Fojar38 posted:

In the larger sense, Canada joining the AIIB doesn't matter that much because it still lacks the United States and Japan, the world's largest and third largest economies respectively, meaning the bank is going to be hamstrung for the foreseeable future. It does however mean that China gets to claim Canada's head for its trophy wall because it contributes to the "China rising and displacing America" narrative.

PK loving SUBBAN posted:

Doug's never going to shut up now.

flashy_mcflash posted:

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Ontario’s newest MPP credited Doug Ford for his success.

“Without his help, I don’t think I would win this election,” said Cho.

PK loving SUBBAN posted:

Good work Scarborough!

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The victory in Scarborough-Rouge River on Thursday, which had been held by the Liberals since 1999, is a coup for PC Leader Patrick Brown, who is seeking to prove he can make inroads in the vote-rich Toronto suburbs by appealing to immigrant communities.

Mr. Cho took 39 per cent of the vote to Liberal Piragal Thiru’s 29 per cent and 27 per cent for the NDP’s Neethan Shan. Voter turnout was 28 per cent.

stalwynne posted:

“The result in Scarborough-Rouge River is disappointing and gives me cause for reflection. The good people of that riding have elected Liberals for many years. I’ll be talking with our Scarborough members in the coming days,” she said. “We heard at the door that hydro rates are increasingly challenging for people. I understand, as do my Ministers, that the government needs to focus on helping people with their everyday expenses.”

PK loving SUBBAN posted:

Doug's never going to shut up now.

flakeloaf posted:

There should be such a thing as an electoral quorum. 28% is embarrassing.

patonthebach posted:

We live in the middle of nowhere and use propane for heat. This is about what an average bill looks like for ourselves and our neighbours...

namaste faggots posted:

i went biking last night in a monsoon and my goretex road shoes filled up with water like buckets

right now I have the baseboards cranked up to 25 to dry my super expensive bike shoes out and the window is open so i don't bake to death in here

lmaoooo

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A barista found her, unresponsive, in a Starbucks bathroom in Port Moody.

DariusLikewise posted:

Those Hydro rates are loving criminal, my bill last month in Manitoba was 67 dollars for electricity and 27 dollars for gas. Good to know what is in store when the Manitoba PCs privatize hydro.

The Gunslinger posted:

And the OLP want people off natural gas heating and back onto the grid, of course. There was already a little test balloon plan that got people riled up so they backed off temporarily.

jm20 posted:

That was from a supposed leak and never confirmed. Do you have any new source other than the original leak?

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The sweeping plan is almost identical to a draft version The Globe revealed last month. It contains 76 new programs, including financial incentives for homeowners and landlords to retrofit buildings and for drivers to buy electric vehicles. It also mandates a lower-carbon fuel standard for gasoline, promises funding to make factories more energy efficient and creates an agency to finance companies developing environmental technologies.

The Liberals also dialled back part of the plan that would have required all new homes and small buildings after 2030 to be heated by electricity or geothermal heat, a rule that would have been expanded to all buildings by 2050. Instead, the plan now says small buildings built after 2030 will have “net zero carbon emissions.” The 2050 requirement for all buildings was removed. A government source said the province has not yet figured out how “net zero carbon emissions” buildings will actually work, but the idea is for them to offset emissions from natural gas they use by cutting emissions in some other fashion.

jm20 posted:

You can't heat buildings with electricity that costs 20c+ per kwh, it makes no economic sense.

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And you think power rates are bad now, just wait until Pickering and Darlington have more reactor shutdowns for refurbishment. Apparently there's 380 days worth of outage scheduled for Darlington next year.

When all 4 reactors are going Darlington generates 20% of Ontario's power requirements.

It's also the CANDU Fleet's best performing generating station, and has been voted the best run nuclear power station in the world 3 years in a row.

We should build more. Lots more.

sliderule posted:

Maybe our way of life is... unsustainable?!?!?! N... no....

Tsyni posted:

I know some folks who live in cottage country full-time in their cottage. It has a heated in-door swimming pool. Their hydro bill is around $1000-1500 in the winter time.

vyelkin posted:

if we just generated vast quantities of electricity from nuclear, hydro, and renewable energy sources

Ceciltron posted:

Can we power and heat our homes with fentanyl? 2 problems solved at once.

Ceciltron posted:

Can we power and heat our homes with fentanyl? 2 problems solved at once.

Blade_of_tyshalle posted:

If we overdose enough people with fentanyl, can their rotting bodies heat enough water to spin a turbine?