What's your vote worth? Is it $200?
October 18, 2024 3:46 AM Subscribe
Ontario premier Doug Ford--who is really just a series of corporations in a skin suit--to send out $200 cheques to ALL Ontarians. The issue? Looks like he's planning to call an early provincial election not long after the cheques are sent out.
"Ontarians see right thorough these stunts," Stiles said, before calling the government "out of touch, out of gas, and clearly — out of ideas."
(Stiles is the NDP leader in the province.) As much as I love the NDP and would like them to get their shit together, no, Ontarians won't.
"Ontarians see right thorough these stunts," Stiles said, before calling the government "out of touch, out of gas, and clearly — out of ideas."
(Stiles is the NDP leader in the province.) As much as I love the NDP and would like them to get their shit together, no, Ontarians won't.
use that $200 to buy NDP signs maybe
posted by seanmpuckett at 5:13 AM on October 18 [1 favorite]
posted by seanmpuckett at 5:13 AM on October 18 [1 favorite]
I want to know what the $200 rebate is for.
I’d like to know what the population of Ontario is
I wonder where the billion dollars is coming from.
I’m curious about why this money isn’t being spent on new homes, programs for addressing unhoused people or health care
I wonder if Ontario is ready to get rid of this corrupt asshole
posted by ashbury at 5:16 AM on October 18 [3 favorites]
I’d like to know what the population of Ontario is
I wonder where the billion dollars is coming from.
I’m curious about why this money isn’t being spent on new homes, programs for addressing unhoused people or health care
I wonder if Ontario is ready to get rid of this corrupt asshole
posted by ashbury at 5:16 AM on October 18 [3 favorites]
Current population is just a hair over 16 million. We have a family doctor crisis, a housing crisis, and unhoused population crisis. 16 million x $200 won't fix all these issues, but it would be a start.
When I first read this, I was like, "HOW IS THIS NOT CLEARLY BRIBERY???"
use that $200 to buy NDP signs maybe
This is party I always vote for but they ain't doing much better on making promises and keeping them. I suspect next provincial AND federal election, their seats will be greatly reduced.
posted by Kitteh at 5:21 AM on October 18 [2 favorites]
When I first read this, I was like, "HOW IS THIS NOT CLEARLY BRIBERY???"
use that $200 to buy NDP signs maybe
This is party I always vote for but they ain't doing much better on making promises and keeping them. I suspect next provincial AND federal election, their seats will be greatly reduced.
posted by Kitteh at 5:21 AM on October 18 [2 favorites]
The NDP is anymore the party of Whatever, like the Conservatives are the party of Racists, and the Liberals are the party of Corporations. "Vote Orange, we're not the other guys!" is not a compelling message. I'm like, who the fuck even is Marit Stiles. "It's Marit" means precisely what? Does no one in the party have a vision? Does no one in the party have passion? What the hell is Jagmeet doing anyway? I have no idea, does he even know. This isn't doom posting, but god damn. Can we have something nice in this country/province, please?
posted by seanmpuckett at 5:31 AM on October 18 [5 favorites]
posted by seanmpuckett at 5:31 AM on October 18 [5 favorites]
OK i suppose both C and L are the party of corporations, and the differentiation is whether the racism is overt or covert. I just didn't want to confront that. But it's there.
posted by seanmpuckett at 5:32 AM on October 18
posted by seanmpuckett at 5:32 AM on October 18
20 grams of hash equivalent to put it in Ford terms.
posted by whatevernot at 5:35 AM on October 18 [1 favorite]
posted by whatevernot at 5:35 AM on October 18 [1 favorite]
When Ralph Klein did this in Alberta, he at least have is all enough to get a new iPod. $200 doesn't seem like a lot.
posted by jonnay at 5:42 AM on October 18 [1 favorite]
posted by jonnay at 5:42 AM on October 18 [1 favorite]
It doesn't seem like a lot but it's gonna have the intended effect of "Doug Ford cares about Ontarians! Let's re-elect him!" I find it infuriating that this will likely work because goddamn, Conservative voters are thick as pig shit.
posted by Kitteh at 6:06 AM on October 18 [1 favorite]
posted by Kitteh at 6:06 AM on October 18 [1 favorite]
Respond by sending out checks for 1000$ that say "valid if the NDP are elected".
Call it a "UBI alpha test".
posted by NotAYakk at 6:35 AM on October 18
Call it a "UBI alpha test".
posted by NotAYakk at 6:35 AM on October 18
how will this stimulate the economy, you absolute idiot potato
posted by Kitteh at 6:39 AM on October 18
posted by Kitteh at 6:39 AM on October 18
Things I would rather have than $200:
For the people I see on the streets of Ottawa to have better choices than living on the streets of Ottawa.
Functioning transit in Ottawa.
An appointment with the dermatologist I was referred to two years ago.
Any chance at all of ever affording a home or even being able to move to a rental closer to my work.
I realize my $200 dollars doesn't buy any of those things, but all of our $200 could help with at least some of them.
posted by jacquilynne at 6:40 AM on October 18 [2 favorites]
For the people I see on the streets of Ottawa to have better choices than living on the streets of Ottawa.
Functioning transit in Ottawa.
An appointment with the dermatologist I was referred to two years ago.
Any chance at all of ever affording a home or even being able to move to a rental closer to my work.
I realize my $200 dollars doesn't buy any of those things, but all of our $200 could help with at least some of them.
posted by jacquilynne at 6:40 AM on October 18 [2 favorites]
> Functioning transit in Ottawa.
Ottawa doesn't vote for Ford enough: so Ottawa gets 30$ per capita for Transit, while Toronto gets 200$ per capita for Transit.
Keep up.
posted by NotAYakk at 6:42 AM on October 18 [1 favorite]
Ottawa doesn't vote for Ford enough: so Ottawa gets 30$ per capita for Transit, while Toronto gets 200$ per capita for Transit.
Keep up.
posted by NotAYakk at 6:42 AM on October 18 [1 favorite]
I am sure that I am not the first to observe this, but despite DoFo being the ONTARIO premier, he basically just focuses on Toronto. I rarely hear about anything he does that does not involve Toronto.
posted by Kitteh at 6:44 AM on October 18
posted by Kitteh at 6:44 AM on October 18
One of the few politicians who makes me feel slightly less shitty about TFG, thanks folks
posted by gottabefunky at 6:52 AM on October 18
posted by gottabefunky at 6:52 AM on October 18
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Rob used to give out Tim Hortons gift cards all the time when he was campaigning; Doug isn't the brightest spark, so he'd hand out cash instead, and got a slap on the wrist for it. But here we are again, because the man hasn't had an original thought in his life.
posted by mhoye at 4:44 AM on October 18 [3 favorites]