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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 8h

I’ve gotta hope when they come for the rest of Bloor more politicians will come out 😔

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 10h

Why are Toronto councillors not more vocal and visible? At the protests, talking to the press. The mayor should be giving speeches with the demolition in the background. It’s past time to plead with him behind the scenes. He’s actively shitting on the city. Or am I just missing them?

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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 9h

My sign that TPS glared at all night made the news for a split second lol “Toronto Police Should Keep Torontonians Safe” (Other side says: “Bike Lanes Keep All Road Users Safe”) 3 min CTV News clip here: www.instagram.com/reel/DegHBq5...

Me holding a sign in front of cops saying “Toronto Police Should Keep Torontonians Safe“

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 10h

Contract to upgrade it: www.toronto.ca/services-pay... Contract to remove it: www.raqsesp.merx.com/public/solic... What are we even doing.

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 10h

The city is literally building an upgraded protected bike lane around Queens Park right now. But it's in the contract for removal!

Queens Park cycling upgrade construction

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 10h

There’s still so many people biking downtown Toronto, I’m kind of in denial all of Bloor, University, Yonge is getting ripped up next.

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Ashley @ashleyquan.bsky.social · 11h

The Toronto Police arrested Aly Van Wyck-Smart, a Paralympian with cerebral palsy who was protecting part of the bike lane from removal. On the bright side, the construction workers put the bollards back and said we'd won for the day.

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Adam @mrfaceplant.bsky.social · 12h

A lot has changed since Nov. 13 2012 when I protested Rob Ford removing bike lanes on Jarvis. The only other protester there was @fuzzywuzzyto.bsky.social (who got arrested minutes before I arrived). I slowed down the machine the rest of the way at least.

Picture from 2012 of a road scrapper removing bike lanes on Jarvis as viewed from the back of a bike.

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 12h

Petition to relocate Queens Park to Ottawa 🤞

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Anton Lodder @antonlodder.bsky.social · 16h

"where Doug Ford regularly goes" is the best predictor of provincial policy. * highway to Muskoka * private jet access from queens park to Ottawa via billy bishop * tunnel under 401 for motorcades * absolutely no bike lanes I could ever see * no tolls (407 is fine, I have tunnel)

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 16h

As a reminder, the entire reason this specific bike lane is somehow under the purview of the Provincial Government is because our moron Premier has to pass it on his way to his job (on the rare days he goes to work) and the sight of a cyclist passing his SUV in traffic makes his blood BOIL

a rough map of Doug Ford's house in north Etobicoke, the Bloor bike lanes, and Doug Ford's alleged job at Queen's Park

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 14h

She has come to one of our earlier rallies for Bloor

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Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 17h

C'mon. Where else can you get this sort of drama? www.tvo.org/article/it-w...

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Nate Erskine-Smith @beynate.bsky.social · 16h

I will advocate for treating homelessness as the crisis it is, through expanded rapid housing, rent supplements, and mental health outreach. We can deliver dignity for people in need while keeping public spaces welcoming for everyone.

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Nate Erskine-Smith @beynate.bsky.social · 16h

While homelessness has increased across the province by more than 20% in recent years, the Chow administration has overseen an 8% reduction here in Toronto. And encampments have been reduced significantly too. No one should accept this as success. But it’s progress to build on.

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Kevin Rupasinghe @kevinrupasinghe.ca · 14/10/2026

I'm grateful for the support of @beynate.bsky.social, former Liberal MP in Beaches-East York. Scarborough Southwest got to know Nate from his decade of leadership representing the west side of Victoria Park. Now I am looking forward to serving our community east of Victoria Park...

"Kevin is smart, hard-working and will deliver for Scarborough at City Hall. Kevin will put residents first and ensure that they have vibrant spaces, affordable homes, and can get around safely to enjoy their neighbourhoods with their families."

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Kanchan @kayehm.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

That is Provincial tax dollars removing municipal capitally funded asset dollars ... being watched by city tax dollars. 🫠 Is this how a leader who is supposed to be a great businessman spends our money??

