with half of caucus backing rustad and the other half backing halford, there are gonna be two parties by the end of this. THAT IS TO SAY: this isn't avignon and rome, it's rome and constantinople, baby

HELL YEAH

This seems super illegal and I feel like Rustad will fight back in court. Which I love for them

I like it directionally but it’s not clear enough what the floor and ceiling represent

it sort of makes sense when you think about it. a homeowner with two kids in their late 30s to mid 40s is getting absolutely rammed - they bought near the RE peak, their mortgages are up due to interest rates, and their childcare is a second mortgage.

"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. " Abraham Lincoln, 1861

Giving Alberta an exemption to the Clean Electricity Standard means the policy is DOA. There’s no way SK isn’t asking for the same thing, as they restart coal plants. One Canadian economy? Nope. Likely scenario is no electricity regs at all, meaning we’re back to Harper-era policy.

Something that is easy to forget in all the "Carney is a political genius / Carney is a political naif" argle bargle is that climate policies matter. Environmental regulations matter. Getting rid of them may or may not achieve a political end — but it's guaranteed to have real-world implications.

Disappointing that he's continuing to sit as a liberal MP. For a government that's slavering over getting a majority through floor crossings, that would be a -real- way to make this point.

disappointing that he's not leaving the liberal party over this

this dude is part of a government that just committed to ramming a pipeline through bc's north coast over the objections of basically everyone. yeah, i don't think laurel's work is continuing.

the opening theme of the bc leg sounds like a jrpg town theme

It was sickening to see @lennynanzhou.bsky.social chastise @lucymaloney.bsky.social over showing emotion in the council chambers while talking about *130 people dying* during the heat dome. ABC making moves like this is ridiculous. Showing emotion over needless death doesn't "cause division"

ABC councillors saying that it's "unfortunate" people are linking closed baby change tables as being political, or part of the budget. But it was a deputy city manager that explicitly raised removing them from high vandalism areas as part of cutting the budget for maintenance of civic facilities.

The party that brags about public safety just voted to scrap a program that keeps lower-income people safe during heat domes to fund sidewalk repairs that they should be funding anyway. What a grotesque budget, and what a grotesque party. And we're not done yet. More cuts to come.

@jd-vance-1.bsky.social repent and submit to the pope

Toronto deliberately killed apartment construction in the early 1970s, after a generation-long building boom. Almost all of that housing was built by “the market.”

TIL the chief planner is my neighbour

Trump if Mamdani was WH chief of staff:

hire mamdani as canada's trade representative. offer him $100 million

Repairing basic public amenities and infrastructure is our government's job. Local governments have dealt with MUCH bigger and more challenging vandalism issues than this one - copper from street lights for example - and come up with solutions better than "sorry, no more street lights"

ok, but for real, i kind of like this sort of brand play Dufferin Mall adopted the slogan "Really." back in the day, sort of owning its grungy and downmarket reputation - and I think it worked

"For a generation, politicians in Toronto’s inner suburbs have decried their relative lack of amenities while also systematically opposing any measure that would provide them with more amenities" - @thekeenanwire.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

anything by barbara tuchman. it's cliche to cite the guns of august but - the guns of august

there's a change-in being staged at Vancouver City Hall next week, coinciding with the vote on a proposed budget that may see change tables removed from city facilities to "save money" www.instagram.com/p/DRNu5kYksgu/

looking forward to buying an excellent GPU on fire sale & using it for its intended purpose

it's never been clear to me why they got rid of the olympic line in the first place. like, the track and stops are there and it's a part of town that really needs east-west transit (and will need it MORE as the broadway corridor gets built out)

yo what is going on in new west

he couldn't have more contempt for this city

Longtime PFB client worthy of consideration

Hey, neat! Can vouch for Azaroff being well-respected in the housing sector with which I'm most familiar, with a lot of other ties to boot.

Got a legitimate laugh from me 15 seconds in when he walks past Chip's house while talking about patronage for "affluent friends"

My friend @wazaroff.bsky.social is running for the mayoral nomination with @onecityvan.bsky.social. Yeah that’s right, he’s running for mayor! Learn more about him here: www.williamforvancouver.ca #vanpoli #bcpoli

I'm unbelievably excited about this. Politics can be a dirty business, but William brings unbelievable integrity - as well as REAMS of experience managing large organizations and getting big things done. Reform as deep as OneCity wants require values AND competence. William has both in spades.

OneCity has its first mayoral candidate for their primary: William Azaroff, the CEO of Brightside Community Homes Foundation, and board member of The Tyee, VIFF, and a bunch of other community endeavours. His campaign video launch, here: www.instagram.com/reel/DRKifvH...

NEW: Pope Leo XIV will share a meal this Sunday with Alessia Nobile and four fellow transgender Catholic activists, during the Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor — marking the most significant public encounter shared between a pope and the trans community.

Good

Can we have varied types of housing across the affordability spectrum throughout Toronto? No. Can we have tasty patties without driving to the plaza, as a treat? Also, no.

this is a really weird thing for a councillor representing a scarborough ward to say!!!!!!!!!!!!! let alone one that progress toronto got over the line!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to everyone who participated but it turns out that none of you were able to imagine the greatest horror: a successful small business with beef patties.

is stephen holyday worse than doug holyday? maybe????

thinking that a housing minister that campaigned on upzoning shaughnessy and then tried to do it even in opposition will blink at a fight over more housing with -WEST VAN- is... a judgement call!!!!!

the people's filibuster ❤️

@jd-vance-1.bsky.social repent and submit to the pope

i never saw a bike bus until i moved to vancouver. it's why it would be so hard to move back to toronto. we CAN have nice things if we have the will to build them

Free communications advice: don't ever call a reporter a liar, particularly one with a long track record of respected reporting in this city (I bet Ken's comms people have given him this advice, it's basic stuff. He just doesn't listen to anyone but himself)

Vancouver 2026 Election Watch: OneCity has formally announced they plan to run a mayoral candidate next year, and will hold a primary to choose their candidate. I'm told their could be multiple candidates announcing in the next week. Which means no sign of any OneCity-Green-COPE agreement.

And this is without any real specific cuts in the public documents. Axing the sustainability department doesn’t net you $100M in savings. There are more shoes to drop. Then we get to do this all over again in the new year.

*looking at my opponents winning political victories* you have no idea what you've unleashed, you FOOL. every time you do this i will shitpost harder