Geordie
@geordiedent.bsky.social
Kicking billionaire ass wherever possible
December 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
To understand what’s happened with our housing infrastructure, imagine replacing housing with water.
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Toronto asking rents fall to lowest point since 2022, as condo owners who can’t sell rent instead
Toronto asking rents fall again, as condo sellers opt to rent out instead
Average prices dropped to $2,521 a month, according to a national rent report, noting supply — and incentives — are up while demand is down.
www.thestar.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
To understand what’s happened with our housing infrastructure, imagine replacing housing with water.
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When I was at the tenant federation, we estimated about 40K of evictions were criminal: defrauding tenants of their cheap rental contract.
Zero investigations; zero convictions.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Zero investigations; zero convictions.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Majority of Ontario fraud cases tossed since 2020 due to limited resources: Crowns’ association | CBC News
CBC News reviewed the latest three years of fraud statistics released since its investigative series The Cost of Fraud revealed that only a fraction of fraud cases were making it through Ontario’s jus...
www.cbc.ca
December 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
When I was at the tenant federation, we estimated about 40K of evictions were criminal: defrauding tenants of their cheap rental contract.
Zero investigations; zero convictions.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Zero investigations; zero convictions.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Wow. That’s some good stuff
Mayor Olivia Chow is introducing fare capping for TTC riders in her upcoming budget. Instead of having to decide whether it makes sense to buy a monthly pass in advance, rides will automatically be free after 47 trips starting next Sept.
December 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Wow. That’s some good stuff
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Mayor Olivia Chow is introducing fare capping for TTC riders in her upcoming budget. Instead of having to decide whether it makes sense to buy a monthly pass in advance, rides will automatically be free after 47 trips starting next Sept.
December 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Mayor Olivia Chow is introducing fare capping for TTC riders in her upcoming budget. Instead of having to decide whether it makes sense to buy a monthly pass in advance, rides will automatically be free after 47 trips starting next Sept.
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More proof in today's strong Canadian jobs report that Trump's trade war is utterly backfiring for U.S. workers: manufacturing employment is falling there, but still (despite tariff chaos) higher in Canada year/year. This proves Trump is no friend of American workers. #canlab #cdnecon
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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The tenants of Park Beach have been fighting aggressive eviction threats for nearly two years.
Their landlord has painted them as criminals and thieves - and to their dismay, some Residential Tenancy Branch arbitrators have accepted that characterization. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Their landlord has painted them as criminals and thieves - and to their dismay, some Residential Tenancy Branch arbitrators have accepted that characterization. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
A Vancouver Landlord Keeps Being Allowed to Evict Tenants. Why? | The Tyee
Residents want to know why BC’s Residential Tenancy Branch keeps siding with Plan A.
thetyee.ca
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The tenants of Park Beach have been fighting aggressive eviction threats for nearly two years.
Their landlord has painted them as criminals and thieves - and to their dismay, some Residential Tenancy Branch arbitrators have accepted that characterization. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Their landlord has painted them as criminals and thieves - and to their dismay, some Residential Tenancy Branch arbitrators have accepted that characterization. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Honestly, the more I see him in action, the more I feel Carney's just not good at this - a real Mr. Bumble.
Fumbled a gift majority election to a minority and is pissing away any goodwill fast and furiously.
Fumbled a gift majority election to a minority and is pissing away any goodwill fast and furiously.
#Breaking: Climate change advisers quit over Carney government’s energy deal with Alberta
Climate change advisers quit over Carney government’s energy deal with Alberta
Two departing members of Canada's Net-Zero Advisory Body say the Carney government is shredding any hope the country will meet its climate goals.
www.thestar.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Honestly, the more I see him in action, the more I feel Carney's just not good at this - a real Mr. Bumble.
Fumbled a gift majority election to a minority and is pissing away any goodwill fast and furiously.
Fumbled a gift majority election to a minority and is pissing away any goodwill fast and furiously.
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1/ Subprime point-of-sale lender LendCare has been suppressing delinquency and charge-off rates to mislead parent company Goeasy investors, according to internal emails, court records and sources: www.thestar.com/news/investi...
Inside this Ontario loan company, concern grew as payments stopped. Its plan to keep bad debt off the books came at the expense of vulnerable borrowers
Pickering-based LendCare denied wrongdoing, saying the firm is “committed to openness, accountability, and strong governance.”
www.thestar.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
1/ Subprime point-of-sale lender LendCare has been suppressing delinquency and charge-off rates to mislead parent company Goeasy investors, according to internal emails, court records and sources: www.thestar.com/news/investi...
26,000 'affordable' homes would be about 1 year of construction under the height programs from the 80's.
These are all homes. This plan is and was a sham.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
These are all homes. This plan is and was a sham.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Feds to reduce housing spending by half, build only 26,000 homes: Budget watchdog | CBC News
Spending on housing programs will decline by more than half over the next four years with the federal government’s $13-billion signature housing initiative leading to the construction of just 26,000 n...
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
26,000 'affordable' homes would be about 1 year of construction under the height programs from the 80's.
These are all homes. This plan is and was a sham.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
These are all homes. This plan is and was a sham.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
There’s a great scene in the movie Pi:
“No, the moral is to take a bath!”
“No, the moral is to take a bath!”
December 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
There’s a great scene in the movie Pi:
“No, the moral is to take a bath!”
“No, the moral is to take a bath!”
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An astonishing letter published in the Times of London.
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
An astonishing letter published in the Times of London.
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Read the full analysis by @Davidsirota here: www.levernews.com/trumps-kill-...
Trump’s Kill List, Brought To You By Obama And Cheney
To kill alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean, the Trump administration is weaponizing a power grab forged by Dick Cheney and expanded by Barack Obama.
www.levernews.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Read the full analysis by @Davidsirota here: www.levernews.com/trumps-kill-...
