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progressive | pro-labour | pro-union | pro-democracy | pro-transit | pro-accessibility | pro-redistribution: wealth & information | misinformation filter | digital citizen & resident of Toronto
progressive | pro-labour | pro-union | pro-democracy | pro-transit | pro-accessibility | pro-redistribution: wealth & information | misinformation filter | digital citizen & resident of Toronto
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🔥 BREAKING: A spokesperson for Kids Can Press, the publisher of the Franklin the Turtle books, messaged me today about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth using the likeness and image from the books to make light of killings in the Caribbean in his post yesterday on X.
December 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
🔥 BREAKING: A spokesperson for Kids Can Press, the publisher of the Franklin the Turtle books, messaged me today about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth using the likeness and image from the books to make light of killings in the Caribbean in his post yesterday on X.
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Secretary of War Crimes Pete Hegseth has now severed any remaining connection to reality
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Secretary of War Crimes Pete Hegseth has now severed any remaining connection to reality
This is NOT the time to toy with my fragile heart. Waiting for the Crosstown has been hard enough.
#topoli
#topoli
Good News! Line 2 is completely free of slowzones as of today, and Line 1 has four slowzones which are planned to be removed by the end of the month. Hopefully the system can be slowzone free by the end of the year.
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This is NOT the time to toy with my fragile heart. Waiting for the Crosstown has been hard enough.
#topoli
#topoli
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Great to see our new report on GTA and Greater Golden Horseshoe housing starts and sales get mentioned several times in Question Period today. We won't solve the housing crisis until we acknowledge the depth of the problem.
See the report here: www.missingmiddleini...
See the report here: www.missingmiddleini...
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Great to see our new report on GTA and Greater Golden Horseshoe housing starts and sales get mentioned several times in Question Period today. We won't solve the housing crisis until we acknowledge the depth of the problem.
See the report here: www.missingmiddleini...
See the report here: www.missingmiddleini...
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Poilievre remains unlikeable, and voters trust the Liberals over the Conservatives where healthcare is concerned. I conjecture the boomers in particular fear what the CPC would do to healthcare.
#cdnpoli
Poilievre remains unlikeable, and voters trust the Liberals over the Conservatives where healthcare is concerned. I conjecture the boomers in particular fear what the CPC would do to healthcare.
#cdnpoli
Abacus Data Poll: Federal Liberals Gain a Bit of Ground Post-Budget, But Stalemate Holds - Abacus Data
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December 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Poilievre remains unlikeable, and voters trust the Liberals over the Conservatives where healthcare is concerned. I conjecture the boomers in particular fear what the CPC would do to healthcare.
#cdnpoli
Poilievre remains unlikeable, and voters trust the Liberals over the Conservatives where healthcare is concerned. I conjecture the boomers in particular fear what the CPC would do to healthcare.
#cdnpoli
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Carney promised last campaign not to cut foreign aid. Carney is cutting foreign aid. He's a Conservative.
We don't need a radically left NDP. What we need is a left/center-left, pragmatic NDP, that is a viable alternative to a LPC/CPC government.
McPherson is poised.
#cdnpoli
Carney promised last campaign not to cut foreign aid. Carney is cutting foreign aid. He's a Conservative.
We don't need a radically left NDP. What we need is a left/center-left, pragmatic NDP, that is a viable alternative to a LPC/CPC government.
McPherson is poised.
#cdnpoli
UNAIDS chief urges Carney not to cut foreign aid, global health funding
OTTAWA - The head of the United Nations' HIV/AIDS program is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to reverse his government's planned cuts to foreign aid and global health funding.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Carney promised last campaign not to cut foreign aid. Carney is cutting foreign aid. He's a Conservative.
We don't need a radically left NDP. What we need is a left/center-left, pragmatic NDP, that is a viable alternative to a LPC/CPC government.
McPherson is poised.
