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Aaron Binder
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Director betterwayalliance.ca | Where good business grows.

3X Business Owner | Serial cyclist
Toronto | Hamilton | Indonesia | Canada

Highly professional human desiring bad boy status.
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Aaron Binder @aaronbinder.com · Dec 23
I too have remembered butter.
A container of President's Choice 'Memories of Butter' margarine photographed on a store shelf. The white tub features the PC logo in red and the product name in bold yellow text. Below states 'NON-HYDROGENATED MARGARINE 0 TRANS FAT' and shows it contains 680g. The image has a slightly nostalgic, soft focus quality, adding irony to the product name.
Reposted by Aaron Binder
justinling.ca
One of the craziest videos coming out of Iran today appears to show one obscenely brave man trying to hold the door, protecting his fellow dissidents, as a band of regime thugs try to break in.

(Reportedly filmed January 7)
January 18, 2026 at 2:37 AM
aaronbinder.com
In November 2025, 56% of Yukon voters said YES to electoral reform.

Currie Dixon's Yukon Party told them to pound sand.

Most political parties use ranked ballots to choose their own leaders. They know it works. But they won't give voters the same system.

Read | yukon-news.com/2026/01/03/2...
Alt text for the Yukon News article screenshot: "Screenshot of Yukon News article headline reading '2025 in Review: Yukon government won't change electoral system despite plebiscite.' Article text visible below headline discusses results of November 2025 plebiscite where 56% of voters supported electoral reform, and incoming Premier Currie Dixon's decision not to proceed with changing from first-past-the-post voting system.
January 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM
aaronbinder.com
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@cbcnews.ca | www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Blue and gold Northlander passenger train at station platform under bright lights. Yellow stripe runs along the side of the train. 'Northlander' logo visible on the car. Route spans 740 kilometres across northern Ontario with 13 stops and connection to Cochrane.
January 14, 2026 at 2:35 AM
aaronbinder.com
"But when the name 'Winnipeg' was chosen, I was very intrigued,"

Johnny Ma's script for The Mother and the Bear evolved to include many notable Winnipeg landmarks into the film - instead of just using the city as a generic backdrop.

A feel-good story in @cbcnews.ca | www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Film director Johnny Ma gestures while speaking to actor Kim Ho-jung on a snowy Winnipeg street at night. Other cast and crew members visible in background. Storefronts with lit signage behind them. Scene from The Mother and the Bear, shot in Winnipeg.
January 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM
aaronbinder.com
Most business owners want to create good jobs - but our biggest costs keep spiking.

Avg. retail rent in Toronto jumped from $19/sq ft to $49/sq ft between 2019 - 2024. That's a job, business and economy killer.

We need to get this under control so Canada's small businesses can invest in workers.
betterwayalliance.bsky.social Better Way Alliance @betterwayalliance.bsky.social · 6d
Lucky Lin's in Scarborough closed after 34 years. Their landlord chose not to renew the lease.

In Canada, commercial tenants have zero protections. A landlord's decision can erase decades of work overnight.

We're working with all three levels of government to change this at commercialrent.ca
Infographic with cream background and navy blue header and footer. Header reads "ZERO LEASE PROTECTIONS = CONSTANT DISPLACEMENT" in navy text. Features a screenshot of a news article titled "'Truly heartbreaking,' Beloved Scarborough restaurant Lucky Lin's is closing after 30+ years" by Tyreike Reid, posted 4 days ago. Below is a photo of Lucky Lin's Restaurant storefront with red and yellow signage reading "LUCKY LIN'S RESTAURANT HOT ROTI & CURRY L.L.B.O." with blue-tinted windows. Caption notes the family-run restaurant on Finch Ave. E. will close in January after 30+ years. Bottom text reads "Lease protections. Access to capital. Fair commercial rent. BWA is making the case to every level of government in 2026." Footer shows Better Way Alliance (BWA) logo in yellow and white on navy background. Infographic with cream background and navy blue header and footer. Header reads "ZERO LEASE PROTECTIONS = CONSTANT DISPLACEMENT" in navy text. Body text describes Lucky Lin's, a Guyanese-Chinese Scarborough restaurant closing after 34 years because their landlord chose not to renew the lease. Details include their location at 5563 Finch Ave. E. since 1991, signature Caribbean-style fried rice and deep-fried chicken, and that co-owner Mr. Ken is stepping away. Bottom text reads "Lease protections. Access to capital. Fair commercial rent. BWA is making the case to every level of government in 2026." Footer shows Better Way Alliance (BWA) logo in yellow and white on navy background.
January 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
aaronbinder.com
At the @ndp.ca debate tonight. Youth unemployment is serious & small biz can't afford to hire.

