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Phil Rickaby

@philrickaby.com
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🇨🇦 Writer, performer, podcaster introvert. I write plays. I think about theatre and its future. Host and producer of @stageworthy.ca

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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 25/09/2026
In Toronto Municipal elections, people usually concentrate on the Mayoral race, and don't pay as much attention to the council seat. I just discovered the Candidate Tracker at thelocal.to/candidate-tr... which lets you look at all the candidates in your ward, and learn about their platforms.
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Candidate Tracker: Toronto Election 2026 | The Local
The only place to find reported, fact-checked biographies and platform summaries for every candidate running in the 2026 Toronto municipal election.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 06/07/2026
This is sad news.
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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · 21/04/2026
What can doctors learn from actors? Alexis Milligan — Shaw Festival movement director and creator of the Theatre of Medicine — joins Stageworthy to talk bodies, breath, and human connection. 🎭
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Alexis Milligan Knows what Doctors can Learn from Theatre
What does it mean to move with intention? For Alexis Milligan, movement is everything — every breath, every blink, every shift of weight tells a story. As the Resident Movement Director at the Shaw Festival, Alexis works at the intersection of physical storytelling, design, and performance, helping actors inhabit their roles from the inside out.
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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · 17/04/2026
As I start planning my new few weeks of Stageworthy, I realize that I haven't been able to feature as many theatre artists from the prairie provinces, or Quebec as I would like. So, if you know a theatre maker from those provinces, please suggest them to me, so I can feature them on the podcast!
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 17/04/2026
Once again, the only things that get done in this province are the things that benefit Doug or his donors. Apparently, the rest of us can kick rocks.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 10/04/2026
Still thinking about Riot King's The Moors at @thetheatrecentre last night. It was funny and horrifying and wonderful all at once. I highly recommend it, if you're looking for some good Toronto Theatre.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Hey, so if Avi Lewis is already generating obvious concern among media pundits, old guard former NDP leaders, and provincial NDP who embrace Lib/Con lite policies, he's probably onto something very important.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 27/03/2026
I was going to say something witty like we have to "Protect Ontario" from Doug Ford, but the time to do that was at the last Provincial election. Now, we're stuck with this guy until 2030. www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
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Martin Regg Cohn: Protected from voters’ wrath, Doug Ford’s latest budget defies fiscal reality
The premier is protecting himself, not Ontario, with his latest spending plan, Martin Regg Cohn writes.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 24/03/2026
The fact that no one named in the Epstein files has been arrested or investigates for raping children is unconscionable. If the billionaire class is that immune to consequences, then perhaps it's time for a French solution (if you get my meaning).
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 19/03/2026
Submitted a play I have been working on for some time to a theatre company. Instead of sitting and waiting, I'm going to start work on a zombie horror genre play.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 15/03/2026
At some point, they will admit that AI has been a huge waste of money and time. But it won't be soon enough. www.reuters.com/business/wor...
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Exclusive: Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount
The cuts could affect 20% or more of the company.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 13/03/2026
The only reason to do this is if you have something to hide. Doug Ford is a corruption machine.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 05/03/2026
I look forward to this guys crimes against humanity trial.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 27/02/2026
WTF Doug? You're the premier of Ontario. Fund hospitals and education. Fix highways. Build bridges in towns where they need it. Stop this weird obsession with the city that hates you. torontolife.com/real-estate/...
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Now Doug Ford wants to spend "a few billion dollars" overhauling the Convention Centre - Toronto Life
The premier called the downtown facility “one of the worst convention centres anywhere in the world"
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 27/02/2026
Why do I imagine him meeting Altman like a fanboy, and not someone who needs to be taking OpenAI to task? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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AI minister says OpenAI still not doing enough in wake of B.C. shooting, will meet CEO Altman | CBC News
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says OpenAI's recent commitments to adjust its policies in the wake of the shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., do not go far enough and plans to meet with CE...
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 27/02/2026
Another Doug Ford scam! There's a perfectly good Science Centre already. And they just opened a LRT station there! Which of Doug's friends got this contract? globalnews.ca/news/1170801...
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Ford government awards $1B contract for new Ontario Science Centre | Globalnews.ca
The province urgently shuttered the Ontario Science Centre at Don Mills and Eglinton to move it south to the waterfront, claiming the move was necessary because of its roof.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 27/02/2026
What does Doug Ford want exactly? Is he working to make life better for regular Ontarians? Or is his goal to squeeze as much money out of the Province to enrich his wealthy friends? No spoiler: its the second one. Every choice he makes is based on how how he can make his friends richer.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 27/02/2026
Doug seems to keep thinking he's the premier of Toronto. Still mad about not getting elected mayor all those years ago. www.thestar.com/news/gta/dou...
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Doug Ford blasts the ‘radical left’ at Toronto city hall over estimate on cost of replacing speed cameras
A report from city staff added up the cost of replacing speed cameras with traffic-calming measures suggested by the premier.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 26/02/2026
Netflix won't counter Ellison's offer. Ladies and gentleman, the full right wing power grab is here and will now be beamed into every home on CBS, CNN, HBO, movies from Warner and Paramount. about.netflix.com/en/news/netf...
