Ontario Government (Conservative majority), 2025-29

[Retired AF Guy]

From the above article:

Stiles used the last Question Period of the year to continue to hammer the government on the Skills Development Fund, a $2.5 billion jobs fund that has been under a cloud over how money was doled out.

The auditor general found the process was not fair, transparent or accountable, and that Labour Minister David Piccini’s office overrode bureaucrats, elevating lower-scoring applications above others.

Some one playing favourites?

The Liberals meanwhile repeated their call for the government to sell off its stash of U.S. booze. The products have been in storage after being pulled from LCBO shelves in March over the U.S. trade war.

In storage for almost eight months and may be reaching their expiry date, after which the booze would have to be poured down the drain. At least the folks out in the Maritimes are selling their stuff to raise money for charities.

 

[Czech_pivo]

From the above article:



Some one playing favourites?



In storage for almost eight months and may be reaching their expiry date, after which the booze would have to be poured down the drain. At least the folks out in the Maritimes are selling their stuff to raise money for charities.

How does Bourbon or Vodka go bad?

 

[Retired AF Guy]

How does Bourbon or Vodka go bad?

Beer, spirits and wines all have "best before dates." The question is what are those "best before dates?"

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Beer and wine will go bad. Liqueur can go bad due to the amount of sugar and flavourings.

Liquor (rum, vodka, whisky, whiskey, etc) left sealed will last almost forever. Once opened and depending on the spirit, it doesn’t really go bad, per se. Different liquors will change taste and lose potency (alcohol) due to evaporation, over different periods of time. Stored in dark, cool cabinets helps slow this process. Liquor will continue to age and change while still in barrels. Once it's bottled, it stops aging.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Dougie - dreaming big. First tunnels under the 401, now Niagara Falls rivalling Vegas with a greatly enlarged airport to boot.

Sometimes Dougie reminds me of Mel Lastman, pre-boiling pot and Cannibals.

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[mariomike]

Sometimes Dougie reminds me of Mel Lastman, pre-boiling pot and Cannibals.

Reminds me of something Mayor Lastman said about his brother ( may he rest in peace) when the brothers were at City Hall.

"I'm not a genius, obviously, but he makes me look like one".

 

[HavokFour]

Fairly big step in the right direction. Ford's been using his personal devices over the years for government related work to skirt around things.

Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records | Globalnews.ca

An Ontario court says it is reasonable to conclude Premier Doug Ford uses his personal cellphone to communicate and that he should make those records public.

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[brihard]

Fairly big step in the right direction. Ford's been using his personal devices over the years for government related work to skirt around things.

Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records | Globalnews.ca

An Ontario court says it is reasonable to conclude Premier Doug Ford uses his personal cellphone to communicate and that he should make those records public.

globalnews.ca

This could have significant ramifications for the whole governmental sector.

 

[dapaterson]

This could have significant ramifications for the whole governmental sector.

What, no using burner phones for official business?

 

[brihard]

What, no using burner phones for official business?

CAF should be issuing a smartphone to every member for anything duty related.

 

[dapaterson]

CAF should be issuing a smartphone to every member for anything duty related.

Best we can do is limit the retention period for Teams chats to ten calendar days to avoid access to information requests.

 

[brihard]

Best we can do is limit the retention period for Teams chats to ten calendar days to avoid access to information requests.

Meanwhile I literally sent my IT crew a request saying “hey can we please get a proper print to PDF function for TEAMS so I can be compliant with my need to capture and file operationally relevant material, without having to manually screenshot a whole chat page by page?”

 

[Halifax Tar]

CAF should be issuing a smartphone to every member for anything duty related.

This has been expressed numerous times. It's a fantastic idea IMHO.

 

[mariomike]

CAF should be issuing a smartphone to every member for anything duty related.

For reference to the discussion

From the Military Administration forum,

Ordered to get a phone,

Post in thread 'Ordered "to get a phone" / Contact Information [Merged]'

29 May 2018

For the issue of an essential piece of kit, unit showing to draw ammo, rats, etc that is what duty pers are for and they should have a DND issued phone so no need of a personal phone.  it comes back again to there is no regulation that requires a member to have a phone or if they do have one to be monitoring it 24/7 just in case. 


and when you did that we also did a contact of all of our members to see if they were available if we were requested to assist you.  We also used all means possible to reach everyone we could.  That is not the point here though.  the point is that we are...

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[lenaitch]

Fairly big step in the right direction. Ford's been using his personal devices over the years for government related work to skirt around things.

Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records | Globalnews.ca

An Ontario court says it is reasonable to conclude Premier Doug Ford uses his personal cellphone to communicate and that he should make those records public.

globalnews.ca

What's old is new again. Personal phones, personal emails, it seems politicians like to play fast and loose with 'accountability'. The previous Liberals were caught deleting email records.

With Ford, there could be some interesting chats with developers. Obviously, he has appealed.

 

[Furniture]

CAF should be issuing a smartphone to every member for anything duty related.

I haven't found it hard to get a phone, just need the boss to sign-off on you needing it for work.

Much of the business being conducted on personal devices is done out of convenience, not necessity. I suspect that is often the case with businesses and politicians as well.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Aaaaand they're off!!!!!!!!!! Team Red Ontario picking a new leader 21 November.

Ontario Liberals announce date to select new leader, kicking off race | Globalnews.ca

The Ontario Liberals say they will choose a new leader on Nov. 21, launching their third leadership race since 2020 following Bonnie Crombie’s resignation.

globalnews.ca

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[HavokFour]

OPC might actually have to work for those votes and not just enjoy the voter apathy they've benefitted from the last couple cycles.

Ford Government Approval Falls as Liberals Surge and Ontario Politics Tightens - Abacus Data

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[RangerRay]

NCE - Not Conservative Enough (according to many supporters of Team Blue I deal with).

As opposed to the "still learning to not be the attack dog all the time" incumbent? On that front, I'd see people buy in.

On the other hand, if he's serious about wanting to grab the brass ring for Team Blue Ottawa Franchise, he needs to be more convincing about "seriousness/gravitas" -- wanting to be a national instead of a provincial leader. There's public info as of last summer saying he's back to taking French post-COVID ...
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... (source) so we'll have to see.

So the Premier of Ontario who spends all his time trying to be the Mayor of Toronto wants to be the Prime Minister of Canada?

No thanks.

 

[Furniture]

So the Premier of Ontario who spends all his time trying to be the Mayor of Toronto wants to be the Prime Minister of Canada?

No thanks.

He's been a better premier than most that I have seen over 20+ years of watching politics. When faced with backlash against an unpopular and frivolous choice, he adjusts course. Most just bash on and hope that the tiny vocal minority they are appealing to come out on election day.

The LPO imploded and have remained in that state because they forgot that the "folks" matter, and get to have their say every few years.

The backroom dealings in Queen's Park aren't any worse than they were before, it's just that the "legacy media" is mostly captured by LPC/LPO believers, so every greasy deal is front page news on repeat.