Terry Shimkoff

Paul Henderson's goal will always be the best goal scored for Canada

Why is he not in the hockey hall of fame

For years the government overcharged veterans for services and under paid benefits leaving owing veterans tens of millions. Carney's solution is not to give veterans what they are owed but to retroactively change the law to wipe out the government's debt. This is shameful

I bristle at the framing of Carney's Liberals as the new PCs, as I've seen nothing progressive from this government.
Even the GST bump is quintessential conservative policy, throw a little cash at people instead of addressing the structural issues that created the need in the first place

Toronto cops got paid $5.8 million last year to be present at construction sites.

It must be really annoying to have someone paid far more than you to watch you work. #TorontoPolice

Canada sidesteps UN scrutiny over assisted dying ⋆ The Breach Calls by disability advocates and the UN to halt an expansion of medically assisted death have gone largely unacknowledged by the federal government

'Critics also say #MAiD advocates often ignore the role that systemic deprivation —including poverty, inadequate services, lack of access to publicly funded psychotherapy, and social isolation—has in shaping who seeks assisted death.'
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Bank of Canada Explains Toronto Condos, Describes A Ponzi Scheme - Better Dwelling The Bank of Canada attempted to explain the Toronto condo pre-construction market slowdown, ends up describing a Ponzi scheme.

'Canada’s central bank is effectively stating that the “business model” of building #housing in Toronto is dependent on investors making “substantial returns,” not end-users needing housing.'
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Night view over a semi-frozen patch of water on the Toronto lakeshore on the inside of a break wall. Leafless trees line the shoreline.

Snow-covered park at night filled with tall deciduous and evergreen trees. City lights are illuminating the overcast sky and ground.

Night view over frozen water on the inside of a break wall on the Toronto lakeshore. Trees line the waterfront and the city skyline is visible in the distance.

Trillium Park / Coronation Park
#Toronto

View along a rail corridor towards the Toronto skyline at sunrise.

The Dufferin Gate at Exhibition Grounds at sunrise. A concrete parabolic arch covered in lights.

Laneway behind a residential street in Toronto at dawn. Low-rise brick buildings on a tree-lined street. Snow is on the roofs and ground.

View along Dundas Street West looking towards the downtown at sunrise. Large clouds of steam emerging from high-rise buildings in the distance.

Sunrise wander #Toronto

Even Full-Time Workers Struggle to Afford Food in Canada: Study | The Tyee Researcher Tim Li says it’s a sign that wages aren’t keeping up with inflation.

"The high rate of #foodinsecurity in Canada is really about wages and the social safety net."
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How Alberta Plans to Kill Public Health Care Across Canada | The Tyee A new law opens the door for two-tier care that would destroy medicare.

'The more provinces that join Alberta, the greater the likelihood that it will lead to the dismantling of the Canada Health Act as the federal framework that upholds provincial public health insurance plans.' #Healthcare
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Fast-tracking of water permits.

#DougFord doesn't know very much about safe drinking water but he pays a great deal of attention to the flow of profits.

It was all too predictable in who Carney meant when he talked of sacrifice

Farmers oppose agricultural science cuts in Canada | The Narwhal The federal government is closing farm research centres and cutting back on agriculture science, leaving farmers scratching their heads

Strong, practical info here on why cutting Ag Canada research stations is a terrible idea. We *know* these places continue to pay back in crop yields and quality - many times their cost. @mark-carney.bsky.social
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Every American needs to watch this:

Canada's Food Professor wants you to buy raw milk Sylvain Charlebois drops his mask on far-right podcast

Canada's Food Professor wants you to buy raw milk
Sylvain Charlebois drops his mask on far-right podcast
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New Report: Transit over Traffic – Hard Truths for Addressing Gridlock in the GTHA Transport Action Ontario and Environmental Defence Canada have jointly published a major report on addressing gridlock in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). It makes the case that spendi…

The report makes the case that the best way to reduce gridlock is to reallocate highway funding to #transit builds and also double transit service so people can “show up and go” without checking schedules.
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I REPEAT STEPHEN HARPER CHEATED IN MULTIPLE ELECTIONS. HE SHOULD BE OSTRACIZED, NOT FETED AS A STATESMAN

We don't need landlords but the need us. We can fight back.

Let's hope what's on the fence is also the writing on the wall.

Farm workers planting strawberries

"Iliana" has been working in the strawberry fields in Watsonville, CA for the last 16 years. "She and her coworkers are currently planting strawberries. "I get very tired because I have to bend over all day long to do this type of work. But it feeds my family." #WeFeedYou

Treason doesn't get a free pass. Not on my watch.
It's time to shine a light in the dark hole where the quislings hang out. We stand for Canada.
True, north, strong, free of interference.

💯

Brian May Rules Out Queen Shows in US: "America Is a Dangerous Place at the Moment" Queen guitarist Brian May doesn't see his legendary band playing any US shows in the near future, declaring that "America is a dangerous place at the moment."

We’re going to see more and more of this. They’re going to start canceling live events because our country SUCKS.
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Brian May Rules Out Queen Shows in US: “America Is a Dangerous Place at the Moment”

"It's very sad because I feel like Queen grew up in America"
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Oh this is so sad. Catherine O'Hara was an absolute gem. A gift. And 71 is way too young.

Was just watching Catherine O'Hara last night in "The Studio" and thought, "She is always so fun." What a sad loss.

😞She was great

B.C. premier says Alberta separatists seeking assistance from U.S. is 'treason' | CBC News British Columbia Premier David Eby says Alberta separatists meeting with the Donald Trump's administration for financial backing is an act of “treason" and an issue he'll raise as the premiers gather ...

I can't disagree:
B.C. premier says Alberta separatists seeking assistance from U.S. is 'treason'
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On the social construction of #disability.
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A small group of Canada Geese on the edge of an ice sheet on the Toronto waterfront. Two of the bird have their wings outstretched as they’ve just come in to land.

View from snowy Toronto waterfront looking out over the lake. Blue sky is scattered with clouds, and patches of sun are illuminated in the water. The Toronto islands are visible on the horizon.

A small bay in a snow-covered park on the Toronto waterfront. A group of scaup are scattered on the water. Sun is shining through an overcast sky.

A group of greater scaup swimming on Lake Ontario.

📍 Trillium Park, Ontario Place

Hundreds of greater scaup just off the shoreline, with redheads, goldeneye, red-breasted mergansers, and a few white-winged scoters. A pair of snow buntings briefly on the shoreline.
#Toronto

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announces closure of research operations, jobs cuts Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says it has identified savings opportunities and is closing seven research operations.

Carney's right wing ideology laid bare
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