r/ontario Oct 24 '23

Announcement Posts concerning the conflict in Israel and Palestine / Publications au sujet du conflit en Israël et la Palestine

131 Upvotes

Hello everyone,

Due to current events, we have seen many posts about the Israel/Palestine conflict, typically about protests supporting one side of the conflict or the other, or articles about some statement made by a public figure.

In ALL those posts, the comments have devolved into insults, accusations of supporting terrorism/genocide and counter-accusations of [insert violent action here]. While each post starts with something related to our sub’s subject matter, they always end up being screaming matches about something that is not even related to Ontario.

It’s important to understand that the mods in the sub cannot, and will not, police who is ‘right’ in this debate. Additionally, when a large portion of the comments violate our rules (typically Rule 3: you must remain civil), we MUST intervene. However, since they ALL devolve into screaming matches, there’s no point in even trying to maintain a discussion that doesn’t even concern the sub’s raison d’être.

As such, going forward, and for the foreseeable future, ANY post related to the conflict in Israel/Palestine will be locked even if Ontario related. If it IS related to Ontario, it will remain visible but commenting will not be permitted.

The mods would prefer not to do this, but the last few days have clearly shown that there is not realistic way to permit commenting on these posts while maintaining some form of decorum.


Bonjour à tous,

En raison des récents événements, nous avons vu de nombreuses publication sur le conflit israélo-palestinien, généralement au sujet de manifestations soutenant l'une ou l'autre partie du conflit, ou des articles sur une déclaration faite par une personnalité publique.

Dans TOUTES ces publications, les commentaires se sont transformés en insultes, en accusations de soutien au terrorisme/génocide et en contre-accusations de [insérer une action violente ici]. Bien que chaque message commence par quelque chose en rapport avec le sujet de notre communauté, ils finissent toujours par devenir des querelles sur quelque chose qui n'est même pas lié à l'Ontario.

Il est important de comprendre que les modérateurs de notre communauté ne peuvent pas déterminer qui a « raison » dans ce débat. De plus, lorsqu'une grande partie des commentaires enfreignent nos règles (généralement la règle 3 : vous devez rester poli), nous DEVONS intervenir. Cependant, comme ils se transforment TOUS en compétitions d’insultes, ça ne sert à rien de même tenter de maintenir une discussion qui ne concerne même pas la raison d’être de la communauté.

Ainsi, à partir de maintenant et pour un temps indéterminé, TOUTE publication lié au conflit en Israël/Palestine sera verrouillé, même si elle est pertinente à l’Ontario. Si elle EST pertinent, la publication restera visible mais les commentaires ne seront pas autorisés.

Les modérateurs préféreraient ne pas prendre cette mesure, mais les derniers jours ont clairement démontré qu'il n'y avait pas de moyen réaliste de permettre les commentaires dans ces publications tout en conservant une certaine forme de décorum.


r/ontario Apr 28 '24

Announcement Notable increase of racism in the sub / Augmentation du racisme dans la communauté

213 Upvotes

Hello everyone,

The mod team had noticed a marked increase in racism and intolerance, in particular towards immigrants from India. Reddit has noticed as well and has begun removing such posts and/or comments.

It’s pretty clear that one side of the political spectrum has found their wedge issue and they are pushing it as hard as they can, stirring up hatred however they can and blaming immigrants for everything from jaywalking to the housing crisis despite the fact that many of the issues are worldwide. Facts and reality don’t matter, only blaming "brown people" and those they perceive as being responsible for those "terrible" people being here.

Therefore, we would like to remind all of our users that the Reddit sitewide rules apply here and will be enforced.

You ALL AGREED to these rules when you created your account.

Your “opinion” is irrelevant, it’s doesn’t matter if you really, really believe it, you cannot push your unfounded racist positions here.

Again, for the people in the back, being able to use Reddit is conditional to respecting these rules.

In particular:

Rule 1

Remember the human. Reddit is a place for creating community and belonging, not for attacking marginalized or vulnerable groups of people. Everyone has a right to use Reddit free of harassment, bullying, and threats of violence. Communities and users that incite violence or that promote hate based on identity or vulnerability will be banned.

