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Oliver Moore

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Deviant pedestrian. I’m bullish on cities, opposed to fascism and write editorials for The Globe and Mail. Never 51. @moore_oliver at the bird site, which I've mostly left. Will try to respond via omoore@globeandmail.ca. Header pic by Mervyn Sequeira

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Sure, that bylaw sounds weird. But imagine if every bar-owner just decided for themself how many pinball machines to have. Utter chaos

05.03.2026 02:12 — 👍 15    🔁 2    💬 3    📌 0

Fun biking data as the weather warms..

per the TPA, Bike Share Toronto had a record 7.8M rides last year, boosting the service's revenue by 30pc compared to 2024. The amount of subsidy required dropped to 37 cents/ride
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...

04.03.2026 17:40 — 👍 18    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 1
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NEWSTALK 1010 on X: ""You found out that others who were seeking that job actually planned to play dirty." @millandmaitmom talks with former mayor John Tory about what changed his mind to not run again. Listen to the full interview on the podcast here: https://t.co/Wgq89xQMc8 https://t.co/NOnw0XWgdF" / X "You found out that others who were seeking that job actually planned to play dirty." @millandmaitmom talks with former mayor John Tory about what changed his mind to not run again. Listen to the full interview on the podcast here: https://t.co/Wgq89xQMc8 https://t.co/NOnw0XWgdF

In a softball from *the radio station where he appears regularly as an expert* bringing up the fact that John Tory had an affair is characterised as playing dirty
x.com/NEWSTALK1010...

04.03.2026 16:48 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

The idiocy is strong in Toronto drivers this ayem

04.03.2026 15:10 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Remember that Hoekstra‘s boss re-posted a video of the Obamas as monkeys

04.03.2026 01:01 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Mr. *i don’t know why they’re so touchy* is a bit touchy

04.03.2026 00:59 — 👍 28    🔁 1    💬 7    📌 0

Damn, now we'll never finish Smart Track

03.03.2026 20:32 — 👍 26    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0

Overall, housing *should* move the needle for voters. 79pc would like the provincial govt to make housing a priority but only 31pc believe the govt does so. And 55pc say prov govt actions have made it more difficult to rent or afford housing costs

03.03.2026 16:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

There's a jarring inconsistency revealed in the responses. 68pc agree that growth should pay for growth, with new homes covering the municipal costs they create. But 42pc say it's not fair to pass development charges on to the home-buyer

03.03.2026 16:53 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1

The numbers for the city of Toronto..
- 45pc own their home
- 65pc of them do not have a mortgage
- of those with a mortgage, 42pc owe less than $200G

03.03.2026 16:44 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

OREA survey a reminder that, while housing affordability a crisis for lots of people, plenty of Ontarians are sitting pretty when it comes to real estate
- 51pc own homes
- of them , 53pc own the property outright
- of the minority with mortgage, 46pc owe less than $200G
www.orea.com/~/media/File...

03.03.2026 16:40 — 👍 11    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 3
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The blood moon was elusive but a not bad sunrise across Christie Pits

03.03.2026 12:00 — 👍 25    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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We're great at parties.

03.03.2026 02:56 — 👍 165    🔁 27    💬 4    📌 5
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France has a nuclear sub named for a British ship that fought at Trafalgar, and was made famous by Turner?

02.03.2026 22:06 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0
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The sky’s the limit: The Squamish project that’s reshaping Vancouver An 11-tower development on reclaimed Squamish Nation territory represents a path to economic independence. Not everyone’s happy about it

Opponents of the Senakw development can't seem to get over the fact that they don't get a say in a First Nations project *on FN land*
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob...

02.03.2026 17:42 — 👍 32    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 2

*of course* one of the first responses to this was a finger-wag about him not wearing a helmet

02.03.2026 02:32 — 👍 30    🔁 4    💬 5    📌 0

Kind of wild that there‘s a 30-degree swing forecast between tonight‘s low and Saturday’s high

01.03.2026 19:35 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ouch. It’s not often you see a correx listing four separate mistakes in a single piece

01.03.2026 14:26 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Hot take: people who expect “enduring quiet” in their neighbourhood should live in the country

28.02.2026 22:18 — 👍 32    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 2
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Why do some people believe they can live in a city but their neighbourhood will never change? Because their councillor tells them that
www.thestar.com/news/gta/six...

28.02.2026 22:14 — 👍 68    🔁 11    💬 3    📌 2

I don't know about you, but if my daughter was killed alongside 84 others by American bombs, I imagine myself and those other parents would be more than tempted by anti-American extremism.

This is how you create terrorists.

28.02.2026 16:06 — 👍 26    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 0

Omloop het Nieuwsblad today. Happy start of spring [classics] for those who celebrate

28.02.2026 14:16 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Falconery aficionado: let them eat bear

28.02.2026 01:07 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Inbox. Kill me now

27.02.2026 20:00 — 👍 39    🔁 2    💬 6    📌 6

Otherwise known as a lie

27.02.2026 18:54 — 👍 54    🔁 10    💬 3    📌 0

Not saying that city hall has anything to do with the OP’s pic, but the departure of Tory surely allows bureaucrats to admit what transit-watchers figured out a long time ago

27.02.2026 15:50 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The way city hall continues to pretend that Smart Track is a real thing, long after its champion left the scene, is a source of great bewilderment

27.02.2026 15:48 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

Playing Trump like a ukulele

27.02.2026 02:37 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Inject this content straight into my veins

27.02.2026 00:00 — 👍 89    🔁 20    💬 0    📌 0
News Releases - Toronto Police Service

Release does not specify, says only resident of Toronto. I'd link to it but the cops' media page hasn't been updated in more than three weeks
www.tps.ca/media-centre...

26.02.2026 18:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0