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Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · Feb 2

Canada is the world's leading producer of lentils - which are a good source of protein, iron, & fibre. They're cheap, can be used in a wide range of recipes and are shelf stable for a year if stored properly.

www.lentils.org/about-lentils/ #canadasky

About Lentils

What are lentils, how to buy and store them - basic information about lentils

www.lentils.org

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6h

who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.

I tweet: "people who see 50% of their monthly paycheck go to rent don't care if a candidate eats with their hands. they want to hear what your candidate is going to do about housing."

John Galt 2025 replies: "Move if the cost of living is too high."

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Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 13h

I love when that kind of sheer entitlement collides with reality

Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 14h

I know the NYC mayoral race is on Nov 4 but I would like at least another month of Cuomo absolutely fucking disgracing himself

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 18h

Almost everyone I know who lives in the GTA can only afford to do so because we have rent controlled apartments we've lived in for years

This legislation would see all of us homeless and many of us dead

Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 2d

If you're a renter in Ontario, you should know Doug Ford is trying to make it easier for your landlord to raise your rent or end your tenancy. #HamOnt #OnPoli

acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...

Doug Ford Moves to End Rent Control

Doug Ford announced proposed changes to the LTB that would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario.

acorncanada.org

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Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 19h

Let's just go ahead and use "rubbish"

"I am a rubbish creator"

"I regularly check back for new rubbish"

Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 22h

(This definition is the one I mean)

Part of the dictionary definition of content:
"2.
material (such as text, pictures, videos, podcasts, etc.) made available on websites, apps, and social media.
"customers begin to notice the absence of new content"

Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 22h

I have come to hate the word "content"

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Roan @rmbloom.bsky.social · 22h

Nope. Fight these. Come on NIMBY’s! You fight against things that help people. How about things that will actually hurt you?

Kim Siever @kimsiever.bsky.social · 23h

AI-related data centres use vast amounts of water. But gauging how much is a murky business

www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data...

Thirsty AI data centres are coming to Canada, with little scrutiny or oversight | CBC News

Canada is poised to join the data centre boom. But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, there is little debate here about what this will mean for the country’s water.

www.cbc.ca

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Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 22h

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Ex-60 Minutes producer Bill Owens says bosses discouraged him from covering Gaza and Trump

Show’s leader, who resigned in April, says he was also pressured to apologize for edit of Kamala Harris interview

www.theguardian.com

Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 1d

I just hope what isn't lost in all of this is that Ronald Reagan was a piece of shit

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J-Qweln 🦇 @jacquelinevalencia.ca · 1d

This affects everyone. Find and contact your local MPP here: www.ola.org/en/members/c... #Ontario

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Terry-Lee Marttinen @tlmarttinen.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile social welfare benefits barely cover rent. Disabled people will be forced into homelessness in droves.

Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 2d

If you're a renter in Ontario, you should know Doug Ford is trying to make it easier for your landlord to raise your rent or end your tenancy. #HamOnt #OnPoli

acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...

Doug Ford Moves to End Rent Control

Doug Ford announced proposed changes to the LTB that would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario.

acorncanada.org

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Bulshoy aka Mike Harris @bulshoy.bsky.social · 1d

In the middle of the greatest housing crisis in my lifetime, Doug Ford has decided to screw over millions of renters.

You thought homelessness was a problem NOW? Just wait.

Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 2d

If you're a renter in Ontario, you should know Doug Ford is trying to make it easier for your landlord to raise your rent or end your tenancy. #HamOnt #OnPoli

acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...

Doug Ford Moves to End Rent Control

Doug Ford announced proposed changes to the LTB that would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario.

acorncanada.org

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Pastel Ponylady @pastelponylady.bsky.social · 1d

HEY #Ontario Even if you don't rent, this WILL impact YOU & your loved ones. Ppl working at your local clinics, hospitals, your children's schools rent their homes. They deserve more housing security- NOT LESS.

