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realized instagram lets you download an archive of stories you've posted in relative quality and order w a json file so I've made it public because why not edwardrow.com/stories-archiv…
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5pm sunsets begin next week
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NEW: Education Minister Paul Calandra tells me he's "very excited" to have Stan Cho on his team, and that the "quality of his work since he's been an MPP is literally second to none." Premier Ford announced Cho will be joining Calandra’s team as a parliamentary assistant — just three months after Cho resigned from cabinet for charging taxpayers $16,000 in Toronto hotel stays. The new role comes with a $22,500 pay bump. Ford declined to comment. Story: thetrillium.ca/insider-news/…
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ford is going to ride the anti-incumbent wave to get a bunch of right-wing mayors and councillors in his pocket across the province and then he’s going to re-introduce MPAC assessments which will allow municipalities to bring the tax ~rates ~down and give them a narrative win
Replying to @robgillezeau
Oh, and if you really want a short run tax cut that will be paid for in a couple of years be honest about it. Cutting tax rates today and changing nothing else? Folks deserve to know that means their tax rates in 2-3 years will be higher than they otherwise would have been.
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budgets outside of austerity, programming cuts and capital deferral will not go down, but if the story is that the rate has, that will be the headline - exactly how the increase is now, without discussing the MPAC freeze
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property tax bills for a wide variety of "regular" property owners also could go down, cementing the narrative - while wealthier property owners/industry etc. receive a heavier hit
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I’ve seen Erin O’Toole around running and it’s interesting he says he notices decline in the city because I’m fairly certain he lives in the Beach - Bradford’s ward - all these right-wing weirdos acting like city council is an authoritarian dictatorship lol
Replying to @erinotoole
We moved back to an area we lived in 20 years ago & love being back. The decline in many parts of the city has been our biggest surprise. Toronto needs someone serious to bring positive change to a world-class city. Olivia cannot do that. Brad can. Vote accordingly. 4/4
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The flip-flopping lack of trust is barely negative - it’s a reality based description of Bradford’s own record - so much so that Bradford’s literal current spokesperson was using the language before she got cut a cheque to join the team lol
I now live in Toronto and was not going to comment on the Mayoral race until the Chow campaign turned very negative in the last two weeks. That negativity turned up in my mailbox today. It leads me to share my strong public support for Brad Bradford for many reasons. 1/4
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Cut to: benefits of coastal pipeline
CBC Radio bit about how this October is the dryest in recorded history and the Lower Mainland is in Level 2 draught conditions BUT its actually GOOD, because pumpkins are staying fresh on the vine longer. Chud Langley pumpkin farmer goes "I wish it was like this every year!"
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toronto politics are so frustrating for many reasons but in part b/c people from fucking oakville or w/e insert themselves into the convo to insist that the city is so scary and so dangerous b/c the two times they’re here per month they see a homeless person
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Major loss for gaming as a foundational studio - and for Canada as BioWare was founded and headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta
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Bradford's team spent the last 6 months promising he's not really a Conservative, and then he comes out and just says it on the radio.
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In Canada, the weather can be a state secret, for national security reasons (to protect the military from embarrassment).
This is what we’re up against trying to report on the CFB Wainwright tragedy. On October 18, I asked Environment Canada for the original wind-warning bulletins for the region, to make sure I hadn’t missed any and because several had since been archived online. I also asked for the timestamped XML files — or directions on how to access them myself. I wasn’t asking about the fire. I wasn’t asking for anything new. I was trying to retrieve historical weather warnings and records, most of which were already publicly available. This was their response. It took them two full working days to send this.
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Bradfords actual language this morning - cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-3…
“This will still be the most financially responsible and conservative government on the continent” says mayoral candidate Brad Bradford. I mean at least he has finally completely abandoned any pretence of being a progressive politician. 🤷‍♀️
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is trump trying to come out or like
Trump on Jon Husted: "I'm studying his body. I've never studied the body of a man before. It's not my thing. Nothing wrong with it, of course. But it's never been my thing. But I looked at his ass. I said, 'His ass, shit, it's like a pile of muscle.' Then I looked at his legs and I said, 'Man, his feet are big.'"
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hour ago in the canadian tire parking lot
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Toronto Chinatown Land Trust is buying a mixed-use building in Huron Square — its first ever purchase as part of its mission to remove properties from the private market and keep them affordable under community ownership. My latest @TorontoStar thestar.com/real-estate/toro…
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I’m actually not if someone would send me $1000 so I can justify buying a switch two and this game then I would be ready
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The kind of day where everyone can find a poll to confirm their beliefs.
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Bradford leads among people who answer their cell phones in 2026 to robo polling
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if their own margin of error is larger than the supposed lead = narrative psyop or as some people call it, fake news
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