Aaron Binder
@aaronbinder.com
Director betterwayalliance.ca | Where good business grows.
3X Business Owner | Serial cyclist
Toronto | Hamilton | Indonesia | Canada
Highly professional human desiring bad boy status.
3X Business Owner | Serial cyclist
Toronto | Hamilton | Indonesia | Canada
Highly professional human desiring bad boy status.
"David Fleming says 267 square foot units like this tend to be built with investors, not tenants, in mind.
'No one is able to pull that off nowadays, which really makes me curious who are these condos for?'"
They're for investors. Story coming in post 2 👇👇
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
'No one is able to pull that off nowadays, which really makes me curious who are these condos for?'"
They're for investors. Story coming in post 2 👇👇
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"David Fleming says 267 square foot units like this tend to be built with investors, not tenants, in mind.
'No one is able to pull that off nowadays, which really makes me curious who are these condos for?'"
They're for investors. Story coming in post 2 👇👇
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
'No one is able to pull that off nowadays, which really makes me curious who are these condos for?'"
They're for investors. Story coming in post 2 👇👇
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
"Back in early 2020, about 11% of Amazon’s job postings were in offshore locations.
The percentage started climbing during the pandemic hiring boom and just… kept going. By 2023, it had hit 20%. Today? Nearly 28%."
Offshoring, not AI, is displacing US jobs at Amazon bloomberry.com/blog/amazons...
The percentage started climbing during the pandemic hiring boom and just… kept going. By 2023, it had hit 20%. Today? Nearly 28%."
Offshoring, not AI, is displacing US jobs at Amazon bloomberry.com/blog/amazons...
November 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"Back in early 2020, about 11% of Amazon’s job postings were in offshore locations.
The percentage started climbing during the pandemic hiring boom and just… kept going. By 2023, it had hit 20%. Today? Nearly 28%."
Offshoring, not AI, is displacing US jobs at Amazon bloomberry.com/blog/amazons...
The percentage started climbing during the pandemic hiring boom and just… kept going. By 2023, it had hit 20%. Today? Nearly 28%."
Offshoring, not AI, is displacing US jobs at Amazon bloomberry.com/blog/amazons...
I wonder how this changes over the next 3 months.
"Which of the following politicians do you think is to blame for Canada not having reached an agreement with the United States to reduce tariffs since the last election?"
Empirical Intelligence poll data - empiricalintelligence.ca/budgetsurvey...
"Which of the following politicians do you think is to blame for Canada not having reached an agreement with the United States to reduce tariffs since the last election?"
Empirical Intelligence poll data - empiricalintelligence.ca/budgetsurvey...
November 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I wonder how this changes over the next 3 months.
"Which of the following politicians do you think is to blame for Canada not having reached an agreement with the United States to reduce tariffs since the last election?"
Empirical Intelligence poll data - empiricalintelligence.ca/budgetsurvey...
"Which of the following politicians do you think is to blame for Canada not having reached an agreement with the United States to reduce tariffs since the last election?"
Empirical Intelligence poll data - empiricalintelligence.ca/budgetsurvey...
Not everyone's cup of tea but the 2025 Distillery District Winter Village starts in 6 days!
I've put together a Planning Guide, FAQ & rundown of tours my company is offering. The village free most days/times & that's usually when crowds are sparsest.
Details | www.gotourscanada.com/2025-distill...
I've put together a Planning Guide, FAQ & rundown of tours my company is offering. The village free most days/times & that's usually when crowds are sparsest.
Details | www.gotourscanada.com/2025-distill...
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Not everyone's cup of tea but the 2025 Distillery District Winter Village starts in 6 days!
I've put together a Planning Guide, FAQ & rundown of tours my company is offering. The village free most days/times & that's usually when crowds are sparsest.
Details | www.gotourscanada.com/2025-distill...
I've put together a Planning Guide, FAQ & rundown of tours my company is offering. The village free most days/times & that's usually when crowds are sparsest.
Details | www.gotourscanada.com/2025-distill...
"Hey baby, wanna kill all humans?"
When I think of who should be in charge of a giant robot army - it's not a dude who gets FOMO about not being in charge of the robot army.
Or the world's richest human.
Yet, they're the same person.
@arstechnica.com | arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
When I think of who should be in charge of a giant robot army - it's not a dude who gets FOMO about not being in charge of the robot army.
Or the world's richest human.
Yet, they're the same person.
