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Filipa Pajevic @filipouris.bsky.social · 27d

"...the section on post-secondary institutions is vague enough that it grants the provincial government unprecedented leeway to dictate admission policies in higher education, and student fee management," writes @royinori.bsky.social on Bill 33 for @thelocal.to

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Doug Ford Is Trying to Control How Universities Operate | The Local

Ontario’s Bill 33 mandates merit-based admissions and gives the province unprecedented power over university and college operations. Is it part of a broader right-wing crackdown on campuses?

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Simon Lewsen @simonlewsen.bsky.social · 29d

So, @thelocal.to is rolling out its Higher Education issue today. I wrote an essay about the supposed death of the humanities. Are the humanities really dying, though? In my own classroom at the University of Toronto, I see surprising signs of life.
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The Humanities Aren't Dead Yet | The Local

Enrollment in the liberal arts has been in freefall for years. But despite apocalyptic declarations about the end of the humanities, in my own classroom I see signs of life.

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 29d

This is an excellent analysis of what has been happening to post-secondary education in Ontario. It succinctly describes how the tuition cut and freeze by Ford directly lead to the explosion of international students, and how under funded ON universities are.

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Ontario’s Post-Secondary Education Crisis in Five Figures | The Local

Stagnant provincial funding, a domestic tuition freeze, cuts to international students, and expensive capital projects—the numbers behind the emergency in higher education.

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · Sep 9

The humanities have been in crisis for the entirety of @simonlewsen.bsky.social's career. But despite apocalyptic declarations about the death of the liberal arts, in his own classroom he sees signs of life. thelocal.to/humanities-i...

The Humanities Aren't Dead Yet | The Local

Enrollment in the liberal arts has been in freefall for years. But despite apocalyptic declarations about the end of the humanities, in my own classroom I see signs of life.

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · Sep 9

Stagnant provincial funding, a domestic tuition freeze, cuts to international students, and expensive capital projects—@kunalchaudhary.bsky.social on the numbers behind the crisis in higher education. thelocal.to/ontario-post...

Ontario’s Post-Secondary Education Crisis in Five Figures | The Local

Stagnant provincial funding, a domestic tuition freeze, cuts to international students, and expensive capital projects—the numbers behind the emergency in higher education.

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · Sep 9

Announcing the Higher Education Issue! Launching today, and continuing throughout the fall, we dive into the world of post-secondary education in Ontario at a moment of profound change. thelocal.to/fall-2025/

The Higher Education Issue | The Local

Facing a financial crisis, as well as enormous technological, political, and social upheaval, Ontario's higher education system is in flux. Throughout the fall, we’re reporting stories from Toronto’s ...

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Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine @cjjpmedia.bsky.social · Sep 1

Around 250 media outlets from 50 countries, plus journalists and press freedom orgs, are uniting today to demand that Israel abides by international laws to protect journalists as civilians, and that Israel allows foreign journalists into Gaza.

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Inori Roy @royinori.bsky.social · Aug 29

I am so thrilled that this humble Toronto story made it all the way across the world! Thank you so much for reading. I am certain Australia has its own creature industries but I suspect the creatures are a little more intimidating than our worms 😅

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Inori Roy @royinori.bsky.social · Aug 29

I won't forget the anger, sadness, stillness that hung in the room after the screening I attended in February. Documentaries like this need to be seen. A fantastic, insightful, complex story from Filipa on all that stands in the way of No Other Land and its rightful audience.

The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · Aug 27

No Other Land, a documentary about Palestine, can be streamed in Europe, Australia, and elsewhere, but it remains unavailable on streaming platforms in Canada and the US. Here, @filipouris.bsky.social traces its tricky path to finding North American audiences: thewalrus.ca/no-other-land/

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Inori Roy @royinori.bsky.social · Aug 15

"Canada issued a welcomed condemnation of the Al Jazeera killings...[but] stopped short of naming Israel...How can we protect journalists when we can’t even name who is killing them? Now is not a moment for diplomatic hedging. It is a moment for moral clarity" institute.aljazeera.net/en/ajr/artic...

Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine: A Call to Name the Killer, Not Just the Crime

How many journalists have to be killed before we name the killer? What does press freedom mean if it excludes Palestinians? In its latest strike, Israel killed an entire Al Jazeera news crew in Gaza—p...

