I know, Kim. It's frustrating to end up having to defend the mainstream media, government, and even big business sometimes.
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Friday, 4 March 2022 15:51 (two years ago) link
Ontario provincial voting intentions from Léger / Postmedia:🔵PCPO 39%🔴OLP 27%🟠ONDP 27%🟢GPO 3%-> https://t.co/cIuGNkaxNo[Léger, Feb. 25-27, 2022, n=1,001]#onpoli pic.twitter.com/5OAcRo5mK5— Philippe J. Fournier (@338Canada) March 4, 2022
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Friday, 4 March 2022 16:25 (two years ago) link
Btw my point was actually that Rempel-Garner has an extra-strong responsibility to proclaim this more publicly, even if it means having to leave a party that she herself acknowledges is encouraging this damaging conspiracy theory.
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Friday, 4 March 2022 17:02 (two years ago) link
any chance ontario moves to proportional representation in the next couple months?
― symsymsym, Friday, 4 March 2022 17:17 (two years ago) link
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-leaders-of-truck-convoy-protests-sought-overthrow-of-government/
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Friday, 11 March 2022 17:59 (two years ago) link
Statement from Trudeau's national security adviser justifying the Emergencies Act
no mask mandates in BC, announced yesterday and started today...feels weird!
― symsymsym, Saturday, 12 March 2022 04:51 (two years ago) link
Being inside in public without a mask feels like getting away with something.
― war mice (hardcore dilettante), Saturday, 12 March 2022 05:31 (two years ago) link
Re the Rempel-Garner piece, the frontrunner in the leadership for her party, less than a year ago:
The globalist World Economic Forum—which Trudeau, Freeland & Carney so adore says, "You'll Own Nothing. And You'll Be Happy." Maybe that's why government is inflating home prices. pic.twitter.com/bDOe0AXxbx— Pierre Poilievre (@PierrePoilievre) July 17, 2021
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Saturday, 12 March 2022 17:51 (two years ago) link
A bit lol to see his supporters being outraged by this piece cautioning against trolling and conspiracy theories, even though Poilievre isn't named, nor any other candidate: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-a-message-to-conservatives-smarten-up-serious-times-need-serious/
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Saturday, 12 March 2022 17:57 (two years ago) link
Haha is that Rempel Garner in the background of that clip?
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Saturday, 12 March 2022 18:05 (two years ago) link
Cautious good news (337K new jobs in February, pushing unemployment rate down to 5.5%, below pre-pandemic number): https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-jobs-february-1.6381234
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Saturday, 12 March 2022 18:11 (two years ago) link
mark mckinney on kids in the hall could have done a great polievre
― symsymsym, Saturday, 12 March 2022 23:41 (two years ago) link
Lol yes
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Sunday, 13 March 2022 00:03 (two years ago) link
Bruce McCulloch (aka Gavin) would be the better fit
― doug watson, Sunday, 13 March 2022 01:03 (two years ago) link
pic.twitter.com/jDQtGm0Qpo— Richard Whittall (@RWhittall) March 13, 2022
― symsymsym, Sunday, 13 March 2022 01:15 (two years ago) link
one hour after my post, wth
― symsymsym, Sunday, 13 March 2022 01:16 (two years ago) link
Haha
― Kim, Sunday, 13 March 2022 01:28 (two years ago) link
This piece suggests a plan to further privatize health care in Ontario: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2022/03/15/doug-fords-government-is-quietly-privatizing-health-care.html
And it's overtly on the table in QC: https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/03/12/la-caq-proposera-que-le-prive-prenne-plus-de-place-en-sante
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Friday, 18 March 2022 02:20 (two years ago) link
Who the fuck looks at the US health care system and says “yup, that’s what we need more of here”?More pertinently, what do Conservatives see when they look at the US health care system? What tint of spectacle makes that pile of shit look like a rose to them?
― war mice (hardcore dilettante), Saturday, 19 March 2022 05:10 (two years ago) link
Federal - Reportedly, the Liberals and New Democrats have reached a tentative agreement that would keep the government in place until 2025, for exchange on NDP policy priorities.— Polling Canada (@CanadianPolling) March 22, 2022
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Tuesday, 22 March 2022 01:27 (two years ago) link
The agreement would see the NDP back the Liberals in confidence votes. In return, the Liberals will follow through on some elements of national pharmacare and dental care programs — programs that have long been promoted by the NDP.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeu-jagmeet-singh-working-together-1.6392756
That sounds great tbh.
