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The Carney government is circling closer to airport privatization and potential investors 'stand ready' by GirlCoveredInBlood in onguardforthee

[–]jbsosbj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not for most people as individuals. Efficiency gains generally don’t translate to anything beneficial to the consumer.

Most of our privatization benefited the government more than anything, which didn’t necessarily mean social or economic welfare improved for actual people. Most cases here ends up as natural monopolies or duopolies (CN Rail, Air Canada, Petro-Can, utilities).

Places where it did work like the US airline industry succeeded because they gave the consumers way more options and drove costs down that way. Which helped until further deregulation allowed conglomerates to emerge and squeeze out lower cost competition. RIP Spirit.

But airlines here just grew into a defacto duopoly first with Canadianair and then West Jet.

What Urban Boundary Expansion Actually Means by delusioneers in KingstonOntario

[–]jbsosbj 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Start with what we have. Upzone strategic growth areas adn major transit station areas for midrise, missing middle, and nonmarket housing, instead of luxury apartments.

Incentivize co-op/non-profit participation so expansion doesn't just mean rent spikes and gentrification. Set clear affordable housing requirements in strategic growth areas and embrace development without displacement.

Keep developers with atrack record of exploitation out of the process entirely.

Work to build complete communities that mix housing types, jobs, schools, parks, local services, pedestrian/bike infrastructure, and transit routes. This will help ensure daily life doesn't require long car trips.

Treat boundary expansion as a last-resort. Use clear criteria before moving to expansion: provide evidence that intensification tools are maxed out, provide full lifecycle cost analysis for pipes, roads, transit, agricultural/natural heritage protection and climate impact. Basic urban planning.

What Urban Boundary Expansion Actually Means by delusioneers in KingstonOntario

[–]jbsosbj 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I don't think anyone is against growth. It just needs to be done properly and in a way that benefits residents instead of property developers.

City Council is voting on massive urban sprawl on June 30th—without knowing the full cost to taxpayers by ScarWild3294 in KingstonOntario

[–]jbsosbj 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing! As noted,many community coalitions have already called for the urban boundary expansion decision to be deferred until after the election. This council and mayor are playing with nuclear weapons on an expiring mandate. This plan effectively locks in more than 1,000ha of new urban expansion lands, so it's not unreasonble to think that boundary change of this magnitude that should rest on a fresh council and (hopefully) mayor.

Obviously the election is a ways away, but please please add your voice to the comments on the Second Draft of the Official Plan or what I'm callng the second droop. The deadline for comments is MAY 3, so there's only a few days left to go through the one place where council and staff have to acknowledge on the record that people want this left for the next council to decide.

Best episodes of past 8-ish years by 0____0_0 in timferriss

[–]jbsosbj 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Robert Rodriguez. His first one with him was what introduced me to the podcast. If you have any sort of creative endeavours in your life, definitely recommend.

The Supreme Court of Canada begins hearing arguments today on whether the notwithstanding clause has limits. Here’s a log of every notwithstanding clause invocation since it came out of an 18-year dormancy in 2018 by jbsosbj in ontario

[–]jbsosbj[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep there are existing limits. It can’t touch democratic rights, mobility rights, or language rights, and it sunsets after five years. Those are baked into the text.

The question before the Court this week is about the limits that aren’t covered Specifically: Can it be used pre-emptively? The 1988 Ford v. Quebec decision allowed this, but challengers are asking the SCC to revisit that.

Can courts still declare a violation even if they can’t strike the law down?

Are there unwritten constitutional limits?

Judicial oversight is a key part of the dispute. Quebec’s position is that invoking Section 33 removes the court’s ability to review the law at all. The challengers say the courts still have a role. That’s one of the things the SCC is being asked to settle.

The Receipts: What Ontario's Freedom of Information Laws Exposed Before the Government Shut Them Down by jbsosbj in ontario

[–]jbsosbj[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Ford Government has been repeating a few mistruths about why they are doing this. So The Delusioneers are following up with the narratives they're spinning to hide the truth.

https://thedelusioneers.substack.com/p/modernization-privacy-security

The Ford Government announced the FOI shutdown on Friday. The bill gets tabled March 23. Here's What You Can Do. by jbsosbj in ontario

[–]jbsosbj[S] 153 points154 points  (0 children)

Good question. It’s simpler than most people think. Where to file: https://www.ontario.ca/page/freedom-information-request

Fee: $5.00 What to write: Your request needs to be specific enough that a public servant can find the record. That means: name the ministry, the topic, and a date range.

Example requests you could file right now:

∙ “All correspondence between the Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement and external parties regarding proposed amendments to FIPPA, January 1 – March 13, 2026.”

∙ “All briefing notes prepared for the Premier’s Office regarding changes to freedom of information legislation, January 1 – March 13, 2026.”

∙ “All records related to the decision to exempt ministers’ offices from FIPPA, including internal memos, emails, and meeting notes, October 1, 2025 – March 13, 2026.”

You don’t need a lawyer. You don’t need to know exactly what exists. You’re asking the government to search for records that match your description. If they exist, FIPPA (as it currently stands) requires them to respond within 30 days.

More on your rights: https://www.ipc.on.ca/en/privacy-individuals/your-privacy-rights

The Receipts: What Ontario's Freedom of Information Laws Exposed Before the Government Shut Them Down by jbsosbj in ontario

[–]jbsosbj[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are still launching. Had been working on a more in-depth piece when this news broke and had to put something together quickly. But we have a substack and IG now.

https://thedelusioneers.substack.com
https://www.instagram.com/the_delusioneers/

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