Emma
emmapaling.bsky.social
Emma
@emmapaling.bsky.social
Writer and journalist
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After a furious outcry, the Ontario government reversed course on the most controversial part of Bill 60.

But the policy makes six other changes to landlord-tenant law that overwhelmingly benefit landlords, @emmapaling.bsky.social reports.

www.thegrindmag.ca/despite-reve...
Despite Reversal on Rent Control, Ford Government Still Plans to Make Evictions Easier
After a wave of furious backlash, the Ontario government backtracked on the most controversial part of its proposed Bill 60. But the housing bill will still make it faster and easier for landlords to…
www.thegrindmag.ca
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Scarborough–Rouge Park, Toronto’s easternmost ward, is having a local by-election on September 29. The Local is the only place to find researched, fact-checked bios and platform summaries for every candidate in the running. Check out our latest Candidate Tracker: thelocal.to/srp2025/ #TOpoli
Here Are the Scarborough–Rouge Park By-Election Candidates | The Local
The only place to find fact-checked biographies and election platform summaries for every candidate running for Ward 25—Scarborough–Rouge Park in the September 29, 2025 by-election.
thelocal.to
September 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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I can't believe I never even thought of the 'condo conundrum' before and its impact on grass roots politics globally let alone Canada.

Social interactions are critical to finding ways to change the unenlightened and misinformed.

Well stated Emma.
This article won’t change your mind. Here’s why:

Evidence shows that arguing our case rarely convinces others. It’s social relationships and actions that have that power

⏬ Bluesky 'bite-sized' article thread (10 min) with extra links 📖🍿🔊
This article won’t change your mind. Here’s why | Sarah Stein Lubrano
Evidence shows that arguing our case rarely convinces others. It’s social relationships and actions that have that power, says author Sarah Stein Lubrano
www.theguardian.com
June 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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On 💕 Habibti Please💕 ep47 Nashwa Lina Khan speaks with independent journalist @emmapaling.bsky.social about how mainstream media in Canada, especially outlets like CBC, shape public understanding of Palestine and Israel.

habibtiplease.substack.com/p/emma-palin... 🔶
Emma Paling on When Silence Is Strategy
Unpacking Media Complicity, Censorship, and Palestine in Canadian Newsrooms
habibtiplease.substack.com
July 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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NEW: @emmapaling.bsky.social explores how the proliferation of condos presents new challenges for political organizers.

Conflicting interests between owners and renters, and difficulties for organizers trying to canvass these buildings are 2 major challenges. www.readthemaple.com/how-canadas-...
How Canada’s ‘Condo Class’ Has Disrupted Political Organizing
The rise of condos is making door-to-door political campaigning obsolete.
www.readthemaple.com
June 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The rise of a "condo class" in Canada has deeply disrupted political organizing.

“Developers, slash landlords, slash the corporate class, have overcome the threat of community organizing for the collective good within these spaces.”
@readthemaple.bsky.social

www.readthemaple.com/how-canadas-...
How Canada’s ‘Condo Class’ Has Disrupted Political Organizing
The rise of condos is making door-to-door political campaigning obsolete.
www.readthemaple.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Their MP Is Indigenous. Their MLA Mocked Residential School Survivors via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
Their MP Is Indigenous. Their MLA Mocked Residential School Survivors | The Tyee
How did Vancouver’s west side elect Wade Grant and Dallas Brodie?
thetyee.ca
May 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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TORONTO’S NEW LANDLORDS: They’re ultra-rich, predominantly American, and over the next 8 years they’re bringing 21,000 units without rent control to a new building near you.

✍️: @emmapaling.bsky.social

www.westendphoenix.com/stories/toro...
May 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Trump’s New Muslim Ban Poised to Sweep Up Immigrants Already in the U.S.
theintercept.com/2025/03/12/t...
Trump’s New Muslim Ban Poised to Sweep Up Immigrants Already in the U.S.
A revived and expanded Muslim ban is stoking fears that U.S. residents with “hostile attitudes” toward the country will be targeted.
theintercept.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
okay wow so this app is a carbon copy of twitter
March 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM