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Annie M 🇨🇦

@anniepanda.bsky.social
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Playwright artsy lefty immigrant 🇨🇦 lover of streetcars, rugby league and the Allman Brothers. ❤️ science, all the science #ElbowsUp

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Joshua Hind @joshuahind.bsky.social · 16h
Bradford supported these lanes as a Councillor, but never mind that. This isn't leadership, it's pandering to the petty complaints of ONE portion of the electorate to the exclusion of all others. In other words, it's Toronto politics as usual. So much for "Real Change".
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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 15h
Friendly reminder that over 15% of all trips are made by BIKE in several parts of Downtown Toronto - and these people VOTE! #BikeTO #TOPoli PS Very cool interactive map from @uoftcities.bsky.social @jeffallen.bsky.social made wtih #TTS data. schoolofcities.github.io/transportati...
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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Brad Bradford Is Going To Make Toronto Liveable Again (With Cops) youtu.be/6X_M_w3Nibg?...
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Brad Bradford Is Going To Make Toronto Liveable Again (With Cops)
YouTube video by Clare Blackwood
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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Oxford Street will be pedestrianized on October 26th with permanent elements to be completed next year. Here are the first renderings.
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Annie M 🇨🇦 @anniepanda.bsky.social · 20h
If only Ontario premier Doug Ford was sufficiently literate to do some critical reading.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 21h
Ugh. Alberta officials plan to override local planning and let the province rip out urban bike lanes. A loathsome idea, imported from Ontario.
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Councillor wants Calgary to pause new bike lanes ahead of upcoming provincial legislation | CBC News
With the province expected to take more authority over municipal bike lanes in the months ahead, one Calgary councillor wants the city to pause any new bike lane projects in the meantime.
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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I have a dear friend whose OSAP got pulled because of the Ford government and now they can't finish a course that would have helped their career and, by extension, their community. I really can't describe the level of vitriol I have for this fucker. He needs to go. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Liberals ask auditor general to investigate OSAP spending at private career colleges | CBC News
The Ontario Liberals are asking the auditor general to investigate provincial student financial aid spending at private career colleges.
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Annie M 🇨🇦 @anniepanda.bsky.social · 20h
How did Daniel Tate/IntegrityTO get my phone number?
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It's interesting to me how UCP supporters blame the feds for everything in Alberta including, healthcare, education, our economy and any deficits incurred by the UCP The feds didn't steal the Heritage Fund or give O&G royalties away - successive conservative governments did that #ableg #abpoli
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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What a mess. “I have spent an entire career either in or around politics. I understood what this demand from the Premier's office meant...," Paul Godfrey said in the statement. The premier's office says the claims are "categorically untrue." #OnPoli
“On the morning of January 22, 2025 my son, Rob Godfrey, President and CEO of Keel Digital Solutions, approached me with a problem,” Paul Godfrey’s sworn declaration said.

The problem was that Patrick Sackville, the premier’s then-chief of staff, had communicated to Rob Godfrey that he would approve Keel Digital’s proposal for a new three-year agreement with the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, but “in the meantime, the Premier needed a favour from Postmedia,” it said.

“The Premier wanted to make his case to voters for calling an early election … (and) to publish a letter to voters in all Ontario Postmedia newspapers before he officially called the election,” continued Paul Godfrey in his declaration.

“It was understood that… if Postmedia did not print the letter to voters that Mr. Sackville would not be motivated to take the steps to ensure the three-year proposal was approved,” he alleged.

