Severe thunderstorms halt Toronto press conference: "The media's tent is collapsing"

As Ontario’s Minister of Construction Kinga Surma was speaking outdoors at a press conference in Toronto on Tuesday, severe weather conditions forced the minister to abruptly halt the press conference. Liberal Minister for Women and Gender Equality Marci Ien could be heard remarking that the “media’s tent is collapsing.”
Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings for the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and a large part of southern Ontario on Tuesday.
The warnings were issued at around 9:30 a.m. The weather agency said rainfall amounts of up to 75 millimetres are possible with rainfall rates of 40 mm an hour.
Environment Canada warned that heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads, as well as localized flooding in low-lying areas.
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[@ImNotNormAll]

The irony of the structure above their heads failing while talking about the Ontario Science Center is not lost on me.

[@b.alix3]

Surprised this isn’t a top comment. “The two engineering reports were very clear” icing on the cake.

[@jameschou888]

Lost on Doug Ford

[@BooksofMagic27]

You know I bet it was dry inside....

[@MusicAsWeMakeIt]

Can we go further and suggest their plans and ideas are all wet...or Ford's plan to help his development friends is getting rained on. 😅

[@suzettedavis6583]

😂

[@Jigger2361]

...whoever erected that tent had no clue what they were doing... you can see the "peak" pole wasn't pushed high up into position and the laterals supporting aren't locked ... if you can't erect a basic shade canopy how can you build a new Science Centre????

[@Pepe46873]

These are union employees

[@jeffbryan3224]

DEI hires.

[@robmannila7307]

They dont want to build it, but they got caught and have to

[@MusicAsWeMakeIt]

Your Ontario Government incompetence on display. 😅

[@sythrus]

I work frequently with this type of tent (every weekend for the past 15 years) and it seems that the apparent problems are either part of how the tent was designed, or due to the sheer amount of water pressing down on it causing it to start to fail

[@user-jn1wu8hv7l]

How is this not a parody scene from veep? Does the Ontario government have not one ounce of shame

[@MercuryLS3]

This is a reflection of Canada as a whole.

[@MaddMann08]

under the Cons? i agree

[@karenpalladini5010]

No it's not....

[@chrismaloney2289]

So the story here is that Building Ontario has trouble building a tent?

[@russguppy8761]

You call that news ? I would expect to see a news story like that from an elementary school. Good work.

[@joywebster2678]

They want science center land to expand Flemingdon housing. Thats the motive for all this crap. As a youngster we spent days of our summer exploring the Science center.

[@rickkibjis9962]

Media and government Don't tell the truth to Canadians that's what happens. God is watching. you guys. Shame on you guys

[@MaddMann08]

so the reich-wing should stop lieing then

[@TheInsaneupsdriver]

the media doesn't actually lie they selectively report (just as bad). it's illegal for them to lie out right here. it used to be that way in the US till Bill Clinton deregulated it as he's a red dem, not a actual democrat.

[@rogerdeyell3429]

New Age engineers

[@thymirxx2823]

Politicians are such babies. 😂

[@Greg-cl7tl]

For a second, I thought I clicked on Onion news by mistake.

[@JayDubbya]

Water accumulates on a tent! Some serious, breaking new!

[@johnlei9821]

Don't forget. Water is wet!

[@crabbcake]

How are they going to fix the Science Centre roof, when they can't even set up a temporary shield from the rain ?

[@jackdobrowolsky]

How is that even news. I can understand that the weather was bad this morning but the tent wasn’t even put together properly. Also the tent didn’t even collapse

[@jpmorganrunsthegame1064]

1:27 "Head back to work at home" Since when do politicians work?

[@ethimself5064]

Most actually work hard

[@raynwolfsbane2084]

​@@ethimself5064lol like PP? What's he been working hard on? Counting his bribe money?

[@ethimself5064]

@@raynwolfsbane2084 He is working very hard on mastering - Conning people, smoke and mirrors tap dancing around as many bushes as possible, although he is soooo easy to catch at these. He ended up as leader due to the very Far right in Canada supporting him. Still he works very hard at being the biggest and worst BSer in Canadian history🤣🤣🤣Really

[@damit857]

@@ethimself5064 where is your guy Trudeau out shopping for some new rainbow socks today?

[@ethimself5064]

@@damit857 I have zero use for him also

[@ronbock8291]

I think Mother Nature does not want Doug to sell the Science Centre to his developer pals.

