An agreement "between the police and the Crown to end the prosecution in the event the court orders them to disclose the identity of the ODIT vendor." www.thestar.com/news/ontario...

Vancouver, BC. And, ridiculous decision. These are business addresses, not personal; the owners chose to make them so. If you don't want them to be treated as businesses, then don't operate as one. Simple. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Unsold, unoccupied and unaffordable In the city of #Toronto, 61% of the unsold condo stock is priced at more than $1-million "Newly built condos in Vancouver are too pricey to sell, CMHC data show" as told by @goldinyvr.bsky.social GIFT LINK: www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...

Thanks @spacing.bsky.social for publishing my article about the need to make completing the 72 km Loop Trail - and other trail gaps across the city - an issue for this October's municipal election. #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

On #Uber “We’re dealing with way too many cars on the streets, spending way too much time driving without a passenger,” he said. “If you want to make the sector operate more efficiently and effectively, you have to cap the overall number of licensed drivers.” www.torontotoday.ca/local/enviro...

Ford’s Ontario. What happens when you outsource employment service delivery to WCG, a company owned by Australia’s APM Group & U.S. private equity firm Madison Dearborn? You ensure sure funds don't arrive at the agencies and workers who are providing the services. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

Area taxpayers beginning to realize local man not their fun-loving drunk uncle.

"A report released on Monday by the non-profit group RideFair Toronto, based on the City of Toronto data, showed that the increase in deadheading rates between 2022 and 2025 has amounted to a 17-per-cent cut in driver wages." More traffic ✅ Less pay ✅ www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

If you dig that 401 tunnel just long enough, you can use locally sourced infill to extend that runway.

📊Ontario provincial voting intentions from Liaison Strategies: 🔴OLP 38% 🔵PC 36% 🟠NDP 20% 🟢GPO 4% → 338canada.com/ontario/2026... [Liaison Strategies, April 25-26, 2026, n=1,000] #ONpoli

The sharing economy, friends!

“The corporate objectives is not your best interest” …

Toronto renters gather this weekend to launch first citywide tenants union. Various groups will form the Toronto Tenant Union, using labour movement tactics to advocate for renters www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #onpoli #TOpoli

You may heard Doug Ford announce Ontario is bringing back the Nortlander Passenger Train. But what you likely missed is that #Uber hitched a ride, pushing its influence across Ontario with new standard regulations. More on that from @policyalternatives.ca www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Why do we need to repeat an experiment whose failures have been clearly documented?' @policyalternatives.ca @twieditz.bsky.social

A worker died at an Amazon warehouse in Oregon last week. For more than an hour, workers were instructed to continue working as the man lay dead. One worker wanted to help, but a manager told them to “Just turn around and not look. Let’s get back to work," according to @thewesternedge.bsky.social.

Really fantastic in-depth piece by Caitlin Walsh Miller of @macleans.bsky.social on e-bikes, e-scooters and the wild situation we all find ourselves in! LINK IN BIO: macleans.ca/longforms/me...

Airbnb now operates at an unprecedented global scale: • 8.35 million listings • 218 countries and territories • 436+ million nights booked annually What is marketed as "live like a local" is part of a global system reshaping housing markets everywhere. Report: insideairbnb.com/reports/the-...

Bloomberg scoop: Chinese EVs could be built in the Stellantis plant in Brampton, where a planned Jeep production line was cancelled last year and moved to the US. Stellantis has discussed with Canadian officials the idea of building Leapmotor EVs there www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Best ad yet. Love seeing it.

Why should anyone trust a guy like Brian Topp to rebuild a workers’ party if said guy’s lobbying firm represents the interests of Uber to fuck up labour law and pay drivers below hourly minimum wages? This should automatically disqualify Topp from commenting about the NDP going forward IMHO.

