Artist & photographer, author of such books as America Swings, EUSA and Haddon Hall. MFA 2022 UB. I used to be a caregiver, now I'm just a caring orphan.
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Naomi Harris retweeted
It would be cool if Taylor Swift said she needs the Eglinton Crosstown to be open ahead of her Toronto shows.
Naomi Harris retweeted
The Conservatives began privatizing our health care and LTC 25 years ago under Mike Harris - and the results for our loved ones have been disastourous.
Now, Doug Ford is trying to finish the job, so corporations can make more profits.
We must protect public care. #onpoli
Naomi Harris retweeted
Not a fan of the term “virtue signaling,” but if anything is virtue signaling it’s spending $80k on a vehicle that’s essentially an SUV with a little bit of space in the back to signal what a no-nonsense, salt of the earth, hardworking dude you are
Naomi Harris retweeted
Our night in an igloo bed: #NaomiHarris’s best photograph. ‘When I told Americans I was Canadian, they used to say, “Oh, do you live in an igloo?” So when I saw this hotel room in Edmonton, I knew we had to book it’ @mapledipped theguardian.com/artanddesign… #photography
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Ford just reversed the Greenbelt changes; it's not too late to reverse course on the MegaSpa at Ontario Place! #HandsOffTheGreenbelt #SaveOntarioPlace #onpoli
Naomi Harris retweeted
Jesus.
Turn the sound UP, watch and retweet:
#LaurenBoebertChristianCriminal
Naomi Harris retweeted
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
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#ONpoli
Wow… “Mr. X” just says it all out loud.
The money is all made in re-zoning, and “most developers that I know don’t build”.
There you have it, folks. Those “developers” aren’t actually developers. They are simply land speculators.
Naomi Harris retweeted
Labor Day reminder: If the federal minimum wage had increased as much as Wall Street bonuses since 1985, it would be worth $42 today.
$15 is the floor, not the ceiling, of what working people deserve.
Naomi Harris retweeted
Instead of: no one wants to work anymore. Try: no one wants to be exploited anymore.
Naomi Harris retweeted
Investigate:
1. The flagrant misuse of MZO’s for friends and family, violating the principles of local democracy. Why is the Province MZO’ing lands of private developers and not developing land it owns itself, around GO stations?
2. Ontario Place. Why a multi-million $ subsidy for parking to an Austrian spa? Why is this advancing if it is not supported? Who has a stake in this. Why, when the Province decided to subsidize development here, was a fully transparent procurement process to find interested bidders not advanced, with clarity of investment from the Province made to all of the bidders? Is the subsidy only available to an Austrian company? Why?
3. Why have there been quickie billion $$ contracts for the new Ontario Line? Why were procurement rules changed and/or not followed? Who benefited from the changing of these rules, and why were they changed?
4. Eglinton Crosstown fiasco. Why does the Province not care? Why is an operating agreement not in place with the TTC? Why is the public not being informed about when the line is opening. Why are construction workers parking in vehicles lanes along the corridor blocking traffic, as they sweep the sidewalks? How much repair work is required to make the disaster operational?
Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Time to shine some light on this government.
Naomi Harris retweeted
With support from TD and the City of Toronto, @Artscape’s receivership has been delayed for at least 30 days. We’ve also convened a working group that includes City staff and philanthropic, business and community leaders to develop a sustainable solution. (1/2)
Naomi Harris retweeted
It’s deeply counter to Burning Man’s stated ethics, but I don’t care about that.
I care about the needless trash and consumption, and the added demand for more stuff, none of which is made to be single use. If that’s the impact of this great convergence, then we are screwed.
Naomi Harris retweeted
Not just normal trash, like food wrappers, sunscreen bottles and all those water bottles.
Brand new tents and shade structures.
Drawer units. Furniture.
Bikes. Scooters.
Pools. Storage boxes.
So. Much. Plastic.
Naomi Harris retweeted
Germany set to propose a 3-year rent break across the country, as tenants struggle to cope with the soaring cost of housing.
“We need to create breathing room — we need a rent freeze for the next 3 years”
If Germany can do it, so can [insert country]
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Naomi Harris retweeted
A friend once said we must cross a bridge to heaven guarded by every animal we had ever encountered... What a beautiful welcome Bob Barker is having today if that’s true.
Wonderful neighbor for 4 decades, rest in peace. – at Texas, USA
Naomi Harris retweeted
During the 2021 election, I promised to train 1,000 firefighters and give British Columbians the tools they'd need to fight forest fires.
As usual, I didn't follow through.
That's why I'm blaming these fires on climate change and hoping no one sees this video.
Naomi Harris retweeted
This is a start, but we must view it as the beginning of accountability - we are no where near done with this.
The land, as per the Auditor General’s report, was wrongly removed from the Greenbelt.
When you rob a bank and you get caught, you don’t get to keep the loot.
#GreenbeltGrab must become #GreenbeltReturn
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#ONpoli
2018 Doug Ford is back again!
2018 Doug Ford claims that he runs the most ethical and transparent government he’s ever seen, and they absolutely don’t do backroom deals.
2023 Doug Ford could not be reached for comment.