#cdnpoli
Carney promised last campaign not to cut foreign aid. Carney is cutting foreign aid. He's a Conservative.
We don't need a radically left NDP. What we need is a left/center-left, pragmatic NDP, that is a viable alternative to a LPC/CPC government.
McPherson is poised.
#cdnpoli
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Do note that it's young Conservative operatives, rightfully upset about intergenerational economic inequality, who most support Poilievre's aggressive persona.
They're misguided, tho. He won't do better on housing or OAS reform than Carney. He's a snakeoil salesman.
#cdnpoli
Do note that it's young Conservative operatives, rightfully upset about intergenerational economic inequality, who most support Poilievre's aggressive persona.
They're misguided, tho. He won't do better on housing or OAS reform than Carney. He's a snakeoil salesman.
#cdnpoli
Hands off our candidates: Grassroots Tories push back against party brass in a struggle over who chooses who runs
The spring election saw the party subjected to internal criticisms over how senior officials cherry-picked a number of candidates.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Do note that it's young Conservative operatives, rightfully upset about intergenerational economic inequality, who most support Poilievre's aggressive persona.
They're misguided, tho. He won't do better on housing or OAS reform than Carney. He's a snakeoil salesman.
#cdnpoli
Do note that it's young Conservative operatives, rightfully upset about intergenerational economic inequality, who most support Poilievre's aggressive persona.
They're misguided, tho. He won't do better on housing or OAS reform than Carney. He's a snakeoil salesman.
#cdnpoli
I wrote up a rare Saturday column about the NDP leadership French-language debate. And osti de marde c'étiat merdique.
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Is the NDP sabotaging its own leadership race?
"Dans cette cohorte, Mark Carney passerait pour Molière" - La Presse
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November 30, 2025 at 5:51 AM
This is weird. Why would the government be changing the language, if not to eventually water down the legislation?
#onpoli
#onpoli
Ontario bill could change loyalty point protections, raising concerns for shoppers
Ontario bill could change loyalty point protections, raising concerns for shoppers
As families face rising costs during the holiday season, many Ontario shoppers say loyalty points have become an essential way to stretch their budgets.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This is weird. Why would the government be changing the language, if not to eventually water down the legislation?
#onpoli
#onpoli
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"The NDP could still get rock star candidates, and we can still have that leadership opportunity if we had a different financial setup."
Mamdani, a man of colour, raised ample funds, despite not having the support of the establishment. I don't buy Johnston's argument.
#cdnpoli
"The NDP could still get rock star candidates, and we can still have that leadership opportunity if we had a different financial setup."
Mamdani, a man of colour, raised ample funds, despite not having the support of the establishment. I don't buy Johnston's argument.
#cdnpoli
‘We Need to Support the Working Class’ | The Tyee
NDP leadership candidate Tanille Johnston says she wants the party to focus on the interests of working Canadians. A Tyee Q&A.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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"The NDP could still get rock star candidates, and we can still have that leadership opportunity if we had a different financial setup."
Mamdani, a man of colour, raised ample funds, despite not having the support of the establishment. I don't buy Johnston's argument.
#cdnpoli
"The NDP could still get rock star candidates, and we can still have that leadership opportunity if we had a different financial setup."
Mamdani, a man of colour, raised ample funds, despite not having the support of the establishment. I don't buy Johnston's argument.
#cdnpoli
Has McPherson given her position on the MOU? I am extremely interested in knowing what it is.
November 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
On my listening list for this week. I read @tanyatalaga.bsky.social's Seven Fallen Feathers a few years ago, and it impacted my outlook and advocacy. Admittedly, it was a book I had to put down a few times, so I could process and reflect on the legacy of colonialism in this country.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
A powerful voice for Indigenous rights and education in Canada. With her own background one of both Anishinaabe and Polish descent, @tanyatalaga.bsky.social writes: “from the legacies of these dual branches of genocide, one on Turtle Island and one far off in Eastern Europe - comes my knowing.”
