Federal, Ontario governments to spend $8.8-billion to cut municipal development charges Plan to lower charges by up to 50% would remain in place for three years with the goal of spurring homebuilding

Feds, Ontario strike $8.8-B deal they say will cut municipal development charges on new housing in half, which could cut costs for builders by $70Gs per unit and greenlight now-unprofitable projects #Onpoli #TOpoli
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Carney calls Ford’s plan to allow jets at Billy Bishop Airport an ‘interesting vision’ Prime Minister stops short of endorsing Ontario Premier’s plan for island airport

Carney, Liberal MPs make it appear they are treading cautiously on Ford vision for jets, runway extensions, millions more passengers at Toronto's island airport #Onpoli #Topoli
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Léger: PQ and Liberals Deadlocked For the first time since November 2023, the PQ is no longer alone in first place, now tied with the Liberals in Léger’s latest poll, as the CAQ collapse continues.

open.substack.com/pub/threethi... #Quebec separation party in trouble few months before election!!! #cdnpoli #polqc #Vancouver #bcpoli #vanpoli #onpoli #topoli #Montreal #Toronto #Calgary #Edmonton #abpoli #ableg #SurreyBC #Brampton

Renting in Toronto? Bookmark this bad housing/bad landlords database website for the next time you need to find a new place to live. Let’s hope city council can hold them to better standards in the future (see more posts in Matt’s thread) but in the meantime, avoid these if you can! #TOpoli #Toronto

Mark Carney is open to Doug Ford’s ‘vision’ for Billy Bishop expansion "It's a very interesting vision, big possibilities there," Carney told reporters at an Etobicoke construction site.

Ontario Bill 5 which allows for this works in combination with Canada’s Bill C5. I jumped up and down about both last summer, I knew this was going to happen.
#cdnpoli #onpoli #topoli

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Toronto city hall council chamber... "pants pulls the penny carried is a mess on favor" is what the closed captioning bot thought Speaker Frances Nunziata was saying

#OTD March 30 2023, the closed captioning bot had a real problem with Speaker Nunziata's words

#Toronto #TOpoli

Funding approved for new waterfront light rail transit route in Toronto - Toronto | Globalnews.ca A three-party agreement will see Toronto, Queen's Park and the federal government pitch $1 billion each for construction of the new project, which will be led by the city.

NEW: Toronto is moving ahead with the construction of its Waterfront East LRT line, connecting downtown to new neighbourhoods in the Port Lands, after sealing a funding agreement with other levels of government. #ToPoli
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youtu.be/ZITE_xhx-so?... extortion from #India to #Canada #cdnpoli #polqc #Vancouver #bcpoli #vanpoli #onpoli #topoli #Montreal #Toronto #Calgary #Edmonton #abpoli #ableg #SurreyBC #Brampton

Map of the Waterfront LRT project, linking Union Station to Queens Quay and Cherry Street

This is a recent map of the project, it's unclear if this is what is being funded and if the 3 segments are what will be delivered.

#waterfront #waterfrontlrt #ttc #topoli

John Lorinc: Toronto has promised fantastical new buildings — will they really live up to their glowing renderings? Digital renderings are intended to persuade the paying public. When they fail to deliver, they leave a slime trail of disillusionment and cynicism

#topoli New from me in @thestar.com: Lies, damn lies and, well, renderings. On architectural fantasy-scapes, AI and why maybe we should use a bit more realism in selling big projects. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

#ClimateEmergency #auspol #USPOL #USA #us #uspoli #poli #politics #cdnpoli #canada #MeidasMighty #america #Ethics #ClimateJustice #bcpoli #abpoli #topoli #Klimapolitik #ClimateActionNow #ClimateChange #Climate #Ecosocialism #environment #Nature #BCClimateAction #capitalism #FalseConsciousness

Does anyone remember Nathan Phillips? | TVO Today You may have skated, strolled, protested, or celebrated at a square with his name. But do you know who he was?

Does anyone remember Nathan Phillips? www.tvo.org/article/does... #topoli #toronto

Combined with TTC operational improvements, cumulative time savings to date are 10 minutes (Line 5) and 20 minutes (Line 6) per round trip. Work is ongoing to expand the TSP measures to include rotational signal phasing and full signal retiming to create progressions that support a continuous green wave. This is anticipated for completion by September 2026.

Building on the momentum from the recent efforts to improve transit travel times on the Line 5 and Line 6 corridors, the combined Transportation Services and TTC team will advance a significant expansion of Enhanced Transit Signal Priority throughout 2026 through a combination of new installations and upgrades to existing locations. The program will focus on high ridership bus and streetcar routes, with emphasis on routes that are expected to play a critical role during FIFA World Cup 2026, including both conventional and Enhanced TSP upgrades and additions to the 509 Harbourfront, 504 King, 63/63B Ossington south of Bloor Street, 7 Bathurst Street, 512 St. Clair Avenue, 505 Dundas, and the continued buildout of the 510 Spadina Avenue corridor. Collectively, these planned installations and upgrades represent nearly 50 percent more than the number of signalized intersections equipped or upgraded with TSP in any previous year, reflecting the City's commitment to accelerating delivery through additional temporary consulting resources and strengthened interagency coordination. The following table provides a summary of the TSP implementations planned for 2026 (72 New Locations, for a total of 508).

