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Bland Banjo retweeted
#ONpoli
Doug Ford tells students they are the reason OSAP was cut by his government… meanwhile, immigration agencies were hiring Indian influencers/models to promote OSAP loans. (post from July 2026)
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As I was saying on accounts 2, 3, 4 and 5, all the big Toronto hospitals installed billing systems in the first couple years of the pandemic.
Ontario Health was established (by the red team!) as the vehicle to oversee privatization of healthcare.
We were already told.
BIG SCOOP—@TheTyee reveals that Alberta is looking to adopt a US billing system for Alberta doctors
This would align AB with US, lock-in AB taxpayers & create the conditions for US private health (insurance) corporations to enter Canada
thetyee.ca/News/2026/11/09/A…
#abpoli #cdnpoli
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Google is making A.I. functions optional, rather than permanently accessible, on its software suite for schools and students, but with a catch: if schools turned off the Gemini A.I. functions, they would lose access to Google Search, too. “This policy amounts to a threat: use generative A.I. or use nothing,” Kyle Chayka writes. The largest tech companies are investing so much capital in A.I. infrastructure that they must make the bet pay off, one way or another. Read more about how A.I. is changing the ways we search: newyorker.com/culture/infini…
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Change takes power, and the more power you have the faster you can make change. Anyone who tells you it takes time is just telling you that you don’t have the power to force the issue
Bland Banjo retweeted
Companies like Amazon build business models around denying workers their rights and make our streets less safe.
It's time for that to change.
Let's pass the Delivery Protection Act.
An attempt at consequences for the indiscriminate strikes in the Caribbean? Honestly, never thought they’d circle back on that.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the House floor Monday, forcing a vote within two legislative days.
Three articles charge Hegseth with waging war on Iran without congressional authorization. Others cover the boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the Pentagon's targeting of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.).
Another article cites the Feb. 28 US strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran, which killed at least 156 people, including 120 children. It accuses Hegseth of dismantling the Pentagon's civilian-harm safeguards before the strike. Hegseth called the articles a "sham."
🔗 Drop Site's Jeremy Scahill reported that Tomahawk missiles hit the school at least twice and more strikes came hours later as parents and rescuers arrived. Read the full investigation: "Massacre at Minab: The School That Became a Grave." Link in reply.
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Bland Banjo retweeted
Two years ago, Doug Ford promised to get to the bottom of problems in Ontario’s child welfare system.
Now, the audits are still under wraps, deadlines have come and gone, and families are still waiting for answers.
Children’s safety must come first. Ontarians deserve to know what these audits found and what this government is doing to fix the system.
thestar.com/news/investigati…
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Premier who ignored repeated warnings and let the OSAP system get ripped off right under his nose by a few private career colleges says students are “naive” #onpoli
‘These kids are so naive’ Doug Ford calls out students protesting OSAP changes
cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…
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Two new lawsuits brought against Suno over AI training.
“Suno has materially enjoyed the fruits of others’ labor.”
- Eight Mile Style v. Suno
reuters.com/legal/legalindus…
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This 2-year-old development company was spun up in response to Toronto's multiplex legalization, and if they're willing to forge permits to cut down trees, one certainly wonders how they've been handling the eviction of existing tenants in properties they redevelop.
A Toronto developer is facing new accusations of illegal tree removal at a residential property in the west end.
The company has faced numerous similar accusations in the past, with 10 open investigations related to its work as of early Sept. #Topoli
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/e…
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I'm not sure Canadians grasp the scale of this catastrophe and the federal government appears to be intent on keeping it that way.
Fifteen soldiers still on venitilators three weeks later, nine in critical condition. Astonishing.
NEW: For a week, we pressed DND for updated information on soldiers injured in the deadly CFB Wainwright fire, including how many remained in critical condition.
DND wouldn't disclose that number.
So someone else did.
globalnews.ca/news/12143238/…
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I was just in Brampton last week, co-hosting a rowdy town hall at @UniforLocal1285 HQ for these embattled Stellantis workers. I heard heartbreaking stories of how much the community has already lost in a prolonged shutdown. And I saw the fire of their resolve: they are not giving up, despite this enraging betrayal by the company.
But it’s not just the company, and it’s not just about today’s announcement. Stellantis announced they were moving production to the US last October! Ottawa has promised again and again to protect the auto sector and its workers. Where the hell have they been for the whole last year?
The Carney government has shown that it can move fast on big things when it wants to. Selling airports, rushing through major projects. But these workers and this community have been abandoned.
We need immediate action to save thousands of union jobs and the domestic manufacturing capacity this plant provides. Trump can’t be allowed to de-industrialize our heartland. The Carney gov. needs to wake up and put its full weight behind these workers and this community.
ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/u…
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HE WAS AT THE SAME FUNDRAISERS
Doug Ford says he doesn’t know anything about MPP’s Mr. X MZO controversy thetrillium.ca:443/insider-n…
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"Sheep"? These students are working extra jobs to stay in school while Doug Ford piles a lifetime of debt on them. The only one who needs to give his head a shake is the Premier.
‘Give your head a shake kids;’ Premier Ford dismisses OSAP protestors thetrillium.ca:443/news/educ…
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The "a few bad apples" angle is supposed to be a (weak) argument against systemic reform, but here it's being used as an argument against stricter penalties for the misconduct itself.
"It's just a few bad apples, so let's not go punishing the bad apples." ???
How one Project South officer’s case became a referendum on how harshly we should treat unlawful database searches thestar.com/news/crime/how-o…
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With $90 billion+ set aside for Alto, the federal government may be surprised & delighted to learn that it can also quickly & affordably build inter-city rail ridership simply by having trains leave frequently & arrive on time, even if they are not “high speed” #cdnpoli
Via Rail commuters relied on these trains to get to Toronto — then came the cuts. Inside a transit ‘death spiral’ thestar.com/news/gta/via-rai…
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As Chuck Schumer fights to remain leader of the Senate Democrats, his daughter remains a top lobbyist for OpenAI. prospect.org/2026/09/11/open…
