Gerry Brown 🇨🇦
@geemannn.bsky.social
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Well done, Canada.
April 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Well done, Canada.
As usual Rick Mercer nails it.
April 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
As usual Rick Mercer nails it.
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Breaking News: A federal jury ruled against Sarah Palin in her yearslong defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.
Jury Rules Against Palin in Libel Case Against The New York Times
After two hours of deliberation, a jury rejected Sarah Palin’s claim that she had been defamed in the newspaper’s 2017 editorial.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Breaking News: A federal jury ruled against Sarah Palin in her yearslong defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.
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If you want to understand why Vision Zero isn’t working in US cities, this is a good place to start
For the record, Council Member Chris Banks just said the words that "we all want safety, but parking is more important."
April 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If you want to understand why Vision Zero isn’t working in US cities, this is a good place to start
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Metrolinx and the Ontario Government continue to show they can't deliver big projects, or tell us when and how they are delayed
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/04/02/s...
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/04/02/s...
Scarborough subway extension tunnelling stalled near Highway 401 for months
Metrolinx officials said the tunnel-boring machine for the Scarborough subway extension is still undergoing maintenance near Highway 401.
toronto.citynews.ca
April 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Metrolinx and the Ontario Government continue to show they can't deliver big projects, or tell us when and how they are delayed
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/04/02/s...
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/04/02/s...
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You can tell the level of seriousness about congestion in central Toronto when no serious conversation is happening about tolling the Gardiner and DVP. This would be the single most helpful thing we could do.
March 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
You can tell the level of seriousness about congestion in central Toronto when no serious conversation is happening about tolling the Gardiner and DVP. This would be the single most helpful thing we could do.
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Great article from a doctor explaining what it was like to start practicing medicine in Canada, after a lifetime in the American for-profit system.
[Remember: we are seeking doctors, nurses, and nurse practitioners, so look for recruiting companies that can help you.]
[Remember: we are seeking doctors, nurses, and nurse practitioners, so look for recruiting companies that can help you.]
I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the…
The differences hit me immediately, and are profound.
canadahealthwatch.ca
March 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Great article from a doctor explaining what it was like to start practicing medicine in Canada, after a lifetime in the American for-profit system.
[Remember: we are seeking doctors, nurses, and nurse practitioners, so look for recruiting companies that can help you.]
[Remember: we are seeking doctors, nurses, and nurse practitioners, so look for recruiting companies that can help you.]
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🇨🇦 With Canadians heading to the polls in a few weeks (more details coming today!), @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social & I will explore everything you need to know about political ads on Meta (Facebook/Instagram).
Links to subscribe to the podcast & SiriusXM showtimes 👇
ambermac.com/theambermacs...
Links to subscribe to the podcast & SiriusXM showtimes 👇
ambermac.com/theambermacs...
The AmberMac Show
The AmberMac Show is a weekly SiriusXM radio and podcast production that unpacks the latest tech, business, and digital news shaping our lives.
ambermac.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
🇨🇦 With Canadians heading to the polls in a few weeks (more details coming today!), @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social & I will explore everything you need to know about political ads on Meta (Facebook/Instagram).
Links to subscribe to the podcast & SiriusXM showtimes 👇
ambermac.com/theambermacs...
Links to subscribe to the podcast & SiriusXM showtimes 👇
ambermac.com/theambermacs...
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Leading up to our injunction hearing yesterday, new documents were released by the province’s attorneys.
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March 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Leading up to our injunction hearing yesterday, new documents were released by the province’s attorneys.
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Every Canadian deserves a voice in our democracy.
Let’s make every vote count by adopting proportional representation—where seats match votes.
No more wasted votes. No more distorted outcomes.
#cdnpoli #ProportionalRepresentation
Let’s make every vote count by adopting proportional representation—where seats match votes.
No more wasted votes. No more distorted outcomes.
#cdnpoli #ProportionalRepresentation
March 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Every Canadian deserves a voice in our democracy.
Let’s make every vote count by adopting proportional representation—where seats match votes.
No more wasted votes. No more distorted outcomes.
#cdnpoli #ProportionalRepresentation
Let’s make every vote count by adopting proportional representation—where seats match votes.
No more wasted votes. No more distorted outcomes.
#cdnpoli #ProportionalRepresentation
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Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
February 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
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Voting in Ontario this week? Read The Local's election issue first: thelocal.to/7-years-of-d...
