Jen
@thismomroars.bsky.social
Pedestrian Safety advocating led to safe schools/school nutrition which led to municipal politics/community building/complete streets/community land trusts which all helped create TheEtobicokeVoice.substack.com and https://thismomroars.substack.com/
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· Nov 14
ThisMomRoars | Jennifer Alexander | Substack
Exploring the realities of women in leadership, civic life, and community-building, and creating pathways for more women to step forward. Click to read ThisMomRoars, by Jennifer Alexander, a Substack ...
ThisMomRoars.substack.com
The silence wasn’t quiet — it was planning!
Today I’m relaunching thismomroars.substack.com as a dedicated space for women who want to lead, advocate, and make positive impacts in communities. If you're ready to level up your impact, this new chapter is for you. #TOpoli #ONpoli
Today I’m relaunching thismomroars.substack.com as a dedicated space for women who want to lead, advocate, and make positive impacts in communities. If you're ready to level up your impact, this new chapter is for you. #TOpoli #ONpoli
Trying to understand the OLP right now, this is a good substack post open.substack.com/pub/jordanke...
#ONpoli
#ONpoli
113 Days In: Fairness, Timing, and the Integrity of Ontario’s Liberal Leadership Race
It has now been 113 days since Ontario Liberal Party Leader Bonnie Crombie announced her intention to step down after receiving a 57 per cent show of support at the party’s Annual General Meeting in S...
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January 6, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Trying to understand the OLP right now, this is a good substack post open.substack.com/pub/jordanke...
#ONpoli
#ONpoli
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Toronto ended 2025 with 44 homicides, which is a more than 20 year low.
January 5, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Toronto ended 2025 with 44 homicides, which is a more than 20 year low.
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Happy new year - it's "back to work" in more ways than one!
Make it a new year's resolution to get out to more IN-PERSON consultations in your area!
Not sure where to start? Use our Consultations 101 video here for tips to get your foot in the door!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvUc...
Make it a new year's resolution to get out to more IN-PERSON consultations in your area!
Not sure where to start? Use our Consultations 101 video here for tips to get your foot in the door!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvUc...
Toronto City Consultations 101: How to Advocate For More Housing In Your Neighbourhood!
YouTube video by More Neighbours Toronto
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January 5, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Happy new year - it's "back to work" in more ways than one!
Make it a new year's resolution to get out to more IN-PERSON consultations in your area!
Not sure where to start? Use our Consultations 101 video here for tips to get your foot in the door!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvUc...
Make it a new year's resolution to get out to more IN-PERSON consultations in your area!
Not sure where to start? Use our Consultations 101 video here for tips to get your foot in the door!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvUc...
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We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
January 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
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Anyway, perhaps you want something else to read after 24 hours of the global goon show.
January 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Anyway, perhaps you want something else to read after 24 hours of the global goon show.
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My friend Jode Roberts in today’s Toronto Star - “You do not need 50 conversations to feel the difference. You might only need one. And you never know what a single Tuesday morning coffee chat can set in motion” www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
A simple routine that transformed my year: 50 coffee dates with strangers
These meetings were reminders of how rich and strange the world can be when you show up with no agenda.
www.thestar.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
My friend Jode Roberts in today’s Toronto Star - “You do not need 50 conversations to feel the difference. You might only need one. And you never know what a single Tuesday morning coffee chat can set in motion” www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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For months, a segment of President Trump’s political base has been complaining that he has spent too much time on foreign policy and too little on America’s economic anxieties. His announcement on Saturday that the U.S. would “run” Venezuela for an indefinite period is adding fuel to that fire.
In Toppling Maduro, Trump Risks Blowback from ‘America First’ Base
President Trump’s pledge that the United States would “run” Venezuela for an indefinite period showed he is willing to enter foreign conflicts he once promised to end.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 1:10 AM
For months, a segment of President Trump’s political base has been complaining that he has spent too much time on foreign policy and too little on America’s economic anxieties. His announcement on Saturday that the U.S. would “run” Venezuela for an indefinite period is adding fuel to that fire.
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Swalwell: He couldn't run a casino, and now he's going to run a country in South America while he fails to run a country in North America?
January 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Swalwell: He couldn't run a casino, and now he's going to run a country in South America while he fails to run a country in North America?
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Venezuelans elected Edmundo González (who was basically running in her place). The US were never going to let the people of Venezuela have their chosen leadership.
Trump on María Corina Machado: "I think it'd be very tough for her to be the leader. She doesn't have the support or the respect within the country. She's a very nice woman but she doesn't have the respect."
January 3, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Venezuelans elected Edmundo González (who was basically running in her place). The US were never going to let the people of Venezuela have their chosen leadership.
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Tony Soprano has captured Tony Soprano.
I’m sure everything will be fine and no further liberties will be taken.
I’m sure everything will be fine and no further liberties will be taken.
January 3, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Tony Soprano has captured Tony Soprano.
I’m sure everything will be fine and no further liberties will be taken.
I’m sure everything will be fine and no further liberties will be taken.
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One of the most important housing strategies is to protect the affordability you already have. Toronto’s MURA Program helps non-profits buy at-risk private market rental housing to maintain it as affordable housing. Buildings like this one acquired by St. Jude to preserve affordability for 20 homes.
