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Back in March, I set out to visit every city and town hall in the Greater Toronto area Hamilton Area, without a car.
As the closest level of government to the people it serves, I wanted to test how accessible each municipality is.
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Evergreen meme:
A new Volkswagen electric battery plant in St. Thomas, Ont., will bring only a very small economic benefit and cost the federal government over $16 billion, according to an analysis from the parliamentary budget officer.
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This is just like Republicans playing Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” at rallies without any awareness of the lyrics.
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Better governments have fallen over lesser scandals.
According to this
@globeandmail
article, a donor to the Ford government borrowed $100 million at a TWENTY-ONE PERCENT interest rate in order to buy up Greenbelt land that, in less than a year, was magically open to development. (1/x)
#Greenbelt
#Bill23
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There are more vice presidents at Metrolinx than there are daily train departures from Union Station on the Kitchener, Milton, Barrie, and Richmond Hill rail corridors – combined.
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When you decide you need to be seen on the subway to relate to the “common people” yet you’re looking for the shortest subway ride possible.
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This is shady as hell.
Under a new deal, Manulife Financial Corp. says its coverage of certain prescription drugs will only apply at Loblaw Cos. Ltd. pharmacies.
READ MORE:
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The province is spending a lot of money promoting a private sector contract
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In Toronto’s criminal justice system, there are two separate yet equally important groups:
The police, who fail to investigate serial killers and protect the city’s most vulnerable,
And the politicians who refuse to hold the police accountable.
These are their stories:
DUN DUN 🚨
LAW & ORDER TORONTO: CRIMINAL INTENT, an adaption of the legendary
#LawAndOrder
brand is coming to CANADA! The series will follow an elite squad of detectives who investigate high-profile crime and corruption in metro
#Toronto
⚖️ Coming Spring 2024 on Citytv!
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Or maybe we can elect a mayor for us, Torontonians, rather than another mayor for international investors.
As Toronto looks to elect a new mayor in the coming months, observers say international investors are looking for another business-savvy leader like John Tory to take the helm.
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The inbound trains from Brampton in the morning are full of bikes – these are the gig workers delivering your takeout food.
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If you're struggling to put food on the table, why would you shop at Rabba?
Local grocery stores like Rabba here in Toronto are the cornerstone of so many communities—and I stopped by this afternoon to speak about the Grocery Rebate, which is delivering inflation relief to 11 million Canadians and families today!
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That was one of the last benches in the entire mall, and it was always full.
At one time, Eaton Centre was full of places to sit.
Ducking through the Eaton Centre and wondering, is the only officially sanctioned seating now in the food court?
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You know what’s amazing? How quickly and how quietly John Tory left City Hall.
He never had to answer any questions from the news media or the public since February 17, even though he was still mayor for another week afterwards.
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Lord, give me the confidence of a Taxpayers Federation dweeb.
Toronto Mayor
@oliviachow
wants a $7,600 pay hike while raising your taxes at a record rate.
Chow must show leadership by cutting her $215,000+ pay and scrapping her massive property tax hike!
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If only these Airbnb owners could secure permanent tenants using some sort of monthly payment scheme.
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This is very much welcome, but how is blocking a cycle track *and* a streetcar track just $150, but not paying a $3.25 TTC fare $400?
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Any cop charged with a serious crime should automatically be suspended without pay. Let the police union pay out if they stand behind their members.
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Uh, Mississauga is 16 kilometres behind you.
It will be up to the residents to decide on who best represents the vision of the Mississauga they want.
I will not be silenced in my opposition to remove two lanes from Bloor Street and create more gridlock in
#Mississauga
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Going after the real problem
With respect to a video making the rounds of an unauthorized subway announcement.
The
#TTC
is aware of this incident and it’s being looked into.
This is not an appropriate way to advise customers of delays in service.
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If you’re a sitting city councillor who voted against opening warming centres and against reversing cuts to the TTC, you don’t then get to claim that you’re on solidarity with TTC employees experiencing increased levels of abuse and violence.
Sorry, I don’t make the rules.
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Another
#AusterityTO
art sighting!
