@leahsandals.bsky.social
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Nuthouse health food store tree. Bloor West. Lean & tight, this tree wakes early & is in bed by 10. Underneath, Santa will place Amy’s burritos, bulk peanut butter, raw honey & mushroom extract. Organic cocktails for the elves & flaxseed for the reindeer. 11/10
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Nuthouse health food store tree. Bloor West. Lean & tight, this tree wakes early & is in bed by 10. Underneath, Santa will place Amy’s burritos, bulk peanut butter, raw honey & mushroom extract. Organic cocktails for the elves & flaxseed for the reindeer. 11/10
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
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Spin Master toy company lobby tree. Meccano space shuttle category. Supernova tree topper on sleek tree sharing same cool high tech aesthetic as shuttle. A defiant statement in support of NASA-era science in a rude Space X world. All trees are political. 12/10
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Spin Master toy company lobby tree. Meccano space shuttle category. Supernova tree topper on sleek tree sharing same cool high tech aesthetic as shuttle. A defiant statement in support of NASA-era science in a rude Space X world. All trees are political. 12/10
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
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Bayview Village tree(s). A postmodern tableau breaking down Christmas myth & interrogating tree-rustling praxis. Exploding star a further disassembly of the Christmas origin story yet couched (literally) in brown mauve 1990s extravagance. A deeply rigorous scene, sharp & soft, in a hyperreal place.
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Bayview Village tree(s). A postmodern tableau breaking down Christmas myth & interrogating tree-rustling praxis. Exploding star a further disassembly of the Christmas origin story yet couched (literally) in brown mauve 1990s extravagance. A deeply rigorous scene, sharp & soft, in a hyperreal place.
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Shops at Aura tree. Snow dusted wonderland under (for now) Canada’s tallest residential bldn. Formal skirt transitions to snow fam exploding w uncontainable joy in witnessing drive-by action Santa. A perfect scene to visit & revisit, each time seeing more. 11/10
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Shops at Aura tree. Snow dusted wonderland under (for now) Canada’s tallest residential bldn. Formal skirt transitions to snow fam exploding w uncontainable joy in witnessing drive-by action Santa. A perfect scene to visit & revisit, each time seeing more. 11/10
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
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OTTAWA – Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault is resigning from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet after Ottawa signed a memorandum of understanding with Alberta on a proposed new pipeline.
Steven Guilbeault quitting cabinet following pipeline deal
OTTAWA – Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault is resigning from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet after Ottawa signed a memorandum of understanding with Alberta on a proposed new pipeline.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Only the federal government can provide the stable, predictable support needed to modernize and expand transit systems across the country, write Sam Hersh and Andrew Pulsifer. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o...
Public transit is nation-building. Our federal budget should reflect that
If the federal government truly believes in building communities that work for everyone, it needs to stop treating transit as secondary and start treating it as what it is: vital national infrastructu...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Only the federal government can provide the stable, predictable support needed to modernize and expand transit systems across the country, write Sam Hersh and Andrew Pulsifer. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o...
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It really has been interesting the last while to see Doug Ford's outbursts. The true Ford. From "get a job" to "audit orgs that might support left wing causes". The authoritarian belligerent bully that had no staff to muzzle him in City Hall days is still there. Does Ontario see? Do they care?
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It really has been interesting the last while to see Doug Ford's outbursts. The true Ford. From "get a job" to "audit orgs that might support left wing causes". The authoritarian belligerent bully that had no staff to muzzle him in City Hall days is still there. Does Ontario see? Do they care?
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This is a hell of a piece.
“If Stephen Glass and the other late 20th century fakers were looking for the prestige and power that came with journalism in that moment, then this generation’s internet scammers are scavenging in the wreckage of a degraded media environment” #longreads thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is a hell of a piece.
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WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes
Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...
toronto.citynews.ca
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
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Rename all of Dundas Street “Yesavage St” & it would be the least controversial Toronto thing this decade.
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Rename all of Dundas Street “Yesavage St” & it would be the least controversial Toronto thing this decade.
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The Ford government has announced plans to shred a bunch of tenant protections: news.ontario.ca/assets/files... (pdf, see p. 13-15)
October 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Ford government has announced plans to shred a bunch of tenant protections: news.ontario.ca/assets/files... (pdf, see p. 13-15)
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There's actually a ton of things (schools whatever) named after him in Canada. Duke of York Boulevard in Mississauga and Prince Andrew Place in Don Mills to name a few. Plaques galore.
