Who’s behind the deep-pocketed private equity firm that’s bought into Therme? A new player has joined the Ontario Place melodrama — a mega-investor with billions to spend, writes @johnlorinc.bsky.social. #TOpoli #ONpoli spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

Sauron releases a nine-pillar hobbit policy framework for Middle-earth

I thought this was a photo from a wax museum

We have tried nothing, so we have no other choice now but to pay some of our friends mucho dinero to study why our doing nothing had such poor results. - Paul Calandra

I'm going to apply for a $10M Ontario Skills Development Fund grant. My application proposal will be "to provide training for business people on how to complete a grant application for an Ontario Skills Development Fund grant."

“The premier used to be a fierce opponent of the government gravy train. Remember that?” “Now he’s conducting it. Toot toot! All aboard!” Record $111.9 million spent on government ads last year. #ONpoli www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

The sun is gleefully shining through the windows of the shop, the shelves are full of book goodness, and we've added peppermint tea to our beverage offerings; what better way to start the new week? 🧡👻📚 @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social

How the “Marvelization” of Cinema Accelerates the Decline of Filmmaking

Doug Ford about literally just building homes: well it's complicated we've got to work with our municipal partners Doug Ford about the firms he's granting millions of dollars to: Planning Act whatnow?

Doug: Okay we need another distraction from the Skills Development thing. Staffer: How about something booze related? People love that. Doug: No, not everyone likes the wobbly pops. We need something to distract everyone. Staffer: Cheesecake? Doug: Done it. Staffer: I know! Puppies and kittens!

if that’s the next level I will stay on this one

Meanwhile, Ford is investing $2.2 B tax dollars getting the site ready for Therme. Ford is rushing, because taxpayers are also liable to pay Therme $500,000/year if Ford is late preparing the site. #onpoli

Spa could take 9 years. Of course, it may never get built 5 years after signing the contract, Therme still does not have an investor to build the spa at Ontario Place Not surprising, they lied about their financing to get the 95 year-lease on our parkland. www.thetrillium.ca/insider-news...

Former CEO of his dad's company has job search tips for the general public.

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

“What’s disturbing about the scandal though, is how blatant it is. Political appointees are handing out hundreds of millions of dollars from a public slush fund to organizations that are either close to the government or that hire the right political insiders.” www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

BREAKING: Secret Skills Development Fund data obtained by @thestar.com reveals Labour Minister David Piccini doled out millions to low-scoring applicants. E.G. owner of @TheTorontoSun and the @nationalpost got $1M despite a 41.68% score. #onpoli www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

I legitimately think this article misses the mark, because Canadians are not avoiding travel out of some principled boycott of the USA over tariffs. Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.

Never forget: rich people are more important than you

This looks fantastic - I love the concept and the art style. 'Roll the dice in this black and white first-person dungeon crawler inspired by tabletop Dungeons and Dragons. The Secret of Weepstone comes to PC in 2026, and you can play the demo right now on Steam.' youtu.be/U7cuH6IOXZM?...

The most important thing here is that the president is unilaterally raising taxes on you because he got mad at his TV

"No fonts? We'll make them. Other publishers said it's too much trouble? We'll still do it. … No electricity because of airstrikes? Our designers plug into generators and keep going. That's the spirit of the game, defiant. And that's the spirit of Ukraine right now. So… perfect match.”

Ford's gravy train Clients of Ford's campaign manager received $100 million from the Skills Development Slush Fund. The Auditor General called the fund "not fair, transparent or accountable." #ONpoli

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time. VANCE: No, George, I sai-- STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

if we'd treated their obvious baldfaced lies and deflections more like this over the past eight years maybe we wouldn't be in this situation shocking how easy it is when you actually see it done

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

Doug Ford and his ministers are the definition of kleptocracy. www.sudbury.com/beyond-local...

"I want to make sure we leave a lot of time for questions" — someone who is about to leave exactly 10 minutes for questions

“Clients of a single firm — Rubicon Strategy — have received more than $100 million from the Skills Development Fund (SDF)… Rubicon is owned by Kory Teneycke, the premier’s campaign manager.” Now waiting for Doug to say he’s not a micromanager and has never met his campaign manager.

Hahahahahahaha

To be fair, who among us hasn't been caught doing 70 in a 40 when we were running a little late for a ribbon cutting at a new private healthcare clinic or to pick up a bag of donations from real estate developers?

What we’re seeing these days isn’t new, it’s just sometimes seems new because now it’s being encouraged and condoned again.

It's Pumpkinfest weekend here. All hail the Giant Gourd!

in Canada when

Everything — every single thing — in this city is downstream of policymakers using the power of the state to reinforce the status quo.

Alberta’s UCP government representative accidentally announces new education reform policy at public meeting.

so did they order food just to try to grab delivery drivers?

Bike line infrastructure for the win

ICE agents seen today in pursuit of radical leftist terrier group.

Can’t even laugh at this. The idea of these meatheads skulking around my beautiful, glittering jewel box of a city, looking to tackle every non-white person they see, makes me sick to my stomach. This is the real domestic terrorism.

I mean yes this is funny, but the fact that these unconstitutional stormtroopers are so directionless that they literally stand around waiting for random nonwhite delivery guys to bike past them is just pathetic. No mandate, no mission, no clue. Just racism.