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Between 2020 and 2023, child and family poverty rates in Toronto rose for three consecutive years. '“Right now the city of Toronto is the only level of government that’s listening to us,” said Jin Huh, executive director of SPT.' www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...

Blind Alley Guest Strip No. 31 (Lis Xu)

Enough is enough. “Douglas” and I are sick of AI slop poisoning the local discourse. It’s time to restore some integrity to the TO election. Sign the petition to explore introducing guidelines re: Gen AI use by candidates and advocacy groups: www.change.org/p/stop-the-s...

When people can’t afford the necessities of a dignified life, it's the government's job to step up and actually govern.

The Ontario gov't doesn't want you to know how they're gutting public health care Restrictive new FOI laws mean request on potential hospital cuts denied Bill to restrict freedom of information requests has become law, nullifying request to Ministry of Health #onpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

My latest analysis: Canada’s federal government abandons national pharmacare There will be no new federal funding for pharmacare. Provinces and territories will have to go it alone. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #cdnpoli

“Grandma’s never heard Born Slippy?!”

The spring economic update was a missed opportunity to address the crushing cost of living crisis. In a country as rich as ours, there is no reason life has to be this hard.

A Canadian making $70k a year will save $11 a month. This will reduce contributions to the plan by $3 billion. A year. I can't even fathom the thinking that went into this. Carney keeps doing these tax breaks that don't do shit for individuals but cost the government billions. It's pathological.

Remember that the next Ontario election likely will not be until 2030. The Ford government is applying a "scorched earth" policy to any and all public assets and services for their ultimate goal of privatization. They do not care about being popular because they maintain power.

Are you interested in working towards a more equitable Toronto? SPT is currently seeking 2 volunteers to join our 10-member Board of Directors. Learn more and apply: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/join_our_boa...

After 40+ years of failed austerity politics and privatization, we're somehow still touting that we can "reduce costs" by handing over public services to for-profit, privatized entities. www.thestar.com/politics/car...

Vassy Kapelos: What if [a windfall profits tax on big oil] deflates them? NDP leader Avi Lewis: Tell the family where 1 in 4 Canadians is skipping a meal .. to feed their kids, that an industry making $90B in profits this year can’t afford to pay a little bit more. I’m sorry I just don’t accept it.

The feds killed national pharmacare before it got off the ground Colleagues and I provide our analysis on the spring update #cdnpoli

'The door was closed on our province': Feds not offering pharmacare to N.L., says health minister https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/the-door-was-closed-on-our-province-feds-not-offering-pharmacare-to-n-l-says-health-minister-9.7178965 @abby-cole.bsky.social @cbcnews.ca

we all know I have no life, so:

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Big corporations are using AI-powered pricing tools to look at your personal data — and rip you off. We need to stop surveillance pricing before it becomes the norm. Add your name to ban it: ndp.ca/surveillance-pricing

Doug Ford, to students: "money doesn't go on trees!" Doug Ford, for himself: uses your tax dollars to buy himself a private jet. Can we stop pretending Premier "God bless the Westons" cares about everyday people in Ontario?

6.4 million Canadians have CDCP coverage, but too many are still paying out of pocket. Repost if you agree - dental care should be part of universal health care.

my french tutor says that I'm going to paradise, which is honestly worth the $45

Charging select groups more for health services is not the way to build a health system Canadians are proud of. That’s why the CMA is challenging the Federal government’s decision to charge refugees an extra 30% for essential health care services. Do you agree? Lend your voice: bit.ly/4sdVxdS

At 11:31am I got emailed by two different people named Tracy from opposite sides of the country. We exist as witnesses to the miracle of life.

I *did* beat all the 10 year olds at laser tag (by more than 5000 points) but I *did* also ACCIDENTALLY lick the gun, so the birthday party was a bit of a wash.

For the late evening crowd - Please call Ford if you object to his brazen move to block FOI requests Note: - there's a nonpolitical staff person ready to take your anonymous call NOW. - public outrage has made Ford reverse decisions in the past Ford ☎️ (staffed 24/7) : 416 325-1941

“We don’t double the workforce by splitting it into a two-tiered system…If people are paying for access, the rest of us are going to be left suffering.” #abpoli lethbridgenewsnow.com/2026/03/06/f...

A few things I will remember John Tory for: Violent, militarized encampment evictions. Undermining local democracy by requesting 'Strong Mayor' powers from Doug Ford. The failure of SmartTrack and the closure of the Scarborough LRT. Denying shelter to refugees.

📈📊: Ontario appears to have pulled back on sharing data. That's an idea we put to the premier's office, which told us: "To imply the government has reduced or removed process measures is factually incorrect and misleading to your readers.” Here are the examples #OnPoli

explaining to my french tutor that i got too distracted in the lesson because the video she chose had a Television song playing in the background

By our calculation, the final 2026 City Budget invests $30.445 million in new and enhanced programs and services, including legal services for tenants and resources for unhoused residents through Toronto drop-in centres. Read our full recap: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/final_2026_c...

Downloading of critical public services without sufficient resources to fund them has left the City of Toronto with an ongoing structural revenue problem. Intergovernmental action is needed: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/toronto_s_an...

okay but why is this someone’s inscription for an ed broadbent biography?

Gen X guy on the streetcar saying “What’s $10? I owe $20,000. I’m going to get a reel or TikTok made in a week and dj all my beats together.”

Our latest op-ed in the Toronto Star, published in collaboration with @tngcommunityto.bsky.social, explains why supervised consumption sites are not creating a problem; they are responding to one: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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still trying to figure out why an ex watched The Long Walk twice last year

Iran has been under a complete blackout for 132 hours now, which means 6 days of no one being able to communicate with their loved ones while the state kills thousands of protestors.

The militia turned out to be not so well-regulated. (From July 2020)

girlfriend’s walking around the house on all fours, asking if she’d be a big dog

Never too late to give to your local food bank. Or to drop off new toys to your nearest fire station in Toronto. (babies and older kids generally get the fewest donations) Gift cards are good as well.

If anyone is ever looking for an active, meaningful volunteer role, I always recommend Shelter Movers first! Also a great place to donate to (tinyurl.com/draiser2025).

Home care personal support workers reduce pressure on hospitals, emergency departments, and long-term care homes. Yet Ontario is facing home care labour shortages, due to low wages, precarious employment, and poor working conditions. Our new report: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/carework

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for World AIDS Day, a 1988 cartoon from the Advocate's Gerald Donelan

Today is my birthday. I’m 37. It would mean the world to me if you made a donation to Shelter Movers through my tinyurl.com/draiser2025 It would honour me.

it’s me. i’m health experts.

Three kids just came to our house dressed as Piss Ghosts. You know, where the sheets were there when they wet the bed.

wiped out on my bike yesterday and my leg is still bleeding. i think i'm fine. just need to get a good scab going.

my french tutor says I just need to believe in myself.