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Letter: Guelph Has Legal Duty to Clear Snowy Bike Lanes The City of Guelph has voted to cancel winter maintenance of bike lanes despite their Municipal Act obligations to keep roadways safe.

Check out our letter to Mayor Guthrie and the City of Guelph about how their decision to not clear bike lanes may run contrary to their Municipal Act obligations and jurisprudence:

www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/letter-...

This applies across Ontario FYI.

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Today marks 23 years of #GrassyNarrows Blockade.

Please watch and share the short powerful anniversary video below.

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Yikes, stay safe out there. This seems like it will end up costing the city more when someone does inevitably gets hurt, but hoping that’s not the case for the safety of cyclists. Drivers will just have to adapt to people on bikes being more in their way now, and not by choice.

You’d think so! I certainly did. An inevitable law suit will probably end up costing the city more than just doing the right thing in the first place.

Cycling advocates warn there will be more angry drivers this winter After council voted to leave out snow removal for on-street bike lanes from the 2026 budget

New @taypace.bsky.social article outlining the many concerns around council’s decision to not plow bike lanes this winter, with some insightful feedback from @activeguelph.bsky.social & @bicyclemayorguelph.bsky.social. This is a mistake and a liability. #Guelph #cycling @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

Perhaps uninterested but also seemingly priced out of the profession. It’s more feasible for people who have already earned their wealth and have a safety net in place. As someone who used to do sessional teaching, it didn’t pay the bills & the scheduling also didn’t allow me to have a regular 9-5.

Agreed, for a city that loves to call itself progressive, there’s so much contradiction through mayor & council’s decision making. We appreciate your work and advocacy, someone has to do it and it sure isn’t our elected officials in #guelph. @bicyclemayorguelph.bsky.social also does great work here.

Yup, heard about this from friends in Guelph. Very upsetting. You spend money on infra and encourage people to use it, but then cut funding to keep it safe an useable all year? What a waste or resources and potential hazard. If anyone is injured as a result, they should call us.

Thank you! I appreciate that (and your advocacy) very much. Hope to brunch again soon 😎

FUND OUR SCHOOLS Your government keeps saying you want to give parents a voice. We are demanding to be heard. We need a fully funded education system with transparency and accountability. In Toronto there are 22 democratically elected trustees that have knowledge of their communities and community needs. It is an invaluable resource for parents and students. We don't need a call centre. Listen to parents. Maintain our trustees who are elected by us to support us and our children. FUND OUR SCHOOLS.

WHAT IS BILL 33? Removes Local Control from Local School Boards The Ministry of Education now has the power to remove local control & public voice from school boards and their elected trustees without a non-partisan, third-party investigation, based only on their opinion of what "the public good" is. This means they could remove all local control and transparency from policy, program, and budget decision-making.

WHAT IS BILL 33? Policing in Schools instead of investing in Real Student Supports. Province-wide, Special Education is underfunded by more than $850 million. Data from across North America shows that students with disabilities have significant negative impacts from school officer programs, and the 'safety' supports that are needed are social workers, child & youth workers, education support workers, and other professionals.

REPEAL BILL 33 & REINSTATE TRUSTEES Call and email the Minister of Education 416-325-2600 Call and email Doug Ford 416-325-1941 Call and email your MPP: Say NO to removing transparency and nonpartisan reviews of school boards! Say NO to mandating policing in schools! Demand sufficient funding for Special Education! Repeal Bill 33 & Reinstate Trustees!

Bill 33 has passed, but our fight for strong public schools is not over. #repealbill33 #onted #onpoli

Yess it’s my first winter with a fat-tire e-bike and ready to cruise down the full lane.. Will keep an eye out for any of your group rides as well!

@bicyclemayorguelph.bsky.social at least the route 98 expansion just passed, but BARELY (and certainly not supported by the mayor)

Probably not, but the unfortunate reality is that public transportation also does not seem like a priority for the city. The decision felt feelings-based rather than on facts, which is not ideal when poor bike infrastructure is a safety concern which often leads to severe injury and sometimes death.

