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From the comments section on a WaPo editorial criticizing Biden's EV adoption rules: Beautiful! Q: I'm thinking of replacing my electric car with a fossil fuel car and have some questions: 1. I have heard that petrol cars cannot refuel at home while you sleep. How often do you have to refill elsewhere? Will there be a solution for re-fueling at home? 2. Which parts will I need to service and how often? The salesman mentioned oil in the engine and timing belts that need replacing and a box with gears in it. What is this? How much will this service oil change cost and how often - and what happens to the old oil. 3. In a petrol or diesel car, do I get fuel back when I slow down or drive downhill? 4. The car I test drove seemed to have a delay from the time I pressed the accelerator pedal until it began to accelerate. Is that normal in petrol cars? 5. Is it true that petrol is flammable? The petrol and diesel is so dangerous, that you can only buy the fuel at a special filling station, and not anywhere (hotels/ Car parks/Home Work)? 6. I understand that the main ingredient in petrol is oil. Is it true that the extraction and refining of oil causes environmental problems as well as conflicts and major wars that over the last 100 years have cost millions of lives? Is there a solution? 7. I have also been told that you have to transport oil all over the world to turn into petrol or diesel, and these ships have in the past damaged the environment by leaking the oil. Is that true? 8. I have been told that these internal combustion engines make a noise when you start them - so early starts can wake people up, and driving a lot of internal combustion engine cars in towns makes towns noisy? 9. Is it true people can steal the fuel from your tank? 10. What is the drop in range in cold weather? I've been told a car that does 45mpg can drop to 37 mpg in winter. Just curious on that one. 11. These petrol type cars generally stop on the brakes alone - so the brakes wear out faster - how long will they last compared to my current car which lasts over 500.000 kilometers

Put three oil wells along the length of the field and a big F**k Trudeau logo in one end zone. That'll bring in an extra 5 thou per game.

First of all - True North Centre 🤣 Secondly - that wasn't the question! "The position put to respondents was, “the Conservatives would still maintain my support/interest if they adopted: Defunding the CBC completely.”" Jayzus! No. I'm calling you out on your assumptions. Must be another day that ends in "day" today. I have an issue with Christians who don't.

So we shouldn't expect you to know about non-reserve politics? I mean, that part actually checks out.

Show your work, please.

I'll admit to being glib with my response and I have always felt that religion was valuable as a means to give some people a sense of community. The problem is that the religious extremists are now starting to run "the show" again and it is ruining society for everyone bit by bit. That is going to make us atheists just a little more glib if not more combative in how we show our respect. The conversation has totally shifted from all the damage that religion has wrought into the damage that religion is doing.

I would like to withhold my dollar of tax that goes to your municipal services (roads/streets/garbage collection/sewer etc) because it is not a priority for me.

The devil is in the details - pun intended.

I've been disappointed with Ted Lasso (extremely high expectations) since season 2, but there is always something really good in each episode. Last night's ep was definitely the best of the last 2 seasons. Nothing touches Barry as far as pure craftsmanship goes IMHO, but I admit to not getting into Succession yet. RezDogs is still my favorite show of the last few years, and yes - there are so many high-end options (Bad Sisters, Yellowjackets, Fargo, Derry Girls, Better Call Saul etc etc) available that I haven't even looked at a network offering in years.

The question is very clear and even offers a bailout option with "unsure", unless you're speaking of Intelligent Design (a last gasp for relevance) not being an option.

Reminder: Charlie Sexton is the Tennessee House Speaker who worked to expel the Tennessee Three.

Did you say 37%?

Would love to see the Venn Diagram comparing this to the last post:

One poll may show that, but polls can say a lot of things - like people don't really like either Trudeau or PeePee to any great degree.

