Anne Marie Aikins

It is exciting to have a new transit line open and we should celebrate that but it was so painfully slow without transit signal priority. Hopefully that can happen

Fun time catching up and reminiscing

I can say I was there…

It’s a bad day for a subway disruption. We all planned to meet at union til I noticed there’s a disruption.

I’ll be joining a bunch of ex-Mx folks who’ve worked on the line over the years later today to take a ride. Historic day we don’t want to miss

A gorgeous view from my fancy new train

What a difference between the old and new @viarailcanada.bsky.social trains. Such a smooth ride, quiet, great WIFI, comfortable seats. Old train on the way home from Ottawa was bumpy as hell, no WIFI and lumpy seats. You’d think the price might be different for these relics

Outstanding investigative journalism 👏🏻 that just keeps uncovering more layers of stench. In all the stories about SDF, has anyone spoken to people who received training or a job as a result of this fund? Ford keeps saying how many jobs were apparently created but I’d like to see independent evidence

Great fact check following Ford claiming he & his brother didn’t raise property taxes or development charges during his time at city hall. A+ reporting

Star Editorial Board: Doug Ford’s skills training slush fund is a disgrace. It’s also a sign of a much deeper rot in his government It suggests Ford has established a system where public money is being handed out not based on need or merit but on who you know or who you pay

What the @thestar.com says X 10000

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Incredible journalism

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I could see how worn out they were looking. I could relate :)

Impressive use of pooch puns. And I’m glad I read this news or I may have called Toronto Animal Services. My fav park. It’s impressive, whimsical work by Claude Cormier.

Too soon for new snow plan, I’m guessing….

I support all the good efforts to improve safety that TTC is implementing…except this one. Shaming people has never been an effective way to change behaviour & comes with risks. Are they following an example on another transit system? @torontotoday.ca

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Former PM Jean Chretien being interviewed by Lisa Laflamme was just brilliant & so refreshingly candid last night at the JHR gala

Loved the sky today. Tonight was so lovely

Hugh speed train in Rome

My ride today is travelling beyond 240km an hour. Smooth, gorgeous high speed train from Rome to Florence

Toronto Blue Jays shirt

I’ll be flying to Rome tomorrow (my first visit to Italy) while Toronto will be hosting the first World Series game but will be wearing this sweatshirt to cheer the team on #GOJAYSGO

Parry Island weekend with my siblings before the heavy rain. This pileated woodpecker kept following us on our walks

I’m a former senior aide to Stephen Harper. Pierre Poilievre is dismantling the principled, trustworthy Conservative Party we tried to build Pierre Poilievre is dismantling the principled, serious Conservative Party Stephen Harper worked so hard to lead, writes his former advisor Dimitri Soudas.

Well said
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Sunrise over the GO corridor

Sunrise over the city core

Good Friday morning

Most have forgotten that Bondfield was also hired to build/renovate transit stations for Metrolinx & the city (like Union Station) & failed miserably

If I walked up to someone on the street and threatened to beat their ass - even if I think they did something wrong - I likely would be charged…just saying Premier

Skeleton hanging on to fence

Waiting for endless construction to end in Toronto

His meddling serves as a distraction from the bigger scandals

Well looks like somebody scored big time. This story just keeps getting worse for the Ford government

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Something I’ve been thinking about: will we ever know how much of the millions in payouts did the identified lobbyists pocket?