“Urinal, 2022,” a long broken, non-functional water fountain, right next to Toronto City Hall, is a little on the nose as far as abstract art goes.
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I think the Crown should be liable for costs when a case this weak gets pushed to trial
Incredible grace. Community members have been helping Zameer cover legal costs. There’s a verified gofundme online which is still tens of thousands of dollars short.
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Well, well, well. Guess who turned 40 today, and just learned he is suddenly eligible for something?
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On next week’s episode of Law & Order Toronto, the detectives investigate a multimillion dollar shakedown scheme, only to discover it was them all along.
DUN DUN
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This is ridiculous. Bloor is an important connection.
Starting late April: Every other UP Express train; one every 30 minutes, will be running express to and from Pearson Airport. UP Express trains will continue stopping at Bloor and Weston stations every 30 minutes. This is to allow airport travellers to use the service.
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My 5’5” spouse standing in front of a luxury pickup parked in Downtown Toronto
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I was wondering why Rick Mercer was trending.
The good news: he's fine.
The bad news: Peter McKay did something cringeworthy again today.
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Looks like you’re going to have to move to Hamilton…
… where the property tax rate is nearly twice that of Toronto!
Affordability is the
#1
issue that I hear about.
It is unacceptable that Mayor Chow opted for a double-digit tax increase.
With all of the funding that we’ve received from other levels of government, there is no need for a record high tax hike this year.
I will be fighting
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Why is a Liberal MP canvassing for a municipal candidate? Why are so many Liberals so determined to support another Tory?
It was great to be canvassing for
@anabailaoTO
yesterday and connecting with voters in the city about the upcoming mayoral election. Lots of support for Ana Bailao at the doors! 🗳️
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Brampton is the home of two Amazon warehouses, dozens of retail distribution centres, thousands of long distance truckers, many food production plants, cold storage facilities, and over 600,000 residents.
And one notoriously overcrowded hospital.
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Cadillac Fairview renovated all the soul out of the Eaton Centre.
Spotted! Original Toronto Eaton Centre tiles have been uncovered during construction 👀 - 🎥
@FareenKarim
#Toronto
#TorontoEatonCentre
#EatonCentre
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I consciously decided to wait until election day to cast my vote. For a long while, my intention leaned toward Josh Matlow – his campaign has thought out, costed, reasoned planks.
I also have huge respect for Chloe Brown, who raises important issues no one else is talking about
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Today was my first visit to Park Lawn Cemetery in Etobicoke.
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Olivia Chow has run a better campaign this time, more confident, more personable, and definitely more true to herself.
We also can not afford Tory 2.0 or a failed police chief/Ford puppet.
I hope that Brown and Matlow are brought into Chow’s inner circle, though.
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Holding up the entire King Street corridor to issue a ticket to a streetcar operator.
That would be a very interesting ticket to fight too, as streetcars are not motor vehicles under the HTA.
#CarBrain
is a hell of a thing.
Peak Toronto.
"Watched a cop give a streetcar driver a ticket in the middle of rush hour on King St and York"
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Why not bring back co-op housing programs that your party eliminated in 1994-1995?
For many, the dream of homeownership feels like it’s moving further out of reach.
That’s why today, we are launching the new Tax-free First Home Savings Account, to help young Canadians and first-time home buyers save up to $40,000 – tax-free!
Learn more:
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Wild story.
For one thing, you’d expect a couple buying a $5 million house to do some due diligence – they claim they didn’t know about the heritage designation.
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Over the next two weeks, I’m going to make it my mission to visit every city and town hall in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area – by transit.*
*Yes, there is one that remains completely inaccessible by transit. I’ll get to that.
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Yesterday, GO could not send any buses to its downtown terminal again because of car traffic.
This is unsustainable.
Route 16, 21, and 31 customers: GO Bus service to and from the Union Station Bus Terminal will resume at 00:00. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Click for real-time
#GObus
information.
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@JeffTopolski
As a fan of Homicide, my favourite episode was “The Box”. Perfect homage. Plus some great jokes, like when Jake asks Holt if he’s going to the opera from Bugs Bunny, and he answers, after thinking, “yes.”