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
On my listening list for this week. I read @tanyatalaga.bsky.social's Seven Fallen Feathers a few years ago, and it impacted my outlook and advocacy. Admittedly, it was a book I had to put down a few times, so I could process and reflect on the legacy of colonialism in this country.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
*sigh*
Well, here we go, I guess.
Well, here we go, I guess.
In the face of global trade shifts and uncertainty, we’re working to build a stronger, more sustainable, more competitive, and more independent economy.
Canada’s MOU with Alberta will ensure we can advance that mission together.
Canada’s MOU with Alberta will ensure we can advance that mission together.
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
*sigh*
Well, here we go, I guess.
Well, here we go, I guess.
“The funding from the federal government should be based on whether the housing gets built, especially if it’s housing at an affordable price point, agnostic of how we choose to get there,” Farkas told reporters."
Yes, but you're still stifling housing starts with your policy.
#cdnpoli
Yes, but you're still stifling housing starts with your policy.
#cdnpoli
NEW: Global News has learned the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has paused $129M in federal Housing Accelerator Fund money to the City of Calgary pending further clarity on citywide rezoning.
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globalnews.ca/news/1154274...
Calgary’s $129M in federal housing funds ‘paused’ pending citywide rezoning status - Calgary | Globalnews.ca
Calgary city council is preparing to debate a motion that calls for the repeal of the citywide rezoning policy in December, which would require a public hearing in the spring.
globalnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
“The funding from the federal government should be based on whether the housing gets built, especially if it’s housing at an affordable price point, agnostic of how we choose to get there,” Farkas told reporters."
Yes, but you're still stifling housing starts with your policy.
#cdnpoli
Yes, but you're still stifling housing starts with your policy.
#cdnpoli
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I find this race so fundamentally unserious. The only candidate I take seriously is McPherson, and even her housing plan is almost exclusively about the state.
#cdnpoli
I find this race so fundamentally unserious. The only candidate I take seriously is McPherson, and even her housing plan is almost exclusively about the state.
#cdnpoli
With its future uncertain, should the NDP pursue power or principles?
After near electoral collapse, should the NDP shift left with bold, systemic proposals, or focus on pragmatic gains and achieving power?
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November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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I find this race so fundamentally unserious. The only candidate I take seriously is McPherson, and even her housing plan is almost exclusively about the state.
#cdnpoli
I find this race so fundamentally unserious. The only candidate I take seriously is McPherson, and even her housing plan is almost exclusively about the state.
#cdnpoli
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NES would be a great leader for the OLP, presenting a formidable Opposition. Stiles' New Democrats haven't manifested the same seriousness their Alberta, BC, Manitoba, and Sask peers have.
NES, unlike *everyone else*, calls out intergenerational inequality.
#cdnpoli #onpoli
NES would be a great leader for the OLP, presenting a formidable Opposition. Stiles' New Democrats haven't manifested the same seriousness their Alberta, BC, Manitoba, and Sask peers have.
NES, unlike *everyone else*, calls out intergenerational inequality.
#cdnpoli #onpoli
Althia Raj: What Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre can learn from Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith
Having MPs who don't behave like trained seals is healthy, Althia Raj writes.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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NES would be a great leader for the OLP, presenting a formidable Opposition. Stiles' New Democrats haven't manifested the same seriousness their Alberta, BC, Manitoba, and Sask peers have.
NES, unlike *everyone else*, calls out intergenerational inequality.
#cdnpoli #onpoli
NES would be a great leader for the OLP, presenting a formidable Opposition. Stiles' New Democrats haven't manifested the same seriousness their Alberta, BC, Manitoba, and Sask peers have.
NES, unlike *everyone else*, calls out intergenerational inequality.
#cdnpoli #onpoli
Indeed! I have lost people very close to me to overdose. It sucks. And the economic impact is undeniable.
