[canada] I don't need to take lessons on marginalized people. I'm ITALIAN!

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Guest2553: Aug 3, 2012

I visited Toronto in the late 2000s and the cost of accidentally going on the ETR for one exit was 20 bucks. After a decade of living in ON, the only people in I've met who use it are those who can claim the expense and hate their employer enough to waste their money.

gently caress that highway.

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# ? May 26, 2024 23:28

Frosted Flake: Sep 13, 2011; Semper Shitpost Ubique

At what point is a transponder worthwhile? I don�t want to give in, I hate that it�s a toll route, but in strict dollars and cents, what would you say?

# ? Aug 12, 2022 01:16

vyelkin: Jan 2, 2011

Frosted Flake posted:

At what point is a transponder worthwhile? I don�t want to give in, I hate that it�s a toll route, but in strict dollars and cents, what would you say?

based on this chart I think if you take it more than once every two months a transponder is cheaper

# ? Aug 12, 2022 01:18

COPE 27: Sep 11, 2006

I got a call from accounting once, saying that they just received an $800 monthly bill for the ETR

I thought for a second and answered, "yep sounds about right"

# ? Aug 12, 2022 01:19

COPE 27: Sep 11, 2006

Guest2553 posted:

the only people in I've met who use it are those who can claim the expense and hate their employer enough to waste their money.
gently caress that highway.

It's expensive but it's also replacing staying at the hotel so it's a wash for my employer.

# ? Aug 12, 2022 01:22

Frosted Flake: Sep 13, 2011; Semper Shitpost Ubique

vyelkin posted:

based on this chart I think if you take it more than once every two months a transponder is cheaper

They may as well make it a public expense to buy every Ontarian a transponder because what the gently caress?

# ? Aug 12, 2022 01:27

EvilJoven: Mar 18, 2005; NOBODY,IN THE HISTORY OF EVER, HAS ASKED OR CARED WHAT CANADA THINKS. YOU ARE NOT A COUNTRY. YOUR MONEY HAS THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND ON IT. IF YOU DIG AROUND IN YOUR BACKYARD, NATIVE SKELETONS WOULD EXPLODE OUT OF YOUR LAWN LIKE THE END OF POLTERGEIST. CANADA IS SO POLITE, EH?; Fun Shoe

Lamo it's such a grift.

# ? Aug 12, 2022 01:56

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

it's worth it for me the handful of times a year i/we use it because it lets me avoid the complete and utter shithole that is toronto, i mean gently caress being in a car anywhere near that

now i can bypass toronto and montreal on the way to the coast

incidentally i am pretty surprised at how many electric chargers there are now! makes me confident that when we inevitably get one we'll be able to drive to ns no problem.

# ? Aug 12, 2022 02:56

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

mediaphage posted:

i mean gently caress being in a car anywhere near that

protip: don't drive in toronto, ever

# ? Aug 12, 2022 03:25

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

infernal machines posted:

protip: don't drive in toronto, ever

yes exactly

# ? Aug 12, 2022 03:31

yellowcar: Feb 14, 2010

Frosted Flake posted:

lol $6 for the ETR I wish jfc

I would love to know why Toronto�s transportation grid is as bad as it is. Was it the different municipalities not cooperating prior to Metro Toronto or something?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxWjtpzCIfA

cars are the future, gently caress trains -> oh poo poo there's not enough room for all these cars -> gently caress it, half-assed commuter rail that's still car dependant is good enough

in short: the suburbs and car culture are to blame

# ? Aug 12, 2022 04:05

EvilJoven: Mar 18, 2005; NOBODY,IN THE HISTORY OF EVER, HAS ASKED OR CARED WHAT CANADA THINKS. YOU ARE NOT A COUNTRY. YOUR MONEY HAS THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND ON IT. IF YOU DIG AROUND IN YOUR BACKYARD, NATIVE SKELETONS WOULD EXPLODE OUT OF YOUR LAWN LIKE THE END OF POLTERGEIST. CANADA IS SO POLITE, EH?; Fun Shoe

infernal machines posted:

protip: don't drive in toronto, ever

Spend too much time in Toronto driving every day and all of a sudden you're moving to Winnipeg just to get far enough away from the 401.

# ? Aug 12, 2022 04:21

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

i believe it. that's why i take the bus

# ? Aug 12, 2022 04:23

Juul-Whip: Mar 10, 2008

you shouldn't drive anywhere if you can manage it. cars are a scourge

# ? Aug 12, 2022 04:25

PhilippAchtel: May 31, 2011

Levin posted:

Emailed my MP and local MPPs asking about the CP24 article, got one response back so far from a PC office:
"I am pleased to share the Government’s thoughts on the matter at hand , I do know with the instance of Cataract surgeries , the Government has told the hospitals that Private clinics have been enlisted to perform the surgeries to reduce the backlog of surgeries on the hospitals , the patients just use their health card the same way as if it was performed at the hospital . The position of the Ontario Government regarding the Privatization of Healthcare is.
• We are not privatizing healthcare. Full stop. Ontarians will continue to use their OHIP card not their credit card when receiving services.
• Ontarians will never pay for health care out of their own pocket.
• Ontario has and will continue to have one of the largest publicly funded health care systems in the world. We’re investing $77.5 Billion dollars this year to provide Ontarians with the care they need.
• I want to be clear, there has been no expansion to the number of private hospitals who offer publicly funded procedures in Ontario.
• A new license for a private hospital in Ontario has not been issued since 1973. In 1980, there were 19 private hospitals licensed to operate in Ontario. Today, there are only 4.
• We are working with all of our health care partners to identify innovative solutions to surgical recovery like expanding funding for procedures performed on evenings and weekends.
• These facilities already perform publicly (OHIP) funded procedures and will ensure patients can access the health care they need when they need it.

