My inlaws are dual and living in the US. Very surprised and confused why I was still upset about it.

Man has some golden quotes, but this takes the cake, with respect to him denying responsibility over the MOU the convoy released.

“I humbly, humbly apologize if Canadians felt that that was the premise of it,” Bauder added. “I apologize to Canadians over and over and over. I’m sorry if there were a few words that got construed and slurred around and misrepresented with disinformation and misinformation from the fake media.”

My man doesn’t seem to realize that the MOU was publicly available and still is.

For those of you who haven’t read it, basically it drastically misunderstands how the government works (no surprise there), including demands that the Senate create a council comprised of people the senate chooses, and people Canada Unity (convoy) chooses which then leads the country for decisions. That is so NOT how the Senate works, and this is the part that people say is an overthrow - there is no mention of the elected officials we chose, nor is there a mention of Trudeau or the Prime Minister.

Our system basically has two houses - the Senate, who are unelected and long term serving to mediate fluctuations in power and generally propose changes or modifications to bills passed by the Commons, where our elected officials are. Proposed bills (or directions) need to pass both houses to become law. This is easily discoverable by a google search “Canadian government”.

“Canada Unity (CU) offers this “Memorandum” to the Senate of Canada and the Governor General of Canada, the highest authorities representing the Federal Government (SCGGC) as “The Government of Canada”.”

He can claim its a misunderstanding, but dude, if you’re getting over $10m in donations, you can afford to hire a lawyer that understands how our government is set up. Combined with the fact that the other co-signers from Canada Unity are all pro-separatist/Wexit members, I have a hard time believing it was an ‘accident’.

Ah yes, the urban hotspots of…Scotland?

There’s something poetic about climate change (caused in no small part due to farming and particularly cattle farming) allowing a tick that causes red meat allergies (thus reducing red meat consumption) to expand its territory.

My wife was bit by one when she was a teen, and its pretty nasty. Hers hits when she eats a lot of red meat, or eats slow-cooked red meat, but its hives, scratchy throat, and nasty stomach cramps.

I mean NGL, the examples they cite are pretty bad.

In April, Calandra put the Thames Valley District School Board under supervision following a review of a $40,000-staff retreat to Toronto that included a stay at the hotel connected to the Rogers Centre, where the Blue Jays play.

This is not just about boards that are running deficits, Calandra said, pointing to the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board, which was the first board he put under supervision.

That came after an investigation found four school trustees racked up a $190,000 bill on a trip to Italy to buy art for new schools.

IF those are the only cases where they’re stepping in, I’m okay with it. We should have oversight to make sure our tax dollars aren’t being wasted on fancy trips.

That can be true at the same time as its true that the govt needs to be properly funding education. Article states $1,500/student less funding now compared to 2018

I’d guess grift. The pic shows gravel beneath the asphalt in those potholes. For any major road, you should be having more asphalt than that. Ontario major series highways have large amounts - 200-350mm is standard, 400 I’ve seen in areas with constraints. From the pic, I’d guess youre at 1-2 lifts, so maybe 100mm, at most? Given the speed of deterioration, likely only 1 60mm lift.

and drivers have been allowed to creep the average speed to 15-20 over the limit, it can literally feel like you’re the one doing wrong when doing the limit as most other cars fly past you.

I agree. Other vehicles speed is a major factor in your comfort and safety when driving. Which is why this ticketing is soooo effective. Thousands of tickets, with 24/7 coverage, applied without needing a cop standing there and literally ticketing each one individually?

I’d lay good money that those areas will see a drastic speed reduction within the next month or two, once drivers receive their fines.

For sure! One of those changes requires money and time, and one requires people to pay attention. Should be an easy choice which should get implemented now vs in 5-10yrs.

I dislike the infantalization of the public, and the idea that people can’t be trusted, so we should make the roads such that they NEED to follow the limit feels stupid.

now just rely on getting tickets to keep us in line, I mean if thats our system and there isn’t enough push to retest us regularly, then yeah, I’m not opposed to getting tickets. My city has installed them throughout our community safety zones, and I got dinged once at 8km.hr over. Sure, it sucks, but I was the one in the wrong. The idea of removing them, or me saying its the fault of the road design is ridiculous. I chose to go that speed, largely because we’ve been able to speed at 5-10km/hr over the speed limit with no consequences for my entire adult life. Now I see a community safety zone and I go the speed limit, regardless of where I am or what the road ‘feels’ like I can drive.

The 10 speed automatic transmission can let you creep from 100 to 115/120 pretty easily and relatively unnoticeably on an empty road.

If he’s on a highway, then learn what 100 feels like in your new car. It’s an adjustment. I work in road design, and the safety standards that are required when designing highways trump concerns over speeding. People are bad judges of what is a ‘safe’ speed, and building highways around how fast people feel comfortable going leads to more accidents and more dangerous accidents.

That being said, I’m all for narrowing lanes, adding MUPs or widening sidewalks, all of which can occur at the same time. But the transportation master plan and/or asset management queue is built up for the next ~10 years (minimum), and updating or changing that is a very expensive process most places dont have the money for.

From the article, New Westminster Drive was the highest (9,000+ tickets). The road was redone in 2015 (with no changes to the alignment or width). That means they’re likely looking at a minimum of 15+ years before they’ll rebuild the road, which is whats required to adjust curblines, narrow the road, or otherwise change the alignment. Likewise Ansley Grove Road was redone in 2010, and won’t be rebuilt for 10+years.

