twistedmentat posted:

Isn't ranching dying because everyone wants to move into Oil and Gas?


Yea, I got to the Pickering go just after 1, and it was just before I saw the bus I needed. So early Saturday Evening. I waited about 40 minutes coming back along Major Oaks. NExt time I'm just going to go get the Go Bus at STC to Brock and Kingston and walk up.

Unless some delay fuckery is going either scheduled or unscheduled, TTC is rarely 15 or 20 minutes. Worst case I've ever had to wait was 40 minutes, but that was 3am on a wednesday.

Helsing posted:

"Albertans don't need to start worrying yet, Tyler said, but that could change if action isn't taken."

EimiYoshikawa posted:

Speaking as one of the resident Albertans, I've been pissed off about the massive waste of water within the province involved in irrigation since I was old enough to know it was an issue. Rangers and agriculture that depend on sucking the bow dry to survive SHOULD die, and they should do it now, given that it'll only get worse as time goes on (and ranching (which, in Alberta, translates to beef) is a massive climate change contributer anyway, so it's either a doomed industry if we try too late to get our act together or it dooms us all faster, so gently caress those guys anyway).

quote:

Need a resolution? @EnviroLeth Green Challenge: use reusable shopping bags, take shorter showers, unplug electronics devices, eliminate vehicle idling and eat less meat. The Challenge runs Jan 15-Feb 15.

infernal machines posted:

We "upgraded" our streetcars in as much as we ordered nearly 200 new wizbang high-tech accessible ones from Bombardier, which Bombardier has completely failed to provide because they can't manufacture their way out of a wet paper bag. On top of missing every single delivery deadline, it turns out they hosed up the welding and the very few they have delivered have to be sent back for extensive refurbishment.

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A factory worker characterized it more bluntly: “They take f---ing hammers and they smash the steel into shape, like it’s a f---ing dwarves’ forge.”

CRISPYBABY posted:

The fact that Toronto exists and built a streetcar system and then went 'yeah this is fine' and never upgraded the streetcars for 40 years is one of those things that just makes me really sad about the realities of municipal politics tbh. Everyone knows it's garbage but getting a council to agree to fund a modernization of the system is a loving nightmare.

E: Apparently they upgraded some of them but every time i feel like I hope on one it's like a fuckin time machine, maybe I'm riding the wrong routes. The whole thing seems like an archaic mess.

BattleMaster posted:

http://projects.thestar.com/bombardier-ttc/

twistedmentat posted:

Even with the shittyness of the TTC, it's still better than that. And now Ford wants the province to take over the TTC, because that will go really well.

Reince Penis posted:

I don't care what he says, so long as I can have a go at the Greeks. They invented gayness!!!

InfiniteZero posted:

Also I sincerely hope that Bernier splits the Conservatives because then we will be in another golden age where they spend all their time pissing on each other instead of on the rest of us.

InfiniteZero posted:

Hey that reminds me how is that whole thing going where Canada/Manitoba/Ontario (etc.) is "going to be just like Greece this time next year" coming along?

I remember a few years back that was a Conservative talking point. Are we planning on splitting from the EU? Has the economy collapsed a few times because of marginal tax increases on the wealthy?

(Conservatives are so loving stupid)

Also I sincerely hope that Bernier splits the Conservatives because then we will be in another golden age where they spend all their time pissing on each other instead of on the rest of us.

EvidenceBasedQuack posted:

I wish but I wouldn't keep my hopes up. The Progressive Conservative and Reform/Canadian Alliance party merger is fairly recent. Recent history has shown that both social conservatives and fiscal conservatives would just hold their noses and vote for whoever's running.

InfiniteZero posted:

You can bank on people to go with US style Trump politics (see: Ontario), but I think the jury is still out as to whether that could fly federally yet, so Scheer is really playing with fire now and I know I'm thrilled to watch him potentially go up in smoke.

ante posted:

This is pretty astoundingly naive

InfiniteZero posted:

Also I sincerely hope that Bernier splits the Conservatives because then we will be in another golden age where they spend all their time pissing on each other instead of on the rest of us.

InfiniteZero posted:

Care to explain where I'm being naive?

Falstaff posted:

There were some saying the same thing about Doug Ford not so long ago.

