Diana Chan McNally
@dianachanmcnally.bsky.social
Community Worker. Adult Educator. Maytree Fellow. Dipl. of CW BFA MA MEd (Inc). Mixed Race. She/They. Housing and Human Rights.
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#Bill60 will likely be passed this week, and it will grow homelessness across Ontario — something our food banks, shelters, and municipalities do not have the resources to address.
When you wonder why encampments are growing in your community, remember Bill 60.
My remarks today at the OLA:
When you wonder why encampments are growing in your community, remember Bill 60.
My remarks today at the OLA:
No. Increasing a police presence in schools creates unintended outcomes, including racial profiling and increased suspensions, expulsions, and arrests. In combination, these can feed a “school to prison” pipeline — which, by any definition, decreases school safety. www.thetrillium.ca/insider-news...
December 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
No. Increasing a police presence in schools creates unintended outcomes, including racial profiling and increased suspensions, expulsions, and arrests. In combination, these can feed a “school to prison” pipeline — which, by any definition, decreases school safety. www.thetrillium.ca/insider-news...
We should consider this in Toronto. Anecdotally, cold-related injuries for homeless people are rampant, but we haven't measured the scale. In my own work, I've seen people's injuries compound over multiple winters until all their fingers are gone. www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont...
Frostbite and hypothermia data focus of new group in Sudbury
A new group that advocates for the homeless wants data published by public health about frostbite amputations and deaths by hypothermia.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We should consider this in Toronto. Anecdotally, cold-related injuries for homeless people are rampant, but we haven't measured the scale. In my own work, I've seen people's injuries compound over multiple winters until all their fingers are gone. www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont...
Agree with TPS Chief Demkiw. Police cannot be thought of or deployed as social workers when they are trained and armed to act as law enforcement. As a former crisis worker, we are best equipped to support people in mental health crisis. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Police officers shouldn’t be leading mental health calls, Toronto police chief says | CBC News
For years, police have been on the front lines of mental health crisis calls in Toronto, but the city's police chief believes it's now time to rethink that approach.
www.cbc.ca
December 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Agree with TPS Chief Demkiw. Police cannot be thought of or deployed as social workers when they are trained and armed to act as law enforcement. As a former crisis worker, we are best equipped to support people in mental health crisis. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Beyond unethical. A for-profit plasma donation corporation is using "gamefied" financial incentives to lure poor people into risking their health by donating plasma up to 100 times a year. This is the end-game of dystopian privatization and it should be stopped. www.torontotoday.ca/local/health...
How this for profit company is ‘gamifying’ plasma donations in Toronto
Toronto’s new paid plasma donation clinics pay a ‘bonus’ of $100 if an individual gives blood plasma 100 times in a calendar year. Advocates say ‘gamified’ incentives put donors at risk
www.torontotoday.ca
December 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Beyond unethical. A for-profit plasma donation corporation is using "gamefied" financial incentives to lure poor people into risking their health by donating plasma up to 100 times a year. This is the end-game of dystopian privatization and it should be stopped. www.torontotoday.ca/local/health...
Imagine if electeds like Bradford fought against rent increases like they do against property tax increases — as though renters don't offset property taxes anyway.
Only certain household budgets matter here.
Only certain household budgets matter here.
"This comes down to your ideological worldview," says Bradford to Perks. "Your worldview is that the answer to every problem is more taxes, more fees, and more staff. And you know what, household budgets in Toronto don't work that way."
December 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Imagine if electeds like Bradford fought against rent increases like they do against property tax increases — as though renters don't offset property taxes anyway.
Only certain household budgets matter here.
Only certain household budgets matter here.
The most persistent myth of our time is that wealth is directly tied to hard work.
The second most persistent myth of our time is that progressive taxation, i.e. taxing the rich, stifles the economy when the reality is that too much inequality reduces growth.
