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Steve Munro @swanboatsteve.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Olivia Chow is not a perfect transit mayor, but she's my choice. stevemunro.ca/2026/10/06/w...

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Trump cancelled the deal that prevented nukes

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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My wife, father-in-law and I were just talking in our household. About 125 years of living in central Toronto between us and none of us have ever been mugged. Between us, we've lost laptops twice, phones twice and wallets half a dozen times in Toronto and they've always ended up returned to us.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

You take our bike lanes, we take the road. Toronto showed up Friday night. 📸 @geoffreybercarich via Instagram

Cyclists taking the lane stretching kms of a city street

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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There are actual possibilities there. Not enough savings to be material in terms of the city budget, but tens of millions - at least - could be redirected from dubious projects to ones that matter and send a message.

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Available on BBC iPlayer if you have a good VPN

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If you haven't discovered Ada Palmer yet this a great opporunity. Yes a multipart series on the real Machiavelli with wonderful digressions and connections to today

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Because your potash deposits are small and expensive to mine vs Canada

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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Toronto parks are a mess. And they offer a huge opportunity to create great places. My column: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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Is there a design for Toronto’s parks?

Urban green spaces deserve care, attention and planning from design professionals

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Don't forget Puritan religion the second founding priniclple

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Acute observers understand the depth of the problem.

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thanks for being on the editorial board

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Episode 2 is up! Beforecast, my new podcast about history and our present, starting with a deep dive into Machiavelli. Beforecast.fm has links to all the podcast sites, and the YouTube link is below.

beforecast.fm

Beforecast — Now Live

Historian Ada Palmer on the real Machiavelli. Episode 1 is out now. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube and more.

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

When your business model is under existential threat (Alto) it is a survival mechanism. Major expansion is blocked, unless Feds choose to destroy the waterfront and lose manyToronto seats. The solution is downsizing to a smaller scale & bankruptcy of Nieuport Aviation. Death throes will be painful.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"US foreign policy now hardly exists. It’s been replaced by random whims blurted out by an ignorant, easily confused amateur, who hasn’t done his homework, hasn’t thought through the implications of his declarations, and might very well change his mind without warning..." www.ms.now/news/trump-i...

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Trump stumbles into an international incident of his own making in Ireland

The underlying issue is best approached with a nuanced understanding of history, culture, diplomacy and regional politics. Trump skipped all that.

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Daniel Ansari 🇨🇦 @numcog.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Americans do not take Canada seriously. They think of it as a small, irrelevant place that can be poked fun at without any cost. I have encountered many Americans over the past 18 months who think the 51st state thing is kind of funny and something to joke about. They do not get it.

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Toronto needs a leader who prioritizes the real issues, and that is why I am supporting Olivia Chow for re-election this fall. If you are ready to see this important work continue, please join me by adding your name to the list today. www.oliviachow.ca/pledge

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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

News outlets that borrowed the "de-escalation" hed from this release missed the point. It's strong stuff from the Ontario chamber "mutually destructive trade war, driven by Trump’s multiple violations of his own trade agreement" "misguided, illegal actions of another country" occ.ca/mediarelease...

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Ontario Chamber Calls for De-escalation, Focus on Competitiveness as Canada-U.S. Trade Tensions Enter New Phase | OCC

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

More dismal news about the American food safety system and how it has been corrupted by foreign beef producers. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/o...

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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Apple Computers 1984 by @deAdder Substack: deadder.substack.com/p/apple-comp...

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Apple Computers

The famous commercial from 1984

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The EU defends Greenland against MAGA

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

We get it Saturday mornings in South Riverdale

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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Here is my letter to the MacDonald Laurier Institute on the subject of their appalling research. Use as you will. I recommend sending something of your own, though. And if you know anyone associated with MLI - and Board directors, say - send it to them, too.

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Alex Usher email to Brian Lee Crowley

(text of an email sent to Brian Lee Crowley of the MacDonald Laurier Institute on September 2, 2026) Dear Brian, I am writing to you and your board with respect to the publication “The equity excelle...

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Emphasis on the 'acting' in 'acting tough'. No one is going back to the table befor the midterms it is just the PM sounding reasonable in public.

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Did not read as a joke. Certainly true in Doug Ford's Ontario

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Liberals have swept 3 byelections. Can someone tell them to use their traditional arrogance that rises at times like this and just start building ALTO. Use that political capital when you have it. You'll lose it for something stupid otherwise.

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The $150B includes operating costs over 40 years which were estimated to be covered by revenue. 'Capital costs are $83.5-billion, which is within Alto’s publicly cited range of $60-billion to $90-billion.' www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/fdde9ed...

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Toronto-Quebec high-speed rail project could cost $150-billion over 40 years, document shows

Crown corporation expects fare revenue to more than cover the project’s operational expenses

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Because your newspaper torqued the headline to exclude revenue.

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Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This is a good example of what @ntusikov.bsky.social and I have been warning about for years: US tech companies are uniquely susceptible to extra-legal US government pressure (Google isn’t compelled to change Lake Ontario’s name.) Because of this, they represent a direct threat to Canadian autonomy.

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Angine de Poitrine breaks that mold

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I started getting Poilievre junk last week. I flagged the posts as not interested and it stopped. Not surprised that the US is targeting Canadian accounts with their BS

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

1775 — Revolutionary War Invasion 1812–1815 — War of 1812 Fenian Raids (1866-1871)

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Not just attempted, actually invaded multiple times.

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Mark Wilson @markjaw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Racism in America runs deep. This post should acknowledge it.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It just keeps getting better.

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