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Toronto economic justice.
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Eglinton Crosstown LRT documents reveal potential plans for opening, possible delays
Confidential documents viewed by the Star show that testing of the Crosstown could extend beyond the expected opening date of September.
www.thestar.com
The Eglinton line was well on its way to being completed when Doug Ford became Premier 7 years ago. Now it's 5 years late and counting. Ford spends record amounts of taxpayer money and makes a lot of announcements, but... Name 2 things Ford has completed. Good luck.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/egl...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/egl...
Meanwhile, North Americans are still arguing about whether vaccines work. Don't worry, there will be no vaccines when robots crash the global economy.
Chinese company UBTECH Robotics has assembled an army of humanoid robots for factory work.
They don’t need recharging - the humanoids are capable of changing their own batteries, making their presence in production almost independent of humans.
They don’t need recharging - the humanoids are capable of changing their own batteries, making their presence in production almost independent of humans.
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Meanwhile, North Americans are still arguing about whether vaccines work. Don't worry, there will be no vaccines when robots crash the global economy.
Corruption Scandal-A-Day Ford government doing what it does.
BREAKING: Secret Skills Development Fund data obtained by @thestar.com reveals Labour Minister David Piccini doled out millions to low-scoring applicants. E.G. owner of @TheTorontoSun and the @nationalpost got $1M despite a 41.68% score.
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/secret-data-reveals-which-low-scoring-ap[…]om-the-ford/article_8e6b59ef-8352-43cc-9434-c9d9c04bb65d.html
November 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Corruption Scandal-A-Day Ford government doing what it does.
Reminder that Pierre Poilievre and the team crumbling around him are not too bright...
November 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Reminder that Pierre Poilievre and the team crumbling around him are not too bright...
A beautiful image of Russian and American leadership right now.
Russia presented its human-like AI robot. It fell down as it walked onto the stage.
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A beautiful image of Russian and American leadership right now.
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in a long life filled with saying stupid shit this is may be the stupidest shit he's ever said
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
in a long life filled with saying stupid shit this is may be the stupidest shit he's ever said
I mean...this is pretty spot on.
🇨🇴Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro fires back at the Trump administration after Washington announced sanctions against him, along with his wife, son, and interior minister, over unsubstantiated allegations of financial ties to drug trafficking. Petro said:
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy...
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy...
![🇨🇴 Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro fires back at the Trump administration after Washington announced sanctions against him, along with his wife, son, and interior minister, over unsubstantiated allegations of financial ties to drug trafficking. Petro said:
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.
To keep [Epstein’s] list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen and threaten our neighbor with an invasion... that is only about their oil.
… They want to turn our beautiful corner of South America into a Syria, a Libya — full of slaves.
Those who don’t want the list published in the United States want to use us here with violence — so that the people of the United States don’t think about their own government, but instead get consumed by xenophobia, racism, ideas of racial superiority, and other false beliefs.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:avtgggryiqtjlg5wwsufccua/bafkreihyig6bluncwsbrhkgkg6kp7qu2sptd74nalo4hcdugffoun4bbiq@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I mean...this is pretty spot on.
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This is how every contract is award in Ontario - donate to Ford, and you'll be promised a contract, years before the project even enters the RFP process.
globalnews.ca/news/1152044...
globalnews.ca/news/1152044...
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is how every contract is award in Ontario - donate to Ford, and you'll be promised a contract, years before the project even enters the RFP process.
globalnews.ca/news/1152044...
globalnews.ca/news/1152044...
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And why are we losing the war for vaccination? Conservative provincial governments responsible for education & healthcare pandering to anti-vaxxers, underfunding local healthcare, and allowing uninformed, non-medical "personal objections" and religions to overrride public health demands. #cdnpoli
#Measles could be just the beginning if we don't restore this trust and act in solidarity with the world. Read on 👇
#cdnpoli @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social
#cdnpoli @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
And why are we losing the war for vaccination? Conservative provincial governments responsible for education & healthcare pandering to anti-vaxxers, underfunding local healthcare, and allowing uninformed, non-medical "personal objections" and religions to overrride public health demands. #cdnpoli
Liberals and Conservatives are always happy to quietly work together when it comes to invasion of your privacy, protecting their own asses, selling or providing weapons, handouts to corporations and the already-wealthy.
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/11/how-...
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/11/how-...
How the Liberal and Conservative Parties Have Quietly Colluded to Undermine the Privacy Rights of Canadians - Michael Geist
It hasn’t received much attention, but the government and official opposition - ie. the Liberals and Conservatives - have been quietly working to pass legislation that undermine the privacy rights of ...
www.michaelgeist.ca
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Liberals and Conservatives are always happy to quietly work together when it comes to invasion of your privacy, protecting their own asses, selling or providing weapons, handouts to corporations and the already-wealthy.
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/11/how-...
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/11/how-...
Doug Ford Conservatives again block the development of new apartments that would house 1000's of people, all because of the lobbying of a single foreign corporation that has received 10's of millions of taxpayer handouts.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Ontario moves to block plans for Toronto apartment complex near Sanofi pharma plant
Province’s housing ministry uses a rarely deployed power on behalf of French pharmaceutical giant
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Doug Ford Conservatives again block the development of new apartments that would house 1000's of people, all because of the lobbying of a single foreign corporation that has received 10's of millions of taxpayer handouts.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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At least some people’s lives have improved in Donald Trump’s America.
November 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
At least some people’s lives have improved in Donald Trump’s America.
Let's remember people like Andreesen. Those who fund the Nazis, are the Nazis.
Lawsuits have been dropped and settlements renegotiated in favor of companies as the administration guts the CFPB. @propublica.org
Backing Trump Has Paid Off for Silicon Valley Billionaires Like Marc Andreessen
Lawsuits have been dropped and settlements renegotiated in favor of companies as the administration guts the CFPB.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Let's remember people like Andreesen. Those who fund the Nazis, are the Nazis.
Automotive Industry: Pierre Poilievre is an idiot.
driving.ca/column/motor...
‘[Poilievre’s] announcement seemed to reveal a breathtaking lack of understanding regarding how automobile manufacturing works, which cars Canadians buy, or the cars we manufacture here in Canada’
Good article.
Skippy really is grossly unqualified, & a moron. #NeverPP
‘[Poilievre’s] announcement seemed to reveal a breathtaking lack of understanding regarding how automobile manufacturing works, which cars Canadians buy, or the cars we manufacture here in Canada’
Good article.
Skippy really is grossly unqualified, & a moron. #NeverPP
Motor Mouth: Why Pierre Poilievre won't get elected
Canada's official leader of the opposition has finally come up with an auto industry policy—and it’s a complete dud!
driving.ca
November 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Automotive Industry: Pierre Poilievre is an idiot.
The fascists are scared, desperate & willing to break any laws to keep their power. It is time for us non-fascists to play hardball just the same. These clowns might be clowns, but they aren't playing games; they are for real. We've gone too long not taking them seriously. Time for some ass-kicking.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The fascists are scared, desperate & willing to break any laws to keep their power. It is time for us non-fascists to play hardball just the same. These clowns might be clowns, but they aren't playing games; they are for real. We've gone too long not taking them seriously. Time for some ass-kicking.
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The Eglinton line was well on its way to being completed when Doug Ford became Premier 7 years ago. Now it's 5 years late and counting. Ford spends record amounts of taxpayer money and makes a lot of announcements, but... Name 2 things Ford has completed. Good luck.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/egl...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/egl...
Eglinton Crosstown LRT documents reveal potential plans for opening, possible delays
Confidential documents viewed by the Star show that testing of the Crosstown could extend beyond the expected opening date of September.
www.thestar.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The Eglinton line was well on its way to being completed when Doug Ford became Premier 7 years ago. Now it's 5 years late and counting. Ford spends record amounts of taxpayer money and makes a lot of announcements, but... Name 2 things Ford has completed. Good luck.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/egl...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/egl...
"Jenni Byrne (Loblaws lobbyist and architect of failed CPC electionstrategy), has been involved in the party's efforts to quell possible floor-crossings, sources said."
This is like putting Luigi Mangione in charge of the health insurance association.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
This is like putting Luigi Mangione in charge of the health insurance association.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux announces resignation from Parliament | CBC News
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux announced Thursday he is resigning from the House of Commons, according to a statement shared with CBC News.
www.cbc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
"Jenni Byrne (Loblaws lobbyist and architect of failed CPC electionstrategy), has been involved in the party's efforts to quell possible floor-crossings, sources said."
This is like putting Luigi Mangione in charge of the health insurance association.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
This is like putting Luigi Mangione in charge of the health insurance association.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
It's not due to Trump's tariffs. Ford has had a massive deficit in all but one year of his tenure. He makes wasteful spenders like Trudeau and Harper look like Scrooge by comparison.