Bus route names that are receiving upgrades or have existing Transit Signal Priority, including: Dufferin Jane Express Wilson Scarborough Kipling South Parliament Don Mills Sherbourne Victoria Park Coxwell Main Keele Finch

Fantastic to see the City's Congestion Management Plan call for Enhanced TSP on more corridors!

That's point #1 of the FastTrackTO 10-Point Plan in motion! ✅

It's an exciting start...but we're not done. Let's keep up the momentum #TTCriders!

#TTC #TransitSky #Urbanism #Toronto #TOpoli

This doesn't look great for the local Withrow Park soccer field. Hopefully @311 TO on X can fix it. #topoli

youtu.be/k8vhfIzr6fE?... oil will always be sold at global prices #cdnpoli #polqc #Vancouver #bcpoli #vanpoli #onpoli #topoli #Montreal #Toronto #Calgary #Edmonton #abpoli #ableg #SurreyBC #Brampton

@englishrail.bsky.social was on CBC this weekend explaining three big steps we can take to speed up streetcars in Toronto!

See our full, 10-point plan here:
fast-track.to

#TOpoli #ttc #toronto

Was not on my bingo card, but the federal/provincial and city of Toronto agrees for funding of the #Waterfront East project!

Toronto is getting a new streetcar lane

#topoli #toronto

Chow quoting Joni Mitchell "Big Yellow Taxi" 😂

Remember when Rush was quoted in parliament? #topoli #cdnpoli

That wasn't the only time 😉

They got jokes today

Remember the bee? Doug Ford reacted the same way when he reached for a glass of water. He realized it may have been Carney's water.

Then he asks: This isn't going to turn me into a liberal is it?
Then realizes: they already think I'm a liberal

😆 Just being nutty today #topoli

"The first time Matt Hallowell was punched in the face during his tenure as a Toronto crossing guard,..."$17.32 an hour,” Hallowell says, shaking his head incredulously, “for stepping in front of moving vehicles with a whistle and a stop sign."

Jesus Murphy. So much is broken.

#ToPoli #OnPoli

City-run grocery stores will have to be heavily subsidized

It would be like a food bank
It will have to accept what is available to them, often missing is carrots, variety of greens, meats 🤔

Plus cashier wages, space, utilities etc
That's why they will only offer in food deserts #topoli #toronto

youtu.be/4B9pJYpGVEs?... #China trolls #Trump #cdnpoli #polqc #Vancouver #bcpoli #vanpoli #onpoli #topoli #Montreal #Toronto #Calgary #Edmonton #abpoli #ableg #SurreyBC #Brampton #USA #NYC #California #Texas

Shhhh...it's a secret.
#OntarioPCs do not care for transparency at all.
#ThermeSCAM
#Transparency
#onpoli
#TOpoli

1233 Yonge St is a 3 minute walk from Summerhill subway station. Even if you consider a couple individual points to be reasonable they are only raised tactically to oppose construction of anything. Summerhill subway station & Yonge St are theirs, not yours, and you will stay away from them.
#TOpoli

Toronto council votes to stop ceremonial raisings of flags from foreign countries at city hall, civic centres | CBC News Toronto city council has passed a motion to stop raising flags of other countries at city hall and civic centres starting Dec. 1.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #TOpoli #cdnpoli

The Federal NDP and Green party should merge #cdnpoli #polqc #Vancouver #bcpoli #vanpoli #onpoli #topoli #Montreal #Toronto #Calgary #Edmonton #abpoli #ableg #SurreyBC #Brampton

youtu.be/77f17rAcax4?... #MAGA in #Canada for sabotage!!! #cdnpoli #polqc #Vancouver #bcpoli #vanpoli #onpoli #topoli #Montreal #Toronto #Calgary #Edmonton #abpoli #ableg #SurreyBC #Brampton

youtu.be/scedXrq7Rwk?... #cdnpoli #polqc #Vancouver #bcpoli #vanpoli #onpoli #topoli #Montreal #Toronto #Calgary #Edmonton #abpoli #ableg #SurreyBC #Brampton

How awesome is this!😍
Toronto needs these!!

@mayoroliviachow.ca
@joshmatlow.bsky.social

#ToPoli

youtu.be/pF5N1SAezaU?... #cdnpoli #polqc #Vancouver #bcpoli #vanpoli #onpoli #topoli #Montreal #Toronto #Calgary #Edmonton #abpoli #ableg #SurreyBC #Brampton