Changes to OASP will drastically reduce access to post-secondary education in Ontario and force more students to take on a lot more debt. By @ricardotranjan.bsky.social #onted @policyalternatives.ca @ccpa-on.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Émile Haïm Benamor was finally charged and arrested today for the deaths of his tenants in two separate heritage buildings in Old Montreal, one having been an illegal Airbnb. – cc @greglindsay.org – cc @twieditz.bsky.social – cc @jjforward.bsky.social

NEW: @abacusdataca poll in the ⁦‪@TorontoStar‬⁩: ⁦‪@OntarioPCParty‬⁩ 44% ⁦‪@OntLiberal‬⁩ 32% @OntarioNDP 16% ⁦‪@OntarioGreens‬⁩ 5% www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

Ford trails way behind the other provinces just like he does in education funding. The only thing he wants to lead provinces on is in FOI laws that shield him and his gang from scrutiny, so mediocracy and corruption can be hidden behind his ON ads paid for by taxpayers.

Holy sh*t. Wab Kinew's government just made using data to increase prices an unfair business practice. This is historic for Canada. *Proposed bill bans suppliers from charging higher prices to certain consumers based on personalized or algorithmically determined information. t.co/ZugFOj7983

Wow. MB ends algorithmic pricing in grocery stores, on Instacard, Uber rides, etc. Can MB trustee Ontario’s Ford government, please? news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.h...

"So much bull" is right. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/16/n...

Joining @MooreintheAM on @NEWSTALK1010 at 8:45 am with ⁦‪@DipikaDamerla‬⁩ and @RichardCrouse. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t think Ford is obviously and desperately trying to cover up government corruption, but, nice try… www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

In all FIFA locations, Airbnb is trying to “temporary” suspend housing protective short-term rental rules. The B.C gvt already says no thanks, the NYC government is the latest to tell them there is no reason to consider it. HT/ Murray Cox

🧵Doug Ford's former chief of staff traded in his old phone without properly backing it up, losing months of texts from a key period in 2023, including around the Greenbelt fallout. How do we know? An FOI request which wouldn't be allowed under the new rules. #OnPoli

Move along, nothing to see here... www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

The Ford government uses children's privacy data as a cover to further insulate Premier and Minister's offices from FOI requests. Making changes retroactive to shield themselves from revelations of corruption. Covering up scandals and avoiding the revelation of others. These guys got a LOT to hide.

Appreciate this but I couldn't do what I do (write arguments) w/out real reporter work, all of which is expensive. Research. Editing. Investigation. FOIs. Lawyers sometimes. There would be nothing to write about otherwise. All institutions are imperfect (Quoting not to yell but explain wider)

And one more noteworthy legislative innitiative coming our way from Manitoba. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Manitoba addresses the anticompetitive behaviour of our food retailers. Right on. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

As U.S. state and Big Tech become one, we become digital serfs, and it sucks The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Vass Bednar: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

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Watching Strade Bianchi coverage on Flowbikes and can’t believe they use AI generated landscape shots of Tuscany in its coverage. A simulacrum of reality. Grim future.

OK.

Time to cash in. What lobbying firm will hire him. Who are going to be the clients benefiting from his relationships. Any guesses? www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

Now we can all finally switch channels and watch Omloop Nieuwsblad, Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, Samyn Classic and Strade Bianchi in the warm-up to the first monument of 2026.

“71,194 drivers who worked for Uber between 2019 and 2022 on independent-contractor agreements should have been defined as employees. The agency was seeking 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion) in social security contributions, a further 512 million euros in penalties.” www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

There is not a lot Canadians can do about ICE, but we can ask Parliament to investigate Canadian companies doing business with them, like Hootsuite. Call or email your MP - or contact the INDU House committee MPs. Will post link below. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

"Premier Doug Ford’s job approval remains sharply negative. The PCs have lost 5 points since a high of 47% in October." press.liaisonstrategies.ca/ontario-pcs-...

AtkinsRéalis www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Good! vancouversun.com/news/bc-appe...

NEW investigation from me! The #ontpoli gov't swears an "adult entertainment club" didn't get taxpayer money... but documents we obtained suggest further connections. ‘Adult entertainment club’ faces new questions after business licence filing and millions in provincial cash