The second most persistent myth of our time is that progressive taxation, i.e. taxing the rich, stifles the economy when the reality is that too much inequality reduces growth.
"The people targeted under this motion are already paying the highest property taxes in this city. We should NOT be punishing hard work. We should NOT be punishing people who have invested in our city to build businesses and have created jobs," says Councillor James Pasternak.
December 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The most persistent myth of our time is that wealth is directly tied to hard work.
The second most persistent myth of our time is that progressive taxation, i.e. taxing the rich, stifles the economy when the reality is that too much inequality reduces growth.
The second most persistent myth of our time is that progressive taxation, i.e. taxing the rich, stifles the economy when the reality is that too much inequality reduces growth.
Not only did the Ford government shut down supervised consumption sites, they paid up to $300/hour for a private investigation firm to gather anecdotal evidence against the sites — because they had no real evidence to present in the Charter challenge. www.thetrillium.ca/insider-news...
Ontario contracted PI firm for up to $300/hour in consumption site probe: contract
Ford government hired investigators as part of court case
www.thetrillium.ca
December 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Not only did the Ford government shut down supervised consumption sites, they paid up to $300/hour for a private investigation firm to gather anecdotal evidence against the sites — because they had no real evidence to present in the Charter challenge. www.thetrillium.ca/insider-news...
This funding exists because I fought for it.
Until we have the resources for a city-wide water strategy, we need bottled water for the growing numbers of homeless people who are ending up in the ER from heat-related illness.
You either pay for bottled water or ER costs, Holyday.
Until we have the resources for a city-wide water strategy, we need bottled water for the growing numbers of homeless people who are ending up in the ER from heat-related illness.
You either pay for bottled water or ER costs, Holyday.
Councillor Stephen Holyday has a motion to eliminate a $50,000-a-year program to give bottled water to homeless people.
December 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This funding exists because I fought for it.
Until we have the resources for a city-wide water strategy, we need bottled water for the growing numbers of homeless people who are ending up in the ER from heat-related illness.
You either pay for bottled water or ER costs, Holyday.
Until we have the resources for a city-wide water strategy, we need bottled water for the growing numbers of homeless people who are ending up in the ER from heat-related illness.
You either pay for bottled water or ER costs, Holyday.
Today is Human Rights Day, which is more important than ever as human rights continue to be under attack globally. Join me tonight in a discussion about human rights alongside a (wildly stacked!) panel at George Brown College. Free to the public!
December 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Today is Human Rights Day, which is more important than ever as human rights continue to be under attack globally. Join me tonight in a discussion about human rights alongside a (wildly stacked!) panel at George Brown College. Free to the public!
When I was the President of my local union, CUPE 3393, I learned that in addition to engaging in unpaid care work, many of our PSWs were hired through a temp agency and made minimum wage. This is an important report that looks at inequity in care work: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/carework
Caring about Care Workers: Centring Immigrant Women Personal Support Workers in Toronto’s Home Care Sector
www.socialplanningtoronto.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
When I was the President of my local union, CUPE 3393, I learned that in addition to engaging in unpaid care work, many of our PSWs were hired through a temp agency and made minimum wage. This is an important report that looks at inequity in care work: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/carework
Human right to housing, Brad? As a member of TO's Housing Rights Advisory Committee, I'm holding Cllr Bradford to account for his undemocratic push to violate homeless people's human rights through changes to the encampment protocol.
Register to speak on my motion: secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
Register to speak on my motion: secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Human right to housing, Brad? As a member of TO's Housing Rights Advisory Committee, I'm holding Cllr Bradford to account for his undemocratic push to violate homeless people's human rights through changes to the encampment protocol.
Register to speak on my motion: secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
Register to speak on my motion: secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
"People in encampments are in a daily struggle for survival, and public perceptions about their safety are being weaponized to justify the criminalization of poverty and homelessness." Thank you, @housinglogement.bsky.social. www.thetrillium.ca/news/housing...