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Who said « c’est quoi ça tabarnak, câlisse » 🤣

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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Arrests in five minutes

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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Bike lanes coming out, with

LED sign mounted on bike flashing “bike lanes save lives”

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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

All right, folks! If you are able to, you may want to rush to Bloor and Islington ASAP where bike removal crews are setting up! We must keep the pressure on until the Ford government backs off for good. 🚨🚲🚨 #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero www.reddit.com/r/torontobik...

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From the torontobiking community on Reddit: Bike lane removal crews closing bike lanes near islington

Explore this post and more from the torontobiking community

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

If anyone was skeptical, "Musk disables Ukraine's Starlink terminals during a major Russian attack" is a pretty strong argument to get US oligarch tech out of our governments (and out of everywhere else.)

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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Transportation Minister confirming provincial attempts to remove bike lanes on Bloor Street West were called off after protests "halted" them. "Make no mistake: these bike lanes are coming out," he says #ToPoli #Onpoli

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Observing The City @observingthecity.ca · 14/10/2026

Construction trucks leaving Bloor and Islington area after being successfully deterred from starting work on removing bike lanes in Toronto by a large protest.

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I do think the internet progressive response of making fun of the voter isn’t helping.

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Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

We’re asking the Supreme Court of Canada to hear our case and defend our Charter right to life and security of the person (s. 7). Stand in solidarity with protesters and exercise your Charter right to peaceful assembly (s. 2(c)). Oct 13. 5pm to late Tom Riley Park (Bloor & Islington)

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Alyshah Hasham @alyshah.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

This @benspurr.bsky.social piece on the battle in Toronto Centre gets at something I think about a lot: that regular exposure to homelessness and addiction with no sense that anyone’s lives are getting better, erodes empathy and leads to backlash: www.thestar.com/news/gta/in-...

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How homelessness, public safety — and wildly different visions — are shaping the election race in Toronto Centre

Concerns about drug use and public safety are the top issue in the race for Toronto Centre, with candidates offering vastly different solutions.

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Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

A picture of a ward struggling with the iron political equilibrium of Toronto: we don't build enough housing or shelters because the suburban low rise neighbourhoods refuse to take either. So everything gets concentrated downtown. Also featuring pointless factional fight on the left.

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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The City of Toronto says turnout is dramatically up at advance voting for the 2026 municipal election. This year, 222,550 people voted early. That compares to: 2023 – 129,745 votes 2022 – 115,911 votes 2018 – 124,299 votes 2014 – 161,147 votes #ToPoli

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Joshua Hind @joshuahind.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Olivia Chow cannot win the public safety debate. She let Bradford own the issue all year, and now it’s too wrapped up in “feelings” for her to establish an effective position. She must pivot hard. To what? There only one option… (from my public Instagram @joshuahind_)

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Everyone deserves a 6 month vacation every now and then

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Future prime minister alert

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Good because White Pine is clearly MAGA so strategic voting is a factor

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Progressive Conservative progressive ⇒ conservative conservative Progressive

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Maple is the only patriotic answer, Canada strong

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

So are you all early voting because you also got 17 calls and emails reminding you it’s the last day to early vote?

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

A vote for birch is a vote for big allergies, don’t do it kids

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Spending the holiday in enemy territory (generally Holyday/Bradford signs)

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Jessica Eaton @jessicaeaton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I’d guess a big factor is the increase in people expercing a housing crisis, which is very visible. And of course while you can see this everywhere it is not likely houseless people are going to rob you much less shoot you. There is a pretty simple fix for this! (It’s give everyone a home)

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Why is Gord Perks calling, what did I skeet this time

Call from Gord Perks, retired Toronto city councillor for Parkdale-High Park

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Phil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

"Governments expanded harm reduction without building... the treatment, psychiatric care, supportive housing, recovery and transitional capacity needed to address the underlying problems at the same scale." This is precisely it. We gave up on something without ever fully investing what was required.

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

“What are you doing about public safety on the TTC?” ❌ I don’t understand, crime is down ✅ Everyone deserves to feel safe on the TTC. Crisis support workers, supportive housing, addictions treatment, the 211 number, 911 response time, etc

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