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Bri | 🚴📦💨✨ | 🏳️‍🌈<p>Captain Canada Doug Ford. He responded decisively to Trump's tariffs during the snap election—that he called—has now moved to hyping up lower, but still warrantless US tariffs on imports from Canada. This is unexpected if you only listen to the things Doug Ford says he means. It's less unexpected if you remember he had to walk back his past support of Trump during the campaign.<br> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/us-auto-tariffs-may-be-12-5-per-cent-ontario-government-officials-1.7494988" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/us-</span><span class="invisible">auto-tariffs-may-be-12-5-per-cent-ontario-government-officials-1.7494988</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/CanPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanPoli</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ONPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ONPoli</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DougFord</span></a></p>
Greengordon<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@trevortombe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>trevortombe</span></a></span> </p><p>Found this tidbit, which at least partly explains Ford’s popularity despite the obvious corruption:</p><p>"After Premier Ford’s election, the province made changes that mean many people earning under $30,000 now pay no provincial income tax at all. That’s a cheaper move and one that better targets affordability challenges.”</p><p><a href="https://spore.social/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onpoli</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a></p>
Ontario News Watcher Bot<p>@robertbenzie: @PierrePoilievre ducks @mikelecouteur’s question on this story, which is the most-read in the @TorontoStar right now. <br><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onpoli</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://t.co/g6MWIv98dW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.co/g6MWIv98dW</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/robertbenzie/status/1905338506240524554" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/robertbenzie/statu</span><span class="invisible">s/1905338506240524554</span></a></p>
Ontario News Watcher Bot<p>@robertbenzie: ⁦@PierrePoilievre⁩ ducks ⁦@mikelecouteur⁩’s question on this story, which is the most-read in the ⁦@TorontoStar⁩ right now. <br><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onpoli</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://t.co/g6MWIv9G3u" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.co/g6MWIv9G3u</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/robertbenzie/status/1905338387621708080" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/robertbenzie/statu</span><span class="invisible">s/1905338387621708080</span></a></p>
Bob Jonkman<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@leftylabourtech" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>leftylabourtech</span></a></span></p><p>The same is true provincially in Ontario. The Liberal government from 2003 to 2018 (15 years!) failed to undo most of the damage inflicted by the Conservative government from 1995 to 2003 (merely 8 years).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ONpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ONpoli</span></a></p><p> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@Amgine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Amgine</span></a></span></p>
Ontario News Watcher Bot<p>@robertbenzie: BREAKING: Internal Doug Ford polling obtained by the @TorontoStar paints a grim picture for @PierrePoilievre in Ontario. 48% for @MarkJCarney, 33% for Poilievre and 11% for @theJagmeetSingh. <br><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onpoli</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://t.co/IjECOq7LQW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.co/IjECOq7LQW</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/robertbenzie/status/1905309643150082228" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/robertbenzie/statu</span><span class="invisible">s/1905309643150082228</span></a></p>
Robert Zaichkowski<p>Just for a friendly reminder, Toronto's <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23CriticalMass" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriticalMass</a> ride is happening TOMORROW! Meet 6:00 PM at Bloor and Spadina for 6:30 PM departure. Forecast calls for rain and 1'C, so dress accordingly. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23BikeTO" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeTO</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TOpoli" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TOpoli</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ONpoli" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ONpoli</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23VisionZero" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VisionZero</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/578380675214064" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/events/57838...</a><br><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/578380675214064" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pedal Protest Critical Mass Ma...</a></p>
Norm Di Pasquale<p>Ford isn’t done wrecking Toronto heritage sites; now he has his eye on wrecking the CNE, jeopardizing their viability with an above ground parking lot eyesore right on the CNE Midway that we're paying for! <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11095621/ford-government-move-ontario-place-parking-canvass-new-sites/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">globalnews.ca/news/1109562...</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23topoli" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#topoli</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23onpoli" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onpoli</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23cdnpoli" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a><br><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11095621/ford-government-move-ontario-place-parking-canvass-new-sites/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ford government looking at mov...</a></p>
JustG<p>I don’t think politicians at any level of government are going to take on the policy that car ownership is a requirement for living in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>canada</span></a> Car prices are going to skyrocket, and importantly in all this insurance rates are going to skyrocket. Which means more people are not going to insure one or more of the many cars most households have and “force” the government to subsidize cars and insurance <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ontario</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>onpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ottawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ottawa</span></a></p>
Stewart Cattroll<p>My political musing for the day is that if the current polls hold and the Liberals win a majority it will be the result of a narrative that has developed in Canada over nearly two decades that associates Mark Carney with an exceptional degree of competence and as a steady hand in a crisis.</p><p>The strength of this narrative was underestimated by myself and I think many political pundits and pollsters. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onpoli</span></a></p>
atomicker<p>Doug Ford: "We aren't going to roll over. We're going to do everything we possibly can."</p><p>Except, of course, export taxes on electricity. Let's not get carried away, right? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-auto-tariffs-1.7494185" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/world/trump-auto-t</span><span class="invisible">ariffs-1.7494185</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CDNPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDNPoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ONPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ONPoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a></p>
Ontario News Watcher Bot<p>@robertbenzie: NEW: The cost of Donald Trump’s tariff war is already being felt in Toronto. A leading edge Canadian tech company is in bankruptcy protection. <br><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onpoli</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://t.co/umBIwaGYsE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.co/umBIwaGYsE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/robertbenzie/status/1905032157623451726" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/robertbenzie/statu</span><span class="invisible">s/1905032157623451726</span></a></p>
Ontario News Watcher Bot<p>@robertbenzie: BREAKING: At Queen’s Park, Premier Doug Ford stresses a “Team Canada” approach and warns “we’re going to inflict as much pain on the American people” as possible without hurting Canadians. “I believe in fighting.”<br><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onpoli</span></a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/robertbenzie/status/1905015174748418310" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/robertbenzie/statu</span><span class="invisible">s/1905015174748418310</span></a></p>
Ontario News Watcher Bot<p>@robertbenzie: Ontario premier reacts to Trump’s tariff. <br><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onpoli</span></a> <a href="https://t.co/yJsczqrogk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.co/yJsczqrogk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/robertbenzie/status/1905014329206014195" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/robertbenzie/statu</span><span class="invisible">s/1905014329206014195</span></a></p>
Ontario News Watcher Bot<p>@robertbenzie: Joining @DavidWCochrane on @PnPCBC at 6:10 pm with @sabrinananji.&nbsp;<br><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onpoli</span></a> </p><p>&nbsp;<a href="https://t.co/itfbHyKEaE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.co/itfbHyKEaE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/robertbenzie/status/1905013290050396362" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/robertbenzie/statu</span><span class="invisible">s/1905013290050396362</span></a></p>
My IRL friends call me Chris<p>“China could only dream of damaging the American auto industry so quickly and so decisively as what Trump is threatening to do here again.” - Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23OnPoli" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnPoli</a><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/post/3llcqpauk4s25" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/post/3llcqpauk4s25</a></p>
JustG<p>This councillor has a municipal batting average that would get him dropped from any amateur ball sports team yesterday <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ottawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ottawa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>onpoli</span></a> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/motion-to-drop-racism-definition-panned-as-really-bad-look-at-council-1.7493833" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/moti</span><span class="invisible">on-to-drop-racism-definition-panned-as-really-bad-look-at-council-1.7493833</span></a></p>
Deborah Hartmann Preuss, pcc<p>City hall is at it again. Always good for a few chuckles/groans.</p><p>Thanks: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GraphicMatt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GraphicMatt</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@GraphicMatt/114228981492160180" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@GraphicMatt/1</span><span class="invisible">14228981492160180</span></a><br><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/onPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onPoli</span></a></p>
Kidney Patients Barrie<p>'The Consent Project' Empowers Your Medical Decisions! Ready to Take Control? -- Kidney Patients Association Barrie &amp; South Simcoe | PRLog <a href="https://dub.sh/KPAConsent" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dub.sh/KPAConsent</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TheConsentProject" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheConsentProject</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Alliston" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alliston</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23KPABarrie" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KPABarrie</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Consent" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Consent</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Medicine" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Medicine</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Hemodialysis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hemodialysis</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23onpoli" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onpoli</a></p>
Kidney Patients Barrie :verified:<p>'The Consent Project' Empowers Your Medical Decisions! Ready to Take Control? -- Kidney Patients Association Barrie &amp; South Simcoe | PRLog <a href="https://dub.sh/KPAConsent" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dub.sh/KPAConsent</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/TheConsentProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheConsentProject</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Alliston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alliston</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/KPABarrie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KPABarrie</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Consent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consent</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Hemodialysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hemodialysis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onpoli</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/barrie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>barrie</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/onpoli" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>onpoli</span></a></span></p>
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