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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

On this day today, September 1, 1980 Terry Fox ran his last mile of the Marathon Of Hope ❤️🇨🇦 ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦🍁❤️

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🇨🇦 Kari Raymer Bishop @kariraymerbishop.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

If any other procurement professional negotiated a contract where staff paid more than those walking in off the street... they'd be fired. Your Ontario tax dollars are being wastefully funneled to an American company and Ford seems to think you are cool with it.

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CNN @cnn.com · 26/08/2026

The Empire State Building lit up pink at 9:25pm to honor the late music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton with the time being a nod to her hit song “9 to 5.”

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Kevin Rupasinghe @kevinrupasinghe.ca · 21/08/2026

Children shouldn't have to walk in the road to get to school. Sidewalks should have been added here. As your Councillor, I will use these opportunities across Scarborough Southwest to make our roads safer for everyone. Sign up if you agree: www.KevinR.ca/SafeStreets #TOPoli

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Jennifer Alexander Etobicoke Centre Council Candidate @thismomroars.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

New from The Etobicoke Voice, our first full length podcast on Term Limits in municipal politics. As I started writing I felt this was bigger than an article, so I started to talk & pressed record! So please be kind about any tech issues! #TOpoli theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/how-long-i...

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How Long Is Too Long? A Conversation About Term Limits In Municipal Politics

Listen now | Aug 19 2026 - a podcast special

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Jennifer Alexander Etobicoke Centre Council Candidate @thismomroars.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A question I’ve been hearing a lot lately: Why are you doing this? So today, I’m starting a new series: Community Questions Answered. thismomroars.substack.com/p/community-... #Etobicoke #Topoli #Ward2

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Community Questions Answered: Why I Am Running For City Council

Aug 17 2026

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Janet Joy 🇨🇦 @jsquaredink.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

No wonder some wards have the same councillors for 90 years! Councillor Ward 2 - Etobicoke Centre ONLY Alexander, Jennifer has stepped up to run against NAY VOTER Holyday, Stephen www.toronto.ca/city-governm...

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2026 Municipal Election List of Candidates & Third Party Advertisers

The following list contains website links provided by candidates and third party advertisers to the City Clerk. The City Clerk provides these links to the public strictly as a convenience to promote c...

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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Definitely share @graphicmatt.com's disappointment in his latest column on how only one councillor - Gord Perks - stepped aside for this fall's election and another is running for Mayor. We really need term limits to allow for new blood at City Hall. #TOpoli #TOelxn26 www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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Matt Elliott: Gord Perks left Toronto council with a bang. Why won’t his long-serving colleagues ever leave?

With Toronto councillors serving for decades and Doug Ford blocking key reforms, term limits may be the only way to get new voices at city hall.

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Jennifer Alexander Etobicoke Centre Council Candidate @thismomroars.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Door knocking in Etobicoke Centre is so great because everyone is so welcoming and we are having great conversations! Want to join in and learn more, check out jenalexander.ca

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Jennifer Alexander Etobicoke Centre Council Candidate @thismomroars.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I do not understand why the Etobicoke Centre Councillor thinks his local residents don't care about the waterfront in this city. The Islands, Harbourfront, Sunnyside, Humber Bay, Marie Curtis; we visit these areas for recreation, many love the beach; we are not ok with Fords actions Cllr Holyday

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Jennifer Alexander Etobicoke Centre Council Candidate @thismomroars.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

This has been a long time coming, very proud to be part of the @saveosc.bsky.social team working along side @joshmatlow.bsky.social & team, Cllr Burnside & team, & @moriyamateshima.bsky.social to see this report brought to council. Looking forward to seeing what comes next! #TOpoli #ONpoli

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Jennifer Alexander Etobicoke Centre Council Candidate @thismomroars.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Asking that seniors and families with young children have to go to a local strip plaza to pick up mail seems pretty inconvenient, I mean would this not normally be something we would advocate against?

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 30/07/2026

Several of the items left on this agenda follow the same theme: councillors who just want to be on record as opposing certain developments in their wards. 'Tis the election season.

