bethdoc.bsky.social
@bethdoc.bsky.social
Writer of apocalypses. The cats will lead us all to better things.
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Hoping the media is incessant this week in its coverage of Doug Ford giving Elon Musk $100M.
Ontario’s Starlink Deal Stays, For Now, Despite Trump’s Trade Move
The Canadian province of Ontario is keeping its contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink for the moment, despite President Donald Trump’s moves to put new tariffs on US trading partners.
www.bloomberg.com
February 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Some people believe Doug Ford winning another majority is a foregone conclusion but I prefer to hope this election results in a Ford gone conclusion.
February 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This.
This is harsher than I usually like to be, but Ford’s more dangerous for Ontario than ever before. Like, MAGA dangerous.
February 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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This is so good.
February 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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"Things PCs did that they didn't promise: There are also several things that Ford did not talk about doing during the 2022 campaign, but did anyway in his second term:

Spending at least $600 million in public funds to allow convenience stores to sell beer and wine on an accelerated timeframe."
ANALYSIS | Did Doug Ford 'Get It Done'? Here's a report card on his campaign promises from 2022 | CBC News
With Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives seeking re-election on a slogan of “Protect Ontario,” it’s worth examining whether they made good on their last campaign slogan: “Get It Done.”
www.cbc.ca
February 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Seems like a good time to repost this.

#ThankTrudeau
#TeamCanada
#ViveLeCanada
February 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Ford didn’t have a “mandate” to announce his US booze ban, so why is he saying the election is to give him one? His translucent excuse offers us a way to look back on his six years of doing dubious things without a “mandate”.
My @thestar.com column.
Shawn Micallef: Doug Ford hasn’t needed a mandate to make major changes in Toronto. So why does he need one for Donald Trump?
By framing his election call in terms of needing a mandate, Premier Doug Ford invites us to look back on all that he’s done to the city without such a mandate.
www.thestar.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Alcohol in private stores: $1.4 billion

Building infrastructure for a private spa: $2.2 billion

Redundant highway: $10 billion

Cost of Ford’s government: 73% increase

Early election with a majority already: $175 million

Doug Bucks election bribes: $3 billion

Defenestrating Doug: Priceless
January 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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In October 2023, a right-wing government swept to power in New Zealand on a wave of populist anger similar to Canada’s.

The results so far? Government debt forecast to rise. The deficit got worse. Unemployment is increasing. Craig Renney writes.
Whoa, Canada! Don’t Make Our Mistake in New Zealand | The Tyee
Out of frustration we tried electing right-wing populists. Now things are worse.
thetyee.ca
January 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Doug Ford
964 Albion Rd
Unit 110 (2nd floor)
Etobicoke, ON M9V 1A7
P: 416-745-2859
E: doug.fordco@pc.ola.org

Doug Ford
Room 281
Legislative Building, Queen's Park
Toronto, ON M7A 1A1
P: 416-325-7635

correspondence.premier.gov.on.ca/EN/feedback/...

fordmpp.ca/contact/

#OnPoli
#DougFordIsCorrupt
January 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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January 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Ontario Science Centre closure: No mandate
Billions spent on private spa at Ontario Place: No mandate
Tunnelling under the 401: No mandate
Moving ServiceOntario to Staples: No mandate
Building the most expensive government in Ontario history: No mandate

Maybe Doug just learned what mandate means.
Ford’s office sends internal email signalling early Ontario election is imminent | Globalnews.ca
According to an internal memo, the Ford government appears ready to dissolve the Ontario legislature and call an early election, using Trump's tariffs as the justification.
globalnews.ca
January 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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HI AMERICA, YEAH, NO. LOVE, CANADA
January 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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This is everything you need to know about Poilievre.
He is their guy on the inside.
I will never ever vote on anything brought forward by this man.
He is fundamentally unfit for public office.
January 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Pierre Poilievre is only "inevitably" the next Prime Minister if we say so.

New Brunswick and Manitoba used their last two provincial elections to send bigots packing.

We can do it nationally if we want to.
January 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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January 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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We go now to a live feed of Canadians who've based their entire existence the past decade hating Trudeau.
a woman wearing a shirt that says " what are we supposed to do now " stands in a room
ALT: a woman wearing a shirt that says " what are we supposed to do now " stands in a room
media.tenor.com
January 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Me, I can hardly wait for the election and for Poilievre to cut the carbon tax: So the price of groceries will plummet, my disposable income will increase 1000%, houses will sell for $150,000 again and I finally get my freedom back.

Oh, and the free ponies we'll all get.
January 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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On this day in 1998, an ice storm developed over southern Ontario and Quebec.
The storm left millions without power, killed 34 people and caused $5-7 billion in damages.
Let's learn more about the Ice Storm of 1998.

🧵1/16
January 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Pierre Poilievre is leaning heavily into rage and disinformation.
His interview with Jordan Peterson speaks volumes about where he will take the politics of our nation.
I was once targeted by Jordan Peterson and the death threats I faced went off the charts.
www.thestar.com/opinion/deat...
Death threats, Jordan Peterson and me: My journey into the world of Pitchfork Politics
Some on the far right are using the language of violence to intimidate people. Here’s what we should do, says NDP MP Charlie Angus.
www.thestar.com
January 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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THREAD: In 2023, I received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of 1000s of secret files.

It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
January 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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January 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
He should def be promoting this as an accomplishment.
If I were Trudeau I'd start making "I Got Jordan Peterson To Leave" election merch STAT
December 14, 2024 at 12:06 AM
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December 13, 2024 at 2:39 PM