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Family motto might be
To serve the Crown with honour.
But fuck the Monarchy.
Voted for Australia to become a Republic and would do the same here.
Did by duty and voted. Although I was disappointed to see such a low turnout in my riding. I can only hope this means more will turn out when they get back from work.
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I would also vote for that, if we ever got the opportunity to vote on the question.
Wow what an absolute wipe out for the liberals.
Definitely did not see that one coming.
Not even able to make official party status.
My riding stayed blue but didn't expact the margin to be anywhere near as big as it was (just under 15%).
Anyone familiar with ipolitics? it predicted a narrow win for hte liberal candidate and put his vote at 38%.
But his just over was 30% and the tory candidate got 38%
Was a very long day. We had about 1300 ballots cast in the polling location and my count was 225 plus 3 that weren't eligible to vote there.
We had 6 DROs, two tabulators plus 5 or 6 others (not sure what they were classified as).
Definitely did not see that one coming.
Not even able to make official party status.
My riding stayed blue but didn't expact the margin to be anywhere near as big as it was (just under 15%).
Anyone familiar with ipolitics? it predicted a narrow win for hte liberal candidate and put his vote at 38%.
But his just over was 30% and the tory candidate got 38%
Was a very long day. We had about 1300 ballots cast in the polling location and my count was 225 plus 3 that weren't eligible to vote there.
We had 6 DROs, two tabulators plus 5 or 6 others (not sure what they were classified as).
All the polls in the news had me expecting a PC majority again. However, I did not expect the Liberals to get so absolutely routed for the second election in a row.
And both opposition leaders stepping down? Wow. I know Del Duca had said before the election that he was planning to stay on no matter what, but such a dismal result obviously forced his hand.
The numbers are still unofficial, but according to Elections Ontario, the voter turnout was 43.4%, which I believe makes it the lowest turnout for an Ontario election ever.
The polls closed at 9:00. I was watching Strange New Worlds, and turned over to CBC to check the results during the first commercial break. They had already declared a PC majority government. I believe it was around 9:20.
My riding stayed NDP, as expected. This was the estimate based on the most recent pre-election poll:
NDP - 38% (+/- 8%)
PC - 31% (+/- 8%)
LIB - 16% (+/- 5%)
GRN - 7% (+/- 4%)
And these were the actual results:
NDP - 47.1%
PC - 32.8%
LIB - 10.4%
GRN - 3.5% (Barely above the New Blue results at 3.1%)
In the 2018 election, the NDP finished with 55.7%, versus PCs at 29.8%, Liberals at 8.4%, and Greens at 4.5%.
And both opposition leaders stepping down? Wow. I know Del Duca had said before the election that he was planning to stay on no matter what, but such a dismal result obviously forced his hand.
The numbers are still unofficial, but according to Elections Ontario, the voter turnout was 43.4%, which I believe makes it the lowest turnout for an Ontario election ever.
The polls closed at 9:00. I was watching Strange New Worlds, and turned over to CBC to check the results during the first commercial break. They had already declared a PC majority government. I believe it was around 9:20.
My riding stayed NDP, as expected. This was the estimate based on the most recent pre-election poll:
NDP - 38% (+/- 8%)
PC - 31% (+/- 8%)
LIB - 16% (+/- 5%)
GRN - 7% (+/- 4%)
And these were the actual results:
NDP - 47.1%
PC - 32.8%
LIB - 10.4%
GRN - 3.5% (Barely above the New Blue results at 3.1%)
In the 2018 election, the NDP finished with 55.7%, versus PCs at 29.8%, Liberals at 8.4%, and Greens at 4.5%.
Issues of fptp aside, it people don't turn out to vote you're it doesn't help your cause and I think that goes back to horvath and del duca having the appeal of an unflushed turd and just not enticing people out to vote.
Between elections Ontario and wiki, the tory vote was down about 2000, the liberal vote jumped 6000 and the ndp dropped 10,000. We swing betwen tory and liberal and the big ndp turn out last time was a reaction against the wynne govt and things are returning to a more normal pattern.
Turn out is put at 51.7%, vote count was j52,384 down about 8400 from 2018 but not way out of line for provincial elections going back to 1999 (from wiki)
The tabulators make it nice and easy - just depends on how quickly they go through the process and whether there any issues that delays the results being releases.
The location I was at there was some quibbles from the scrutineers (one ndp, one liberal or green - not sure which) so it was about 10pm before our results were reported.
There's a reddit for this city and the bleating from the liberals and ndp supporters almost makes me want to turn tory. One says he wants to lodge and ethics complaint against the MPP. Says the constit office has lied to him and the MPP won't met with him over his problem (seems the poster has CVBR/OVBR violation issues).
Often people will make complaints like that, not because because the MPP's office hasn't dealt with their problems but because they didn't like the answer. Often the problems are of the person's own making for not doing what they should have done or outside of the MPP's ability to deal with (many people seem to have problems telling between provincial, federal and municpal).
Abuse and threats of violence often follow.
I was at a trivia night a few months ago. One of the questions was "Who is the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party?"
No one, including myself, who usually stays pretty up to date on the news, could think of the answer.
Most of us had probably seen or heard or read about him, but he was such a non-entity that literally no one in the bar could remember who he was.
The Quizmaster had thought it was going to be a free point for everyone.
No matter how much Dougie sucks, no one else will win when your part leader is as memorable as an individual potato.
No one, including myself, who usually stays pretty up to date on the news, could think of the answer.
Most of us had probably seen or heard or read about him, but he was such a non-entity that literally no one in the bar could remember who he was.
