I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be

"David Fleming says 267 square foot units like this tend to be built with investors, not tenants, in mind. 'No one is able to pull that off nowadays, which really makes me curious who are these condos for?'" They're for investors. Story coming in post 2 👇👇 ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...

"Back in early 2020, about 11% of Amazon’s job postings were in offshore locations. The percentage started climbing during the pandemic hiring boom and just… kept going. By 2023, it had hit 20%. Today? Nearly 28%." Offshoring, not AI, is displacing US jobs at Amazon bloomberry.com/blog/amazons...

The budget. It puts $5 billion into “health infrastructure,” which sounds like healthcare funding. But is it? My breakdown for Canada Healthwatch looks at what’s new, what’s missing, and why health is now being framed as infrastructure.

I wonder how this changes over the next 3 months. "Which of the following politicians do you think is to blame for Canada not having reached an agreement with the United States to reduce tariffs since the last election?" Empirical Intelligence poll data - empiricalintelligence.ca/budgetsurvey...

Not everyone's cup of tea but the 2025 Distillery District Winter Village starts in 6 days! I've put together a Planning Guide, FAQ & rundown of tours my company is offering. The village free most days/times & that's usually when crowds are sparsest. Details | www.gotourscanada.com/2025-distill...

Toronto Bike Share is one of the best city programs ever. While I own 5 bikes - Bike Share is fantastic for quick jaunts downtown. It's also huge for tourism in Toronto and we need to talk about this more! Read @torontotoday.ca | www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...

"Hey baby, wanna kill all humans?" When I think of who should be in charge of a giant robot army - it's not a dude who gets FOMO about not being in charge of the robot army. Or the world's richest human. Yet, they're the same person. @arstechnica.com | arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Right about now, the honk shoo brother

One day we'll be a real city. And Dan will be the real mayor that cares.

CANADA'S GOING TO EUROVISION www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Yukon Voters: "Okay, yeah, let's adopt ranked voting!" Yukon Party: "This whole exercise has been a waste of money," You were so close, Yukon: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

STOCKY BOYS FOR LIFE

I've been speaking to a number of political insiders lately about the Ford government. They're all saying the same thing - gaps in the PC armor are starting to show.

"This decades long process of an ever closer economic relationship with the United States is now over." Mark Carney's speech from yesterday is worth a listen. A pivotal moment for Canada on the global stage. The world you were raised to survive in no longer exists. www.youtube.com/live/70ggpbi...

i like that if your robbery is sufficiently cool it becomes a heist

Toronto Bike Share is one of the best city programs ever. While I own 5 bikes - Bike Share is fantastic for quick jaunts downtown. It's also huge for tourism in Toronto and we need to talk about this more! Read @torontotoday.ca | www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...

"Toronto’s own bike share network, with nearly 1,000 stations, could be expanded to scooters. Build it, because they are coming if we like it or not." Great article by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social - however they're already here. I estimate 60k+ privately owned e-scooters already in Toronto. 1/2

In the US the top 10% of earners now account for 50% of ALL spending. In both Canada and the US we could be heading toward major consumer credit defaults. Read When Will it be Time to Panic About Private Credit by @downtownjoshbrown.bsky.social | www.downtownjoshbrown.com/p/when-will-...

a car’s horn should be as loud on the inside of the car as it is on the outside

In the US the top 10% of earners now account for 50% of ALL spending. In both Canada and the US we could be heading toward major consumer credit defaults. Read When Will it be Time to Panic About Private Credit by @downtownjoshbrown.bsky.social | www.downtownjoshbrown.com/p/when-will-...

This goes from cool concept to stunning execution real quick. youtu.be/vaG5tVnpkwc?...

Nothing like a British comedy to unwind after a long week! “They started waving and smiling”: Fuming residents claim children’s bike track has “ruined living here” @roadcc.bsky.social | road.cc/content/news...

"...the reality is that Toronto traffic is worse today than it was a decade ago. In another decade, it will be worse than it is today." Anytime somebody says 'getting rid of bike lanes will reduce car congestion'. And then what in 5 years? Read @graphicmatt.com | www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Canadian businesses are halting US shipments with $800 duty-free cross border exemption ending. Multiply this by 1000's of Canadian businesses. Trump's disinfo campaign worked - US consumers believe Canadian biz pay their tariffs. Time for new markets. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Sickos: "YES...HA HA HA...YES!" @globalnews.ca | globalnews.ca/news/1146954...

