Lisa Martin

Turnstile at the Washington Monument today, a benefit show raising money for humanitarian aid in Palestine, Sudan, and Lebanon [📹: Ayman Abdeldayem]

NEW: Bradford Doesn’t Respond to Surveys from Renters, Cyclists and Environmentalists Olivia Chow committed to nearly everything in surveys from the Toronto Environmental Alliance, tenants group ACORN and from Cycle Toronto. Bradford didn't respond to any of them.

Good photos from now until then

Evening #TorontoHenge from Union Station #Toronto #TOPhoto

2012: Die-in to protest Ford's removal of bike lanes in the heart of downtown Toronto 2026: Die-in to protest Ford's removal of bike lanes in the outer suburbs of Etobicoke

you know you were thinking it

Since 2016, the City of Toronto has spent about $27 million to design and install bike lanes. It’ll take an estimated $48 million to rip them up. Here, we crunch some of the numbers for what Doug Ford’s war on bike lanes will cost Toronto’s residents: thewalrus.ca/doug-ford-is-spe...

Made it back home to Etobicoke for another protest #biketo

Pledging a road on land that you don’t own.

Canadians want to prioritize clean energy over fossil fuels, Carney government told in internal report New public opinion research commissioned by federal government shows a majority of Canadians want to see Canada become a clean energy superpower

Always read Cathal.

People in politics, the corporate sector and Alberta’s pursuit of separatism have described persistent efforts by figures in the U.S. administration to support groups seeking American expansionism and independence for Alberta. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Here is my breakdown of the statements that the jury decided against. Jurors found 26 of 29 statements on the jury form were deceptive, and willfully so. And it found five of the company's trade practices unconscionable and willful.

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It has been over 11 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its 93 calls to action. Since then, 14 of them have been completed. That is just 15%. In over a decade. www.indigenouswatchdog.org/2026/09/01/t...

We can take note of this in Canada too. Canada has a right to defend itself against foreign oppression, interference, and economic coercion. But we need to be careful not to confuse defending Canadian sovereignty w/ defending the interests of Canadian capital. The two are not inherently the same.

The price of a roof shouldn't be your health. 🏠🚑 We need to shift taxes off of our paycheques and onto the value of the land. When we stop rewarding land speculation, we start prioritizing human life.

Close to Shore Mike Gough 2022

Wtf

Today, charges against DULF's founders were tossed out by a BC Supreme Court decision Yesterday, we covered how docs in trial evidence show Vancouver police pushed to bring those charges — even when a Crown prosecutor questioned whether it was in the public interest

He just said that Indigenous knowledge will help the government to ensure that the ocean waters “remain safe, sustainable and healthy for future generations and for all the life that lives in them.” WHAT ABOUT THE SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCAS YOU’RE GETTING POWERS TO DRIVE TO EXTINCTION MARK? MARK???

More than 38,000 residential school survivors testified to the abuse they experienced as children. Next September, Canada plans to destroy their records.

Such a depressing political reality right now…

Carney is truly the Reagan of Canada. A calming, paternalistic figure in a period of apocalyptic uncertainty who galvanizes the economy with short-sighted right wing fiscal policies. And like Reagan, every disaster that Canada encounters in the future will be traceable to his administration.

It's not flooding the zone, it's seizing a crisis in order to ram through a slew of rapid fire changes that are a gift to multinational corporations and are the opposite of what we ran on. What do you call that again?

The right to strike is a fundamental right. We own our labor. It is morally wrong to compel someone to work.

The difference between having Carney as PM and having Pierre as PM is that the majority would more easily recognize how detrimental these policies are if Pierre were PM Because hed be enforcing the exact same policies

For everyone who keeps saying Avi Lewis needs a seat in the House: because of the size of the party right now, the NDP got ONE question in this whole QP and it was the very last one, like thirty minutes into the session. And Carney didn't even answer it, despite taking the questions off the top.

The NDP requested an emergency debate in Parliament over the plan to open up Canada's four largest airports to private investment. The speaker said no. Cool.

Charities and non-profits,already facing recruiting and retaining staff due to low wages, must be included in discussions about the impact of the trade war on Canadian communities. By @jdl56.bsky.social via @cdnaffairs.bsky.social www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/18/t...

David Suzuki: Governments need to stop making Grassy Narrows fight for what “should have been done long ago.” This Wednesday, Grassy Narrows marches for mercury justice. 📅 Sept 23 • 12 PM • Grange Park RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/river...

I photographed the Elephant's Trunk nebula over the last 3 nights. The dark nebulosity and sharp structures were very fun to process. #astrophotography #photography #space #astronomy

He denied and covered up Rob's substance-abuse issues for YEARS before finally hustling him off to a rehab spa when the media got proof. It is an obscenity that Doug Ford could emerge from that experience without empathy or compassion for those who are struggling.

This is a suicidal decision. Nothing short of it.

"Billionaire's Buffet," Evin Collis, 2026

I don't recall increasing costs for travellers and making airports even more unpleasant places to spend time in as something Carney campaigned on during the last election

Private equity moguls and fund managers love it! Once they’re in, they own a piece of a natural monopoly, and they print money for decades. This is a mistake we do not need to make. The alternative to privatizing our airports is to NOT DO IT.

When they eventually make a movie about this time, please don't put the male politicians in good suits. IMO, the ugly, low rent tailoring should be part of the story.

Giving foreign corporations more control over Canada won’t keep us safe. We need a plan that puts people first.

"Why should my tax dollars go to giving houses to people who can't afford them?" Why should MY tax dollars should go to satisfying your desire to see desperate people living desperate lives? I'd rather save money and solve the problem, rather than spend money to exacerbate it.

"The Ontario Science Centre has laid off 30 workers including the entire science department" How do you even react to this?

Little Island A.J. Casson 1965

Carney is now set to trample on rights, destroy ecosystems, and devastate the fight against climate change for his projects. So I guess it’s important that he rewrite history in this way, lest he see his own reflection in elements of history that we’ve rightfully condemned!

I like how this was right at the top of my IG feed. Thanks @davidmoscrop.com

Preach

It's wild out there.

Toronto Mayoral Candidate Who Does Not Want Support From People Who “Sow Division,” Attended an Event with Individuals who have Shared Islamophobic Beliefs Brad Bradford recently disavowed a supporter with Islamophobic beliefs. pressprogress.ca/toronto-mayo...

David Mastin, president of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, slammed the “shoddy rollout” of the $750 spending accounts. He also questioned why, amid a trade battle, the government is giving lucrative contracts to American firms. New from @krushowy.bsky.social: