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Fantastic tactic (direct action) about the mess of First Past the Post by @LongestBallot
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#LATEST: Health officials say at least 210 dead Palestinians, including children, were brought to local hospitals following attacks in the Nuseirat and Deir al-Balah areas on Saturday. toronto.citynews.ca/2024/06/…
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There are 18 Palestinian children in Israeli prisons without criminal charges. I condemn kidnapping children regardless of who does it.
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Gigi Hadid has just issued this statement.
Her sister Bella, who has been a very vocal advocate for the Palestinian people in the past, has not issued a statement yet.
Gigi and Bella’s father is Palestinian.
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credit to all journalists who covered the Greenbelt scandal — and especially to my colleagues @ColinDMello and @isaaccallan. Relentless reporting and went down many avenues to get original reporting including mandate letters.
true public service journalism.
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BREAKING: Premier Doug Ford is losing another high profile cabinet minister.
Monte McNaughton is leaving provincial politics at the height of the Greenbelt scandal.
#onpoli
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Premier Doug Ford claims he’s never taken a penny from anyone.
The integrity commissioner disputes that.
Tickets were sold by the Ontario PC fund chair to developers, which then went to the premier’s son-in-law for the stag.
#Onpoli
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In the Fordnation diocese, you blow straight past penance going from confession to forgiveness. But will voters agree? At what point do they wonder about his sincerity? Does there come a time when Ontario says, 'I've heard it too often. Sorry, you're not sorry.' #onpoli
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Finally, there's the question of 'Sorry'. Ford is good at apologizing. All things considered, he did it well today. Acknowledged he made a promise, that he broke his promise and that it was all his fault. But he's also very quick to assert that he deserves absolution. #onpoli
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Remember, the ownership didn't change - its classification did. Mths ago the land was worth little because it was in the Greenbelt. Then, it was worth billions because the government took it out of the Greenbelt. Now, it's worth little again. There will be lawsuits #onpoli
Translation: Doug walking his f-up back is good, but the public is now left holding the bag. We will end paying developers to clean up his mess. Delightful. He needs to resign. Now
Three big questions after Ford's Greenbelt Grovel. First, how does he put those parcels of land back? Won't developers argue that they, in good faith, took part in the govt's bad faith process? Surely, they'll sue. Will the gov't pass legislation to indemnify? Can it? #onpoli
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Let me see if I get this straight: Doug Ford's wealthy #GreenbeltGrab friends get $8.3 BILLION and the rest of Ontario gets boiled weiners?
No wonder #FraudFest is trending.
Totally reasonable request. Obviously step one is stop the fire but I can’t imagine how scared I’d be “sheltering in place” in a building that has a 5 alarm fire in it. Yikes!
I’d like @torontofire to tell those of us sheltering in place at 357 Rusholme Rd when & how we’ll be getting out of the bldg & if we have to find alternative accommodation. Any possible help from @BravoDavenport @MayorOliviaChow @maritstiles appreciated ☺️
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FIRE:
Rusholme Rd + Bloor St West
2:19 p.m.
- Reports of an explosion in the electrical room of an apartment building
- Police are on the scene
@Toronto_Fire is advising a two-alarm fire
ROAD CLOSURE: Rusholme is closed S/B from Bloor
#GO1943127
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My brothers building :(
A two-alarm fire has broken out in an apartment building in the Rusholme Road and Bloor Street West area near Ossington Avenue on Sunday afternoon. toronto.citynews.ca/2023/08/…
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BC’s healthcare crisis is escalating:
Without an ER doctor, nurses were instructed to keep the hospital doors open and call 911 in an emergency
To call 911 — from an ER
That was @Northern_Health’s plan
My latest #bcpoli scoop for @CTVVancouver 👇
bc.ctvnews.ca/it-s-lunacy-b-…
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 12-25, 2023
SEVERE: AB, BC
VERY HIGH: CAN,MB, NB, NL, ON, SK
HIGH: North, NS, PEI, QC
ELEVATED: none
MODERATE: none
LOW: none
About 1 in 46 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
A new surge/wave has started in most provinces.
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So to recap:
The chief of staff, who received “packages” from developers and then sped up Greenbelt removals on their behalf — keeps his job.
His boss, the Minister of housing — keeps his job.
The Premier who approved the land swaps — keeps his job.
#onpoli