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Netflix Declines to Raise Offer for Warner Bros. - About Netflix
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 27/02/2026
Statements like this, should be called out whenever they occur. Reform should give him the boot.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 21/02/2026
Did it to yourself, America.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 20/02/2026
Alberta is about to post a budget with a massive deficit, and they are going to try to blame Ottawa for that. But the purse strings start and end with the provincial government. They are going to use the deficit and the austerity that will follow to stoke their anti-Canada sentiments.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 19/02/2026
Doug Ford has never had to work for anything in his life. How could he understand how changes to OSAP would affect students? How can he understand how his underfunding healthcare affects patients? He's a rich guy who came from a rich family. He doesn't understand and he doesn't care.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 19/02/2026
Hot take: forcing AI into everything is the extinction burst of the AI industry. lifehacker.com/tech/apple-i...
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Apple Is Adding ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to CarPlay in iOS 26.4
CarPlay will support AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini in iOS 26.4.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 18/02/2026
When an AI CEO tells us that one day their product will do something, we should immediately call BS. They are simply trying to prop up their dying product with the promise of something that will never be. They and their shareholders benefit from false promises, the rest of us should be skeptical.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 18/02/2026
If health care in Ontario is unsustainable, its because Doug Ford wants it that way. He's under funded our health services for his entire tenure as premier, all so that he can introduce a private health care option that will benefit his cronies. globalnews.ca/news/1166965...
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Ontario finance minister says rate of health-care spending is ‘unsustainable’ | Globalnews.ca
In the buildup to the 2026 budget, Doug Ford's finance minister is raising concerns about the sustainability of health-care spending in Ontario.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 18/02/2026
Pedos, all of them. Charge them. Arrest them. String them up.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 18/02/2026
Well, this seems like the actions of a government that has nothing to hide. /s crooksandliars.com/2026/02/fbi-...
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FBI Officially Says It Won't Give Local Investigators Evidence In DHS Shooting Cases
The FBI has officially notified Minnesota officials that it will not provide evidence from the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti to local law enforcement.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 10/02/2026
If any of these people actually cared about that they would arrest Trump and everyone else in those files.
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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · 10/02/2026
*sigh* Another American at the head of a Canadian arts institution. So disappointing.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 10/02/2026
What a lackluster season from Mirvish Productions. A Karate Kid musical? 13 Going on 30, the musical? I'm so bored of the movie to musical pipeline. The only interesting shows (IMO) are Operation: Mincemeat and Salesman in China. www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
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Mirvish unveils 2026-27 season, including ‘Karate Kid’ musical and an Agatha Christie whodunnit
The seven-show lineup also includes the Alicia Keys jukebox musical “Hell’s Kitchen” and the Olivier-winning hit “Operation Mincemeat.”
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Jada Jones @jadajones57.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
I think the term "American Exceptionalism" is stupid anyway. Why try to be so stuck up?? Every country has their strengths and weaknesses Anyway PLEASE RELEASE WHATEVER YOU HAVE THIS IS WHAT PUTIN HAS ON HIM
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 04/02/2026
This rehabilitation of Stephen Harper is a joke. He is (and has been since 2018) the Chairman of the IDU, which supports right-wing governments all around the world. They have aided the resurgence of fascism throughout the world, and as the Chair, Harper has had a direct hand in this.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 04/02/2026
I always used to hear people say that Americans needed the second amendment in case the government ever turned fascist. Weird.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 04/02/2026
Apparently they are turning The Lost Boys into a musical. Of course, the most important question, is how will they handle the most important character in the film? Of course, I'm talking about saxophone guy.
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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · 03/02/2026
What does sustainable theatre look like beyond major cities? 🎭 On Stageworthy, Phil Rickaby talks with Tim Porter, founding Artistic Director of Tweed & Company Theatre, about building a professional company in a rural community — and why serving audiences matters more than chasing prestige.
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Tim Porter Makes Theatre Work Outside the Big City
In this episode of Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby sits down with Tim Porter, founding Artistic Director of Tweed & Company Theatre, to talk about what it means to build a sustainable professional theatre company outside of major urban centres.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 03/02/2026
So, a lot of powerful and rich people visited Epstein's island and did unspeakable things to children, and there are not going to be any consequences for that? They just get to go on as if its business as usual? Do I have that right? 😡
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 02/02/2026
In a normal world, the fact of a name being in the Epstein files would be enough to bring someone down. Every person named must be investigated. Every person named needs to be shunned at the very least. Ever person who harmed children must be prosecuted. Regardless of who they are.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
If all these oligarchs named in the Epstein Files are totally innocent, surely they’d be in favor of an independent investigation into Epstein’s crimes. Right?
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
The Epstein Files reveal that the world's most wealthy and powerful men are either raping girls OR have absolutely no problem with other perverted men raping and trafficking girls as long as it helps their bottom line. I can only hope this infuriates the majority against the elite.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 01/02/2026
Arrest and prosecute.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 27/01/2026
This is why we need more support in Canada for Canadian-owned media.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Pay attention folks. Danielle Smith and the Alberta MAGA machine are using the Donbas playbook. This isn't about "independence" it is about sedition and subservience to Trump.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 27/01/2026
Looking for A Google Workspace replacement. Must be located outside of the US and not use any American servers.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 23/01/2026
As I brace for a weekend of -20C weather, I am chuckling at the CNN reporter calling the -9C temps in Greenland "brutal".
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 22/01/2026
The only proper response Dems should be giving is: Defund and prosecute. America needs a real alternative to conservatism, because the Democrats aren't it.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 22/01/2026
Let it die.
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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · 21/01/2026
Gotta love how these Americans go to other countries and tell them how they should feel.
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