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Aaron Binder

@aaronbinder.com

Director betterwayalliance.ca | Canada's Small Biz Think-Tank Business Owner | Serial cyclist Toronto | Hamilton | Indonesia | Canada Highly professional human desiring bad boy status.

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Shawn Micallef@shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 2w ago

One of the reasons I get so worked up about all this, apart from the clear-and-present danger, is it's a symptom of something bigger that's rotten. Many smart & serious establishment people still think it's silly to talk about though.

Nora Loreto@nolore.bsky.social · 2w ago

In Quebec City, an 11 year old boy was killed while he was on his bike earlier this year. A ceremony set for this weekend to install a ghost bike was cancelled because the boy's family has been inundated with hateful messages because ... speed bumps have been installed.

lauren@lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · last mo.

we need to respond to gen z's success at the box office with a millennialcore Backrooms. The interior of this pop-up kitchen seems normal at first... but then you start to notice the "kiss me and feed me tacos" neon signs become increasingly twisted... the shareables become unshareable...

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · last mo.

DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.

DoorDash messed up. They repeatedly left more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers underpaid or paid late, causing them immense stress and financial difficulty. That's unacceptable. We've secured a $131.5M settlement from DoorDash - the largest worker settlement in NYC history and largest delivery worker settlement in American municipal history. Every worker will be paid what they are owed, and every company will be forced to abide by the laws of this city. LOGOS: The OFFICE of the MAYOR of NYC NYC Consumer and Worker Protection Mayor Mamdani and Deliveristas representatives stand behind a podium.Mayor Mamdani signs a giant check.Three delivery workers holding a giant fake check for $131.5M.
Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD@mbonsma.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A popular Toronto-based travel influencer posted an Instagram video and blog about how they replaced car trips with an e-cargo bike and how much they love it. This feels like an indication of big culture shifts - biking is really going mainstream in Toronto!

Urban Arrow FamilyNext Pro Review: Our Family Cargo Bike - Mini Jetsetter

Our honest Urban Arrow FamilyNext Pro review after a summer of daily riding in Toronto: what we love, what to know, and if a family cargo bike is worth it.

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Nick Tsergas@nicktsergas.ca · 2mo ago

Ontario is still writing its rules for datacentres. But Ford's pitchdeck for foreign investors explicitly markets Hamilton’s waterfront for deregulated AI datacentre development, including "sovereign" AI opportunities." Sovereign AI. Built for foreign investors. With no rules. #HamOnt

"Ontario — Your investment partner," reads the title of an investment prospectus circulated by the Ontario government at Mark Carney's private investment summit of 200 foreign CEOsrelevant section: "The Steelport site is undergoing master planning following M5 Industrial zoning. Commercial opportunities are expected to be announced in Q4 2026, with Phase 1 construction anticipated to commence in 2027."
Trevor A. Branch@trevorabranch.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is seismic news for fisheries scientists. Northern cod is *the* iconic symbol of total fisheries collapse due to overfishing (and other factors) *and* the iconic symbol of a complete failure to recover for decades afterwards. This is like announcing the complete recovery of bison on land.

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UBC Oceans@ubcoceans.bsky.social · 2mo ago

For the first time in over 30 years, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Northern cod stock has been deemed “healthy” by Ottawa. www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/05/i...

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Huge corporations like Amazon, Walmart, and Uber are among the top employers of SNAP and Medicaid recipients. Meanwhile, their CEOs are raking in multi-million dollar pay packages. How is this not a bigger scandal?

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Uber just announced it will lay off 10% of its workforce, or around 3,300 workers. Last year, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi made $35M — 360 times his median employee's pay — and announced a $20B stock buyback program to further enrich shareholders and himself. Textbook corporate greed.

Dan Seljak@anotherglassbox.bsky.social · 2mo ago

To the influencer shooting a doc on TO's "decline": I am sorry you came to our city with your mind already made up. I was also on the TTC a lot this weekend. Much was at Line Fe5t, where TTC employees volunteered to boost small biz in a community impacted by the province's delayed transit project.

Aaron Binder@aaronbinder.com · 2mo ago

The people yearn for car-free streets. "I’ve heard from a lot of people who want a pedestrian street in their neighbourhood" - @chanface.bsky.social Toronto's 2 car-free months on Church Street was an incredible experiment that benefited everyone. Extend it to 6 months in 2027 & forever in 2028.

Street scene on Church Street in Toronto showing a blue City of Toronto concrete barrier blocking vehicles in a pedestrian-only zone, with storefronts, high-rise buildings, and pedestrians visible. Quote above discusses "hostile vehicle mitigation" and funding from BIA and sponsors. Photo credit: CITYNEWS.
Aaron Binder@aaronbinder.com · 2mo ago

The people yearn for car-free streets. "I’ve heard from a lot of people who want a pedestrian street in their neighbourhood" - @chanface.bsky.social Toronto's 2 car-free months on Church Street was an incredible experiment that benefited everyone. Extend it to 6 months in 2027 & forever in 2028.

Street scene on Church Street in Toronto showing a blue City of Toronto concrete barrier blocking vehicles in a pedestrian-only zone, with storefronts, high-rise buildings, and pedestrians visible. Quote above discusses "hostile vehicle mitigation" and funding from BIA and sponsors. Photo credit: CITYNEWS.