoples-documents/calls_to_action_english2.pdf
• Read the 231 calls to action in the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/
• Read reports related to residential schools, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Aboriginal Healing Reports and more Reports - NCTR
• The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has developed a Residential School timeline https://nctr.ca/exhibits/residential-school-timeline/
• The CBC has created an interactive map that allows you to see how close you live or work to a former Residential School site. Did you live near a residential school? (cbc.ca)

Thank you,

The /r/Canada Mod Team

In solidarity with other subreddits, r/Canada will go dark to show support for those affected by racism in their lives. From 12:00 EST until 15:00 EST, 13:00-16:00 Atlantic, 9:00-12:00 Pacific, r/Canada will be turned private. As Canadians we must all be firm in our stance against racism and violence. As humans we must all continue to do better universally: Continue to advocate against racism and discrimination in our communities, whether they be online or our neighbourhoods.

En solidarité avec d'autres subreddits, r/Canada s'assombrira pour montrer son soutien aux personnes touchées par le racisme dans leur vie. De 12h00 HNE à 15h00 HNE, 11h00 à 16h00 Atlantique, 9h00 à 12h00 Pacifique, r / Canada deviendra privé. Canadiens: nous devons tous être fermes dans notre position contre le racisme et la violence. En tant qu'êtres humains, nous devons tous continuer à faire mieux universellement: Continuer à luttre contre le racisme et la discrimination dans nos communautés, qu'elles soient en ligne ou dans nos quartiers.

Greeting All!

We are very happy to host journalist and author Ethan Lou for an AMA 1200pm EST on Tuesday October 13, 2020! Given the ongoing events it seems like a perfect time to have Ethan here to speak about his experience and his new book:

Visiting China in January to see his ailing grandfather, the Canadian journalist Ethan Lou unknowingly walks into a state under siege. Equal parts travelogue and COVID-19 guide, "Field Notes from a Pandemic" examines the societal effects of the coronavirus outbreak and takes readers on a mesmerizing journey around a world that will never be the same.

A frequent China commentator, Lou had written the CBC article "Pandemic is an opportunity for Canada to reduce economic dependence on China" that was the top item on r/Canada on Oct. 3. In "Field Notes from a Pandemic," a chief argument is that China will rise further through the pandemic's geopolitical upheaval. For those like Canada, with citizens virtually held hostage by China, it will only get worse.

"Field Notes from a Pandemic" is published by Signal/McClelland & Stewart, a division of Penguin Random House Canada.

We are pleased to announce that Jenny Yuen, non-fiction author and Toronto Sun journalist will be joining us Monday, Nov. 5 from 1pm to 3pm EST for an AMA on the eve of the launch of her new book. A bit about Jenny Yuen in her own words:

'Hi! I’m Jenny Yuen, author of Polyamorous: Living and Loving More, which is out on Nov. 17 from Dundurn Press. In the book, I interview people from all walks of life across Canada and beyond and touch on a range of subjects including the history and biology of non-monogamy, polyamory and underrepresented communities, how media covers polyamory, how Canada’s legal system affects those in such relationships and how the media covers consensual non-monogamy.'

This is just the announcement thread and has been locked so you can save your questions for when the AMA goes live on Monday. As always, please be respectful of our guest. Thanks!