“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

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Some people want to be leaders. Some people want to be "the boss". These are not the same.

Last week I called #Canada Post over an mis-delivered item and got an AI chatbot that walked me excruciatingly slowly through a bunch of options that did not apply. I gave it a rating of 2/10 so it directed me to a webpage where an online AI chatbot walked me painfully slowly through the same…

I want a dislike button, or better yet a “Ford sucks” button. Can that be a thing?

Kimiko Shibata@eslfairy.bsky.social · 2w ago

I don't know what kind of binder this is, but if it's on "Clearance" for $22.49, it had better alphabetize its own contents and read the documents it contains aloud for me. I'd like to congratulate Paul Calandra for securing the absolute lowest prices for Ontario schools.

After putting overpriced and backordered bandaids, kleenex, pencils, markers, duotangs, and photocopy paper in my cart, I had a few dollars left over, so I thought I'd buy a few binders for our Strong Start program. I looked in the "Clearance" section of the Staples teacher portal.

My latest column for Forward Weekly. Why you should absolutely vote in Alberta’s referendum, even if the process seems absurdist and performative. Indeed, BECAUSE it is absurdist and performative. #cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #Alberta #Canada

We Can’t Boycott Our Way Out of a Meaningless Referendum | By Paula Simons | Forward Weekly

Forward Weekly feature for September 20, 2026.

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦@senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 2w ago

My latest column for Forward Weekly. Why you should absolutely vote in Alberta’s referendum, even if the process seems absurdist and performative. Indeed, BECAUSE it is absurdist and performative. #cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #Alberta #Canada

Today is the deadline to comment on this regulatory registry (proposed legislation) that would cap school boards trustee honoraria at $9000 regardless of the size of the school board. #onpoli #ontario #dougford #tdsb #canada www.regulatoryregistry.gov.on.ca/submit-comme...

Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Schilling). Will you join me? Over 5700+ Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls #MMIWG #cdnpoli

Still enjoy listening to the Little Guy from Shawinigan and his pearls of wisdom. #canada

Toronto Star@thestar.com · 3w ago

'Never mistake our generosity for weakness,' former prime minister told a gathering in Gander, N.L. and a national TV audience.

#Ontario families, take a moment to fill out and circulate this back to school survey! forms.gle/CfQ7dCe42S8B... It's initiated by parents in Toronto, but can be used across the province!

Facing record youth unemployment and cuts to the Ontario Student Assistance Program, Ontario students see a broken bargain. Journalist Kunal Chaudhary reports on how a stagnant school model is struggling to compete with a harsh economic reality: https://thewalrus.ca/ontario-school-absenteeism/

Jean Chrétien: "It looks like they don't know what to do. When your big thing is to change the name of a lake, it's because you're running out of arguments. It is a very weak gesture, to be cheap and nasty. Lake Ontario is not suffering. It's a lake." #cdnpoli

Indigenous people are defying Canada's anti-LGBTQ+ laws and offering a safe haven for trans people on their land globalnews.ca/news/1205333...

Alberta First Nation invokes treaty clause to set up gender-affirming care safe haven | Globalnews.ca

Saddle Lake Cree Nation says it aims to defy Premier Danielle Smith’s government by establishing a safe haven for gender-affirming medical care — contrary to provincial law.

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Doug Ford vs. Toronto - Daughter: Why does Ford hate Toronto? Me: Oh he hates everyone. While he is consumed by his petty spite for TO he is letting the rest of the province burn. thelocal.to/toronto-city... #onpoli #ontario #dougford #canada

Doug Ford vs. Toronto | The Local

Good news: your community elected a councillor and even a mayor who share your vision for the city. Then the province steps in.

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#ableg #abpoli

🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦@jvipondmd.bsky.social · last mo.

What's the truth about proposed AI Data Centres in Alberta? "A new map of data centres in Alberta shows proposed AI facilities demanding more than 100 times the electricity used by existing ones in the province, a spike that comes with significant emissions impact." 1/2

#bcpoli #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Former prime minister Harper spotted leaving the White House's West Wing | CBC News

Stephen Harper was spotted leaving he West Wing earlier Monday, but little is known about what the former prime minister said inside the White House.