What becomes of them, I wonder.
What becomes of them, I wonder.
BREAKING
In the aftermath of emails he and his former wife sent to Jeffrey Epstein being revealed, Prince Andrew says he has given up his title as the Duke of York, among other honors.
This also means that his former wife, Sarah, Duchess of York, will now only be known as Sarah Ferguson.
In the aftermath of emails he and his former wife sent to Jeffrey Epstein being revealed, Prince Andrew says he has given up his title as the Duke of York, among other honors.
This also means that his former wife, Sarah, Duchess of York, will now only be known as Sarah Ferguson.
October 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
There's actually a ton of things (schools whatever) named after him in Canada. Duke of York Boulevard in Mississauga and Prince Andrew Place in Don Mills to name a few. Plaques galore.
What becomes of them, I wonder.
What becomes of them, I wonder.
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Statement from the president of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to Egypt:
“It is unprecedented that Canadian media be entirely excluded from a Canadian prime minister’s foreign trip.”
“It is unprecedented that Canadian media be entirely excluded from a Canadian prime minister’s foreign trip.”
October 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Statement from the president of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to Egypt:
“It is unprecedented that Canadian media be entirely excluded from a Canadian prime minister’s foreign trip.”
“It is unprecedented that Canadian media be entirely excluded from a Canadian prime minister’s foreign trip.”
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Infill housing is climate action. More people need to live in the blue zones. Excellent to see @jasonthorne.bsky.social posting this; leaders, take note.
The Venn diagram of urban density and average household GHG emissions is pretty much a circle. Interesting study on “Mapping household GHG emissions in the Greater Golden Horseshoe” from the University of Toronto School of Cities schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/mapping-hous...
October 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Infill housing is climate action. More people need to live in the blue zones. Excellent to see @jasonthorne.bsky.social posting this; leaders, take note.
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New investigation from me!
We took a look at who the lobbyists are whose clients are getting those Skills Development Fund grants...
‘Something doesn’t smell right’: $100 million in Skills Development Fund grants traced to lobbyists with ties to Ontario premier
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
We took a look at who the lobbyists are whose clients are getting those Skills Development Fund grants...
‘Something doesn’t smell right’: $100 million in Skills Development Fund grants traced to lobbyists with ties to Ontario premier
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
‘Something doesn’t smell right’: $100 million in Skills Development Fund grants traced to lobbyists with ties to Ontario premier
Clients of lobbyists with ties to Ontario's premier and his office snagged at least $100 million in Skills Development Fund grants, according to an analysis of the data by CTV News.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
New investigation from me!
We took a look at who the lobbyists are whose clients are getting those Skills Development Fund grants...
‘Something doesn’t smell right’: $100 million in Skills Development Fund grants traced to lobbyists with ties to Ontario premier
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
We took a look at who the lobbyists are whose clients are getting those Skills Development Fund grants...
‘Something doesn’t smell right’: $100 million in Skills Development Fund grants traced to lobbyists with ties to Ontario premier
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
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This is good —the Mayor of Yellowknife NWT in Canada’s far north weighs in on “Car Bloat” (truck bloat actually) and its many big costs & consequences (thanks @davidzipper.bsky.social for heads-up). And like most who dare tell the truth about that, he’s taking flack.
www.linkedin.com/mwlite/feed/...
www.linkedin.com/mwlite/feed/...
October 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is good —the Mayor of Yellowknife NWT in Canada’s far north weighs in on “Car Bloat” (truck bloat actually) and its many big costs & consequences (thanks @davidzipper.bsky.social for heads-up). And like most who dare tell the truth about that, he’s taking flack.
www.linkedin.com/mwlite/feed/...
www.linkedin.com/mwlite/feed/...
Really wonderful story here by @liamdevlincasey.bsky.social about what's being touted as Canada's first social medicine housing project. Kudos to @uhn and Fred Victor Centre - more of this please www.cp24.com/local/toront...
Toronto hospital housing model ‘a gift’ to residents as ER visits reduced by half
Every time Jason Miles walked out of prison, he would be bigger, stronger and meaner.
www.cp24.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Really wonderful story here by @liamdevlincasey.bsky.social about what's being touted as Canada's first social medicine housing project. Kudos to @uhn and Fred Victor Centre - more of this please www.cp24.com/local/toront...
