Susan Toth
@susantoth.bsky.social
Scuba diver, snowboarder & proud Latine 🇨🇱 WOC. Law partner @ Spero Law, practicing employment, defamation, & human rights. Promotor of harm reduction, intersectional feminism, social justice, & science. Currently in #ldnont
Women of Ontario Say No is a non-partisan group that advocates for modernizing legislation to ensure better accountability of municipal councillors if charged or convicted of a violent crime. They have been visiting different municipalities to seek support. 🧵 www.thewomenofontariosayno.com
THE WOMEN OF ONTARIO SAY NO
Right now in Ontario, there is no process for removing councillors from office, even when egregious acts are committed and substantiated. That needs to change and we need your help.
www.thewomenofontariosayno.com
July 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Women of Ontario Say No is a non-partisan group that advocates for modernizing legislation to ensure better accountability of municipal councillors if charged or convicted of a violent crime. They have been visiting different municipalities to seek support. 🧵 www.thewomenofontariosayno.com
Today is Red Dress Day. A day to remember missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two spirited people. What is happening is a direct result of colonialism and its structures. Today, I reflect, learn and listen. More info here: amnesty.ca/red-dress-day/
May 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Today is Red Dress Day. A day to remember missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two spirited people. What is happening is a direct result of colonialism and its structures. Today, I reflect, learn and listen. More info here: amnesty.ca/red-dress-day/
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Spoiler alert: she just won in court.
May 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Spoiler alert: she just won in court.
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More First Nations chiefs reminding Dingbat Smith & the Bloc Rednecois that Alberta sits on treaty land & cannot be separated from Canada:
May 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
More First Nations chiefs reminding Dingbat Smith & the Bloc Rednecois that Alberta sits on treaty land & cannot be separated from Canada:
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May 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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The Canadian Civil Liberties Association on Doug Ford’s attack on Judges today:
#cdnpoli #onpoli #lawtwitter
#cdnpoli #onpoli #lawtwitter
May 1, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association on Doug Ford’s attack on Judges today:
#cdnpoli #onpoli #lawtwitter
#cdnpoli #onpoli #lawtwitter
I'm not sure if its ignorance about civics or a blatantly Trumpian attempt to undermine the democratic system of checks and balances and erode judicial independence to consolidate power - but Ford's comments about judges is horrifying. If you aren't scared: you aren't paying attention.
Ontario chief justice, superior court chief justice and court of justice chief justice issued a joint statement on judicial independence and constitutional democracy in wake of premier Ford's comments on judges. #onlaw #onpoli www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/files/Tr...
May 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I'm not sure if its ignorance about civics or a blatantly Trumpian attempt to undermine the democratic system of checks and balances and erode judicial independence to consolidate power - but Ford's comments about judges is horrifying. If you aren't scared: you aren't paying attention.
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Ontario chief justice, superior court chief justice and court of justice chief justice issued a joint statement on judicial independence and constitutional democracy in wake of premier Ford's comments on judges. #onlaw #onpoli www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/files/Tr...
May 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ontario chief justice, superior court chief justice and court of justice chief justice issued a joint statement on judicial independence and constitutional democracy in wake of premier Ford's comments on judges. #onlaw #onpoli www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/files/Tr...
Last week, the City of London voted to remove a stationary service depot that provided basic needs (food, water, and two portable toilets) to an encampment in London. www.ctvnews.ca/london/artic...
Homeless women in encampment describe removal of portable toilets as degrading and dangerous
Longer nighttime walks to use a toilet could put already vulnerable women living in a homeless encampment at even greater risk.
www.ctvnews.ca
May 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Last week, the City of London voted to remove a stationary service depot that provided basic needs (food, water, and two portable toilets) to an encampment in London. www.ctvnews.ca/london/artic...
Advanced polls are open! And couldn’t ask for a nicer location than Museum
London’s gorgeous atrium. Come to vote, stay for the view! Voting is an incredible privilege and right. Don’t take it for granted.
London’s gorgeous atrium. Come to vote, stay for the view! Voting is an incredible privilege and right. Don’t take it for granted.
April 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Advanced polls are open! And couldn’t ask for a nicer location than Museum
London’s gorgeous atrium. Come to vote, stay for the view! Voting is an incredible privilege and right. Don’t take it for granted.
London’s gorgeous atrium. Come to vote, stay for the view! Voting is an incredible privilege and right. Don’t take it for granted.