I hope the clears up any misunderstanding of the reported news article from CP24 of August 10 , 2022 . If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me."

Is it worth following up to ask about the shortfall in spending?

lol lmao

# ? Aug 12, 2022 04:26

Levin: Jun 28, 2005

Mameluke posted:

They know that "have healthcare" is the cornerstone to our "better than America" identity and have to slowroll it. They're privatizing

edit: also, did you copy/paste that? look at the calibre of writing coming from that office lmfao

Yeah copy/paste, reckon whoever sent it did the same. To their credit, they are the only one to respond so far out of an MP and 4 MPPs. I haven't bothered to follow up.

# ? Aug 12, 2022 04:49

ghosthorse: Dec 15, 2011; ...you forget so easily...

and people say Canada only gets its culture from America and not vice versa
https://twitter.com/_llebrun/status/1557934944713949185?t=Tl1vfy0UgPw2uRu8RNCRZQ&s=19

# ? Aug 12, 2022 13:03

Frosted Flake: Sep 13, 2011; Semper Shitpost Ubique

I love the GO train but there�s a lot more they could do with it. Of course Kingston still doesn�t have a train, Montreal�s leaves much to be desired, Ottawa is a mess.

I guess you could say the same about VIA service. For a country founded through bribes from CP Rail you�d think they would secure the bag.

e: I would like to bike more but Ford Nation is at war with protected bikelanes, the pathway infrastructure is fine for recreational cycling but not actual transportation and for Toronto specifically, what are people supposed to bike in from Keswick or wherever they could afford to live?

Frosted Flake has issued a correction as of 13:19 on Aug 12, 2022

# ? Aug 12, 2022 13:17

Rutibex: Sep 9, 2001; by Fluffdaddy

VIA passenger trains are a joke. you would get where you are going faster as a hobo riding the cargo trains

# ? Aug 12, 2022 13:30

Oxyclean: Sep 23, 2007

ghosthorse posted:

and people say Canada only gets its culture from America and not vice versa
https://twitter.com/_llebrun/status/1557934944713949185?t=Tl1vfy0UgPw2uRu8RNCRZQ&s=19

eh, that's just re-importing.

I mean, not to excuse our own far right, but the PPC and convoy stuff definitely feels all like an echo of the recent far-right American reactionary bullshit.

# ? Aug 12, 2022 13:36

Puppy Burner: Sep 9, 2011

Frosted Flake posted:

we privatized a whole drat highway built at our expense

we privatized a whole drat national telecoms grid built at our expense

# ? Aug 12, 2022 13:46

Frosted Flake: Sep 13, 2011; Semper Shitpost Ubique

Rutibex posted:

VIA passenger trains are a joke. you would get where you are going faster as a hobo riding the cargo trains

Literally, right? I think the rails are owned by CP and CN and so they have right of way over VIA.

# ? Aug 12, 2022 15:30

Deep Dish Fuckfest: Sep 6, 2006; Advanced
Computer Touching; Toilet Rascal

to their defense, stopping and starting a ginormous freight train is a whole lot harder than a passenger train. there is, of course, a solution to that, but that's expensive, unlike the gigantic road infrastructure and millions of cars and all of their externalities that we use now

# ? Aug 12, 2022 15:56

Precambrian Video Games: Aug 19, 2002

Why don't they simply pack passengers neatly inside the cargo train cars full of soft, padded hay/wheat/whatever? Offer a discount/free tetanus shot for the inevitable splinters from the cars with scrap wood and metal.

# ? Aug 12, 2022 16:00

enki42: Jun 11, 2001; #ATMLIVESMATTER

Put this Nazi-lover on ignore immediately!

eXXon posted:

Offer a discount/free tetanus shot for the inevitable splinters from the cars with scrap wood and metal.

Truckers immediately descend on ottawa from Trudeau's sneaky backdoor vaccine mandate.

# ? Aug 12, 2022 16:56

Dreylad: Jun 19, 2001

Frosted Flake posted:

bring back conscription, give everybody Blue Cross and the Public Servant Healthcare Plan, with the CAF dental and eye care.

Oafs get a big strong military, everybody else keeps UHC plus benefits most people still don�t have, Tories get to pat themselves on the back for involving Blue Cross and SunLife.

"Prescriptions if necessary, but not necessarily prescriptions."

# ? Aug 12, 2022 17:26