"A small group of people set up tents outside Victoria City Hall on Sunday in protest of city bylaws that regulate where people are allowed to shelter overnight in the municipality" timescolonist.com/local-news/ten…

The latest attempt to bring down the minority Liberal government has stalled after the Conservatives blocked their own non-confidence motion from going ahead. READ MORE: trib.al/c3AUbdl trib.al/c3AUbdl

450 members of Ontario's legal community have written a letter to Doug Ford, calling the use of the Notwithstanding Clause to strip the constitutional rights of homeless people an abuse. You can view the full letter and all of the signatories here: drive.google.com/file/d/1F3hNH3…

Smooth criminal.

ISRO programs are expensive and can disproportionately disadvantage Black, Indigenous and other marginalized students. Very little data as to SRO involvement in day to day school activities. Gut feelings and emails is no way to develop a good program. Mayor Cam Guthrie

"While getting people the help they need" is not only an afterthought in this tirade against Ontarians who have nothing, it's a promise no one believes Ford will follow up on. He's had six years to help them: why would he help now? This is all about optics and punishment #ONpoli

As one the mayors who signed this letter originally, I am thankful for the attention and the direction Doug Ford is headed on these issues. I look forward to reviewing the legislation once tabled and am glad to see a focus on restoring public spaces to be safe and welcoming for

Of course, protecting the marginalized from the whims of the "vast majority" is why we have human rights laws, but facts don't matter much to #commentsoff Mayor Cam Guthrie do they? #Guelph

Let's not forget that #commentsoff Mayor Cam Guthrie undermined and broke ranks with Ontario’s Big City Mayors to help Doug Ford score political points. #Guelph

No shock that Mayor Cam Guthrie prefers his personal beliefs and allegiance to Doug Ford to facts - but could we get a new red herring? Splashpad season ended months ago. #Guelph

🧵 #BREAKING: Alt-right radical mayors and the Premier, Ministers announcing the end of substance use in public after eliminating #CTS sites, restrictions on people who surviving in tents, service providers, and new supports for police.

BREAKING: Encampment legislation has been introduced. Entitled "The Safer Municipalities Act, 2024," it contains some truly terrifying elements. RE: Schedule 1: RESTRICTING PUBLIC CONSUMPTION OF ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES ACT, 2024 The Bill allows police officers to fully arrest people

Now that Mayor Cam Guthrie is following Doug Ford's lead on separated bike lines, let's look back to a simpler time when the Mayor pretended to believe in things ... #Guelph

"Y'now those bike lanes I spent years advocating for and learned about on my free trips to Copenhagen and Paris? My bad. Some guy sez they sux. Poss gonna rip 'em out. Anyways, I'm logging off indefinitely...byeeeee. " Mayor Cam Guthrie Mayor and statesman #guelph

The Toronto Police who sat back and let a serial killer prey on a community for seven years have some thoughts on “critically important public safety issues.”

The handling of Ombudsman Toronto's report on the denial of shelter beds for African refugees was shameful. Council owes us public debate on the disgraceful policy of segregation it enacted in 2023 — not to dismiss it and double-down on anti-Black racism. thestar.com/opinion/star-c…

Silencio.

By rights Doug Ford going ahead with Starlink should cost him the election. It’s like handing the guy who keeps threatening to rob your house the keys to your van.