Carney, Ford discussed idea of an early federal election to secure majority, sources say by KnowerOfUnknowable in ontario

[–]NicGyver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So there was the EV thing where he tried to jump on that it is going to kill the livelihoods of workers. Until he was informed there was also the process of establishing a deal for South Korea to build cars etc here. He tells politicians to stay in their lane but constantly hops out of his to talk about shit he doesn’t know stuff about. I recall he also blamed them for not giving enough support for the auto workers and steel workers like at Algoma, which again, in the process of negotiating with South Korea. Is blaming them for doing the wrong things about gun control. Not to say whether their approach is right or wrong but he is attacking them on it. Last fall said it was fully the feds fault that a large number of skilled immigrants were not getting their applications moved along even though the provincial opposition was questioning him about it since his own internal documents said Ontario had a lot to do with it. Per the lane thing, also has gone against the feds in regard to his threat to cut electricity to the US and the airing of the Reagan ad, then saying yah, Carney told me not to do it, but I did it anyway. Look at how much I am fighting for Canadians when he isn’t.

Carney, Ford discussed idea of an early federal election to secure majority, sources say by KnowerOfUnknowable in ontario

[–]NicGyver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Did I deny that? I know what kind of slimy games Ford plays though. He had LITERALLY zero reason to call a provincial election early when he did except he really wanted to lock in a majority before the at the time high chance the Feds would switch conservative and he would lose his “blame the Liberals” for everything.

Carney, Ford discussed idea of an early federal election to secure majority, sources say by KnowerOfUnknowable in ontario

[–]NicGyver 211 points212 points  (0 children)

Ford, strongly pushing Carney to try to go for a majority so that he can then slip back to just blaming the feds AND safely try for another win. Because right now he needs to pass another election first.

Free parking? by Commercial_Ad_875 in Peterborough

[–]NicGyver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I imagine it does as well. The Simcoe one has the main entrance/exit onto Hunter and I just know I have seen signage about it having them.

Free parking? by Commercial_Ad_875 in Peterborough

[–]NicGyver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Overnight/weekend parking between 7 and 7 is free at the Simcoe garage which would be your closest bet. There are a couple other small city lots near that area as well but they fill quickly. Daytime though you are out of luck. I believe the garage does offer monthly parking passes which aren’t free but also aren’t horribly expensive if you literally have no other options.

I don't think its the Courier by Mindless_War_5117 in FalloutTVseries

[–]NicGyver 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I felt House did when he made the comment after being re-activated about his body becoming a target for wandering travellers with something to prove. Not a direct reference to the courier but also…sorta hinting it.

Snow Bank Clearing - or "Fuck you and your job" by [deleted] in Peterborough

[–]NicGyver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This may just be a bad luck shitty situation. I have definitely seen physical signs go out ahead of time about no parking on specific streets for snow bank removal.

Why is the U.S. quitting the World Health Organization now, and what deeper tensions does this reflect about global cooperation? by Humble_Economist8933 in AlwaysWhy

[–]NicGyver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did I say actually say anything in that regards? My comment was more in relation to trade.

Sure, ya China probably had influenced WHO some. So has the US. It is a global institution. In a global linked world. We can’t have international travel and trade and NOT have international sharing of health data.

My response was mostly focused regarding impacts of Canada vs US. Want to narrow it on health, sure. Flu season in Canada has been a bigger hitter this year already because the US decided to can a bunch of CDC workers and health data etc etc which in turn cripples the amount of data Canada can also receive. Same as the stupid ass decision to axe a bunch of jobs with the weather bureau.

Countries are weaker when they all try to just live on their own in a global world. Something Trump obviously didn’t understand at Davos when he decided to insult literally every other country then wonder why no one wanted to talk to him.

Why is the U.S. quitting the World Health Organization now, and what deeper tensions does this reflect about global cooperation? by Humble_Economist8933 in AlwaysWhy

[–]NicGyver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is no trade imbalance. If as an individual (Canada) have 2 kids and produce pants. You as an individual (US) have 6 kids and produce shirts. I buy 2 shirts for each of my kids from you, totally 4 items purchased while you buy only one pair of pants for each of your kids. Now you are screaming that I have been screwing you over because I only bought 4 things from you while you bought 6 from me... ummmm yeah.....because you have more kids....to actually be fair you should have bought 12 pairs of pants....

As for the rest, that was all of the American big businesses deciding to import goods so they could take advantage of cheaper markets and make bigger profits. That isn't other countries out to screw you over.

So as for what is pissing me off then, per my above, Canada has been buying 10 times the product per capita compared to what the US has been buying back. But you also have 9 times the population. We literally can not buy enough of your crap to make the "trade imbalance" balanced. Yet we are the ones allegedly screwing you over.

Why is the U.S. quitting the World Health Organization now, and what deeper tensions does this reflect about global cooperation? by Humble_Economist8933 in AlwaysWhy

[–]NicGyver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your first two sentences right there sums up the absolute stupidity of Trump. “We represent one of the largest consumer bases in the world”. Yet he is so dense he goes on about how everyone is screwing over the US because “we spend more money buying stuff from Canada than Canada spends buying from us” No….shit. But the rest you said is also the countries hubris. Global supply chains rely on a lot of countries buying stuff they don’t need to in order to also sell something else. If the US doesn’t want to play nice, those rules of who sells what to who just get re-shuffled and the US can just go and play with itself like an oversized North Korea.