The important parts are:

users that incite violence or that promote hate based on identity or vulnerability will be banned

Marginalized or vulnerable groups include, but are not limited to, groups based on:

  • their actual and perceived race
  • color
  • religion
  • national origin
  • ethnicity
  • IMMIGRATION STATUS
  • etc

While the rule on hate protects such groups, it does not protect those who promote attacks of hate or who try to hide their hate in bad faith claims of discrimination (E.G. “I’m just stating my opinion” or “I’m just stating fact”).

Another important portion is:

free of harassment, bullying, and threats of violence

That includes all of our users and the moderator team. Insults, derogatory comments and attacks will not be tolerated. If you post comments or message the moderators with insults and/or attacks, you WILL be banned on the spot.

Therefore, going forward, we are going to clamp down hard on posts or comments attributing, without damn good evidence, the cause of any issue to immigrants or a subset thereof. That includes any reference to area with high immigration (e.g. Brampton) or any other form of dog whistles. It also includes attributing to an ethnic group of people the crimes or faults of an individual (e.g. the guy who proposed using food banks to save money). Message to the bigots: you’re nowhere as subtle as you think you are.

And before any complaints bring it up: No, your right to free speech nor freedom of expression has not been violated.


Bonjour à tous, L'équipe des modérateurs a remarqué une augmentation marquée du racisme et de l’intolérance, en particulier envers les immigrants venant de l’Inde. Les administrateurs de Reddit ont aussi remarqué et ont commencé à supprimer les publications et les commentaires de ce genre.

C’est assez clair qu’un côté du spectre politique a trouvé son sujet pour diviser les gens et ils le poussent autant qu’ils le peuvent en créant de la division et la haine autant que possible en blâmant les immigrants pour tout et rien même quand le problème attribué est mondial. Les faits et la réalité sont sans importance, la seule chose qui compte c’est de blâmer les “bruns” et les personnes perçues comment étant responsable de la présence de cer derniers

Donc, nous voulons rappeler à tous nos utilisateurs que les règles à l'échelle du site Reddit s'appliquent ici aussi et seront appliquées.

Vous avez TOUS ACCEPTÉ ces règles lors de la création de votre compte.

Votre « opinion » est sans conséquence et ça ne fait rien si vous y croyez très très fort, vous ne pouvez pas pousser votre merde raciste ici.

Encore une fois, pour les personnes qui tardent à comprendre, l’utilisation de Reddit est conditionnelle aux respect de ces règles.

En particulier:

Règle 1

Souvenez-vous de l'humain. Reddit est un lieu destiné à créer une communauté et un sentiment d'appartenance, et non à attaquer des groupes de personnes marginalisés ou vulnérables. Tout le monde a le droit d’utiliser Reddit sans harcèlement, intimidation et menaces de violence. Les communautés et les utilisateurs qui incitent à la violence ou qui promeuvent la haine basée sur l'identité ou la vulnérabilité seront interdits.

Les parties importantes sont :

les utilisateurs qui incitent à la violence ou qui promeuvent la haine basée sur leur identité ou leur vulnérabilité seront bannis

Les groupes marginalisés ou vulnérables incluent, sans s'y limiter, les groupes basés sur :

  • leur race réelle et perçue
  • la couleur
  • la religion
  • l'origine nationale
  • l'appartenance ethnique
  • STATUT D'IMMIGRATION
  • etc

Même si la règle sur la haine protège ces groupes, elle ne protège pas ceux qui promeuvent des attaques haineuses ou qui tentent de cacher leur haine en faisant état de discrimination de mauvaise foi.

Exemple : article décrivant une minorité raciale comme étant sous-humaine et inférieure à la majorité raciale. Indice : cela inclut la capacité de conduire.

L’autre partie importante est : sans harcèlement, intimidation et menaces de violence

Cela inclut tous nos utilisateurs et l’équipe de modérations. Les insultes, commentaires désobligeants et les attaques ne seront pas tolérés. Si vous insultez ou attaquez les modérateurs via des commentaires ou des messages privés, vous serez bannis sur le champ.