I'm sure this would be "digitally sovereign" much in the way all the grapes at Loblaws are "grown in Peru."

Sickos: "YES...HA HA HA...YES!" @globalnews.ca | globalnews.ca/news/1146954...

Canada's non-Conservative parties would be wise to note this huge shift over the last decade. Online discourse is dominated by right-wing influencers - but it doesn't have to be. Stop chasing traditional media - they're going to Reddit for trending news anyway. toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/09/i...

Sad to say I've been sleeping on pickled sour bamboo shoots literally my whole life until right now

Canadian businesses are halting US shipments with $800 duty-free cross border exemption ending. Multiply this by 1000's of Canadian businesses. Trump's disinfo campaign worked - US consumers believe Canadian biz pay their tariffs. Time for new markets. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Wages create returns - staff stay longer, customers get better service, money circulates locally. Rent just...leaves. 55% of Canadian businesses are micro-operations (1-4 people) getting squeezed by costs way out of their control. Read the report and recos | betterwayalliance.ca/the-fixed-co...

"Quebec measures targeting retailers when it comes to sustainability of goods and planned obsolescence of products comes into effect today." Now do...the REST OF THE WORLD. globalnews.ca/news/1146531...

“Jane Goodall observed things nobody else saw,” The Far Side is how I found out about Jane - and I've followed her work ever since. We lost a great human this past week. Glad to see this piece in CSM. @csmonitor.bsky.social | www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...

"Lower corporate taxes have allowed profit margins to stay resilient, even while the US consumer stays under a lot of pressure." Even the stock market analysts are talking about wealth inequality now. 🔗 | youtu.be/YXFvwJQBzJc?...

$200k to hang out with dogs. amazing IG gabriel.desanti, barkandburn

Ontario's minimum wage went up on Oct 1. Good for workers, good for small businesses. What's actually killing biz? Toronto retail rent jumped 142% in 5 years. That's an extinction level increase. Here's how we save good jobs and businesses: betterwayalliance.ca/the-fixed-co...

I spent last month analyzing Toronto business costs to figure out what's actually squeezing small businesses. Turns out commercial rent jumped 142% over 5 years while wages went up 23%. For a typical 3 employee micro-business, rent increases cost $1,540 MORE per year than wage increases. 👇👇👇

Update - still too much snow on Sept 23rd to bike.

Reminder to all Toronto bike riders: It is now September - 1 of the 9 months with too much snow on the ground to cycle in Toronto. See you again in June.

Wow, what a READ: "If the reading revolution represented the greatest transfer of knowledge to ordinary men and women in history, the screen revolution represents the greatest theft of knowledge from ordinary people in history." 🔗🔗🔗 | jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-o...

Wow, what a READ: "If the reading revolution represented the greatest transfer of knowledge to ordinary men and women in history, the screen revolution represents the greatest theft of knowledge from ordinary people in history." 🔗🔗🔗 | jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-o...

What's 3 monopolies in a trenchcoat (4 if you believe New Brunswick exists) and loves maple syrup? Welcome to Canada! But how did we get here and more importantly - how do we solve it? This is THE definitive video on Canada's big bad monopoly daddies.

I know you're all going to be really shocked by this one, but 110 unpaid caregivers were provided $450/mo for a year in Ithaca NY, and here's what happened: ✅️Significantly higher rates of employment (the income helped them afford jobs) ✅️Better health outcomes ✅️Savings increased by 13% ✅️Hope grew

Minimum wage is going up in Ontario on October 1st. Every time this happens, SOME biz groups say it's going to kill businesses. Our business group @betterwayalliance.bsky.social knows that's factually wack. When people have more money in their pockets, they spend it locally. Listen in 👇👇👇

My favorite cities are the ones where I don't have black gunk coming out of my nostrils after walking around for a day.

Looks like FREE DRUGS is back on the menu boys! @nationalnewswatch.com | nationalnewswatch.com/2025/09/11/c...

Just your regular reminder that it's not wages causing your favourite local businesses to close - it's the INSANE RENT INCREASES.