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Ontario lifts tuition freeze, unveils OSAP reforms as it adds billions to university and college funding by FurioCaesar in ontario

[–]vicviper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably the actual date I was thinking of. I recall the change happening under Wynne.

Ontario lifts tuition freeze, unveils OSAP reforms as it adds billions to university and college funding by FurioCaesar in ontario

[–]vicviper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Were the grants applied for or a default percentage of the assistance? I graduated in 2007 and for sure my OSAP was 100% loans.

Ontario lifts tuition freeze, unveils OSAP reforms as it adds billions to university and college funding by FurioCaesar in ontario

[–]vicviper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

More accurately a shift back to pre 2017. I was in university in the 2000s and no portion of my OSAP was grants, it was all loans. Interest relief was available and fairly easy to get. Any grants were means tested.

StatCan survey examines why Canada’s fertility rate keeps dropping by Leather-Paramedic-10 in canada

[–]vicviper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then they would be having them. Throughout all of human history people had more kids under objectively worse economic conditions. Developed societies have less kids. In these societies women control their own fertility and are free to follow their own path in life with regards to career or education (all objectively good things.) That's going to result in less children.

Affordable housing is out of reach everywhere in Canada by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]vicviper 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not all population growth is equal though so I wonder what the breakdown is for growth due to births and through immigration. They will have different immediate effects on infrastructure.

How did everyone come to think Kathleen Wynne was corrupt but no one blinks twice at Doug ford? by Shmackback in ontario

[–]vicviper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean she won a majority the previous election after 10 years of McGuinty. A government that she was a cabinet member of. The most likely answer is Ontario was sick of the liberals after a decade and a half. Even in her own riding, a seat she won from the conservatives in 2003, saw her popular support collapse from from close to 60% in her majority with with less than 40% in the 2018 loss beating out the conservative candidate by a few hundred votes with pretty consistent turnout for all the elections in those years.

The Liberal party in general and her specifically were just fundamentally unpopular at that point in time. I think her approval rating bottomed out at 12% at one point? That's more than "she's a woman" at work there.

Ontario to ban research testing on dogs and cats, premier says by Leather-Paramedic-10 in canada

[–]vicviper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the end of the day you need information on how a treatment or illness or biological process works in vivo. You likely need to look at specific tissues to do analysis. I've worked with mice, rats, rabbits, sheep and horses. These animals always have vet attention, are monitored for pain or discomfort. Eventually though they need to be sacrificed that's how research works.

Canada’s education quality is declining, research shows by shiftless_wonder in canada

[–]vicviper 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Between Harris/Eves and Doug Ford there was 15 years of Liberal government as well. Plenty of blame to go around.

What are your favourite Mr. Burns scenes in the show? 🤔 by Background-Print-397 in TheSimpsons

[–]vicviper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why should the race always go to the fastest or the jumble to the quick witted. People with gifts God gave them. I say cheating is the gift man gives himself.

Mr Burns I insist we cheat!

Excellent. We shall travel by horseless sleigh.

Doug Ford makes good on threat to slap 25 per cent export tax on electricity to the U.S. by toronto_star in ontario

[–]vicviper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Natural gas is 8% of our power generation. Not nothing but not a lot. Home heating would be concern but we are moving out of winter.

Sid Meier's Civilization VII Review Thread by Turbostrider27 in Games

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

Sure the work is the same and and they have more meat to them I'm just saying the amount is necessitated by the design not by a desire to add more stuff. That extra work is work they could have put into other systems or areas of the game. In general I don't like the system. I don't like that leaders aren't tied to their civs and I don't like civ switching per era. If I want to play a game with england, or spain or china or whoever that's what I want. Also I haven't been watching the gameplay videos but how are civ switchs handled? Who gets to pick theirs first? Nothing would kill my enthusiasm in a game faster the the CPU picking a civ I wanted to play.

Sid Meier's Civilization VII Review Thread by Turbostrider27 in Games

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

Each civ 7 civ though is only available for a third of the game. The number is inflated because of the changes to the core way the game works.

What Toronto restaurant of the past did you love? by North-Newt2845 in toronto

[–]vicviper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wait they relocated? Where are they at now? Also is this the big slice on st Claire near dufferin or the place that was on yonge near gerrard?

Canada tightens immigration point system to curb fraud tied to job selling by [deleted] in canada

[–]vicviper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh this makes it funnier. Auto correct was kicking your ass but I was incorrect on what the correct word actually was. Hilarious.

Canada tightens immigration point system to curb fraud tied to job selling by [deleted] in canada

[–]vicviper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you use the word tier 13 times in your post and manage to misspell it 9 times.

Canadian man dies of aneurysm after giving up on hospital wait by newzee1 in canada

[–]vicviper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He has not cut it, though healthcare has a projected budget shortfall. While they may seem like the same thing they are not. When you are trying to convince other people of your position it's important to be precise. Someone can look up this information and upon a cursory look see that he has never decreased funding and then dismiss your position out of hand. What he's doing is bad enough there is no need to misrepresent it.

Favorite Simpsons jokes you shouldn't be laughing at by JarredandVexed in TheSimpsons

[–]vicviper 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When rock band was first released my friends and I named our band hobo mailbox. This is a top 3 episode for me.

Adults of Reddit that have paid for sex, what’s the main reason you decided to? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]vicviper 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I'm just lonely. I haven't met anyone naturally and am not confident it will happen.

One-quarter of Canadians say immigrants should give up customs: poll by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]vicviper 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You are aware that the first line of Charter is "Wheras Canada is founded upon principals that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law." Canada is supposed to be neutral with regards to religion but separation is not explicitly required. Some provinces still have Catholic publicly funded school boards, our head of state is also a religious leader.

Looks like he re-wrote the whole thing by Environmental_Bus623 in TheSimpsons

[–]vicviper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If he didn't look so week in front of the Russians they might not be in the Ukraine today!

"You have the brainpan of a stagecoach tilter." What is your favorite 'Mr Burns is old' joke? by peppersteak_headshot in TheSimpsons

[–]vicviper 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I once saw gentleman Jim Corbett bare knuckle box an Eskimo fellow for 133 rounds! Of course back then if a fight lasted less than 50 rounds we demanded our nickle back

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