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The narrative that needs to break through is that Ford will kill kids.
Why? 95% of cameras (in Toronto) are in SCHOOL zones. The other 5% are in community SAFETY zones.
Surely, even his base doesn't want to kill their own kids or grandkids.
Why? 95% of cameras (in Toronto) are in SCHOOL zones. The other 5% are in community SAFETY zones.
Surely, even his base doesn't want to kill their own kids or grandkids.
Internal polling guides the Ford govt on many of its policy initiatives. Internal polling guides how the Ford govt crafts its messaging on policy.
They do this with a specific voting target in mind. They don't need most of us. They just need a specific group who are determined to get out to vote.
They do this with a specific voting target in mind. They don't need most of us. They just need a specific group who are determined to get out to vote.
September 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The narrative that needs to break through is that Ford will kill kids.
Why? 95% of cameras (in Toronto) are in SCHOOL zones. The other 5% are in community SAFETY zones.
Surely, even his base doesn't want to kill their own kids or grandkids.
Why? 95% of cameras (in Toronto) are in SCHOOL zones. The other 5% are in community SAFETY zones.
Surely, even his base doesn't want to kill their own kids or grandkids.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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a million and one reasons to be furious about the autism/tylenol press conference but telling pregnant women they should really really "tough it out" rather than get pain relief is the one that's ... wow it makes me mad
September 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
a million and one reasons to be furious about the autism/tylenol press conference but telling pregnant women they should really really "tough it out" rather than get pain relief is the one that's ... wow it makes me mad
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Ontario taxpayers are on the hook for at least $2.2B to pay for a private spa and a parking lot that they’ll have to pay to use but Doug Ford says “photo radar is a tax grab!”
September 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Ontario taxpayers are on the hook for at least $2.2B to pay for a private spa and a parking lot that they’ll have to pay to use but Doug Ford says “photo radar is a tax grab!”
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I refuse to give em dashes to the AI
September 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I refuse to give em dashes to the AI
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Truly selfishness over safety. See it no other way.
62% of Torontonians say main streets should "offer a balance to all road users" including transit, pedestrians and cyclists — but not many PC voters agree.
Most Toronto Tories said main streets "should be prioritized for car traffic or parking."
#onpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/municip...
Most Toronto Tories said main streets "should be prioritized for car traffic or parking."
#onpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/municip...
Most Torontonians for building protected bike lanes: poll
Faults emerge along partisan lines, though a majority of respondents support mixed-use roads and more space for bikes
www.thetrillium.ca
July 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Truly selfishness over safety. See it no other way.
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Some personal news…
@roxanegay.bsky.social and @debbiemillman.bsky.social are relaunching @therumpus.net!!! And I’m excited to be joining their team as poetry editor! 🤓 WEEEEE!!! You can submit your poetry for consideration here: therumpus.submittable.com/submit
@roxanegay.bsky.social and @debbiemillman.bsky.social are relaunching @therumpus.net!!! And I’m excited to be joining their team as poetry editor! 🤓 WEEEEE!!! You can submit your poetry for consideration here: therumpus.submittable.com/submit
The Rumpus Submission Manager
The Rumpus publishes original fiction, poetry, literary humor writing, comics, essays, book reviews, and interviews with authors and artists of all kinds. Founded in 2009 and independent from the star...
therumpus.submittable.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Some personal news…
@roxanegay.bsky.social and @debbiemillman.bsky.social are relaunching @therumpus.net!!! And I’m excited to be joining their team as poetry editor! 🤓 WEEEEE!!! You can submit your poetry for consideration here: therumpus.submittable.com/submit
@roxanegay.bsky.social and @debbiemillman.bsky.social are relaunching @therumpus.net!!! And I’m excited to be joining their team as poetry editor! 🤓 WEEEEE!!! You can submit your poetry for consideration here: therumpus.submittable.com/submit
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I wrote about the state of Toronto beaches this weekend. Toronto could learn from Paris. And Kingston. The people in charge have cottages & backyards so it’ll always be a struggle for good easy access.
Shawn Micallef: As we head into another heat wave, here’s how Toronto can fix its beach problem
Considering the length of Toronto’s shoreline, there are relatively few places the millions living there can jump in Lake Ontario.
www.thestar.com
July 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I wrote about the state of Toronto beaches this weekend. Toronto could learn from Paris. And Kingston. The people in charge have cottages & backyards so it’ll always be a struggle for good easy access.