Toba Bryant, PhD (She/her)
@tobabryant.bsky.social
University professor in Canada. Concerned about direction of Canadian political economy and elsewhere. Welfare state analysis, social determinants of health, public policy analysis.
As a family doctor, my vote goes to OLIVIA CHOW She supports PROVEN policies: ✅NON-POLICE interventions for addictions ✅Supportive housing ✅Safe consumption sites BRAD BRADFORD supports MANDATORY treatment ...which is proven NOT to WORK Please SHARE www.cp24.com/local/toront...
‘Neck and neck’: Bradford says city ready for change as Chow urges supporters to vote
With just two days left before voters head to the polls, the frontrunners in the Toronto mayoral race were out making their final pitches across the city Saturday.
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Multiple lawyers, including renowned Joel Bakan, confirm that the Bradford plan to commercialize water in Toronto very much opens the door to privatization: www.thestar.com/news/gta/cit.... Shrill denials from Bradford and his billionaire backers are a clear tell. #toronto #canlab
Brad Bradford made a big promise to transform Toronto’s water management. Here’s what experts say
The proposal caused a spectacle between the two leading contenders in Toronto's mayoral race. It's a lot, it's complicated and it's all in the midst of heavy campaigning during a
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Escaping the Canadian polycrisis Deepening social and economic crises demand a democratic socialist response canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Escaping the Canadian polycrisis
The polycrisis of growing income and wealth inequality, deteriorating employment security and working conditions, and increasing food and housing insecurity is threatening wellbeing and fuelling the r...
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DOOMSDAY CLOCK ☠️ It's 85 secs to midnight ...the closest we've EVER been to GLOBAL DISASTER The Atomic Scientists’ Science & Security Board URGES 💥Limit nuclear arsenals 🤖Create international guidelines on AI use 🦠Address global biological threats thebulletin.org/2026/01/pres...
PRESS RELEASE: It is 85 seconds to midnight
At the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement, the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board moved the Doomsday Clock forward from 89 seconds to 85 seconds to midnight, citing a failure in global leadership.
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URGENT: MPs have a chance to fix Bill C-39 before it becomes law. Send a message now to protect our right to strike! share.canadianlabour.ca/s/RC1qAv0i
Send an urgent message to MPs
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URGENT: MPs have a chance to fix Bill C-39 before it becomes law. Send a message now to protect our right to strike! share.canadianlabour.ca/s/SMZqcHBf
Send an urgent message to MPs
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🚨 The federal government is trying to steamroll ahead with major projects by weakening nature protections through Bill C-39, The Bulldoze Nature Bill. #ProtectNature @greenpeaceca.bsky.social Email your MP to tell them to oppose the Bulldoze Nature Bill: act.gp/47x9jje
Stop Federal Environmental Rollbacks in Canada
Nature is our home—not an economic zone. The federal government wants to streamroll ahead with major projects by weakening environmental protections. Tell them to protect the nature that sustains us, ...
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Anyone near U of T on Thursday Nov 19: don't miss this timely book launch with the brilliant Joel Bakan of his new volume on the importance of our Charter of Rights as a bulwark against authoritarianism: jackmanlaw.utoronto.ca/asper/event/.... 5pm at the Law Faculty.
StatCan reports that Canadian inflation burst thru the Bank of Cda's 3% ceiling in Sept, for one reason & one reason only: the latest global oil shock. Cda produces more than enuf oil for our uses, and its costs haven't changed. Yet prices (and oil profits) are soaring again. /2
Tommy Douglas knew what we know now. Governments find the money for war but not to support the population: youtube.com/shorts/NgT0J...
Tommy Douglas, speaking empirically on our ability to win this fight
YouTube video by DiEM25 in Toronto
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🗳️ Two weeks to go. On Oct 26, Ontario votes for mayor, council and school board trustees. Education workers keep our schools and communities running every day. 💜 Our work. Our vote. #OurWorkOurVote #OSBCU #CUPE #onted
What a show of solidarity & power from @unifor.org members at Stellantis: 97% strike vote to back their bargaining committee's fight for a commitment to Canadian manufacturing from Stellantis. www.unifor.org/news/all-new.... #canlab They're fighting for Canada, as well as their jobs.
Unifor members at Stellantis deliver overwhelming strike mandate
TORONTO—Unifor members at Stellantis have delivered a strong strike mandate with 97.3% voting in favour of authorizing strike action, if needed.“Unifor members at Stellantis understand how difficult n...
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Support Fairness for Algoma U Part-Time Faculty. Show your support, send an email here: actionnetwork.org/letters/supp... #fairness4cf #fairemploymentnow
Support Fairness for Algoma U Part-Time Faculty
Part-Time Faculty are now bargaining to achieve fairness and recognition for the work of the people who teach the majority of Algoma’s courses. Why? Because Part-Time Faculty working conditions dir...
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One of my favorite very specific image genres is cats that look completely unprepared for the realities of parenthood...
WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you really should watch and share this excellent news story. Ford LIES that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data. Remember and share this as Ford tears out Toronto bike-lanes.
Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes
Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes removed.
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@mayoroliviachow.bsky.social Say something about this!! This is not acceptable. Ford should stay in his own lane. Say something bold to challenge Bradford. I do not want him as mayor of this city.
Sean Marshall@seanyyz.bsky.social · 3w agoBike lanes coming out, with
once again wondering where olivia chow has been the last couple days
Ashley@ashleyquan.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Toronto Police arrested Aly Van Wyck-Smart, a Paralympian with cerebral palsy who was protecting part of the bike lane from removal. On the bright side, the construction workers put the bollards back and said we'd won for the day.
Olivia Chow has evidently decided to concede the mayoralty to Bradford Bradlington Bradford
Sean Marshall@seanyyz.bsky.social · 3w agoIn the end, the lanes come out.
Our Reputation has been Destroyed by the current administration!
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Cycle Toronto@cycletoronto.bsky.social · 3w agoWe’re asking the Supreme Court of Canada to hear our case and defend our Charter right to life and security of the person (s. 7). Stand in solidarity with protesters and exercise your Charter right to peaceful assembly (s. 2(c)). Oct 13. 5pm to late Tom Riley Park (Bloor & Islington)