January 3, 2026 at 12:56 PM
One of the most important housing strategies is to protect the affordability you already have. Toronto’s MURA Program helps non-profits buy at-risk private market rental housing to maintain it as affordable housing. Buildings like this one acquired by St. Jude to preserve affordability for 20 homes.
2025 was a hard year for a lot of people. As we move into the early days of the new year, I’ve been noticing a shift in Etobicoke for a while now. More residents want to be part of conversations earlier.
New in The Etobicoke Voice
theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
#TOpoli #ONpoli
New in The Etobicoke Voice
theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
#TOpoli #ONpoli
Welcome To 2026
Jan 2 2026
theetobicokevoice.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:18 AM
2025 was a hard year for a lot of people. As we move into the early days of the new year, I’ve been noticing a shift in Etobicoke for a while now. More residents want to be part of conversations earlier.
New in The Etobicoke Voice
theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
#TOpoli #ONpoli
New in The Etobicoke Voice
theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
#TOpoli #ONpoli
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This rocks
January 2, 2026 at 4:14 AM
This rocks
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New speed camera replacement just dropped in Ford’s Ontario
January 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM
New speed camera replacement just dropped in Ford’s Ontario
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Very happy to discover the washrooms in the old fire station at Biidaasige Park are open in the winter!
January 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Very happy to discover the washrooms in the old fire station at Biidaasige Park are open in the winter!
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🚘🕳️ Through 2025, Colin D'Mello and I invested a lot of time looking into Ontario Premier Doug Ford's dream of tunnelling under Hwy. 401. Through sourcing, freedom of information and lots of questions, here's what we found (in chronological order) #OnPoli
January 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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Ontario education, dealing with underfunding and mismanagement
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#the905 #onpoli #cdnpoli #podcast
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#the905 #onpoli #cdnpoli #podcast
December 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ontario education, dealing with underfunding and mismanagement
buff.ly/c4iUuTa
#the905 #onpoli #cdnpoli #podcast
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#the905 #onpoli #cdnpoli #podcast
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Ontario needs accountability to stop political corruption
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#the905 #onpoli #cdnpoli #podcast
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#the905 #onpoli #cdnpoli #podcast
December 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Ontario needs accountability to stop political corruption
buff.ly/c4iUuTa
#the905 #onpoli #cdnpoli #podcast
buff.ly/c4iUuTa
#the905 #onpoli #cdnpoli #podcast
I think I may actually be done with the old site, the toxicity is so bad but I didn't want to loose my DM access. Guess what, got locked out of them and so with a new year, let's make a fresh break 😀
January 2, 2026 at 4:30 AM
I think I may actually be done with the old site, the toxicity is so bad but I didn't want to loose my DM access. Guess what, got locked out of them and so with a new year, let's make a fresh break 😀
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What’s on your New Year’s wishlist for #Toronto? 👀🎇
We asked locals what they want fixed, funded, or finally taken seriously in the city in 2026, and they didn’t hold back. What do you think they missed?
Read the full story below ⬇️ #NewYear #TOpoli
nowtoronto.com/lifestyle/to...
We asked locals what they want fixed, funded, or finally taken seriously in the city in 2026, and they didn’t hold back. What do you think they missed?
Read the full story below ⬇️ #NewYear #TOpoli
nowtoronto.com/lifestyle/to...
December 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
What’s on your New Year’s wishlist for #Toronto? 👀🎇
We asked locals what they want fixed, funded, or finally taken seriously in the city in 2026, and they didn’t hold back. What do you think they missed?
Read the full story below ⬇️ #NewYear #TOpoli
nowtoronto.com/lifestyle/to...
We asked locals what they want fixed, funded, or finally taken seriously in the city in 2026, and they didn’t hold back. What do you think they missed?
Read the full story below ⬇️ #NewYear #TOpoli
nowtoronto.com/lifestyle/to...
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You know who isn’t helping?
December 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
You know who isn’t helping?
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#IdeasAtWork
Awaiting the plan for #OpenStreetsTO in 2026
Hard to ‘shop/eat/enjoy local’ when potential customers/visitors are playing a life and death version of Frogger.
Upcoming election for #TOpoli will showcase who has the #PoliticalWill to future proof our city.
Car dependency isn’t it.
Awaiting the plan for #OpenStreetsTO in 2026
Hard to ‘shop/eat/enjoy local’ when potential customers/visitors are playing a life and death version of Frogger.
Upcoming election for #TOpoli will showcase who has the #PoliticalWill to future proof our city.
Car dependency isn’t it.
December 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#IdeasAtWork
Awaiting the plan for #OpenStreetsTO in 2026
Hard to ‘shop/eat/enjoy local’ when potential customers/visitors are playing a life and death version of Frogger.
Upcoming election for #TOpoli will showcase who has the #PoliticalWill to future proof our city.
Car dependency isn’t it.
Awaiting the plan for #OpenStreetsTO in 2026
Hard to ‘shop/eat/enjoy local’ when potential customers/visitors are playing a life and death version of Frogger.
Upcoming election for #TOpoli will showcase who has the #PoliticalWill to future proof our city.
Car dependency isn’t it.