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 30/07/2026

Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin wants to defer a development application for Eglinton East & Hoyle Ave to the next council meeting, which isn't until December. Her motion FAILS 7-13. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

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Tim Ellis, TDSB Ward 2 candidate 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 29/07/2026

You heard it here first folks (it is actually me, I had planned to announce in a few days but I guess Chris Alexander just gave me a boost lol)

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TTC Alerts @ttcalerts.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Line 5 Eglinton: No service between Cedarvale and Mount Dennis stations while the maintainer fixes a track problem.

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Jennifer Alexander Etobicoke Centre Council Candidate @thismomroars.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Such a silly question from a Cllr that prides himself at saving money even at the expense of some of our most vulnerable city residents. And some of those residents do indeed live in Ward 2

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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Six Toronto councillors voted against even debating the possible creation of a Pedestrian Streets Program

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 24/06/2026

Holyday suggests the city should be charging more for rain barrels, given they were all claimed in just nine hours last time. But the item CARRIES via show of hands. More barrels coming.

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Random reminder that Toronto Council timidly suggested once that they might, might trim the police budget and in response the police implemented a decade-long refusal to enforce traffic laws.

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Sara @sarablue.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

PRESS RELEASE: TDSB parents are demanding accountability and transparency from the Supervisor and the Minister on the 2026-2027 TDSB budget. #onted #onpoli #topoli

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - JUNE 24, 2026
TDSB PARENTS DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY ON NEW BUDGET
Toronto, ON - Parents are demanding accountability and transparency from the Supervisor and the Education Minister regarding the 2026-2027 TDSB Budget.
At a June 9th Parent Involvement Advisory Committee (PIAC) Meeting, TDSB staff presented a high-level overview of the Ministry of Education's provincial funding (Core Education funding) and an incomplete picture of the 2026-2027 TDSB budget. This presentation did not include many key components that would typically be provided to the public. With the budget deadline of June 30th, there are many unanswered questions raising concerns about funding for the year ahead.
"As a parent of students in high school, I have been through many budget cycles over the years.
Being able to understand the budget priorities and delegate on behalf of the needs of my community has allowed for important perspectives and understanding of the needs of different communities. Not having the data to understand the cuts that are coming is frustrating and confusing. Parents have lost their voice and can no longer advocate for the needs of their schools. This is wrong." Jen Volk - TEAN Member
"As a parent of a daughter at a Model School, hearing TDSB staff openly admit they are dismantling this 20+-year program without reviewing data, conducting assessments, or consulting parents blew my mind. This program builds community connections, funds field trips, improves achievement and graduation rates - it provides the opportunities our kids need to succeed! They are scrapping a program for 50,000 of Toronto's most underserved students based on nothing but vibes. Minister Calandra and his hand-picked supervisor Rohit Gupta are abandoning our kids, replacing a proven equity program with empty rhetoric and zero accountability." - Omar Khan - TDSB Parent
"First it was 5,000 fewer students. Now it's 8,000. The TDSB is doubling down on a declining enrolment narrative whil…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - JUNE 24, 2026

TEAN is encouraging families to call the Premier's Office at 416-325-1941, citing the Supervisor's ineffectiveness and the Minister of Education's unwillingness to meet with them or listen to local parents' concerns. And to demand proper funding for education.
FOR INQUIRIES CONTACT
Sara Blumenstein, parent administrator. Toronto Education Advocacv Network
forpublicschools@gmail.com
ABOUT TEAN: Toronto Education Advocacy Network (TEAN) is a parent-led network advocating for a well-funded, equitable, inclusive, public education system for all in Ontario.

A school board's budget reflects the needs and priorities of the local education system and must be informed by its students, families, and community. The budget process must:
• Allow time and space for meaningful public consultation on specific budget items and potential program changes, not just Ministry priorities and required spending.
• Provide detailed information and data about enrolment, budget, expenses, and funding gaps (structural and local decision)
• Provide opportunities for the parent and caregiver community to delegate and give input into local programs and spending, not just general budget priorities
• Provide opportunities for trustees to consult with their communities on program and spending priorities. In addition to budget surveys, trustees held webinars and town hall meetings to fully inform constituents and allow exploration and discussion. Dissemination of information to school councils allows for each school community to engage in education and school needs.
Here is what we know about the 2026-2026 TDSB Budget:
• Despite devastating staff and program cuts, the budget is still not balanced, and as was stated by staff, likely will not be balanced by the Ministry's June 30th deadline. (because, as we already know, the government has chosen to provide less funding than it costs to run the board)
• Per student annual funding for the TDSB was not provided, nor answered when directly asked (this should be publicly available), though we know from media reporting that Core Education funding has only increased provincially by 1% over 2025-26, which is well below inflation.
• Details of the funding for the TDSB under each Core Ed category was not provided. Gaps in funding between statutory expenses (e.g. salaries and wages, or CPP and El premiums) and Core Ed funding were not provided. Impacts to programs, levels of service, and changes to school/student supports for the 2026-27 school year were not provided. There are significant, critical supports fo…