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Protesters in St. Thomas, Ontario demand Conservative candidate Andrew Lawton be dropped
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April 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Protesters in St. Thomas, Ontario demand Conservative candidate Andrew Lawton be dropped
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Ironically, criminalizing poverty will actually be far more expensive than providing supportive housing. Making this new legislation (supported by so many mayors) incredibly fiscally irresponsible, on top of it being regressive and ridiculous.
December 14, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Ironically, criminalizing poverty will actually be far more expensive than providing supportive housing. Making this new legislation (supported by so many mayors) incredibly fiscally irresponsible, on top of it being regressive and ridiculous.
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"We agree with the premier that enough is enough: It’s time to end unsheltered homelessness in Ontario. But, let’s not waste more money shuffling people experiencing homelessness around the institutional circuit" of shelter, hospital and jail.
December 14, 2024 at 2:06 AM
"We agree with the premier that enough is enough: It’s time to end unsheltered homelessness in Ontario. But, let’s not waste more money shuffling people experiencing homelessness around the institutional circuit" of shelter, hospital and jail.
If Ontario & its mayors, incl #ldnont Mayor Josh Morgan, truly wanted to solve this crisis, there are communities doing it right. Advocate for this evidence based & dignity based approach. Listen to the experts and evidence, not ignorance and the anti-poverty populist trend.
HOUSING THE HOMELESS SAVES MONEY IN FINLAND: “a recent study showed the savings in emergency healthcare, social services & the justice system totalled as much as €15,000 a year for every homeless person in properly supported housing.”
It works AND it saves money.
www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/...
It works AND it saves money.
www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/...
'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness
Finland is the only EU country where homelessness is falling. Its secret? Giving people homes as soon as they need them – unconditionally
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2024 at 2:12 AM
If Ontario & its mayors, incl #ldnont Mayor Josh Morgan, truly wanted to solve this crisis, there are communities doing it right. Advocate for this evidence based & dignity based approach. Listen to the experts and evidence, not ignorance and the anti-poverty populist trend.
#LdnOnt if you are unimpressed with the stupidity of fining people with addictions and those staying in encampments $10,000 and criminalizing the very poverty this government has made worse by underfunding, then you should know our mayor provide a quote in support of Ford's proposed legislation.
December 13, 2024 at 10:36 PM
#LdnOnt if you are unimpressed with the stupidity of fining people with addictions and those staying in encampments $10,000 and criminalizing the very poverty this government has made worse by underfunding, then you should know our mayor provide a quote in support of Ford's proposed legislation.
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NEW: CycleToronto and other citizens have launched a Charter challenge of the Ford government's law to remove bike lanes. CT's executive director is not present at the Queen's Park announcement because... he was doored on Monday in a painted bike lane and is hospitalized.
December 11, 2024 at 2:06 PM
NEW: CycleToronto and other citizens have launched a Charter challenge of the Ford government's law to remove bike lanes. CT's executive director is not present at the Queen's Park announcement because... he was doored on Monday in a painted bike lane and is hospitalized.
THIS.
Not just raising the threat of using the nw clause, but combined with the demand that courts not “interfere” with their policies. It’s a new level of disregard for the rule of law and the integrity of the judicial system. They count on a desensitized public with a low understanding of basic civics.
December 6, 2024 at 8:48 PM
THIS.
Criminalization of the very poverty he has helped make worse. Diabolical. I don’t know a single police officer who went into policing to punish the unhoused and mentally ill. And yet. This is where we are headed. How does this guy keep getting elected?
Doug hasn’t funded mental health, addictions or housing since 2018. Now he’s going to punish people who are suffering from his lack of funding by “cleaning up encampments with enhanced tools”. It’s going to be terrible.
I wish people understood how horrifying it is for governments to feel they can freely toss around using the notwithstanding clause. Once upon a time, no politician would have considered limiting our rights so blatantly, and with such nonchalant disregard.
December 6, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Criminalization of the very poverty he has helped make worse. Diabolical. I don’t know a single police officer who went into policing to punish the unhoused and mentally ill. And yet. This is where we are headed. How does this guy keep getting elected?
I wish people understood how horrifying it is for governments to feel they can freely toss around using the notwithstanding clause. Once upon a time, no politician would have considered limiting our rights so blatantly, and with such nonchalant disregard.
they could have just announced the life-saving support without wrapping it in an explicit threat to override everybody's rights, in the process pitting municipal leaders against each other...
