Taylor Clysdale
@taylorclysdale.bsky.social
Peterborough nerd. I have more random Transformers toys and mecha guys on my desk than I can count.
Yes I do wanna see your collection of little things, I don't care what it is.
He/They
Yes I do wanna see your collection of little things, I don't care what it is.
He/They
Brutal and heartbreaking.
These scams target the likely, vulnerable and the elderly. They prey on people who don't have much and take everything they can get.
I can only hope these people will be caught and prosecuted but the victims will never see a penny of their money back.
These scams target the likely, vulnerable and the elderly. They prey on people who don't have much and take everything they can get.
I can only hope these people will be caught and prosecuted but the victims will never see a penny of their money back.
Two strangers offered to repair his roof. Then one seduced him. Now he’s heartbroken — and out thousands of dollars
Two strangers offered to repair his roof. Then one seduced him. Now he’s heartbroken — and out thousands of dollars
Paul’s story is part of an alarming trend of romance scams, where a person creates a false identity and pretends to have romantic feelings for someone to gain their trust,
www.thestar.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Brutal and heartbreaking.
These scams target the likely, vulnerable and the elderly. They prey on people who don't have much and take everything they can get.
I can only hope these people will be caught and prosecuted but the victims will never see a penny of their money back.
These scams target the likely, vulnerable and the elderly. They prey on people who don't have much and take everything they can get.
I can only hope these people will be caught and prosecuted but the victims will never see a penny of their money back.
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I was using the same 2024 article in videos a lil while back to cite that wealth inequality in Canada had reached record highs in 2024.
Fun update: there's now a 2025 article about how wealth inequality has reached record highs this year!
Wheeeeeeeeee
Fun update: there's now a 2025 article about how wealth inequality has reached record highs this year!
Wheeeeeeeeee
October 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I was using the same 2024 article in videos a lil while back to cite that wealth inequality in Canada had reached record highs in 2024.
Fun update: there's now a 2025 article about how wealth inequality has reached record highs this year!
Wheeeeeeeeee
Fun update: there's now a 2025 article about how wealth inequality has reached record highs this year!
Wheeeeeeeeee
A frustrating pause to another mid-rise development. It's so aggravating for these developers to put forward these ambitious plans and then just... fizzle.
Like we have so many empty properties in the downtown #PTBO area, somebody just build something already. You WILL make money off of it.
Like we have so many empty properties in the downtown #PTBO area, somebody just build something already. You WILL make money off of it.
October 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A frustrating pause to another mid-rise development. It's so aggravating for these developers to put forward these ambitious plans and then just... fizzle.
Like we have so many empty properties in the downtown #PTBO area, somebody just build something already. You WILL make money off of it.
Like we have so many empty properties in the downtown #PTBO area, somebody just build something already. You WILL make money off of it.
I'm very sorry that Jeff and his family have had to deal with this, that's awful.
I'm also very sorry that Alex Bierk got threatened to be carved up like a turkey. That's awful too.
I'm also very sorry that Alex Bierk got threatened to be carved up like a turkey. That's awful too.
Mayor Leal now mentions he received a death threat before, and that his family's been threatened.
October 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I'm very sorry that Jeff and his family have had to deal with this, that's awful.
I'm also very sorry that Alex Bierk got threatened to be carved up like a turkey. That's awful too.
I'm also very sorry that Alex Bierk got threatened to be carved up like a turkey. That's awful too.
I know each day we're slowly proceeding to the end of civilization but this may be the biggest harbinger of doom yet.
October 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I know each day we're slowly proceeding to the end of civilization but this may be the biggest harbinger of doom yet.
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Canadians living in #Ontario
I need you to fill all these out because Ford is threatening tenant rights in a way that could make many unable to be housed.
www.joshmatlow.ca/protect_tena...
endausterity.ca/bill-60
acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...
www.kristynwongtam.ca/stop-bill-60
#Canada
I need you to fill all these out because Ford is threatening tenant rights in a way that could make many unable to be housed.
www.joshmatlow.ca/protect_tena...
endausterity.ca/bill-60
acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...
www.kristynwongtam.ca/stop-bill-60
#Canada
October 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Canadians living in #Ontario
I need you to fill all these out because Ford is threatening tenant rights in a way that could make many unable to be housed.
www.joshmatlow.ca/protect_tena...
endausterity.ca/bill-60
acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...
www.kristynwongtam.ca/stop-bill-60
#Canada
I need you to fill all these out because Ford is threatening tenant rights in a way that could make many unable to be housed.
www.joshmatlow.ca/protect_tena...
endausterity.ca/bill-60
acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...
www.kristynwongtam.ca/stop-bill-60
#Canada
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Hey Ontario. Please pay attention to this. It's fucking terrifying. As a renter I rely on rent control in order to, you know, LIVE, and this threatens to take it away from me and most people I know.
