I love the show Slow Horses, so Cher gave me the first novel in the series. The kids got me a gift card for Wordsworth Books (I've already chosen what I'm going to buy - covers #2 and #3), and my frolleague gave me a gift card for Old Goat Books (#4). I'll have to ask my boss for a few weeks off...

One more day to register a claim against Loblaws for bread price fixing. You don't need to provide any receipts. www.canadianbreadsettlement.ca

Doug Ford is a jobs disaster and these new numbers make that clearer than ever. Ontario lost thousands of manufacturing jobs last month, and the province led the entire country in losses in wholesale and retail trade. Families are feeling the hit in every community. #onpoli

December 6, 1989: An armed man killed 14 women and injured 13 other people at École Polytechnique. Fuelled by misogyny, he claimed he was "fighting feminism". We must never forget the horror of that day. I'm honoured to be joined by community leaders to name the victims. #CallItFemicide

25-year-old Eli Wood, a Wilfrid Laurier student, has been missing for 6 wks. Concerned community members have organized a ground search this Sun Dec 7 from 11:30am - 2:30pm not far from his last known location. Consider lending a hand. Learn more at www.facebook.com/groups/1156553859879048/.

I was honoured to pay tribute to former MPP Mike Farnan in the presence of his family at Queen's Park today. Mike passed away earlier this year after a lifetime in the service of others. He served with integrity, charm, warmth, and a strong sense of humour. He will be missed by many.

I'll be attending an ONDP staff forum in TO later this week, & there will be an optional anonymous holiday gift exchange on Thurs, with a $20 value limit. I went to The Canada Lecture on Citizenship by Tanya Talaga at KPL tonight, & I bought one of her books, which she signed. Great timing!

Sometimes it feels like I'm fighting the wrong battles.

"A lane of traffic can move 2,000 people an hour while an LRT using that same space can move 22,000 people an hour," Spooner said. "When we talk about growth, when we talk about LRT, we're talking about increasing capacities in the corridor." #ion #LRT www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/f...

Want a job on Ford's gravy train? Donate $6,208 to the Conservative party, get appointed to the Council overseeing College of Early Childhood Educators. No need to know what an ECE is. My colleague Alexa Gilmour questions the appointee in the Legislative committee. #ONpoli #OntEd

The May Court Club KW pays it forward and makes shopping cool! I met with Karen Falkenstern at the club's store in Belmont Village to learn more about annual Christmas Dreams fundraising campaign. Support them at www.maycourtclubofkw.org/christmas-dreams-34/. #SupportLocal

This is the script of my delegation to the Kitchener Public Library board meeting yesterday evening. I was one of six delegates who spoke out against the staffing and programming changes at KPL.

Happy #InternationalMensDay!

Thanks to everyone who came to our free screening of the documentary "Thinking Beyond the Market" by Dr Brian Doucet. The panel discussion that followed left me feeling positive & optimistic about housing possibilities for the future. #onpoli @briandoucet.bsky.social @acornunion.bsky.social #YWCAWR

Chair of the police civilian board wants a pat on the back because in 2023, the WRPS started measuring its disproportionate use of force against racialized people. In the meantime, he also wants to increase funding to hire more of the police whose disproportionate use of force is being measured 🤷🏻‍♂️

One of us is not a willing participant in this photo.

To the drivers who have complained about the injustice of speed cameras, may I ask what you'll do with the time you'll reclaim on your journeys when you're able to drive faster? Take a 2 week vacation in Aruba? Write the Great Canadian Novel? Orchestrate world peace? The opportunities are endless!

Headline from CBC KW: "Wilmot seeks volunteers to shape educational component for Prime Ministers Path project" One reader commented, "Place plaques with information leading from one PM to the next so people can learn what was happening at that point in time."

Who's coming with me? 🔥🔥🔥

The Campaign for Life Coalition is hosting a protest in front of Kitchener City Hall this Sunday. Join us for a counter-protest starting at 1:30 p.m. in front of Kitchener City Hall!

A rich, cultural experience in KW this weekend: running into friends at a pow wow on Sat, plus Prof. Laura Mae Lindo's book signing, & a workshop for new play "The View From Here" today. The play is about Grandview Training School For Girls in Galt, where my friend Lynda was incarcerated as a child.

I'm 100% in favour of statues that honour the oppressed, not the oppressors.

I'm so proud of Cher for her courage at today's Region of Waterloo Standing Committee meeting, when she spoke about her experience as a Wilmot councillor and supported Colleen James' Elect Respect motion. youtu.be/yV0DaBiQSc4?...

Hey, Weetabix - Let me guess: You don't see colour?

Today, July 24, is Métis Nation Day. In 2021, I had the honour of interviewing Terry Fox's younger brother, Darrell, about their family's Métis heritage. www.commonsensedesign.net/newsArticle....

Concert for Terry Fox Sun, July 20 @ 11am - 12:30pm. 452 Redfox Road, Waterloo Admission by freewill donation Juneyt and Allister Bradley are performing in a Waterloo backyard to raise money for cancer research. Can't join us? You can still donate online at run.terryfox.ca/page/cherand....

Happy 28th anniversary to muh wuman ❤️

Father's Day gift from Cher ❤️ This exquisitely designed book is based on a powerful poem by Christopher Tse, which we heard in a documentary called "Exclusion: Beyond the Silence". The poem, and the book, describe Chinese-Canadians' experience with systemic racism throughout this country's history.

When it comes to self-sufficiency for seven specific food groups - fruits, vegetables, dairy, fish, meat, nuts & starchy staples - the only country in the world to reach 100% in all of them is Guyana. Canada is fully self-sufficient in just four. www.nature.com/articles/s43016-025-01173-4/figures/1

Dad on his 60th birthday; London, 1987. Photo shot, processed and developed by me.

For Waterloo folks - Concert For Terry fundraiser will be on Sun July 20, 45 years to the day after the Marathon of Hope arrived in WR. This will be an encore of our 2023 concert, feat Juneyt & Allister Bradley. Bring lawn chairs & refreshments. Admission by donation to the Waterloo Terry Fox Run.

It's my one year resignationversary from Drayton Entertainment! In the space of 93 days, the entire team of four marketing assistants left the company; I was the last one to go.

Oh, la, la-la, di-dee-da La-la, di-dee-da, da-dum

Getting a seat at the table – and using it: In April, community leaders of all ages took part in a “Lunch and Politics” discussion, with the goal of increasing civic and political engagement from the African, Caribbean, and Black community. My overview of the event: www.linkedin.com/pulse/gettin...

Once again, The Record shows us that the media's discussion about the PM Path is only for white folks 🤷🏻‍♂️

"I want your music, and I want your stories." The vampire Remmick in "Sinners". Also, Eric Clapton throughout his entire career.

Jeff Bezos could have contributed to finding a cure for cancer; instead, he spent millions on launching his Space Penis containing celebrity women into the sky for 10 minutes.

A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

It was illegal to teach enslaved people in the US and Caribbean how to read and write, so they relied on the traditional oral method of passing on stories to preserve their history. Government departments have had websites for just 30 years. Stories will endure. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

I'm feeling a bit groggy after getting the shingles vaccine yesterday, so I'm trying to relax on the couch this afternoon. It is not without challenges.

Obama finally said it. Witnessing so many urbanist colleagues express outrage re: the current political climate while ignoring the very real issue of racism is excruciating. But yes, imagine if someone who looked like Obama dared to even think about doing a single thing this president has done.

Oh no they smashed the Doug button!

Ollie 💤❤️

An excerpt from Afua Hirsch's "BRIT(ish)", talking about the racial abuse & aggression that swept 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 immediately after the Brexit referendum. Echoes in what is currently happening in 🇺🇸 with white immigrants now being targeted in the same way that racialized people have been treated for so long.

Well, this is some bullshit.

What happened to @rachelgilmore.bsky.social is not just about CTV caving to Conservative pressures. There’s a larger issue: #cdnmedia are pushing out any female voices, voices of colour and Indigenous voices that aren’t centre-right or right. Even then there is very little representation

Do you know which American president made lynching illegal? Joe Biden. calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...

My grandparents were natural born German citizens. Until they weren't. I have copies of their documents, stamped "cancelled" by the government.

Whoops.

Hundreds of local residents showed up at this evening's WCDSB meeting with love in their hearts to show the 2SLGBTQIA+ community that they have our support. Banning Pride flags will cause harm and won't protect students. Symbols matter. 🏳️‍🌈