• Claims all staffing reductions have been notified, but there have been no notifications to staff or the public regarding non-unionized positions that are being cut.
Claims parents were consulted despite a poorly designed, ableist, and limited budget survey completed by only approx 2% of TDSB families

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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 25/06/2026

Yesterday, France had it’s hottest day ever recorded. And in the midst of this record breaking heat wave, France had to *shut down nuclear reactors* because the water they use as a coolant is too hot. Nuclear is not the answer. #onpoli #topoli

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

We are going to turn vacant condos into affordable homes for British Columbians. Because we will seize every opportunity to get more affordable housing for Canadians.

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Jennifer Alexander Etobicoke Centre Council Candidate @thismomroars.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We can’t solve Etobicoke Centre’s transit gaps by freezing housing and parking reform. If service is the issue, the responsibility is to improve transit, not use its shortcomings as a reason to delay change. #TOpoli #Etobicoke

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Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Oh, wow. Councillor Holyday wants to add on extra requirements for housing because he has concerns about transit service gaps in Etobicoke-York? Surely a good faith concern he's been working consistently to address. Now to take a big drink of water and search the City Hall Watcher Live archives.

Back to the Faster Finch debate. Councillor Holyday says Council shouldn't rush into changes with a transit line that just opened.

"The one thing in this world that you cannot manufacture is time," he says, worrying that giving the LRT priority will slow down other traffic and create backlash.

Dec 16, 2025, 02:29 p.m.

City Council — February 2025
Feb 11, 2025, 05:17 p.m.
Holyday's motion to cut the TTC budget by an amount equivalent to a 10-cent fare increase FAILS 2-22.

City Council — February 2025
Feb 11, 2025, 05:16 p.m.
Holyday's motion to cut the TTC budget by an amount equivalent to a 35-cent cash fare increase FAILS 1-23.

City Council — February 2025
Feb 11, 2025, 05:15 p.m.
Holyday's motion to cut the TTC budget by an amount equivalent to a 25-cent fare increase FAILS 1-23.

"RapidTO! It should be CongestionTO! I think it's rubbish — and a lot of people do as well!" declares Councillor Stephen Holyday. He says opposition to these transit lanes has "galvanized" Toronto.

Jul 23, 2025, 12:22 p.m.

Councillor Stephen Holyday: "Could we build less housing? Could we take a little longer to build the transit?" CFO confirms that's theoretically possible and would reduce the spending required, but may not be the wisest idea.

Feb 15, 2023, 03:09 p.m.

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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

HousingNowTO gives a dang fine affordable housing tour. Any Toronto municipal incumbents and challengers would be well served to get in touch and find out about the affordable housing projects that are in the pipeline for their ward. (and how to make them pencil)

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Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I think being a Toronto councillor is actually a really difficult thing to do well but I remain mystified why some of the councillors who really clearly aren't up to the task don't draw good challengers.

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Jennifer Alexander Etobicoke Centre Council Candidate @thismomroars.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

New from The Etoicoke Voice: One Month In: Etobicoke’s 2026 Municipal Election Remains in Early Formation theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/one-month-... #Etobicoke #TOpoli #Onted

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One Month In: Etobicoke’s 2026 Municipal Election Remains in Early Formation

June 4 2026

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 20/05/2026

Holyday's shadowy concerns don't sway council. They vote 20-1 to APPROVE the zoning for the 970 Kipling project.

