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Mild mannered Torontonian by day...

Toronto
Joined December 2007
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Another promise broken and another example of the Ford PC government refusing to take responsibility for the health of Ontarians. This government has failed again to create safeguards to prevent problem gambling. They failed to collect critical data and shelved a research study tracking the rates of problem gambling. The power to make change is in their hands yet they continue to gamble with people’s lives. #onpoli thestar.com/news/investigati…
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Yet another brazen daylight robbery of the publicly-owned @lcbo yesterday at Bloor & Royal York. A concerned customer asks the security guard to step in, but she lacks the will or skill to stop the theft - and scurries away. Even the demoralized employee is surprised at the volume of merchandise stolen, suggesting this is more than the typical theft she sees on a daily basis. The thieves nicked at least 5 bottles of Remy Martin VSOP with a sticker price of $103 each, and several bottles of Macallan 12-year valued at $144 a pop. Yet the most incredible part is these two robbed the same store less than 24 hours earlier. Of course, emboldened criminals know they can escalate the scale of their theft in an environment free of consequences.
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Why is public education being asked to solve so many of societies problems? The fundamental job of teaching has becoming increasingly difficult, if not impossible, as educators have to deal with severe behaviour, mental health, poverty, neglect, etc. #onted #cdned #edchat
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The red poppy does not glorify war. It honours those who sacrificed their lives defending our freedoms. Shame on CBC for giving children the impression that remembering our fallen soldiers is somehow a celebration of war.
BREAKING: The CBC has taken down a CBC Kids video promoting rainbow poppies after Juno News questioned the broadcaster over its Remembrance Day messaging. The video told children that some people believe the traditional red poppy focuses too much on soldiers and can glorify war. junonews.com/p/cbc-takes-dow…
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NEW: A chartered jet that Doug Ford & other officials took to Texas this spring cost Ontario taxpayers $108,582.87, according to the invoices the company sent the provincial government afterwards.
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I find it interesting that editorial @TorontoStar thought this line in @vinaymenon’s latest column would find this line acceptable as a point of ridicule. I’m not a Christian myself, but it may be time to examine the ugliness the left shows in its identity politics these days.
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I’m generally pretty left leaning and certainly don’t vote conservative. But I also recognize that the left has become increasingly toxic.
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A ā€˜YOU’VE GOT MAIL’ remake is officially in the works. (deadline.com/2026/11/youve-g…)
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I'm sure everyone has noticed who @fordnation targets with his cruelty: the poor, the disabled, women in low paying jobs, students in lower and middle class families, the innocents in Children's services, the marginalized and struggling. Fuck Doug Ford
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Today marks the end of the Battle of Passchendaele. The Battle ended on November 10, 1917. Canadian soldiers overcame unimaginable hardships and won an impressive victory against heavy enemy fire to take back Passchendaele. #WeWillRememberThem legionmagazine.com/military-…
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Poilievre to CBC on Liberal subsidies and job losses: ā€œI hope you’re not suggesting that the Liberals gave billions and billions of dollars to this company without any clauses in the contract guaranteeing the jobs… The Liberals could release the contract and tell Canadians what they got for the billions of tax dollars they handed over. But if… they handed over billions of tax dollars to this company with no job guarantees, that is the ultimate outrage. And the ministers involved should be fired. These workers… showed up every day on time, they did their work, and now they’ve been fired. The Liberal ministers did not do their jobs. They should be fired as well.ā€ Workers do their jobs and get pink slips. Ministers fail at theirs and keep the paycheque. Release the contracts or fire the ministers @PierrePoilievre
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The Canadian province of Ontario (in which I reside), has been governed by a God damned conservative majority for the last 8 mother fucking years. So roll that up in your "fiscally responsible" joint and take a massive fucking haul, bud. I don't want to hear one God damn word about "1990's Bob Rae and the NDP" ever again, you dumb fucking fucks.
NEW - S&P has revised Ontario's debt rating outlook to negative from stable on rising deficits & debt. Says "The negative outlook reflects our expectation that, in the next two years, there is at least a one-in-three chance we could lower the rating" AA- rating is affirmed.
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The CBC has removed the multicoloured poppy video from the CBC Kids YouTube channel following a Juno News investigation. The video, originally posted in 2021, features a CBC Kids presenter saying ā€œsome feel that the red poppy focuses too much on soldiers and can be perceived as glorifying war.ā€ The presenter goes on to highlight 4 different coloured poppies including a black, white, purple and rainbow poppy for kids to wear during Remembrance Day.
The CBC removed a CBC Kids News video on Monday after a Juno News investigation and a wave of criticism online came down on the state broadcaster for platforming unconventionally coloured poppies and their causes during Remembrance Day. junonews.com/p/cbc-takes-dow…
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Tomorrow, Canada Remembers. Today, you can make a difference. For some Veterans, the challenges don't end when their service does. Your Poppy donation helps provide food, shelter and emergency assistance to Veterans and their families when they need it most. Just one day until Remembrance Day. Make your donation count. Donate now: legion.ca/donations
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I’m just catching up on this story and still trying to wrap my head around how @CBC could think this was appropriate… Have they apologized? @JMcknightDelta, @MarkJCarney @MarcMillerVM your thoughts?? #Cdnpoli
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Tomorrow President @DonaldTrump’s nephew @FredTrump_ joins us on @cantbcensored. Here he is wearing a team Canada jersey. Should he be the next US Ambassador to Canada? šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø #USpoli #Cdnpoli Subscribe to get notified when episode drops YouTube.com/@cantbecensoredp…
Karman Wong and Travis Dhanraj on their podcast ā€œCan’t Be Censoredā€ with guest, the potential US Ambassador to Canada, me, in my Mark Messier signed National jersey. #Canada #Hockey @MarkJCarney @cafreeland @melaniejoly @karman_wong @Travisdhanraj
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#NEW: David Suzuki says @MarkJCarney did not let him speak when they met. Grades him on environment…#cdnpoli Full Interview: youtu.be/LymOjOYLT-8
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