Lets not make it ALL HOMES as bad as renting ones built after 2018. #HousingCrisis

Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 2d

If you're a renter in Ontario, you should know Doug Ford is trying to make it easier for your landlord to raise your rent or end your tenancy. #HamOnt #OnPoli

acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...

Doug Ford Moves to End Rent Control

Doug Ford announced proposed changes to the LTB that would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario.

acorncanada.org

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Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 1d

Consider calling too. :) The Tory playbook is to hide like a bunch of weasels in hopes people won't bother trying

Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 1d

Another thing worth noting: nearly a quarter of Doug Ford's MPPs are Landlords. ismympalandlord.ca/en/on #onpoli #HamOnt

A graph showing the percentages of MPPs of each party who are landlords. You can read the graph if you click the attached link.

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Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure, a bit hard to determine from a quick search, "Rob Cooper" might as well be "John Smith"

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Scott Thrasher 🇨🇦 @scottthrasher.bsky.social · 1d

Ford has had seniors on fixed incomes evicted from their homes from his removal of rent control in 2018. This is gonna be even worse

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Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 1d

Approx. a third of #HamOnt's pop. are renters - higher than the prov. avg- please also contact city councillors who support Doug Ford:

Esther Pauls (Ward 7/Central Mountain)
[email protected]
905-546-2706

Mike Spadafora (Ward 14/West Mountain)
[email protected]
905-546-2712

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jdavey_2 @jdavey.bsky.social · 1d

More confirmation that speed camera removals is a culture war distraction from an obvious class war attack! #HamOnt

Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 2d

If you're a renter in Ontario, you should know Doug Ford is trying to make it easier for your landlord to raise your rent or end your tenancy. #HamOnt #OnPoli

acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...

Doug Ford Moves to End Rent Control

Doug Ford announced proposed changes to the LTB that would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario.

acorncanada.org

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Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 1d

If you're not in Hamilton you can find your MPP's contact info here:
www.ola.org/en/members/c...

MPP contact information | Legislative Assembly of Ontario

www.ola.org

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Cerberus 🇨🇦 @cerberus25.bsky.social · 2d

According to what I’ve been able to find, 30%-50% of the Canadian population rents. Changes to rental guidelines affects millions of people. Write your MPP.

Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 2d

If you're a renter in Ontario, you should know Doug Ford is trying to make it easier for your landlord to raise your rent or end your tenancy. #HamOnt #OnPoli

acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...

Doug Ford Moves to End Rent Control

Doug Ford announced proposed changes to the LTB that would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario.

acorncanada.org

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Elizabeth Neswald @octobeth.bsky.social · 2d

Doug Ford trying to make ALL renters precarious.
A backdoor way to get ride of rent control basically by getting rid of leases.

Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 2d

If you're a renter in Ontario, you should know Doug Ford is trying to make it easier for your landlord to raise your rent or end your tenancy. #HamOnt #OnPoli

acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...

Doug Ford Moves to End Rent Control

Doug Ford announced proposed changes to the LTB that would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario.

acorncanada.org

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Greg Smith @onshi.bsky.social · 1d

… or if you ever have been a renter, or ever may be a renter again… or have family who was, is, or will be… this is a major change to the social contract in Ontario that cannot be ignored.

Matt Jelly @mattjelly.bsky.social · 2d

If you're a renter in Ontario, you should know Doug Ford is trying to make it easier for your landlord to raise your rent or end your tenancy. #HamOnt #OnPoli

acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...

Doug Ford Moves to End Rent Control

Doug Ford announced proposed changes to the LTB that would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario.

acorncanada.org

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Martin Z @pxtl.ca · 2d

Which also effectively means eviction at will. How many people could swing a 400% rent hike?

www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

'This is egregious': Sisters shocked when Toronto landlord raises rent to $9,500 a month

Two sisters were shocked when a Toronto landlord raised their rent by $7,000 per month.

www.ctvnews.ca

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