Jason Paris
@jasonparis.bsky.social
Fuelled by architecture, design, liminal spaces, transit, Toronto, and too many podcasts. Also: cats, coffee, music, and queerness. **Opinions are lovingly—but unfortunately—just my own** 🌈 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇮🇹
This does say it well. www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
Catherine O'Hara's death feels so crushing because we felt that we knew her
To lose her is to lose the leader of a comedic revolution that began on a small stage in Toronto and eventually conquered the world.
www.thestar.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:51 PM
This does say it well. www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
Channeling John English’s optimism: fixing LRTs & streetcars isn’t rocket science. Line 6’s rocky start (and likely Line 5's too) shows the frustrations—but also a once-in-a-generation chance to flip the script on surface transit. #TTC
Toronto could unlock transit potential by revitalizing surface network: advocate
A presentation set to be delivered before the TTC Board today argues that revitalizing surface transit to make it attractive to riders would involve giving vehicles “real priority” by extending green ...
www.ctvnews.ca
February 4, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Channeling John English’s optimism: fixing LRTs & streetcars isn’t rocket science. Line 6’s rocky start (and likely Line 5's too) shows the frustrations—but also a once-in-a-generation chance to flip the script on surface transit. #TTC
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Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open this weekend, TTC CEO confirms
Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open this weekend, TTC CEO confirms
TTC CEO Mandeep Lali confirmed the Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open Feb. 8.
www.thestar.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open this weekend, TTC CEO confirms
I use ISO-8601 dates, the metric system, and 24-hour time whenever I can. Canada’s mash-up of systems drives me nuts, but when a standard is clearly better, we should use it. Especially when the biggest holdout is an outlier — and increasingly hostile. www.torontomike.com/2026/02/iso-... #ISO8601
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How many errors can be traced back to the fact Americans keep using YYYY/DD/MM while the rest of us use the far more sensible and logical YYYY/MM/DD? ISO 8601 FTW.
www.torontomike.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:46 AM
I use ISO-8601 dates, the metric system, and 24-hour time whenever I can. Canada’s mash-up of systems drives me nuts, but when a standard is clearly better, we should use it. Especially when the biggest holdout is an outlier — and increasingly hostile. www.torontomike.com/2026/02/iso-... #ISO8601
Join me for an uncanny and nostalgic journey through Brampton's tragically forgotten malls. Curated by yours truly! Feb. 28 leaving from Toronto’s Chinatown Centre. #LiminalAssembly
LIMINAL ASSEMBLY: Dead Malls Field Trip | Brampton
Join us for an uncanny and nostalgic journey through Brampton's tragically beautiful forgotten malls.
www.eventbrite.ca
February 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Join me for an uncanny and nostalgic journey through Brampton's tragically forgotten malls. Curated by yours truly! Feb. 28 leaving from Toronto’s Chinatown Centre. #LiminalAssembly
My review… boxd.it/cWnytF #Camden
A ★★★½ review of Camden (2024)
Thorough and musically rich, which I appreciated—especially the way the venues themselves were treated as part of the story. Having spent time in most of them made it land even more. Where it falters ...
boxd.it
February 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM
My review… boxd.it/cWnytF #Camden
That shared experience really does sum up winter here — whether you love it or just get through it, we all go through it together. Maybe that’s why summer feels like such a celebration in every neighbourhood: a big collective exhale after months of cold and snow. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Shawn Micallef: Toronto has been mocked for its reluctance to embrace winter. This snowstorm may have buried that cliche
It’s almost as if the pandemic, which forced us outdoors, has given us permission to final enjoy winter.
www.thestar.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:31 PM
That shared experience really does sum up winter here — whether you love it or just get through it, we all go through it together. Maybe that’s why summer feels like such a celebration in every neighbourhood: a big collective exhale after months of cold and snow. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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January 31, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Good suggestion, but I don’t think it needs to be moored in the water. I actually think it would be better protected on a dry dock—like London’s Cuddy Shark. Positioning it at eye level with visitors could make it an even more engaging and memorable attraction. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
Why the Trillium should find new life on the waterfront - Spacing Toronto
By Toronto standards, it is a borderline miracle that the Trillium ferry is still operational. Built in 1910, two years before the Titanic, the city’s famous side-wheeler ferry is the last of its kind...
