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Treaty 13/Toronto
Joined August 2011
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Canada's safe consumption sites have reversed 68,000+ overdoses. Still, many are being shuttered in a nationwide backlash to harm reduction.
āThe message is, āYou donāt vote for me, so why do I care what happens to you?āā
Inside Toronto's original SCS in the weeks before its closure:
thelocal.to/moss-park-safe-cā¦
David Miller: Brad Bradfordās idea for Toronto's water system is bad news for all Torontonians
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Canada has its own homegrown far-right online ecosystem ā and right now, these influencers are pushing Alberta separatism and watching their view counts explode.
My latest reporting for @thewalrus
thewalrus.ca/youtube-influenā¦
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Phenomenal reporting on the Brad Bradford campaign by @royinori.
Not a pretty portrait!
thelocal.to/brad-bradford-prā¦
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āYou guys want to fire hellfire missiles at fentanyl labs in Canada? Weāre all for it.ā
Across Canadaās right-wing online ecosystem, social media creators are talking about Alberta separatism and watching the clicks roll in. A few are plausibly earning six figures pushing their grievance-driven ideologies. @emmapaling reports: thewalrus.ca/youtube-influenā¦
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October surprise alert: absolute heater of a Brad Bradford profile here from @royinori of @TheLocal_TO. thelocal.to/brad-bradford-prā¦
ALT There were times when Bradford would come back from having an argument at city council or a committee meeting and would perch at the edge of a stafferās desk in the main office, Tim says, and lead the office in a group discussion about how his opposition was wrong and he was right. Tim and Jessica both say that he was harsher about female councillors, and on occasion, that they heard Bradford use the word ābitchā to describe them. Jessica says that Bradford ācouldnāt talk to certain staff without being really belligerent, yelling or screaming at them.ā It wasnāt uncommon, she adds, for staff to cry during or after these encounters. Sometimes, to some people, he would apologize, she says, but his actions did not meaningfully change in the time she worked for him.
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The Local Magazine's Candidate Tracker has reported, fact-checked biographies and platform summaries for every candidate running in the 2026 municipal election. thelocal.to/candidate-trackeā¦
The best place to get info about Toronto's mayoral race? The Local, which has a database of all candidates ā written by professional journalists and checked by fact-checkers, not AI!!
thelocal.to/toronto-mayoral-ā¦
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Excellent, in-depth profile on @DianaCMcNally by @emmapaling in the @TheLocal_TO.
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One of Diana Chan McNallyās core promises as she campaigns for city council is to increase funding for drop-in centres for people who are homeless.
Itās a high-stakes bet on the idea that helping the homeless will help the rest of the city, too:
thelocal.to/diana-chan-mcnalā¦
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New: A wild development in the Jamaica story.
The PC Party sent someone to a luxury resort to āspy onā then-Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie.
By @CharliePinkerto and @ahmadelbayoumi
#onpoli
thetrillium.ca/news/politicsā¦
Canada's major media featured 2X more frustrated passengers than flight attendants in its coverage of the WestJet strike.
The day of the strike, not one major broadcast or article noted the union's statements about workers making below min wage and being pushed to food banks:
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New: Why did the PC Party spend $3,000 on all-inclusive Jamaican resorts?
#onpoli
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Jerusalem Post quietly edits entire article after CJPME complaint cjpmemap.ca/impact_2026_08_0ā¦ via @CJPME
Israel Is Paying Millions to Train AI Chatbots How to Talk About Gaza. It's Working. open.substack.com/pub/dropsiā¦
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Last week, we announced @TheGrindTO is being sued for $1.3 million for defamation by an IDF reservist soldier. The legal costs and potential damages claimed threaten the continued operation of The Grind.
I want to take a minute to talk about what could be lost... š§µ
Danielle Smith wants the oil industry to go back to the boom days, when pipelines in all directions were being proposed.
She's taking a big bet -- most notably, that public opinion on climate change has shifted, permanently.
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Danielle Smith and Doug Ford are pitching a new Alberta-to-Ontario pipeline, but the project has no private-sector backer, federal commitment, or timeline. Journalist @emmapaling examines whether political momentum alone can revive pipeline enthusiasm. thewalrus.ca/danielle-smith-ā¦
The feds are cheering a deal that will see Bombardier sell jets to a company controlled by Saudi crown prince as "another win" for Canada:
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