Shane Gates 🇨🇦
@shanegates.ca
he/him 🏳️🌈🇨🇦
University of Toronto | Urban Planning 🚉
University of Toronto | Urban Planning 🚉
Not once in my life has a teacher not put on the men's or women's hockey team during the Winter Olympics.
Either the Capt. Canada schtick is back or it's a distraction towards the insane OSAP cuts.
Either the Capt. Canada schtick is back or it's a distraction towards the insane OSAP cuts.
‘Cheer on Team Canada’: Doug Ford says students can watch Canada’s Olympic hockey games at school
‘Cheer on Team Canada’: Doug Ford says students can watch Canada’s Olympic hockey games at school
Canada’s women’s hockey team will play the U.S. in the Olympics final on Thursday, while the men’s team will play Finland in a semifinal Friday.
www.thestar.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Not once in my life has a teacher not put on the men's or women's hockey team during the Winter Olympics.
Either the Capt. Canada schtick is back or it's a distraction towards the insane OSAP cuts.
Either the Capt. Canada schtick is back or it's a distraction towards the insane OSAP cuts.
Every time I walk outside, I'm more and more tempted to get a bodycam. Drivers' regard for anyone else is completely non-existent.
February 19, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Every time I walk outside, I'm more and more tempted to get a bodycam. Drivers' regard for anyone else is completely non-existent.
I've always loved Mitch Marner. At no point have I thought he was washed, garbage, or bad in high pressure situations. Not once not ever.
February 18, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I've always loved Mitch Marner. At no point have I thought he was washed, garbage, or bad in high pressure situations. Not once not ever.
MR. NICHOLAS SUZUKI THANK YOU
February 18, 2026 at 6:02 PM
MR. NICHOLAS SUZUKI THANK YOU
I appreciate the wording of this, rightfully telling riders who is to blame.
Line 6 Finch West: No service between Duncanwoods and Signet Arrow stations while the maintainer fixes a mechanical problem. Shuttle buses are running between Humber College and Finch West.
February 18, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I appreciate the wording of this, rightfully telling riders who is to blame.
Worth noting that GardaWorld's subsidiary TalentWorld has the contract for the TTC's red-vest customer service representatives.
ICE protest outside GardaWorld's Montreal headquarters leads to arrest
The Montreal-based security giant GardaWorld is reportedly helping staff the Florida detention site known as “Alligator Alcatraz."
The Montreal-based security giant GardaWorld is reportedly helping staff the Florida detention site known as “Alligator Alcatraz."
ICE protest outside GardaWorld's Montreal headquarters leads to arrest
The Montreal-based security giant GardaWorld is reportedly helping staff the Florida detention site known as “Alligator Alcatraz."
montrealgazette.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Worth noting that GardaWorld's subsidiary TalentWorld has the contract for the TTC's red-vest customer service representatives.
Looks like the "pinko" speech favour has come to roost.
I can't think of two worse people to receive the Order
I can't think of two worse people to receive the Order
Don Cherry, Edward Rogers among latest Order of Ontario recipients
Don Cherry, Edward Rogers among latest Order of Ontario recipients
TORONTO - Hockey personality Don Cherry and tech titan Edward Rogers are among 30 new recipients of the Order of Ontario.
www.thestar.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Looks like the "pinko" speech favour has come to roost.
I can't think of two worse people to receive the Order
I can't think of two worse people to receive the Order
Hot take: You shouldn't have to spend thousands of dollars a year to big insurance just to participate in society.
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
Canadians are hitting a breaking point when it comes to the cost of insuring their vehicles
Some are forgoing buying a second car, driving their cars longer, or choosing to drive less expensive ones to insure
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Hot take: You shouldn't have to spend thousands of dollars a year to big insurance just to participate in society.
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
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Currently in a >500-person line for free bread that snakes around Union Station if anyone wants to know what I'm doing on a Friday afternoon.
Possible recession indicator?
Possible recession indicator?
February 13, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Currently in a >500-person line for free bread that snakes around Union Station if anyone wants to know what I'm doing on a Friday afternoon.
Possible recession indicator?
Possible recession indicator?
Curling is on, which means I definitely should have been in bed a long time ago
February 13, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Curling is on, which means I definitely should have been in bed a long time ago
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"Under OSAP changes, ¼ of funding can be non-repayable grants and 75% will be loans - an almost reversal of the current system, where up to 85% can be grants and 15% loans."
Unfreezing tuition is one thing, but this is just a continuation of Doug Ford's crusade against higher education.
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Unfreezing tuition is one thing, but this is just a continuation of Doug Ford's crusade against higher education.
