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Thank you to Shefaza Esmail for your endorsement. I know that you care deeply about our community, and your expressed support highlights that. Let’s keep working towards positive change 💪#OnPoli

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"A greater share of funding is going toward short-term shelter programs instead of longer-term solutions like low-income housing. When Ford cancelled the cap and trade carbon pricing system in 2018, the low-income housing projects that were to be funded with it got cancelled too."

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"Ford’s election reasoning is confusing, especially considering that in the face of an external threat like the one Trump currently presents, calling an unnecessary election actually creates internal instability." #ONpoli

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In the fifth, and final, installment of this #CitifiedWR series on women's homelessness, we look at policing, encampments, and the Plan to End Chronic Homelessness.

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Not owning a car offers new adventures and lessons. Today's lesson was that it is entirely possible to purchase a new (mini) freezer and get it home relying on a rolling cart and the #ion :)

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"According to an internal provincial report obtained by the Star, Ontario patients visiting emergency departments in the past three years waited longer than they did in the previous 13 years." Please vote on Feb. 27th!

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"Most of the things that make life survivable aren't profitable. Teaching, caring for elders, helping people escape domestic violence, just to start...Yet, they all exist — b/c we at one point decided just because something couldn’t yield a profit, didn’t mean we didn’t want or need that service."

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I’m in Kitchener Centre and will vote for @aislinnclancy.bsky.social! She’s a strong, engaged advocate on healthcare, housing, and transit — and is our best choice to rally the progressive vote around. @ontariogreens.bsky.social has a refreshing & positive voice with a good, serious policy agenda.

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Candidates and parties should compete vigorously for your vote, but voting is not a consumer choice; voting is a civic duty.

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"Doug Ford is uniquely unqualified and unsuited to be a leader for this moment. His years in office have been defined by shortages — a lack of homes, doctors, teachers, jobs, skilled workers, subways, buses, and bike lanes." #ONpoli

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"Amid scorn from political rivals, and warnings from transportation experts, the leader of Ontario’s PCs is adamant that, if re-elected premier Feb. 27, his government will tunnel road lanes, and possibly a transit line, under at least 50 kilometres of Highway 401." How is this a serious proposal???

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I'd love to see these in every neighbourhood! #Density #Affordability www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...

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Here’s how to vote in Ontario. You don’t need a voter card, just government ID with your address on it. www.elections.on.ca/en/voting-in...

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No news yet (that I've heard) about what the new owners plan to do (but I'm hoping it stays a theatre space). #DTK www.therecord.com/business/wat...

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"People pay a lot of money to travel to the kind of places they might vote against at home. Summer or winter, the pedestrianized streets of the Blue Mountain resort village are full of people from all over Ontario walking around happily. Just don’t try to do the same thing at home."

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"Every major federal party ran in 2021 on a platform that included a consumer carbon tax. Nearly every single MP who currently sits in the House of Commons — up to and including Pierre Poilievre— won their seat while carrying a commitment to apply a price on carbon."

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It's voting time #KitCentre! While we have some really great candidates in our riding, I think @aislinnclancy.bsky.social has the best shot at beating the PCs while offering a strong commitment to, and passion for, making Kitchener a more welcoming, safer, and caring city. #ONpoli

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Getting rid of minimum parking requirements can be the key to unleashing more housing supply and lower costs

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“Excess parking takes up space in buildings that could otherwise be housing, adds costs that are seldom offset by revenues, and can determine whether certain types of housing projects fit on sites of various sizes."

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"Chow said the installation of these bike lanes was preceded by years of study and consultation before going through city council votes. Ripping them up would be costly and do nothing to help with the city's traffic issues, she said."

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65% said they were “concerned about the impact of encampments in their community” yet only 12% favoured “stronger law enforcement measures to clear encampments.” Most folks realize there is a more compassionate and effective approach than criminalizing poverty & addictions.

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Doug ford is counting on you to stay home. Make a plan to vote in an advance poll in your riding! ADVANCE VOTING Thursday, Feb. 20, Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22 10am- 8 p.m. Find your voting location at www.elections.on.ca/en.html

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Ontario's PC Office sharing clips of elected officials-candidates from other parties demonstrating a commitment to democracy, fidelity to evidence, and respect for the wisdom of their constituents. The P.C. candidate did not show up for this local election debate. #Weird #CTS

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This week's #CitifiedWR 'Local News and Views' highlights: local library initiatives, the Region's first Indigenous-led child care centre, Neuron's new accessible tricycles, and many upcoming events. Check it out. https://buff.ly/41fkIlp

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Why is a functional healthcare system not a priority for the Doug Ford government but a sweetheart deal for a private spa complex is

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A short thread on Ford's recent comments about the death penalty. Recently, Ford told an audience: “God forbid they kill an innocent person...I don’t even go 25 years. I send ‘em right to sparky and then we’ll take everything from there." #ONpoli www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

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"Density and the accompanying economies of scale aren’t just good for livability and planning—they also make property taxes more affordable than they would be otherwise." toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/how-proper...

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