[@adriankramer8647]

Nobody mentioning the person just walking around with their hadns up doing absolutely nothing

[@mbeckford]

Lmaoooooooooo

[@Trevoroxx]

Lol so embarassing. Absolute incompetence. Classic gov.

[@FR33_PALESTIN33]

I rebuke the accusations that I like my own comments!

[@ethimself5064]

🤣🤣🤣

[@user-eo1vz9lt8g]

all our comments are basically useless, the gov don't seem to read them and most political discussion worth it's weight gets deleted,... but I'll like your comment...

[@nexus7656]

Darwin at work

[@infamouse9149]

Clearly a sign of Global Boiling.. never before in the history of the province have we had heavy rains! Stay home, stay safe and stay obedient in order to flatten the curve of the Climate Change Castrophe.

[@MusicAsWeMakeIt]

No budget spared by the Ford government.

[@cbarfoot8456]

Same engineers that built the science centre roof?

[@yamaweweeda301]

😮 oh wow

[@rajupodiyan3147]

Opinion of authorities regarding rain water 🧬

[@martymethuselah]

the Medium is the message Marshall McLuhan Its springtime for Trudeau and Canada

[@Elizabeth-vw1vb]

Just like camping on the west coast of Vancouver island 😂😂😂😂

[@ExploreAlberta]

I hope she wears white T-shirt next time

[@christopherspavins9250]

The whole perspective of climate change and the importance of science exploration is an integral element of teaching children how to cope and mitigate abrupt climate change.

[@MusicAsWeMakeIt]

How ironic. 😅

[@Kebria]

check weather forecast noobs!

[@onecrueldevice]

When it rains it pours

[@BB-nb9ls]

Was this in Canada or India ?

[@tinomoc9877]

Get a 3rd party engineer

[@leviotten]

slow day in Toronto... eh?

[@nasserbensaid3223]

Pointless press conference anyway. Its a fait-accompli. They do what they see fit. So far nothing has changed politician direction except the truckers during the covid. Politicians function to give you the idea public has a say!!

[@MedeaEnterprises]

🎉

[@Libertarian370]

I guess the Chem trail silver iodide worked into Olivia's crazy idea to tax rainfall.notice how see spends precious little on repair aging critical infrastucture

[@jeffbryan3224]

you're kidding right?

[@robertgow9462]

seemes the truth is all wet...

[@appl3piemon]

the thumbnail

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[@Dwarapalakas]

One needs to appreciate the spirit of Sikh's here. Irrespective of the political party, affiliations, or segment of Canada's polity they work hard to contribute towards the society. Be it NDP / Liberals / Conservative's, Green or any future political party, their commitment remains true.

[@mikelyu8196]

No We dont need you here

[@wigsy99]

Third world construction standards

[@JourneyToSelf-Love9]

Looks like a sign from the structural issues of the Ontario Science Centre 😂

[@JOKERLOSER007]

They r doing nothing but sitting on chairs & enjoying people hard earned tax money

[@AndreInThe416]

The irony here is kind of funny.

[@JoachimwGermain-co4zw]

Stupid politicians don’t understand basic situations imagine these people making decisions about roofs that weigh hundreds of tons 😂

[@olgas9399]

Right, science center is a sweet spot for condos etc to make lots of money. As if we believe you, keep on lying… while kids have less activities to do in Toronto. Or how about reopen science center next year? Yes, it will cost lots of money as if we don’t pay enough taxes .. smth

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

Oh the huge manatee!

[@Link_2099]

Bunch of clowns 😂

[@Felix-hj3tv]

I guess anybody wears a hard hat now thinks they are important! Those guys don’t even know how to read a metric tape lmao 🤣

[@Rchard005]

The noah arc and sodom gomora will repeat. This is mentioned in the bible.

[@isabeltome9762]

😂

[@WW-sj7zk]

😂🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@heyyou2104]

Ha ha

[@wheelzwheela]

The science centre was closed due to a bad roof that couldn’t handle the weather… seems legit.

[@Teriyakicat]

Trump would have stayed.

[@JUPITER13n]

my basement flooded 😢 fugggggg!!!!!

[@DjWellDressedMan]

NOT Rain: The Tears of Ontario Taxpayers watching Dougie Ford Nation privatize one Provincial Crown owned entity after another.