7 Years of Doug Ford | The Local
After seven years in office, Doug Ford has left his mark on the province. From health care to education, online gambling to the Greenbelt, we examine the record of the Progressive Conservative leader ...
thelocal.to
February 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Voting in Ontario this week? Read The Local's election issue first: thelocal.to/7-years-of-d...
In my 50+ years of voting I've never seen an election where so many care so little about so much. The numbers for this Ontario Election are going to be even worse. #onpoli
February 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In my 50+ years of voting I've never seen an election where so many care so little about so much. The numbers for this Ontario Election are going to be even worse. #onpoli
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Doug Ford's Conservatives put out their platform today.
ontariopc.ca/our-plan/
Mostly what he's been saying/what I wrote about here. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
But what's new is wild. 1/n
ontariopc.ca/our-plan/
Mostly what he's been saying/what I wrote about here. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
But what's new is wild. 1/n
Our Plan
Our Plan
ontariopc.ca
February 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Doug Ford's Conservatives put out their platform today.
ontariopc.ca/our-plan/
Mostly what he's been saying/what I wrote about here. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
But what's new is wild. 1/n
ontariopc.ca/our-plan/
Mostly what he's been saying/what I wrote about here. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
But what's new is wild. 1/n
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"Here’s a challenge to residents’ associations: tell us what you’re for, and do it often, and maybe more people might listen to the most important things you’re against."
In my Toronto Star column this weekend I examined the phenomena of people crossing their arms in front of things they are against.
Shawn Micallef: So many NIMBYs have blocked healthy changes to Toronto. Does the city have too much democracy?
No amount of consultation will ever be enough, it seems, if the conclusion and consensus isn’t what residents groups want.
www.thestar.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:17 AM
"Here’s a challenge to residents’ associations: tell us what you’re for, and do it often, and maybe more people might listen to the most important things you’re against."
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The best strategic vote?
A vote for proportional representation—so we never have to ‘vote strategically’ again.
🎯 See where Ontario’s parties stand on making every vote count! 🗳️
#ProportionalRepresentation #ONpoli
A vote for proportional representation—so we never have to ‘vote strategically’ again.
🎯 See where Ontario’s parties stand on making every vote count! 🗳️
#ProportionalRepresentation #ONpoli
February 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The best strategic vote?
A vote for proportional representation—so we never have to ‘vote strategically’ again.
🎯 See where Ontario’s parties stand on making every vote count! 🗳️
#ProportionalRepresentation #ONpoli
A vote for proportional representation—so we never have to ‘vote strategically’ again.
🎯 See where Ontario’s parties stand on making every vote count! 🗳️
#ProportionalRepresentation #ONpoli
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Ford’s promises of being able to stand up to Trump are a farce. What a premier could meaningfully be doing is making Ontario strong though healthcare, education, housing, infrastructure, etc — and Ford has failed Ontario on each one. Vote him out!
February 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Ford’s promises of being able to stand up to Trump are a farce. What a premier could meaningfully be doing is making Ontario strong though healthcare, education, housing, infrastructure, etc — and Ford has failed Ontario on each one. Vote him out!
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Maybe it's because I'm a survivor of domestic violence or maybe it's because I've spent my entire career working with other survivors but if you think Canadians going on the radio & begging Americans to see our humanity & not annex us is going to be effective, then I have a bridge I can sell you.
February 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Maybe it's because I'm a survivor of domestic violence or maybe it's because I've spent my entire career working with other survivors but if you think Canadians going on the radio & begging Americans to see our humanity & not annex us is going to be effective, then I have a bridge I can sell you.
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We should send newly confirmed expert, RFK Jr. to Wuhan so he can expose himself to this new virus and let us know if everything is ok. If he looks good after a few months they can send him back home! 😜 I’m sure he wouldn’t want to endanger anyone with vaccines!
www.newsweek.com/new-coronavi...
www.newsweek.com/new-coronavi...
New coronavirus discovered in Chinese bats sparks alarm
The virus binds to humans in a similar way to the virus that causes COVID-19.
www.newsweek.com
February 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We should send newly confirmed expert, RFK Jr. to Wuhan so he can expose himself to this new virus and let us know if everything is ok. If he looks good after a few months they can send him back home! 😜 I’m sure he wouldn’t want to endanger anyone with vaccines!
www.newsweek.com/new-coronavi...
www.newsweek.com/new-coronavi...