Write to your MPP. Call Ford's office. I don't even know what to think right now. Fuck Ford, man.
Write to your MPP. Call Ford's office. I don't even know what to think right now. Fuck Ford, man.
In particular, they want leases to no longer necessarily remain in effect indefinitely, so that landlords have more options for creating tenant turnover.
Current situation in left-hand column, proposal on the right:
Current situation in left-hand column, proposal on the right:
October 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Hey Ontario. Please pay attention to this. It's fucking terrifying. As a renter I rely on rent control in order to, you know, LIVE, and this threatens to take it away from me and most people I know.
Write to your MPP. Call Ford's office. I don't even know what to think right now. Fuck Ford, man.
Write to your MPP. Call Ford's office. I don't even know what to think right now. Fuck Ford, man.
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Doug Ford’s office has already received over ten thousand emails in the last 24 hours, saying no Bill 60, which would enable landlords to renegotiate leases every year, and refuse to renew without cause.
Acorn Ontario is calling this proposal “Ford’s most dangerous act” and they’re right #onpoli
Acorn Ontario is calling this proposal “Ford’s most dangerous act” and they’re right #onpoli
October 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Doug Ford’s office has already received over ten thousand emails in the last 24 hours, saying no Bill 60, which would enable landlords to renegotiate leases every year, and refuse to renew without cause.
Acorn Ontario is calling this proposal “Ford’s most dangerous act” and they’re right #onpoli
Acorn Ontario is calling this proposal “Ford’s most dangerous act” and they’re right #onpoli
Dougie is probably hoping his tariff ad stunt will distract people from this.
Sign this petition. Email your elected officials. If Ford is allowed to kill rent control, we will see an apocalyptic wave of homelessness from people booted out by landlords so they can raise the rent.
Sign this petition. Email your elected officials. If Ford is allowed to kill rent control, we will see an apocalyptic wave of homelessness from people booted out by landlords so they can raise the rent.
Are you a tenant in #Ontario #Canada?
Sign this now!
acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...
Seriously we must fight this. Rent control is the only reason many are able to stay housed.
Sign this now!
acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...
Seriously we must fight this. Rent control is the only reason many are able to stay housed.
Doug Ford Moves to End Rent Control
Doug Ford announced proposed changes to the LTB that would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario.
acorncanada.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Dougie is probably hoping his tariff ad stunt will distract people from this.
Sign this petition. Email your elected officials. If Ford is allowed to kill rent control, we will see an apocalyptic wave of homelessness from people booted out by landlords so they can raise the rent.
Sign this petition. Email your elected officials. If Ford is allowed to kill rent control, we will see an apocalyptic wave of homelessness from people booted out by landlords so they can raise the rent.
Doug Ford wants to give landlords the right to kick you from your apartment so the landlord can charge more for it. It would mean the death of rent control in Ontario.
Hell no.
He will not be allowed to disenfranchise renters so he can enrich his landlord buddies.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Hell no.
He will not be allowed to disenfranchise renters so he can enrich his landlord buddies.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Ontario bill would look at ‘alternative options’ for ending residential leases, scrap Toronto green roof bylaw. Here are the highlights
The Ford government has tabled an omnibus bill that would make changes to a whole suite of laws and regulations, from green roofs to tenant evictions and driver’s licences.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Doug Ford wants to give landlords the right to kick you from your apartment so the landlord can charge more for it. It would mean the death of rent control in Ontario.
Hell no.
He will not be allowed to disenfranchise renters so he can enrich his landlord buddies.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Hell no.
He will not be allowed to disenfranchise renters so he can enrich his landlord buddies.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
This was the response from Lansdowne Place in #Ptbo after talking with two scared seniors who were scammed out of their money by the Bitcoin machine.
Unacceptable. People are being taken advantage of and the mall is profiting from it.
Unacceptable. People are being taken advantage of and the mall is profiting from it.
October 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This was the response from Lansdowne Place in #Ptbo after talking with two scared seniors who were scammed out of their money by the Bitcoin machine.
Unacceptable. People are being taken advantage of and the mall is profiting from it.
Unacceptable. People are being taken advantage of and the mall is profiting from it.
You have to wonder how much the city is spending on these useless shelters just so they have a legal defence that allows them to evict homeless people from parks.