Welp, get ready for cyclists to take the full lane this winter. An awful decision which impacts the accessibility and transportation needs for people who rely on bike lanes to get where they need to go. @bicyclemayorguelph.bsky.social @activeguelph.bsky.social @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social #guelph

Doug calling normal unions “radical groups” is a clear-cut example of how far-right and anti-worker his ideologies are

This is an attack on both labour and tenant unions which are among our protected rights as outlined in the Charter, Section 2(d). The cause for alarm surrounding Ford’s destructive premiership somehow gets louder every day. #onpoli @cupescfp.bsky.social @acornunion.bsky.social @oflabour.bsky.social

This daytime shelter is a necessary resource for unhoused or precariously housed people of #Guelph. The city received a fantastic application from RCM and Stepping Stone, and to deny this opportunity would be a reckless and costly mistake.

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While this Bill has passed, we cannot stop the pressure and organizing we can built now. We will defend our communities and fight back.

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Join us for the launch of our new podcast, "There is a List," tackling the surveillance of pro-Palestine voices in the age of Big Brother.

Moderated by Sonya Fatah, w/ @smohyeddin.bsky.social, Yara Shoufani, @yipengge.bsky.social & Zahra Khozema.

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Doug Ford’s 'common-sense conservation' is a fast track to extinction, experts warn With Bill 5, the Ontario government has gutted protections for endangered species and wetlands, dismantling decades of work to pave the way for a ‘wild west’ of unchecked development

Canada new blitzkrieg against nature puts them on the same side as Trump ricochet.media/climate/doug...

Alt 3: The top left corner displays the bold text "We Need Cities To Back Tenants," colored in yellow and orange-red gradient, suggesting urgency. Below that, the phrase "ON BILL 60" is written in white capital letters. The main body of the text is in white quoting the second letter: This anti-democratic bill biases the process of landlord and tenant relations in one direction: towards landlords with the money, legal representation, and time to maximize their profits and usage of the Landlord and Tenant Board. In the meantime, members of the community will continue to face ever-increasing access to justice barriers. Even under the current LTB regime, Disabled tenants can barely get the representation and support they need to bring forward applications to uphold their rights to accommodation in housing protected under the Human Rights Code. And in yellow: How much worse will things be when landlords are further advantaged with faster eviction mechanisms and retaliations?

How much worse will housing accessibility, accomodations, and security for disabled tenants be when landlords are further advantaged with faster eviction mechanisms and more opportunity for retaliation against us?

We’re proud to support the Canadian Council for Refugees's new national campaign to strengthen Canada’s support for immigrants and refugees.

In Canada, we reject division and choose care, community, and compassion. We’re better off together.

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There’s a lot of benefit to being 33. My remaining looks are limited-time-only. I can legally drive a car. Things like that.

Doug Ford's war on tenants Ontario’s new housing bill is a gift to corporate landlords — and a warning shot at the rent strikers and organizers who dared to fight back

Doug Ford’s war on tenants: Ontario’s new housing bill is a gift to corporate landlords — and a warning shot at the rent strikers and organizers who dared to fight back.

New from @colewebber.bsky.social:

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#HousingIsAHumanRight #onpoli

Canadians skipping bills to afford groceries: Nanos One in five Canadians say they’ve skipped paying a bill to afford groceries in the past year, according to new polling by Nanos Research for CTV News.

Canadians skipping bills to afford groceries: Nanos - One in five Canadians say they’ve skipped paying a bill to afford groceries in the past year, according to new polling by Nanos Research for CTV News.

Pesky e-bike riders delivering food to people should be ticketed... @tps.ca there appears to be a double standard here because stopping in for some Jerk King, although delicious is not actively responding to an emergency.

The use of the lights here, while clever, is certainly inappropriate.

Bill 60: Cyclists, Bike & More Premier Ford has fired another shot in the war on bikes. Read about how Bill 60 will limit bike lanes and harm cyclists.

You've got 18ish days to comment on Bill 60, Ford's latest anti bike lane laws! Read our blog on taking action, the importance of identifying intersections w other communities affected & what your local cycling advocacy groups are doing to fight back!

www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/bill-60...

Doug Ford's war on tenants Ontario’s new housing bill is a gift to corporate landlords — and a warning shot at the rent strikers and organizers who dared to fight back

I wrote about how the proposed changes to Ontario's eviction rules are a state response to rent strikes in Toronto that undermine tenant organizing
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Ontario awards $9.1M contract to study Hwy. 401 tunnel concept | Globalnews.ca Internal studies into the concept at the Ministry of Transportation were paused in 2021 and found there was a 'potential for roadway collapse.'

9.1 million dollars could pay the salary of many educational assistants to keep students safe and open up access to equitable education.

What could $9.1 million do for healthcare, public transit, supportive housing, or the environment?

#Priorities #OnPoli

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