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Matias de Dovitiis @thematias.bsky.social · 2h

Town hall this Tuesday!!!

Sing up here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 15h

The Trillium is hammering this story.

"Months before he was put in charge of Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, cabinet minister David Piccini was at a Toronto Maple Leafs game in front-row seats with a director of a company his office would later give $7.5 million in taxpayer-funded grants to. #OnPoli

Labour minister was in Leafs glass seats with director of company he granted funding to

The ‘lower-scoring’ company got $7.5M of tax dollars through David Piccini’s office and is a client of the lobbyist whose Parisian wedding the minister recently attended

www.thetrillium.ca

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James G @orth.ca · 1d

Vladdy: "DAAAAAA YANKEES LOSE!"

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Ravin BOO!dram 👻 🎃 - FREE ŁINK @rvbdrm.com · 1d

Canadian Heritage Moments / A part of our history.

An image of the Blue Jays celebrating in the Yankees visiting locker room after eliminating them from the post season.

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Scott Piatkowski @scottpiatkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks to @thewalrus.ca for agreeing to publish my thoughts on the proposed elimination of school trustees in Ontario.

#OntEd

thewalrus.ca/im-a-school-...

I’m a School Trustee, and Doug Ford Wants to Eliminate My Job | The Walrus

What parents will lose: no one to answer their emails, fight for safe crosswalks, hold the system to account

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TorontoToday @torontotoday.ca · 2d

Ontario labour minister attended lobbyist’s wedding after granting his clients millions in training funds

Two clients of lobbyist Michael Rudderham have received more than $8.5 million in Skills Development Fund grants, records show

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Matias de Dovitiis @thematias.bsky.social · 2d

Feeling a bit of jealousy out here in Ontario. This is great.

David Eby @davidebybc.bsky.social · 2d

Most parents don’t work 9-3 and may end up scrambling to pick up their kids after school.

We’ve introduced legislation that, if passed, would allow school districts to offer seamless child care before and after school, on school grounds.

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Diana Chan McNally @dianacmcnally.bsky.social · 2d

A reminder that Ford has repeatedly used or threatened to use the Notwithstanding Clause to undermine democracy by:

- Limiting third party election advertising
- Slashing Toronto City Council mid-election
- Undermining education workers' labour rights
- Evicting encampments
- Removing bike lanes

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

"You are a transformative president" -- I regret to inform you that Mark Carney is kissing Trump's ass

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scott topics™️ @scottpb.bsky.social · 3d

Join ICE today!! 🤡🎯

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Matias de Dovitiis @thematias.bsky.social · 3d

The TDSB and TCDSB in Toronto have been suspended by the Ministry of Education and a supervisor has been given control of each respective Board.

Yet removing the Boards will not make our schools better, but will get rid of accountability and transparency.

www.downsviewadvocate.ca/news/supervi...

Cutting school boards is cutting community<br/><br/> — Downsview Advocate

The digital age has changed how we talk to each other, but accountability is still needed. We need accountability in our institutions, in our schools and our communities and in our personal lives. The...

www.downsviewadvocate.ca

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Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · 3d

Not sure which I loathe more -- Carney bending the knee to Trump at every turn and getting nothing to show for it or Poilievre heckling at him and pretending that he wouldn’t do exactly the same but faster 😡
#ElbowsDown

Auto sector tempering expectations of Carney-Trump meeting

OTTAWA – The Canadian auto industry is tempering its expectations of the high-profile Tuesday meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump. The industry is among th...

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d

Bad Bunny responds to his Super Bowl critics in Spanish, and then English: “And, if you didn’t understand know what I just said, you have four months to learn!”

