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FINAL COUNT: 26,771 doses.
Toronto just set a world record for the most vaccine doses ever administered in a single clinic.
Be proud, Toronto. This vaccination campaign is our moment. It’s a rally together moment. Let’s get our city vaccinated.
#TorontoVaccineDay
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Today 250,000 Canadians of all ages & backgrounds will receive a COVID vaccine.
Tomorrow, the same thing will happen. And again on Monday.
The small but loud group of protesters on Parliament Hill are not the story of this pandemic - the bigger story is one of remarkable unity.
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50% of Toronto’s COVID cases have been people on low incomes.
79% of cases are racialized people.
60%+ of workplace outbreaks have been in frontline settings like food processing and warehouses.
No lockdown will protect workers if they can’t stay home if sick. Paid sick leave.
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In Toronto, 90.2% of people over the age of 12 have received a COVID vaccine.
In this campaign Torontonians have stepped up to protect each other. It’s an incredible symbol of unity & solidarity.
Ignore the loud angry voices with their big trucks. Let’s focus on what unites us.
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50% of Toronto’s cases are people on low income and 78% are people of colour.
60% of Toronto’s workplace outbreaks have been in frontline food processing, manufacturing, warehouse settings.
If the Province & Feds are serious about beating COVID, they’ll provide sick leave now.
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3 paid sick days for a virus that requires people to isolate for a minimum of 10 days.
Not good enough.
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That feeling when you can’t get services for your autistic child, when cancer screenings are taking longer, when subsidized childcare spaces are impossible to find, and the so-called Ontario Line is still just a line on a map. But...tall cans in the corner store.
That feeling when you can't get some cold beer at your corner store.
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Toronto City Council just voted 24-2 to call on the Ontario Government to immediately implement 10 days of paid sick leave for workers during the pandemic.
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Number of times Doug Ford’s budget mentioned the words “alcohol” or “beer”: 46. Number of times “poverty” was mentioned: 0. Priorities.
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There it is.
Toronto City Council just made the bike lanes on Bloor, Danforth, and University Ave permanent.
Ride on, Toronto.
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After a day of protest, let’s come back to the Toronto story. It’s one of unity.
2.7 million Torontonians (90.6% of people 12+) have received a vaccine.
Torontonians of every age, every background and from every neighbourhood have stepped up to protect each other. Remember that
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NEW: we're announcing a partnership between the City of Toronto and Vaccine Hunters Canada.
Starting today
@VaxHuntersCan
will share daily updates on available appointments at our City-run mass clinics. It’s a team effort.
Now, let's get TO vaccinated.
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Overriding the Charter of Rights and Freedoms at a whim, when you've been found to be violating the constitutional rights of Ontarians, is absolutely terrifying. Doug Ford will use the Notwithstanding clause whenever he fails to get what he wants. The makings of a dictator.
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Starting this week our exceptional Toronto Public Library team will be calling their 35,000 members over the age of 70 to help them register for vaccines.
A robust vaccination campaign requires outreach to every resident in every corner of our city.
@torontolibrary
@vbowlestpl
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Make no mistake, Doug Ford’s election is a disaster for Toronto. Whether on public transit, affordable housing or harm reduction services, his agenda is bad news for the residents of Toronto. However, we’ve seen a Ford victory before, & we fought back. It’s time to fight again.
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This weekend two different stories will play out in Toronto.
One is that of protest. It will get much coverage. The other is that of our vaccine campaign with hundreds of clinics & thousands of doses.
Much more unites than divides us. Let’s keep working to protect each other.
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The City of Toronto has acquired hotel and motels as part of our integrated homelessness response to COVID-19. Additional opportunities to acquire hotels and vacant residential buildings are actively underway. Our commitment is to work flat out to protect the most vulnerable.
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The risk from COVID doesn't go away because we're collectively tired of it. Rather, the risk is mitigated by our collective efforts to get vaccinated.
It's just science. Our fundamental duty remains to protect people. An accessible & equitable vaccine campaign is how we do it.
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In Toronto, 90.6% of people over the age of 12 have received a COVID vaccine.
Today, 15,000 more vaccines will be administered. And again tomorrow.
The story of this campaign is one of remarkable unity. We will not be distracted from this ongoing work to protect our residents.
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Respectfully, this doesn’t reflect the Toronto story.
