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West End Phoenix @westendphoenix.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
"Housing advocates question why the municipal government is spending on policing and evictions, rather than increasing the number of affordable housing options throughout the city" BRACING FOR A POST-ENCAMPMENT WINTER Rachel Chen from the Dec issue of WEP www.westendphoenix.com/stories/brac...
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Bracing for a post-encampment winter — West End Phoenix
Following new provincial and municipal legislation, the city evicted residents tenting in Dufferin Grove Park. But there’s still no real plan for the winter ahead.
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Bicycle Mayor of Guelph @bicyclemayorguelph.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Protest ride Monday evening. Meet at the heart outside the main entrance of Quebec st mall at 5:40 and we'll roll out at 6:00. Please join us to support us even if you're not riding with us. If you or anyone you love bikes in this city - we need you to write in to council.
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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Bill 33 is an attack on public education. We know what would help students: smaller class sizes, more supports and better funding. Instead the Ford government is attacking teachers and trustees. We'll keep fighting back.
A photo of Mike speaking into a megaphone in the middle of a crowd outside of Queen's Park.
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The Grind @thegrindto.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
A group of Toronto tenants raised the alarm over a landlord with a long history of bad faith "renovictions" in apartment complexes across Ontario Now, a provisional order from the LTB means he'll have to appear in court if he wants to defend himself.
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Weston Tenants Win Right to Face Top Renovictor Landlord
A provisional order from the Landlord-Tenant Board means that landlord Michael Klein, who is known to renters across Ontario, will have to either appear to defend himself or have tenants’ claims…
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Disability Justice Network of Ontario @djno.ca · 18/11/2025
This week is another tough one as the Ontario Government wages war on the working class as the government moves to pass: Bill 25—which will give the MCCSS Minister the power to make political directives for social service agencies.
The image is a graphic divided into three vertical sections, each with a different background color: orange on the left, dark blue in the center, and black on the right. At the top, a purple section with white text reads "This Week, Ontario will begin passing:" with yellow triangular warning icons on either side. The left section, with an orange background, contains black text about Bill 25. The central section has a dark blue background with multicolored text about Bill 60. The right section, with a black background, features white text about Bill 33.
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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
My good friend Jess reading out names of innocent ppl who have a lost their lives to road violence. Candles represent lives lost. It’s so wrong when our elected reps place the convenience of drivers over prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users. via @ffsafestreets.bsky.social #WDoR2025
Candles in front of Queen’s Park
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Yorklands Green Hub @yorklandsgreenhub.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
🦆In the 1970s, Guelph leaders and the GRCA bought the former Frank Kortright Waterfowl Park lands to protect them forever as parkland. In June 2024, the GRCA approved a plan to sell 20 acres, betraying that original vision and the public investment behind it.
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Downtown Guelph @downtownguelph.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
@guelph.ca should do the same. For a city that loves to call itself progressive, there needs to be more solidarity towards victims of genocide +their families. Market square was blue and white in support of Israel and @camguthrie.bsky.social posed with an Israeli flag on social media. #freepalestine
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Toronto city hall agrees to fly Palestinian flag this month for the first time
The move by the city comes in the wake of Canada’s recognition of Palestine in September.
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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Doug Ford’s new housing bill has been sold as efficiency reform, yet it prioritizes landlords over tenants. Long-term renters will face faster evictions, fewer protections, and higher rents while corporate landlords consolidate even more control of an already deeply financialized market.
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Landlords want your rent to go up. Doug Ford is making it happen
Ford may think that disappearing tenants and their unions from the LTB will disappear them from the city, but it won’t. Tenants and the growing tenant union movement in Ontario have been successfully ...
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Diana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
“Doug Ford is making people homeless and making the rest of us deal with the consequences. Bill 60 should be called the ‘Create Encampments Faster’ Act,” said Encampment Justice Coalition organizer Diana Chan McNally. www.torontotoday.ca/local/politi...
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Toronto housing advocates warn Ford government’s Bill 60 will expedite homelessness
Tenant and housing advocates say changes to the Residential Tenancies Act in Bill 60 will fuel evictions and ‘create encampments faster’
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 10/11/2025
The doctor shortage isn’t an accident. It was policy. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/10/c... @codeblackamerica.bsky.social
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Canada’s doctor shortage is no accident
It was policy.
