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Offline Spike The Hike Shady

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« Reply #330 on: January 25, 2022, 02:12:27 pm »
Who said that every street needed to be cleared right away?

Where do you think a premier is more valuable during their day in an emergency situation:
A - shovelling out a car?
B - Organizing resources to ensure they’re directed to where they need to go?
City snow plowing is a municipal service.  There are plenty of things to criticize Ford about, but this isn’t one of them.  Choose more wisely.

Offline Squidward von Squidderson

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« Reply #331 on: January 25, 2022, 02:23:57 pm »
City snow plowing is a municipal service.  There are plenty of things to criticize Ford about, but this isn’t one of them.  Choose more wisely.

Who said anything about municipalities?   Nice try.

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« Reply #332 on: January 26, 2022, 12:25:39 pm »
Who said that every street needed to be cleared right away?
Small nitpick... I believe there are actually provincial guidelines for when streets have to be plowed (based on whether they are a main transit route/carry bus traffic/secondary route).

Its been a long time since I looked at them, but I think the guideline is something like within half a day of the end of snowfall for main routs, 1 or 2 days for secondary routes. (Tried finding them again but could not.)
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Where do you think a premier is more valuable during their day in an emergency situation:
A - shovelling out a car?
B - Organizing resources to ensure they’re directed to where they need to go?
Ford's snow clearing may have been a cheezy photo op.

I guess the question is, whether him engaging in a little political showmanship would have caused an impact in dealing with the emergency. I figure much of the logistics of directing resources would be handled by underlings more familiar with snow clearing, while the premier would at best have to make one or 2 high-level decisions and then get on with other business.

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« Reply #333 on: January 26, 2022, 12:31:11 pm »
Small nitpick... I believe there are actually provincial guidelines for when streets have to be plowed (based on whether they are a main transit route/carry bus traffic/secondary route).

Its been a long time since I looked at them, but I think the guideline is something like within half a day of the end of snowfall for main routs, 1 or 2 days for secondary routes. (Tried finding them again but could not.)Ford's snow clearing may have been a cheezy photo op.

I guess the question is, whether him engaging in a little political showmanship would have caused an impact in dealing with the emergency. I figure much of the logistics of directing resources would be handled by underlings more familiar with snow clearing, while the premier would at best have to make one or 2 high-level decisions and then get on with other business.
The provincial government isn’t responsible for snow removal in city streets.  It’s a municipal responsibility.  It’s irrelevant where or what Ford was doing.

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« Reply #334 on: January 26, 2022, 12:45:44 pm »
The provincial government isn’t responsible for snow removal in city streets. It’s a municipal responsibility.
Once again your lack of comprehension is breathtaking to behold!!!!!

I never said the provincial government is responsible for snow removal on city streets. I said they had provincial guidelines which dictate how soon cities should have their roads cleared.
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« Reply #335 on: January 27, 2022, 07:31:47 am »
Once again your lack of comprehension is breathtaking to behold!!!!!

I never said the provincial government is responsible for snow removal on city streets. I said they had provincial guidelines which dictate how soon cities should have their roads cleared.

The City of Toronto failed miserably on that front then. Snow Removal was happening days after the storm.

There was a clear and present issue of scores of cars getting stuck, heck my car got stuck in this storm for a bit.

Sure it was a political stunt, but helping people who were stuck was a noble thing to do.

Offline Spike The Hike Shady

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« Reply #336 on: January 27, 2022, 08:29:19 am »
Once again your lack of comprehension is breathtaking to behold!!!!!

I never said the provincial government is responsible for snow removal on city streets. I said they had provincial guidelines which dictate how soon cities should have their roads cleared.
Yes, there are guidelines on how cities remove snow, which has nothing to do with Ford.  There are plenty of things to criticize Ford about, this isn’t one of them.  Choose your battles more wisely.

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« Reply #337 on: April 07, 2022, 12:23:28 pm »
Anybody else register with the new provincial Bet365?  It's now legal in Ontario.

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« Reply #338 on: June 24, 2022, 05:20:41 pm »
Doug Ford puts his nephew into his Cabinet.  LOL

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« Reply #339 on: June 27, 2022, 07:44:58 am »
Doug Ford puts his nephew into his Cabinet.  LOL

Technically it's only through marriage.  ;)

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« Reply #340 on: June 27, 2022, 08:07:05 am »
Technically it's only through marriage.  ;)

That's a plus though.  Diluted genes etc.

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« Reply #341 on: June 27, 2022, 11:43:38 am »
Technically it's only through marriage.  ;)

Doug Ford's 28-year-old nephew Michael Ford, newly first-time elected MPP, appointed to 'Doug Ford Cabinet' as Citizenship and Multiculturalism Minister:


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The opposition New Democrats charged it was nepotism and questioned the appointment of a white minister for multiculturalism with “dubious” qualifications.

When asked about nepotism, Michael Ford insisted his relationship to the premier played no role in his appointment; “I completely dismiss that,” he told reporters.

For his part, Doug Ford defended the appointment — the first time in Ontario history a premier has included a family member in cabinet — citing his nephew’s “experience” as a trustee and councillor.

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« Reply #342 on: June 27, 2022, 12:08:44 pm »
No fat woman could get elected at that size.
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« Reply #343 on: June 27, 2022, 12:14:46 pm »
Tough call, he is an elected MPP, but also nepotism.
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Offline Squidward von Squidderson

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« Reply #344 on: June 27, 2022, 12:35:50 pm »
Tough call, he is an elected MPP, but also nepotism.

Tough call? 

He’s a family member and a brand new MPP. 

The easy call is to not put him in Cabinet.