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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Definitely cool that they are supporting the school meals program but in the context of the upcoming election it is worth pondering whether Brad Bradford would ever have pushed to start such a program. And we both know the answer to that is a hard no.

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This program was started by Olivia Chow in 1985 when she was a TDSB school trustee and expanded when she became mayor. Just sayin’

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Notable because fire and ambulance vehicles can use the University Ave bike lane south of College as an emergency vehicle lane. Because planning

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

How dare you! Hard to see how calling them on their AI slop is somehow limiting their freedom of speech but the two groups referred to in the article don’t care about anything but rage farming for their preferred rage farmer candidate.

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Odd that a group with “integrity” in its name would use fake AI generated video. Makes you think maybe they don’t have any integrity

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Looks like a perfect bike to cruise down the Bloor, University and Yonge St bike lanes

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

We were whacking our icicles with a pvc pipe contraption that my neighbour built. Plus I was hanging out of second and third floor windows with a hockey stick. Was whacking those icicles like I was Bobby Clarke and those icicles were Kharlamov

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I bet if we renamed NATO to North American Trump Organization things would settle down a bit for an hour or two. If NATO had a name change ceremony and gave him a medal with the new name we would be Golden (same colour or should I say “color”as the medal)

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Would you mind keeping us posted on your parents future airline travel plans?

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

There have been Ministers of Labour in the Cabinet since 1909. But no more. Part of that Minister’s job was to represent the interests of workers and their unions at the Cabinet table. I guess AI will do that now. Not a good look from a Government that borrowed votes from the NDP

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Something like this in Yorkville would be delightful!

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

These terrible ads seem to be helping the Leafs. Keep em coming! The subtext is that Harper has cheered for guys from both teams but you should vote for Team Blue. I’m okay with the subtext (as defined by me) but not okay with the actual message

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

The Jets are on the CBC in Toronto. Good old CBC!

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Frankly it you want to worry about election fraud worry about those selling tech solutions to the voting process like internet voting, voting screens etc. Remember a paper ballot is a paper trail. People should worry about that rather than the ballot counting process in their local school gym.

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

If you want to criticize the electoral process in Canada you should focus on spending and donation limits , political advertising by parties and third parties , election financing legislation and the use of polls and seat prediction websites

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Also remember that my posts above only deal with the counting process. The other area is fraudulent voting ( ie impersonation ). Even that is exceedingly rare in modern elections particularly since the law has required certain ID to vote. The voting process is mostly free and fair

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

And math mistakes but when you are counting millions of ballots over hundreds of ridings that is bound to happen. Also remember there is a final check in that a candidate can request a judicial recount in certain circumstances which can trigger a full manual recount of every ballot (if ordered)

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

What people need to understand is that it would take far more resources to steal an election in any riding then it would to run an effective legal campaign. There are so many checks and balances now that counting fraud is almost non existent in Canadian elections. Of course there are counting errors

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

There is almost no potential for fraud in the counting process where there are part scrutineers present which is why the Elections Act has specific provisions allowing for them and setting out what they can and can’t do.

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Each candidates ballots are placed in separate sealed envelopes along with a separate envelope containing any rejected ballots (and I believe a separate envelope of challenged ballots although not sure here). There is also a process whereby you can decline your ballot but it happens so rarely

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

The ballots and the other paperwork are then placed back in the ballot box which is resealed and transported by the Elections Canada returning officer back to the central elections Canada returning office. There is no opportunity for anybody to erase or change or destroy ballots.

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

One envelope contains the Liberal ballots, separate one for the NDP, CPC Green or other independent candidates. The total number of ballots are reconciled with the vote records. All that is signed off and sealed. Each scrutineer then is issued with a copy of the official count of that poll.

