Craig Saunders
@craigsaunders.bsky.social
Propagandist, dad, ski patroller and Torontonian
Toronto city council expecting that the newly privatized recycling collection mandated by the Ford government is going to be "a rough ride."
Jumping back to the blue bins, Councillor Fletcher passes a motion asking the new company collecting recycling provide some extra trucks to handle the extra cardboard & such produced over the holidays.
"Fasten your seatbelts, colleagues, because I think it's going to be a rough ride," she adds.
"Fasten your seatbelts, colleagues, because I think it's going to be a rough ride," she adds.
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Toronto city council expecting that the newly privatized recycling collection mandated by the Ford government is going to be "a rough ride."
Brad Bradford doesn't want to know what things like Bill 60 are costing the city and how they're affecting homelessness.
Saxe's motion for a report quantifying provincial and federal responsibility for Toronto homelessness CARRIES 20-3.
November 14, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Brad Bradford doesn't want to know what things like Bill 60 are costing the city and how they're affecting homelessness.
A good column on public #library governance in Ontario, by a Bradford West Gwillimbury councillor and library board member I met during the 71-day strike.
www.municipalworld.com/feature-stor...
www.municipalworld.com/feature-stor...
www.municipalworld.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A good column on public #library governance in Ontario, by a Bradford West Gwillimbury councillor and library board member I met during the 71-day strike.
www.municipalworld.com/feature-stor...
www.municipalworld.com/feature-stor...
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Happy eightieth to #NeilYoung.
Here's his masterpiece as far as I'm concerned.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6Zf...
Here's his masterpiece as far as I'm concerned.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6Zf...
After the Gold Rush
YouTube video by Neil Young - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Happy eightieth to #NeilYoung.
Here's his masterpiece as far as I'm concerned.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6Zf...
Here's his masterpiece as far as I'm concerned.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6Zf...
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Toronto is increasingly becoming a city of renters, so these kinds of changes would have an outsized impact here versus other municipalities across the province. The mayor has also premised much of her political strategy since 2023 on winning support from renters.
November 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Toronto is increasingly becoming a city of renters, so these kinds of changes would have an outsized impact here versus other municipalities across the province. The mayor has also premised much of her political strategy since 2023 on winning support from renters.
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Great that top Canadian universities are hiring top scholars (why wouldn't they?) but the Ontario Progressive Conservative government has starved the post-secondary sector and the province has the lowest per-student funding of any Canadian province. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/educa...
U of T hires three top U.S. scholars, plans for 100 new postdocs
Canadian-born MIT astrophysicist Sara Seagar among those joining the university
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Great that top Canadian universities are hiring top scholars (why wouldn't they?) but the Ontario Progressive Conservative government has starved the post-secondary sector and the province has the lowest per-student funding of any Canadian province. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/educa...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Arrival of US aircraft carrier off Latin America fuels speculation that US could try to overthrow Venezuelan government.
Venezuela prepares ‘massive deployment’ of forces in case of US attack
Arrival of US aircraft carrier off Latin America fuels speculation that US could try to overthrow Venezuelan government.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Arrival of US aircraft carrier off Latin America fuels speculation that US could try to overthrow Venezuelan government.
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Thanks to anti-vaxxers and governments that keep cutting public health, Canada has a new, inglorious honour - of being the only country in the Americas to lose its measles elimination status.
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Canada has lost its measles elimination status: ‘This loss represents a setback’
Canada continues to see measles cases linked to the large, multi-jurisdictional outbreak that began in October 2024 and has since spread to nine provinces and the Northwest Territories.
www.thestar.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Thanks to anti-vaxxers and governments that keep cutting public health, Canada has a new, inglorious honour - of being the only country in the Americas to lose its measles elimination status.
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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This is what I picture when anyone mentions using Chatgpt
(I think you are dumb, but I’m also worried about my safety)
(I think you are dumb, but I’m also worried about my safety)
a group of people standing next to each other with a glowing t in the background
Alt: The senior officers of the enterprise in the background looking dumb as hell, in the foreground “the game” being used to mind control the whole crew (this is a Star Trek the next generation episode)
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This is what I picture when anyone mentions using Chatgpt
(I think you are dumb, but I’m also worried about my safety)
(I think you are dumb, but I’m also worried about my safety)
This building was central to my life in my early 20s. Working at the Greenpeace office sometimes, meeting other queer youth as I figured myself out, kind people like Anne McGrath and the MCC pastor... so many memories.
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This building was central to my life in my early 20s. Working at the Greenpeace office sometimes, meeting other queer youth as I figured myself out, kind people like Anne McGrath and the MCC pastor... so many memories.
Yesterday's #Ontario economic update confirmed the province is forging ahead with more cuts to post-secondary education funding. Ontario already provides by far the lowest per-student funding in Canada, and the gap is widening.
#university #college #PSE #education
#university #college #PSE #education
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Yesterday's #Ontario economic update confirmed the province is forging ahead with more cuts to post-secondary education funding. Ontario already provides by far the lowest per-student funding in Canada, and the gap is widening.