Sackville did not respond to a request for comment about the allegations on Tuesday.
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TheTrillium.ca @thetrillium.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Postmedia ex-CEO alleges Doug Ford’s office used ‘leverage’ over son’s company to get newspaper chain to publish pre-election letter
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Postmedia ex-CEO alleges Doug Ford’s office used ‘leverage’ over son’s company to get newspaper chain to publish pre-election letter
Premier Ford’s office calls the claims ‘categorically untrue and completely disconnected from reality’
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Jordyn Marcellus @jordynmarcellus.ca · 05/10/2026
Toronto-Danforth, Dianne Saxe spent the last four years in University-Rosedale benefitting the wealthiest homeowners at the expense of everyone else. She's not even good at that, though -- she lost numerous battles at council and barely did anything for constituents. Don't vote for Dianne Saxe!
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Oh, for the record, of the people who parked in front of the cafe. The number of them who actually came in and patronized was a big ol goose egg. Zero, zilcho, not a one. This, in spite of the roguishly charming barista working the counter.
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
And it won't even be customers spending money for the most part! Business owners whine about losing parking because they're the ones parking on the street!
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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"A new study looking at maternal data in Canada from 2012 to 2023 has found that Black Canadians face much higher risks of several complications during pregnancy, birth and post-partum compared to white Canadians" via @alexandramaej.bsky.social h/t @namshine.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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After years of calls for data, study confirms Black Canadians face higher risk of maternal complications | CBC News
The most comprehensive study yet of maternal health in Canada has found that Black Canadians face a much higher risk of serious complications during pregnancy, labour, delivery and postpartum than whi...
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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Deer My Friends Folks are askeen what I have bin doing lately to pertect Ontario and I have bin busy fighteen communism by tearing out bike lanes, putting up really big signs and scaring folks about Chinese spy cars. I have also bin doing thousands of photo opps because that pertects Ontario 1000%.
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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It makes me want to storm into Queen's Park with a giant white board and break down the numbers in front of Doug Ford and ask him where he would like his constituents to find room for things like retirement savings, down payment savings, etc. I'd probably be tackled by the Minister of Finance though
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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Our education system is being intentionally and systematically underfunded to create a crisis. It's working. Please keep this story in mind when you hear Paul Calandra and Doug Ford talk about their govt's "historic investments in education." #OntEd #OnPoli
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davidhains.bsky.social @davidhains.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Happy 10th anniversary to all those who celebrate
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Neville Park @nev.status.nevillepark.ca.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
Anyway after that I unwound with burnt marshmallow ice cream at Ed's. The end.
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The buck stops at Queen's Park. Hospitals run a $70 million debt while Doug Ford spends $48 million ripping out bike lanes. We live in the stupidest timeline.
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Phil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It truly boggles the mind that the Ontario Green Party is not 10x more popular than the OLP and ONDP
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Annie M 🇨🇦 @anniepanda.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pret a manger >> Starbucks
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In many ways Mark Carney is proving to be an excellent Prime Minister for Canada at a critical time in our nation’s history. But he also might be the smartest man in the world to act really stupidly about #ClimateChange at a critical time in world history.
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Now Brad Bradford has the Bathtub Goat lady on his team. Man, the endorsements keep coming!
A Sue-Ann Levy tweet that reads: I was just out canvassing for Brad Bradford. Not one home supported Olivia Chowescu. They are concerned about what she’s done to ruin the quality of life in this city. They’re also worried about safety and high taxes.
No one thought she will continue to make the city “caring.”
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Annie M 🇨🇦 @anniepanda.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
London CBD
Shoredith, Londom, coffee shop frontage announcing you can "grab an iced coffee before your interview".
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Now it is ten. Ten US states have made plugin solar affordable. zero Canadian provinces. Help me understand.
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California Officially Legalizes Balcony Solar, Opening the Market to the New Technology | KQED
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to make it simpler for Californians to install plug-in solar panels. Models that meet state standards are expected to be on sale in mid-2027.
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Phil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Head of tourism organization in country that has occasionally been locking up random tourists for weeks or months is shocked people aren't popping by for a visit
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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Which Toronto mayoral candidate will call for a line-by-line value for money audit of the police budget? www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Draganfly Drones is promoted as a Saskatoon success story. They are run out of Tampa, Florida with top Trump military appointees on the board. Don Jr is an investor. The PM committed to building a Canadian supply chain for our defence. This stinks. charlieangus.substack.com/p/stop-don-j...
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STOP DON JR FROM GETTING A CUT OF CANADA’S MILITARY BUDGET
Don Jr. has his fingers in a Canadian military contract obtained through Saskatoon-based Dragonfly Technologies.
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Alyce @fanofbooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Call them out every time. Letting them have their way has led to this. Smack that hand, it hasn’t the right to grope you.
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Corinne Green @ket.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
tears at this. so grateful for people who do right knowing they'll be done wrong. it doesn't always turn out like this. harm reductionists are the best fucking people and there is absolutely nothing stopping you from being one of them.
Justice Murray ended her ruling by addressing DULF’s founders directly, saying they did the public interest a service “at considerable personal cost.”