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Tuesday, 22 March 2022 01:42 (two years ago) link
wow I love this
― symsymsym, Tuesday, 22 March 2022 01:56 (two years ago) link
my hope for the last two federal elections was Liberals needing support from Jagmeet to stay in power, and the math never quite worked out. Wish the NDP held out for proportional representation of course
― symsymsym, Tuesday, 22 March 2022 01:59 (two years ago) link
Plus ca change plus c’est la meme chose pic.twitter.com/V776bqWNtx— James Cameron (@lumin8) March 26, 2022
― scanner darkly, Saturday, 26 March 2022 21:04 (two years ago) link
"Third party", geez
― And liberty she pirouette (Sund4r), Saturday, 26 March 2022 22:55 (two years ago) link
Randy Hillier facing nine charges: https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/mpp-randy-hillier-surrenders-to-ottawa-police-to-face-freedom-convoy-related-charges-1.5837294
― And liberty she pirouette (Sund4r), Monday, 28 March 2022 13:01 (two years ago) link
Liberal-NDP deal: By 2 to 1 margin, the public thinks it will be good rather bad for Canada.Plus the latest vote intention, gov't approval, and leader impressionsMore here: https://t.co/IFcxa09c1v pic.twitter.com/S7hrfwpib1— David Coletto 🇺🇦 (@DavidColetto) March 28, 2022
― symsymsym, Monday, 28 March 2022 15:08 (two years ago) link
I thought about posting this to the "shit that looks like the Onion" thread but decided it was too niche & unamusing. Still this is utterly deranged reporting: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hungary-ukraine-refugees-1.6403263
Hungary faced criticism for anti-immigrant policy. But it's opening its doors to Ukrainian refugees
― rob, Thursday, 31 March 2022 13:48 (two years ago) link
what do you mean?
― symsymsym, Thursday, 31 March 2022 14:58 (two years ago) link
Hungary's explicitly, unmistakably racist double standard wrt to refugee admission being reported primarily as a feelgood story about how welcoming they're being strikes me as bizarre and repulsive. Yes it does quote a few dissenting voices, but the headline captures the overall tone aptly imo. What is the purpose of this story?
― rob, Thursday, 31 March 2022 15:05 (two years ago) link
Maybe it's just another banal example of how "objective" both-sides reporting can be dangerous, but it reads like PR for Hungarian fascism
― rob, Thursday, 31 March 2022 15:07 (two years ago) link
Oh I see, for some reason I thought you were criticizing the article for the exact opposite thing.
it feels like someone wanted to write about both individual Hungarians' acts of generosity and Orban's double standard and mashed it into one article. this paragraph isn't great!
"I saw these children flooding from Ukraine with their mothers … and I really felt I had to do something," said Eszter Zombory-Balogh, 38, who is currently hosting eight Ukrainian refugees in a vacant apartment owned by her father.
"Hungary is not internationally seen as a refugee welcoming country because of our government. But this case is, I think, is different because …they are like us."
― symsymsym, Thursday, 31 March 2022 15:15 (two years ago) link
ah ok, phew, for a second I worried I'd read it in some uncaffeinated haze and misconstrued things. And yeah that part was where I hit the "wtf am I reading?" point
― rob, Thursday, 31 March 2022 15:19 (two years ago) link
yeah I'm pretty uncaffeinated here too! my take is the writer didn't mean to write a defence of hungary's racist attitude to refugees, but as you say the human interest details make the point of view incoherent at best
― symsymsym, Thursday, 31 March 2022 15:28 (two years ago) link
Can the National Capital Region just get its own jurisdiction already now that even Ford doesn't recognize Ottawa as part of Ontario?
I am honoured to welcome Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon on her first official visit to our province.@GGCanada #GGSimon is a role model to so many people across Canada & I look forward to seeing her important work continue during this vital time for our country. pic.twitter.com/BSgDmjUnxB— Doug Ford (@fordnation) March 31, 2022
― And liberty she pirouette (Sund4r), Friday, 1 April 2022 15:29 (two years ago) link
Ha, OK, it seems odd that you can say how someone who already lives in a province is "visiting" that same province, whether 'official' or otherwise, but it does look like she used the same language herself so I guess I just didn't know the political terminology: https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2022/governor-general-undertake-official-visit-ontario
― And liberty she pirouette (Sund4r), Friday, 1 April 2022 15:47 (two years ago) link
Last night I had a triple generation encounter with my least-favourite family: while walking by Douglas B. F*** Park in Etobicoke, I received a phone call from Premier Doug F*** asking me to put a sign for Michael F*** on my lawn. The PCs regularly come third in my riding, I hope splitting between the NDP and Liberals doesn't let this guy win.
― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 01:55 (two years ago) link
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/woman-with-disabilities-nears-medically-assisted-death-after-futile-bid-for-affordable-housing-1.5882202
A 31-year-old Toronto woman who uses a wheelchair is nearing final approval for a medically assisted death request after a fruitless bid to secure an affordable apartment that doesn't worsen her chronic illnesses.The looming approval for death surprisingly, makes her grateful. "Relieved and elated," Denise said in an interview with CTV News. "I was scared that they weren't going to say ‘yes’," she said......Her story is disturbingly similar to one reported by CTV earlier in April. Sophia also suffered from Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. She received a medically assisted death in February, after fruitless attempts to get an apartment away from smoke and chemicals in her building. Denise said she started the paperwork on her request for MAiD in the summer of 2021, long before Sophia's story went public...The larger issue of the purpose of medically assisted death in Canada also comes into play, say disability rights advocates. Initially approved by the Senate as a way of alleviating the suffering of those near death, it was expanded in March 2021 to those with chronic illnesses and disabilities."We've now gone on to basically solving the deficiencies in our social safety net through this horrific backdoor, not that anybody meant it that way, but that's what it's turned into," said David Lepofsky, disability advocate and Visiting Professor of Disability Rights at the Osgoode Hall Law School."With the right support, I have no doubt people with disabilities can live well in society. We all want people with disabilities to know that their lives have value," said Kobluk.
The looming approval for death surprisingly, makes her grateful. "Relieved and elated," Denise said in an interview with CTV News. "I was scared that they weren't going to say ‘yes’," she said...
...Her story is disturbingly similar to one reported by CTV earlier in April. Sophia also suffered from Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. She received a medically assisted death in February, after fruitless attempts to get an apartment away from smoke and chemicals in her building. Denise said she started the paperwork on her request for MAiD in the summer of 2021, long before Sophia's story went public...
The larger issue of the purpose of medically assisted death in Canada also comes into play, say disability rights advocates. Initially approved by the Senate as a way of alleviating the suffering of those near death, it was expanded in March 2021 to those with chronic illnesses and disabilities.
"We've now gone on to basically solving the deficiencies in our social safety net through this horrific backdoor, not that anybody meant it that way, but that's what it's turned into," said David Lepofsky, disability advocate and Visiting Professor of Disability Rights at the Osgoode Hall Law School.
"With the right support, I have no doubt people with disabilities can live well in society. We all want people with disabilities to know that their lives have value," said Kobluk.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Monday, 9 May 2022 16:19 (two years ago) link
Voted
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Thursday, 2 June 2022 19:39 (one year ago) link
Yup.
Harden was good during the protest, imo. Felt like an easy vote.
― jmm, Thursday, 2 June 2022 20:16 (one year ago) link
Didn't realize there was a Nate Silver-type site that tracks this:
https://338canada.com/ontario/
God, not even close.
― clemenza, Thursday, 2 June 2022 21:29 (one year ago) link
Yeah, we’re fucked.
― Les hommes de bonbons (cryptosicko), Thursday, 2 June 2022 22:08 (one year ago) link
Fuck
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 2 June 2022 22:11 (one year ago) link
My wife is working at a poll tonight on behalf of the NDP, who are the incumbents here.
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 2 June 2022 22:15 (one year ago) link
I usually think of Eric Grenier as the Canadian Nate Silver: https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/poll-tracker/ontario/
PCs are probably cruising to a win provincially but Harden is also going to win this riding easily. We've been volunteering with his campaign as he actually got results for our own concerns during the pandemic and I agree he was great during the occupation. More effective in Opposition than a lot of MP/Ps are in government (including Naqvi federally). Horwath herself a major disappointment, though.
And why are the Liberals running on bringing back Grade 13?? Every other province and state functions fine without it.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Thursday, 2 June 2022 23:00 (one year ago) link
I expected a Tory win. I didn't expect them to gain seats. As the little local victories go, Harden won by a wide margin and the NDP flipped the suburban riding of Ottawa West-Nepean, which had been held by a Tory and which is the kind of seat they need to start winning if they're going to have a chance at winning an election. Grits still don't have official party status.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 3 June 2022 04:02 (one year ago) link
This isn’t just the lowest turnout in Ontario history. It’s close to being the lowest in Canadian history — behind only Alberta in 2008 (40.6%). https://t.co/1GEfCtYRKW— Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦 (@acoyne) June 3, 2022
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 3 June 2022 23:42 (one year ago) link
Heard that on the radio. He got 40% of the 42% of the province that voted--a big majority with 16-17% support. It's not like he's actually popular.
― clemenza, Saturday, 4 June 2022 00:29 (one year ago) link
So he actually won the most votes of any candidate (and apparently a higher share of the riding vote in any federal or provincial election since 1968).
.@JoelHardenONDP was the ONLY candidate across Ontario to break 30,000 votes this election.This is what a grassroots, democratic model of organizing can do.Time to bring that model to every NDP riding association across the province.— Sam Hersh (@SamHersh01) June 3, 2022
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Saturday, 4 June 2022 01:46 (one year ago) link