In a city of 3 million people and 200 ethno-cultural groups, residents have come together to protect each other.
2.7 million Torontonians have received a vaccine (91.1% of residents 12+). The story is one of remarkable unity
It feels like Canada is splintering into two tribes - the intolerant, authoritarian woke lunatics on the left and the spittle-flecked, hateful lunatics on the far-right. Where are the voices of compassion and common-sense? The silent majority needs to speak up.
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Yesterday, Toronto Police and City officials approached protests with a plan:
Hate speech is unacceptable.
Interfering with hospitals would not be tolerated.
Everyone has a fundamental right to peaceful protest.
Yesterday, collectively, Torontonians upheld these principles.
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People will die. This is not rhetoric, it is a fact.
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I’ve heard disturbing reports of anti-vaccination protests planned outside of hospitals across Canada on Monday.
After everything our healthcare workers have been through, and with vulnerable patients inside, it’s abhorrent. 1/2
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Anyone else remember when Doug Ford unilaterally cut Toronto City Council in half because smaller Government was somehow more efficient and effective...
Doug Ford names 31 MPPs as parliamentary assistants, each getting $16K on top of six-figure salaries
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In emergency rooms and walk-in clinics, in doctors offices and pharmacies, in vaccine clinics right across our city. They keep us safe, always.
Today and everyday, stand with healthcare workers.
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Today the City of Toronto confirmed our plan to continue our mandatory vaccination policy for all 30,000+ City workers, who have stepped up to achieve 100% vaccination. This is fundamentally about the health and safety of our employees and the safe reopening of our workplaces.
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The discussion of vaccine certificates and mandates has become needlessly political.
We have a pandemic of the unvaccinated. We have a collective duty to protect each other, especially vulnerable populations like children.
We need a province-wide approach. Let’s get on with it.
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Thousands of Torontonians are getting vaccines at City Hall. A DJ is playing music, ice cream trucks are giving out cones, & the line is moving well.
A small number of anti-vax protesters arrived, but TPS are keeping them off-site at the corner. The energy at the clinic is great
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Good news. Have just confirmed that the harmful anti-vaccination billboards are being taken down. I want to commend the sign company for hearing the overwhelming public concern and acting swiftly to protect public health and our children. 1/2
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UPDATE. Team Toronto will be operating vaccine clinics on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, & over the holidays.
Our civil service has responded to our emergency call. This is a wartime effort to administer booster shots. Thank you to all the workers stepping up
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In a new report to Toronto’s Board of Health, Dr de Villa calls on the Province to add COVID-19 vaccines to the list of 9 mandatory vaccines for students under the Immunization of School Pupils Act.
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“My Doctor said if I wanted to have a long life with my wife, I have to get waxed”.
Creative stuff here from our pals in South Africa.
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I just got off the phone with the operator of a life-saving overdose prevention site that the Province announced must close at midnight on Sunday. No notice, no warning, & no transition period. He's wondering where his clients will go Monday. Not only is this wrong, it is callous
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As we move into a new phase with COVID, many have asked how the City of Toronto is approaching our mandatory city employee vaccination policy.
The answer - we’re keeping it in place. Vaccinations are fundamental to our workplace safety and part of our safe re-opening strategy.
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Significant update. Today Toronto confirmed that we now have a stand-alone homeless recovery centre for homeless individuals who test positive for COVID-19. The facility includes all necessary 24/7 medical and health supports through a partnership with the Provincial Government.
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Exciting news.
We’re turning a City-owned building on Queen West into a live music venue and rehearsal space for new and emerging artists.
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For more than a year
@DFisman
has been absolutely relentless in his research and advocacy to help Canadians beat this pandemic.
As the Chair of Toronto’s Board of Health he’s held me (as he has other officials) to account. I’m grateful for it.
Carry on, David. Carry on.
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It’s time to end the air show. For the sake of the toddlers napping, the pets hiding in the closet, the many newcomers triggered by such events, and so many others simply disturbed by the noise.
Time to move on and start new traditions.
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50%!
By the end of this weekend more than 50% of adults in Toronto will have received their first dose of vaccine.
This is an important milestone, but there’s so much more to do. Success will be when every resident in every corner of our city has access to the vaccine.