Grace Hospital surgeons wait months for government action on ‘dire situation’ By: Danielle Da SilvaPosted: 7:50 PM CDT Tuesday, Apr. 18, 2023 Five months after orthopedic surgeons at Grace Hospital pleaded with Health Minister Audrey Gordon for help to meet demand for joint replacements, doctors continue to wait for government funding and approval to tackle backlogs and bolster the beleaguered program. On Tuesday, the Manitoba NDP tabled a letter signed by 10 orthopedic surgeons at Grace Hospital and sent to Gordon on Nov. 8, 2022, in question period. The letter states the west Winnipeg hospital is struggling to offer the basic standard of care, owing to a lack of staff, resulting in trauma patients waiting too long for treatment and non-urgent surgical patients experiencing significant delays and cancellations. “Our current path is clearly not providing the orthopedic health care that Manitobans deserve. To continue our present course is not an option,” the letter states. “The public needs to be aware of this dire situation, particularly in the presence of apathy and no demonstrable willingness for change.” The Free Press independently confirmed the letter was written by the surgeon group. On Tuesday, a signatory said Grace doctors have not received additional support from the hospital or health region since penning the three-page appeal. In the letter, the surgeons express dismay at being told to book fewer joint replacements to avoid cancellations and accommodate acute surgeries. A Winnipeg Regional Health Authority spokesperson confirmed Tuesday scheduled elective cases were reduced by 20 per cent at Grace Hospital to minimize cancellations. “To continue to delay access to some of the most reliable and successful procedures in all medicine is a failure of our health-care system to Manitobans,” the letter states. Attempts to address concerns with hospital administration, the WRHA and Shared Health led nowhere, the doctors said, and a proposal to increase surgical capacity at Grace Hospital was rejected. At the time, the province’s diagnostic and surgical recovery task force had not communicated with the surgical group or assisted the program, the doctors wrote to the minister. On Tuesday, Opposition Leader Wab Kinew accused the Progressive Conservative government of ignoring pleas for help and demanded Premier Heather Stefanson explain why their proposal was rejected. “That’s shocking — we should be investing in the Grace Hospital, not making more cuts,” Kinew said in question period. Stefanson and deputy premier Cliff Cullen chided the Opposition for tabling a document that did not include names of the signatories. Kinew argued the names were redacted to protect the doctors from reprisal “at the hand of the Stefanson government.” “We on this side of the house take the health care of Manitobans very seriously,” Stefanson said, pointing to increased spending. “We’re making sure that the patients get the health care they need, when they need it.” Gordon, meanwhile, chose not to address questions raised by NDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara directly, and instead cast doubt on the authenticity of the letter and its appeals for ministerial intervention. The health minister asked for the NDP to produce the surgeons’ signatures. “Until they do, I request that they discontinue making statements that are not factual and is not based on any evidence,” Gordon said. “We continue to work with the surgeons and administration at Grace Hospital to ensure they have all the resources they need to provide exceptional care to Manitobans.” Gordon did not answer address reporters after question period Tuesday. The minister’s office did not respond by deadline when asked if Gordon had received and responded to the surgeons’ letter. The letter was made public one day after two advisers on the surgical recovery task force announced their resignations, over concerns privatization was being prioritized over patient care. On Monday, the Free Press reported sleep specialists Dr. Eleni Giannouli and Dr. Nancy Porhownik quit the task force April 6. The doctors said their proposals to eliminate sleep disorder test backlogs with more staff and equipment were “shelved.” The task force was scheduled to decide Tuesday whether it would fund a proposal by Grace Hospital’s surgeons to reduce wait lists for orthopedic procedures, according to a source familiar with the matter. Neither the WRHA nor Gordon’s office would confirm a proposal was in front of the task force Tuesday. “Grace Hospital leadership continues to work with physicians and the diagnostic and surgical recovery task force on solutions to ensure continuing safe patient care with a number of proposals being considered,” a WRHA spokesperson said. danielle.dasilva@freepress.mb.ca https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2023/04/18/grace-hospital-surgeons-wait-months-for-government-action-on-dire-situation

Oh Gawd....referencing Diane Francis.....

Each family has a godparent in the other. No ****!

This is a pretty solid retort given the target.

Well said, Yankees fan!

I'll never tire of this.

Poilevre being more palatable than Trudeau is like Ted Cruz being more palatable than Beto O' Rourke. Like I said, spite is a power thing.

Spite is a powerful thing. Own the Libs! On a more serious note, oil production has way more to do with world prices than what any Federal Government thinks. But hell, let's throw money at a resource entering obsolescence.

The survey basically reflects how mis/disinformation is effecting voter intentions. The graphs reflect different questions and some respondents' willingness to ingest B.S. If you click the link, the whole poll, methodology and conclusions are there.

Answer is in the second post.

Apparently, the key to success in politics is to not come from a family whose namesake foundation has donated millions of dollars in scholarships to students in need.