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🗳 Ontario Election 2025: The Best Strategic Vote is for Proportional Representation! 🗳
The platforms are out—here’s where Ontario’s major parties stand on proportional representation and a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform: 🧵👇
The platforms are out—here’s where Ontario’s major parties stand on proportional representation and a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform: 🧵👇
February 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🗳 Ontario Election 2025: The Best Strategic Vote is for Proportional Representation! 🗳
The platforms are out—here’s where Ontario’s major parties stand on proportional representation and a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform: 🧵👇
The platforms are out—here’s where Ontario’s major parties stand on proportional representation and a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform: 🧵👇
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"There is no such thing as not voting: you either vote by voting, or you vote by staying home and tacitly doubling the value of some diehard's vote." -David Foster Wallace, novelist, essayist, and short story writer (21 Feb 1962-2008) via A Word A Day
February 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"There is no such thing as not voting: you either vote by voting, or you vote by staying home and tacitly doubling the value of some diehard's vote." -David Foster Wallace, novelist, essayist, and short story writer (21 Feb 1962-2008) via A Word A Day
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“Excess parking takes up space in buildings that could otherwise be housing, adds costs that are seldom offset by revenues, and can determine whether certain types of housing projects fit on sites of various sizes."
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent
buff.ly
February 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“Excess parking takes up space in buildings that could otherwise be housing, adds costs that are seldom offset by revenues, and can determine whether certain types of housing projects fit on sites of various sizes."
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Voters deserve better than "majority" governments elected with 40% of the vote.
Tell @maritstilesndp.bsky.social & @bonnieforontario.bsky.social to put proportional representation in their platforms & speak up for it on the campaign trail!
SEND A MESSAGE: fairvotecanada.good.do/proportional...
Tell @maritstilesndp.bsky.social & @bonnieforontario.bsky.social to put proportional representation in their platforms & speak up for it on the campaign trail!
SEND A MESSAGE: fairvotecanada.good.do/proportional...
Tell Bonnie Crombie and Marit Stiles to champion proportional representation and a Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform!
Ontario's first-past-the-post, winner-take-all electoral system is failing voters.In the last two Ontario elections, 40% of the vote gave Ford's PCs 100% of the power. 52% of voters cast ballots that ...
fairvotecanada.good.do
February 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Voters deserve better than "majority" governments elected with 40% of the vote.
Tell @maritstilesndp.bsky.social & @bonnieforontario.bsky.social to put proportional representation in their platforms & speak up for it on the campaign trail!
SEND A MESSAGE: fairvotecanada.good.do/proportional...
Tell @maritstilesndp.bsky.social & @bonnieforontario.bsky.social to put proportional representation in their platforms & speak up for it on the campaign trail!
SEND A MESSAGE: fairvotecanada.good.do/proportional...
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Doug Ford isn’t winning elections because Ontario loves him. He’s winning because voter apathy is doing the heavy lifting for him. This and more thoughts in my latest post at my new Substack post!
open.substack.com/pub/thismomr...
#ONpoli #TOpoli
open.substack.com/pub/thismomr...
#ONpoli #TOpoli
Ontario’s Next Election: Will Apathy Hand Ford Another Win?
Feb 18 2025
open.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Doug Ford isn’t winning elections because Ontario loves him. He’s winning because voter apathy is doing the heavy lifting for him. This and more thoughts in my latest post at my new Substack post!
open.substack.com/pub/thismomr...
#ONpoli #TOpoli
open.substack.com/pub/thismomr...
#ONpoli #TOpoli
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You can’t ask for strategic votes while refusing to fix the system that forces them.
If @bonnieforontario.bsky.social and the @ontarioliberal.bsky.social truly believe in working together, they should put proportional representation in their platform. toronto.citynews.ca/2025/02/18/o...
If @bonnieforontario.bsky.social and the @ontarioliberal.bsky.social truly believe in working together, they should put proportional representation in their platform. toronto.citynews.ca/2025/02/18/o...
Ontario Liberals appeal to NDP voters; NDP leader says they just want party status
TORONTO — Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is pushing forward with a new election campaign strategy of trying to appeal to NDP voters, suggesting they should unite behind her as the way to topple...
toronto.citynews.ca
February 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
You can’t ask for strategic votes while refusing to fix the system that forces them.
If @bonnieforontario.bsky.social and the @ontarioliberal.bsky.social truly believe in working together, they should put proportional representation in their platform. toronto.citynews.ca/2025/02/18/o...
If @bonnieforontario.bsky.social and the @ontarioliberal.bsky.social truly believe in working together, they should put proportional representation in their platform. toronto.citynews.ca/2025/02/18/o...