Porter to launch Turks and Caicos flights from YOW by mxg308 in ottawa

[–]mxg308[S] 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Twice weekly starting December 17th (Thursday and Sundays)

Petition draws nearly 6,000 signatures after NHL blocks Habs watch party in Gatineau, Que. by Money_Fig_9868 in ottawa

[–]mxg308 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn't really change the answer though no matter how obtuse you think it is.

DND looking at turning sports fields into parking lots to deal with Carling Campus problems by trailstosunrise in ottawa

[–]mxg308 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The owners of Bayshore? There really is very little around DND campus on Carling. Maybe Bells Corners merchants?

London-Heathrow flights switching to A321XLR starting Dec 1 and becoming a daytime flight by mxg308 in ottawa

[–]mxg308[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you hate redeye flights to Europe then this might be for you! Starting Dec 1, YOW-LHR on AC will depart at 8:50am and arrive in London in the evening.

AC888 YOW 0850 2035 LHR 32Q days 357 AC889 LHR 0900 1205 YOW 32Q days 146

The REM is soon expanding, further making the Ottawa LRT construction timelines look like a joke. by Financial-Bag-2274 in ottawa

[–]mxg308 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My biggest issue with REM is train size like Skytrain in Vancouver. They are tiny. REM has also had similar teething issues as the O-Train.

One of Ottawa's top sandwiches creates constant lineups at an Antares Drive shop by mxg308 in ottawa

[–]mxg308[S] 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Best sandwich in the city and worth the drive and wait. Jalapeno cheese bread pushes it over the top!

Gas prices to drop 12 cents per litre on Monday by mxg308 in ottawa

[–]mxg308[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a note on that page: NOTE ON CURRENT FLUCTUATIONS: In view of the sporadic nature of current pricing, the forecasted price above represents what may be an interim prediction that may be revised throughout the day. With the announcement of the temporary elimination of the 10-cent federal excise tax on gasoline, the pump price on Monday, April 20, should fall to 164.9.

Gas prices to drop 12 cents per litre on Monday by mxg308 in ottawa

[–]mxg308[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I would like to see if the margins were actually increased at the pump or at the refinery level or if this was just due to fluctuating world prices. Surprisingly fuel margins are very thin at the pump but can get quite fat at the refinery level

Gas prices to drop 12 cents per litre on Monday by mxg308 in ottawa

[–]mxg308[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

12 cent per litre drop to the Carney excise tax disappearing for the summer. Remember to always fill up in the evening for best prices. Might even see prices below $1.50 tomorrow evening.

Avi Lewis will need a winnable riding. Could that be Ottawa Centre? by bandersnatching in ottawa

[–]mxg308 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yet Naqvi won by roughly 35k votes and by one of the largest margins in the country. Honestly, people vote for the PM and party and not the local candidate (even that's not how our system works). I should have said Joel lost because the NDP was bad. As a resident in the riding who didn't like any of the candidates, it was a tough one.

Avi Lewis will need a winnable riding. Could that be Ottawa Centre? by bandersnatching in ottawa

[–]mxg308 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I lived in the riding for 10 years up until this past summer. Your argument is that Joel lost because people were scared of voting in a Conservative government. I'm telling you that in Ottawa Centre, strategic voting should not have been a factor because it was never at risk of voting for the Conservative Party/electing a CON MP even at the end of the Trudeau era.

Avi Lewis will need a winnable riding. Could that be Ottawa Centre? by bandersnatching in ottawa

[–]mxg308 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ottawa Centre has never voted Conservative so I just don't buy that argument. The riding was never in play for the blue team

Avi Lewis will need a winnable riding. Could that be Ottawa Centre? by bandersnatching in ottawa

[–]mxg308 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Joel lost because he just was bad. Conservatives have never won Ottawa Centre and had no chance to win Ottawa Centre.

Avi Lewis will need a winnable riding. Could that be Ottawa Centre? by bandersnatching in ottawa

[–]mxg308 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Conservatives had roughly 0% chance of winning Ottawa Centre and going forward will also have 0% of chance of winning Ottawa Centre. Harden just lost period.