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Ontario should end forced encampment evictions, federal housing advocate says
Advocates told the official that three provincial laws encourage municipalities ‘to back away from a human rights-based response to encampments.’
www.thetrillium.ca
December 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"People in encampments are in a daily struggle for survival, and public perceptions about their safety are being weaponized to justify the criminalization of poverty and homelessness." Thank you, @housinglogement.bsky.social. www.thetrillium.ca/news/housing...
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Reposted by Diana Chan McNally
NEW: The Ford government is routinely making decisions before environmental consultations have concluded and under-resourcing public education about those consultations, the auditor general has found in her annual report. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1155566...
globalnews.ca/news/1155566...
Ontario government routinely ignoring environmental consultations, AG finds | Globalnews.ca
The Ford government is routinely making decisions before environmental consultations have concluded and under-resourcing public education about those consultations, the AG found.
globalnews.ca
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
NEW: The Ford government is routinely making decisions before environmental consultations have concluded and under-resourcing public education about those consultations, the auditor general has found in her annual report. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1155566...
globalnews.ca/news/1155566...
Members of the public will be able to depute on my motion from the Housing Rights Advisory Committee (HRAC), which asks City Council to uphold its human rights obligations to encampment residents in consultation with HRAC's expertise.
secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
December 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Members of the public will be able to depute on my motion from the Housing Rights Advisory Committee (HRAC), which asks City Council to uphold its human rights obligations to encampment residents in consultation with HRAC's expertise.
secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
In the near future, developers and city government will have to contend with displaced tenants whose buildings have been demolished to build condos that will never happen. These tenants have been promised new affordable units. It'll be a class action lawsuit. www.thegrindmag.ca/toronto-cond...
Toronto Condo Crash Leaves These Three Sites in Limbo
With the epic dive in condo sales, more developments are being cancelled or delayed than ever before. The Grind visits the sites of three such projects to see what’s left standing.
www.thegrindmag.ca
December 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In the near future, developers and city government will have to contend with displaced tenants whose buildings have been demolished to build condos that will never happen. These tenants have been promised new affordable units. It'll be a class action lawsuit. www.thegrindmag.ca/toronto-cond...
Through multiple pieces of legislation — including Bills 223, 5, 6, 10, 60, 75 — the Ford government is waging a war on workers, poor, and homeless people, all to benefit a small group of economic elites.
We can fight them if we stand together.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
We can fight them if we stand together.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Ricardo Tranjan: We’ve seen this Doug Ford show before, and it only goes well for his corporate friends
We have seen this cynical three-act austerity agenda before.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Through multiple pieces of legislation — including Bills 223, 5, 6, 10, 60, 75 — the Ford government is waging a war on workers, poor, and homeless people, all to benefit a small group of economic elites.
We can fight them if we stand together.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
We can fight them if we stand together.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Similar situation in downtown Toronto: a neighbourhood group formed for the express purpose of opposing a new homeless shelter has been ordered to pay nearly $30,000 after litigating against the shelter provider.
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Similar situation in downtown Toronto: a neighbourhood group formed for the express purpose of opposing a new homeless shelter has been ordered to pay nearly $30,000 after litigating against the shelter provider.
Beyond violating separation of powers and the Charter, Bill 75 will keep poor people in jail, longer. Ford is already pushing people into encampments, which he's also criminalized. Bill 75 will also impact poor people demonstrating against this government. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Ontario looks to revive use of cash bail, raising Charter concerns
Critics question whether proposal exceeds provincial powers and violates Charter of Rights and Freedoms
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Beyond violating separation of powers and the Charter, Bill 75 will keep poor people in jail, longer. Ford is already pushing people into encampments, which he's also criminalized. Bill 75 will also impact poor people demonstrating against this government. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
I was proud to be thrown out of the Ontario Legislature today as the Ford government shamefully passed #Bill60.
