Just sharing the latest update from my LinkedIn page due to the length of message plus the links to the 3 substack posts mentioned: theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/lets-talk-... theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/a-communit... theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/shaping-et... #Etobicoke #TOpoli

Today NoJetsTO is launching a Federal E-Petition! Sponsored by @elizabethemay.bsky.social, it calls for the government of Canada to say no to jets at the island airport and save our waterfront! Sign now: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli

I’m at a provincial committee where deputants are presenting how Doug Ford’s Bill 98 will negatively impact green building standards in Ontario. On the right, opposition MPPs listening intently to the deputants. On the left, Doug Ford’s MPPs scrolling on their phones and laptops. #onpoli #topoli

Thanks so much for the mention @graphicmatt.com

Municipal election season & I'm kinda conflicted, I love observing and writing about it but I could not sleep last night and I did some digging, my ward has NEVER been represented by a woman since at least amalgamation! This bugs me #TOpoli theetobicokevoice.substack.com/pub/theetobi...

Someone may have been permanently paralyzed. But the headline only talks about some drivers being temporarily inconvenienced.

Save Toronto Island! Premier Ford has expropriated the entire Toronto island for his jet scheme. Sign our petition and tell your elected rep to abandon this terrible plan at NoJetsTO.com! #topoli #onpoli

"[Speed cameras] worked, but cancelling them became political currency. So now we just have the crossing guards. Human speed bumps, you could say, because that’s how they’re treated. By drivers and by the city and society who employ them." #GiftLink 🎁 #OnPoli #ToPoli

New Post In The Etobicoke Voice theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/two-weeks-... 2 wks from the start of #TOpoli election season & tonight the post talks about the importance of being an active & informed voter! Side note -The E Voice started b/c I saw a need for local media after the 2022 election

Why not do likewise, Ontario?

Supervisors that Doug Ford appointed to school boards are charging $240,000 for 6 months of work and some are charging HST on top of that. #ontario #onpoli #onted #ontarioschools #frankdomenic🍁

Happy Easter! 🐰🍫🐣 📸: Muppet Magazine, Spring 1986, featuring John Candy. #easterbunny #johncandy #muppets #1980s #jeremyhopkin

This boy is in critical condition. This is a former speed camera site and a crosswalk with difficult sightlines (which means a speed camera was *important*). You can bet Ford's people are prepared with key messages about this. This is shameful. This is deeply upsetting. #OnPoli #ToPoli

Councillor Morley's motion to look at easing up on the mute swan population control program CARRIES 20-4. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Honestly, that’s way, way more yeas than I would have guessed. Well done, most of you.

We'd personally recommend against using "CUPE 416" and "move to strike" in the same breath

A deeper dive is in order to find out why Holyday is standing up for slumlords.

New school w/o proper AC? A local trustee spoke up. Parents spoke up & the decision was reversed. That should have been a win for the community. But instead of ending there, things escalated. Today in The Etobicoke Voice. theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/when-local... #Etobicoke #Topoli #Onpoli

The biggest riot in Toronto history saw tens of thousands of people attacking Greek businesses, falsely believing Greece was on the other side of WWI. It's just one of the stories we'll cover in A HISTORY OF RIOTS IN TORONTO. Starts Thurs! Pay what you like! adambunch.com/riotsregistr...

A much needed distraction as I work on some pretty in depth rough political pieces coming in the next few days, so today's Etobicoke Voice post is a fun one! open.substack.com/pub/theetobi...

Three strong pieces by Jack in three days. It's the story of the decline of Ontario. The imperial emperor is busy on the waterfront. Not sure about fiddles.

Anyone need any more proof that Ford is Trump Lite?

theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/etobicoke-... Enough is enough, no one should be scared of crossing roads but with more & more congestion plus distracted drivers, it's hard to feel safe. This report coming to council suggests upgrading many to proper traffic lights and I'm all for it! #TOpoli

This is so dangerous @ttchelps.bsky.social

RALLY FOR SMYTHE PARK.  Join Sat, Feb 14th, 1PM at Jane St & Alliance Ave!  City wants to cut down trees & displace wildlife  STAND UP for our park! #YSW #TOpoli #ONpoli #SaveSmythePark #ProtectWildlife

open.substack.com/pub/theetobi... Rally Saturday Feb 14 at 1pm

Term limits is renewal & designing a city government that works for its residents. Its not an attack on current politicians, its just a very matter of fact discussion we need to have in #TOpoli I break the ice and start that conversation today at theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/when-does-...

Councillor Holyday: Putting a lot of effort into, and failing at, making family life less affordable. #TOpoli

NEW: Tuition of $30K+ per year is not holding back a growing number of Toronto parents from exploring private schools for their kids for next year. In interviews and statements, six local private schools say they're seeing a jump in demand. #topoli #onpoli www.torontotoday.ca/local/educat...

The City Council budget debate got me thinking today and it got me writing as well - some thoughts as we head into the season of sitting Councillors hunting for sound bites for the fall election - also known as Silly Season! #TOpoli #ONpoli theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/pillars-ma...

After the province cut speed cameras, Oshawa has to find a new way to cover the budget shortfall that was intended to buy replacement fire trucks. #oshawa #ontario #onpoli #durhamregion

Educators and parents showed up at the #TDSB on Tuesday to protest the recent firing of two teachers, and the suspension of all eight Grade 7 and 8 teachers at Bowmore Road Junior and Public School. Read more below ⬇️🔗 #Education #ONpoli nowtoronto.com/news/toronto...

Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.

The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:

open.substack.com/pub/jordanke... This is spot on for rebuilding #ONpoli

open.substack.com/pub/jordanke... Something we all need to be paying attention to #ONpoli

urbanism is very interesting in that it seems to be *the* way a lot of people are becoming politically / socially engaged

Not the $30M the feds had warned about, and frankly this feels like the worst of both worlds: big enough to irritate but not big enough to change behaviour (clearly)

open.substack.com/pub/jordanke... Very true and if you are getting involved in any campaigns at any level this year, read this first! #TOpoli #ONpoli

Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning. I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.

The Painter's Window, circa 1949 Artist: James Blomfield Medium: Undefined Baldwin Collection of Canadiana, Toronto Public Library Notes: On Bathurst Street in Toronto #1940s #winter #art #TorontoHistory #jeremyhopkin

“New ideas must use old buildings” - Jane Jacobs. The 1907 Home Furniture Carpet building on Queen Street East in Toronto will soon be the location of a new public library.

"Jess S, a road safety advocate w/ @ffsafestreets.bsky.social, said she’s worried traffic safety around schools, where most cameras were installed, could suffer in 2026.“You're putting children at risk. I cannot wrap my mind around any rationale for something like that" 1/ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Thank you for sharing @planningtoronto.bsky.social @moreneighboursto.bsky.social is hosting Making Room: Ending Homelessness (A Speaker Series) with @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social luma.com/54azmx4p?fbc... Cc: @progresstoronto.bsky.social

c.org/G8bKqWHTkv Fyi #Onted #Onpoli #Topoli

Armed men going door to door demanding your papers is textbook fascism. The federal government of the United States has been temporarily occupied by a fascist insurgency and they must be removed.

Progress Toronto's top target for 2026, a year where there's a municipal election and not a provincial election, is... Doug Ford??? Could we maybe target some more councillors? www.instagram.com/p/DTYUdD4EX-...