What the hell is going on in Canadian media? Why was journalist Tina Yazdani — who was dogged in her coverage of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government — suddenly fired from CityNews without any explanation to the public? This is potential-major-press-freedom-story levels of concerning:

We’re living in a moment of stark contrasts: awe-inspiring reminders of our place in the universe, alongside urgent warnings about the state of our planet and everyone who inhabits it. Here are a few of the stories that stood out to me this week.

Quick minute CBC video on the Church Street pedestrianization Thank you again @tyrcheese.bsky.social for covering it!

I sure hope this doesn't extend beyond the short-term, with the reduction in tax revenue used as further justification for more austerity. Meanwhile, *increased* dependence on fossil fuels, more subsidies, and no windfall or increased corporate taxes. 🤷 www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

“It's not about supply and demand,” Bednar said. “It's about extracting the maximum possible price based on information that someone didn't necessarily knowingly volunteer.” I agree with Lewis. This has to stop! www.thestar.com/business/you...

I voted Liberal to avoid mindless right-wing cuts to heritage, research, the National Archive. I got mindless cuts. I voted Liberal to avoid stupid populism. I got stupid populism.

In his first term Donald Trump was a disaster for America. In his second term, as he deteriorates, it’s the world. www.thestar.com/politics/pol...

Ford government announces new plan to help them meet their ‘new homes built’ target.

Our new album is out today! A sincere request to help spread the word!

Striking that the Liberals and Conservatives offer the same response to pain at the pump: siphon money out of the public purse instead of Big Oil’s profits.

Good thread

Call me crazy but I don't love the new reality of Canada essentially being run by the Conservative Lite™ Party with only the Conservative Normal™ Party to fecklessly scream at them for the next three years! It's not, I think, ideal!

- Increases and prolongs reliance on fossil (so next crisis hurts even more) - Often doesn't pass through to consumers (fossil co's just pocket it) - Benefits enjoyed more by the rich (who drive bigger cars longer distances) - Decreases gov't revenue so you end up paying for it in different ways

It’s fairly telling of the order of things that Canada almost immediately defaulted to the government taking a financial hit to provide gas price relief, without paying for it through a windfall tax even being floated as a serious possibility.

"Rather than admit it has been underfunding the TDSB, the province is instead forcing Toronto schools to abandon an approach to equity that other school systems around the world have been trying to emulate." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

So far this government has: - removed EV mandates (and moreover paused rebates to stall the market) - removed carbon tax - removed low carbon electricity policy - removed gasoline tax - removed oil and gas cap when does the Canadian Federal government do climate policy?

This is bad.

In another massive data set of more than 1.5 million children ‌born between 1997 and 2022, the use of Tylenol during pregnancy was NOT associated with autism, even after accounting for ​individual risk factors. Autism was diagnosed in 1.8% of children exposed to Tylenol and 3% of the unexposed group.

This is terrible news… @polcomm.bsky.social

Ford & Calandra continue the destruction of public education in ON. First they gutted funding, now they are imposing a business like structure, focused on compliance rather than educating & helping our young people learn & grow.

30 years ago today, Principal Skinner purchased fast food to disguise as his own cooking at an unforgettable luncheon with Superintendent Chalmers. #TheSimpsons episode “22 Short Films About Springfield” first aired April 14, 1996.

Mary Wollstonecraft warned you that women who are only objects of pity and love, due to their “fascinating graces,” their “soft phrases, susceptibility of heart, [and] delicacy of sentiment” — in a word, due to their weakness (and not strength) — “will soon become objects of contempt.”

Tina was one of the bright spots -- smart, real often hard questions asked, new the files -- in a place that tends not to have an interest in depth.

What's wild about all the folks freaking out over the expensive luxury car story is that U.S. carmakers started openly telling everyone ~ 10 years ago that they would stop making affordable cars and only make giant, luxury trucks and SUVs. And then, they did exactly what they said they would do.