#university #college #PSE #education
#university #college #PSE #education
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
This is a devastating change. Teen Vogue has done some impressive journalism over the last decade or so.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This is a devastating change. Teen Vogue has done some impressive journalism over the last decade or so.
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Will you all please take a second to just appreciate these otter ears?
November 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Will you all please take a second to just appreciate these otter ears?
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CANADA / UK: Rockstar Accused Of Firing Grand Theft Auto Devs Over Union Organization www.gamespot.com/articles/roc...
Rockstar Accused Of Firing Grand Theft Auto Devs Over Union Organization
Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar, claims the employees were fired for cause.
www.gamespot.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:49 AM
CANADA / UK: Rockstar Accused Of Firing Grand Theft Auto Devs Over Union Organization www.gamespot.com/articles/roc...
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If Canadian PM Carney manages a “reset” with China, it will be the fifth reset in 20 years under three Prime Ministers. Two of those resets have required their own reset, by the same PM, after they went south. Heavy lies the hand on the China Reset button
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Carney wants a China ‘reset.’ May he avoid the mistakes of the previous four
To be sure, the Prime Minister has good reasons to attempt this century’s fifth reset
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
If Canadian PM Carney manages a “reset” with China, it will be the fifth reset in 20 years under three Prime Ministers. Two of those resets have required their own reset, by the same PM, after they went south. Heavy lies the hand on the China Reset button
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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...
Want to make sure nobody can prove your taxpayer-funded political slush fund isn't actually an effective program? Simple, make sure there's no data anyone can point to.
Kind of like not bothering to audit the books so that nobody can see what you're embezzling.
Kind of like not bothering to audit the books so that nobody can see what you're embezzling.
NEW: The @TorontoStar’s @MoiraWelsh on how the government doesn’t know what kind of jobs Skills Development Fund program users are getting — because the data isn’t tracked.
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Doug Ford’s Skills Development Fund doesn’t track the type of work recipients got, insider says
No one in charge of the $2.5 billion program knows whether the employment numbers are for full-time, part-time or temporary work.
www.thestar.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Want to make sure nobody can prove your taxpayer-funded political slush fund isn't actually an effective program? Simple, make sure there's no data anyone can point to.
Kind of like not bothering to audit the books so that nobody can see what you're embezzling.
Kind of like not bothering to audit the books so that nobody can see what you're embezzling.
A good column on the Secord school debacle in #Toronto by @jennie1ofmany.bsky.social. A crumbling #school with moldering portapak that the ministry won't replace...and an idea of how to move the project forward.
beachmetro.com/2025/10/23/i...
beachmetro.com/2025/10/23/i...
In My Opinion: Secord school and community centre in urgent need of rebuild – Beach Metro Community News
Secord Public School on Barrington Avenue is shown in this Beach Metro Community News file photo. By JENNIE WORDEN Barrington Avenue runs north from
beachmetro.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
A good column on the Secord school debacle in #Toronto by @jennie1ofmany.bsky.social. A crumbling #school with moldering portapak that the ministry won't replace...and an idea of how to move the project forward.
beachmetro.com/2025/10/23/i...
beachmetro.com/2025/10/23/i...
While I'm on a tear about #university #labour issues, sessional instructors, TAs and RAs @ University of #Waterloo have been without a first contract since organizing three or four years ago.
Use this online action to tell UW to get the lead out.
actionnetwork.org/letters/resp...
Use this online action to tell UW to get the lead out.
actionnetwork.org/letters/resp...
Act Now for Respect, Quality Education and Liveable Wages
The University of Waterloo is very proud to be one of the top-ranked universities in the world, particularly when it comes to research. And proud of the $259 million they raised in research funding. W...
actionnetwork.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
While I'm on a tear about #university #labour issues, sessional instructors, TAs and RAs @ University of #Waterloo have been without a first contract since organizing three or four years ago.
Use this online action to tell UW to get the lead out.
actionnetwork.org/letters/resp...
Use this online action to tell UW to get the lead out.
actionnetwork.org/letters/resp...
A #union shouldn't hire a multinational employer-side law firm to gut the contract of its own staff.
Tell the York University Faculty Association to get back to the table and start behaving like a proper union: cupe.ca/yufa-fair-deal
Tell the York University Faculty Association to get back to the table and start behaving like a proper union: cupe.ca/yufa-fair-deal
Tell YUFA to Bargain a Fair Deal! No Concessions!
cupe.ca
October 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A #union shouldn't hire a multinational employer-side law firm to gut the contract of its own staff.
Tell the York University Faculty Association to get back to the table and start behaving like a proper union: cupe.ca/yufa-fair-deal
Tell the York University Faculty Association to get back to the table and start behaving like a proper union: cupe.ca/yufa-fair-deal
NOW will everyone get on board with dumping the monarchy in Canada???
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry spotted at World Series game — in Dodgers hats?!
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry spotted at World Series game — in Dodgers hats?!
The two former royals were spotted sitting near home plate at Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday between the Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers.
www.thestar.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
NOW will everyone get on board with dumping the monarchy in Canada???
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October 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM