Ford's numbers have improved, but this is not a dramatic reset. His net impression moves from -11 to -8, approval is 36%, and 68% of Ontarians still express some desire for change. abacusdata.ca/ford-pcs-re...
Larissa
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She/her/elle. Alto, ADHDer. Interested in politics (esp.TOpoli), stories, disability, food, knitting, geekery, cats. Unrepentant leftie in 🇨🇦
Ernie Clement on the #BlueJays' play lately: “We’re gritty as hell. If we go down early, we’re not afraid to come back. Right now, we’re punching first, which is something I don’t think we had done early in the season.”
Teachers are starting the school year with fewer resources, less support for students, and more restrictions on how and what to teach. And it's a contract negotiation year. I didn't become a teacher to fight with admin or a school board or the provincial govt but here we are. 1/2 #OntEd
Everyone wants to try to win low-trust voters until it's time to try to win low-trust voters.
#Toronto folks - found out today that my local outdoor pool has extended hours this year until September 20. Woohoo! 🎉 Extended swim schedules available here: www.toronto.ca/explore-enjo...
This Finnish guy has been teaching himself Sumerian, and sent a cuneiform tablet to the British Museum to check his progress. They just emailed him that they've sent him something in the post. I'm now thrilled and excited for a total stranger! Clay tablet mail! www.reddit.com/r/Cuneiform/...
This kind of report should be accompanied by a press conference—not with some low-level bureaucrat, but with the prime minister. Flanked by all of his ministers. In prime time, with technical briefings. This report says we're facing unimaginable disaster, yet we didn't even get a briefing.
Canada's National Observer@nationalobserver.com · 2d agoEnvironmental groups say there’s a reason why the federal government quietly released its latest climate report, which finds that average temperatures in Canada are set to go up by at least 3.5 C by the end of the century.
Good! 👍🏼 globalnews.ca/news/1204819...
Denying EI to women laid off after maternity leave a Charter violation: Court of Appeal | Globalnews.ca
The women challenged the fact that they were denied employment insurance (EI) benefits when they lost their jobs shortly before, during or after maternity leave.
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‘A huge success’: Community reflects on Church Street pedestrianization pilot project; Businesses report increased sales and new customers; Overwhelmingly positive response toronto.citynews.ca/2026/08/24/a...
Community reflects on Church Street pedestrianization project
Now, residents, business owners and some elected officials say they would like to see it expanded next year.
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Canadians a feeling the effects of climate change to a greater degree than projected and the people in charge don't want to talk about it.
"unlike its predecessor, whose release in 2019 was widely publicized and accompanied by minister-led press conferences and technical briefings...the second edition [of a climate change report] was quietly posted online ahead of a late-summer holiday weekend." www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/scien...
Ottawa issues comprehensive climate report that reflects country’s physical transformation
From retreating glaciers to wildfires and marine heat waves, climate change will likely become even more pronounced, assessment finds
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Went to a bookshop which, at first, appeared to be overseen solely by a cat. Bought a pile of old books. Can a day technically be any better?
Some monstrous coach in Arizona just caused the likely death of a young Canadian hockey player from Ottawa.
Turp@turpin4prez.bsky.social · 3d agoThis story should have more attention. ASU's idiot coach brought in some military prick to run a grueling boot camp-style workout in the heat, which included restricting water intake. NHL prospect player suffers a heat stroke and is probably going to die from it. arizonasports.com/ncaa/arizona...
Ontario - Fatima Shaban, NDP candidate for Scarborough Southwest, has won the by-election 🟠 NDP HOLD
Both the City of Mississauga and the federal government confirm to Global News that it was the Ontario government's decision to organize a news conference without reporters today. All three levels of government attended. #OnPoli
Isaac Callan@isaaccallan.bsky.social · 3d agoNEW: Standing on a muddy Mississauga construction site, flanked by excavation vehicles and workers, Doug Ford wrapped up his remarks at a news-conference-style podium. “Thank God we don’t have the media,” he quipped. It's part of a trend. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1204642...
Honestly, fuck your feelings. Canadians *think* Toronto is some violent cesspool because: •Rightwing politicians campaign on it, it’s a convenient straw-man •Rightwing media pushes their agenda •THEY DON’T LIVE HERE Inform yourselves or shut your mouth.
Gloria Steinem organized and spoke amazingly to what feminism could do for women she saw Being willing to speak galvanized generations Where many chose silence She chose action The first step may not be perfect but few take it as decisively as she did And never stopped walking
Welp. I got caught in the rain and the hail and the even more rain, and am totally soaked but at least was not hit by lightning. #SmallMercies
Hey, Ontarians, how do you feel about your provincial tax dollars being diverted to undo what my property tax dollars built? I'm a driver. The bike lanes made my cross-city travel faster, forcing other drivers to behave more predictably and make fewer (sudden) lane changes.
Jonathan Goldsbie@goldsbie.bsky.social · 5d agoThe Ontario government is soliciting proposals for how they should go about removing the bike lanes on Yonge, Bloor, etc: www.raqsesp.merx.com/public/solic...
“Capitalist bullshit is bad, therefore perimenopause isn’t a serious problem” is actual clown work
"“I am absolutely, positively confident that there is no one who will find a cheaper price on those 200 things," Calandra said." That sounds like a reporting challenge right there. #ONpoli
TheTrillium.ca@thetrillium.bsky.social · 5d agoOntario teachers flag higher prices on Ford government's new Staples portal
And before someone comes over to lecture me about the context of his post, he is talking about a Daily Mail article on MAID. As a disabled immigrant/disability studies scholar who lived in the US and now lives in Canada (and is critical of MAID), its fucking rich of Walsh to suggest a US invasion.
I mean, butter chicken poutine is nice after a drunken night out, I wouldn't call it an unspeakable atrocity
It is the American Way!
Alt: Muppet Christmas Carol - Sam Eagle standing beside a young Scrooge and saying “It is the American Way!”
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The A.V. Club@avclub.com · 6d agoThe film, which stars Johnny Depp, will try to find the "gray area" in A Christmas Carol. www.avclub.com/scrooge-gray...
Taking the opportunity to re-share this piece (that's almost 10 years old!) on Paul Williams and the music of The Muppet Christmas Carol. It's a gem. www.vulture.com/2017/12/the-...
The Story Behind the Music of The Muppet Christmas Carol
Death and redemption paved the way for a new Christmas classic.
vulture.com
I cannot overstate how Dickens wanted to make sure you understood precisely TWO THINGS at the start of this story. 1) Marley was dead to begin with. 2) Ebeneezer Scrooge is a cruel, sad, pathetic fuck who accumulated wealth just to have it and wished death on people just for being poor.
The A.V. Club@avclub.com · 6d agoThe film, which stars Johnny Depp, will try to find the "gray area" in A Christmas Carol. www.avclub.com/scrooge-gray...
I was shocked, shocked to find that this film was bankrolled by Paramount Pictures aka the Ellisons.
The A.V. Club@avclub.com · 6d agoThe film, which stars Johnny Depp, will try to find the "gray area" in A Christmas Carol. www.avclub.com/scrooge-gray...
Dickens already made a wishy washy liberal compromise in portraying Scrooge as capable of reforming from a motherfucker who dismisses Tiny Tim's death as a "reduction of the surplus population." But I guess they think that tbf we need to ask whether some kids *do* deserve to drop dead, actually.
The A.V. Club@avclub.com · 6d agoThe film, which stars Johnny Depp, will try to find the "gray area" in A Christmas Carol. www.avclub.com/scrooge-gray...
