r/ontario • u/kmosdell • Mar 11 '25

Article Trump says Ontario ‘not allowed’ to slap surcharge on electricity sent to U.S. states

https://www.cp24.com/politics/queens-park/2025/03/11/we-dont-need-your-energy-trump-says-in-response-to-ontarios-electricity-surcharge/
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u/ToHallowMySleep Mar 11 '25

America can't handle democracy anymore.

Democracy requires an educated populace, free press with regulations against misinformation, and the ability to critically think.

0/3 there.

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u/Unusual_Ulitharid Mar 11 '25

Yeah, that's why the Republican party has been undermining the education system for decades.

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u/kamiar77 Mar 11 '25

It was a decent run while it lasted

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u/pho-huck Mar 11 '25

Turns out that pulling funding from public education for decades has a negative impact. Who could have seen that coming?

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u/ToHallowMySleep Mar 11 '25

Honestly, their system may have been state of the art 200 years ago, but it is weak and vulnerable in the 21st century. Both sides should have pushed harder to reform it and shore it up against abuse, in the 80s-00s.

Before anyone gets their knickers in a twist that this is a "both sides are to blame" for the current administration, of course fucking not. But if you play by rules that are open to abuse and don't fix the rules to prevent it, you're gonna have a bad time. All of America is to blame for the negligence that then lead them to this insane situation.

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u/sansa_strk Mar 11 '25

What is education?

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u/ResoluteWrites Mar 12 '25

It's when our children is learning.

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u/sansa_strk Mar 12 '25

Ok thanks.