spacing.ca
January 30, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Good suggestion, but I don’t think it needs to be moored in the water. I actually think it would be better protected on a dry dock—like London’s Cuddy Shark. Positioning it at eye level with visitors could make it an even more engaging and memorable attraction. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
This is a blanket tax hike, not a Canada-specific measure, despite what your headline inaccurately suggests. But then prioritizing clicks over providing information is #blogTO's 'pane quotidiano.' www.blogto.com/travel/2026/...
This popular Italian city is hiking fees for Canadian tourists
As if international travel from Canada wasn't pricy enough, visiting a popular city in Italy has just become more expensive.
Visitors from Canada sta…
www.blogto.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:21 PM
This is a blanket tax hike, not a Canada-specific measure, despite what your headline inaccurately suggests. But then prioritizing clicks over providing information is #blogTO's 'pane quotidiano.' www.blogto.com/travel/2026/...
The TTC brand is being diluted. Metrolinx runs parts of the higher-order system, and soon riders could see both styles on one line. Consistency is key. A Toronto Transit store could work, but only after we define what Toronto Transit actually is. #TTC #Metrolinx www.torontotoday.ca/local/transp...
TTC shelves plan for merch store after retailers take a pass
TTC staff want to partner with existing clothing brands to sell more merchandise and improve the transit agency’s brand
www.torontotoday.ca
January 30, 2026 at 9:18 PM
The TTC brand is being diluted. Metrolinx runs parts of the higher-order system, and soon riders could see both styles on one line. Consistency is key. A Toronto Transit store could work, but only after we define what Toronto Transit actually is. #TTC #Metrolinx www.torontotoday.ca/local/transp...
Great development. A true “One Canada” approach makes sense. Curious, though, that Canada’s 4th English-language network (Rogers’ Citytv) isn’t included. Would also love to see Radio-Canada carry the simulcast on ICI Tou.tv, ideally with live French subtitles. #CSA playbackonline.ca/2026/01/30/c...
CBC, Bell Media, Corus team to simulcast Canadian Screen Awards
The 2026 edition of the annual film and TV honours will be available across the mediacos' primary linear channels and streaming platforms.
playbackonline.ca
January 30, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Great development. A true “One Canada” approach makes sense. Curious, though, that Canada’s 4th English-language network (Rogers’ Citytv) isn’t included. Would also love to see Radio-Canada carry the simulcast on ICI Tou.tv, ideally with live French subtitles. #CSA playbackonline.ca/2026/01/30/c...
I hate this so much. 😭
Catherine O’Hara of Beetlejuice and Schitt’s Creek has died at age 71. RIP to one of the all-time greatest women in comedy. people.com/catherine-oh...
Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt’s Creek' Star and Comedy Legend, Dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71. O'Hara was known for her appearances in movies including 'Beetlejuice' and 'Home Alone', as well as her Emmy-winning role as Moira Rose on the TV sitcom 'Sc...
people.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I hate this so much. 😭
This is absolutely true. It also highlights, yet again, the widening gap between Canada’s lived values and a U.S. cultural landscape that is moving backwards on LGBTQ+ rights and representation. #HeatedRivalry www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/tv-...
January 30, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This is absolutely true. It also highlights, yet again, the widening gap between Canada’s lived values and a U.S. cultural landscape that is moving backwards on LGBTQ+ rights and representation. #HeatedRivalry www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/tv-...
