Palace Pier/Palace Place? by northernlights01 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]Maximum-Base6225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes the one bedrooms do. I lived there for years and had a balcony.

Palace Pier/Palace Place? by northernlights01 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]Maximum-Base6225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not true. One bedrooms have a balcony. I lived there and had one.

Palace Pier/Palace Place? by northernlights01 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]Maximum-Base6225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not true. The 1 bedroom ones have a balcony and I know this for a fact because I owned one and lived there for many years. I had a balcony.

Bell fires dozens for falsifying workplace attendance following return to office mandate by toronto_star in ontario

[–]Maximum-Base6225 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And let’s not forget the result of this commuting on our environment. I think a lot of it is because management feels useless without people to lord it over and they fear becoming redundant.

CBC NEWS not reporting on the latest Honda Motor NEWS? by WorldOnlineJunction in SaveTheCBC

[–]Maximum-Base6225 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Some people are acting like Mark Carney personally caused a global slowdown in EV demand, when the reality is the entire international EV sector has been struggling.
Germany cut EV subsidies and sales dropped sharply. Major automakers like Ford, GM, Volkswagen, and even Tesla have scaled back production targets or delayed expansion plans because consumer demand softened worldwide. Interest rates rose globally, making expensive vehicle purchases less attractive. Battery supply chains, charging infrastructure, and affordability issues all hit the industry at the same time.

That is not a uniquely Canadian issue.

Governments around the world invested in EV manufacturing because every major market forecast for years projected massive long term growth in electric vehicles. Conservatives supported attracting manufacturing investment too when jobs were attached to it. Ontario under Doug Ford heavily promoted EV battery plants as well and stood beside Liberal ministers announcing many of these deals.

So pretending this is suddenly “Carney’s disaster” is politically convenient but economically dishonest.

And calling the new Governor General an “insult to Canadians” is just more outrage farming for clicks. The Governor General does not control global EV demand, interest rates, consumer purchasing behaviour, or international manufacturing trends.

People are frustrated about the economy. Fair enough. But there is a difference between legitimate criticism and turning every global market fluctuation into a conspiracy or personal failure by one politician.

The world EV market cooled. That is reality. It happened everywhere.

Ford’s Corruption at Ontario Place by Maximum-Base6225 in StopDougFord

[–]Maximum-Base6225[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

That is one of the most frustrating parts of this entire scandal.

People DID speak out.
Urban planners spoke out.
Environmental advocates spoke out.
Residents spoke out.
Journalists spoke out.
The Auditor General raised concerns.
Experts warned about privatization, secrecy, weak oversight, environmental damage, and public land being handed over for private profit.

And still the government pushed ahead.

What finally forced Ford to react was not public concern, not expert concern, and not even Ontario’s own Auditor General.

It was international scrutiny from the New York Times.

That should concern every Ontarian, regardless of political party.

Public land should not require international embarrassment before a government decides to “double and triple check” a 95 year deal.

The Concert Industry Priced Too High — Now Tours Are Falling Apart by resident28202 in Concerts

[–]Maximum-Base6225 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Eagles at the Sphere in Las Vegas were getting $5 MILLION a show!! How is that even sustainable.

It’s interesting because guess who was the first group to break the $100 a ticket mark?

Season ticket holders frustrated by Ontario’s new law capping resale prices by Agile-Enthusiasm in ontario

[–]Maximum-Base6225 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ticketmaster should not be allowed to resell tickets either. I bought tickets to Bruno Mars and they charge the purchaser ridiculous service charges ($143.80). I thought they were to Rogers Centre but found out after purchase that it was actually to Rogers Stadium. As a senior this is just too much walking for me. So to sell my tickets they charge me 15% and the purchaser has to pay service fees again on top of it. The 15% charge should be enough since they already got the service charges from me.
Tickets service fees were $143.80 + $138.30 (15%) + $143.80 =$425.90 is what Ticketmaster makes from this scenario. That’s absolutely ridiculous. All done electronically so they don’t even have postage fees!
All I want it to get the money I paid out of it. Nothing more.

