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May Likes Toronto

Toronto District School Board (TDSB) proposes closing pools and cutting music instructors (aka certified teachers) to make a $70M budget short fall.

The province has reduced per student funding by $1300/student/year since Doug Ford came into power, not accounting for inflation.

toronto.citynews.ca/2025/04/25

For those in Toronto Danforth, there's a virtual emergency public meeting with the Trustee, Sara Ehrhardt and the MPP Peter Tabuns on Thursday May 1 at 7:30pm.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist

CityNews Toronto · TDSB proposes closing pools, cutting music instructors to eliminate projected $70M deficitThe Toronto District School Board is considering cutting music instructors and closing swimming pools in a bid to eliminate a projected $70 million deficit
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Leah Bobet

Maintaining enough perspective at the moment to be a little bummed for some of the sincerely good candidates getting basically rinsed by what this election turned into. Even locally: Man, that's a lot of talent. Someone elect Bhutila Karpoche and Norm di Pasquale to things already before they get bored of running.

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Arthur Gron

I'm shocked and horrified that someone got arrested at today's Critical Mass ride in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It seemed random and arbitrary, and could have happened to anyone of us.

They are in last few frames of this video, on the left of the screen, managing traffic for safety.

These rides are peaceful, they've been held on the last Friday of the month for 20 years or more.

#Toronto#ONpoli#TOpoli
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A-Dub

no wonder it's such a test of patience to drive in this blessèd city. although TBH i really don't care, as i far prefer to walk / bike / kickscoot / take public transit instead.

"Toronto is the busiest construction city in North America, according to a staff report before Council. At its peak last summer, construction caused the temporary closure of 24% of all city roads." [CBC]

#Toronto#CompleteStreets#FuckCars
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A-Dub

the City of Toronto is proposing a poorly thought out bylaw delineating "bubble zones" around certain types of buildings which will suppress people's ability to protest. i hope it fails - and i also don't support any kind of discrimination that is already illegal under the Ontario Human Rights Code. we don't need a new bylaw!

cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/cit

CBCBubble zones, raves and dangerous dogs on Toronto city council agenda | CBC NewsCouncil will consider a myriad of issues at three days of meetings starting Wednesday.
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Gigi 🍄‍🟫

Th City of Toronto is holding a ✌🏾"public"✌🏾 consultation on establishing protest bubbles, zones around buildings and services considered "vulnerable".

I have mentioned in the past, that the city was fine when those buildings were ACTUALLY being targeted by protesters, as long as they were white. But now, people are marching past the same buildings, LITERALLY the same buildings, and suddenly: it's a problem.

Other "vulnerable" buildings, religious institutions, are not simply used for religious gatherings and ceremony. They function as community hubs, where plans are made to address and equities in the system. Black churches were where civil rights campaigns were planned. And they were bombed by white people.

But that's not what is happening now, in 2025. Religious buildings are being used to hold events that are criminal, according to international law.

Protests outside of those buildings are not protesting religious ceremonies. There is no parallel to be drawn with Black churches being targeted by white malevolence.

And let's imagine that a parallel were justifiably to be drawn:

There are no laws on the books designed to protect Black, Indigenous, or brown bodies. There are only laws designed to protect capital and those who control it.

We are the ones who will be targeted by this new by-law.

And if you doubt that, just note the deeply racist way in which this consultation has been implemented.

