John Michael McGrath
@jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
Ontario politics and policy for TVO. Writer and Podcast co-host, #onpoli
jm_mcgrath.01 on signal
jm_mcgrath.01 on signal
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
don't mind me just remembering all the times I was denied "sugary cereals" because they were "bad for me"
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
don't mind me just remembering all the times I was denied "sugary cereals" because they were "bad for me"
Excellent. www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalisms-...
November 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Excellent. www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalisms-...
oh how I enjoyed this one
www.youtube.com/shorts/LWTaG...
www.youtube.com/shorts/LWTaG...
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
oh how I enjoyed this one
www.youtube.com/shorts/LWTaG...
www.youtube.com/shorts/LWTaG...
sending November headlines back to January would often be horrifying but in at least some cases they'd also just be genuinely confusing
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
sending November headlines back to January would often be horrifying but in at least some cases they'd also just be genuinely confusing
I would never tell you to get an animal to get over a World Series Game 7 loss but one of the grounding things about a dog is that they still need you to walk them, feed them, and pick up their poop whether you were up late or not. (Not unlike young kids in this regard!)
November 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I would never tell you to get an animal to get over a World Series Game 7 loss but one of the grounding things about a dog is that they still need you to walk them, feed them, and pick up their poop whether you were up late or not. (Not unlike young kids in this regard!)
we're gonna need a bigger boat
November 1, 2025 at 12:48 AM
we're gonna need a bigger boat
no, YOU'RE stress eating shut up
November 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
no, YOU'RE stress eating shut up
If you would click on the link you would find
October 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
If you would click on the link you would find
"What's your router model? Will help me prepare."
October 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"What's your router model? Will help me prepare."
Public sector accountability: my time for 1.5mi* was 10:50
*for some reason the treadmill is set to imperial units, Fitbit posted for verification
*for some reason the treadmill is set to imperial units, Fitbit posted for verification
October 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Public sector accountability: my time for 1.5mi* was 10:50
*for some reason the treadmill is set to imperial units, Fitbit posted for verification
*for some reason the treadmill is set to imperial units, Fitbit posted for verification
I haven't baked much in the last year and then, boom, I'm amazed all over at the alchemy that's possible with flour, yeast, water and salt.
October 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I haven't baked much in the last year and then, boom, I'm amazed all over at the alchemy that's possible with flour, yeast, water and salt.
look I have reservations about this line of questioning but since you're asking www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/l...
October 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
look I have reservations about this line of questioning but since you're asking www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/l...
when you make the *existing city* illegal to build again today this is the obvious and inevitable consequence: www.latimes.com/california/s...
October 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
when you make the *existing city* illegal to build again today this is the obvious and inevitable consequence: www.latimes.com/california/s...
meanwhile on X, the everything app
October 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
meanwhile on X, the everything app
I keep thinking about this bit from the Auditor General's report on Ontario's GHG emissions: auditor.on.ca/en/content/s...
October 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I keep thinking about this bit from the Auditor General's report on Ontario's GHG emissions: auditor.on.ca/en/content/s...
Nice day for somewhat consequential baseball.
September 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Nice day for somewhat consequential baseball.
Somehow push alerts starting with these first four words are just always bad now
September 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Somehow push alerts starting with these first four words are just always bad now
MPP Chris Scott has been charged with assault and assault with a weapon. He is innocent until proven guilty. If convicted and sentenced to more than two years in prison, S. 750 of the Criminal Code includes some consequences substantially above and beyond jail time for those who hold public office.
September 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
MPP Chris Scott has been charged with assault and assault with a weapon. He is innocent until proven guilty. If convicted and sentenced to more than two years in prison, S. 750 of the Criminal Code includes some consequences substantially above and beyond jail time for those who hold public office.
Snuggly dog is snuggly
September 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Snuggly dog is snuggly
heck of a slide from the new Ember report on cleantech ("electrotech"): ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
September 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
heck of a slide from the new Ember report on cleantech ("electrotech"): ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
New from me at TVO, on Crombie's departure and also some commentary about K-Pop Demon Hunters. www.tvo.org/article/anal...
September 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
New from me at TVO, on Crombie's departure and also some commentary about K-Pop Demon Hunters. www.tvo.org/article/anal...