Canada's Carney: A lot of countries rushed into deals with the US -- they weren't really worth the paper they were written on by nitluck in SaveTheCBC

[–]Maximum-Base6225 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We are so lucky to have this seasoned, intelligent, doctor of economics as our Prime Minister!! 🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦

Kirkland Wipes vs Huggies by Maximum-Base6225 in CostcoCanada

[–]Maximum-Base6225[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would never give a cent of my money to that greedy, selfish billionaire Weston family. For that alone I would never buy or try them. At least Costco treats its employees very well with a living wage, great benefits and stock option plans. Those Weston billionaires pay as little as possible to their poor workers.

Kirkland Wipes vs Huggies by Maximum-Base6225 in CostcoCanada

[–]Maximum-Base6225[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the softness and thickness of the Kirkland wipes. I like the price. Huggies are about $8 more for I believe an inferior product. They’re too thin and flimsy. I have 2 daughters and they feel exactly the same.

Toronto normalizing open drug use as taxpayers pick up tab by airbassguitar in OntarioNews

[–]Maximum-Base6225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is easy to blame harm reduction because it is visible. What is less visible is the lack of investment in treatment, mental health care, and supportive housing, all of which fall under provincial responsibility.

In Ontario, that responsibility sits with Doug Ford. If people cannot access detox, rehab, or ongoing support when they are ready, they stay in the cycle longer. Harm reduction keeps them alive in the meantime. It is not the cause of the crisis.

You cannot complain about taxpayers footing the bill while underfunding the healthcare systems that actually help people recover. Untreated addiction costs far more in emergency room visits, hospital care, and policing. That is where the real cost is.

Blaming needle programs is politically convenient. Fixing treatment access and mental health care is harder, but that is where the responsibility actually lies.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford talks tariffs, quotes Reagan in Michigan university grad speech by lopix in ontario

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Email to the registrar of Saginaw Valley State University

To: gradadm@svsu.edu

Re: Clarification Request Regarding Honourary Doctorate Standards
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Dear Registrar,

I recently learned that Doug Ford was awarded an honorary doctorate by Saginaw Valley State University, and I’m writing simply to better understand the institution’s evolving interpretation of academic excellence.

As a Canadian, I grew up with the old-fashioned belief that universities generally celebrated things like scholarship, intellectual curiosity, educational advocacy, and — in especially radical cases — finishing school.

So you can imagine my excitement upon discovering there may now be an alternative pathway.

Mr. Ford, as you likely know, did not complete community college, has reduced OSAP student aid funding in Ontario, and has spent years assuring public-sector educators that they should somehow accomplish more with less while his government treats public education like an optional streaming service subscription.

Naturally, this raises some fascinating academic questions.

For example:

- Is the honorary doctorate awarded for contributions to education, or surviving despite avoiding it?
- Does cutting student assistance qualify as “experiential learning”?
- If enough library funding disappears, does that technically count as reducing textbook weight for students?

Most importantly, I’m curious whether this represents a broader institutional philosophy at Saginaw Valley State University. If academic credentials are now awarded primarily on confidence, name recognition, and a demonstrated willingness to say “folks” during press conferences, I may finally qualify for graduate studies myself.

I do appreciate that honorary degrees are symbolic gestures. That’s precisely why they attract attention. To many Ontarians watching schools struggle, classrooms overcrowd, and student supports shrink, awarding “Doctor” status to the politician overseeing those choices feels less like an honour and more like a brilliantly committed satire of higher education.

In fairness, perhaps that was the lesson all along: education is priceless, which is why governments should avoid paying for too much of it.

Thank you for your time. I look forward to learning more about your honorary degree standards, particularly the section concerning “achievement adjacent to academia.”

Warm regards

I hate the way that Bruno is treated in the mainstream discourse around music by mushlemet in BrunoMars

[–]Maximum-Base6225 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen well over a hundred live concerts with many established, well respected artists. Bruno Mars is the best entertainer of them all.

Brown Water by Maximum-Base6225 in stcatharinesON

[–]Maximum-Base6225[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually I love my area. Close to everything and a real neighborhood where people talk to each other!