Those roads are all four lane urban roads with few intersecting streets and long stretches for motorists to get up to speed. Speed enforcement is the simplest and fastest method to address the problem now. Sure, petition your local council to change what their standard road cross section is, but that won’t change anything for 15+ years. ___

People always say that, and while yes it is true that wider lanes, less intersections, and less roadside hazards do make the road feel like you can speed, use your goddamn speedometer.

People are thinking breathing creatures. Idgaf if the road feels like I could go 100km/hr, if the sign says 50, I’m not flying at 100 down the road because I can think and be aware. At the end of the day, speeding is a CHOICE. Road design can make it feel slow or painful to do the speed limit, but if you can’t override that feeling and pay attention while driving, you don’t deserve a license.

Something like 80% of the prices you pay at a grocery store go to middle men. Farmer is only about 11%, IIRC.

If anyone is interested in sending an email detailing your thoughts, they have a general email address here:

bellhs@ocdsb.ca

The school is part of the Ottawa-Carleton district school board with Amanda Presley as the trustee for the Zone. Her email is amanda.presley@ocdsb.ca

Last time I checked, Pierre Poilievre never came out in our election. As a matter of fact, him, or one of his lieutenants, told every one of his members, don’t you dare go out and help the PCs. Isn’t that ironic?" said Ford.

Can’t say I’m surprised. AFAIK, Ontario’s party and the Federal party is ALMOST always elected the opposite. Doug won provincially before the federal election, with bad tidings for the party federally.

Interesting. There must be some serious differences between there and here (Canada). I have no doubt companies fail here too, but even for companies that have soon gone out of business, they always finish their jobs.

We often only hire companies who can show past experience on similar sized projects, our bonds cover the full contract amount (every municipality around here has that requirement), and the contracts are generally pretty stringent on things like working days with severe liquidated damages for projects that go over the deadline (I’ve seen $500/day up to $3,000/day).

Road projects fall through an average of two times

Do you have a source for this? I work in consulting and have never had a construction project fall through. Part of the mandatory bidding process is the contractor securing a bond against the value of the work, so that if they walk away, the Municipality can claim against the cost of the bond to complete the works.

NGL, you’re fighting the drivers for this, just in a different medium. You think the government is just doing shit for kicks and giggles? Nah, they don’t put in bike lanes because too many residents complain when they lose their parking lanes to bike lanes, or the road gets widened solely to add a bike lane.

Sure there are some cases where the govt is making a bad decision, but don’t think that you don’t need to argue with those same people, just in a Public Information Session instead of on the road.

she said before asking for a $1,750 donation to the “Recount the Fight” fund.

Lmfao they really can’t stop with their “verb the noun” slogans, can they??

Lol this is ridiculous.

To be clear, if you can’t provide me sources from non-russian news, I’m not going to continue to engage.

least 10000 killed through shelling and other nazi operations Again, source. This is just saying “trust me bro, it’s happening everywhere.”

Odessa massacre. 2014 protests that non-american news agencies agree were escalated by pro-russian protestors?

Russia’s terms for peace are about the same as to have not started the war.

Nice of you to avoid mentioning one of the key points for disagreement - “Ukraine must … withdraw all of its troops from the entirety of the territory of four Ukrainian regions claimed and mostly controlled by Russia.”.

Ceding territory is the largest current sticking point for any peace agreement, and is in line with what I said above.

War on Russia was 100% provoked by US puppeted Ukraine

Just so that I’m clear, you’re arguing that the wholesale invasion and slaughter of Ukrainians is the US’s fault, not the Russian invaders?

Beyond that, I’d love to see any proof you have that of US coup/puppeting Ukraine. The only thing I’ve ever seen in " support" of this is that dumb ass interview with a state senator that’s been edited to hell and back to make it sound like it was an official coup.

I’m no history buff, but arguing “they made me” during an invasion is always the argument of the aggressor. US vs Middle east for WMD was the same bullshit. China vs Taiwan is heading in the same direction. China used the same excuse during hong Kong protests. Israel is using the same excuse now for Palestinians.

implemented apartheid laws and ethnic cleansing against Russian population that forced secessionist/autonomy movement.

Uuuh, gonna need some kind of proof on this one boss. AFAIK there’s been 0 proof of any kind of ethnic cleansing. Source

I don’t disagree that the US has been meddling in international affairs for a looooong time.

But I have yet to speak to any Ukrainians who disagree with the basic core facts that the war was started by Russian aggression and a desire for USSR levels of territory, and we’ve got nearly a dozen families sponsored over here in my community. Canada has historically had the highest level of Ukrainians outside of Ukraine, and its bizzare that you’re trying to argue that Russia is the GOOD guy here. There is ample proof of their war crimes.

Bonus points if you can give me any examples of war where the side that is the defender was the bad guy/where aggression in order to violently control the political scene was viewed as a good thing. People routinely condemn the US for the very thing you’re claiming Russia is doing.

negligible or can be overcome with training

I agree on a highscool/grade school level, but not at any extreme competitive level. There’s a reason most of the world records for athletics are held by men.

Testosterone doesn’t make all men better than all women, but if you take two equally trained+talented people for most athletic events, the men outperform the women.

Curious what you mean by automated road building. The only ‘advancement’ I’ve heard of in that regard is the John Deere-partnership, but the actual use case for that is extremely narrow, and the costs of the equipment so severely outweigh the benefits of reduced staffing that its not economically feasible.