Instead, the City says there's no money for this. While spending millions on police. People are freezing to death outside - and that has happened literally. We demand better. [END].

I'm at city hall. the council chamber has been cleared twice for people disruptions, but this time many haven't left, and neither have most media. here a sample of what people are saying:

I'm still at City Hall. The chaos is palpable and will continue so long as John Tory remains in office. He needs to go. It is wildly undemocratic for him to remain and reside over a budget the rest of us will have to live with unfairly and likely with dire consequences.

The Gardiner Expressway has approx 210,000 people on it each weekday. City is planning to spend $2 billion to save those people 3 minutes drive time. TTC has 1.9 million daily users. City is planning to cut TTC service and increase wait times by 3-5 minutes.

Thunder Bay is out now on Crave. I have a lot of feelings about it— anticipation, anxiety, relief. I’m sending all my love to Indigenous people in the city. Our stories here are hard, and beautiful, too— and in every case, they deserve to be heard.

My partner and I finished watching Thunder Bay on Crave last night and stayed awake in bed for hours talking about it. It should be required viewing for every person, every student in this country.

TTC fare evasion fine: $235 - $425. Average Toronto parking fine: $30 - $50. We need to consider the equity impacts of resuming ticketing on the TTC. Our focus right now should be on improving service, accessibility and reliability of our transit system.

Taking effect today, Toronto:

BREAKING: Impacted communities & < 50 organizations release a collective response to the massive number of incidents of violence, assault, unlawful conduct, and racism of the C-IRG police unit. It is a call for the immediate abolition of this force. abolishcirg.org/news

#Toronto I see your frustration as Daily Bread has left me, and many other candidates out of tonight's debate. If you're as frustrated as I am by the old guard, continue to fight with me. Share my videos, my website, my budget, and invite me to meet with your community. #TOPoli

At the first mayoral debate on poverty. I saw Kevin Clarke, a candidate who lives in poverty, get assaulted for trying to speak After getting the impression this isn't quite what others saw, I wrote about it. Please read and share my latest: yeseverything.ca/blog/on-debate…

URGENT: A member of Encampment Support Network Parkdale has been held in jail since yesterday morning for supporting residents of the Lamport Stadium encampment. On June 23, organizer Alykhan Pabani was issued this unjust and unconstitutional trespass warning:

I would like to see a #cdnpoli announcement from François-Philippe Champagne (FPC) 🇨🇦 and Steven Guilbeault to transform #OntarioPlace into a Parks Canada site and show #ClimateAction with a federal research fa cility for #cleantech #cleanenergy cc: Ontario Place for All ©

Wrote about the sex work constitutional challenge, why the Nordic model is bunk as hell, and why we need to move toward decriminalization. The fight continues! theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

This is a reminder that this police podcast, which exists strictly for PR purposes, cost the City of Toronto 🇨🇦 $337,000 in public money this fiscal year.

Shame on Marit Stiles and the NDP for ejecting Sara Jama for speaking up about Palestine! #WeStandWithSarahJama

The treatment of Sarah Jama by media & politicians highlights a nauseous mix of anti-Palestinian & anti-Black racism. Tomorrow I'm hosting an emergency online rally "Defend Sarah Jama. Stop the Attack on Gaza" with a terrific lineup of speakers. JOIN US: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

A landlord that consistently ignore work orders, falsify documents and evicts tenants without cause, should have their property seized and converted into a #CommunityLandTrust #TOCityCouncil must fix #RentSafeTO to protect and support #tenants thestar.com/news/gta/a-tor… #TOpoli