A continuum of care, ranging from harm reduction and safer supply, to treatment, is required. Again, I fear Conservatives are pitching false hope with their antiquated solutions.
#cdnpoli
A continuum of care, ranging from harm reduction and safer supply, to treatment, is required. Again, I fear Conservatives are pitching false hope with their antiquated solutions.
#cdnpoli
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"... some may argue that to put a dollar figure on their deaths is cold and dehumanizing. Yet there are very good reasons to quantify the economic burden of the opioid crisis and understand what we all lose when a life is lost."
#cdnpoli #onpoli #ableg #abpoli #bcpoli #topoli
"... some may argue that to put a dollar figure on their deaths is cold and dehumanizing. Yet there are very good reasons to quantify the economic burden of the opioid crisis and understand what we all lose when a life is lost."
#cdnpoli #onpoli #ableg #abpoli #bcpoli #topoli
How opioid deaths are hollowing out the construction industry
Workers in the skilled trades make up a large share of overdoses fatalities, at a time when their labour is needed more than ever
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November 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Indeed! I have lost people very close to me to overdose. It sucks. And the economic impact is undeniable.
A continuum of care, ranging from harm reduction and safer supply, to treatment, is required. Again, I fear Conservatives are pitching false hope with their antiquated solutions.
#cdnpoli
A continuum of care, ranging from harm reduction and safer supply, to treatment, is required. Again, I fear Conservatives are pitching false hope with their antiquated solutions.
#cdnpoli
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"... some may argue that to put a dollar figure on their deaths is cold and dehumanizing. Yet there are very good reasons to quantify the economic burden of the opioid crisis and understand what we all lose when a life is lost."
#cdnpoli #onpoli #ableg #abpoli #bcpoli #topoli
"... some may argue that to put a dollar figure on their deaths is cold and dehumanizing. Yet there are very good reasons to quantify the economic burden of the opioid crisis and understand what we all lose when a life is lost."
#cdnpoli #onpoli #ableg #abpoli #bcpoli #topoli
How opioid deaths are hollowing out the construction industry
Workers in the skilled trades make up a large share of overdoses fatalities, at a time when their labour is needed more than ever
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November 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I'm a broken record about this because as a progressive and New Democrat I am watching my party fall entirely silent on this issue, leaving my generation (millennials), gen-z, and gen-alpha behind.
We are falling prey to the snakeoil salespeople of the right, primarily Poilievre.
#cdnpoli
We are falling prey to the snakeoil salespeople of the right, primarily Poilievre.
#cdnpoli
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"The federal government plans to increase spending on Old Age Security (OAS) more than what it intends to up spending on housing, postsecondary education, employment insurance, child care, and Canada Child Benefit (CCB) combined by 2029."
1/5
#cdnpoli #onpoli #bcpoli #ableg
"The federal government plans to increase spending on Old Age Security (OAS) more than what it intends to up spending on housing, postsecondary education, employment insurance, child care, and Canada Child Benefit (CCB) combined by 2029."
1/5
#cdnpoli #onpoli #bcpoli #ableg
Federal spending on Old Age Security will outpace child care, housing, and postsecondary education combined
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November 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm a broken record about this because as a progressive and New Democrat I am watching my party fall entirely silent on this issue, leaving my generation (millennials), gen-z, and gen-alpha behind.
We are falling prey to the snakeoil salespeople of the right, primarily Poilievre.
#cdnpoli
We are falling prey to the snakeoil salespeople of the right, primarily Poilievre.
#cdnpoli
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"The federal government plans to increase spending on Old Age Security (OAS) more than what it intends to up spending on housing, postsecondary education, employment insurance, child care, and Canada Child Benefit (CCB) combined by 2029."
1/5
#cdnpoli #onpoli #bcpoli #ableg
"The federal government plans to increase spending on Old Age Security (OAS) more than what it intends to up spending on housing, postsecondary education, employment insurance, child care, and Canada Child Benefit (CCB) combined by 2029."