The Quizmaster had thought it was going to be a free point for everyone.
No matter how much Dougie sucks, no one else will win when your part leader is as memorable as an individual potato.
the article has been editted but the local paper had a supporter of the liberal candidate saying a liberal majority was likely and wondering if it would start in this riding.
liberal majority?
On what planet?
Not sure what poling numbers they were looking at because at no point did such a thing seem likely.
liberal majority?
On what planet?
Not sure what poling numbers they were looking at because at no point did such a thing seem likely.
Yeah, that wasn't a good showing for the Liberals at all. I can't even remember the last time they've ever been that low. My riding stayed NDP as well, but I think they could have done far better had the showing been better.
As for Ford, I'll give him credit for steering us during Covid. He's done a far better job than I'd initially imagined. But I think now he's got to start really paying attention to other issues such as hospital cutbacks. Our hospital has had severe cutbacks due to his budget cuts, and there comes a point where there's nothing else that they can cut without severe consequences. These consequences resulted in what is now known as hallway medicine, ie overflowing hospitals, a lack of beds, patients left in hallways with not enough nurses to see to them, and in some cases patients just left to die in these hallways. So, the budget I feel has got to improve rather than be cut again. Need more nurses, not less.
He also promised to bring back Northern Passenger train service, but I fully expect that to be dropped now that he won his election.
As for Ford, I'll give him credit for steering us during Covid. He's done a far better job than I'd initially imagined. But I think now he's got to start really paying attention to other issues such as hospital cutbacks. Our hospital has had severe cutbacks due to his budget cuts, and there comes a point where there's nothing else that they can cut without severe consequences. These consequences resulted in what is now known as hallway medicine, ie overflowing hospitals, a lack of beds, patients left in hallways with not enough nurses to see to them, and in some cases patients just left to die in these hallways. So, the budget I feel has got to improve rather than be cut again. Need more nurses, not less.
He also promised to bring back Northern Passenger train service, but I fully expect that to be dropped now that he won his election.
Maybe they were accidentally looking at an old poll for a federal election?
From the "better late than never?" files... received campaign literature in the mail today from our incumbent candidate. She won handily, so I guess it didn't hurt her any, but... maybe next time, send the last-minute mailers out a few days earlier?
the way Canada post is these days, the mail probably went 1/2 way around the province before it arrived in your mailbox.
I'd say more likely just a cut-and-paste error that wasn't caught and once publicized resulted in an "OH SHIT!!", hence the edit.Maybe they were accidentally looking at an old poll for a federal election?
From the "better late than never?" files... received campaign literature in the mail today from our incumbent candidate. She won handily, so I guess it didn't hurt her any, but... maybe next time, send the last-minute mailers out a few days earlier?
These days? was there ever a time that wasn't the case?
Well there was a time when they didn't send everything to the big sorting centres and mail sent within towns and cities was sorted there.
Now if some-one here wants to send within the city it gets trucked Mississauga (or where it the facility is down that way), sorted then trucked back here, sorted for the mail carriers then finally delivered.
Though not as bad as a parcel with some latch hook yarn my wife ordered a few years (though don't think it was via Canada Post). Went via Quebec and the far west of Ontario.
I know I had already mentioned this in the "Things that Frustrate us All" Thread, but I had ordered a Christmas present this past Christmas from a company in Quebec, and Canada Post sent it to me in southwestern Ontario by routing it through Alberta.
One of my oldest friends is a mail carrier. I can assure you all that the people who deliver your mail still sort it by hand at a location near you before they head out. From a corporate point of view, it's more efficient if mail first goes to a more general sorting centre. Interprovincial mail is going to go through several sorts. I'm sure Purolator and UPS follow the same practice.I know I had already mentioned this in the "Things that Frustrate us All" Thread, but I had ordered a Christmas present this past Christmas from a company in Quebec, and Canada Post sent it to me in southwestern Ontario by routing it through Alberta.
My latest complaint about Doug Ford: how are those of us who rely on public transit to safely visit family/friends in LTC and retirement homes when the mask rules are no longer in effect on public transit? Don't answer with "get a car" because that's not a helpful answer to such as us.
tale of 3 couriers.
I ordered some computer bits n pieces from New Egg and they shipped 3 different ways.
First was new computer case. Came via Purolator, Shipped Thursday arrived Friday morning.
Second was a hotswap drive bay. Came via Crappy Post. tracking showed it as supposed to be arriving Tuesday. Arrived today so props there except the driver dumped it downstairs on top of the mailbox. Had an errand to run and it was there when I got back at 9:30 but don't think it was there when the wife left work at 7:40.
Number 3 was PSU coming by UPS. They're rapidly replacing fedex as my most despised courier. Didn't even try and deliver it so I have to go down tomorrow and pick it up.
I ordered some computer bits n pieces from New Egg and they shipped 3 different ways.
First was new computer case. Came via Purolator, Shipped Thursday arrived Friday morning.
Second was a hotswap drive bay. Came via Crappy Post. tracking showed it as supposed to be arriving Tuesday. Arrived today so props there except the driver dumped it downstairs on top of the mailbox. Had an errand to run and it was there when I got back at 9:30 but don't think it was there when the wife left work at 7:40.
Number 3 was PSU coming by UPS. They're rapidly replacing fedex as my most despised courier. Didn't even try and deliver it so I have to go down tomorrow and pick it up.
You realize Canada Post owns Purolator?
Around 20 years ago a friend of mine, a graphic designer who used couriers daily, said "There's late, and later, and then there's Purolator."
Glad to hear they've gotten better.
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