Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says repeat car thieves should not be allowed to serve their sentence ‘in their living room watching Netflix.’

  • @[email protected]
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    710 months ago

    (whining) But that would mean funding public transit well, which might mean it’s not profitable!

    Meanwhile we keep funding cops to the tune of 30%+ of budgets.

    sigh

    • @Nouveau_Burnswick
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      1010 months ago

      Roads also aren’t profitable.

      A bike path costs 1/10th the cost of a road, and requires 1% the maintaince over time (less SNIC)

      • @[email protected]
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        010 months ago

        In a city like Winnipeg where we historically have -20 to -40C temps for 6 months of the year, bike paths aren’t used as much.

        Remember to take into account different temperate zones when making blanket statements.

        • @Nouveau_Burnswick
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          210 months ago

          Remember to take into account different temperate zones when making blanket statements.

          That’s just construction and maintenance cost data. That doesn’t change based on temperature zones.

          In a city like Winnipeg where we historically have -20 to -40C temps for 6 months of the year

          Iif you are using historical lows, Winnipeg has 7 months below -20°C.

          bike paths aren’t used as much.

          When I was in Yellowknife, it was just easier and faster to cycle in the winter than to plug and preheat your car. But I’m sure there’s a reason it can’t work in a southern city; I’ve never been to Winnipeg.

          Even if bike paths are only being used half the year (and you ignore my earlier comment about public transportation) Winnipeg budgeted $155.8 M for road maintenance in 2023 (it goes up every year). So if people drove half as much, you would save $200 per Winnipeg resident per year (and that’s before provincial and federal injections). Where are my fiscal conservatives at!!

        • Sir_Osis_of_Liver
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          210 months ago

          I live on the Assiniboine near the Legislature, and see a fair number of people bike every day regardless.

          When the river freezes deep enough, and they have the ice trail prepped like last year, there were lots. Depending on neighbourhood, it was actually quicker getting downtown in winter than in summer.

        • @akacastor
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          110 months ago

          Nobody dare making a comment on the internet without taking Winnipeg into account!!

          • @[email protected]
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            -410 months ago

            Seasonal weather patterns are different all over Canada. What works in Victoria doesn’t in Edmonton.

            No need to be arrogant.

            • SatansMaggotyCumFart
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              110 months ago

              Yeah my Edmonton ferry idea is how I went bankrupt the first time.

            • @akacastor
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              010 months ago

              Thank you for this learning experience, before now I was not aware of weather. Continue your valuable contributions.