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 4d

The admiration, the bat flip, the zoom to Fried 🫡

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 6d

Kevin Page is the best of the best when it comes to speaking truth to power and to representing the highest standards of public service.
If he says the Parliamentary Budget officer is wrong about the state of our nation's finances -you can take it to the bank.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Federal budget watchdog's comments are 'just wrong,' says one of his predecessors | CBC News

A former parliamentary budget officer says it is “just wrong” to suggest that the federal finances are unsustainable and is publicly disagreeing with the current fiscal watchdog.

www.cbc.ca

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Matias de Dovitiis @thematias.bsky.social · 7d

Lol

Watch this.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 9d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Matias de Dovitiis @thematias.bsky.social · 8d

Going to have to get a bigger wall😅

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Matias de Dovitiis @thematias.bsky.social · 8d

Did not have receiving King's Coronation medal as part of my Bingo of Life card, but here we are.

Image of Coronation Medal received by Matias

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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 25d

The US massacre of 11 civilians in the Caribbean drew condemnation across Latin America. Canada’s Mark Carney offered none. His silence follows a history of undermining Venezuela, from blocking its gold reserves at the Bank of England to aligning with Washington’s regime-change agenda.

Mark Carney’s silence on Venezuela reveals complicity

On September 2, the US military bombed a boat in the Caribbean, killing 11 civilians. Regional leaders denounced the attack as murder, but Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney remained silent. His stan...

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Jessica Smith Cross @jessiecatherine.bsky.social · 9d

BREAKING: Ford government skills training funding ‘not fair, transparent or accountable’: auditor general

Ford government labour ministers overruled civil servants to fund skills training by groups with lobbyists, according to a scathing new report

www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...

BREAKING: Ford government skills training funding ‘not fair, transparent or accountable’: auditor general

Ford government labour ministers overruled civil servants to fund skills training by groups with lobbyists, according to a scathing new report

www.thetrillium.ca

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 9d

What's your favorite Bluesky account that primarily posts about something other than current events/politics?

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Matias de Dovitiis @thematias.bsky.social · 9d

Town hall is in 2 weeks!!

Sign up and get involved. The future of public education and why it matters.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 10d

TDSB chair and former councillor Neethan Shan wins by-election in Scarborough-Rouge Park. thelocal.to/neethan-shan...

Neethan Shan Wins Scarborough–Rouge Park By-Election | The Local

In a crowded field, the longtime local politician was elected back to city council on a call to put Scarborough first.

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august 🍂 @auguststreet.ca · 10d

scarborough-rouge park just elected neethan shan - adding to a progressive wave of councillors in scarborough.

bus lanes were a key election issue.
the two runner-ups campaigned to rip out bus lanes. they lost.

lesson: don't mess with scarborough's bus lanes. suburban transit riders vote, too.

election polling. Neethan Shan - 5174 votes, 26.86%
Anu Sriskandarajah - 3374 votes, 17.52%
Shawn Allen - 2934 votes, 15.23%

photo of person in a suit holding a hockey stick with a bus lane in the background. headline: Business Leader has idea for bus lanes.

Link to article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/scarborough-rouge-park-byelection-1.7621668

photo of a person holding a flyer

My priorities for West Hill

1. Red Bus Lanes: These lanes on Kingston and Morningside have created traffic backups and frustrations for drivers. I will push to make these into carpool lanes open to cars during rush hour and on weekends, easing traffic congestion

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Sara @sarablue.bsky.social · 11d

Call Calandra. Call Ford. Tell them this isn’t ok. Restore our trustees. Fund our school system so our kids have stability not “efficiency”.
416-325-2600
416-325-1941
#onted #onpoli #fundourschools #keeptrustees #bettercallpaul

Norm Di Pasquale🇨🇦 @normsworld.bsky.social · 12d

The Ford appointed TDSB Supervisor is maximizing class sizes at all schools, and there’s no Trustee to advocate for you! This is coming for every school board soon. www.thestar.com/news/gta/stu... #topoli #onpoli #onted

Students shuffled, teachers reassigned: Why this year’s ‘dramatic’ TDSB reorganization has Toronto parents fuming

Annual process seems more disruptive than usual, as staff work to bring class sizes in line with provincial requirements. And there are no trustees.

www.thestar.com

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