“You selflessly put yourselves to the side for this cost, and it’s something that most people wouldn’t do,” said Justice Murray. “I applaud you for what you’ve done. I think you should be very proud of yourselves, and it’s people like you who make a difference.”

Almost 17,000 people have died from drug toxicity in BC. Between January 2016 and March 2026, 57,509 people died from opioid toxicity in Canada
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Warm Up The Guillotine @fiverdrive.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fantastic news, and a victory for both Canada's drug users and its harm reduction movement.
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EmmaaAAHH! 👻 ArkHell 💀 @emmaarkell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My second article for the day is about this morning's historic BC Supreme Court ruling in favour of the founders of the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF). The judge praised DULF's work, said a safe supply is necessary to save lives, and threw out charges of drug trafficking.
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SEAN ORR @seanorr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Incredible news
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So Diaper Don has banned Cdn booze, among other things. If only Carney & the premiers pushed harder at dropping provincial trade barriers. I'd love to buy some full-bodied wine from BC. Time to walk the talk. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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U.S. bans on Canadian booze hit producers on one of trade war's thorniest fronts | CBC News
As of Tuesday, some Canadian products, including dairy, motorcycles and alcohol, can no longer cross the border to the U.S. at all, thanks to an American import ban. It's the latest escalation in the ...
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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Another autonomous vehicle strikes again? No?? Then why not just say the driver crashed into a teen pedestrian??? toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/28/v...
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Vehicle strikes teen pedestrian, 2 parked cars in Scarborough
The Toronto Police Service (TPS) says a 16-year-old male pedestrian was among three people injured after a vehicle appeared to lose control in Scarborough on Monday afternoon. It happened at around 12...
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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Leave it to @graphicmatt.com to debunk Bradford’s justification for a line-by-line audit of Toronto's budget. Argues any per capital increases can be easily traced to things like opening libraries on Sundays, crisis response teams & improved snow clearing #TOpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Matt Elliott: There’s no mystery behind Mayor Olivia Chow’s budget record — there’s just math
Lately, the leading candidates taking on Mayor Olivia Chow in the race for mayor have taken to referring to the city’s budget like it’s some great cosmic mystery. A riddle
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august 🍂 @auguststreet.ca · 29/09/2026
downtown traffic congestion? fix the streetcars and put transit first. that's the best solution. this should be among the top priorities for any city councillor running for election in old toronto. and yet i think i've only seen two high profile candidates put out a streetcar plan in detail 🫢
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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our premier is such a piece of shit.
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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"They include — contrary to the premier’s anti-Trump rhetoric — a form enabling U.S. firms to participate." Doug Ford isn’t even promising to buy local vandalism.
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Phil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And even if it wasn't spent on priorities elsewhere, it could be spent on making their city more productive through their own transit and infrastructure backlogs. A more productive Toronto benefits everyone, because their economic heft subsidizes everyone else's public services.
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Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Traffic violence is a public health problem. I love to see it treated that way by doctors. Truly inspiring.
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Annie M 🇨🇦 @anniepanda.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#topoli
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Not putting any money on it but I’m going to hot take this: Alexander w win more votes in the election than Bradford.
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The Ubiquitous J-Man @theubiquitousj-man.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
He wants to do a "line by line audit" of Toronto's budget. We know how well that worked out when Rob Ford tried it! KPMG found that there was very little savings to be had, without dramatically cutting core services! He's lying!🤥 😡 www.thestar.com/news/gta/why... #ToPoli 🍁 #ToMayor2026 🗳️
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Why Brad Bradford’s plan to freeze Toronto property taxes is raising the spectre of Rob Ford
Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford is promising a property tax freeze and a budget review to fund campaign promises.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“What is certain, however, is that a vast sum of our money will be wasted, countless Torontonians will find themselves profoundly inconvenienced for extended periods, and, eventually, a cyclist will get struck by a car. But at least the congestion will be worse.”
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
priorities.
white text on fuchsia 

It would be really fucking great if we prioritized housing for humans the way we do housing for cars.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DHS used a hastily-built "citizenship verification tool" to declare that over 14,000 Nevada voters are not citizens. Later, they revised that down to 185. This week, Nevada announced that they had contacted every person flagged by DHS and proved that they are ALL citizens. That's a 100% error rate.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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