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The ugly truth is that we are losing the public narrative re: encampments. Public frustration with homelessness is leading to an acceptance of violating homeless people's human rights.
I need everyone to realize that we can only win if we win back the narrative.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
I need everyone to realize that we can only win if we win back the narrative.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Here’s how Canadians feel about cities clearing out homeless encampments, according to a Nanos poll
Only over a half of Canadians support or somewhat support municipalities declaring sates of emergencies in order to clear out homeless encampments in parks and public spaces, a new Nanos poll done for...
www.ctvnews.ca
October 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The ugly truth is that we are losing the public narrative re: encampments. Public frustration with homelessness is leading to an acceptance of violating homeless people's human rights.
I need everyone to realize that we can only win if we win back the narrative.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
I need everyone to realize that we can only win if we win back the narrative.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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As the crumbling economy ruins more lives and leaves more people homeless, the general public will only see more of them in our parks and subways. Will we help with social services? Or will we spend ever-increasing amounts on police to beat on them because “people should be scared?"
Time to choose.
Time to choose.
There it is: CBC radio just had cop / city councillor / former public safety minister Kash Heed on to explain that “people should be scared,” “militarization is needed,” people w/ mental illness are a public threat when “occupying public spaces.”
In short, a call for mass institutionalization.
In short, a call for mass institutionalization.
April 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
As the crumbling economy ruins more lives and leaves more people homeless, the general public will only see more of them in our parks and subways. Will we help with social services? Or will we spend ever-increasing amounts on police to beat on them because “people should be scared?"
Time to choose.
Time to choose.
Not that hard a message, yet simultaneously somehow completely beyond the capability of any Canadian political party (or even individual politician) to put forward.
Is it too much to ask for a proper left, working-class party, instead of having to vote for the least-evil right-wing option?
Is it too much to ask for a proper left, working-class party, instead of having to vote for the least-evil right-wing option?
Tell workers that you will protect and create new jobs while assuring them that if employers fail them, the government will be there to support them. It's not that hard of a message.
March 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Not that hard a message, yet simultaneously somehow completely beyond the capability of any Canadian political party (or even individual politician) to put forward.
Is it too much to ask for a proper left, working-class party, instead of having to vote for the least-evil right-wing option?
Is it too much to ask for a proper left, working-class party, instead of having to vote for the least-evil right-wing option?
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This moment is SO FULL of possibilities right now and its absolutely enraging that our politicians refuse to think beyond doing late stage capitalism harder.
Like the collapse of US tourism should trigger a national domestic tourism strategy, complete with nationally-owned services!
Like the collapse of US tourism should trigger a national domestic tourism strategy, complete with nationally-owned services!
March 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This moment is SO FULL of possibilities right now and its absolutely enraging that our politicians refuse to think beyond doing late stage capitalism harder.
Like the collapse of US tourism should trigger a national domestic tourism strategy, complete with nationally-owned services!
Like the collapse of US tourism should trigger a national domestic tourism strategy, complete with nationally-owned services!
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#KarlMarx died on this day in 1883. Engels said at his graveside that "(h)is name will endure through the ages, and so also will his work" and he wasn't wrong.
March 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
#KarlMarx died on this day in 1883. Engels said at his graveside that "(h)is name will endure through the ages, and so also will his work" and he wasn't wrong.
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This is really funny because after congestion pricing launched and the haters were instantly proved wrong — traffic really did go down, transit use really did go up — they clung to "well let's see the business receipts!" as a last resort. And now we know business receipts are through the roof!
Memo to the President: Manhattan Economy Improving, Thanks to Congestion Pricing - Streetsblog New York City
Lower Manhattan's economy has gotten an almost billion-dollar boost in just the first month of congestion pricing's existence, the MTA said on Wednesday.
nyc.streetsblog.org
February 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is really funny because after congestion pricing launched and the haters were instantly proved wrong — traffic really did go down, transit use really did go up — they clung to "well let's see the business receipts!" as a last resort. And now we know business receipts are through the roof!
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Another election where the media declares Ford the winner even before a single vote counted, so why bother to slog thru the ice, snow and slush to vote
February 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Another election where the media declares Ford the winner even before a single vote counted, so why bother to slog thru the ice, snow and slush to vote
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Doug Ford refuses to double ODSP/OW. Yet, his government also cut employment programs for disabled people. Last year, he also defunded a 'peer worker' training program I co-facilitated for homeless people on OW. Ford has abandoned disabled and homeless Ontarians. www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...
Employment programs for disabled job-seekers shutter after Ford government changes
Internal documents admit to budget cuts, propose employees skip lunch breaks
www.thetrillium.ca
February 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Doug Ford refuses to double ODSP/OW. Yet, his government also cut employment programs for disabled people. Last year, he also defunded a 'peer worker' training program I co-facilitated for homeless people on OW. Ford has abandoned disabled and homeless Ontarians. www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...
