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NarrativeBear@lemmy.worldto
You Should Know@lemmy.world•YSK that the idea that drivers pay for roads is a myth, because funding sources also include property taxes, sales taxes and income taxes that people pay regardless of whether they drive or not
81·9 days agoAnd this is why I support cyclists and pedestrians having as much right to roadways as a person that chooses to drive their car.
NarrativeBear@lemmy.worldto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Ticketmaster delists Ontario resale tickets after omnibus budget bill passed
12·14 days agoWatch them scalp from the original price.
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You buy a ticket for 100 plus 20 in “processing fees”.
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Then you go and resell it for 100, and you can’t claim back the 20 on processing fees.
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Ticket master then sell the tickets for you but take 50 for the sale “for processing”.
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And then whoever bought the tocket gets chargea 20 in process fees as well.
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NarrativeBear@lemmy.worldOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Doug Ford’s PCs vote to end access to political officials’ records
472·15 days agoURGENT: Write to the Lieutenant Governor demanding her withhold the FOI ban!
While Bill 97 passed, it still needs to receive Royal Assent, which the Lieutenant Governor does.
It may be worth contacting her.
Just copy/paste the message below to this link: https://lgontario.ca/en/connect/contact/
Feel free to do your own message if you prefer.
Your Honour,
I am an Ontario resident deeply concerned about the state of our democracy. I urge you to withhold consent of Bill 97 .
Our premier is making a law to stop him from complying with an order from the Court to hand over his phone records.
This is infringement on our rights as Canadians and taxpayers under the constitution.
Such shady changes to Freedom of Information should never receive Royal Assent.
I implore you to do the right thing for the people of Ontario, and do what is ethical and just and withhold this bill.
Kind regards,
[your name]
NarrativeBear@lemmy.worldOPto
Toronto@lemmy.ca•Doug Ford’s PCs vote to end access to political officials’ records
7·15 days agoURGENT: Write to the Lieutenant Governor demanding her withhold the FOI ban!
While Bill 97 passed, it still needs to receive Royal Assent, which the Lieutenant Governor does.
It may be worth contacting her.
Just copy/paste the message below to this link: https://lgontario.ca/en/connect/contact/
Feel free to do your own message if you prefer.
Your Honour,
I am an Ontario resident deeply concerned about the state of our democracy. I urge you to withhold consent of Bill 97 .
Our premier is making a law to stop him from complying with an order from the Court to hand over his phone records.
This is infringement on our rights as Canadians and taxpayers under the constitution.
Such shady changes to Freedom of Information should never receive Royal Assent.
I implore you to do the right thing for the people of Ontario, and do what is ethical and just and withhold this bill.
Kind regards,
[your name]
NarrativeBear@lemmy.worldOPto
Toronto@lemmy.ca•Doug Ford’s PCs vote to end access to political officials’ records
6·15 days agoEverybody who cares, please remember to write, call, or email your MPP and Mr. Ford.
https://www.ola.org/en/members/current/contact-information
Also, Ford quietly tossed the law requiring an election every four years. Now it’s 5 years. Next ontario election isn’t til April 2030
NarrativeBear@lemmy.worldOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Doug Ford’s PCs vote to end access to political officials’ records
33·15 days agoEverybody who cares, please remember to write, call, or email your MPP and Mr. Ford.
NarrativeBear@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Android Sideloading: New Rules, Advanced Flow & What Users Need to Know (2026) - World Today JournalEnglish
49·15 days agoI just sideloaded a applications on windows using a .exe and running through the installation wizard. Microsoft must hate me for not using the Windows Store /s
NarrativeBear@lemmy.worldto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Please Advise! What’s with Politicians’ Love of Private Jets? | The Tyee
12·16 days agoEuropean politicians frequently use trains and buses for commuting and travel, often as a show of normalcy, environmental commitment, or efficiency. Not Dougy though, he has his own personal driver and Chauffeur.
Here’s some photos in a article.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2015/aug/01/politicians-on-public-transport-in-pictures
I wonder what public funded service will get shut down next as a result of lost tax revenues not being collected by the government.
Remember taxes fund public services like road repair, traffic light maintenance, sidewalk clearing, schools, hospitals, libraries.
On top of this with the tax pause I doubt a regular consumer will see a substantial price difference at the pump, seem like the price will stay the same and profits will only increase for shareholders.
NarrativeBear@lemmy.worldto
Canada@lemmy.ca•North America's 1st electrochemical lithium refining facility opens in B.C.
7·19 days agoAmazing! Hope this drives a larger renewable initiative and get Canada into a strong renewable power position in the market.
We can definitely ween ourselves off gas and go full in on electric if we had the desire, solar, wind, hydro, and battery storage to top it off.
NarrativeBear@lemmy.worldto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Ontario purchases $28.9M private jet for Doug Ford’s ‘extensive travel’
7·21 days agoGuess this explains why Fords pushing for the expansion of the downtown airport.
Saves him a trip from Person Airport to Queens Park
Could also explain why he wants that tunnel under the 401, so he can get into Toronto from the Airport quicker.
NarrativeBear@lemmy.worldto
Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.world•Explain Like I am a child ... taxes. I get you pay taxes on goods you buy everyday. And you get said goods by paying a one time fee. But how come on a home after being paid off I still pay taxes......English
7·21 days agoThis is the answer, your property taxes are not for your property alone but all the services provided for you, your children and your community.
If you don’t pay those taxes then that road infront of your home never gets built, the street never get plowed, the bus never picks up your kids.
NarrativeBear@lemmy.worldto
Canada@lemmy.ca•'I will be 41.' Teens wonder why it's going to take the city 25 years to build Gage Park basketball court
16·21 days agoIf that basketball court were a parking lot it would have been completed long ago, and probably would be being re-paved right now.
Kind of similar to how sidewalks get closed or torn up for months on end without a pedestrian detour, but a roadway get closed for a day because of construction and reopened the next day as if nothing ever happened.
NarrativeBear@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•Trump says gas prices 'not very high' as most U.S. voters blame him for price spike
24·21 days agoNot very high, yet.
They will more then likely get higher if following history from the 1973–1974 oil embargo. The effects were delayed.
This is worth a watch, at least the first 2-3 minutes that provides a good summary.
NarrativeBear@lemmy.worldto
Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Size comparison between eagle talons and a human hand.
3·22 days agoLooks almost alien
NarrativeBear@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•Nearly 60% of U.S. farmers say their finances are getting worse as fertilizer, fuel costs rise: Survey
5·23 days agoThe movie Interstellar depicted dust storms caused by something called blight. I like to think it was due to the soils being so depleted of nutrients that crops would no longer grow causing the soil to essentially suffocate the planet.
NarrativeBear@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•Nearly 60% of U.S. farmers say their finances are getting worse as fertilizer, fuel costs rise: Survey
15·23 days agoFirst 2-3minutes are worth a watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXNLaHsKMz8&t=0
The Strait of Hormuz is not only a shipping route for oil, but also for fertilizers and helium. So things are going to start to get worse before they get better, and the ripple caused by this is slowly starting to hit North America.
Also helium is used in chip manufacturing so DRAM is about to get even a hell of a lot more expensive, then it already is…









This is why you keep devices like this offline and never update. Like a “smart” TV for example. Use it until the display panel dies.