1/5
#cdnpoli #onpoli #bcpoli #ableg
Federal spending on Old Age Security will outpace child care, housing, and postsecondary education combined
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November 23, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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"The federal government plans to increase spending on Old Age Security (OAS) more than what it intends to up spending on housing, postsecondary education, employment insurance, child care, and Canada Child Benefit (CCB) combined by 2029."
1/5
#cdnpoli #onpoli #bcpoli #ableg
"The federal government plans to increase spending on Old Age Security (OAS) more than what it intends to up spending on housing, postsecondary education, employment insurance, child care, and Canada Child Benefit (CCB) combined by 2029."
1/5
#cdnpoli #onpoli #bcpoli #ableg
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Labour lawyer calls Canada Post deal ‘unusual’ without contract - An employment and labour lawyer has called the latest tentative deal, reached without a contract between Canada Post and the union “unusual,” after nearly two years of bargaining between the two parties.
Labour lawyer calls Canada Post deal ‘unusual’ without contract
An employment and labour lawyer has called the latest tentative deal, reached without a contract between Canada Post and the union “unusual,” after nearly two years of bargaining between the two parties.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Labour lawyer calls Canada Post deal ‘unusual’ without contract - An employment and labour lawyer has called the latest tentative deal, reached without a contract between Canada Post and the union “unusual,” after nearly two years of bargaining between the two parties.
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Just. Privatize. It. Otherwise, subsidize delivery for rural residents, people who are elderly, and people who are disabled.
Canada Post is a wasteful anachronism, and these dollars can be better spent.
I'm pro-union & pro-labour. But this is irresponsible.
#cdnpoli
Just. Privatize. It. Otherwise, subsidize delivery for rural residents, people who are elderly, and people who are disabled.
Canada Post is a wasteful anachronism, and these dollars can be better spent.
I'm pro-union & pro-labour. But this is irresponsible.
#cdnpoli
Canada Post says it’s burning through $1B loan, expects to run out of cash by year-end - National | Globalnews.ca
Canada Post says it will need another bailout by early 2026 after burning through a $1-billion federal loan amid record losses and ongoing strike disruptions.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Just. Privatize. It. Otherwise, subsidize delivery for rural residents, people who are elderly, and people who are disabled.
Canada Post is a wasteful anachronism, and these dollars can be better spent.
I'm pro-union & pro-labour. But this is irresponsible.
#cdnpoli
Just. Privatize. It. Otherwise, subsidize delivery for rural residents, people who are elderly, and people who are disabled.
Canada Post is a wasteful anachronism, and these dollars can be better spent.
I'm pro-union & pro-labour. But this is irresponsible.
#cdnpoli
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The Imperial will be missed. But I'm glad it's being converted to student housing.
What I never understood was the defense of Honest Ed's. It was a dump, and the Dollarama nearby offers comparable (sometimes better) pricing. That land is better used for housing.
#topoli
The Imperial will be missed. But I'm glad it's being converted to student housing.
What I never understood was the defense of Honest Ed's. It was a dump, and the Dollarama nearby offers comparable (sometimes better) pricing. That land is better used for housing.
#topoli
Shawn Micallef: What a Toronto councillor’s bizarre, AI-generated image of Lawrence Plaza says about nostalgia and change in our city
The outpouring of grief for things that are lost is understandable, but nostalgia can also be harnessed for questionable reasons.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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The Imperial will be missed. But I'm glad it's being converted to student housing.
What I never understood was the defense of Honest Ed's. It was a dump, and the Dollarama nearby offers comparable (sometimes better) pricing. That land is better used for housing.
#topoli
The Imperial will be missed. But I'm glad it's being converted to student housing.
What I never understood was the defense of Honest Ed's. It was a dump, and the Dollarama nearby offers comparable (sometimes better) pricing. That land is better used for housing.
#topoli