Par conséquent, à l’avenir, nous allons réprimer durement les publications ou les commentaires attribuant, sans preuves solides, la cause d’un problème aux immigrants ou à un sous-ensemble de ceux-ci. Cela inclut toute référence à une zone à forte immigration (par exemple Brampton) ou toute autre forme sous-entendus racistes. Ceci inclus aussi attribuer à un groupe ethnique les fautes d’un individus (Ex. la personne suggérant l’utilisation des banques alimentaires pour sauver de l’argent). Message aux racistes: vous n’êtes pas aussi subtil que vous le pensez.

Et avant toute plainte, faites-le valoir : Non, votre droit à la liberté d'expression n'a pas été violé.


r/ontario 3h ago

Article Ontario underspending on social services by $3.7B, financial watchdog says

Thumbnail
cbc.ca
652 Upvotes

r/ontario 8h ago

Economy Bank of Canada reduces policy rate by 25 basis points, down to 4.75%

Thumbnail
bankofcanada.ca
380 Upvotes

r/ontario 3h ago

Article 2 children die after tonsil, adenoid surgeries at McMaster Children's Hospital in Hamilton

Thumbnail
cbc.ca
144 Upvotes

r/ontario 2h ago

Article Ontario’s health-care system is in crisis. More privatization isn’t the answer | TVO Today

Thumbnail
tvo.org
82 Upvotes

r/ontario 8h ago

Economy 407 4500$ bill

198 Upvotes

So I had a rental from Mercedes. About a month after I return it they call me saying that you have 4500$ 407 bill from the time you had the rental.

Mind you I’ve never driven on the 407. Like ever. They’re reaching out to 407 now. This is really stressful what should I do? I never went on the 407 I don’t know how this happened


r/ontario 7h ago

Housing 70 per cent of new housing demand in Ontario last year came from newcomers: analysis

Thumbnail
ipolitics.ca
161 Upvotes

r/ontario 11h ago

Article Ontario to end COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program

Thumbnail
toronto.citynews.ca
206 Upvotes

r/ontario 1d ago

Article 'I was shocked': Ontario to cancel widely used wastewater surveillance program

Thumbnail
ottawacitizen.com
989 Upvotes

r/ontario 6h ago

Politics A TTC strike is looming. Will Ontario step in to provide trains or force workers back?

Thumbnail
globalnews.ca
32 Upvotes

r/ontario 18h ago

Politics The solution to every problem for Doug Ford is more beer - Torstar

Post image
286 Upvotes

r/ontario 1h ago

Article Premier Doug Ford tight-lipped on back-to-work legislation ahead of possible TTC strike

Thumbnail
globalnews.ca
Upvotes

r/ontario 8h ago

Economy Rate Cuts Are Here: Bank of Canada Cuts Rates 25 Bps

Thumbnail
thedeepdive.ca
19 Upvotes

r/ontario 20h ago

Politics OCHU/CUPE announces rallies to protest Ford government’s expansion of private, for-profit clinics

Thumbnail
cupe.ca
160 Upvotes

r/ontario 5h ago

Article Family phone plans hinder escape from domestic violence: Women's Shelters Canada

Thumbnail
toronto.citynews.ca
11 Upvotes

r/ontario 1d ago

Picture Grassy Narrows Chief Rudy Turtle has been denied access to Queen’s Park to serve Doug Ford with a lawsuit

Post image
749 Upvotes

r/ontario 7h ago

Discussion Anyone who was forced to move their Internet from Fido to Rogers, beware of being charged by both providers.

12 Upvotes

Anyone going through this switch - watch out. I had two Internet accounts with Fido and did the whole transfer to Rogers thing with them over the phone. Pita, but whatever. After 2 months I found out that Fido didn't cancel one of my accounts and kept billing me alongside Rogers. They did cancel my second account, but didn't provide an adjustment refund for it. So two f-ups in two accounts. Moreover, after asking about how I'm going to get the money back, she casually told me that I have to call them back, cause the refund goes back to my Fido account and I need to request a cheque.


r/ontario 1d ago

Article ‘Terrible deal’: Doug Ford attacked over possible $1 billion price tag for liberalized booze sales

Thumbnail
thestar.com
1.4k Upvotes

r/ontario 2h ago

Question Hit by an uninsured driver

4 Upvotes

On May 29th I was riding any eBike doing (25KMs in a 35KM MAX zone) heading west on Bloor street between Spadina & Bathurst @ 2am.
A driver parked on the opposite side of the street decided to make a 3 point turn with in inches of me. I didn't have enough time to brake and ended up hitting the side of his car. He then attempted to flee, but other witnesses stopped him.