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Get Involved Guelph @getinvolvedguelph.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Thank you to all supporters of the #vacanthomestax and #Renoviction bylaws. Both passed unanimously by committee of the whole and are set to be implemented in 2026. We are pleased that the VHT was approved at 4%, as we had advocated for. Way to go #guelph! #cityhall #guelphontario #guelphcityhall
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The Grind @thegrindto.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
After a furious outcry, the Ontario government reversed course on the most controversial part of Bill 60. But the policy makes six other changes to landlord-tenant law that overwhelmingly benefit landlords, @emmapaling.bsky.social reports. www.thegrindmag.ca/despite-reve...
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Despite Reversal on Rent Control, Ford Government Still Plans to Make Evictions Easier
After a wave of furious backlash, the Ontario government backtracked on the most controversial part of its proposed Bill 60. But the housing bill will still make it faster and easier for landlords to…
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 24/10/2025
When introducing Bill 60, the Ontario government said the bill would unlock tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of new units but the numbers don't add up by @ricardo_tranjan www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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The rationale for Ontario’s Bill 60 does not hold up - CCPA
Yesterday, the Ontario government introduced Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025, which contains many disconcerting, proposed changes to the Residential Tenancy Act.
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Kensington Bellwoods Community Legal Services @kbcls.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
www.acto.ca/actos-top-5-...
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ACTO's Top 5 Concerns On Bill 60 - Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario - ACTO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2025 The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) is sounding…
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Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
@breachmedia.ca on Ontario banning bike lanes "...more cyclists and pedestrians will be killed by cars, and more carbon emitted on our roads will intensify climate change. And traffic won’t even get better" breachmedia.ca/ontarios-plan-to-ban-bike-lanes-is-ripped-from-the-business-lobbys-wish-list/
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Ontario’s plan to ban bike lanes is ripped from the business lobby’s wish list ⋆ The Breach
Buried in a new omnibus bill, the latest salvo in Doug Ford’s war on bikes is more than a vendetta—it’s a gift to corporate lobbyists
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Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @candrugpolicy.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
The Court confirmed that people who call 9‑1‑1 during an overdose will not face arrest for simple drug possession — a critical clarification during Canada’s ongoing toxic drug crisis. Read the press release: drugpolicy.ca/supreme-cour...
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Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @candrugpolicy.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Today, the Supreme Court of Canada delivered a landmark ruling affirming that the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act must be interpreted to fulfill its life-saving purpose. Read the press release: drugpolicy.ca/supreme-cour... @aidq.bsky.social @hrna.bsky.social
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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Opinion: Ontario Government Set to Ban Bike Lanes Proving Stupid is as Stupid Does. momentummag.com/opinion-onta...
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Opinion: Ontario Government Set to Ban Bike Lanes Proving Stupid is as Stupid Does
Ford’s government is once again trying to handcuff cities and erase years of progress on making roads safer and more livable.
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The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
It's obvious that Ford and Sakaria are using bike lanes to divide Ontarians & distract from some pretty monumental f-ups in Ontario. Instead of uniting us & using his mandate to build a better province, he's playing politics with peoples lives (of course not just people on bikes).
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The Grind @thegrindto.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Doug Ford's conservative government is proposing the the biggest attack on Ontario renters and rental affordability in a generation. Not only would landlords be able to evict tenants without cause, but rent control in units built before 2018 would effectively be over. (See last row in the image.)
Text of table from newly proposed legislation. The heading says "Fighting Delays at the Landlord and Tenant Board." The bottom right box says the "Future State" of "Lease Agreement Expiry" would be "The government would consult on alternative option on lease agreement expiry that could allow landlords to control who occupies their units and for how long, allowing them to adjust tenancy agreements based on market conditions, personal needs, or business strategies. This would add flexibility for some landlords in the approach to leases, potentially unlocking additional rental unit stock."
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Jay Cockburn @jaycockburn.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
There's a lot to be said about Ford's proposal to allow no fault evictions, effectively ending rent control, but I just keep thinking about how I know *lawyers* who can only afford to live in Toronto because of the current RTA law. I don't know what kind of city we would become.
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Social Planning Toronto @planningtoronto.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
New proposed provincial legislation would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario. Tell Queen's Park: Don't end rent control acorncanada.org/take_action/...