My biz insurance 3x'ed in 2024 = no summer hires.

NDP needs to bring in small biz to build job solutions.

@avilewis.ca @votetanille.bsky.social @heathermcpherson.bsky.social @tonymcquailndp.bsky.social
NDP panel discussion with six speakers standing at a table on stage. Orange NDP signage visible throughout the gymnasium. Audience members seated in foreground facing the panelists. Speakers include individuals wearing cowboy hat, plaid shirt, and formal business attire." This captures the event type, setting, branding, and speaker composition without needing to identify individuals.
January 11, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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anotherglassbox.bsky.social
posting for no reason

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDhT...
Propagandhi - "At Peace" (Official Lyric Video)
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January 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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socialmedialab.ca
How to rewire a country. It started at the airport and then at the hotels. Now it's in taxis.

"Taxi TV Is MAGA Now
New York City taxi riders are now served conservative news segments during their trips." #ICYMI hellgatenyc.com/taxi-tv-news...
Taxi TV Is MAGA Now
New York City taxi riders are now served conservative news segments during their trips.
hellgatenyc.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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freedom.press
Editors from @wired.com and @404media.co told us more about how unpaywalling public records reporting built trust with their readers and helped their bottom lines.
January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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lanrickbennett.bsky.social
#ImLibraryPeople

From Toronto Public Library

‘Join our team! We're hiring for a variety of Sunday positions:

Pages (14+)
Public service assistants
Library sssistants
Senior library assistants
Librarians’

Apply by Sunday, January 11: ow.ly/cXla50XSuPK
Toronto Public Library | Join our team! We're hiring for a variety of Sunday positions: = Pages (14+) • Public service assistants • Library sssistants • Senior library assistants = Librarians Why join? V Enjoy part-time hours (Sundays, 12-5 pm) / Earn competitive pay V Get hands-on experience working at the library Apply by Sunday, January 11: https://ow.ly/cXla50XSuPK #TorontoJobs #JobOpportunities #Hiring We're hiring!
January 7, 2026 at 1:51 PM
aaronbinder.com
Headline aside - the Clicks Communicator CAN be used as a standalone phone - and is exactly what many desire in a 2026 phone:

- Physical keyboard
- No social media
- 🤞 good cameras 🤞

The world is healing and going back to beautiful stupid analog.

Read in @cnet.com | www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
BlackBerry-style device with physical QWERTY keyboard held in hand. Screen shows messaging app interface with multiple conversations listed. Article headline reads 'Two Phones, Less Distraction? That's the Pitch for This BlackBerry Lookalike.
January 7, 2026 at 2:26 PM
aaronbinder.com
We've all become little plastic soldiers in a real world game of Risk
Screenshot showing heading "8. Venezuela Is Just the Start" followed by text explaining Trump's invocation of the "Trump Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine - described as a doctrine asserting unilateral U.S. rights to control strategically vital assets and deny rivals access to the Western Hemisphere. Below is a linked article titled "The Donroe Doctrine: Trump's Ultimatum to Latin America" by Nicolas Forsans, dated November 21, 2025.
January 7, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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chrisdeleon.bsky.social
here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social

I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
aaronbinder.com
Huge news for 4 million precarious workers in the UK.

"Measures include curbs on exploitative zero hours contracts, day-one sick pay and better protections for new mothers and expectant women"

A great step forward for UK workers & businesses: www.positive.news/society/good...
Screenshot of a Positive.News article with the headline "Workers got a rights boost in the UK." The image shows a chef's hands plating an elegant dish with asparagus and pink garnish on a round white plate. Below the photo, the article describes landmark UK employment laws that passed the House of Lords this week, including curbs on zero-hours contracts, day-one sick pay, and protections for new mothers and expectant women across England, Scotland, and Wales.
December 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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aaronbinder.com
"How modern capital captures control, drains cash flow, and leaves economies weaker."