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Ontario lifts tuition freeze, unveils OSAP reforms as it adds billions to university and college funding
Ontario lifts tuition freeze, unveils OSAP reforms as it adds billions to university and college funding
Ontario is overhauling OSAP, so that financial aid will be mainly loans with far fewer non-repayable grants.
www.thestar.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
"Under OSAP changes, ¼ of funding can be non-repayable grants and 75% will be loans - an almost reversal of the current system, where up to 85% can be grants and 15% loans."
Unfreezing tuition is one thing, but this is just a continuation of Doug Ford's crusade against higher education.
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Unfreezing tuition is one thing, but this is just a continuation of Doug Ford's crusade against higher education.
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"Under OSAP changes, ¼ of funding can be non-repayable grants and 75% will be loans - an almost reversal of the current system, where up to 85% can be grants and 15% loans."
Unfreezing tuition is one thing, but this is just a continuation of Doug Ford's crusade against higher education.
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Unfreezing tuition is one thing, but this is just a continuation of Doug Ford's crusade against higher education.
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Ontario lifts tuition freeze, unveils OSAP reforms as it adds billions to university and college funding
Ontario lifts tuition freeze, unveils OSAP reforms as it adds billions to university and college funding
Ontario is overhauling OSAP, so that financial aid will be mainly loans with far fewer non-repayable grants.
www.thestar.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
"Under OSAP changes, ¼ of funding can be non-repayable grants and 75% will be loans - an almost reversal of the current system, where up to 85% can be grants and 15% loans."
Unfreezing tuition is one thing, but this is just a continuation of Doug Ford's crusade against higher education.
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Unfreezing tuition is one thing, but this is just a continuation of Doug Ford's crusade against higher education.
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Got this mailer from Evan Solomon (eugh) re: the enshittification of Canada Post, but it is so funny yet deceptive that none of the "facts" actually counter any of the claims, some actually supporting the claim. He doesn't call them myths because they're true.
February 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Got this mailer from Evan Solomon (eugh) re: the enshittification of Canada Post, but it is so funny yet deceptive that none of the "facts" actually counter any of the claims, some actually supporting the claim. He doesn't call them myths because they're true.
Only if every road in the city is tolled at $0.10 with the revenue funding road maintenance, but I don't think Burnside would like that very much
Councillor Burnside moves to ask the TTC to consider increasing fares by ten cents, with the extra revenue going toward providing better service and expanding eligibility for the low-income Fair Pass.
February 10, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Only if every road in the city is tolled at $0.10 with the revenue funding road maintenance, but I don't think Burnside would like that very much
Holyday would liquidate the TTC if he had the choice
Budget deliberations begin with Councillor Holyday, who has questions. He gets the TTC to confirm there's a $35 million reserve draw in their budget. Holyday then suggests this reserve draw wouldn't be necessary if TTC just increased fares and reversed policies like fare capping and kids-ride-free.
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Holyday would liquidate the TTC if he had the choice
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My train was held at each station between Avenue and Laird for 1-2 minutes. Turns out the culprit was the intersection at Leslie causing bunching. I do foresee at least some short-turning in the future.
February 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM
My train was held at each station between Avenue and Laird for 1-2 minutes. Turns out the culprit was the intersection at Leslie causing bunching. I do foresee at least some short-turning in the future.
I think we actually built a series of bomb shelters.
February 8, 2026 at 8:40 PM
I think we actually built a series of bomb shelters.
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Everyone booed at Don Valley Station and chanted "Science Centre"
February 8, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Everyone booed at Don Valley Station and chanted "Science Centre"
I can't think of a way companies can get me to hate their product more than to have ads that interrupt the biggest cultural performance in the world.
February 6, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I can't think of a way companies can get me to hate their product more than to have ads that interrupt the biggest cultural performance in the world.
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Ford can either call his own public inquiry (and write the terms of reference) or he can wait for the next government to do something he'll enjoy even less.
No public inquiry into Eglinton Crosstown LRT woes, Doug Ford says: ‘Buddy, you’ve got to be a little more positive’
No public inquiry into Eglinton Crosstown LRT woes, Doug Ford says: ‘Buddy, you’ve got to be a little more positive’
The premier and Toronto’s mayor, along with other dignitaries, marked the opening of the long-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT on Friday with the unveiling of a plaque.
www.thestar.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Ford can either call his own public inquiry (and write the terms of reference) or he can wait for the next government to do something he'll enjoy even less.
I wonder how the Panthers-Lightning game is goi--
February 6, 2026 at 3:10 AM
I wonder how the Panthers-Lightning game is goi--