That actually could have been at least two different operas!
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I don’t think the people in this photo are the ones worried about affordability.
I am grateful to all the people who took their time today to attend this meet and greet and to listen to my plan to keep taxes low, help make this city more affordable and to build transit across Toronto.
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“Chow, despite running one of the most uninspiring, lacklustre, and unmemorable campaigns I’ve ever seen…”
Dude, we had three elections in a row where Toronto elected Mayor Dithers, a wealthy, connected white man who can’t say one word without inserting a dozen more around it.
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John Tory’s legacy.
The Bloor-Danforth Subway is going from every 5 minutes to every 8 minutes during late evenings.
TTC announces service reductions forecast in 2023 budget. In March some bus routes will see wait times grow by between 30 sec and 3 mins, while waits for a smaller number will increase by up to 11 minutes. Express service suspended during some times on five corridors.
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In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally abhorrent groups: the cops who perjure on the stand and the Crown attorneys who persecute the innocent.
These are their spin:
Message From The Chief - Chief Myron Demkiw's Statement on Loss of Detective Constable Jeffrey Northrup and Verdict
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Noticing these new “It’s a TTC Thing” messages in the subway and buses. This is actually pretty good. Not patronizing, nice cartoon art, positive message.
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How fast did this driver go to cause such damage – on a downtown street?
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Are you using a handheld electronic device to film yourself driving in traffic? I’m pretty sure the Highway Traffic Act has something to say about that.
As Mayor, I will stop the $27M Bloor Street project to remove 2 car lanes.
Toronto and Etobicoke have turned Bloor Street into a gridlock nightmare by removing car lanes. I will not repeat that mistake here in Mississauga. There is a way to add bike lanes without removing car
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Today in Toronto driving: motorist in big SUV T-bones an ambulance with lights and sirens activated.
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How can we trust him when we find out he asked for this before the election? How can we trust him when we find out years into his term about his $100k/year side hustle at Rogers? How can we trust him on anything?
Toronto Mayor
@JohnTory
is urging Torontonians to “trust me”that he won’t misuse unprecedented powers to get bylaws passed with the support of only 8 of 25 city councillors. Says he needs it to overcome some councillor’ opposition to housing density, rooming houses etc
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A self-described advocate “for the rights of housing providers in Canada” justifies the murder of two innocent tenants trying to get deficiencies in their apartment rectified:
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What’s the point of having bank machines when they’re all locked up when the branch closes?
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In 2022, there were 551,890 votes for mayor (a total turnout of 563,124, including spoiled or rejected ballots). Turnout was 29.7%
With 1444 out of 1451 polls reporting, there are 772,876 votes for mayor in the 2023 byelection.
So far, the 2023 voter turnout is 40.7%.
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If the pedestrians wore armbands, I’m sure the drivers would see them and not rush the light and drive through the walk signal.
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Ah, Toronto, where the city prioritizes left-turning private vehicle owners over dozens trying to cross at Front and Bay, in front of the city’s busiest transport hub.
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BREAKING: a new rendering for Ontario Place redevelopment has been leaked.
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The Recommended Design Concept for
#YongeTOmorrow
is now live and ready for your feedback. The plan offers a significant improvement to the status quo, including wider sidewalks, cycling facilities, and a pedestrianized zone at Yonge-Dundas Square.
#WalkTO
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The Vancouver housing market.
- It's awfully small.
- I'd say it's awfully "cozy."
- That's dilapidated.
- "Rustic."
- That house is on fire!
- "Motivated seller."
4 million dollars for this house in Vancouver seems like a lot of money. But then again, it's Canadian dollars, so that makes it more reasonable
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Yeah, the high school bully to cop pipeline
NEW: Premier Doug Ford says the government will introduce new legislation that would “eliminate the post secondary education requirement to become a police officer” as the province tries to create a “pipeline” of police officers.
#onpoli
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This guy was worse for Toronto than Rob Ford and Mel Lastman combined.
Scoop: Toronto signed secret deal in 2018 allowing it to back out of World Cup 2026 if it didn't get fed and prov funding by mid-2020. It didn't get funding agreements by then, but didn't pull out. The costs have now grown from $45 million to $380 million
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The subway “next train” screens are worse than ever. Nothing of use apart from the time. The ads function though.