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Massive swathes of sidewalks untouched by city crews all day on the west side of downtown. This must’ve been a budget decision, not to send out full crews on a long weekend Sunday
February 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Massive swathes of sidewalks untouched by city crews all day on the west side of downtown. This must’ve been a budget decision, not to send out full crews on a long weekend Sunday
Nearly 2 years to the day later, we're looking at yet another major storm system that will again leave Toronto's public transit inaccessible to those who use mobility aids.
What has changed since early March 2023?
sparksolidarity.ca/labour-actio...
What has changed since early March 2023?
sparksolidarity.ca/labour-actio...
Labour as Protest in an Era of Austerity and Neoliberal Decay
Labour as protest emerges when citizens confront systemic neglect turning collective action into a powerful force for change and structural reform for us all.
sparksolidarity.ca
February 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Nearly 2 years to the day later, we're looking at yet another major storm system that will again leave Toronto's public transit inaccessible to those who use mobility aids.
What has changed since early March 2023?
sparksolidarity.ca/labour-actio...
What has changed since early March 2023?
sparksolidarity.ca/labour-actio...
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Today, I launched an advocacy group and election campaign with @ocrhp.bsky.social. We demand that the next provincial government:
- Commit to building the housing people need/deserve
- Uphold homeless people's rights
- Have a compassionate plan to reduce homelessness
homelessrights.ca/get-involved
- Commit to building the housing people need/deserve
- Uphold homeless people's rights
- Have a compassionate plan to reduce homelessness
homelessrights.ca/get-involved
February 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Today, I launched an advocacy group and election campaign with @ocrhp.bsky.social. We demand that the next provincial government:
- Commit to building the housing people need/deserve
- Uphold homeless people's rights
- Have a compassionate plan to reduce homelessness
homelessrights.ca/get-involved
- Commit to building the housing people need/deserve
- Uphold homeless people's rights
- Have a compassionate plan to reduce homelessness
homelessrights.ca/get-involved
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MY LATEST: Tiny Tiny Homes calls on Toronto to ‘show some love for our homeless’ after its mini-dwellings ordered removed from downtown park
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Tiny Tiny Homes calls on Toronto to ‘show some love for our homeless’ after its mini-dwellings ordered removed from downtown park
A non-profit that has set up a handful of minuscule homes for people experiencing homelessness in a downtown Toronto park says the city is showing the unhoused community no love with plans to potentia...
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February 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
MY LATEST: Tiny Tiny Homes calls on Toronto to ‘show some love for our homeless’ after its mini-dwellings ordered removed from downtown park
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www.cp24.com/local/toront...
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It was the "T" that threw the bricks at Stonewall. It was the "T" that led the riot. It was the "T" that said "enough" in the face of police abuse.
This is literally just whitewashing history. Just like that fucking Stonewall movie.
This is literally just whitewashing history. Just like that fucking Stonewall movie.
February 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
It was the "T" that threw the bricks at Stonewall. It was the "T" that led the riot. It was the "T" that said "enough" in the face of police abuse.
This is literally just whitewashing history. Just like that fucking Stonewall movie.
This is literally just whitewashing history. Just like that fucking Stonewall movie.
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What flexposts say: "We could use steel bollards but a bollard might scratch a car and that would be a tragedy. So, we're going to use these instead — things literally designed to be run over — because protecting even one car from a scratch is worth thousands of pedestrian deaths every year."
Because city agencies are typically reactive, not proactive; crews aren’t scouring the city for downed flexposts. But in a rare victory for municipal services, explains @johnsurico.bsky.social, if you tell them, they will come.
You — Yes, You — Can Fix New York City's Flimsy Bollards - Streetsblog New York City
An easy Department of Transportation form will get most wrecked flexposts back upright, writes John Surico.
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February 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What flexposts say: "We could use steel bollards but a bollard might scratch a car and that would be a tragedy. So, we're going to use these instead — things literally designed to be run over — because protecting even one car from a scratch is worth thousands of pedestrian deaths every year."
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A bunch of councillors who made a big show about opposing Trump and supporting local stuff are showing their whole selves at Council right now by just saying that people who live in places that they don't like don't count and we shouldn't make room for people in even modest midrises.
"We are the loneliest city in Canada. Why is that? Well, what kind of city will it be when most of our development in our major corridors is 50-storey towers where people don't know their neighbours?" says Councillor Lily Cheng.
February 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A bunch of councillors who made a big show about opposing Trump and supporting local stuff are showing their whole selves at Council right now by just saying that people who live in places that they don't like don't count and we shouldn't make room for people in even modest midrises.
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From TPH today: the median age of death for unhoused males is 50 years & for unhoused females is 36 years. this is compared to 78 & 85 respectively (2022) who are housed. Homelessness is a public health emergency; it is halving lifespans.
www.toronto.ca/news/toronto...
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Toronto Public Health releases updated data for deaths of people experiencing homelessness in Toronto
News Release February 3, 2025 Toronto Public Health (TPH) is releasing data related to the deaths of people experiencing homelessness in an updated interactive dashboard. TPH has reported on this data...
www.toronto.ca
February 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
From TPH today: the median age of death for unhoused males is 50 years & for unhoused females is 36 years. this is compared to 78 & 85 respectively (2022) who are housed. Homelessness is a public health emergency; it is halving lifespans.
www.toronto.ca/news/toronto...
www.toronto.ca/news/toronto...
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I would caution anyone entertaining this sentiment. Mass protests are likely to be dangerous. We no longer live in a country where the right to peacefully assemble exists for opponents of the regime.
We’re gonna have to march.
February 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I would caution anyone entertaining this sentiment. Mass protests are likely to be dangerous. We no longer live in a country where the right to peacefully assemble exists for opponents of the regime.
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Rescind the invite for the USA to attend the G7 summit Canada is hosting this year.
Make it a G6 summit, and loudly announce it will focus on how to deal with an authoritarian US government that can no longer be trusted to be a friend and ally in any way.
Make it a G6 summit, and loudly announce it will focus on how to deal with an authoritarian US government that can no longer be trusted to be a friend and ally in any way.
25 per cent tariff on virtually all goods. 10 per cent on all energy products. Good god.
Trump launches trade war against Canada with with 25 per cent tariff on most goods | CBC News
President Donald Trump launched a trade war against Canada on Saturday by imposing a 25 per cent tariff on virtually all goods from the U.S.'s neighbour — an unprecedented strike against a longstandin...
www.cbc.ca
February 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Rescind the invite for the USA to attend the G7 summit Canada is hosting this year.
Make it a G6 summit, and loudly announce it will focus on how to deal with an authoritarian US government that can no longer be trusted to be a friend and ally in any way.
Make it a G6 summit, and loudly announce it will focus on how to deal with an authoritarian US government that can no longer be trusted to be a friend and ally in any way.
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“Evidence isn’t what matters to this government. Otherwise, supervised consumption sites wouldn’t be legislated to close, and we’d address the real threat — toxic drugs — and implement the safety recommendations espoused by the expert reviews.”
My 1st op-ed in TorontoToday as a regular contributor: with a looming Charter challenge and the evidence against closing supervised consumption sites, the Ford government has stooped to digging up hearsay as its only defence — and it's callous, cynical, and deadly www.torontotoday.ca/local/opinio...
OPINION: Doug Ford is ‘putting lives at risk’ to win an election
Premier Ford is ‘hoping to ride public fear to another majority government’ by making safe injection sites a target, Diana Chan McNally argues
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January 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“Evidence isn’t what matters to this government. Otherwise, supervised consumption sites wouldn’t be legislated to close, and we’d address the real threat — toxic drugs — and implement the safety recommendations espoused by the expert reviews.”
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Tims for life for whichever QP journalist asks him if a provincial election doesn't give him a mandate to govern, what mandate did he have for halving the number of city council seats?
January 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Tims for life for whichever QP journalist asks him if a provincial election doesn't give him a mandate to govern, what mandate did he have for halving the number of city council seats?
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Wendy makes an excellent point! In part I can wear shorts shovelling, walking the dog, running errands because I am fortunate to have a safe warm place to which I can retreat.
For those who do not have the option, just open the centres November to March.
For those who do not have the option, just open the centres November to March.
Some people think it’s not that cold out at -13°c. I just walked down to the mailbox and it is skin biting cold out. I have a place to come into to get warm, thankfully. The city of #LdnOnt (London Ontario Canada) thinks warming centers aren’t needed until it is -15°c for those less fortunate.
January 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Wendy makes an excellent point! In part I can wear shorts shovelling, walking the dog, running errands because I am fortunate to have a safe warm place to which I can retreat.
For those who do not have the option, just open the centres November to March.
For those who do not have the option, just open the centres November to March.
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The chances of this project happening were, in truth, pretty remote to begin with
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/del...
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Delays, Trudeau resignation threaten Toronto-Quebec City high-frequency rail project
MONTREAL - Canadians hoping plans for high-frequency rail between Toronto and Quebec City would move forward this year will instead see further delays — and the prospect of a federal
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January 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The chances of this project happening were, in truth, pretty remote to begin with
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/del...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/del...
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With the new Canadian teleportation technology that can reach any longitude at the same latitude, Canada is using the fact that a small portion of Ontario is south of the northern border of California. www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/co...
January 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
With the new Canadian teleportation technology that can reach any longitude at the same latitude, Canada is using the fact that a small portion of Ontario is south of the northern border of California. www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/co...
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It's telling that for much of the media the main focus of the LA wildfires is their impact on the rich and famous
January 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It's telling that for much of the media the main focus of the LA wildfires is their impact on the rich and famous
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A billionaire could give away 90% of their wealth and still be unimaginably wealthy. Tax the rich and tax them hard.
January 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A billionaire could give away 90% of their wealth and still be unimaginably wealthy. Tax the rich and tax them hard.