Chris Spoke
@ChrisSpoke
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Toronto
Joined March 2009
Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves.
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It takes me ~4,500 steps to walk to and from work, which is not nearly enough. I need to move a few blocks farther away if I want to hit my daily 10,000. Damn the Land Transfer Tax.
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A brighter future for young Canadians is possible. Don't give up. Join the movement to Restore the North. https://t.co/41io0njbhg
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It's my view that for a generation we've been trying to figure out why beautiful 'just right' buildings are so hard to build, via debates about City Planning. Much of what has us blocked from building elegant, simple volumes is in the building code. Where are the councillors on
After TO Council passed a motion indicating the City was open to Alternative Solution Proposals for a single stair in apts up to 4 storeys, I applied for a single stair in a 3 storey Part 9 6plex. I’m told it’s the first one, so it’s a test case. Here’s how it’s going.
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Read this thread, and read it again when either @oliviachow or @fordnation tell you that they're committed to seeing more homes built.
After TO Council passed a motion indicating the City was open to Alternative Solution Proposals for a single stair in apts up to 4 storeys, I applied for a single stair in a 3 storey Part 9 6plex. I’m told it’s the first one, so it’s a test case. Here’s how it’s going.
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Population growth is good.
Last year, Canada's fertility rate dropped to 1.25 children per woman — a record low. We are now firmly in the category of an "ultra-low fertility" country, alongside countries like Italy (1.18), Japan (1.15), and South Korea (0.75). We need immigration more than ever.
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✅ Backgammon ✅ Cigars ✅ Financial Times
Is it time to resurrect Traditional Men's Clubs? Seating area. Quiet. Newspapers. Waiters. Dress code. No electronics. Bar.
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The city is the most destructive, the province is the most incompetent, and the feds are the most clueless.
Over the last 5 years, I have felt hopeful at any given time that there was one level of government in Toronto willing to make the next big move on major housing policy. But the biggest issues right now are provincial jurisdiction to solve. And I don’t see it happening.
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"One of his most Quimby-ish qualities is that he always seems as surprised as anybody by what seems to go on in the province he nominally oversees."
thehub.ca
Ford's schtick would be hilarious if it wasn't so damaging
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I have spoken with Stellantis to stress my disappointment with their decision to prioritize investment into the U.S. and with Unifor to be clear that I will never stop fighting for Ontario’s world-class auto workers. This decision is especially painful for those workers who have
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Word.
Unpopular opinion: we should have more toll roads. In fact, every road should be a toll road. Get rid of every other road tax and charge for usage. Rush hour usage should have surge pricing. This is the only scalable solution for traffic congestion.
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What happened to BC being so good on housing? Was that always just NDP hype, or will the Province step in here?
As the first multiplex projects in Burnaby near completion they've decided to significantly throttle multiplex density moving forward.
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"At the end of your life, total it all up. You should have produced more than you consumed. That’s what it means to be a good person."
geohot.github.io
In my previous post, I advocate turning against the unproductive. Whenever you decide to turn against a group, it’s very important to prevent purity spirals. There needs to be a bright line that...
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Democrats are here to tell you why the red lines rising is good. MAGA is here to tell you why the blue lines falling is bad.
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It feels like whatever progress the feds were making at the tail end of the trudeau era with municipal accountability has absolutely evaporated under the new PM and minister. I can not express enough how disappointing this is. I thought Carney, with his years of experience in
EXCEPT... Toronto doesn't meet the second conditions! Depending on the type of unit, development charges in Toronto are 20-40% higher than they were in April 2024. So they shouldn't qualify!
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This launched the same day @fordnation said that “there’s no damn way we should drop tariffs on China”. 🤔
NEW - Here is the television ad that Premier Ford says his government has spent $75 million taxpayer dollars on. It features a Ronald Reagan 1987 radio address about the perils of tariffs and rejecting protectionism. It will air on most major US television networks.
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Kicking things off at Build Canada Homes, the feds are proud to announce that they will force builders into uneconomic decisions, “to ensure speed, affordability, and quality”.
Build Canada Homes’ first housing development project will deliver new homes at Arbo Downsview in Toronto using modern methods of construction. Learn more: https://t.co/XwvQPY5SMY
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Toronto: where councillors defend endless encampments and ignore open drug use in parks but draw the line at fun and recreation because…noise. 🎪🤡 This is why we can’t have nice things: reason #547
cbc.ca
Toronto city councillors have joined legislators in other parts of the country in voting to investigate how the noise from pickleball courts can be limited.
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Premier Doug Ford, whose government is set to run up Ontario’s debt to half-a-trillion dollars by 2027 insists he’s a “staunch fiscal conservative.” #onpoli
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The bar is so low.
Premier Doug Ford is speaking to the Empire Club and kicks off the speech by defending the government’s fiscal record. Ford says Ontario’s Debt to GDP has dropped, to the lowest in 12 years. He adds interest-to-revenue has also dropped to 5.5% the lowest in 40 years. The
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