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hockeylover
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Agreed. All he's really doing is being a human and showing concern/empathy for the people he represents, which seems like a rather low bar but the contrast is really startling.
CH1
The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
He's staying in his lane. He's a friendly face and is content deferring to his staff of medical experts.
anne25
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For a lot of people that is what is needed.
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leaffan2005
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So is LCBO going to close?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
hockeylover
Well-known member
At first I thought so and stocked up but I'm guessing the health ramifications for those in withdrawal would be pretty bad so I'm guessing no.
I rarely drink at home so this is the most booze I've ever had in my house.
I rarely drink at home so this is the most booze I've ever had in my house.
leaffan2005
Well-known member
I get that I was just wondering if they would cut out the hard liquor and moves sales to grocery stores. Hope not as well but it sounds like they are going to announce a lot more closures tomorrow so we will see.
UWHabs
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IMO, it would probably make more sense to stop alcohol sales in grocery stores (to keep them slightly emptier and only for essentials), although I could understand the rationale for closing liquor stores and having less places open in total.
LeafGm
Well-known member
Maybe they'll limit the hours the LCBO is open further or place more restrictions on the number of people that can be in any given store. But I'd be very surprised if they ever shut it down completely.
Both so you don't have people getting the DT's, and to mollify the public. When we're all locked down and anxious with nowhere to go for fun and entertainment outside the house is not the time to limit the public's supply of comforts like alcohol or weed.
Even so, I stocked up big time about three weeks ago. Mostly so that's just one less crowded, public place I'd need to be in once community spread of this thing kicked into high gear.
Both so you don't have people getting the DT's, and to mollify the public. When we're all locked down and anxious with nowhere to go for fun and entertainment outside the house is not the time to limit the public's supply of comforts like alcohol or weed.
Even so, I stocked up big time about three weeks ago. Mostly so that's just one less crowded, public place I'd need to be in once community spread of this thing kicked into high gear.
MindzEye
Wayward Ditch Pig
No, LCBO is fine. Weed shops are going to close though. OCS will remain open for online ordering.
UWHabs
Well-known member
Really, this makes the most sense. Basically the only people allowed on streets are those delivering to people, and everything can then be done at arm's length. Of course, it's a small step from that to the next step, where you get delivered your ration of bread and eggs every 3 days...
CH1
The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
yep. 80% of leadership is allowing your staff do their job as well as they can.
In the US, Trump has mandated that his staff's main task is kissing his ass
axlsalinger
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Doug Ford says Ontario is making N96 masks which will be better than N95
So Trump doesn't want 3M selling any more N95 particular respirator masks to Canada? So what? We're getting an even cooler mask, according to Ontario…
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"We've also had a good conversation with the folks over at Woodbridge and they're producing something better than an N95 — it's called an N96 and it's going through the approval stage."
Ford stated that his government and Health Canada are both expediting this product through approvals with the appropriate agencies, and that once everything is up and running, "we're going to be pumping these out by the millions."
The Woodbridge Group is a Mississauga-based "global systems solution provider" that, previous to the COVID-19 outbreak, specialized in automotive supplies but has now shifted production to Personal Protective Equipment in collaboration with the province.
Premier Ford is confident in Ontario's talent pool and its ability to start pumping out these new masks, whatever they're like, within weeks.
"The technology and engineering skills that we have, the engineering might that this province has… I'll put it up against anyone anywhere in the world," he said on Friday.
"We'll never be in this position [again], no matter if its ventilators or N95s or gowns, face shields… over the next week or so, once we get all these approvals, we're ramping up."
lecoqsportif
Well-known member
I think they’re laying the groundwork for it. The CEO sent out a letter today, mucho pissed at stupid behaviour.
LeafGm
Well-known member
Doug Ford says Ontario is making N96 masks which will be better than N95
So Trump doesn't want 3M selling any more N95 particular respirator masks to Canada? So what? We're getting an even cooler mask, according to Ontario…
"We've also had a good conversation with the folks over at Woodbridge and they're producing something better than an N95 — it's called an N96 and it's going through the approval stage."
Ford stated that his government and Health Canada are both expediting this product through approvals with the appropriate agencies, and that once everything is up and running, "we're going to be pumping these out by the millions."
The Woodbridge Group is a Mississauga-based "global systems solution provider" that, previous to the COVID-19 outbreak, specialized in automotive supplies but has now shifted production to Personal Protective Equipment in collaboration with the province.
Premier Ford is confident in Ontario's talent pool and its ability to start pumping out these new masks, whatever they're like, within weeks.
"The technology and engineering skills that we have, the engineering might that this province has… I'll put it up against anyone anywhere in the world," he said on Friday.
"We'll never be in this position [again], no matter if its ventilators or N95s or gowns, face shields… over the next week or so, once we get all these approvals, we're ramping up."
Ford’s been impressing me lately, but he’s still a guy with a long history of being a professional bullshitter, and this “we’re going to produce millions of masks that are even better than the N95” stuff is setting off my BS detector.
I’d very much prefer to be wrong, though.
Preston
MBow30 alt account
Yeah when says shit like that my trump detector goes off. Really glad he's a clear cut above trump but that whole thing sounds like a load of shit to me.