We won't be silent while this government makes more Ontarians homeless.
We won't be silent while this government makes more Ontarians homeless.
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I was proud to be thrown out of the Ontario Legislature today as the Ford government shamefully passed #Bill60.
We won't be silent while this government makes more Ontarians homeless.
We won't be silent while this government makes more Ontarians homeless.
What an energizing day! Thousands of people showed up for our National Housing Day Rally to say NO to #Bill60 and attacks on renters!
Even though Doug Ford is trying to take away our homes, the Ontario Legislature is OUR house — the people's house — and together, we WILL evict him from office!
Even though Doug Ford is trying to take away our homes, the Ontario Legislature is OUR house — the people's house — and together, we WILL evict him from office!
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
What an energizing day! Thousands of people showed up for our National Housing Day Rally to say NO to #Bill60 and attacks on renters!
Even though Doug Ford is trying to take away our homes, the Ontario Legislature is OUR house — the people's house — and together, we WILL evict him from office!
Even though Doug Ford is trying to take away our homes, the Ontario Legislature is OUR house — the people's house — and together, we WILL evict him from office!
More and more people want encampments evicted. Neighbourhood groups are suing shelter providers. Now, they're attempting to stop supportive housing in Parkdale. You can't have all three!
Please sign and share in support of PARC and supportive housing! tinyurl.com/parcpetition
Please sign and share in support of PARC and supportive housing! tinyurl.com/parcpetition
Build Supportive Affordable Housing at 1499 and 1501 Queen West
The City of Toronto, and Canada as a whole, is in an unprecedented affordable housing crisis. Many struggle to find safe and stable housing in Toronto and Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (PARC) wa...
tinyurl.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
More and more people want encampments evicted. Neighbourhood groups are suing shelter providers. Now, they're attempting to stop supportive housing in Parkdale. You can't have all three!
Please sign and share in support of PARC and supportive housing! tinyurl.com/parcpetition
Please sign and share in support of PARC and supportive housing! tinyurl.com/parcpetition
“A personality is never going to save us from a personality cult. We don’t need a better personality cult. We need on-the-ground, working people coming together and working together to uplift everyone.”
YES.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
YES.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A groundswell of activism takes hold in the US: ‘We are a bridge to the future’
Everyday people from blue and red states alike are leading actions such as protests, boycotts and mutual aid
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“A personality is never going to save us from a personality cult. We don’t need a better personality cult. We need on-the-ground, working people coming together and working together to uplift everyone.”
YES.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
YES.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Diana Chan McNally
Excited to announce that @dianacmcnally.bsky.social will now be joining us at our Town Hall with @charlieangus104.bsky.social next Thursday at the Paradise Theatre.
Limited tickets remain!
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
Limited tickets remain!
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Excited to announce that @dianacmcnally.bsky.social will now be joining us at our Town Hall with @charlieangus104.bsky.social next Thursday at the Paradise Theatre.
Limited tickets remain!
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
Limited tickets remain!
www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...
As a massive introvert whose internal clock is fully nocturnal, I gotta say ... nothing is structured for you.
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
As a massive introvert whose internal clock is fully nocturnal, I gotta say ... nothing is structured for you.
Last week, City Council voted to make changes their encampment protocol that violate human rights.
So this morning, I introduced a letter at the Housing Rights Advisory Committee (HRAC) to challenge Council's unilateral authority to revise encampment policy: secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
So this morning, I introduced a letter at the Housing Rights Advisory Committee (HRAC) to challenge Council's unilateral authority to revise encampment policy: secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
November 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Last week, City Council voted to make changes their encampment protocol that violate human rights.
So this morning, I introduced a letter at the Housing Rights Advisory Committee (HRAC) to challenge Council's unilateral authority to revise encampment policy: secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
So this morning, I introduced a letter at the Housing Rights Advisory Committee (HRAC) to challenge Council's unilateral authority to revise encampment policy: secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...