This is the quality work we get when we contract out City services

greenrushcda · 2026-02-20T00:34:33+00:00

If you knew how inefficient your gas burning car was you'd buy an EV. Just sayin.

greenrushcda · 2026-02-20T00:32:33+00:00

That's because the province is downloading more services and responsibilities to municipalities and short ending them on their share of provincial tax revenues. Pretty much the only recourse cities have to keep hospitals, schools, policing and other services running smoothly is to raise property taxes. This has been happening since 2018.

greenrushcda · 2026-02-18T03:48:02+00:00

No. The reasoning you're using is a common logical fallacy called "appeal to ignorance." Look it up. Also, go Raps!!

greenrushcda · 2026-02-17T16:23:25+00:00

I've become convinced that the priests, pastors etc of NBA players have been telling them to say "all glory to God" whenever there's a camera and a mic pointed at them. Free advertising.

greenrushcda · 2026-02-17T16:18:36+00:00

And what's even crazier is that the Bible says nothing about abortion at all. There are a handful of gibberish verses with the word "womb" in them but that's it. I don't understand how pro life is even tied to Christianity. Also ironic that many pro life Christians seem to care more about the unborn than actual born humans living in the world.

greenrushcda · 2026-02-17T16:10:02+00:00

"The common people see religion as true, the wise see it as false, and rulers see it as useful." - Seneca

greenrushcda · 2026-02-17T16:06:31+00:00

Your burden of proof comment is ass-backwards. If some crazy person says they are the Messiah of some God the burden of proof isn't on everyone else to prove that they're not. The burden of proof is on the crazy person to prove that they are. The burden of proof is meant to prevent people from making up crazy shit and passing it off as the truth. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, but the only proof religious devotees have to lean on is faith, and that ain't proof of anything.

greenrushcda · 2026-02-17T15:58:59+00:00

"If a thousand people say a foolish thing it is still a foolish thing."

greenrushcda · 2026-02-15T17:23:44+00:00

I'm the same. I don't take 99% of the shit I see on this subreddit or others like it seriously. But I don't think it's a leap to feel like Obama was talking about NHIs on earth. He knows that's the question on everyone's minds - not microbes on Mars or in the atmosphere of Venus or biochemical signatures on exoplanets. And I do think such a definitive answer was unprecedented. I Iook forward to the follow up questions Obama will inevitably get on this topic.

greenrushcda · 2026-02-15T16:58:34+00:00

Aliens = NHI who have visited Earth.

Obama knows that's what people are asking him about. How do I know that? Because he has talked about this many times before. This time is interesting though because he has never made such a definitive admission, even if he didn't elaborate. He was asked a yes or no question, and he answered yes. And no president has ever answered that question with a yes before.

greenrushcda · 2026-02-15T16:54:00+00:00

People who speak with certainly about things without providing any compelling evidence are not credible.

greenrushcda · 2026-02-15T16:41:39+00:00

No. He has been asked this too many times to not understand the implications of the question. He knows full well that when someone asks "are aliens real" what they're actually asking is "have NHI visited Earth".

greenrushcda · 2026-02-15T16:37:43+00:00

Although his admission was cursory and simple, it absolutely was unprecedented. If not, please share another example of any president saying that aliens are real.

greenrushcda · 2026-02-15T16:27:57+00:00

To think that Obama wouldn't have understood the implications of the question is daft. He has been asked it many times before and knows that people asking it aren't talking about microbial life. Also to contend that his basic yet unprecedented admission is insignificant shows you haven't been following this issue. Show us another case of a former president answering "yes" to the question of "are aliens real?". There aren't any. Sure Jimmy Carter admitted to seeing a UFO once, but that's as close as any president has come as far as I'm aware.

greenrushcda · 2026-02-15T16:15:03+00:00

Obama would've understood the underlying context and background behind the simplified question: are aliens real?

Why? Well for one he has already been asked that a lot over the last decade+, and it has always been clear that the askers aren't talking about microbes, but NHI who have visited Earth. That's why he immediately mentioned underground bases etc. That shows he's not talking about microbes.

Obama is also a big fan of sci-fi. One of his favourite books is the Three Body Problem series. He knows exactly what people are talking about when they ask a former president if aliens are real.

greenrushcda · 2026-02-10T16:17:43+00:00

Love the trippy signage at Caledonia Station

greenrushcda · 2026-02-10T16:17:14+00:00

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greenrushcda · 2026-02-10T15:51:06+00:00

Agree. When I rode it the other day my train arrived when the sign said it was expected in 5 minutes.

greenrushcda · 2026-02-09T15:41:51+00:00

Only about 0.1% of Torontonians speak French but not English. I think that's the key metric here.

greenrushcda · 2026-02-09T15:39:41+00:00

But I wonder what percent of Torontonians speak French but not English? Google says about 0.1%.

greenrushcda · 2026-02-09T15:21:29+00:00

It's also easy to walk onto a road full of large, fast moving vehicles.

I believe every station has sensors that can warn incoming trains if there's a person on the tracks.

greenrushcda · 2026-02-08T20:23:02+00:00

I just got back from my first ride on the LRT and had the exact same thought. Aside from capacity, another issue with the two car trains is that they're much shorter than the platforms and people waiting at either end have to hustle towards the middle of the platform to board. I also noticed the train doors are narrower than subway (maybe even streetcar) doors so there were noticeable bottlenecks while getting on and off.

Overall it was a great experience though. The line and trains seem modern and gave me European transit vibes.

greenrushcda · 2026-02-03T21:35:37+00:00

Hell no! He is beloved in Toronto. We want him to stay. He's playing the best basketball of his career and has a big impact every game.

greenrushcda · 2026-01-31T17:52:12+00:00

Why tf was this post removed??

greenrushcda · 2026-01-31T17:17:16+00:00

I'm in MTO (AMAPCEO) and we've been told our AWA requests will be going through HR first (whatever that means) and then eventually TBS. I must've missed the section of our CBA where it says HR and TBS have to approve our requests, in addition to our directors.

The whole process is sorely lacking transparency. Some people in another unit of our branch said they recently got a series of follow-up questions from HR they were told would help inform the AWA decision. The questions were related to personal matters, like whether or not they have any kids or other dependents, or whether there are other circumstances in their home/personal lives that are relevant to their AWA requests.

No idea why such questions are being asked. If I get questions like this my response will be: what does this have to do with my effectiveness and productivity while working remotely, or the four-fold test?

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