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

the ballot is in the challenged pile ( or the challenge is recorded). The counting continues until all the ballots are counted and/or challenges resolved or not. All present confirm the count and that is written down and signed off. Then all the categories of ballots are put in separate envelopes …

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Usually a close inspection of the ballot resolves the challenge and that ballot is counted or not (for example if there is a line drawn through all the candidates). If all the scrutineers agreed that the ballot is rejected then it goes in the rejected pile. If the challenge is not resolved then……

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

The ballots are then put in piles indicating votes for each candidate. The choice expressed by the voter is clear in 99% of the cases. If there is a challenge to a ballot the scrutineer is asked to indicate the nature of the challenge ( maybe two candidates marked or the ballot is initialed).

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

So there will be at least one Elections Canada poll clerk and two or three candidate scrutineers supervising the counting of the ballots. Erasures aren’t a thing. Ballots are unfolded and then the poll clerk shows each ballot to those scrutineers present (scrutineers are not allowed to touch ballots

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I can’t remember how many polls I have scrutineered. Here is how it works. Any party or candidate is entitled to have a scrutineer at a poll as long as they arrive at the poll before it closes with a credential signed by the candidate. Usually there are scrutineers from the candidates “in the race”

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Why don’t you republish your seat projections from the recent Ontario election and compare that with the election results. Then we can see if your model is worth anything at all.

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I am not a fan of strategic voting but voting Liberal in those ridings actually increases the chances of CPC victories on the Island. The same holds true in parts of Alberta, Sask, Man. and Ontario. If you are a strategic voter make sure you understand the winning strategy in your riding

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

@brenttoderian.bsky.social I encourage voters who are thinking of voting strategically to defeat the CPC to look at the example of all the ridings on Vancouver Island. You can google them. Look at past election results and there is no way voting Liberal is a strategic vote to defeat the CPC

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Old Fashioneds can be made with bourbon (Boo!) or good old Canadian Rye whiskey (Yeah!). No limits for us “woke” Canadians. We are a resourceful people.

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Take a look at the public sector orgs that report they have no one making over $100k. Lots of youth and childcare orgs, social service orgs, cultural orgs and Indigenous orgs and other orgs that assist poor and marginalized people.

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Just to jog people’s memory about Premier Ford. Performative nonsense.

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

King of Kensington is the exception that proves the rule.

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Nothing like speaking to your client representative from his hospital bed after he was “doored” to “drive” home the importance of this case to save the Bloor, Yonge and University bike lanes. Proud to be working on this with my colleagues from Paliare Roland and new colleagues from EcoJustice.

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

NEW: CycleToronto and other citizens have launched a Charter challenge of the Ford government's law to remove bike lanes. CT's executive director is not present at the Queen's Park announcement because... he was doored on Monday in a painted bike lane and is hospitalized.

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Almost as fast as an employer can get an illegal strike declaration from the OLRB. If only I could get as quick access to an interim reinstatement order when an employer unlawfully terminates an employee. Once again the hierarchy of rights in labour law is exposed.

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

As soon as you have your tree up and decorated then it is fair game to stick wrapped gifts under the tree.

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

It’s #GivingTuesday. Please consider giving to Progress Toronto. They do important advocacy work and political work at the municipal level. They deserve your support. Donation link below. The best type of donation is a small (or large!) monthly donation!

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Toronto has had a number of Liberal mayors, Allan Lamport, Phil Givens, Art Eggleton and June Rowlands were all affiliated with the Liberal party. Eggleton remains Toronto’s longest serving Mayor. But you are right if you only look at Mayors post amalgamation in 1998

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Team Chewy here. Two ways to get better chewy bacon. First, buy thick sliced bacon. Second, bake it in the oven rather than fry it in a pan. Line a baking sheet with foil and bake at 300 or 325 F turning frequently. Start it in a cold oven (don’t preheat your oven).

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Progress Toronto in the Bluesky house. Give them a follow and better yet give them a donation! They do such good work.

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I would like to sincerely apologize to all Toronto drivers for the traffic congestion I caused by riding a bike to work today. I am so so sorry.

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Don Eady @eadydon.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

New here and I found this super helpful in finding accounts here

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