Ford government’s fall economic statement forecasts $13.5B deficit due to Trump’s tariffs
Ford government’s fall economic statement forecasts $13.5B deficit due to Trump’s tariffs
Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy's fall economic statement is projecting a $13.5 billion deficit this fiscal year — ballooning from a $1.1 billion shortfall in 2024-25 — but less than the
www.thestar.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It's not due to Trump's tariffs. Ford has had a massive deficit in all but one year of his tenure. He makes wasteful spenders like Trudeau and Harper look like Scrooge by comparison.
@profgalloway.com I think you'd really appreciate this article, amigo. I sure do. The better team came just a hair short of a ring, but these guys moved a nation with their affection for one another.
theconversation.com/boys-do-cry-...
theconversation.com/boys-do-cry-...
Boys do cry: The Toronto Blue Jays challenge sport’s toxic masculinity with displays of love and emotion
Rather than uphold a dominant hypermasculine image of men in sport, this years’ World Series might have opened our eyes to a counter-narrative in sport.
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
@profgalloway.com I think you'd really appreciate this article, amigo. I sure do. The better team came just a hair short of a ring, but these guys moved a nation with their affection for one another.
theconversation.com/boys-do-cry-...
theconversation.com/boys-do-cry-...
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Boys do cry: The Toronto Blue Jays challenge sport’s toxic masculinity with displays of love and emotion
Boys do cry: The Toronto Blue Jays challenge sport’s toxic masculinity with displays of love and emotion
Rather than uphold a dominant hypermasculine image of men in sport, this years’ World Series might have opened our eyes to a counter-narrative in sport.
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Boys do cry: The Toronto Blue Jays challenge sport’s toxic masculinity with displays of love and emotion
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Generations of Ontarians have been left behind and the Ford government has allowed the housing and hunger crisis to get worse.
The Premier of NO
YouTube video by Mike Schreiner
youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Generations of Ontarians have been left behind and the Ford government has allowed the housing and hunger crisis to get worse.
Whenever Danielle Smith, Pierre Poilievre or some other O&G shill tells you government policies are squashing the sector, you're fully entitled to spit out your beer while laughing at them. I care about the planet so I don't like it, but O&G has never produced more after 10 years of Liberal rule.
November 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Whenever Danielle Smith, Pierre Poilievre or some other O&G shill tells you government policies are squashing the sector, you're fully entitled to spit out your beer while laughing at them. I care about the planet so I don't like it, but O&G has never produced more after 10 years of Liberal rule.
Chris d'Entremont crossed the floor because his leader wanted him to vote against a budget that looked like the budget his leader proposed just a few months earlier. #cdnpoli
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Chris d'Entremont crossed the floor because his leader wanted him to vote against a budget that looked like the budget his leader proposed just a few months earlier. #cdnpoli
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I've been on vacation and just came back to news the Doug Ford gov't is amalgamating 36 conservation authorities into 7. This is a HUGE change and just the latest in a long tense relationship b/w this government and the unique agencies.
But first: LETS GO BLUE JAYS 💙
thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-o...
But first: LETS GO BLUE JAYS 💙
thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-o...
A five-year battle comes to an end in Ontario | The Narwhal
Time and again, the Ford government has tried to weaken the role of conservation authorities. The changes are coming soon
thenarwhal.ca
October 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I've been on vacation and just came back to news the Doug Ford gov't is amalgamating 36 conservation authorities into 7. This is a HUGE change and just the latest in a long tense relationship b/w this government and the unique agencies.
But first: LETS GO BLUE JAYS 💙
thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-o...
But first: LETS GO BLUE JAYS 💙
thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-o...
This is an embarrassment to Toronto. How about an extra garbage can or two, a donation box out front the church, a stern talking to the Badiali owners to clean up at the end of the day and otherwise please step off and just let this city have some nice things once in a while.
in Toronto we aren’t allowed to have nice shops in residential areas and according to these ladies, an example of why that’s important is because there’s a place in our city that makes pizza that is *so freaking good* that it attracts people from all over the world
October 31, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This is an embarrassment to Toronto. How about an extra garbage can or two, a donation box out front the church, a stern talking to the Badiali owners to clean up at the end of the day and otherwise please step off and just let this city have some nice things once in a while.
Poilievre considering having Conservatives send Canada into another election 6 months after the last one by voting against a budget NEARLY IDENTICAL TO THE ONE HE PROPOSED during that last election.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Conservative, NDP caucuses weighing a budget vote that could trigger an election: sources | CBC News
The Conservative and NDP caucuses are grappling with what to do about the upcoming federal budget and whether they want to be part of an effort to trigger an election by voting it down, multiple sourc...
www.cbc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Poilievre considering having Conservatives send Canada into another election 6 months after the last one by voting against a budget NEARLY IDENTICAL TO THE ONE HE PROPOSED during that last election.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...