@arstechnica.com | arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 AM
"Hey baby, wanna kill all humans?"
When I think of who should be in charge of a giant robot army - it's not a dude who gets FOMO about not being in charge of the robot army.
Or the world's richest human.
Yet, they're the same person.
@arstechnica.com | arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
When I think of who should be in charge of a giant robot army - it's not a dude who gets FOMO about not being in charge of the robot army.
Or the world's richest human.
Yet, they're the same person.
@arstechnica.com | arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Yukon Voters: "Okay, yeah, let's adopt ranked voting!"
Yukon Party: "This whole exercise has been a waste of money,"
You were so close, Yukon: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Yukon Party: "This whole exercise has been a waste of money,"
You were so close, Yukon: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Yukon Voters: "Okay, yeah, let's adopt ranked voting!"
Yukon Party: "This whole exercise has been a waste of money,"
You were so close, Yukon: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Yukon Party: "This whole exercise has been a waste of money,"
You were so close, Yukon: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Next time you're in Toronto come visit my store in the Distillery - I'll teach you how to drive one of these!
October 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Next time you're in Toronto come visit my store in the Distillery - I'll teach you how to drive one of these!
Toronto Bike Share is one of the best city programs ever.
While I own 5 bikes - Bike Share is fantastic for quick jaunts downtown. It's also huge for tourism in Toronto and we need to talk about this more!
Read @torontotoday.ca | www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
While I own 5 bikes - Bike Share is fantastic for quick jaunts downtown. It's also huge for tourism in Toronto and we need to talk about this more!
Read @torontotoday.ca | www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
October 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Toronto Bike Share is one of the best city programs ever.
While I own 5 bikes - Bike Share is fantastic for quick jaunts downtown. It's also huge for tourism in Toronto and we need to talk about this more!
Read @torontotoday.ca | www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
While I own 5 bikes - Bike Share is fantastic for quick jaunts downtown. It's also huge for tourism in Toronto and we need to talk about this more!
Read @torontotoday.ca | www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
"Toronto’s own bike share network, with nearly 1,000 stations, could be expanded to scooters.
Build it, because they are coming if we like it or not."
Great article by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social - however they're already here. I estimate 60k+ privately owned e-scooters already in Toronto.
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Build it, because they are coming if we like it or not."
Great article by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social - however they're already here. I estimate 60k+ privately owned e-scooters already in Toronto.
1/2
October 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"Toronto’s own bike share network, with nearly 1,000 stations, could be expanded to scooters.
Build it, because they are coming if we like it or not."
Great article by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social - however they're already here. I estimate 60k+ privately owned e-scooters already in Toronto.
1/2
Build it, because they are coming if we like it or not."
Great article by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social - however they're already here. I estimate 60k+ privately owned e-scooters already in Toronto.
1/2
In the US the top 10% of earners now account for 50% of ALL spending.
In both Canada and the US we could be heading toward major consumer credit defaults.
Read When Will it be Time to Panic About Private Credit by @downtownjoshbrown.bsky.social | www.downtownjoshbrown.com/p/when-will-...
In both Canada and the US we could be heading toward major consumer credit defaults.
Read When Will it be Time to Panic About Private Credit by @downtownjoshbrown.bsky.social | www.downtownjoshbrown.com/p/when-will-...
October 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
In the US the top 10% of earners now account for 50% of ALL spending.
In both Canada and the US we could be heading toward major consumer credit defaults.
Read When Will it be Time to Panic About Private Credit by @downtownjoshbrown.bsky.social | www.downtownjoshbrown.com/p/when-will-...
In both Canada and the US we could be heading toward major consumer credit defaults.
Read When Will it be Time to Panic About Private Credit by @downtownjoshbrown.bsky.social | www.downtownjoshbrown.com/p/when-will-...
Nothing like a British comedy to unwind after a long week!
“They started waving and smiling”: Fuming residents claim children’s bike track has “ruined living here”
@roadcc.bsky.social | road.cc/content/news...
“They started waving and smiling”: Fuming residents claim children’s bike track has “ruined living here”
@roadcc.bsky.social | road.cc/content/news...
October 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Nothing like a British comedy to unwind after a long week!
“They started waving and smiling”: Fuming residents claim children’s bike track has “ruined living here”
@roadcc.bsky.social | road.cc/content/news...
“They started waving and smiling”: Fuming residents claim children’s bike track has “ruined living here”
@roadcc.bsky.social | road.cc/content/news...