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Marineland needs a new purpose. A megaspa needs a tourist-friendly site. Hotels need year-round clientele.
I think we found a win-win.
The time has come to repurpose Marineland - without animals.
15 whales have died since 2019, and I firmly believe that the province and the federal government have a role to play in working to humanely transition all animals at the park to appropriate and safe sanctuaries. 🧵
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It’s ridiculous that there are five bus companies running between Toronto and Ottawa (along with VIA and three airlines) and *nothing* between Hamilton and Kitchener-Waterloo.
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I think we found peak NIMBY.
East York residents are trying to save a parking lot that’s slated to be turned into an affordable housing development for the homeless.
STORY:
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At the Rainbow Bridge:
Him: is this your car?
Me: no, it’s a rental.
Him: why are you driving a rental?
Me: because I don’t own a car.
Him: you don’t own a car?
Me: yes. I walk to work.
Him: and your wife?
Me: she takes the subway.
Him: you let her take the subway?
got entirely roasted by TSA
him: what is this?
me: a jar of caramel
him: why do you have a jar of caramel?
me: Christmas gift
him: for who?
me: I’m going to see my bf’s family
him: and you thought “oh, I’ll bring them a jar of caramel”??
and then he laughed at me!!! 😭
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As we all suspected: the Ford Government has forced Metrolinx’s silence on the status of major transit projects.
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The day after a snowfall is the day you realize how important you are as a pedestrian in this low tax town.
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Going to ride the first northbound revenue train over the new Davenport Diamond overpass
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Never bet against the streetcar.
Apparently this Lambo tried to beat the streetcar in the Beaches. 📸 Edna Mae Chua-Gemus
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Remember this from the end of the last council meeting when Councillor Alejandra Bravo wanted to divert less than a million dollars from the $48 million police budget increased to support unhoused residents?
This response was toxic and unhinged. 👇🏼
“Does your motion propose to defund the police?” Councillor Brad Bradford asks Bravo.
Bravo rereads her motion. “So can you clarify that your intention here is to defund the police?” asks Bradford. Bravo again points to the text of her motion, about redirecting $900K.
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John Tory’s legacy
Toronto police say through the first 44 days of the year, there has been a 54 per cent increase in the number of pedestrians hit by vehicles compared to last year.
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Just over a year ago, I was approached by staff at Infrastructure Canada to research and map Canada’s intercity transport links, based on my ongoing work mapping Ontario’s bus and rail connections.
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But we can’t pay for year-round public washrooms.
The City of Toronto will have private security guards patrol a handful of parks 24/7 to try and prevent large encampments like last summer.
A tender soliciting security firms for the job went up last week.
My latest scoop here
#TOpoli
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I mapped every intercity passenger rail service in Ontario and Quebec in 1955. Only a few routes remain today.
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“The auditor discovered that the government’s obligation to build those [parking] spaces between 2028 and 2030 is, in part, driving the province’s decision to move the Ontario Science Centre to Ontario Place.”
BREAKING: The Ford gov't is contractually obligated to build a parking garage at Ontario Place: Auditor General.
The garage has to be 650m away from the Therme spa with taxpayers on the hook if the province doesn't meet the obligation.
#onpoli
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Is there a sadder transit station in Canada than Islington?
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Brad Bradford, who got just 1.3% of the vote placed in the top five in only one ward – his own, Ward 19 Beaches-East York. Even there, he got just 4.7%, placing behind Josh Matlow in 5th place.
That has to be humiliating.
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They nailed the NIMBY arm cross pose.
Development proposal for stacked townhouses on Main Street in Stouffville draws heavy criticism from residents.
#Stouffville
#development
#housing
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This statement, and calling downtown councillors “radicals” is like a Kelsey’s Bar at 3AM because Nick Kouvalis’ fingerprints are all over it.
Tory's campaign puts out a statement accusing Keesmaat of being a tax-and-spend, "NDP" candidate. Say she needs to "come clean with voters" on taxes. It's Day 7.
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