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URGENT Message to Doug Ford: Don’t End Rent Control! - ACORN Canada
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Kensington Bellwoods Community Legal Services @kbcls.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
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Ford government opens door to ending indefinite leases for Ontario tenants
Attorney General Doug Downey says current system discourages landlords from renting out vacant units
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Downtown Guelph @downtownguelph.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Doug Ford is trying to pass a bill which would allow landlords to arbitrarily end lease agreements due to “personal needs, business strategies, or market conditions.” How about the “personal needs” of tenants to remain housed in an already hellish rental market? This is terrifying. #ONpoli #housing
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Ontario bill would look at ‘alternative options’ for ending residential leases, scrap Toronto green roof bylaw. Here are the highlights
The Ford government has tabled an omnibus bill that would make changes to a whole suite of laws and regulations, from green roofs to tenant evictions and driver’s licences.
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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 23/10/2025
Ontario cities are clearing homeless encampments. Where are people supposed to go? Amidst a housing crisis with no end in sight, municipalities across the province have been cracking down on the unhoused: pressprogress.ca/ontario-citi...
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Ontario Cities Are Clearing Homeless Encampments. Where Are People Supposed to Go?
Amidst a housing crisis with no end in sight, municipalities across the province have been cracking down on the unhoused
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West End Phoenix @westendphoenix.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
“Following clinic closures, this July saw a 160 per cent increase in overdoses at and around the Queen Street site” EVERY ONE OF THOSE OVERDOSES IS GOING TO BE SOMEONE’S SON, DAUGHTER, MOTHER OR DAD The latest from our October issue by Christian Malong www.westendphoenix.com/stories/ever...
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“Every one of those overdoses is going to be someone’s son, daughter, mother or dad” — West End Phoenix
Supervised consumption sites have closed across the province, and the ones that remain are struggling to keep up.
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Kensington Bellwoods Community Legal Services @kbcls.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 21/10/2025
Canada vowed to end #poverty by 2030, yet progress has stalled. The government can’t wait any longer to deliver real solutions. By Jasmine Ramze Rezaee and Leila Sarangi @policyalternatives.ca #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Canada set a poverty reduction goal. We’re falling behind. - CCPA
Canada vowed to end poverty by 2030, yet progress has stalled. The government can’t wait any longer to deliver real solutions.
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Downtown Guelph @downtownguelph.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Saddened but not surprised to hear that Bill 28 was voted down by the PC-led provincial government at Queen’s Park today. Doug Ford is a scourge to society and is running this province into the ground. #onpoli #queenspark #housing
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Matt Saunders @mds-can.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
What happened to the bike lanes on Woodlawn in Guelph @guelph.ca ? There's no construction notice on the city website but all the lines were removed this morning. @guelphontwowheels.bsky.social @bicyclemayorguelph.bsky.social
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Downtown Guelph @downtownguelph.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
A VHT along with the renoviction bylaw coming before council in November could be a tangible step towards holding predatory landlords and property hoarders accountable. Tell your councillors to support these motions for a more affordable housing market ✊ #guelph #onpoli @gwlc.bsky.social @guelph.ca
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CTV News Kitchener @ctvnewskitchener.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
COVID-19 vaccines cheaper than hospitalizations: Alberta doctors - A cost analysis done by the Alberta Medical Association compares the price of vaccine waste to hospitalization costs. CTV Edmonton’s Nicole Weisberg reports.
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COVID-19 vaccines cheaper than hospitalizations: Alberta doctors
A cost analysis done by the Alberta Medical Association compares the price of vaccine waste to hospitalization costs. CTV Edmonton’s Nicole Weisberg reports.
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Waterloo Region Drug Action Team @wrdrugactionteam.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
#BREAKING The P.C.-led Government of Ontario has just voted AGAINST ending homelessness within 10 years via the Housing Ends Homeless Act, legislation supported by Greens, Liberal, and NDP MPPs. Bill 28: www.ola.org/en/legislati...
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Kimiko Shibata @eslfairy.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
“Ontario has been underfunding education systematically for years, while accusing school boards of failing to balance budgets. Real government funding per student fell by $1,500 per student between 2018 and 2024, resulting in 5,000 fewer educators.” #OntEd www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Ontario’s plan to eliminate school boards is anti-democratic - CCPA
It seems that every few years, another province toys with the idea of eliminating school boards—those pesky thorns of local democracy that stick in the side of governments flush with neoliberal fantas...