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Jennifer Alexander Etobicoke Centre Council Candidate @thismomroars.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Just sharing the latest update from my LinkedIn page due to the length of message plus the links to the 3 substack posts mentioned: theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/lets-talk-... theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/a-communit... theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/shaping-et... #Etobicoke #TOpoli

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Norm Di Pasquale🇨🇦 @normsworld.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Today NoJetsTO is launching a Federal E-Petition! Sponsored by @elizabethemay.bsky.social, it calls for the government of Canada to say no to jets at the island airport and save our waterfront! Sign now: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli

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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 04/05/2026

I’m at a provincial committee where deputants are presenting how Doug Ford’s Bill 98 will negatively impact green building standards in Ontario. On the right, opposition MPPs listening intently to the deputants. On the left, Doug Ford’s MPPs scrolling on their phones and laptops. #onpoli #topoli

Photos of MPPs at the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy

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Jennifer Alexander Etobicoke Centre Council Candidate @thismomroars.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Municipal election season & I'm kinda conflicted, I love observing and writing about it but I could not sleep last night and I did some digging, my ward has NEVER been represented by a woman since at least amalgamation! This bugs me #TOpoli theetobicokevoice.substack.com/pub/theetobi...

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Two Weeks Out: Municipal Election Season Is About to Begin

April 18 2026

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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 27/04/2026

Someone may have been permanently paralyzed. But the headline only talks about some drivers being temporarily inconvenienced.

Highway 401 express lanes closed in both directions in west Toronto after crashes

The eastbound express lanes at Kipling Avenue are closed and two lanes of the Hwy. 401 westbound express approaching Hwy. 400 are also closed.

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Norm Di Pasquale🇨🇦 @normsworld.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Save Toronto Island! Premier Ford has expropriated the entire Toronto island for his jet scheme. Sign our petition and tell your elected rep to abandon this terrible plan at NoJetsTO.com! #topoli #onpoli

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

"[Speed cameras] worked, but cancelling them became political currency. So now we just have the crossing guards. Human speed bumps, you could say, because that’s how they’re treated. By drivers and by the city and society who employ them." #GiftLink 🎁 #OnPoli #ToPoli

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Jennifer Alexander Etobicoke Centre Council Candidate @thismomroars.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

New Post In The Etobicoke Voice theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/two-weeks-... 2 wks from the start of #TOpoli election season & tonight the post talks about the importance of being an active & informed voter! Side note -The E Voice started b/c I saw a need for local media after the 2022 election

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Two Weeks Out: Municipal Election Season Is About to Begin

April 18 2026

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torontorivers.bsky.social @torontorivers.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Why not do likewise, Ontario?

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Frank Domenic @frankdomenic.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Supervisors that Doug Ford appointed to school boards are charging $240,000 for 6 months of work and some are charging HST on top of that. #ontario #onpoli #onted #ontarioschools #frankdomenic🍁

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Jeremy Hopkin @jeremyhopkin.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Happy Easter! 🐰🍫🐣 📸: Muppet Magazine, Spring 1986, featuring John Candy. #easterbunny #johncandy #muppets #1980s #jeremyhopkin

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

This boy is in critical condition. This is a former speed camera site and a crosswalk with difficult sightlines (which means a speed camera was *important*). You can bet Ford's people are prepared with key messages about this. This is shameful. This is deeply upsetting. #OnPoli #ToPoli

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 26/03/2026

Councillor Morley's motion to look at easing up on the mute swan population control program CARRIES 20-4. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Honestly, that’s way, way more yeas than I would have guessed. Well done, most of you.

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Toronto & York Region Labour Council @labourcouncil.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

We'd personally recommend against using "CUPE 416" and "move to strike" in the same breath

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Davis S Pumpkins @lloyddavis.ca · 25/03/2026

A deeper dive is in order to find out why Holyday is standing up for slumlords.

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Jennifer Alexander Etobicoke Centre Council Candidate @thismomroars.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

New school w/o proper AC? A local trustee spoke up. Parents spoke up & the decision was reversed. That should have been a win for the community. But instead of ending there, things escalated. Today in The Etobicoke Voice. theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/when-local... #Etobicoke #Topoli #Onpoli

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Adam Bunch @adambunch.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

The biggest riot in Toronto history saw tens of thousands of people attacking Greek businesses, falsely believing Greece was on the other side of WWI. It's just one of the stories we'll cover in A HISTORY OF RIOTS IN TORONTO. Starts Thurs! Pay what you like! adambunch.com/riotsregistr...

A report from the Globe and Mail newspaper. The headline reads: Mayor is to read Riot Act on City Hall steps to-day. Decides drastic action is necessary after disturbances on streets of Toronto last night — police compelled to charge crowds which seemed to threaten trouble.

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