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🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · Jun 27

The Eglinton line was well on its way to being completed when Doug Ford became Premier 7 years ago. Now it's 5 years late and counting. Ford spends record amounts of taxpayer money and makes a lot of announcements, but... Name 2 things Ford has completed. Good luck.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/egl...

Eglinton Crosstown LRT documents reveal potential plans for opening, possible delays

Confidential documents viewed by the Star show that testing of the Crosstown could extend beyond the expected opening date of September.

www.thestar.com

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🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 1h

Hard no.

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Mark Gerretsen @markgerretsen.bsky.social · 2h

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🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 22h

Another day, another Ford Conservative corruption scandal. It just never ends, folks. Any chance for Ford to crap on workers and give your tax dollars to rich insiders instead, he make the wrong choice. Every time. This was money to train workers for the new jobs he hasn't created.

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🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 1d

Love it.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

Netanyahu openly says he "supports the idea of a 'Greater Israel,' which is a batshit crazy idea, which some people used to say was a conspiracy theory on the far right."

Me to Piers Morgan on his show today.

Full show: youtube.com/watch?v=Kmdm...

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🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 1d

I take issue with Carney showing up there at all. But Trump is absolutely a transformative President. Not in a good way, obviously, but therein lies the genius of the comment: Trump's not bright enough to understand it as anything other than sucking up, despite that not being the meaning.

🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you. You said CUSMA is currently operating as agreed. Demonstrably false. Just trying to clear up the obvious. Cheers.

🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 1d

"effectively." When one side doesn't stick to the agreement, there is no agreement. Acting like we're going to get some kind of nice deal with the guy already breaking the deal is just silly.

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🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 1d

To be clear, it's not due to end; it's effectively already dead.

🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, this.

🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 2d

If we already have a deal, why is the PM going to Washington to negotiate a deal? Because Trump doesn't stick to the deals he makes. CUSMA IS Trump's deal. And it's dead. The relationship is dead for now. We're just getting jerked around. Not sure what you think will be accomplished.

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🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 2d

This, my friends, is how you afford $10,000 scarves and slippers. Nice hair, too, Kory.

Jessica Smith Cross @jessiecatherine.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Clients of lobby firms connected to the premier and his nephew were given tens of millions from the Skills Development Fund.

Clients of Rubicon — a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager — got more than $100M, records show.

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

Clients of lobby firms connected to premier, his nephew given tens of millions in training funds

Groups represented by a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager got more than $100 million in grant money, a Trillium analysis has found

www.thetrillium.ca

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🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 2d

Hellsyeah!

🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 2d

or Christmas.

🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 2d

Is there a single member of the Trump administration capable of doing their job?

🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 2d

There has been some progress on the Ontario Line, yes. That said, the Eglinton line was nearly done when Ford became Premier. I can't think of anything that has been started and completed in Ford's 8 years, let alone anything completed or improved. Pretty sad given the record spending.

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🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 2d

I don't think anyone is suggesting we stop doing business with US businesses and consumers. But thinking that there's any kind of deal to be made with a fascist with no short term memory is a waste of time and makes us look stupid.

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🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 2d

Why are you giving free advertising to a giant US company?

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 2d

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

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🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 2d

Ford changes the laws and breaks the budget to benefit himself and his wealthy friends. And how do Ontarians benefit from 8 years of Ford? What has he accomplished?

Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: A vehicle assigned to a Ford cabinet minister has been recorded at stunt driving speeds 12 times.

The premier's office suggested it was the same driver each time, and implied they still work for the government. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1146702...

Ford government vehicle recorded at stunt driving speeds on Ontario highways | Globalnews.ca

At least one cabinet-assigned vehicle was recorded driving more than 50 km/h over the speed limit multiple times in the past three years, according to documents.

globalnews.ca

🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 2d

Every day it's a new corruption scandal with Ford. So many I can't count them all. Yet name two things Ford has completed in his 8 years as Premier - what has he accomplished other than piles of debt, no housing, broken schools, hospitals and highways. His wealthy backers are wealthier, that's it.

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🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 2d

I never saw someone say that before

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🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 2d

Does a day pass when there isn't a Ford corruption scandal? His debt would make even Trudeau or Harper blush, yet hes built nothing and done nothing in 8 years? Where's all money? In the pockets of his cronies. They win, Ontarians lose.

🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 2d

There are no deals with Trump. Why are we sucking up to a guy who is gassing his own police and crashing his own economy?

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🇨🇦middle class workers🇨🇦 @ryanlindsay.bsky.social · 2d

Another day, another Ford Conservative corruption scandal. In case Ontarians are wondering where Ford's record breaking debt has gone, now you know: to the donors and lobbyists linked to his campaign and corrupt deals.
#onpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...

Clients of lobby firms connected to premier, his nephew given tens of millions in training funds

Groups represented by a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager got more than $100 million in grant money, a Trillium analysis has found

www.thetrillium.ca

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