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Longreads @longreads.com · Aug 15

Our Top 5:

• Mapping the scars (@slate.com)
• A parent, twice met (@newyorker.com)
• Paradise in peril (@thedialmag.bsky.social)
• Hallucinating war @thepointmag.bsky.social)
• Wriggly business (@thelocal.to)

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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week - Longreads

Recommending excellent stories by Tony Ho Tran, Rachel Aviv, Ariel Saramandi, Theo Lipsky, and Inori Roy.

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Inori Roy @royinori.bsky.social · Aug 15

Delighted and grateful that this feature has wormed it's way into the hearts of the editors at Longreads, and to be in such good company in this week's top 5.

Longreads @longreads.com · Aug 15

5. The Worm Hunters of Southern Ontario, @royinori.bsky.social

"Inori Roy literally gets down and dirty to learn what it’s like to be a worm picker, someone who harvests nightcrawlers as they emerge from the soil in the wee hours of the morning."

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On the Hunt for Nightcrawlers in the Worm-Picking Capital of the World | The Local

Nearly all bait worms sold in North America are hand-plucked from farmland in this part of Canada. But with labour shortages and climate change, some worry we’re witnessing the final wiggles of a once...

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · Aug 15

Great to see @royinori.bsky.social's feature on the surreal world of Ontario worm picking make it to @longreads.com's Top 5 Longreads of the Week! longreads.com/2025/08/15/t...

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week - Longreads

Recommending excellent stories by Tony Ho Tran, Rachel Aviv, Ariel Saramandi, Theo Lipsky, and Inori Roy.

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Wency Leung @wencyleung.bsky.social · Aug 7

At @thelocal.to, we knew schools were relying on non-teachers–parents, grandparents, lunch monitors, aspiring educators–to fill in for staff absences. Data we obtained through an FOI request revealed a staggering 1,100% spike in their use since pre- #COVID at #TDSB #OntEd thelocal.to/tdsb-emergen...

New Data Shows Dramatic Rise in Non-Teachers Filling in at TDSB Schools | The Local

Records obtained by The Local reveal the TDSB's use of unqualified emergency replacements jumped more than 1,100 percent since COVID.

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Inori Roy @royinori.bsky.social · Aug 11

Absolutely mind-boggling find from the brilliant @wencyleung.bsky.social: exclusive data obtained through FOI shows that there's been a 1,152 percent spike in the use of non-qualified, emergency replacement teachers at the TDSB in the last seven years. thelocal.to/tdsb-emergen...

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Inori Roy @royinori.bsky.social · Aug 5

Incredible!

Inori Roy @royinori.bsky.social · Jul 28

Anything I can think to say is too grim for a public forum 🫠🫠🫠

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Inori Roy @royinori.bsky.social · Jul 28

Despite now having the benefit of hindsight on the climate crisis (so far), we're still just letting this happen. Insane.
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"A data center like Meta’s, which was completed last year, typically guzzles around 500,000 gallons of water a day. New data centers built to train more powerful A.I. are set to be even thirstier, requiring millions of gallons of water a day, according to water permit applications reviewed by The New York Times."

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Inori Roy @royinori.bsky.social · Jul 26

That is so precious! Please tell him I said thank you for his readership 😊

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Inori Roy @royinori.bsky.social · Jul 26

❤️🪱 thank you!!

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Emma McIntosh @emmamci.bsky.social · Jul 23

This is a perfect story thelocal.to/ontario-nigh...

On the Hunt for Nightcrawlers in the Worm-Picking Capital of the World | The Local

Nearly all bait worms sold in North America are hand-plucked from farmland in this part of Canada. But with labour shortages and climate change, some worry we’re witnessing the final wiggles of a once...

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Ben Bartosik @benbartosik.bsky.social · Jul 23

Everything is connected. I really enjoyed this. It's the sort of storytelling we need more of to show people how their lifestyles and interests are deeply dependant on migrant labour, supply chains, and environmental stability.

The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · Jul 23

More than 100 nights a year, immigrant workers go out to farmland in southern Ontario and pick hundreds of thousands of nightcrawlers. How Ontario became the worm capital of the world: thelocal.to/ontario-nigh...

On the Hunt for Nightcrawlers in the Worm-Picking Capital of the World | The Local

Nearly all bait worms sold in North America are hand-plucked from farmland in this part of Canada. But with labour shortages and climate change, some worry we’re witnessing the final wiggles of a once...

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Inori Roy @royinori.bsky.social · Jul 26

Thank you very much for reading & sharing 🪱!

Inori Roy @royinori.bsky.social · Jul 26

Thank you so much! (Glad to hear that fishing is alive and well for the next generation :))

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Inori Roy @royinori.bsky.social · Jul 26

That is high praise, thank you!

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