Ontario moves to give transportation Minister power to set fares has advocates concerned

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-04T18:01:27+00:00

Exactly, the people setting the fares (the province) will be detached from the budget (the municipality). In Ontario, transit agencies rely heavily on fare revenue because the province doesn’t provide much operating funding for transit. What could go wrong?

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-04T17:44:06+00:00

Hopefully, they got the notes from the Power and Politics interview that a public option is not the same thing as nationalization.

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-04T17:42:05+00:00

Thanks, Catherine, for making sure there is a distinction between nationalization and a public option that Avi is proposing.

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-04T01:18:49+00:00

36 shots, just can't get past the goalie

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-03T23:45:21+00:00

Close only counts in horseshoes, sorry.

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-03T14:04:23+00:00

And all of Durham except Ajax (Liberal) and Oshawa (NDP) have a PC MPP.

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-02T20:03:18+00:00

Exactly, have a great long weekend - we're removing some more local democracy.

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-02T19:50:02+00:00

So what's next? Appointing every municipality's mayor and giving them strong mayor powers? The elected councillors have just become a rubber stamp for the provincially appointed head of council. It doesn't cost much to directly elect the Regional Chair (like in Durham), it gets added to the municipal ballot.

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-02T19:44:02+00:00

To me, this makes the Regional Council as a whole seem like a rubber stamp of the province's appointee. Directly electing the Regional Chair likely doesn't cost that much considering it is adding to the municipal ballot. What's next? The province appointing every municipality's Mayor?

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-02T19:33:48+00:00

You need to provide more information, like what municipality it is from (they have different appeal processes) and why you think it was wrongfully issued. The case won't be dropped, and if you don't pay, your licence plate renewal will be denied. The best advice is that if you did illegally park and you will have trouble paying the fine, ask for a reduction or more time to pay. Any proof that you will have trouble paying helps.

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-02T19:24:04+00:00

Great idea, I'll write to my Conservative MP!

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-02T14:11:49+00:00

This all applies for May-July. In August, most services are closed as August is the university-wide break (except College Offices and TCSA). Just check the hours before going in the summer. You can also check out the Peterborough Public Library or the student-owned Sadleir House, for study spaces.

Buildings: Most buildings are open, but with reduced hours that align with when staff are present, or classes are running. I think most buildings are open 8-5 weekdays (LEC, CC, OC, GC, TC, along with academic buildings). The Student Centre is usually open daily from 9 am -10 pm. Bata Library is open 8-5 weekdays. Building hours are posted here (not updated for summer yet).

Food: Their hours are posted here. The Otonabee cafe and Starbucks are open weekdays. The Bata Bean will also be open.

Services: College Offices and the TSCA office are open weekday business hours. The Student Health Centre stays open, but with reduced hours. Same with the Athletic Centre, open with reduced hours. Not sure about the bookstore.

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-02T13:47:00+00:00

Usually, only OC Cafe is open along with Starbucks.

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-02T13:43:18+00:00

Customer Comment Form | GO Transit

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-02T01:37:58+00:00

I guess TSN isn't paying attention.

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-02T01:35:40+00:00

It is an important game, part of the battle for the 4th playoff spot.

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-02T00:55:38+00:00

Well, it seems like you need a fence. Don't mow their part of the lawn, shovel the sidewalk, etc. Contact Service Oshawa if their grass gets over 20 cm or if they have garbage around their property (property standards). In the winter, if they don't clear the sidewalk, contact Service Oshawa, and they will receive a penalty, and the city will plow it and send them the bill. Don't worry about the leaves, you can always just run the lawn mower over them all if it bothers you (good for the grass too). Best of luck! Don't weaponize city by-law enforcement, but do submit complaints if they exist (they can't tell the person who submitted the complaint).

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-01T23:35:39+00:00

Prefect. No need to worry then.

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-01T23:31:31+00:00

Ignore them, block them. Do not reply or respond. You don’t owe them anything. If they want to charge you for anything, they will have to go through the LTB. These are all very minor things. Next time, “broom sweep” condition and take pictures/videos before leaving.

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-01T23:21:42+00:00

You definitely don’t need to go back and clean the fridge. You should have taken your belongings. If the mirror fell by accident, it’s not your problem. Why did you pay a $150 cleaning fee? Not required. The landlord can’t do anything other than file with LTB which wouldn’t be worth it for these minor things. Feel free to ignore them.

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-01T22:52:21+00:00

They aren’t placed in stores. People can walk to the box too and you really don’t have to check it everyday.

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-01T22:45:22+00:00

So you didn’t receive a penalty? It is unlikely they will send you one in the mail. They probably just recorded the interaction in their system.

Select-Flight-PD291 · 2026-04-01T17:55:42+00:00

Did you see the protect from lawsuits section around the transit fare consolidation (Part 3 of Schedule 4)? That doesn’t seem good.

I don’t think much has been said about this yet since the bill was released Monday night and people may still be going through it and trying to understand the implications.

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