Your semi-ocassional reminder that you will own nothing and be happy was invented by hyper-capitalists who create zero actual value.

Read @rachelwasserman.bsky.social | graceblakeley.substack.com/p/parasiti-c...
Text graphic stating: "Walgreens was forced by its new owner Sycamore to take on approximately $18bn of new debt to finance its acquisition. This means that Walgreens must find the cash each month to meet its new loan payments, and cut costs to balance the budget. Walgreens decided right before Thanksgiving to cut six paid holidays (including Thanksgiving) for hourly workers to help them repay these debts. They extracted more value from their workers, providing them with less compensation for the same amount of work."
December 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
aaronbinder.com
"Dogs find you unpleasant" is the most cutting insult I've ever read.
starshine.bsky.social ☀️ Starshine @starshine.bsky.social · Dec 15
”rob reiner was a zionist achtually and its good he’s dead“

okay buddie, dogs find you unpleasant
December 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
aaronbinder.com
"How modern capital captures control, drains cash flow, and leaves economies weaker."

Your semi-ocassional reminder that you will own nothing and be happy was invented by hyper-capitalists who create zero actual value.

Read @rachelwasserman.bsky.social | graceblakeley.substack.com/p/parasiti-c...
Text graphic stating: "Walgreens was forced by its new owner Sycamore to take on approximately $18bn of new debt to finance its acquisition. This means that Walgreens must find the cash each month to meet its new loan payments, and cut costs to balance the budget. Walgreens decided right before Thanksgiving to cut six paid holidays (including Thanksgiving) for hourly workers to help them repay these debts. They extracted more value from their workers, providing them with less compensation for the same amount of work."
December 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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nicktsergas.ca
AI-generated “synthetic respondents” can now pass the vast majority of fraud, attention, logic, and CAPTCHA checks used in opt-in online survey-based polling.

They can do this cheaply and at scale.

Often without being detected.

(1/3)
December 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
aaronbinder.com
Want to support Canadian businesses that give a damn about their employees?

Check out the @betterwayalliance.bsky.social 2025 gift guide:
betterwayalliance.ca/bwa-2025-hol...
December 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
aaronbinder.com
A truly heartwarming investigation ❤️❤️
November 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
aaronbinder.com
A sincerely thank you to @anotherglassbox.bsky.social for being a real champion on neighbourhood retail in Toronto.

It's weird we needed one for *corner stores* but there was and is nobody better for this fight.
graphicmatt.com Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · Nov 13
The neighbourhood retail report as amended CARRIES 23-2.

Toronto Council votes to permit corner stores in all Old Toronto & East York wards, and expands permission for retail on some (but not all) major streets city-wide.
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
aaronbinder.com
Yeah, it's the rent.

Between 2019-2024, retail rents in Toronto spiked by 142%.

Data - betterwayalliance.ca/the-fixed-co...
graphicmatt.com Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · Nov 13
Holyday now has a picture of a local strip mall. He says these businesses can barely survive on a busy street, so he doesn't believe this notion that any "lovely stores" will survive on local streets.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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graphicmatt.com
I'm hardly a hardcore free-market libertarian, but it does seem like the reality of market forces should be a bigger part of this debate. The basic reason you don't need to worry about a 24/7 bar/potshop/noise-making emporium setting up on a small street is basically "there's no demand for it."
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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graphicmatt.com
These are absurd timelines for installing speed bumps and doing road redesigns. Twelve motions to investigate speed bumps? Sixteen months to install? A decade for a road redesign? www.thestar.com/news/gta/dou...
“The typical existing time frame for investigation for new ... speed humps and speed cushions is 12 months,” said city spokesperson Kate Lear. “Following community council approval, installation has a typical time frame of six to 16 months.” If slowing traffic requires the redesigning of a road, that can take much longer — as much as five to 10 years. “Public consultation needs to inform the conceptual designs that are developed ... before delivery can be co-ordinated within the multi-year capital co-ordination process,” said Lear.
November 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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rincewind.run
I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be
gwensnyder.bsky.social Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · Nov 11
One thing people kind of tell you, but not really, about middle age:

One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing

And then you'll say. Wait a second.

Fuck 'em
gwensnyder.bsky.social Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · Nov 11
Darn Tough turned me on to Cute Socks and I've never looked back
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM