I couldn't agree more. I deeply love Toronto, and there is so much to celebrate in our communities — including new initiatives like the Church Street pedestrianization. If you love the city taking actions like this, that prioritize joy and recreation in Toronto, let them know!

Diana Chan McNally: Bringing community work to Toronto’s City Council 🎧 rabble.ca/podcast/dian...

This is utterly abhorrent. Just two days ago, I attended a town hall with hundreds of local residents who strongly oppose the takeover of the Toronto Islands and the expansion of Billy Bishop Airport. Premier Ford does not give a shit about local democracy!

Diana is awesome

Time to get excited about municipal politics, Toronto!

There are so many amazing candidates for city council in Toronto this year including Diana. It almost makes me wish I still lived there so I could vote in the election.

Thank you @citynewstoronto.bsky.social for interviewing me about my transition as an advocate into a City Council candidate in Parkdale—High Park! I'm running to champion affordability, housing for all, arts and culture, and to fight Doug Ford! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFoU...

I agree with @anotherglassbox.bsky.social: AI-generated "slopaganda" distorts the reality of issues in Toronto, and can mislead the public. This kind of "advocacy" is undemocratic and undermines real civic engagement. It has no place in local politics. Sign and share: www.change.org/p/stop-the-s...

I've worked front-line for over a decade — including at Sistering, who are on strike — and our work is incredibly undervalued despite being the backbone of essential services. In fact, Bill 124 capped me at $25/hr for years, and I had three jobs to compensate. Solidarity with my fellow care workers!

Is the TTC's fare evasion crackdown working? We don't think so. TTCriders' Nico Nothwehr says “it hasn't been particularly effective and this report from the auditor general pretty much proves that. The $13 million in savings is a very tiny fraction of the amount of money that [the TTC] is losing”

The notwithstanding clause was not invoked to remove encampments because I organized across party lines to stop it. Municipalities know that the only thing that will end encampments are resources for shelter and housing — resources the Ford government won't provide.

No one should be denied the right to unionize — including political staff. We can't just hope for Councillors to be better managers — workers deserve real accountability and protections to ensure that their work is safe and decent.

Human rights are not contingent on the amount of property you own, and homeless people are not Doug Ford's punching bag when his government becomes unpopular. After all, homelessness increased by 8% in Ontario last year alone — Ford's policies are exacerbating homelessness.

BIG news out of Kitchener-Waterloo: the Ontario Superior Court has ruled that homelessness is an analogous ground for discrimination under s.15 of the Charter. This is a BIG step toward recognizing homeless people as an equity-seeking group under the law. Governments take note!

While we wait for a maximum temperature by-law framework — which must ensure that costs aren't passed unfairly onto tenants — expanding access to AC for low-income people is key. We can and must do more, but this is an important recognition that extreme heat is a health risk.

Too often, it's communal spaces or facades that get "refreshed" while much-needed in-unit repairs are neglected. Then, tenants get hit with an above-guideline rent increase (AGI). It's how bad landlords extract more profits while forcing poorer tenants out. It's win-win for them.

Don't forget that the Ford government has requested that their caucus members attend, and that they reach out to lobbyists to attend as well. It's all of your favourite decision-makers and insiders in the same place, at the same time. A great time to protest!

Good. The City of Stratford is launching a legal challenge against Strong Mayor legislation, which undermines the power of local municipal councils in Ontario. The right to effective representation is enshrined in the Charter, which the Ford government constantly disregards.

I think it's because I've been a crisis worker for so long, but I just love Dobeš. So chill under pressure. Obsessed.

There is a direct causal link between the removal of speed cameras on Parkside Drive and a 235% increase in speeding. This isn't neutral: people have lost their lives on Parkside. The Premier's meddling in municipal affairs is literally putting lives at risk.

The global residential real estate market is worth $287 trillion dollars — more than the global GDP. We'll commit billions of dollars to bailout investors and developers because housing is the largest store of wealth on the planet. It functions as a commodity, not a human right.

At over $29 million, the total cost to the public for Premier Ford's Gravy Plane fiasco is $21 million more than incorrectly issued OSAP payments.

The government that forced through anti-transparency legislation out of a "fear of Chinese interference" is the same government that uses unsecured tools like Google Docs to write official documents. globalnews.ca/news/1184611...

Last year, Ontario spent $2B on OSAP grants and loans, with less than 1% wrongly issued to students who were ineligible. Like poor people, students are being slandered as "social assistance thieves" based on rare cases. Meanwhile, Ford misspends billions in public money.