A Typical Goon posted:

The Ontario Liberals are not the federal Liberals and Trudeau is not Kathleen Wynne, no matter how many hand wringing comments you read about him on CBC.com

A Typical Goon posted:

The Ontario Liberals are not the federal Liberals and Trudeau is not Kathleen Wynne, no matter how many hand wringing comments you read about him on CBC.com

A Typical Goon posted:

The Ontario Liberals are not the federal Liberals and Trudeau is not Kathleen Wynne, no matter how many hand wringing comments you read about him on CBC.com

A Typical Goon posted:

The Ontario Liberals are not the federal Liberals and Trudeau is not Kathleen Wynne, no matter how many hand wringing comments you read about him on CBC.com

quote:

Trailing badly in the polls, Ontario Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne is calling on some campaign help from the federal side.

Zita Astravas is known in Liberal circles as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's "fixer." She is taking an unpaid leave of absence as chief of staff to Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan to work in Wynne's war room starting next week.

infernal machines posted:

OLP: We will never concede lest the NDP get a majority!

~*PCs get a majority*~

~*crickets chirping*~

infernal machines posted:

OLP: We will never concede lest the NDP get a majority!

~*PCs get a majority*~

~*crickets chirping*~

Postess with the Mostest posted:

They should all pile into the minivan and go cause a ruckus

Macleans posted:

Why Doug Ford’s Ontario PC government should grant the Liberals party status
by Angela Wright Jun 18, 2018
...
Losing official party status is about more than not having a dedicated leader’s office and research staff: it’s a fundamentally different position within the legislature, which impacts the type of work an MPP is able to do. MPPs not part of a recognized party are deemed “independent” by the legislature. This means they’re not privy to important meetings that oversee the way the legislature is governed and the schedule is set (e.g. the Board of Internal Economy and House Leaders’ meetings). Consequently, their offices are often operating in the dark and are beholden to whatever information the other parties are willing to share.
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They’re also barred from proposing amendments to bills studied by committees they don’t sit on and must rely on the willingness of a member of another party to move it on their behalf.

Without money for staff to research government policies, “independent” MPPs’ staffers have to read entire bills (which can be upwards of 200 pages), figure out their potential impact, and determine how to vote. Pity the political staffer whose boss also wants to speak to a bill and must also write a 20-minute speech. This is in addition to usual parliamentary tasks like meeting with stakeholders, corresponding with constituents, and organizing events. There is also the loss of small luxuries like colour and double-sided photocopying, which is done using expensive machines only made available to party caucuses. Staff for independent MPPs must walk across the building to the parliamentary library just to photocopy a sheet of paper on both sides. This makes representing and serving constituents—the main job of any MPP—more difficult.
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It would also be a boon for Ford and the PC Party’s public image. One of the branding problems that the Conservatives have had to deal with is the impression that they’re lacking compassion, and Ford’s opponents have spent months trying to frame him as brutish and unable to work with others. Nothing would confirm these beliefs quite like kicking opponents when they’re down; denying the Liberals’ request would make the PCs look petty and fearful of a stronger Liberal party.

Reince Penis posted:

TBH I'm pretty happy recent history (bailing on PR federally, torpedoing the ONDP provincially) has given me undeniable reasons to tell door knocking Liberals to gently caress off for the rest of my natural life.

PittTheElder posted:

If you really hate the Liberals you should keep those door knockers around as long as possible, to prevent them from talking to people who might actually vote for them. Offer them food and drink. Seem sympathetic.

Nocturtle posted:

There was an opinion piece shortly after the Ontario election that made a convincing argument for the opposite of it's premise:


It goes on an on and it's all pretty great. Oh no, the remaining Liberal MPPs might have to actually work.

Postess with the Mostest posted:

The parties are different or the people are different? They aren't the same party but there's a lot of overlap, platform and people wise. Trudeau hasn't had his hydro one moment yet but you wait until just after you're elected into your second shot to do that.

tagesschau posted:

quote:

B.C. wildfires 2018: Thick smoke grounds firefighting aircraft

The thick smoke that's blanketed much of B.C. in recent days has grounded firefighting aircraft and made it difficult to detect new wildfires, officials say.

"We have had to ground aircraft in some instances just because visibility was too poor, unsafe to fly," Fraser told CBC. "Smoky conditions also can pose a problem with detection and discovering new wildfires."

Entropic posted:

Vancouver real estate market continues to be completely sane and sustainable

https://twitter.com/steeletalk/status/1031604156732043270?s=21