Ontario

3117 readers

39 users here now

A place to discuss all the news and events taking place in the province of Ontario, Canada.

Rules

No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia.
Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.
No porn.
No Ads / Spamming.

founded 4 years ago

MODERATORS

Rumblestiltskin@lemmy.ca

CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works

Landlords will need help if temperature law becomes reality, advocacy group says (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 2 weeks ago by eezeebee@lemmy.ca to c/ontario@lemmy.ca

70 comments fedilink hide all child comments

"But we also think that the responsibility for the safety of [low-income people] — and let's face it, it's low-income people who have this problem — that's a responsibility for society at large, for everyone, not just for the people who happen to own the buildings where these people make their homes."

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] patatas@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Amazing the things that one can come up with when one doesnt do the math.

I agree! The correct number is 21 billion, not trillion. Don't worry, you were only off by a factor of 1000!

$21B is about 1/8th of what Carney is proposing to spend annually on defence.

Absolutely doable.

[–] LoveCanada@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

TRILLION

Huh, you are indeed correct. Hoisted by my own petard.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

And your preconceived biases, don't forget those. You were eager to believe your mistakes.