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Glyn Bowerman

@glynbowerman.bsky.social
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Toronto-based journalist, podcaster, and editor. Cities, Raptors, Leeds United, and two black cats named Hall & Oates. I make an urban affairs podcast called Spacing Radio: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/spaci…

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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 18h
Are Toronto's bike lanes really empty? Charlie Buckley hit the streets to count cyclists, dug into city data, and compared the numbers with major cycling cities around the world.
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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 22h
Spacing's new election (and post-election) issue profiles the people and organizations that shape the discussion on key urban issues. Available now at the @spacingstore.bsky.social store and soon at other fine stores and subscriber mailboxes spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
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NEW ISSUE: Issues & Influencers - Spacing Toronto
For every municipal election since we started Spacing, we’ve published a special election-focused issue in advance of the polls. This year, we decided to do something a little different. Rather than l...
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 22h
They were speaking out against a country famous for extrajudicial assassinations, you absolute absolute turkey.
A Jesse Brown tweet that says “the sources in Naza are anonymous.”Netanyahu holding up a pager
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 23h
I’ve been extremely critical of Brad Bradford and I stand by all of it. But this @rwarnica.bsky.social piece almost (but not quite) makes me feel sorry for the guy. “They told me — almost to a person — that they find Bradford unprincipled and disloyal.” Yeesh. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Richard Warnica: Does Brad Bradford believe in anything other than himself?
Bradford's relentless pursuit of success may also be his downfall.
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
oh my
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Sean Hawkins @yourpalhawkboy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Winning over undecided voters!
SAL railing against immigrants and refugees.
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Conservatives will put on their Tough Guy voice and say “there’s no free lunch.” Usually to people who have a lot less lunch than they do. But, yes, things cost money. So when those same people say they’re going to cut your taxes without reducing government services, they’re willfully lying.
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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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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Young guy came into the cafe, I told him we have specials because it’s International Coffee Day. He said “It is!?!” Well… yeah. “Today!?!” Yeah… (I start to think he’s making fun of me). “Today is International Coffee Day?” Yup. “Amazing!” I want to be more like this lad. Good way to be.
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Tim Querengesser @timquerengesser.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Many Edmonton drivers: “Why do you need bike lanes?!” Also Edmonton drivers:
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Are we actually in the ✨policy✨part of the election now? I had almost lost hope. www.cp24.com/local/toront...
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‘We’re saving lives’: Chris Alexander unveils plan to move Toronto’s unhoused into apartments
Toronto mayoral candidate Chris Alexander is promising to move thousands of people experiencing homelessness out of shelters and into permanent housing, aiming for 1,000 placements by summer 2027 as p...
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wab Kinew: “It takes strength to be able to look in the mirror.”
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Zionists: anti-Zionism is a hate movement. Also Zionists: someone should “deal with” Avi Lewis. nationalpost.com/opinion/yoni...
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Yoni Goldstein: Jewish law tells us how to deal with Avi Lewis
His Yom Kippur message was indefensible
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Honestly, huge get!
Jerry Grafstein siting in a chair in front of a backyard pool. Geddy Lee’s glasses and hair have been crudely drawn over his picture. It says “Brad Bradford for Mayor” in the top left corner.
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🧵COVID-19 vaccines are now available in Ontario for high risk groups and available to the general public starting Oct. 26. The link below helps find the pharmacy nearest to you - please share to help others. FYI - we’re all at risk from COVID-19 see 2/ #VaccinesWork ontario.ca/vaccine-loca...
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COVID-19 pharmacy vaccine locations
Find your closest pharmacy to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 29/09/2026
man the republicans who hate language policing are going to be so mad about this
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’ll be on CP24 at 6pm tonight, talking about Ward 9 Davenport and the council race there. Tune in!
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 28/09/2026
Opinion: Doug Ford's plan to spend $48 million ripping up Toronto bike lanes has attracted some naysayers. One East York resident texted the premier's cellphone to tell him about his close friend who died in a cycling accident and asked him to reconsider. The response he received included "lmao."
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Graeme Bayliss: His cyclist friend was killed. Why did Doug Ford’s response include ‘lmao’?
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Not a great look, Brad!
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nice!
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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tobi Lutke, our most outspoken billionaire, does not understand cities or public space or transportation. Someone needs to put him in a room with Mike Bloomberg and Janette Sadik-Khan. I'm serious. @michaelrbloomberg.bsky.social @jskstreet.bsky.social
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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the contract to rip out Toronto’s bike lanes Spacing has obtained the RFP for the Ford government's bike lane removal, and it looks even worse than thought. spacing.ca/toronto/2026... #toronto #bikes #torontobike @cycletoronto.bsky.social
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EXCLUSIVE: Inside the contract to rip out Toronto's bike lanes - Spacing Toronto
After the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) shot down CycleTO’s legally innovative charter challenge that sought to stop Doug Ford’s attack on the city’s bike lanes, Queen’s Park wasted little time befor...
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My friend Else Langhans is playing live again today at The Emmet Ray. College and Dovercourt. Come thru for music, coffee, snacks, and beer!
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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 26/09/2026
And a reminder that this is what this stretch of road used to look like. With one lane of through-traffic on each side, and one lane of parking. Cars essentially have the same amount of road space, including a parking lane. The main thing that’s changed is that cyclists now have a protected lane.
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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 26/09/2026
Photo from Reddit of today’s Critical Mass. There are hundreds of cyclists in this photo and only about 40 people in cars. Yet both groups are taking up roughly the same amount of road space.
Photo of Critical Mass bike ride in Toronto today
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Michelle @michelle-colleen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Impressive turnout at #criticalmass #bikeTO to show our opposition to Doug Ford's plan to rip out bike lanes & endanger our lives. Bike lanes save lives! Doug Ford is a corrupt animal. Shame on him! #cycling #visionzero #toronto #ONpoli #TOpoli
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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trying to make a starter pack of Toronto 2026 Municipal Election candidates! Let me know the ones on bsky that I missed!
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Man Who Saved The World. May his memory be a blessing.
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This shouldn’t be controversial to say, but I know this clip will absolutely boil some blood on here.
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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Bike lanes on Adelaide yesterday morning. Over a dozen cyclists taking up the same space as one or two cars.
Over a dozen cyclists
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
First soup of the season was a banger.
A bowl of reddish-orange soup with grated white cheese and three bread sticks poking out of it.
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Don’t let the title throw you, Neil Young’s “On The Beach” is the perfect autumn album.
The album cover of Neil Young’s “On The Beach”
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Democracy dies in darkroast”
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I show up to a job interview with a normal coffee because I already have that ice in my veins.
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Public Safety Canada report here explicitly conflates anti-Zionism with antisemitism: www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pb...
“Intended outcome

