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Environment & development law & policy. The Hands off the Greenbelt guy. Brown loyalist. Tweets aren't advice or statements from my client. he/him
Premier's Head, ON (Rentfree)
Joined February 2009
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Don't believe the absurd spin from @WB_Media. The Town of Wasaga's "Beach Bylaw" is PLAINLY no substitute for FEDERAL protection.
Without a FEDERAL Species at Risk Act habitat protection order, Wasaga's Great Lakes Piping Plover will be doomed.
nationalobserver.com/2026/09…
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Highways are subsidised far more than rail is.
It is unfair competition.
If drivers had to pay the full costs of the infrastructure, few people would ever drive.
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We should primarily build a fleet of alternative jets, and use the F-35 not in a combat role, but instead as the fleet for an aggressor squadron so that we can train against enemies flying the F-35.
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In reality atheist don't see any fundamental differences between the 3. They all believe in the same god and the same values. Criticizing 1 is = to Criticizing all 3.
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We can all be proud that Sick Kids was ranked first for children’s hospitals globally.
Unfortunately, Sick Kids has now come first for another reason: largest hospital deficit in all of Ontario, which is exploding this year to $73.1M.
Can Sick Kids remain world class if it is underfunded by @fordnation and loaded with debt?
cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…
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Those hikes were the necessary catch-up after more than a decade of unsustainable freezes and ‘at or below inflation’ increases under Ford and Tory.
Now, after taking the hard medicine to improve fiscal position, you would go straight back to repeating the cycle.
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This reminds me of when the Canadian government told Facebook to pay journalists for their work and Facebook gave everybody a notice that said “Canada is censoring the news.”
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Just got an Amazon ad about how legislation requiring them to actually hire their workers instead of merely “contracting” them is actually evil and will ruin same-day delivery
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> If assessments resumed, property owners with real estate that rose more in value than the average in their communities could face the sticker-shock of higher property-tax bills.
Oh no, the horror!
Ontario’s taxing problem with property owners theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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The Conservatives actions would push LGBTQ kids back into the closet, and remove policies that all studies show, keep all kids safer. Chaos and culture wars- the BC Conservatives.
It is SO important that we NEVER treat countries home to many people of a given ethnoreligious or ethnolinguistic group as a voice of, or guardian of the interests of, anyone else with that that same ethnicity.
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It’s impossible not to remember Hitler complaining about the infringed rights of German speakers in the Sudetenland as a prelude to invading Czechoslovakia.
THEY asked HIM.
If you're saying he should've LIED & denied (1) Its AWFUL strategy to tell an adversary prone to underestimate the downside of aggression against that you literally DON'T PLAN to defend violently. (2) You guys always DEMAND gov REVEAL our strategic secrets
🎯 ‘Carney has called military action an “extreme tail risk.” Governments should assess even remote contingencies. But transforming an internal planning exercise into public political messaging is alarmism, not leadership.
It also ignores the practical reality of continental defence. Canada and the United States are NATO allies and NORAD partners, jointly responsible for aerospace and maritime warning’
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Yes, and he is correct, and the prairie NDP are all wrong. You know damn well they'll raise prices because we've shown our willingness to pay that amount, and then it becomes politically impossible to restore the gas tax. Can Liberals leave the environment alone for just one day?
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This is fairly reckless in an era of expected high inflation. Unlike other taxes, property tax revenue doesn’t automatically go up with inflation.
Let’s not repeat the worst of Tory’s mistakes.
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US companies slowly poisoning Canadians with toxic fruit is actually pretty on-brand for the US in it's current state.
🇺🇲 whistleblower alleges millions of berries exported to 🇨🇦 with excess chemical levels 🫐
cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/…
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Because of the election, the elevated discourse has been bumming me out, so I've expanded my street photo practice (and dog walking) to include something to keep my hands off my phone between shots.
Thanks to the r/detrashed community for the inspo.
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The NDP don't take floor crossers as a matter of ethics, but Mr. Casey has the justification to sit as an independent for the rest of his term and simply vote his conscience going forward. Carney won't ever let him do anything significant in the Liberal Party again.
BREAKING: Liberal MP Sean Casey was removed from his role as Parliamentary Secretary for supporting NDP MP Jenny Kwan’s bill to close a loophole in Canada’s arms sales regime that allows weapons to be shipped via the United States to Israel, a country that is still committing genocide against the Palestinian people.
It is shocking that Prime Minister Carney decided to change Liberal policy and punish one of his MPs for the simple act of wanting Canada to adhere to the values he touts so confidently on the world stage.
We want to thank MP Casey for having had the moral courage to support our bill. Ensuring that Canada is not complicit in war crimes should never be partisan.
ALT Screenshot of a headline from CBC News: Liberal MP says he was demoted for supporting NDP bill targeting arms export controls. Subheading: P.E.I. MP says he was warned that move would mean losing parliamentary secretary role.
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Mayor Chow announces plans for a Bad Landlords Taskforce.
The plan involves enlisting enforcement officers to conduct proactive inspections & issue court orders for repairs.
It would scale up the City's ability to repair apartments & bill the landlord.
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/o…
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Yes. Like that. Even a burglar is well advised to lock their door to protect themselves against other burglars. Did France and Britain Belgium's sins againt African & Indian nations diminish their self-interest in defending themselves against Hitler?