"...the reality is that Toronto traffic is worse today than it was a decade ago. In another decade, it will be worse than it is today."
Anytime somebody says 'getting rid of bike lanes will reduce car congestion'. And then what in 5 years?
Read @graphicmatt.com | www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Anytime somebody says 'getting rid of bike lanes will reduce car congestion'. And then what in 5 years?
Read @graphicmatt.com | www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
October 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"...the reality is that Toronto traffic is worse today than it was a decade ago. In another decade, it will be worse than it is today."
Anytime somebody says 'getting rid of bike lanes will reduce car congestion'. And then what in 5 years?
Read @graphicmatt.com | www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Anytime somebody says 'getting rid of bike lanes will reduce car congestion'. And then what in 5 years?
Read @graphicmatt.com | www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
October 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Canada's non-Conservative parties would be wise to note this huge shift over the last decade.
Online discourse is dominated by right-wing influencers - but it doesn't have to be.
Stop chasing traditional media - they're going to Reddit for trending news anyway.
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/09/i...
Online discourse is dominated by right-wing influencers - but it doesn't have to be.
Stop chasing traditional media - they're going to Reddit for trending news anyway.
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/09/i...
October 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Canada's non-Conservative parties would be wise to note this huge shift over the last decade.
Online discourse is dominated by right-wing influencers - but it doesn't have to be.
Stop chasing traditional media - they're going to Reddit for trending news anyway.
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/09/i...
Online discourse is dominated by right-wing influencers - but it doesn't have to be.
Stop chasing traditional media - they're going to Reddit for trending news anyway.
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/09/i...
Sad to say I've been sleeping on pickled sour bamboo shoots literally my whole life until right now
October 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Sad to say I've been sleeping on pickled sour bamboo shoots literally my whole life until right now
Ontario's minimum wage went up on Oct 1.
Good for workers, good for small businesses.
What's actually killing biz?
Toronto retail rent jumped 142% in 5 years.
That's an extinction level increase.
Here's how we save good jobs and businesses: betterwayalliance.ca/the-fixed-co...
Good for workers, good for small businesses.
What's actually killing biz?
Toronto retail rent jumped 142% in 5 years.
That's an extinction level increase.
Here's how we save good jobs and businesses: betterwayalliance.ca/the-fixed-co...
October 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Ontario's minimum wage went up on Oct 1.
Good for workers, good for small businesses.
What's actually killing biz?
Toronto retail rent jumped 142% in 5 years.
That's an extinction level increase.
Here's how we save good jobs and businesses: betterwayalliance.ca/the-fixed-co...
Good for workers, good for small businesses.
What's actually killing biz?
Toronto retail rent jumped 142% in 5 years.
That's an extinction level increase.
Here's how we save good jobs and businesses: betterwayalliance.ca/the-fixed-co...
Wages create returns - staff stay longer, customers get better service, money circulates locally. Rent just...leaves.
55% of Canadian businesses are micro-operations (1-4 people) getting squeezed by costs way out of their control.
Read the report and recos | betterwayalliance.ca/the-fixed-co...
55% of Canadian businesses are micro-operations (1-4 people) getting squeezed by costs way out of their control.
Read the report and recos | betterwayalliance.ca/the-fixed-co...
September 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Wages create returns - staff stay longer, customers get better service, money circulates locally. Rent just...leaves.
55% of Canadian businesses are micro-operations (1-4 people) getting squeezed by costs way out of their control.
Read the report and recos | betterwayalliance.ca/the-fixed-co...
55% of Canadian businesses are micro-operations (1-4 people) getting squeezed by costs way out of their control.
Read the report and recos | betterwayalliance.ca/the-fixed-co...
I spent last month analyzing Toronto business costs to figure out what's actually squeezing small businesses.
Turns out commercial rent jumped 142% over 5 years while wages went up 23%. For a typical 3 employee micro-business, rent increases cost $1,540 MORE per year than wage increases.
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Turns out commercial rent jumped 142% over 5 years while wages went up 23%. For a typical 3 employee micro-business, rent increases cost $1,540 MORE per year than wage increases.
👇👇👇
September 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I spent last month analyzing Toronto business costs to figure out what's actually squeezing small businesses.
Turns out commercial rent jumped 142% over 5 years while wages went up 23%. For a typical 3 employee micro-business, rent increases cost $1,540 MORE per year than wage increases.
