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Janice Baker

@janicembaker.bsky.social

Recovering municipal CAO; gardening, travelling, good books and life are current priorities

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Mississauga did this in Celebration Square 15 years ago. Modelled after Bryant Park NYC. It works.

19.08.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Plans? Who needs plans?

14.08.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Collaboration wins over bully tactics. Had the Ford government done its job, facilitated this and listened to both sides three years ago, we might have been further ahead.

13.05.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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King Charles will read throne speech when Parliament resumes Prime Minister Mark Carney made the announcement Friday during his first news conference since winning a minority government in Monday's election.

Whether you support the monarchy or not, this is very cool!
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

02.05.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Then the answer to the often asked rhetorical question β€œIs the Pope Catholic?” would be β€œNo”. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ Apparently there are no limits on crazy these days.

30.04.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Easily explained by two things.
1. Desperate times call for desperate measures for both parties.
2. 24/7 media needs filler and click bait.

25.04.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He notoriously cheats at golf and yet last year Jack Nicklaus showed up to hand him his illegitimate trophy. WTF is wrong with these people and why do they put up with his sh*t?

06.04.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Watching Gabbards testimony on @cnn.com
So funny how she β€œcan’t recall” any details for questions put to her by D’s, but she gives yes or no answers to all the R’s questions. Apparently her memory is also partisan.

26.03.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You have perfectly captured the conundrum. What gets resourced gets delivered. That requires funding of people, systems and infrastructure. Yet the politics of promising to deliver more with lower or no taxes is alive and well.

23.03.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think @secrtyscottbessent.bsky.social is getting his Numbskulls confused. πŸ€”

06.03.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations. I had the privilege of working with PPS and Fred on a project we did in Mississauga Ontario. I learned a lot, made a friend and we developed a truly great space for people.

06.03.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Great article. If Rubio lasts 18 months in the role, resigning will mean nothing. The America we know will be gone long before that. It may already be too late.

05.03.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Justin Ling: Elon Musk isn’t the Trump adviser Canadians should fear the most. This man is Peter Navarro is the man likely driving the flurry of conversation about tariffs and putting American manufacturing first.

Elon Musk isn’t the Trump adviser Canadians should fear the most. This man is, @justinling.ca writes. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

01.03.2025 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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A true leader. Not a baby.

01.03.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It reminds me of the early days of the Ford administration when the only role of the cabinet was to be a clapping seal for the leader. Today was shameful, and we are now fully into the decline of America and the rise of autocracy and colonialism that will take us back a thousand years.

28.02.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Caroline Codsi, IAS.A., ICD.D. on LinkedIn: This is the most Canadian thing you will see today… πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Or as… | 95 comments This is the most Canadian thing you will see today… πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Or as Michelle Obama used to say:Β when they go low, we go high! Whether you like Justin Trudeau or… | 95 comments on LinkedIn

Love him or not, these are absolutely the right words for the times. www.linkedin.com/posts/caroli...

21.02.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for your courage Ms Cheney. Trump and Vance pretend to want peace when what they really want are rare earth minerals and an aluminum plant. The US that used to engage in peacemaking is now engaging in piracy and extortion.

20.02.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Police unions will back who ever they think will win and are always happy to jump in front of any parade where they see an opportunity to improve things for their members. That’s why their members pay union dues. It’s not complicated. So they have picked Ford for the win….this time.

18.02.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There is nothing J.D. Vance and Americans can teach European countries about history, democracy, threats, war, culture or life. Nothing. What an arrogant, egotistical bunch of verbal diarrhea from an unworthy critic.

14.02.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Utter madness’: Canadian PM candidate slams Trump's tariffs Canadian PM candidate Chrystia Freeland joins Morning Joe to discuss how Trump's tariffs are impacting Canada and the U.S.

β€˜Utter madness’: Canadian PM candidate slams Trump's tariffs www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/...

03.02.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How is this not a coup d’état? Control the money, control the country. All great empires and dynasties have eventually fallen. America is now officially an oligarchy.

03.02.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just deleted my X account because I want no part of anything that involves Elon Musk. I am also on LinkedIn.
Thanks to @bsky.app for giving us an alternative.

03.02.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The fall of the American empire has started.

03.02.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Chrystia Freeland just did a β€œHold my beer” on @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social A tough, fact based and passionate defence of πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Thank you!

03.02.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If they don’t need our energy, lumber or cars, let’s cut it all off for a month and see what happens. Complete shutdown. I know it would be difficult, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do.

02.02.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have stopped watching @cnn.com since they give so much airtime to Scott Jennings. Acosta is a big loss for them but I am sure he will land on his feet.

28.01.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jordan Himelfarb: My dad used to run Canada’s public service. As the Star’s opinion editor, I asked him what he got wrong, how he turned left β€” and why he keeps needling me about my work Alex Himelfarb, former head of the public service, and Jordan Himelfarb, current head of the Star’s Opinion section, talk about Trump, neoliberalism and early morning emails

This ia a great piece both for the content and perspective as well as the humour of the family dynamic
www.thestar.com/opinion/my-d...

28.12.2024 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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