As I wrote in my own @torontostar-rss.bsky.social op-ed on this issue, it's already illegal to openly use drugs on the TTC. What Premier Ford is doing is giving transit constables the power to arrest and seize the belongings of people they *think* might have or use drugs. That's called profiling.

What a night! Our campaign launch party & fundraiser was a huge success — the room was packed with neighbours, and we raised $16,000! In fact, in just our first week of the campaign, we've raised over $25,000. I am so grateful for your support! www.dianachanmcnally.ca

We’re kicking off my Toronto City Council Ward 4 campaign with a launch party & fundraiser on Saturday, May 9 at Toronto Style! 5pm to 10 pm (and beyond!), with DJ sets by me and Castelvi, emceed by Andrea Werhun! All are welcome and entry (as always) is free: www.dianachanmcnally.ca/launch

Great! During the pandemic, I coordinated 59 of Toronto's drop-in centres, which operated the only available public washrooms — 10 in total — for five months. Access to public washrooms is a basic right, and moving to year-round access for washrooms in parks is a step in the right direction.

Social service providers working with equity-seeking groups — from employment services supporting people with disabilities, to HART Hubs for people who use drugs — are given NDAs as a condition of funding that prevent them from speaking out against harm wrought by the Ford government.

The census is integral to understanding who is in Canada and where they are, not only so that we can plan and fund services and supports according to population needs, but so that where you live has adequate political representation in the House of Commons.

Parkdale—High Park, you’re invited! Join us on May 9th at Toronto Style Bar & Grill (1546 Bloor St. W.) for Diana Chan McNally’s campaign launch party & fundraiser. RSVP: www.dianachanmcnally.ca/launch

Community care is more than a slogan. I’ve DJ'd grassroots fundraisers, cooked thousands of meals, and built coalitions to push back against legislation that fuels homelessness. Let’s keep building a Parkdale—High Park and Toronto that works for everyone: www.dianachanmcnally.ca

Half of Toronto are renters, including me. At a bare minimum, we collectively deserve safe, decent homes — not exploitation and unliveable conditions at the hands of bad landlords. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/05/04/t...

Friends, I'm blown away by your support — the hundreds of messages, the community of volunteers signing up, and over $12K raised. Thank you for everything you’ve put into this campaign so far, including your belief in me! And we're just getting started. Join us: www.dianachanmcnally.ca/join

Thank you @globalnews.ca and Matthew Bingley for covering my bid to run for City Council in Parkdale—High Park! With over a decade working in community development, running for Council is a natural extension of the work I've already been doing.

I wish I lived in Parkdale High Park, best of luck @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social!

Liberal MPs have been playing playing passive, coy & cagey w their real island airport feelings, but they’re deeply implicated - even making concrete expansion plans! I go thru some of them in my @thestar.com column today & why they owe Torontonians some honest loyalty. They could stop it today.

Thank you, @torontotoday.ca @gabeoatley.bsky.social for speaking to me about my Council run in Parkdale—High Park! I've made tangible differences in my community by winning resources from all levels of government. This is the track record I'll bring to City Hall. www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...

I’m running for Ward 4 City Councillor to bring a politics of joy, community, and care to City Hall – and to move away from fear and division. If you’re ready for a more hopeful, united Toronto, sign up to volunteer at www.dianachanmcnally.ca/volunteer #TOpoli

Diana would be an incredible representative of Parkdale—High Park, and an absolute FORCE on city council. i have looked to her personally and professionally for years on the issues that matter most to our city, and have the utmost faith she would bring that much needed POV to the role.

@dianachanmcnally.bsky.social is going to be a tremendous councillor, already has a fantastic track record working for our community, cant wait to get out canvassing with her

She's running (really, she's running)

Exciting! Diana is a great choice to join Toronto's city council.

And now @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social is official for Ward 4, where there’s an open seat following the announced City Hall retirement of Gord Perks.

This. Is. Amazing! Toronto friends in Parkdale-High Park, you will be so incredibly represented by Diana Chan McNally. I cannot think of a better person to advocate for and support you on Toronto City Council.

I can think of no one who is a better remedy for so many of Toronto's (sometimes self-induced) problems

Fuck yes @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social!!!!!

Well I'll take that as official confirmation of the recent rumour mill: @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social seems to be running to succeed Gord Perks on Toronto City Council.