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The only way to provide those subsidies is to tax people. There is no free lunch. Add to that the the majority of subsidies go to people who would have done something anyway makes for very inefficient government spending. Every year, millions of Canadians make a decision about what kind of car...

The first instinct shouldn't be to assign blame to users, but to consider whether the design of the infrastructure encourages safe behaviour or dangerous behaviour. Users will always make mistakes, the key to sustainable safety is reducing the negative outcomes when they make those mistakes...

Absent potholes, I don't think that snowy path is as smooth much less smoother than asphalt. I've seen such projectors in indoor (facility managers love them as a safety feature) and outdoor contexts and they are very bright.

More on the tech side? Curious to hear your experience working for Amazon in terms of expectation for hours worked, general culture/pressure and stress. I've spoken with people in operations and I have heard some wild stories.

I'd say they are generally superior to painted bicycle gutters as they provide more protection. Most roads in the suburbs are way too fast moving (>50kph speed) for cyclists to feel secure in a painted bike lane without curb protection. Even where there is curb protection, it usually disappears...

I mean, it's not like there aren't thousands of protected intersections in the world, and dozens in Canada. Seems like a very unfortunate miss. Usually these are accompanied with a centre line and a sign asking users to keep to the right in the direction of travel. Generally these MUPs are...

The biggest risk is the first renewal as very little principal is repaid in the first 5 years. So a 5% down payment gives precious little cushion for home prices to turn downwards before the borrower is underwater at renewal time. I don't think 25 or 30 years makes a material difference for...

People can insulate their homes, replace windows, buy a more fuel efficient vehicle (hybrid or EV), change the type of vacations they take, etc. all while keeping the same rotten commute.

All the modelling (and empirical evidence) is that pollution pricing is far more effective than subsidies.

Something like this...

I briefly thought about moving out of the GTA, but figured that I should wait until things normalized. I was proven correct.

I think as companies force 100% RTO, there is going to be another shoe to drop. Many companies have used the past several years to shed office space, or increase employee density. Forcing knowledge workers to 'work' in loud, cramped, unergonomic spaces is going to lead to a lot of stress and low...

Going to an office doesn't have any bearing on whether the job can be outsourced. The nature of the job is what it is. Perhaps in the spirit of fairness, we should make office workers work in steel toes, hard hats and high viz, without heating or air conditioning since construction workers...

Maybe... you shouldn't do that? Unless it is a very well-paying job, why would you subject yourself to either a very expensive (407) or a very long and dangerous (401) commute? I think you are raising a lot of very valid and important questions about whether it is a good idea to encourage...

Yes, we would need to provide more transit service (more drivers, more buses, etc.). This is a much easier nut to crack than decking the 401. People also don't appreciate how little a reduction in demand you need for a significant reduction in congestion. 5-10% would make a big difference.

Confidence motions are a common part of running a government. That is just clickbait. Call me when there is a vote of no confidence.

I don't think this will lead to an election. Neither the NDP nor Bloc.are eager for an election. Trudeau may be pressured to resign, but I doubt it.

I doubt people driving through the GTA represent a meaningful amount of peak traffic, nor total trips. If people are driving through the GTA, they are usually smart enough not to do it during peak times. Or they take the 407.

That sound you hear is the Liberals furiously trying to reinflate the bubble. Extending amortizations to 30 years for first time buyers on existing homes (previously it was just new build) and raising the insurable mortgage amount to $1.5M from $1M. Both are designed the prop up prices and...

I really don't understand what expanding the Gardiner would accomplish, the bottleneck is the exits and widening the pipe into the clog that is downtown traffic serves no useful purpose. Decking the 401would be very costly. Maybe it will come to that one day, given the limited opportunities for...