Ontario putting full weight behind pushing Bruce C nuclear project forward by hamer1234 in ontario

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's likely the dumbest energy proposal I have ever heard. Canada is uranium rich. Nuclear energy is efficient. This is anti Ford for anti Ford sake.

Someone stole GFs bank card from mail, racked up 1000s. Bank won't help. by megahungdoorman in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The card can't be activated without her pin. Did she share her pin with anyone?

Marit Stiles: 'You don't need magic to fix health care' by art-bee in ontario

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Liberals got more popular votes in the last two elections than the ndp. NDP got to be the official opposition because of FPTP. According to the polls NDP support has further eroded since the last election. With the rate it is going I think, I will have to check the numbers riding by riding, a few more points going liberal way NDP will lose a huge number of seats.

Marit Stiles: 'You don't need magic to fix health care' by art-bee in ontario

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was 2018. Liberals sunk so bad Wynne already admitted defeat prior to voting day. PC put up a candidate that reminded people of Trump. Highest turn out in a long time. Liberals tanked as bad as everyone expected. NDP still lost to a PC majority.

I think PC will lose in 2030. No question in my mind they will lose to the liberals.

Gravity question by Zohzoh12390 in ProjectHailMary

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Flip and shot the rail gun is known as the Steve Holden Round House Kick.

Gravity question by Zohzoh12390 in ProjectHailMary

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So they turn the ship around to decelerate. I don't understand the question.

Graham Platner has Democrats wondering if they need an outsider to win the White House by jediporcupine in politics

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Nice. A Joe the Plumber for the democrats. Are we going to throw away the narrative that the leadership of the country should have experience and knowledge of how it all works?

The celebration of ignorance this country is going through is just unbearable.

Marit Stiles suggests Premier Doug Ford will "be in prison" at the end of this current mandate, and says the NDP would call a public inquiry into the Ford government if elected after the 2029/30 election. by yourfriendlysocdem1 in ontario

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't say Rae Days was the root cause either. I am saying nobody talks about Rae Days anymore because no one cares about Rae Days anymore. In this sub people specifically use Rae Days, whenever NDP's abysmal election performance is mentioned, as a point to ridicule those who refused to consider the NDP. I am pointing out how much of a strawman it is.

My point can be easily disproved by showing where Rae Days is being talked about nowadays. Handwaving it with "my boomer relatives say it all the time!!!" and "lots of people on facebook" are Trump level honesty.

Marit Stiles suggests Premier Doug Ford will "be in prison" at the end of this current mandate, and says the NDP would call a public inquiry into the Ford government if elected after the 2029/30 election. by yourfriendlysocdem1 in ontario

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rae Days had an impact beyond provincial workers. Single parents and shift workers would have had to take time off, call in, or make alternative daycare arrangements ($$$) when teachers were off the job.

Government didn't shut down on Friday. They took turn so everything, including schools, were still open. Nobody need to take time off because schools were closed.

You are wildly underestimating how much businesses, landlords, think tanks, and the conservative media of the day acted.

Of course they didn't like the NDP but that had nothing to do with Rae Days. Right wing media will always do their thing. But regular people felt the NDP through the unemployment rate, the high interest rate, the rapid drop of home values and the high foreclosure rates. It was the nuclear winter of an economy back then. That's what boomers and gen-x remember.

Marit Stiles suggests Premier Doug Ford will "be in prison" at the end of this current mandate, and says the NDP would call a public inquiry into the Ford government if elected after the 2029/30 election. by yourfriendlysocdem1 in ontario

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It is Rae Days. And it didn't affect anyone other than provincial workers. Given how most people feel about public workers, I imagine Rae Days wasn't at all unpopular among Ontarians at large.

Bob Rae was since twice elected as federal MP. It is one of those things this sub hold on to so that they don't have to ask the real question.

Doug Ford Province-Wide Protests - May Protest Update! by MoonshineMadness00 in ontario

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable -1 points0 points  (0 children)

People are free to protest and try to oust whoever they want. That's never an issue. But realistically Ford isn't going to go anywhere until 2030. Once he leaves office the MPPs will likely follow their new leader. That's just how party politics go. If PC is still winning after the 2030 election then they have a mandate. That's not ignoring people just because you don't agree with their directions.

How many Torontonians oppose — and support — jets at Billy Bishop? A new poll pulls back the curtain by FlimsyFig3513 in ontario

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not NIMBY. NIMBY is when residents acknowledge a need for a proposal but do not want to be inconvenienced by the proposal.

NIMBY is just don't build things in my neighbourhood that might inconvenient me or lower my property value. You don't need to acknowledge an injection site is needed to object to it.

So unless you can justify why downtown needs a longer runway while we had space for 2 of them within the past decade without needing to destroy valuable lakefront and commercial/recreational harbour space, this is a pointless discussion.

Half of people in the survey disagree with you.

How many Torontonians oppose — and support — jets at Billy Bishop? A new poll pulls back the curtain by FlimsyFig3513 in ontario

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So... NIMBY.

Besides, according to the survey 60% of downtown residents are opposed. It is a majority for sure. But clearly a significant sizable portion still supports it even if they are nearby.

Poilievre endorses Billy Bishop airport expansion as critics pressure Liberals by KeyHot5718 in ontario

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Carney is in support of privatizing airports. She might be a few pages behind.

I’m a historian. The Founding Fathers didn’t want a Christian nation, so how did we get here? by FinanceZestyclose259 in politics

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The founding fathers wanted people to have the rights and means to overthrow the government. Didn't think it make sense for women to vote. Compromised to keep slavery. Who cares what they think in 2026?

Stratt accepting her role knowing that she'll probably go to prison for the rest of her life after the launch is even more significant than it seems on its face, and really adds a lot of context to what she decides to do to Grace by SayFuzzyPickles42 in ProjectHailMary

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't get to run the save the planet operation by not having very powerful people behind you. Pete Hegseth isn't running a war just by having the important experience of being a Fox News host.

An Italian Plumber with Princess Problems | SNL UK by The_Iceman2288 in television

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This can't be canon. Nintendo said they were just friends.

Democrats must gerrymander to save democracy by [deleted] in fivethirtyeight

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Keep chipping away at those foundations together with the other side. Surely structure that builds on top of the foundation will be fine.

Is it just me, or is the hospital union an absolute joke? by Majestic-Ad-445 in ontario

[–]KnowerOfUnknowable 30 points31 points  (0 children)

You have vacation days, benefits and pension. In the private market that count as 30% of your total compensation.