👇👇👇
Turns out commercial rent jumped 142% over 5 years while wages went up 23%. For a typical 3 employee micro-business, rent increases cost $1,540 MORE per year than wage increases.
👇👇👇
Reminder to all Toronto bike riders:
It is now September - 1 of the 9 months with too much snow on the ground to cycle in Toronto.
See you again in June.
It is now September - 1 of the 9 months with too much snow on the ground to cycle in Toronto.
See you again in June.
September 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Reminder to all Toronto bike riders:
It is now September - 1 of the 9 months with too much snow on the ground to cycle in Toronto.
See you again in June.
It is now September - 1 of the 9 months with too much snow on the ground to cycle in Toronto.
See you again in June.
Just your regular reminder that it's not wages causing your favourite local businesses to close - it's the INSANE RENT INCREASES.
September 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Just your regular reminder that it's not wages causing your favourite local businesses to close - it's the INSANE RENT INCREASES.
Return to Office mandates have never been about increasing productivity.
Governments are encouraging more car traffic, taken sick days, and lower actual productivity with RTO mandates.
Instead of sitting on zoom calls at home, now you get to drive 40 minutes each way to do it at an office.
Governments are encouraging more car traffic, taken sick days, and lower actual productivity with RTO mandates.
Instead of sitting on zoom calls at home, now you get to drive 40 minutes each way to do it at an office.
September 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Return to Office mandates have never been about increasing productivity.
Governments are encouraging more car traffic, taken sick days, and lower actual productivity with RTO mandates.
Instead of sitting on zoom calls at home, now you get to drive 40 minutes each way to do it at an office.
Governments are encouraging more car traffic, taken sick days, and lower actual productivity with RTO mandates.
Instead of sitting on zoom calls at home, now you get to drive 40 minutes each way to do it at an office.
I gotta be honest - this made me cackle out loud when I saw it next to a 4 lane road known for its car traffic congestion.
10/10 ad by Toronto Bike Share.
10/10 ad by Toronto Bike Share.
August 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I gotta be honest - this made me cackle out loud when I saw it next to a 4 lane road known for its car traffic congestion.
10/10 ad by Toronto Bike Share.
10/10 ad by Toronto Bike Share.
This temporary bike lane on Danforth near Pape is the best construction lane I've ever seen in Toronto.
It reminds me of Vancouver and - I don't know about you - but I've got this warm, happy feeling in my stomach?
It reminds me of Vancouver and - I don't know about you - but I've got this warm, happy feeling in my stomach?
August 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This temporary bike lane on Danforth near Pape is the best construction lane I've ever seen in Toronto.
It reminds me of Vancouver and - I don't know about you - but I've got this warm, happy feeling in my stomach?
It reminds me of Vancouver and - I don't know about you - but I've got this warm, happy feeling in my stomach?
"Critchley’s politics are nuanced. She...describes herself as a “centrist” who sees valid arguments from the political right & left."
I grew up in rural 🇨🇦 - honest candidates like this can upset establishment politicians like Poilievre.
Great piece in @thetyee.ca | thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
I grew up in rural 🇨🇦 - honest candidates like this can upset establishment politicians like Poilievre.
Great piece in @thetyee.ca | thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
July 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"Critchley’s politics are nuanced. She...describes herself as a “centrist” who sees valid arguments from the political right & left."
I grew up in rural 🇨🇦 - honest candidates like this can upset establishment politicians like Poilievre.
Great piece in @thetyee.ca | thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
I grew up in rural 🇨🇦 - honest candidates like this can upset establishment politicians like Poilievre.
Great piece in @thetyee.ca | thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Good News - Toronto's Finch West LRT is opening (probably) soon!
"Light rail vehicles will carry up to 300 passengers each, travelling at up to 60 km/h, and a full trip from end to end will take about 34 minutes."
🔗 | www.blogto.com/city/2025/07...
"Light rail vehicles will carry up to 300 passengers each, travelling at up to 60 km/h, and a full trip from end to end will take about 34 minutes."
🔗 | www.blogto.com/city/2025/07...
July 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Good News - Toronto's Finch West LRT is opening (probably) soon!
"Light rail vehicles will carry up to 300 passengers each, travelling at up to 60 km/h, and a full trip from end to end will take about 34 minutes."
🔗 | www.blogto.com/city/2025/07...
"Light rail vehicles will carry up to 300 passengers each, travelling at up to 60 km/h, and a full trip from end to end will take about 34 minutes."
🔗 | www.blogto.com/city/2025/07...