Videodrome
Senior Member
I got my vehicle registration cheque in the mail. I suppose it does help given that we just had a baby.
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2022 43rd Ontario general election (June 2, 2022)
- Thread starter W. K. Lis
- Start date
adma
Superstar
Well, admittedly, anyone who actually explicitly refers to Unca Doug as having been a drug dealer in the 80s is being a bit heavy-handed about it. (Not that the rumours *aren't* true; rather, it's about the way one handles said rumours.)
John_Dee
Active Member
Eh. This particular rumor's almost certainly true. Let's face it, its hardly out of character for Dofo. And I think we all know how he'd treat rumors far less substantial than these if they happened to target a rival or an enemy or competitor...or anyone hapless enough to get in the way of something Ford wanted. Look at what he did to Patrick Brown, fer Chrissakes.
old boy
Senior Member
The face that sank a thousand ships.
Northern Light
Superstar
Green Party of Ontario out with a platform plank to double the size of the greenbelt:
gpo.ca
From the above:
Needless to say, I would be happy to support this idea!
Ontario Greens call for Greenbelt to be doubled in size to include Bluebelt to protect water | Green Party of Ontario
Today, Ontario Greens Leader Mike Schreiner called for the Greenbelt to be expanded to include a Bluebelt to protect water in Ontario.
From the above:
Needless to say, I would be happy to support this idea!
elcorrerador
Active Member
Can't say I'm against it either. We need density in existing areas and move towards the 15min city concept.Green Party of Ontario out with a platform plank to double the size of the greenbelt:
Ontario Greens call for Greenbelt to be doubled in size to include Bluebelt to protect water | Green Party of Ontario
Today, Ontario Greens Leader Mike Schreiner called for the Greenbelt to be expanded to include a Bluebelt to protect water in Ontario.
From the above:
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Needless to say, I would be happy to support this idea!
kamira51
Active Member
A plan showing what areas he wants covered would be nice.Green Party of Ontario out with a platform plank to double the size of the greenbelt:
Ontario Greens call for Greenbelt to be doubled in size to include Bluebelt to protect water | Green Party of Ontario
Today, Ontario Greens Leader Mike Schreiner called for the Greenbelt to be expanded to include a Bluebelt to protect water in Ontario.
From the above:
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Needless to say, I would be happy to support this idea!
Northern Light
Superstar
Here ya go, I found this later, forgot to post it in thread:
From: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/green-party-greenbelt-expansion-bluebelt-1.4678212
kamira51
Active Member
Looks good, should have been like that from the beginning, especially in southern Caledon. But in my opinion it should have included all of southern and central Ontario.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Progressive Conservative government promised in 2018 election to lower electricity bills by 12 per cent. They have about 16.3 per cent to go.
From link.
Average Ontario hydro bill up 4.3% over last 3 years — but government says it's reining in prices
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont-hydro-bills-1.6353396From link.
Northern Light
Superstar
Ontario NDP out with a promise that Early Childhood Educators will get a minimum wage of $25 per hour should they win office.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/pol...5-minimum-wage-for-early-childhood-educators/ (behind the paywall)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/pol...5-minimum-wage-for-early-childhood-educators/ (behind the paywall)
Northern Light
Superstar
Del Duca also out w/campaign promises this morning, on the subject of women's equality.
Highlights would be:
- $10 before and after-school care
- A top-up of Federal Parental leave for those taking the maximum 18 months, raising the 33% income replacement rate to 55%
On the subject of the above, I'm all in favour of a higher income replacement rate for parental leave, but I'm far more concerned with the only 55% in the first 12 months than the lower sum later.
What's proposed above helps primarily upper-middle and high income households. Many low-income households can't make even 12 months at 55% work.
Highlights would be:
- $10 before and after-school care
- A top-up of Federal Parental leave for those taking the maximum 18 months, raising the 33% income replacement rate to 55%
On the subject of the above, I'm all in favour of a higher income replacement rate for parental leave, but I'm far more concerned with the only 55% in the first 12 months than the lower sum later.
What's proposed above helps primarily upper-middle and high income households. Many low-income households can't make even 12 months at 55% work.
Towered
Superstar
Exactly, I don't see why that isn't obvious to politicians. Effectively halving your income is a major disincentive to taking parental leave, so why would someone bother? It's a bit cruel actually. I'd like to see it in the 70-75% range.
Northern Light
Superstar
Del Duca out w/another platform plank..............he would ban all handguns (presumably exempting police).....
www.thestar.com
This is an interesting take...........Ontario cannot 'criminalize' possession of specific firearms; criminal law being a federal thing.
However, the province should not face any legal impediment in making passing such a law in theory.
The question would be one of how the Federal permit system would work in that scenario.
Can you obtain a permit to own a weapon, when you reside in a province where doing so would violate the law.......
Hmmm
The precedent here is that Quebec was able to retain the long-gun registry, even when it was abolished nationally.
That establishes that provinces do have a right to regulate firearms within their borders.
Actual presser is here:
ontarioliberal.ca
Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca says he would ban all handguns if elected June 2
Del Duca said if he topples Premier Doug Ford, handguns would be banned within a year.
www.thestar.com
This is an interesting take...........Ontario cannot 'criminalize' possession of specific firearms; criminal law being a federal thing.
However, the province should not face any legal impediment in making passing such a law in theory.
The question would be one of how the Federal permit system would work in that scenario.
Can you obtain a permit to own a weapon, when you reside in a province where doing so would violate the law.......
Hmmm
The precedent here is that Quebec was able to retain the long-gun registry, even when it was abolished nationally.
That establishes that provinces do have a right to regulate firearms within their borders.
Actual presser is here:
Steven Del Duca Announces Liberals Will Ban Handguns Provincewide
The official site of the Ontario Liberal Party
ontarioliberal.ca
kamira51
Active Member
Again with this liberal mentality that banning guns somehow fixes the issue when all it does is punish the law abiding gun owner.Del Duca out w/another platform plank..............he would ban all handguns (presumably exempting police).....
Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca says he would ban all handguns if elected June 2
Del Duca said if he topples Premier Doug Ford, handguns would be banned within a year.
This is an interesting take...........Ontario cannot 'criminalize' possession of specific firearms; criminal law being a federal thing.
However, the province should not face any legal impediment in making passing such a law in theory.
The question would be one of how the Federal permit system would work in that scenario.
Can you obtain a permit to own a weapon, when you reside in a province where doing so would violate the law.......
Hmmm
The precedent here is that Quebec was able to retain the long-gun registry, even when it was abolished nationally.
That establishes that provinces do have a right to regulate firearms within their borders.
Actual presser is here:
Steven Del Duca Announces Liberals Will Ban Handguns Provincewide
The official site of the Ontario Liberal Party
How about he comes out with a proper plan to reduce the amount of illegal hand guns being smuggled into the province.