Breaking: British wrong again
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
Survey also reveals Britons’ favourite festive film, views on tear-jerkers and family cinema trips
When Macaulay Culkin recently said he didn’t consider Die Hard to be a Christmas film – wading into one of pop culture’s most heated holiday debates – he was booed by a live audience.
But it looks like the British people are behind the actor, with a survey revealing that Home Alone is the UK’s favourite festive film, while Die Hard has officially been voted not a Christmas movie. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Breaking: British wrong again
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‘Imagine a cigar burning slowly up … without visible flames’: Thorncliffe Park condo fire burns inside walls four days later
‘Imagine a cigar burning slowly up … without visible flames’: Thorncliffe Park condo fire burns inside walls four days later
The blaze, which broke out Thursday, has displaced residents from nearly 400 units at 11 Thorncliffe Park Dr. and 21 Overlea Blvd.
www.thestar.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
‘Imagine a cigar burning slowly up … without visible flames’: Thorncliffe Park condo fire burns inside walls four days later
“DiDonato was invited to testify about his plan at a hearing on the case, but couldn’t attend because he didn’t have transportation. “I don’t drive,” he said, adding he “couldn’t think of any friends who would be willing to drive me at like 8am”.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A teenager redrew the Alabama voting map – and it’s now state law
Daniel DiDonato, 18, drafted new state senate districts at home on free software – and a judge picked his map ahead of professionals’ efforts to remedy voting rights violations
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
“DiDonato was invited to testify about his plan at a hearing on the case, but couldn’t attend because he didn’t have transportation. “I don’t drive,” he said, adding he “couldn’t think of any friends who would be willing to drive me at like 8am”.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Since publishing our investigation into "Victoria Goldiee" at @thelocal.to, I've heard from editors from around the world who've had their own run-ins. A quick follow-up, plus a conversation with @cstarnino.bsky.social about journalism in a world of AI fakery. thelocal.to/fallout-from...
The Fallout From Our AI Freelancer Investigation | The Local
A conversation about the future of journalism in a world of “Victoria Goldiees.”
thelocal.to
November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Since publishing our investigation into "Victoria Goldiee" at @thelocal.to, I've heard from editors from around the world who've had their own run-ins. A quick follow-up, plus a conversation with @cstarnino.bsky.social about journalism in a world of AI fakery. thelocal.to/fallout-from...
Ontario: “Property assessments for the 2023 and 2024 property tax years will continue to be based on fully phased-in January 1, 2016 current values.”
www.mpac.ca/en/Continued...
www.mpac.ca/en/Continued...
November 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Ontario: “Property assessments for the 2023 and 2024 property tax years will continue to be based on fully phased-in January 1, 2016 current values.”
www.mpac.ca/en/Continued...
www.mpac.ca/en/Continued...
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For two years, a Sudanese paramilitary force has been massacring civilians—with Canadian-made weapons.
@nisrinelamin.bsky.social and Ismail Adam join @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes Ottawa complicit in the war in Sudan.
@nisrinelamin.bsky.social and Ismail Adam join @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes Ottawa complicit in the war in Sudan.
Canadian weapons are enabling Sudan’s ‘war against civilians’ ⋆ The Breach
Nisrin Elamin and Ismail Adam join Desmond Cole to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes the country complicit in the war in Sudan
breachmedia.ca
November 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
For two years, a Sudanese paramilitary force has been massacring civilians—with Canadian-made weapons.
@nisrinelamin.bsky.social and Ismail Adam join @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes Ottawa complicit in the war in Sudan.
@nisrinelamin.bsky.social and Ismail Adam join @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes Ottawa complicit in the war in Sudan.
I remember seeing Carney early on answering a question about “Decarbonized oil” where it became clear he was dumb as nails.
Another sock puppet for dying industry. He won’t last IMHO.
Another sock puppet for dying industry. He won’t last IMHO.
Lets face it, this is a good day for oil companies, businesses, and those in the oil sector. Its a bad day for the environment and for reconciliation with Indigenous nations whose lands this thing will go over. As Blanchet stated, this is the official end of Canada's climate commitments.
Ottawa-Alberta agreement clears federal hurdles for west coast pipeline, suspends clean energy regulations
Federal government won’t implement its oil and gas emissions cap, and both sides will consult with B.C. on project, MOU says
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I remember seeing Carney early on answering a question about “Decarbonized oil” where it became clear he was dumb as nails.
Another sock puppet for dying industry. He won’t last IMHO.
Another sock puppet for dying industry. He won’t last IMHO.
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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The Ottawa-Alberta MOU is nothing more than a pipedream - Coastal First Nations
"We have zero interest in co-ownership or economic benefits of a project that has the potential to destroy our way of life and everything we have built on the coast," says Heiltsuk Nation elected Chief Marilyn Slett
"We have zero interest in co-ownership or economic benefits of a project that has the potential to destroy our way of life and everything we have built on the coast," says Heiltsuk Nation elected Chief Marilyn Slett
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The Ottawa-Alberta MOU is nothing more than a pipedream - Coastal First Nations
"We have zero interest in co-ownership or economic benefits of a project that has the potential to destroy our way of life and everything we have built on the coast," says Heiltsuk Nation elected Chief Marilyn Slett
"We have zero interest in co-ownership or economic benefits of a project that has the potential to destroy our way of life and everything we have built on the coast," says Heiltsuk Nation elected Chief Marilyn Slett
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meanwhile, London police are breaking into people's homes early in the morning because they *checks notes* protested mass murder. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
meanwhile, London police are breaking into people's homes early in the morning because they *checks notes* protested mass murder. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...