"Trump is not the architect of the Iran war, only its vehicle." On who's really in charge: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-no-wor...

Today, the NDP is calling on the Carney government to implement a national ban on surveillance pricing - before it becomes a predatory new normal in Canadian life. Canadians are already being squeezed by the untenable cost of living. It’s time to stop the practice dead in its tracks.

Education is not a business; it is an essential public good. These changes impose a corporate management structure on public education, replacing evidence-based practices and teacher discretion — informed by their professional expertise — with ministerial directives.

Breaking from @policornerca.bsky.social: CityNews has cut ties with Queen’s Park reporter Tina Yazdani, while at least two of her stories about the Ford government have quietly vanished from the web without explanation. www.policorner.ca/p/scoop-the-... #topoli #onpoli

Read this whole thread. We basically elected Stephen Harper as Prime Minister again.

Study demos complexity of misinformation ecosystem. Vigilance needed! 1 in 10 health ad dollars go to sites spreading misinformation www.news-medical.net/news/2026041... "...government and health organizations may be inadvertently funding health misinformation through routine advertising."

Doug Ford is rolling out the red carpet for fossil fuel giant Enbridge Gas. 🤑 🛢️Enbridge already supplies gas to most of Ontario residents for home heating — and it wants even more customers. More gas users means more profits. #GreenSky

Government secrecy turns premiers into kings. It’s a slippery slope that undermines media & researchers' goals to monitor value for taxpayer money. Laws should SOLIDIFY transparency, not erode it. Don't remain silent ➡️Comment directly to the Toronto Star www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

🙈 Ontario's Bill 97 is an attempt to FULLY EXEMPT @FordNation & all of his underlings from Freedom of Information. It asks Ontarians to trust a system they can't verify. Harsh truths galvanize better laws. They prevent misery & save lives. @thestar.com

Doug Ford’s push for secrecy is putting the health of Ontarians at risk. Bill 97 would fully exempt the premier, cabinet ministers, parliamentary assistants and their staff from freedom-of-information laws, by @drgorfinkel.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com

Doug Ford's push for secrecy is putting the health of Ontarians at risk https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/doug-fords-push-for-secrecy-is-putting-the-health-of-ontarians-at-risk/article_07ad6469-c25e-4605-8bb6-a23e5ab1236f.html ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

Sure hope the ADL is feeling good about going out of their way to defend this guy against charges of antisemitism.

going to choose a few more US services to replace with alternatives this week. thinking i’m going to finally targets notes and my to-do list.

Elon Musk is a Nazi, so X is a Nazi website. If you’re on that website, you’re complicit with Nazi propaganda. Whoops!

Sometimes I think about this tweet.

Sad day for Stephen Harper's pal Victor.

Just remember today who Orbán sings the praises of.

I called (Ford ☎️: 416 325-1941). Said I wanted to remind Ford that ON was a DEMOCRACY. Then cited his 3 recent, undemocratic moves: 1) FOI changes 2) Appointing vs electing regional chairs 3) Taking Toronto's place in tripartite contract & using spec econ zone to bring jets to Island airport

Canadian healthcare is under threat. But what is the federal government actually doing about it? Dr. @danyaalraza.com explains how we save universal healthcare: pressprogress.ca/danyaal-raza...

Trump is threatening to eliminate the people of Iran overnight. Years of normalizing genocidal rhetoric and mass violence has brought us to this cataclysmic moment.

Reporting from the Globe and Mail shows yet more evidence of this government’s cheating and dishonest behaviour. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Heaven forbid we instead focus on the massive majority of Trump voters! Or on the right-wing propaganda machine that used Gaza as a wedge for exactly this purpose. Btw, Tom, are we allowed to call him a "fascist" yet? Or is it still too early for your tender sensibilities?

Instead of addressing his government's gross underfunding and negligence, Premier Ford is cutting more teachers — and yet, budgeting $41 million to put police into public schools. This government does not care about children.