The Bank of Canada and the politicians who signed off on the new $20 design made a choice to put continuity over a Canadian who actually earned the respect of people across the country. 🔽

With Terry Fox's $5 still delayed and support for the monarchy fading, the Bank of Canada’s sleek new 20$ note raises awkward questions about who we put on our cash. 🔽

If Eric Lombardi won't draw bright lines around basic principles as Conservative MPs and far-right figures cheer him on, he's not expanding the Liberal tent. He's testing how much tolerance the party will show. 🔽

Happy Birthday to our Founder and Editor-in-Chief, @thisiswilladams.bsky.social! 🎂🎉 Thank you for your tireless dedication to independent, sharp, and fearless journalism at The Provincial Times. We hope you take a well-deserved break from the newsroom today to celebrate! 🗞️✨

A prominent National Post columnist is arguing that Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s refusal to back a tentative Canada-U.S. trade agreement risks the collapse of the Canadian auto sector if President Donald Trump follows through on a threatened 50% tariff hike. 🔽

A growing number of low-quality, misleading, and stolen titles are cluttering the Nintendo Switch eShop, turning what was once a relatively curated digital storefront into a minefield for buyers, according to a detailed investigation published earlier this year. 🔽

Lake Ontario is shared, the border runs through it, and Canada has zero obligation to play along with Trump’s “Lake America” theatre. Call it what it’s been for centuries: Lake Ontario. The water doesn’t care about Oval Office stunts. 🔽

Jamil Jivani talks about kitchen-table struggles but never mentions the Trump tariffs that caused them. He blames Carney & Ford, skips Washington’s role, and freelances diplomacy while his community pays the price. 🔽

Prime Minister Carney has suspended U.S. trade talks hours before a midnight deadline, triggering 50% US tariffs on $28B in Canadian goods, citing "unfair" last-minute US demands. Both sides blame the other for the collapse. 🔽

NDP Leader Avi Lewis says he supports running existing nuclear plants until the end of their lives and would not block an Ontario NDP government from pursuing a nuclear-focused strategy. He remains critical of the Darlington SMR project and favours battery-electric trucks over green/blue hydrogen. 🔽

The Ontario PC Party spent donor + taxpayer money to send someone to spy on Bonnie Crombie at a Jamaican resort days after she won the Liberal leadership. Ford claims he just found out and shrugs it off as “politics.” 🔽

Church basement, sweaty crowd, reverse-auction fundraising, and Avi Lewis explaining why he’s not running. The NDP’s big night: admitting past mistakes while still short a seat and the desire to shake it up and try something new. 🔽

"Why join the Liberals when they'll just shift back?" Read why one CFP supporter on Carney, coalitions, and Canada's need for a ready-made moderate movement. 🔽

“No private business case” isn’t a serious argument against high-speed rail. Conservative voters mostly support it, and the party policy did too. Cancelling Alto mid-contract means taxpayers would pay more for nothing. 🔽

Progressives finally have a shot at stopping the self-inflicted wounds. Avi Lewis runs the NDP. Mike Morrice is the clear favourite for Green leader. Non-aggression in key ridings beats more Conservative seats from vote-splitting. Discipline over purity. Power over protest. 🔽

Betting on wildfire containment dates or election results creates a vile incentive: profit from chaos. Even a small motive for those who can influence our elections is a risk we cannot take. Canada must ban these predictive market apps federally, writes @thisiswilladams.bsky.social. 🔽

Tim Hortons launches Harry Potter menu & merch for Back to Hogwarts. Critics, including author Rowan Jetté Knox, slam it as “about as un-Canadian as it gets” over J.K. Rowling’s views on gender. Chain says it’s just celebrating an iconic story. 🔽

Some reviews have said The Loveliest Time lacks a clear personal stamp, that Jepsen stays a little too far from the emotional centre, and that you finish the record still unsure who she is. But that critique misses something important if you happened to need these songs when they arrived. 🔽

Jamil Jivani accuses Carney of playing U.S. Democratic politics. Meanwhile, he ran his own freelance trip to meet Trump & Vance. He’s not the Foreign Affairs Minister. Taxpayers deserve to know what was said & who paid. Open the books. 🔽

Dominic Cardy: Trump is blaming Canada for wildfire smoke from a fire he helped set. He gutted U.S. forest & smoke-monitoring programs, then demands we "measure lightning" while threatening tariffs. Enough politeness. Time for fists up. 🔽

Beaches—East York is a tough slog for the NDP right now. Better opportunities are coming, and Avi Lewis should wait for a potential path to a safe seat where he can actually win and build real momentum. 🔽

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The convoy thought they could paralyze a city and break the law without consequence. The Court of Appeal just proved them wrong. Actions have consequences. The rule of law isn’t optional. 🔽

Ontario’s next flag can‘t choose between the city and the shield. It must hold both: the CN Tower’s ambition and the trillium’s deep roots. Our symbol should reflect the actual rhythm of life here. It’s time for a flag that balances who we actually are. 🔽

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After years of Canadian financing, a renegotiated agreement gives American interests immediate revenue and leverage, leaving some Canadians questioning the price of getting the Gordie Howe International Bridge open. 🔽

Brad Bradford wants to be Toronto’s mayor, yet his record is full of costly flip-flops. Voted for Sankofa Square, now demands another rename stunt. Championed bike lanes, now wants them ripped out. Backed safe supply, then cheered restrictions that left TTC less safe. 🔽

Premier Ford phoned independent journalist @thisiswilladams.bsky.social on Monday to apologize for what happened at Ford Fest, the premier’s long-running annual barbecue in the GTA. The call came after Adams intervened when a group of young men began harassing female volunteers. 🔽

Microsoft is cutting 3,200 Xbox jobs, with 1,600 laid off today in its largest restructure ever. Compulsion, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs are moving to new owners, while Arkane's future is uncertain. Asha Sharma called the business "not healthy" and is flattening management. 🔽

Retail politics means representing your ENTIRE community, not just those who agree with you. Branding over half the country and your own constituents as "degenerates" for things they did not do simply for voting for another party is shameful. 🔽