It also makes you wonder how that money could be better spent on permanent solutions instead.
It also makes you wonder how that money could be better spent on permanent solutions instead.
Temporary shelter in Peterborough's north end has yet to be used
Temporary shelter in Peterborough's north end has yet to be used
Shelter in old Carnegie Avenue fire hall opened on Aug. 25.
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
You have to wonder how much the city is spending on these useless shelters just so they have a legal defence that allows them to evict homeless people from parks.
It also makes you wonder how that money could be better spent on permanent solutions instead.
It also makes you wonder how that money could be better spent on permanent solutions instead.
Higher taxes. Huge amounts of debt. Who in Ptbo actually wants this new arena?
With cost of living skyrocketing, so many people out of jobs, this arena is bad business. It needs to be killed.
With cost of living skyrocketing, so many people out of jobs, this arena is bad business. It needs to be killed.
Riel asks how long the city would have to decide about whether the fall 2026 municipal election could include a referendum on whether we need a new sport and entertainment complex. Clerk John Kennedy says spring time would be the deadline.
September 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Higher taxes. Huge amounts of debt. Who in Ptbo actually wants this new arena?
With cost of living skyrocketing, so many people out of jobs, this arena is bad business. It needs to be killed.
With cost of living skyrocketing, so many people out of jobs, this arena is bad business. It needs to be killed.
I've had a lot of thoughts on high rise apartments over the past few years. I went from "Ptbo isn't the right place" to "well maybe smaller ones are alright."
Now? Build em. Build as many as you can. We won't see a significant drop in rent prices without them.
Now? Build em. Build as many as you can. We won't see a significant drop in rent prices without them.
Council leans on ‘crisis in housing’ in support of proposal for 17-storey building in East City
Council leans on ‘crisis in housing’ in support of proposal for 17-storey building in East City
Peterborough councillors give preliminary green light despite overwhelming objection from neighbours.
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I've had a lot of thoughts on high rise apartments over the past few years. I went from "Ptbo isn't the right place" to "well maybe smaller ones are alright."
Now? Build em. Build as many as you can. We won't see a significant drop in rent prices without them.
Now? Build em. Build as many as you can. We won't see a significant drop in rent prices without them.
I dont think Ive been excited for a newspaper in Ptbo for a while. Arthur has been absolutely killing it lately. This is the type of scrappy local storytelling I always wanted to do.
Hi all! Our first issue of Volume 60 is finally at the printers, but in the meantime, we've got some community contributions you should definitely check out in this thread 🧵 ⤵️
August 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I dont think Ive been excited for a newspaper in Ptbo for a while. Arthur has been absolutely killing it lately. This is the type of scrappy local storytelling I always wanted to do.
No. Absolutely not.
We can't afford a $50+ million arena. There's homelessness on every street. I'm tired of the excuses from council. We can't afford a luxury like this when so many are struggling for the essentials. How much burden will council put on taxpayers to afford such vapid luxuries?
We can't afford a $50+ million arena. There's homelessness on every street. I'm tired of the excuses from council. We can't afford a luxury like this when so many are struggling for the essentials. How much burden will council put on taxpayers to afford such vapid luxuries?
Townsend Street bus garage site is only choice for Peterborough’s new sport and entertainment centre: consultants
Consultant also urges demolition of Peterborough Memorial Centre
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
No. Absolutely not.
We can't afford a $50+ million arena. There's homelessness on every street. I'm tired of the excuses from council. We can't afford a luxury like this when so many are struggling for the essentials. How much burden will council put on taxpayers to afford such vapid luxuries?
We can't afford a $50+ million arena. There's homelessness on every street. I'm tired of the excuses from council. We can't afford a luxury like this when so many are struggling for the essentials. How much burden will council put on taxpayers to afford such vapid luxuries?
Major employers in #PTBO are laying off or shutting down. Rent rates are sky high and we aren't building new housing. Cost of living continues escalating.
At what point is the situation just completely messed up beyond repair?
Why aren't we embracing more radical solutions?
At what point is the situation just completely messed up beyond repair?
Why aren't we embracing more radical solutions?
July 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Major employers in #PTBO are laying off or shutting down. Rent rates are sky high and we aren't building new housing. Cost of living continues escalating.
At what point is the situation just completely messed up beyond repair?
Why aren't we embracing more radical solutions?
At what point is the situation just completely messed up beyond repair?
Why aren't we embracing more radical solutions?
If I had a nickle for every time the city of #PTBO approved a new street design for Charlotte Street, I'd have enough nickles to buy a coffee from Dreams of Beans on the completely unrenovated Charlotte Street.
