@Northern Light ... don't tell me the government is creating TWO units! That's even better than the zero they were committed to! Next, you'll be saying that three units isn't enough. Instead of announcing two affordable housing units in Barrie? Better zoning policies. If Doug is going to play...

Actually, I'm surprised they haven't renamed it. Our other transfer stations got new names (Bloor-Yonge, Sheppard-Yonge, Cedarvale or whatever they're calling Eglinton West). Finch West is a distinctly Toronto name, they could call it Keele-Finch or something. Though that would have happened in...

This plan strikes me as very similar to Transit City. It's a mode that hasn't been substantially used before (at least in the City of Toronto), run on the corridors that are next in line for rapid transit upgrades. Here's my take on each corridor: - Eglinton East: I'm mixed on this one. It's...

The federal restrictions are as good as done. Even the strictest domestic mandates won't matter for new variants if they continue to spread outside of Canada. Anecdotally, there were lots of people who stopped listening to the government's health requirements (including masks) after last fall...

Most people have become tired of the pandemic, because the messaging has been so negative and because they've gone through so many lockdowns over the past two years. At the end, a new mask mandate (or lockdown, or whatever) isn't going to gain wide public acceptance, because we've been through...

I'm not saying they *should* wait that long. But from a realistic point, Doug's bought his votes, and nobody new's going to come in before 2026. Previous governments have not been good about building projects right off the bat, and I don't see that changing, so no new announced projects before...

I was once warm to this idea ... but I don't see a point anymore. What's the point of a Science Centre - Kennedy or Leaside - Kennedy service? It doesn't connect to anything, passes through mostly industrial land/stroad, and would be an operation headache. Not to mention the fact that the press...

I think a Sheppard East extension will be announced about a decade from now ... a late 2030s/early 2040s completion. I'm just talking right out of my [censored], but $40 billion for the 4 projects + GO RER will take most transit funding in the province for the next 10-15 years, with Hamilton...

@innsertnamehere It's not only the parkland ... while expanding it would be nice, I personally would rather the land become a sort of Lower Donlands-type development. At this point it's up to personal preference though.

Everything is about opportunity cost ... an airport that serves 8,000 people per day might not be the best use of 200 acres of waterfront land in the centre of the city.

Not everyone = you. You seem to be the only person in this discussion who doesn't think that's funny. Thanks for the videos! Always informative.

On SSP it was pointed out that Pakistan is a haven for the Taliban, other extremists, and is often friendly to China and/or hostile to the West. Aid could be tied to the end of the Islamic terrorist safehavens, or something else. And for my conspiracy theory of the day, I've suspected that...

I had it in February and stayed home for a week. I checked UT about 15 times a day that week. Anyways, what are your thoughts on this? CBC article about ArriveCAN. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/arrivecan-american-tourists-niagara-falls-1.6568236

Every field has a shortage of workers right now, which better pay and more time can hopefully mitigate.

Is it really that difficult? Do we need an in-house design for everything? Or can we just do a quick copy of Vancouver or Chinese or European designs, then build off that?

I posted this a year ago:

Translation: Today, the Minister of No Transport, the Somewhat Honourable Omar Alghabra, announced that the Government of a Bunch of Provinces will study whether we should study different study options that will improve VIA Rail in Southwestern Ontario. To this end, the Government of Canada will...

Not as long as Putin holds support in Moscow and Petersburg. If he's sending minorities and prisoners to die at the front, nobody that matters will care ...

I'm predicting that it will taste better than their coffee right now.

It would service the congested tourist districts of Wasaga, Collingwood, and Blue Mountain. Personally, we just need to preserve the corridor for now.