A couple of notes on this @acoyne.bsky.social column. First, speeding is an absolute liability offence. Intention/explanations aren't relevant. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

What's the conservative media version of the TACO trade?

What is Ford talking about? Does he think the feds are trying to push a constitutional amendment through Parliament? www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

I can't even tell if these are real anymore

It worked out so well for Rupert Murdoch when he bought MySpace, so this should be fine.

I've emailed/called the Premier's office and the Minister of Transportation. They keep track of public response, so it's worth a shot.

If we had a competent opposition there would already be YouTube ads screaming "Doug Ford wants YOU to pay and criminals to GET OFF"

So now taxpayers will have to pay for traffic safety measures, rather than having law-breakers foot the bill through fines. How is that good for taxpayers? www.cp24.com/local/toront...

Imagine being so delicate that you turn having to walk up a flight of stairs into an international incident.

If Ford prohibits speed cameras outside schools, I really hope the city responds appropriately. Widenen sidewalks, raise crosswalks, remove driving lanes, and replace asphalt with the bumpiest cobblestone imaginable.

Toronto should jack up the price of on-street and Green P parking, re-enact the vehicle registration tax, impose a tax on private lots, and use all the additional revenue to widen sidewalks, build raised crosswalks, and put other traffic calming measures everywhere.

Would this be actionable in the U.S. as product defamation?

Imagine if Richard Nixon had just tweeted out the Watergate scandal rather than putting it on secret tapes. That’s what this is.

This decision reads like a schoolteacher refusing to mark a paper because you filled it with thesaurus words that make no sense in the context. Giving Trump a month to hand it back in with a page limit is just icing on the cake.

He's disappointed the country they've threatened to annex responded by defending itself?

Republicans hated cancel culture before realizing they actually loved cancel culture all along. It's like a Hallmark movie, but the main character's an authoritarian.

14 cyclists through an intersection in the same time it takes 4 cars to go through. Over 3x the throughput in half the space. 📍Bloor & Walmer, Toronto

Daily mass shootings, but the Second Amendment is sancrosanct and cannot be limited in any way. But joke about the president, and you can kiss the First Amendment goodbye.

If Stephen Colbert really wanted to stick it to Trump, he should invite Jimmy Kimmel to guest host the Late Show.

"When there is spectator interference with any ... batted ball, the ball shall be dead at the moment of interference". So, a dead ball home run?

Bloor Street West is hopping for the Ukrainian fest (Taken from the top of a Ferris wheel).

There's a "generally accepted contract" that you can drive 35% faster than the speed limit through a community safety zone and not get a ticket? Seriously? www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0dd5744...

I'm no employment lawyer, but is this legal? You can't not pay employees just because you call them "volunteers". www.cp24.com/local/toront...

Bloor Street between Avenue and St. George during rush hour on a Thursday. Eight people on bikes pass me vs one car.

I think SNL's found their next Joe Biden

Some lovely views from Biidaasige Park today

Wednesday, 4:15 p.m. Good thing the province is ripping out the bike lane so traffic can get moving. 🙄

From 1971 time.com/archive/6844...

Right? Every employment lawyer sees companies and employees trying to do this, but I've never seen them execute on the plan then publish details in the Globe & Mail.

Bragging that you're an employee that gets paid as an independent contractor sounds like a good way to attract some CRA scrutiny www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...

Peruzza: Drivers don't know the law is being enforced, and they're only breaking the law a little bit. So, let's stop enforcement altogether www.cp24.com/politics/tor...

Maybe city councillors should just listen to the Minister, who speaks on behalf of the government, and not Toronto MPs, who do not.

A client has threatened to withhold payment if I don't complete the work I promised to do. Blackmail!

Toronto suburban councillors: we want all the services of a big city but none of the residents.

The dramatics from NIMBYs is ridiculous.

Cool study from @bikewaysto.bsky.social detailing a traffic count on Bloor Street taken on June 11 with a camera at 412 Bloor West. During the peak of the afternoon rush, bikes outnumbered cars. I repeat: bikes outnumbered cars. drive.google.com/file/d/1ctd4...

I don't think I'm alone in feeling a bit doomsy about Toronto right now regarding getting around. Thought about this yesterday driving back from Windsor. Left at about noon - google maps eta downtown Toronto 4:11PM. As I drove I watched that time click later until 6pm.

The people want small-scale retail in neighbourhoods.

Smells a bit like popcorn out there today.

More 1970s vibe than usual today.

Back to the Future Part II is a movie about the dangers of urban casinos and the deterioration of suburban neighbourhoods.

The lineups at popular Doors Open venues this weekend, like at the Old City Hall observation deck and Don Jail, suggest these places should generally be open to the public.

A maple leaf pin AND the Order of Canada pin. Mike Myers representing.

How is this any more intrusive than red light cameras, which essentially do the same thing?

The Ontario Science Centre was shuttered on June 21, 2024, with the Ontario government claiming that a structural roof issue made it unsafe. New documents suggest that the engineers inspecting the roof didn't agree. #OntarioScienceCentre #ONpoli #Ontario

So Ford wants to make the U of T campus and a major park uglier and more dangerous; spit in the face of two prominent philanthropic families; destroy a chance to radically transform the city’s image. All to (allegedly) speed up the commutes of 5000 drivers. And it’s the cyclists who are elite?

It's not really a "feud" if it's just one guy screaming at the clouds.

Unless a stick is defective, why would a company reimburse you? Also, junior leagues should only permit wooden sticks. Problem solved www.cp24.com/news/money/2...

A $15 billion deficit, and they're going to blow tens of millions of dollars to override local democracy, make the streets more unsafe, and do nothing to improve traffic.

But not the company itself? It'd be nice if they kept Canada's oldest company going.