I think it won't be followed through on. The 10% extra tariffs due to the Reagan ad never materialized.

I would argue speed limits for LRVs could be, say, 10kph higher than that for regular traffic This may require legislative changes -- but perhaps yet another argument for proper grade separation to escape the tyranny of the HTA. A higher limit for rail transit vehicles makes some sense given...

Metros in other places (Paris, Amsterdam, etc.) have doors actuated by buttons.

A council item to ask staff to produce the report council asked for a year ago? Council wastes so much time demanding reports from staff, it's just a stalling tactic and a waste of staff time. How about instructing staff to implement strong signal priority and report back on the impact.

But an increasingly aggressive Russia only reinforces NATO, or at least the European contingent.

That supposes Russia can Blitzkrieg Latvia etc. I'm not sure that is plausible.

By "here" do you mean Toronto or UT?

Cool, but what about when NATO drops the gloves when it comes to cruise missiles and levels the Russian petro economy? US/NATO has been reluctant to do anything that might destabilize Russia out of the misguided belief that Putin is not a direct threat.

I browsed BB&B once. I got sticker shock after walking the shabily merchandized store (which was also devoid of customers) and walked out. Turns out charging premium prices for the same mediocre brands as other retailers while looking like a liquidation store is not a good business model.

My secret? Never answer the door. It's only ever scammers, real estate agents, and other people who want your money.

Using the bus to travel a few stops is generally fairly acceptable. The problem is when there is so much travel demand on the alignment that even with high frequency, buses are crowded with people traveling longer distances. Higher order transit has more expensive stations so they need to be...

GO Expansion (with DB's vision) would have been a monumental achievement. Opening a mostly surface suburban LRT line is kind of the the bare minimum for a city the size of Toronto.

In the wilds of mississauga.

I think giving ministers blanket permission to exempt firms from regulations could be abused. Easier to capture a minister (wink wink nudge nudge for a future paid 'advisory' role) at a conference or something than the cabinet.

Venezuala's oil is only useful as a substitute for Canadian heavy crude for the Texas refineries.