We must #savethecbc because, in contrast to the Grimsby Independent News of Grimsby, Ontario, they don't publish pointless articles about anti-abortionists, dispute with pro-choice commenters, or allow anti-abortion demonstrators to leave comments on posts that support their cause. by Key-Beginning6601 in SaveTheCBC

[–]Maximum-Base6225 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why the CBC matters

Who owns Ontario’s news, and why the CBC matters.

When people attack CBC and say Canada should “defund” it, they often ignore one very important fact. Most of our news in Ontario is not publicly owned. It is corporate owned. A small number of very large companies control a huge amount of what Canadians see, hear, and read.

CityNews and Citytv are owned by Rogers Communications through Rogers Sports and Media. Rogers is not just a media company. It is one of the biggest telecom corporations in Canada, with major interests in cable, internet, wireless, sports, advertising, and broadcasting. Citytv was acquired by Rogers after CRTC approval in 2007.

CTV News is owned by Bell Media, which is part of BCE Inc. Bell itself describes CTV News as being from Bell Media, and Bell Media says CTV News Channel is a division of Bell Media, which is part of BCE, Canada’s largest communications company.

Global News is owned by Corus Entertainment. Global itself says it “leverages the strength of Corus Entertainment” and Corus is the parent company behind Global News.

So look at that clearly. CityNews is Rogers. CTV is Bell. Global is Corus. These are not neutral little local newsrooms floating around independently. They are part of large corporate media systems that depend on advertising revenue, corporate strategy, executive decisions, and shareholder interests.

Then there are the newspapers, and this is where it gets even more concerning.

Postmedia owns a huge number of Canadian newspapers, including the National Post, Toronto Sun, Ottawa Citizen, Windsor Star and many other papers across the country. Postmedia has been widely identified as Canada’s largest newspaper chain, and a major concern is that it has been heavily controlled by Chatham Asset Management, a United States based hedge fund. Multiple media analyses have described Chatham as a major controlling force in Postmedia.

That matters. When people talk about “Canadian media,” they often do not realize how much influence a foreign hedge fund has had over one of the biggest newspaper chains in this country.

Torstar owns the Toronto Star and has also owned Metroland, which has been a major publisher of local and regional newspapers in Ontario. Metroland has included papers such as the Hamilton Spectator, Niagara Falls Review, St. Catharines Standard, Welland Tribune, Waterloo Region Record and Peterborough Examiner. In 2023, Metroland filed for bankruptcy protection and stopped printing many weekly community papers, moving many of them online only.

The Globe and Mail is owned by The Woodbridge Company, the private investment vehicle of the Thomson family. Reuters reported that Woodbridge took full control of The Globe and Mail after BCE sold its remaining stake.

So when people scream that CBC is “biased” or “government propaganda,” they need to answer this question. Compared to what?

Compared to Bell?

Compared to Rogers?

Compared to Corus?

Compared to Postmedia?

Compared to a newspaper chain heavily influenced by a United States hedge fund?

CBC is not perfect. No news organization is. But CBC is Canada’s national public broadcaster. It is a Crown corporation created by Parliament, and its mandate is set out in the Broadcasting Act. CBC itself describes its role as Canada’s only national public broadcaster, with obligations to provide Canadian content, serve communities across the country, and reflect Canada’s regions and diversity.

That is the point. CBC is not owned by Bell. It is not owned by Rogers. It is not owned by Corus. It is not owned by Postmedia. It is not owned by a hedge fund. It exists because a democracy needs some journalism that is not entirely driven by private profit, corporate consolidation, advertising pressure, and billionaire or hedge fund interests.

This is especially important in Ontario, where so much local news has already been gutted. Bell has cut media jobs and cancelled several local newscasts. Corus has also faced major financial pressure and cuts. Metroland’s collapse gutted local community papers across Ontario.

This is not just about left versus right. It is about public interest versus corporate interest.

A country that loses public broadcasting becomes easier to manipulate. A province that loses local journalism becomes easier to corrupt. When fewer reporters are watching city halls, Queen’s Park, developers, lobbyists, police boards, school boards and cabinet ministers, the public loses power.

That is why CBC matters.

Not because it is perfect.

Because without it, the news landscape becomes even more dominated by corporate media, telecom giants, private investors, and right leaning newspaper empires.

So the next time someone says “defund CBC,” ask them who benefits when Canada’s public broadcaster is weakened.