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The association representing all 34 of Ontario's Medical Officers of Health and local Boards of Health has issued a public letter to the Province of Ontario, calling for paid sick leave.
Paid sick leave is a public health measure.
Paid sick leave saves lives.
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Our new City of Toronto mandatory vaccination policy is simple: to work for the City, you will have to be fully vaccinated. People have a right to a safe workplace.
City of Toronto announces mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for its employees
News release:
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I worked with Jane Philpott on HIV/AIDS programs in Africa before we entered politics. I worked with her as a City Councillor when she was the Minister of Health on overdose prevention. She was principled, strategic, & effective. Exactly the type of person you want in Government.
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With a clear 27-15 vote, Toronto City Council just voted to take the Province to court. Our City and the 2.9 million people who live here are worth defending. We’re going to fight for them.
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It’s my last day at City Hall.
Serving our city has been an absolute privilege. Thank you, Toronto.
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Paid. Sick. Leave. Now.
Enough already. Get it done, Ontario.
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Toronto City Council has now formally voted to oppose Doug Ford’s proposal to cut City Council and to initiate legal work to stop it. Our city, nearly 3 million local residents, and local democracy is worth defending. The fight continues.
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48% of Toronto’s cases have been people on low incomes.
77% of cases are racialized people.
67% of workplace outbreaks have been in frontline settings like food processing & warehouses.
No stay-at-home order will protect workers if they can’t stay home if sick. Paid sick leave
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To summarize. Doug Ford’s government actively contributes to the housing crisis by ending rent control, cutting social assistance, cutting supportive housing, & cutting funding for social housing repairs. In response, the Feds deal directly with Toronto. The Province gets angry
Unacceptable to bypass Ontario, forget the City of Ottawa and all in still owe Ontarians $185 M remaining from the $200 M bill. I will continue to press for the
@JustinTrudeau
Liberals to make Ontario whole for their failed border policies.
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COVID has exposed the importance of indoor ventilation as a tool to reduce the spread of respiratory diseases.
Toronto City Council just unanimously approved our Board of Health request to permanently change the Property Standards By-law to address ventilation everywhere.
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Today, late in the afternoon on the day before a long weekend, the Provincial Government announced that they are cutting $1 billion to Toronto Public Health over the next 10 years, effective immediately. This announcement is callous, and it is short-sighted. Full statement here:
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I love Toronto. I believe that municipal government can be a powerful force for good. For equity and inclusion. For everyone.
There are many ways to contribute to our community though. For me, the future (whatever it may hold) is outside elected office.
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The people most likely to be hit by the 3rd wave, are the same people less likely to be protected by Ontario’s shutdown.
Low income, racialized, frontline workers have been hardest hit by COVID-19.
Want to protect them? Paid sick leave & an expedited vaccine rollout, to start.
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Toronto, this will not end well if we don’t all do our part and respect physical distancing. Going outside is good for physical and mental health, but at a distance. We’re by no means out of the woods yet. Anything but. Please, we are all in this together.
Unhappy to report that Trinity Bellwood’s looks like a nightclub right now.
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If you’re worried that the Conservatives could form government with only 35% of the vote, the answer is electoral reform. Just a friendly reminder that 2015 was supposed to be the last election where Canadians would be told they have to vote ‘strategically’ to stop Conservatives.
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Exciting news. Starting this November, a whole new adventure begins in the Cressy-O’Connell home.
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Breaking. The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has just unanimously approved a motion to oppose the Provincial cuts to Toronto Public Health AND to inform all 250,000 students and their parents of the negative implications for student nutrition programs.
Update:
#tdsb
motion carried unanimously. Media release will come out shortly. Thank you to all
#tdsb
trustees for supporting this motion. Cc
@TOPublicHealth
@joe_cressy
@idalipreti
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Big step forward. City Council voted 23-3 to extend the Bloor bike lane to High Park and to pilot a bike lane on Danforth. Council also voted 18-8 to proceed with plans for bike lanes on University Ave.
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In less than two weeks, Team Toronto has vaccinated more than a quarter of all 5-11 year olds. With tens of thousands more already booked in the weeks ahead – and with our Scotiabank Arena clinic coming up on December 12th – we're off to a remarkable start. Keep going, Toronto.
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Meet my Dad, Gordon Cressy. This is what what does 6 days/week for 5 hours at a time. He’s training for the 2020 Table Tennis World Seniors Championship in the 75-80 age category. Every Dad should be as cool as mine.