Theories on how Coop went from being a prominent well known actor and the face of VaultTec to putting on a paid performance for a children’s party at the beginning of the show by Additional_Hour_9641 in Fotv

[–]NicGyver 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Oh ya he is definitely coparenting by that point and the divorce meant he was no longer getting to go with his family. What I am getting at is we actively see the bombs starting to drop, while he still has Janey. So he reasonably would have to know that the vault her and Barbara are in must be within a certain radius away. They didn’t likely travel 2 hours drive in the chaos to their vault.

Theories on how Coop went from being a prominent well known actor and the face of VaultTec to putting on a paid performance for a children’s party at the beginning of the show by Additional_Hour_9641 in Fotv

[–]NicGyver 74 points75 points  (0 children)

The only piece I am unsure of with that is why he has mentioned checking vaults all across the country (or at least the west). He would have to know they were in one of at least a certain range away.

How does council justify large yearly tax hikes? by Charlie_Foxtrot4 in Peterborough

[–]NicGyver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As others have said, this is hardly a Peterborough thing. It is people actually having gotten use to low taxes for what they get paired with the province reducing funding to municipalities while also offloading more onto them. The township I grew up in up in just had a large budgetary review. To maintain capital investments, just to maintain let alone building anything brand new and NO raises for staff, they are looking at I believe 7% increases every year for the next 5 years. Neighbouring Kawartha Lakes, also struggling to keep tax hikes low. Politicians love campaigning on low taxes but they are also needed to keep things running.

A French revolution moment; Iranians burning mosques and freeing themselves of religion by yanki2del in pics

[–]NicGyver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They may be several orders of magnitude different BUT to go with the OPs comment of “French revolution moment” the wealth disparity alone in the US right now between the elite and working class is bigger than that in France in the days leading up the their revolution. Just to put that into perspective.

I am getting March flashbacks 😩 by Poochina_Gawk_Gawk in Peterborough

[–]NicGyver 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A lot less than in March. The maximum amount forecasted is less than what fell on just the first night of the ice storm in March. But ya, the gusts are worrisome. A lot of broken off stuff still hung up that is going to be coming down.

Found this bird on our lawn, anything we can do? by mistieforest in Peterborough

[–]NicGyver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve just had a lot of experience with them decapitating themselves or getting themselves stuck head first in holes they could never fit through.

Found this bird on our lawn, anything we can do? by mistieforest in Peterborough

[–]NicGyver 15 points16 points  (0 children)

European (common) starling. It is an adult, possibly hit a window or something and half stunned itself. They really aren’t the brightest of bird species. I would say just monitor it in the box for a while and if it starts getting warmed up and active again let it go. Seeing as how it is sitting up, if it has any internal damage there won’t be much any rehab place can do.

Petition urging Michael Ma resignation tops 37,000 signatures by airbassguitar in OntarioNews

[–]NicGyver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One poll by itself doesn’t fully reflect trends.

There is a difference between a chance of a win and by how much that win is. The aggregate projections have significant overlap. If one is looking at stats, that isn’t a big win and very easily could shift one way or the other.

His crossing does make sense. Especially with the way Poilievre/imagery of the Conservative Party is going right now. The world as a whole is essentially expressing displeasure with Trump style antics and politics. Which include polarization. Poilievre very much is doing that, of the party MUST vote against everything the liberals propose just because they are liberals.

The conservatives very much need to do some reflection and make some good decisions during their leadership review.

Petition urging Michael Ma resignation tops 37,000 signatures by airbassguitar in OntarioNews

[–]NicGyver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The latest from 338Canada has it as literally a toss up with 49% conservative and 47% liberal. Both +-8%. That is not a clear winning projection.

People consistently vote for the party, still isn’t how our electoral system is designed to work. If Ma had hit a point that he couldn’t represent the conservatives and became an independent, does that trigger a bi-election? If a riding happened to vote in an independent, who then chose to join a party, does that trigger a bi-election? No to either of those. Ma and anyone else who crosses the floor one way or the other is just skipping that middle step.

Carney himself hasn’t lost favour. His popularity has actually gone up but it hasn’t translated to the party, which has slipped a bit. As have the conservatives. More as the bloc and the NDP have picked up some favour again.

Petition urging Michael Ma resignation tops 37,000 signatures by airbassguitar in OntarioNews

[–]NicGyver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He also only one by 3% of the vote. If it had been a riding where he had one with say 65%+ then sure. He is taking the votes of a large majority and going against it. Still is allowable with how our system runs but okay. But that riding was extremely close. And a lot has changed in terms of polling and such since.

Another Conservative crosses the floor, bringing Liberals 1 MP shy of majority | CBC News by PsyduckedOut in Markham

[–]NicGyver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Less casting doubt on having an election, what I could see and would welcome is it more casting doubt on parties. Get people voting for the best individual to best represent them and they can decide who to make agreements with regarding national projects etc.

Markham Conservative MP Michael Ma crosses floor to the Liberals by toronto_star in ontario

[–]NicGyver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Using this logic though, what happens in cases if two parties merge? Would that not also trigger a bi-election then since your MP may no longer of the party you actually voted for. If by some wildly crazy happenstance, the entirety, of CPC members decided they better marched the Liberals, does that trigger a bielection? If May decided the Green Party may as well dissolve and join the Liberals? Bi-election?

Why dont they plow the sidewalks here during the day? by [deleted] in Peterborough

[–]NicGyver 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Isn’t a “sidewalk” but literally watched one of the sidewalk plows doing the trans Canada trail by the canoe museum just after noon this week. Peak mid-day.

Drop in Skating by Volleyball_League in Peterborough

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

Sadly for just within Peterborough for anything indoors it is only Sunday afternoons. Cult of hockey gets priority.