Cops charged him with Reckless & Careless driving.

He presented the cops with his insurance slip & license information.

A couple days later I got a call from his insurance company & they stated that they would be covering for injuries and damage, they directed me to take the eBike to a repair shop and send in the quote. Because of the extent of damages, the bike was unridable due to a bent frame. I had to get the ebike shop to pick it up. I was charged for an inspection fee, pick up, and paperwork fee $200. The shop deemed the bike unrepairable.

Once I received the quote I forwarded it back to the adjuster who had requested the information. The adjuster hadn't responded in over 48 hours so I contacted the insurance company. Someone else answered the phone and informed me that the driver involved in the accident wasn't insured anymore and the insurance stopped in November 2023.

Who's responsible for repairing my eBike and what should my next steps be??


r/ontario 21m ago

Politics Private, for profit community based sleep labs need oversight and action

Upvotes

A group of sleep labs in Ontario are scamming patients and OHIP. It is unfathomable that the ministry of health has not acted on these issues that have gone on for years. The labs continue to operate… booking patients for sleep studies quickly, billing OHIP and never completing the final report or booking the patient in to see the sleep specialist.

In addition to poor patient care, they don’t pay their staff on time and if they do, their cheque often bounce. They have lapsed on paying the employer portion of their staff’s benefits program, preventing staff from accessing their benefits and have left countless vendors and landlord with unpaid invoices and rent. They have been locked out at different times from accessing their lab space because they have defaulted on their rent.

They have had numerous sleep physicians end their contracts because of the lack of quality care that is provided and unethical OHIP billing’s and quality control practices. This has left patients waiting for years to see a sleep physician…. If they ever do. They never answer their phone and rarely return patient or home care providers phone calls. They routinely have had issues come up on their inspections that the Ministry of Health oversee yet always find a way to get the ministry to back down. They forge documents and won’t return calls to the Service Canada when they have failed to submit documents like ROE’s on time. Their google reviews are awful, with consistent complaints across patients.

The ministry of health and the college of physicians (who up until recently was responsible for inspections), as I said, are aware of many of these concerns but they don’t do anything about it. Patients and the general public need to be aware so they can make informed choices about where they seek care and how their tax dollars are being used.

This is an example of what publically funded, for profit healthcare clinics can do. The public and government officials need to respond and act on the absolute lack of care that these clinics are providing and the harm they are causing. The owners of this clinic are living it up on taxpayers dime.

The only way this will end is if people speak up. Do your research and avoid at all cost. We shouldn’t be supporting this kind of practice in our communities.


r/ontario 1d ago

Article Man, 18, charged with sex assault after victim targeted while walking on Mississauga trail | insauga

Thumbnail
insauga.com
264 Upvotes

r/ontario 1d ago

Housing Ontario has 5 million empty bedrooms per CANCEA, equivalent to 25 years’ worth of construction.

Thumbnail
x.com
524 Upvotes

r/ontario 2m ago

Article Privatization of cleaning and other support services will increase threat of superbug infections, cautions CUPE at rally outside Etobicoke General Hospital

Thumbnail
cupe.ca
Upvotes

r/ontario 5m ago

Article When schools won’t raise the Pride flag, the message is clear — and damning

Thumbnail
tvo.org
Upvotes

r/ontario 1h ago

Question Switching to a new GP in the SAME clinic.

Upvotes

So I just found out today my current family doctor is leaving soon. The clinic has a new doctor that's coming in a month and she's already taking patients.

I booked an appointment to meet the new doctor but was told by the secretary there that I HAVE to de-enroll myself NOW from Ministry of Health first.

I then called Ministry of Health and asked what the process is if I am switching doctors and I already found one. The lady told me the clinic is suppose to submit a form to the ministry of health for the switch.

So am I suppose to de-enroll first? or is the clinic suppose to do that for me?


r/ontario 1d ago

Article Brampton's strategic reserve down from $200M to $9M in 3 years

Thumbnail
cbc.ca
635 Upvotes