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Toronto is a great City. Our people and local democracy is worth fighting for. Tonight I will move motions for the City of Toronto to formally oppose Doug Ford’s attack and to undertake legal action to stop it.
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Everyone needs a friend like Mike Layton in their life. With Grace & my little guy Jude staying away with family as I keep working, Layton has been making me home cooked meals. Just got home to discover his special pot roast in Tupperware waiting for me. Love this guy!
@m_layton
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Breaking: In an unprecedented move, ten former Ministers of Health from all three political parties that have held government in Ontario, have released a joint Open Letter calling on the Province to reverse cuts to Public Health.
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The City of Ottawa has just voted unanimously to oppose the Provincial cuts to public health units. Hearing from many other Ontario cities about to formally take the same position.
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COVID has exposed the importance of adequate indoor ventilation as a tool to reduce the spread of respiratory diseases.
This week, Toronto's Board of Health requested permanent changes to the Property Standards By-law to address ventilation everywhere.
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Two different newspaper covers this week. In one, a journalist interviewed me. In the other, a columnist didn’t talk to me and flat out made stuff up. You can guess which one is which.
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Playgrounds to stay open. The toddler uprising is on hold for the moment.
Ontario’s enhanced restrictions were always intended to stop large gatherings where spread can happen.
Our regulations will be amended to allow playgrounds but gatherings outside will still be enforced. Play outside safely. Parents keep your distance & wear masks if you can’t.
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After nearly 8 incredible years at City Hall & on the Board of Health, I'm announcing my resignation. I've accepted a position as a Senior VP at George Brown College.
Serving at City Hall has been a privilege. Now, it's time for a new chapter. My letter:
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As a protest convoy arrives and tensions rise, remember what unites us.
Hate speech is unacceptable, always.
Interfering with hospitals & healthcare must not be tolerated.
Everyone has a fundamental right to peaceful protest.
Today, let’s hold firm to each of these principles
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Doug Ford’s vindictive and targeted attack on the City of Toronto and our 2.9 million residents may have passed in the Legislature, but we’ll see him in court. Local democracy is worth defending and we’re going to fight for it.
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NEW. Announcing Team Toronto's plan to urgently hold targeted vaccine clinics for kids & education workers to help ensure safe school reopening:
-4 education worker clinics at City-run mass clinics
-27 school clinics for kids & education staff
-Redeploying City staff in support
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Pausing from non-stop COVID-19 meetings to thank whoever out there decided to create a twitter account for our Medical Officer of Health’s scarfs. Dr. Eileen de Villa is among the most dedicated and talented civil servants you will ever meet. She also has a great scarf game.🧣 🧣
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10 straight weeks of non-stop COVID-19 response work and 3 weeks since I’ve seen Grace and my little man, Jude. These are hard days for everyone. I’m drained. Folks, stay home. The sooner we all rally together, the sooner we’ll beat this and get our city back.
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Last year I left politics to spend more time with my family. While recent events have changed the political landscape, they haven’t changed my desire to be a present dad.
I couldn’t be the Mayor our city deserves while being the type of parent I want to be.
My full statement:
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Since April 15th Toronto staff have permanently housed 973 homelessness individuals. Not simply leased hotel rooms or new shelter spaces (that’s a separate program), but permanent housing. An end to chronic homelessness - that must be the goal. It’s possible, if Governments act.
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Our Winning Shot countdown:
• 25,000 doses
• 1,785 vaccines/hour
• 800 volunteers
• 400 vaccinators
• 135 pharmacists
• 50 community ambassadors
• 30 organizations
• 2 mascots
• 1 Canadian clinic record
• 1 North American clinic record
• 1 possible world clinic record
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Frontline essential workers need to stay home when sick. Paid sick leave, now.
Ontario’s 34 Medical Officers of Health have asked for it. The City of Toronto has asked for it. The GTHA mayors have asked for it.
In the midst of this brutal 3rd wave there is no excuse not to act
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To the health care & frontline workers who are sacrificing time with their loved ones today to keep our city safe: you are the heroes of this holiday season. I know all Torontonians will join me in thanking you for all you have done, & continue to do.
Merry Christmas, Toronto.
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Want to know why Toronto’s vaccine rates are so high?
