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Anita Singh retweeted
Dear Etobicoke-Lakeshore residents,
Reflecting on nearly a year in office, I want to share a glimpse into our office's workload. We are the largest municipal ward in the country and one of the fastest growing wards in the City, and my team of 8 and I manage:
Anita Singh retweeted
A single person on social assistance (Ontario Works) gets $733 a month or $8,796 a year, frozen since October 2018. Meanwhile the cost of food alone went like that.
thelocal.to/food-banks-daily…
Anita Singh retweeted
We hear there's a petition going around to remove the newly installed Bloor W #bikelanes #bikeTO because no one is using them. That's funny, these painted lanes seem to getting tons of use!
Anita Singh retweeted
It's been brought to my attention that many Ontario NDP members and members of other communities are under the impression that there was a vote, consensus, or agreement between leadership & the Ontario NDP Caucus, of which I am a member, to remove MPP Sarah Jama from caucus...🧵
Anita Singh retweeted
R. v. Lambert, 2023 ONCA 689: Under s. 8 of the Charter, a seizure is not defined by whether the police took something or were given it by a third party.
coadecisions.ontariocourts.c…
Anita Singh retweeted
No better way to start October! 🍂🍁
Stopped by @CllrAmberMorley's Fall Fest. Great to chat with neighbours on a beautiful October Sunday afternoon.
ALT Mayor Olivia Chow and Deputy Mayor Amber Morley stand with volunteers at Fall Fest.
Anita Singh retweeted
Good article by @ferjourno that accurately depicts working-class organization as a precondition of successfully defeating evictions at the Landlord and Tenant Board. mediacoop.ca/node/119165
Anita Singh retweeted
#Barrie's proposed bylaw making it illegal to give food and water to people in need on public property is a national disgrace.
Mayor @AlexFromBarrie didn't even respond to CBC. Why?
The proposal is indefensible, immoral and likely unconstitutional.
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/b…
Anita Singh retweeted
Landlords, in their private Facebook groups, reacting to news that a fellow landlord murdered his tenants:
ALT Screenshot of Facebook comment from user Larisa Kalashnikov “Poor Landlord! Don’t press us to the corner” with 7 thumbs up, posted 4 hours ago
ALT Screenshot of Facebook comment from user Ajlava Ajj “free the landlord an blame LTB for this. Terrible tenant does unbelievable things.”
ALT Screenshot of Facebook comment from user Anh Tran “LTB and Ontario created this problems. Do not blame on LL. If TT pay rent and give some respect to LL thing will be good” with 6 thumbs up, posted 5 hours ago
ALT Screenshot of Facebook comment from user Greg John (Top Contributor) “sometimes it’s best to just leave when the owner clearly wants to terminate the relationship. Never know how someone reacts”
Anita Singh retweeted
"When I'm faced with a company (@AkeliusCanada) that doesn't need the rent increase they're giving to any of these tenants, I just can't stomach it. It makes me sick."
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/p…
Anita Singh retweeted
Read my statement on PH3.16 – Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods: Multiplex Study. ambermorley.com/ward-3-updat…
Anita Singh retweeted
As Mayor, I will increase access to the Toronto Public Library and its vital services by opening all 100 branches on Sundays. Open Libraries will be funded by $1.5 million from the $115-million Community Health and Safety Fund.
ALT A white man with a grey jacket, checkered shirt and blue jeans at a microphone standing in front of a library building
Anita Singh retweeted
The Province’s decision to destroy Ontario Place for a private spa denies Torontonians’ need for a rejuvenated green and public park on our waterfront. Moving the Science Centre robs areas like Thorncliffe Park and Flemingdon Park of a cultural institution…
#Breaking: Ontario Science Centre to move to Ontario Place, Ford government says trib.al/HqV5ZRa
Anita Singh retweeted
.@farzanadoctor beautifully calls BONES OF BELONGING by @annahid "a true gift to the world" because that's exactly what it is! Secure your copy now by pre-ordering it at your local bookstore before its release on April 18th: ow.ly/8NxX50NrKcM
#Goodreads #Books
Anita Singh retweeted
Toronto is “broken”, says prominent mayoral candidate. He seems to blame @JohnTory’s leadership. For current rivals he takes direct aim at @JoshMatlow
Anita Singh retweeted
No golden escalator for Josh Matlow. The midtown city councillor’s campaign team says he will take public transit to city hall to register his Toronto mayoral candidacy. “When: Monday, April 3, 2023. Josh and his family will be arriving by TTC at approximately 9:00 a.m.”
Anita Singh retweeted
100% ... I am not quite sure why people keep saying Matlow isn't a progressive.
Especially since the same progressives kept calling for Cressy to run... who is *definitely* not a progressive (at least not anymore).
Anita Singh retweeted
This isn't aimed at any reporter/outlet, but Canadian journalism in general. We should be really careful with selective leaks alleging treason. People's lives can be ruined before we move to the next thing. I never want a Richard Jewell on my conscience, can't imagine anyone does
Anita Singh retweeted
Elected representatives have a responsibility to put residents we serve first. That includes taking a stand against violent encampment clearings, advocating for functioning park bathrooms & demanding that billion-dollar projects are never approved based on misleading figures…
