Waiting for an MRI in Ontario can take anywhere up to eight months and Doug Ford spent 29 MRI machines on a jet so he could be more comfy on his one-hour flight to Ottawa once a year.

With increasing costs for wages, taxes, heating, equipment, etc. plus increased population (general population & children in schools), their 'increase' in spending just doesn't keep up to the increasing needs in education and health care.

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Note that the Carney government is *not* disentangling us from this company. They're working with Cohere, who works with Palantir.

Surveillance pricing is just another devious way to gouge customers. The practice should be banned.

The oligarch from Etobicoke. Time to send him packing.

“Gas prices? What gas prices?” better cities create choices. Via the Urban Truth Collecrive Image of people riding bikes in a protected bike-lane in Paris

“We could never do THAT in OUR city!” Leadership doesn’t make excuses. Via the Urban Truth Collective Image of people walking on a wonderful pedestrianized street in central Montreal

NEW: “Our ultimate goal is better decision-making about cities, so we want to influence decision-makers. But to do that, we have to reach & influence everyone.” READ & SHARE our new @urbantruth.bsky.social initiative profiled in @momentummag.bsky.social! #UrbanTruth momentummag.com/urban-truth-...

Clean energy groups call for East-West grid connections, investments in renewables OTTAWA – A coalition of clean energy groups is calling on Ottawa to connect the country through a grid powered by renewable energy. The David Suzuki Foundation says Canada is facing an energy af...

Honoured to have represented @cape-acme.bsky.social as 15 groups representing labour, environment, and indigenous organizations lobbied MPs and senators for an E-W Grid to support a net-zero grid. Thanks to @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social for organizing us so well!

Legalizing government secrecy turns premiers into kings.

It’s a slippery slope that undermines the ability of communities, the media & researchers to monitor safety, equity and value for taxpayer money.

Laws should SOLIDIFY transparency, not ERODE it.

Worth 1 minute of your time.

Changing the Rules Mid-Investigation How Alberta’s election-law changes raise serious conflict, ethical, and public trust concerns

🚨 Alberta and Ontario governments changing laws to avoid accountability - hopefully the residents of both provinces will stand up when called upon - #Alberta #FightBackNow May 29th - #Ontario April 25 #FightFord and hopefully a general strike #Ontario TBA

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Protect the Piping Plover! Wasaga Beach is Ontario’s most critical nesting site for the endangered, migratory shorebird the Piping Plover. The federal Species at Risk Act requires the federal Minister of Environment and Climate...

Piping Plover Needs Your Help! Ontario government has removed 60% of beaches in Wasaga Beach Provincial Park from the park. They have also removed the protection of all endangered species habitat from legislative protection under Endangered Species Act.
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How Paris beat the car Though chaotic, the city’s transition has become a global role model

“The city’s transition away from the car, tho fantastically chaotic, has become a global role model. Under mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social, Paris was ‘the most influential city in the world’ says Canadian urbanist Brent Toderian. Hidalgo, stepping down after 12 yrs, exulted: ‘The bike beat the car.’”

Repetition, repetition, repetition… #UrbanTruth

PS still not flat

Linda McQuaig: Here’s why Avi Lewis may be onto something Lewis is doing the right thing — not only in championing climate action, but in coming out and stating his position clearly, despite the political heat he’s taking for it

Is Avi Lewis too extreme for the electorate, or just too extreme for mainstream commentators? Ordinary Cdns support a wealth tax & would benefit from public alternatives to grocery & banking monopolies. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Seeing the universal and well-earned outpouring of love for Stephen Lewis from media and political figures to the outright smearing of his son NDP leader Avi Lewis, who is carrying on the same fight for human rights and climate as his father, is a little jarring.

Amazon to Pay $20.5 Million in Settlement of Class Action Suit Over Pollution in Eastern Oregon Amazon has reached a settlement agreement in a class action suit over how its data centers allegedly contribute to water pollution in Eastern Oregon.

A landmark class action settlement agreement between Amazon & a group of residents in Eastern Oregon today marks the first time a Big Tech company has committed to paying damages related to public health threats allegedly exacerbated by the construction & operation of its data centers.

All right!

A Humanitarian Giant Has Passed Stephen Lewis has gone to the angels.

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Please protect Ontario from Doug Ford.

What Country Did Epstein Answer To? The Answer Might Surprise You. I offer these posts freely, but your support is necessary and appreciated.

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The most memorable moments from the 2026 Juno Awards YouTube video by CBC Music

May Canada always have peace in our land that allows music to thrive and the stillness to create.

May Canada always nurture all arts because we’re not afraid of their voices but, rather, curious about what they’re saying.

#LongLiveCanada
#Never51
#Junos

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Ontario. Doug Ford is quite literally stealing from you. He's handing over, bit by bit, a system WE built, at great expense, over generations, to HIS pals. And, he's using our money to do it. It's no accident that public health care is also a pillar of democracy. #onpoli
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Ontario is underfunding public health care—and private health care is the beneficiary - CCPA $3 billion dollar funding gap drives privatization and downloads costs onto Ontarians

Ontario is underfunding public health care—and private health care is the beneficiary

$3 billion funding gap drives privatization and downloads costs onto Ontarians

#onpoli

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Pope Leo calls universal healthcare a 'moral imperative' Pope Leo made a plea on Wednesday for countries to offer their ​citizens universal healthcare, calling it a "moral imperative" that ‌people have access to the health services they need.

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Are you listening Doug Ford?
........ as you're trying to dismantle Ontario's Universal Healthcare and sell it off to American insurance companies for PROFIT 😠

This has been the GOP's "starve-the-beast" scheme for nearly 50 years. Meanwhile, millions suffer and struggle to get ahead as the rich get richer. See the problem here?

We see this strategy applied to healthcare, education and in a multitude of other areas by Doug Ford's government in Ontario.

A respectful message for Canadian Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social.

I spoke out loudly for Canada to elect you, because of your intelligence, experience, and emphasis on nation-building.

Any successful nation-building HAS TO GO ALL IN on renewable energy, and car/oil independence in cities.

Canada's Climate Fair Share Canada can't take on the climate crisis alone. As one of the world’s top polluters and wealthiest countries, we must do our fair share.

Prime Minister Carney has a generational opportunity and responsibility to lead boldly on climate justice, economic transformation, and international solidarity. Let’s make sure he rises to the challenge.
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