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Doug Ford promised to fix Ontario’s universities. Instead, he made them worse. Former Laurentian University economics professor David Leadbeater takes a closer look at how corporatization is threatening the province’s post-secondary education system: thewalrus.ca/inside-doug-ford...

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When even your friends think you're doing a bad job. OREA (Ontario Realtors... something) has long been a major supporter of the PCs. This is what they think of Doug's housing plan. #UniteTheVote and chip Ford down to a minority. NotOneSeat.ca #onelxn #onpoli

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If you’re in Ontario and are still thinking you might vote for Ford, here’s a rundown of his “accomplishments”. #OnPoli www.crankycartoons.com/blog/doug-fo...

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“It’s like hiring an army of sloths”: Councillor Josh Matlow on the city’s excruciatingly slow snow removal torontolife.com/city/its-lik...

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John Reiti had a series of stories about Toronto deals/things during the Tory era that are cannon in how they will haunt us for a while.

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Support local media if you can. 7 Years of Doug Ford - thelocal.to/7-years-of-d...

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While Doug is in DC today posing as Captain Canada, it's another day he's ducking the question why the housing shortage has grown under his watch. www.thestar.com/politics/how...

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Moderator: "You have the weekend off, where do you go?" Doug Ford: "I never stop working." #onpoli

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"I said I was, then I wasn't, then I went ahead and did it," [Ford] said. "But in saying that … I’ve apologized to the people." Dear RCMP, I believe this constitutes a confession about the Greenbelt, no? Signed, Ontario Taxpayers

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Thought I’d release some more greatest hits from the guy who referred to killing people by electric chair as “send ‘em to Sparky”. Doug Ford is a terrible human being. We could do so much better. #onpoli

submitted 6 days ago • 11 comments

Doug better get his own tool box out and start building all those homes he promised www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

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Election Day in Ontario is Thursday, February 27. Here are some hopefully helpful links, dates, and deadlines. Visit www.elections.on.ca for more information. #OnPoli 🧵

submitted 24 days ago • 12 comments

Toronto Blooski: this is my grandmother's Doherty pipe organ. We're clearing out the storage unit where it's been sitting for years and none of us can take it. We can't find a buyer or even a taker, and if we can't find someone to take it by Saturday we'll have to dump it.

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Ontario is Facing a Nursing Crisis Under Doug Ford’s Government ‘For every 10 nurses hired, six are leaving their job’, Ontario College of Nurses data shows pressprogress.ca/ontario-is-f...

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Hey Therme Canada, this note’s for you! You have resurfaced, trying to tell folks Therme isn’t receiving a cent from taxpayers. In fact you are getting $2.237 billion (and counting) in taxpayer subsidies/corporate welfare! Try the truth for once. #topoli #onpoli

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Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

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Whoa, Canada! Don’t make the same mistake New Zealand made! “Out of frustration we tried electing right-wing populists. Now things are worse.” Via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

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NEW: The Financial Accountability Officer projects the accelerated roll-out of beer and wine in corner and grocery stores could cost the province as much as $1.9 billion by 2030. Lost tax revenue not made up for by increased LCBO revenues. fao-on.org/en/report/al...

submitted 27 days ago • 9 comments

Puzzled the first time watching this snooker 167 tourney by the gold ball and seeing the ref remove it unexpectedly mid-frame. “Wait, why did he pick it up after 3 reds?” I feel there needs to be a BIT better public info on this magic 20-pt ball worth $1M.

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This holiday season, Doug Ford is gifting his insider pals a luxury spa and sticking you with the bill: It'll cost $400 for every single household.

submitted 74 days ago • 12 comments

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.

submitted 73 days ago • 22 comments

Why does #Canada spend billions more than other nations building subways, commuter and light rail? Because it's too parochial to peek outside its Anglosphere rut. That's the conclusion of @chittimarco.bsky.social + other researchers... 🧵

submitted 76 days ago • 7 comments

During bad times the trees have to work extra hard. The ecumenical scene in the Metro Central YMCA men’s change room is the hardest working in the city. Joy & light into the darkness. The things this display has seen. 🎄 13/10 #EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto

submitted 80 days ago • 26 comments

PRESS RELEASE: Auditor General releases scathing Ontario Place Redevelopment report outlining rigged process and ballooning taxpayer costs us21.campaign-archive.com?u=ee8ca2c1e0... #topoli #onpoli

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NEW: Months worth of government records are now considered “missing” after Premier Doug Ford’s Chief of Staff traded in a personal cell phone which was then “reset.” The private phone was being used for government business. globalnews.ca/news/10894747/… #onpoli

submitted 83 days ago • 43 comments

First disc golf round in 6 months and had a nice -5 on the local ace-run starter course. Missed birdie putts on first 2 holes but closed with 4 straight birdies including a couple drop-ins and one C2 putt so felt nice at finish. We’ll see if the next couple rounds are as good!

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NEW REPORT: Number of people who commute by bicycle in #Toronto is triple what Doug Ford's Conservatives claim. They use outdated data to justify ripping out bike lanes. Good way to distract from Greenbelt scandal, failure to build transit, highway expansions. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

submitted 86 days ago • 4 comments

On Trump's 25% tariffs on Canadian goods until Canada stops exporting fentanyl to the US: Since Oct 1 2021, 43 lbs. of fentanyl has been seized by CBP at the Canadian border, compared to over 8,070 lbs. from Mexico. So Canada has to stop an issue that largely doesn't exist, or face economic ruin

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