Institutions across Canada have increased access to tools, guidance, and training to support the recognition, understanding and response to contemporary manifestations of antisemitism, including anti-Zionism, as outlined in the Canadian Handbook on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism.”
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Complaining about your property value dipping is like complaining to the croupier that the roulette ball landed on red but you always bet on black.
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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English.
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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
And finally, of course, we're very excited to see Spacing co-founder and flaneur columnist @shawnmicallef.bsky.social nominated for a Heritage Toronto 2026 Public History award for his Toronto Star weekly columns! www.heritagetoronto.org/programs/her...
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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Spacing is very pleased to have our issue 70, "Civic Memories," nominated for a 2026 Toronto Heritage Award in the Public History category! www.heritagetoronto.org/programs/her...
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Strange and sad development in the giant bear statue story from @alyshah.bsky.social : www.thestar.com/news/gta/why...
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Why North York’s giant bear sculpture is now at the centre of a $1-million lawsuit
Toronto-based artist David Blackmore has filed a lawsuit asking for $1 million in damages over North York’s ‘Seated Bear and Friends’ sculpture.
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My walls were too bare, so I got some art from After Hours/Outlier Leather Co. 926 College St. Vast improvement.
A framed print of the Baba YagaA framed picture of the Mothman next to a black iron candelabra
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
SUI says officer who gave a cyclist a beating won't be charged. Little surprise there from SIU, but we will all pay for the civil $ + this cop will continue to be paid.
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Toronto Police officer won't be charged in cyclist arrest that led to head injury: SIU
Videos of the arrest were shared widely in June, leading to some claims of “excessive use of force.”
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Man, I’d cut off my butt to see that Nathan Fielder movie right now.
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Titania @titaniasrealm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wishing you a magical autumn equinox! 🍂 🎨 Abby Jacobs
Painting depicting an autumnal scene. There are trees with orange, red and yellow foliage, and a cottage with smoke coming out of the chimney.
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What was your first computer growing up?
Commodore 64
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
That's about $5.5M less per season than he could have commanded
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Everything I read about BC politics right now is like being cornered at a party while a guy on coke badly explains season 4 of a show you’ve never heard of.
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A protected tree is cut down without a permit, and all that's left is the stump. What happens next? Arborist @toddirvine.bsky.social (City Forest) tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social what you can do with a tree on your property and why Toronto's enforcement is getting tougher. | Producer: Daysha Loppie
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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Always appreciate the work @glynbowerman.bsky.social puts forward in the Canadian Housing sphere. Tagging @housingnowto.bsky.social @moreneighboursto.bsky.social @uoftcities.bsky.social @ubchart.bsky.social to help #Amplify
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Balanced Supply of Housing @bshnode.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Our latest episode of the Overhead is out! Hear from Drs. Alina McKay & Colin Phillips as we dive into findings from our recent report on The Right to Accessible Housing: Identifying Needs & Building the Right Supply. Learn more about this research: bsh.ubc.ca/research/acc... Podcast link below ⬇️
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