I invite you not to participate in the farcical display that is this ✌🏾"public consultation"✌🏾 but rather to email engagement@toronto.ca and let them know that you have seen their trickery for what it is, and to call Councillor James Pasternak, who has championed this bit of theatre, at: 416-392-1371 or email him at councillor_pasternak@toronto.ca

Toronto police just shot your best friend. He was unarmed and in crisis. It's time to take the streets and march. GO AHEAD: YOUR ROUTE PLAN The City of Toronto is holding a "public consultation on protest bubbles. Whose feedback is welcome?
The City of Toronto is hosting a "public" consultation on proposed protest bubbles. These are areas around buildings and services deemed 'vulnerable institutions" where no protest is to be allowed. The City did not care when neo-Nazis were doing Roman salutes outside the Fort York Public Library. The City did not care when fascist antivaxxers were actively targeting hospitals on University Avenue for their Covid-19 protocols. So, what is motivating this sudden concern? RACISM. Tell the City of Toronto that you see through their sham consultation. Email engagement@toronto.ca with your concerns.
This entire "consultation" is dripping with racism We are nearly a month into the process, yet Which communities has the City reached out to to inform them that this consultation is ongoing? Is the consultation advertised in the subway? ls it being promoted in community centres in poorer neighbourhoods? Are City officials reaching out to Indigenous and Black communities, the people most likely to suffer from policies inflicted on them by the City, the Province, or the federal governments? No. All promotion has been done strictly online and via word of mouth, to the exclusion of those most affected. This is exactly how systemic discrimination works. Worse, the City did not even provide a map of the proposed zones no visualization of what areas would be affected, leaving that expense to other organizations. The map in the background was commissioned by media outlet Toronto Today. Perhaps that's because it all too clearly shows where the services are distributed through this city. Racialized people are welcome to protest in the areas where they live: regions without the very services the City claims are vital and need protecting. Tell the City of Toronto that you see through their sham consultation. Email engagement@toronto.ca with your concerns
THE ENTIRE CONSULTATION IS SKEWED TO GET THE DESIRED RESULTS Let's examine one of the questions and its built-in bias. FALSE EQUIVALENCIES The question begins by asking how respondents feel when they encounter "a demonstration" without distinguishing between the monthly racist White Lives Matter banner drops and Indigenous people protesting the ongoing genocide of their people. SOWING NEGATIVE SENTIMENT Five of the eight statements reflect negative views, there is no way to address inadequacies of the options; and the reply choice list begins with "Never" while the first opinions asked are favourable. BLATANT WORDING BIAS The follow-up to this question (on the same page of the survey) serves only to reinforce negative sentiment: What action would the City need to take for people who are feeling engaged, appreciative, or supportive? This consultation exhibits many of the most egregious examples of bias in survey design. The most benign interpretation is that it was left in the hands of someone with no experience in qualitative analysis but an obvious preference for the outcome. Otherwise, this is entirely intentional. Tell the City of Toronto that you see through their sham consultation. The City has asked for input on the consultation to be sent to engagement@toronto.ca so feel free to share you may have Additionally, Councillor James Pasternak, a driving force for this bylaw, can be reached at: 416-392-1371
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Cameron MacLeod

Toronto Star’s @benspurr.bsky.social : The NY Times has published an investigation into the Therme development at Ontario Place. It found that while the company told the province it had a proven track record of operating six spas around the world, at the time it had only ever operated one.

nytimes.com/2025/04/16/world/c

The West Island of Ontario Place in Toronto.
The New York Times · European Spa Company Therme Misrepresented Itself in an Effort to Expand Into CanadaBy Matina Stevis-Gridneff
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May Likes Toronto

After I asked about this, one of the attendees told me that he runs a local foodbank.

"I hate it. I feed 600 families a week, and we can barely keep up. Food banks shouldn't even exist."

No one should be starving in this city. We are the economic centre of Canada. The City of Toronto has allocated ~$750k for the hunger crisis in the 2025 budget. More than 350k people rely on food banks to survive, and that number has probably gone way up since the last time I checked.

dailybread.ca/blog/visits-to-t

Daily BreadVisits to Toronto food banks reach historic new high at 3.49 million  Daily Bread Food Bank and North York Harvest Food Bank report more than one in ten Torontonians rely on food banks — a 36% year-over-year increase in unique clients.    Daily Bread Food Bank and North York Harvest Food Bank have released the annual Who’s Hungry report, a profile of poverty and food insecurity in the […]
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