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We are stronger now than when the United States started this trade war. More unified, more determined and more ambitious.

5 Ontario communities still waiting for reimbursement after Greenbelt scandal-- they are still waiting for the Progressive Conservatives to make good on their pledge years later. #Ontario www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

5 Ontario communities still waiting for reimbursement after Greenbelt scandal | CBC News

Five communities Premier Doug Ford’s government promised to repay for costs they incurred because of the Greenbelt scandal say years later they are still waiting for the PCs to make good on their pled...

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This is the kind of politics we don’t need! Paid actors playing parents, reading scripted lines, attacking teachers! Don’t fall for this sit!!

ArtsNScience@borgalerp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Ford government started preparing advertising scripts to attack teacher’s unions ahead of collective bargaining. www.threads.com/share/BBMtAq...

#Alberta looks the same, plus the #UCP has given #publiceducation funds to flipping #charterschools #NotWhatSmithRanOn #LiesbyUCP

ArtsNScience@borgalerp.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ontario school funding shortfall continues to grow, reaching $6.5 billion since 2018 Chronic underfunding, not financial mismanagement, is the problem in Ontario schools. Year after year they are asked to do more with less. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #onpoli #education #dougford

New research shows that MPs underestimate support for climate policies, and overestimate opposition A terrible situating with a big silver lining - if we all communicate how much we want action, and visibly demand it, that perception will change Write to your MP!

Perception gaps in the British Parliament reveal a possible pathway to stronger climate policy action - Communications Sustainability

United Kingdom Parliament members underestimate support for climate policies, yet the patterns reveal a correctable pathway to stronger advocacy, according to a survey experiment comparing their estimates with nationally representative polling.

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Chris Alexander Wants to Be Mayor of Toronto, God Help Us “The controversial former Harper minister has crashed the race with a thin platform and a whole lot of baggage” BY TAYLOR C. NOAKES Updated Aug. 23, 2026 #cdnpoli #canada #toronto #torontoelection thewalrus.ca/chris-alexan...

Chris Alexander Wants to Be Mayor of Toronto, God Help Us | The Walrus

The controversial former Harper minister has crashed the race with a thin platform and a whole lot of baggage

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Tina Yazdani (@tinayazdani) on Threads

NEW: We’ve obtained a leaked script for a taxpayer-funded advertisement that takes aim at teacher unions, as contract talks grind to a halt. The draft script portrays parents criticizing unions over...

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The Ford government started preparing advertising scripts to attack teacher’s unions ahead of collective bargaining. www.threads.com/share/BBMtAq...

Tina Yazdani (@tinayazdani) on Threads

NEW: We’ve obtained a leaked script for a taxpayer-funded advertisement that takes aim at teacher unions, as contract talks grind to a halt. The draft script portrays parents criticizing unions over...

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NEW: We’ve obtained a leaked script for a taxpayer-funded advertisement that takes aim at teacher unions, as contract talks grind to a halt. The draft script portrays parents criticizing unions over...

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We can totally do this with Pike Place Market.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3mo ago

One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.

Ontario school funding shortfall continues to grow, reaching $6.5 billion since 2018 Chronic underfunding, not financial mismanagement, is the problem in Ontario schools. Year after year they are asked to do more with less. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #onpoli #education #dougford

Ontario school funding shortfall continues to grow, reaching $6.5 billion since 2018 | CCPA

Chronic underfunding, not financial mismanagement, is the problem in Ontario schools. Year after year they are asked to do more with less.

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TDSB, TCDSB and other supervised school boards reveal millions in deficits despite major cuts #onpoli @tdsb.on.ca #dougford

I hope educators across the province are ready for Ontario Day tomorrow with lessons and resources they’ve created on their own time in order to follow a directive from the Minister of Education in the curricular document that was delivered to principals five days ago. 🙃

Jenny Lee Shee@jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Ministry of Ed has released a curricular document called, "Celebrating Ontario" which outlines what educators are expected to teach on Monday, June 1. They released it yesterday. Is it filled with resources, links, and lesson ideas to support this new initiative? Guess. #OntEd