December 6, 2024 at 1:09 AM
I wish people understood how horrifying it is for governments to feel they can freely toss around using the notwithstanding clause. Once upon a time, no politician would have considered limiting our rights so blatantly, and with such nonchalant disregard.
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The 10 supervised drug consumption sites being forced to shut down this spring prevented nearly 1,600 fatal opioid overdoses in one year, Ontario’s auditor general has found.
www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
Ontario shutting down supervised consumption sites without assessing harm to drug users: auditor
Health Minister Sylvia Jones once promised that ‘people are not going to die,’ but the province hasn’t tried to figure out if they will or not, the auditor general reports
www.thetrillium.ca
December 3, 2024 at 4:10 PM
The 10 supervised drug consumption sites being forced to shut down this spring prevented nearly 1,600 fatal opioid overdoses in one year, Ontario’s auditor general has found.
www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
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The Ford government’s evaluation and selection of the future tenants of Ontario Place “were not fair, transparent or accountable," the AG reported.
www.thetrillium.ca/news/municip...
www.thetrillium.ca/news/municip...
Therme met with Ford’s staff, had ‘direct access’ to assessor of Ontario Place submissions
Auditor general finds assessment process was 'irregular, subjective' and 'not fair'
www.thetrillium.ca
December 3, 2024 at 4:10 PM
The Ford government’s evaluation and selection of the future tenants of Ontario Place “were not fair, transparent or accountable," the AG reported.
www.thetrillium.ca/news/municip...
www.thetrillium.ca/news/municip...
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Ontario's auditor general has released her annual report, including highly critical reports on Ontario Place, the province's opioid strategy, the province's use of MZOs and government advertising.
A thread of our stories follows.
A thread of our stories follows.
December 3, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Ontario's auditor general has released her annual report, including highly critical reports on Ontario Place, the province's opioid strategy, the province's use of MZOs and government advertising.
A thread of our stories follows.
A thread of our stories follows.
One of the greatest privileges of my job is representing courageous clients willing to take on large institutions to make systemic change. Case in point: Captain (Ret.) Andrew Gough. 🧵1 toronto.citynews.ca/2024/12/02/r...
Retired military captain alleges discrimination by Canadian Armed Forces due to service dog
A decorated, retired Captain and Sergeant has filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission, alleging discrimination and differential treatment once his PTSD became a visible disability because of his service dog.
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December 3, 2024 at 1:06 AM
One of the greatest privileges of my job is representing courageous clients willing to take on large institutions to make systemic change. Case in point: Captain (Ret.) Andrew Gough. 🧵1 toronto.citynews.ca/2024/12/02/r...
Whereas London city council ignores the increasingly angry voices and unprecedented (mis)use of a PR firm by the police board, Mississauga does the opposite: “On Thursday, Peel Region council…passed a motion directing Peel police to “review and reconsider” its budget, with an eye to reducing it.”
"Just what does it take to have an honest conversation about police budgets?" www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
Shawn Micallef: Double-digit hikes? Fear-mongering? Resignations? Just what does it take to have an honest conversation about police budgets?
If Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish’s resignation from Peel police board won’t change anything about the force’s 21 per cent budget increase, what will?
www.thestar.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Whereas London city council ignores the increasingly angry voices and unprecedented (mis)use of a PR firm by the police board, Mississauga does the opposite: “On Thursday, Peel Region council…passed a motion directing Peel police to “review and reconsider” its budget, with an eye to reducing it.”
The unimaginable cruelty of cancelling benefits to punish workers for legally striking. I don’t care what your position is on the strike, this is gross. All it does is punish the most vulnerable. And give an insight into who CP leadership is and why a strike is happening/necessary.
Canada Post suspended insurance benefits for striking workers. Now Marc Caron’s family is spending $2,000 a day for his cancer treatment.
As the strike drags on, healthcare access becomes a casualty for workers and families.
As the strike drags on, healthcare access becomes a casualty for workers and families.
'His life is in danger': Striking Canada Post worker's family struggling to afford his cancer drugs www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social
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December 1, 2024 at 2:00 AM
The unimaginable cruelty of cancelling benefits to punish workers for legally striking. I don’t care what your position is on the strike, this is gross. All it does is punish the most vulnerable. And give an insight into who CP leadership is and why a strike is happening/necessary.