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Disability Justice Network of Ontario @djno.ca · 29/09/2025
URGENT CALL TO ACTION! Hamilton City Council will be considering a report from city staff regarding encampment enforcement this Wednesday. REQUEST TO DELEGATE by 12pm Tuesday Sept 30th (tomorrow). FILL THE GALLERY and come to City Hall on Wednesday, Oct 1st at 9:30AM. 1/7
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Downtown Guelph @downtownguelph.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
“I would never say don’t protest, but it’s important to remember that protest is meant to be the beginning of action and not an action in and of itself.” - @adamadonaldson.bsky.social A protest should have an actionable and timely end-goal, otherwise it’s just to be harassed by a guy with a GoPro.
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Maybe you are city council material! (Think about it)
This week's Market Squared talks about what you should do now that the big protest is over
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CTV News Kitchener @ctvnewskitchener.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Online fundraiser launched for mother who died after family struck at Guelph crosswalk
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Online fundraiser launched for mother who died after family struck at Guelph crosswalk
A fundraising campaign has been launched to support the children of a woman who was struck by a vehicle while walking with her family in Guelph last week
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Bowman Law @bowman-law.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Toronto committee votes to strengthen speed camera program, pushing back against Ford's proposed ban | CBC News
Mayor’s successful motion to a city committee comes a day after the Ford government announced it would introduce legislation this fall to ban speed cameras in Ontario. Councillors pushed back against ...
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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
"Toronto's two sites at Ashbridges Bay and Humber both reported elevated levels of both COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) earlier this month. ...Ontario is also experiencing its highest levels of COVID-19 wastewater activity since March."
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Toronto wastewater sites show spike in COVID-19 levels
Toronto’s two wastewater monitoring sites reported elevated levels of both COVID-19 and RSV
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Friends and Families for Safe Streets @ffsafestreets.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 28/08/2025
NEW: Canada’s Arms-to-Israel Scandal Explained A timeline of Canada’s exports to Israel and the Liberal government’s attempts to make the scandal disappear. www.readthemaple.com/canadas-arms...
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Canada’s Arms-to-Israel Scandal Explained
A timeline of Canada’s exports to Israel and the Liberal government’s attempts to make the scandal disappear.
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Legal Clinic of Guelph and Wellington County @gwlc.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
We know the number of people experiencing homelessness is higher and continues to grow. With a renoviction by-law we can help keep our neighbours housed. #StopRenovictionsGuelph #KeepGuelphHoused #ProtectOurNeighbours #PassTheBylawGuelph #StandWithGuelphRenters
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Downtown Guelph @downtownguelph.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Guelph Mayor and Council’s claims of supporting affordable housing remain futile until we have renoviction bylaws and vacant unit taxes in place. “Market affordable” won’t be affordable until we hold policymakers and predatory landlords accountable. Thank you @gwlc.bsky.social 🏠 #housing #onpoli
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Downtown Guelph @downtownguelph.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Cool how #Canada formally recognizes the people they’re assisting the genocide of. #FreePalestine #ArmsEmbargo #CeaseFireNow
A spout with the words “recognition of Palestine” washing the bloodied white hands of suit wearing people. Each sleeve has Canada, UK, France, or Australia written on it.
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Michael @michaelknewton.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
I know there's already a flag for the City Of Guelph but it should be redesigned more accurately to feature a short man driving a massive truck.
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Waterloo Region Yes In My Backyard @wryimby.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
NIMBYism in a nutshell: people support housing (and shelters) but not in THEIR neighbourhood (pg. 8 below): web.uri.edu/harrington/w... 1/2
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Downtown Guelph @downtownguelph.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
COMPASSION-FREE ZONE, referencing the public space use bylaw which prohibits tents in certain areas. Spotted in #Guelph near the Boathouse and posted by Reddit user “harveynoodleman” #onpoli #housing #homelessness @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social
Spraypainted wall, stencilled with a green circle around a cold person sleeping, and a red circle with a cross around a tent. The words “compassion-free zone” and “bylaw (2024)-20998” are stencilled below.
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The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Toronto Police are targeting cyclists for minor HTA infractions. If you are stopped by police be safe, state your name & address truthfully, then contest the ticket online. Do not to provide your driver's license because through police error you may if convicted receive demerit points 1/2
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