June 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
If I had a nickle for every time the city of #PTBO approved a new street design for Charlotte Street, I'd have enough nickles to buy a coffee from Dreams of Beans on the completely unrenovated Charlotte Street.
Leal is absolutely setting this up to flex his strong mayor powers and grant the police a 15% budget increase without the consent of council.
This flies in the face of municipal democracy itself. It's a shameful display of the unilateral power than Ford has allowed mayors to abuse.
This flies in the face of municipal democracy itself. It's a shameful display of the unilateral power than Ford has allowed mayors to abuse.
Mayor Leal is saying two different figures in two different settings. I asked what his intentions were for the police budget, the use of strong-mayor powers, and what taxpayers can expect, but Leal and city staff did not respond.
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/council...
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/council...
Peterborough mayor won’t confirm if he’ll use strong-mayor powers to ensure 15% police budget hike
Extra spending in 2026 budget would necessitate a 7.44 per cent property tax increase next year.
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Leal is absolutely setting this up to flex his strong mayor powers and grant the police a 15% budget increase without the consent of council.
This flies in the face of municipal democracy itself. It's a shameful display of the unilateral power than Ford has allowed mayors to abuse.
This flies in the face of municipal democracy itself. It's a shameful display of the unilateral power than Ford has allowed mayors to abuse.
Was pleased to see so many familiar faces at the memorial inauguration for those who died from occupational illness in #PTBO today.
It's a legacy our city continues to live with and has never fully reconciled.
It's a legacy our city continues to live with and has never fully reconciled.
June 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Was pleased to see so many familiar faces at the memorial inauguration for those who died from occupational illness in #PTBO today.
It's a legacy our city continues to live with and has never fully reconciled.
It's a legacy our city continues to live with and has never fully reconciled.
The only context in which it's okay to say to someone you want to carve them up like a Thanksgiving turkey is when you say it to a Thanksgiving Turkey.
Shocking behaviour from a mayor who has shown an alarming lack of judgement in what comes from his mouth since being elected. #PTBO
Shocking behaviour from a mayor who has shown an alarming lack of judgement in what comes from his mouth since being elected. #PTBO
I have been waiting to write this story for 14 months when I first broke the news that Leal had threatened Coun. Bierk during a public meeting. The IC's report goes further by investigating complaints about Leal's conduct behind closed doors, too.
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterbo...
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterbo...
Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal violated council code of conduct twice: Integrity commissioner
Integrity commissioner finds Leal intimidated and bullied councillors in April 2024.
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The only context in which it's okay to say to someone you want to carve them up like a Thanksgiving turkey is when you say it to a Thanksgiving Turkey.
Shocking behaviour from a mayor who has shown an alarming lack of judgement in what comes from his mouth since being elected. #PTBO
Shocking behaviour from a mayor who has shown an alarming lack of judgement in what comes from his mouth since being elected. #PTBO
If you enjoy anything vaguely spooky related (horror movies, spooky witch stuff) you should check out the Fear Mall event in #PTBO. Always get a TON of new horror movies for the year from it!
May 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
If you enjoy anything vaguely spooky related (horror movies, spooky witch stuff) you should check out the Fear Mall event in #PTBO. Always get a TON of new horror movies for the year from it!
I don't think it's actually a bad thing to pay #PTBO city councillors more. The pay they get for the amount of work required makes it so the position is only viable for retirees or folks with passive income like business owners.
The mayor, on the other hand? I think they're paid enough.
The mayor, on the other hand? I think they're paid enough.
Future Peterborough city council getting a hefty pay rise
Future Peterborough city council getting a hefty pay rise
Coun. Gary Baldwin says the proposed pay hike “is just too much.”
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I don't think it's actually a bad thing to pay #PTBO city councillors more. The pay they get for the amount of work required makes it so the position is only viable for retirees or folks with passive income like business owners.
The mayor, on the other hand? I think they're paid enough.
The mayor, on the other hand? I think they're paid enough.
Congratulations to Emma Harrison. I look forward to her bringing respect and decorum back to our riding.
#PTBO
#PTBO
Liberal Emma Harrison is the MP elect for Peterborough having defeated incumbent Conservative candidate Michelle Ferreri.
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/liberal...
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/liberal...
Liberal Emma Harrison defeats incumbent Michelle Ferreri in federal election
Conservative candidate Michelle Ferreri hopes Carney and Harrison work to ’restore unitiy’
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Congratulations to Emma Harrison. I look forward to her bringing respect and decorum back to our riding.
#PTBO
#PTBO