I guess this means Eric Braeden, Michael Mealor, Peter Bergman, Susan Walters, Melissa Ordway and Bryton James are jumping on a plane to Atlanta too. #YandR
CBS Plans ‘The Young and the Restless’ Daytime Crossover With New Soap ‘Beyond the Gates’
CBS is planning a daytime soap opera crossover between 'The Young and the Restless' and 'Beyond the Gates' this June.
variety.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I guess this means Eric Braeden, Michael Mealor, Peter Bergman, Susan Walters, Melissa Ordway and Bryton James are jumping on a plane to Atlanta too. #YandR
Canada needs to relearn how to build nice things. Endless delays and runaway cost escalations are a guarantee that we simply won’t build anything at all. urbantoronto.ca/news/2026/01... #WTRP
West Toronto Rail Path Extension Nears $200 Million as Start of Construction Delayed Again | UrbanToronto
Mired in its twentieth year of planning, progress on the southern extension of the West Toronto Railpath (WTR) remains stalled. Stretching from Dupont Street in the north to Dundas Street in the south...
urbantoronto.ca
January 28, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Canada needs to relearn how to build nice things. Endless delays and runaway cost escalations are a guarantee that we simply won’t build anything at all. urbantoronto.ca/news/2026/01... #WTRP
That was once CBLT-TV (CBC) Channel 5 Toronto. urbantoronto.ca/news/2026/01...
13-Storey Resubmission Filed for Yonge Street Site Following OLT Settlement | UrbanToronto
A revised development proposal has been submitted for the 10-storey 1 Marlborough in Toronto’s Summerhill neighbourhood. Designed by AUDAX for Devron Developments and Dorsay Development Corporation, t...
urbantoronto.ca
January 28, 2026 at 6:51 PM
That was once CBLT-TV (CBC) Channel 5 Toronto. urbantoronto.ca/news/2026/01...
This seems a worthy addition to the Garden District. I signed! Expand the Conservatory at Allan Gardens - Sign the Petition! c.org/8pJ744QPwH via @CdnChange
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Expand the Conservatory at Allan Gardens
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January 28, 2026 at 6:29 PM
This seems a worthy addition to the Garden District. I signed! Expand the Conservatory at Allan Gardens - Sign the Petition! c.org/8pJ744QPwH via @CdnChange
This does appear to be persistent across unrespectable and some respectable media currently. Show a pic of a plowed biked lane and just wait for the engagement. That's not news, that's monetizing stupidity. spacing.ca/toronto/2026... #BikeTO
OP-ED: Stop Framing Bike Infrastructure as the Problem - Spacing Toronto
There is no shortage of distortion in our public discourse right now. Context-free photos. Selective anecdotes. Partial truths repeated until they harden into talking points. What troubles me most are...
spacing.ca
January 28, 2026 at 6:20 PM
This does appear to be persistent across unrespectable and some respectable media currently. Show a pic of a plowed biked lane and just wait for the engagement. That's not news, that's monetizing stupidity. spacing.ca/toronto/2026... #BikeTO
I wouldn’t expect BlogTO’s rage-baiters to grasp this, but the real question isn’t public-sector pay — it’s how much lower private-sector wages would be without the public sector setting a baseline at all. www.blogto.com/city/2026/01...
Here's how much more Ontario government workers earn than private-sector employees
Ontario government workers earn a notably higher wage premium and generous benefits than their private-sector counterparts, according to a new study …
www.blogto.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I wouldn’t expect BlogTO’s rage-baiters to grasp this, but the real question isn’t public-sector pay — it’s how much lower private-sector wages would be without the public sector setting a baseline at all. www.blogto.com/city/2026/01...
A curious quote as they allow Canadian news on Threads... "Meta has consistently said it will not pay for news posted on its platforms. The company would have to be exempted from the ONA to avoid a legal obligation to pay into Canada’s journalism industry." www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Ottawa in talks with Meta about restoring news to Facebook
Company blocked all news from Facebook, Instagram in 2023 in response to legislation which would require it to pay for content
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:33 PM
A curious quote as they allow Canadian news on Threads... "Meta has consistently said it will not pay for news posted on its platforms. The company would have to be exempted from the ONA to avoid a legal obligation to pay into Canada’s journalism industry." www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Stand up for Canada’s cultural sovereignty - Friends of Canadian Media
This is a decisive moment in the history of Canada-U.S. relations. For over 150 years, Canadians have been blessed with the world’s largest undefended border. Over time, we became economically […]
nwmd.social
January 28, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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