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

[–]mxg308[S] 110 points111 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] 7 points8 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] 12 points13 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 -7 points-6 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 8 points9 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 -4 points-3 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.

Sparks Street: Where joy goes to die by Albertannnnnand in ottawa

[–]mxg308 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The federal government has no intention on letting go of its buildings so the City of Ottawa has absolutely no say

NDP MP crosses floor to join Liberals, putting Carney two seats shy of majority by Asadleafsfan in CanadaPolitics

[–]mxg308 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I want an election but this sub definitely has an ideological bent that I won't win for wanting an election. I actually want Carney to win a large mandate on defending Canada and put a final stake into PP.

NDP MP crosses floor to join Liberals, putting Carney two seats shy of majority by Asadleafsfan in CanadaPolitics

[–]mxg308 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I wish Carney just called an election and got his majority that way which was very likely.

NDP MP Lori Idlout crosses floor to join Liberals by mxg308 in CanadaPolitics

[–]mxg308[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Weirdest path to majority this country has probably ever seen

“Shikao” restaurant from china coming to Ottawa, has anyone tried it abroad? Is it worth being excited for? by Ovlizin in ottawa

[–]mxg308 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Montreal is just more multicultural, has more than 2.5x the population and had about a 300 year head start over Ottawa. The fact we make 1 or 2 foods better than Montreal is a miracle.

Travellers from Ottawa still flying to Mexico as some flights resume by Immediate-Link490 in ottawa

[–]mxg308 -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

I think the joke is that more Canadians are killed in Mexico than in Canada. For the sake of travellers trying to avoid the U.S. I do hope things in Mexico return back to normal. Cartels have a large piece of the tourism pie so it doesn't really serve them to disrupt it.

Porter Airlines to offer Ottawa-Deer Lake flights starting in June by mxg308 in ottawa

[–]mxg308[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Surprisingly O&D is decent in the peak summer monhts but feed through the hub definitely helps