One critical piece - community leadership on the ground. Every single day a network of 155 community agencies and 410 neighbourhood vaccine ambassadors are on the ground. Going door-to-door, in every language, building trust.
Thank you East Toronto! See you all tomorrow! Thank you to everyone who put in their all!
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UPDATE: Team Toronto will be operating vaccine clinics on New Year’s Day, and we’re adding 14,000 new appointments.
Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and now, New Year’s Day. Our civil service is stepping up to work through the holidays to accelerate Team Toronto’s booster campaign.
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A regional lockdown is necessary to reduce contacts and COVID transmission.
However, a lockdown without enhanced supports for frontline workers (sick leave, income supports, workplace protections) is just wave 1 on repeat. Those who can stay home do, those who can’t get sick.
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There are now more Parliamentary Assistants than Toronto City Councillors. There are already more Cabinet Ministers than Toronto City Councillors.
Today I announced our team of Parliamentary Assistants that will support our government to deliver results for the people of Ontario.
#onpoli
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While Doug Ford has opened the door to the privatization of Ontario Place, the City of Toronto will not stand idly by. The City owns part of Ontario Place, we provide the infrastructure to Ontario Place, and we will work to ensure that Torontonians have a say in its future.
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Buried deep in the budget is the cut of 25 public health units across the Province (from 35 to 10). These units oversee water quality, regulate food safety, conduct vaccination programs, & coordinate disease prevention. It’s an absolutely devastating plan.
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Our City, the nearly 2.9 million people who live here, and local democracy was worth defending. Today, in the face of a vindictive attack by Doug Ford, we won. Onwards.
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Min. Elliott & I battled over the years - on overdose policy, public health funding, & during COVID.
However, I never doubted her integrity or commitment to Ontario.
Politics is tough. A pandemic as Health Min. even tougher. We should all thank
@celliottability
for her service.
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The
@TorontoStar
has created free access to all articles on COVID-19. In an increasingly interconnected world, we are truly all in this together. The work of public health is everyone's business. Good on the Star.
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Indoor dining with increased capacity is opening in parts of the province, and yet we still don’t have paid sick leave for frontline workers.
This pandemic has exposed who and what we value.
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Hoping on the subway at Bathurst station and watching a steady line of people getting their 3rd vaccine doses at one of our TTC mobile clinics.
I asked a couple people in line, “why now?”. The answer - it was convenient.
Break down barriers. Leave nobody behind. It works.
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Over the next couple weeks my office will be open & my incredible team working as hard as ever for our city. I will be taking time to focus on caring for my newborn son, Jude, & the magnificent Grace. I look forward to returning to City Hall shortly after starting this adventure.
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Okay Toronto. In just 1 month Doug Ford has cut our social housing repair budget, cut social assistance rates for the vulnerable, and cut City Council. Enough is enough. No more polite letters or searching for compromise, it’s time to stand up for Toronto. We need a new approach.
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Vaccines work. Full stop. In the face of rising vaccine hesitancy, at Toronto Public Health we are scaling up our work to educate, promote, and defend vaccinations. Today, the Board of Health unanimously endorsed our vaccine hesitancy action plan to take this issue on.
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Frontline Hero’s: Grocery store clerks, pharmacists, shelter workers, nurses, doctors, food delivery drivers & couriers, firefighters, paramedics, police offers, TTC operators, public health workers, food bank workers, journalists...the list goes on and on.
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Pharmacy, hospital, community, & public health workers are cancelling holidays. City of Toronto staff are being redeployed across departments. Everyone is stepping up.
Our accelerated Team Toronto 3rd dose campaign is a wartime effort. And it’s built by these frontline heroes.
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46% of Toronto’s cases have been people on low incomes.
76% of cases are racialized people.
More than 70% of workplace outbreaks have been in frontline settings like food processing & warehouses.
To beat this third wave we must protect those working on the frontlines of it.
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In Toronto, the average cost of infant childcare is $20,000/year. Infant childcare is $16,000/year.
The numbers are staggering for a service that should be affordable and accessible for all.
$10/day childcare. To our Provincial and Federal Governments, let’s get it done.
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CafeTO is here to stay!
We just voted at City Hall to make it permanent. Now, to expand it and make it better.
With CafeTO, Toronto’s streets are being redesigned for people.
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