Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD

20 Nov 2024

I have removed the bike lanes that were in the road and which you were probably using to get to work Forgive me they were delicious so crunchy and so cold

No great love lost between Beaches-East York and Brad Bradford

thestar.comMatt Elliott: Olivia Chow wins — but with serious warning signs for Toronto’s progressive movementA tighter-than-expected re-election leaves the mayor facing questions about passive leadership, thin plans and an unclear second-term agenda.

"In her second term, Chow needs to get better at linking property taxes to visible service improvements. And she needs to make it clear how a progressive Toronto can deal with the real issues Bradford raised over the course of the election." Good commentary as always by @graphicmatt.com

@clareblackwood.bsky.social

Compare the results map with the Ontario Marginalization Index (blue is least marginalized, yellow is most marginalized). 👀👀

Jason Paris@jasonparis.bsky.social

#TOpoli

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Clare Blackwood

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BREAKING: Brad Bradford changes mind on cops, Sankofa Square, becoming mayor of Toronto

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People think being cynical means you're smart or something but I will never stop acting like I have hope and I don't care how silly it seems

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Today feels like a good day to have hope but I'm gonna keep doing it no matter the odds

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Okay so his first name is Bradford, he was named after his mother's last name, but then later in life he decided to take his mother's last name, making his full name Bradford Bradford. Lots to make fun of about ol' Brad but unfortunately his name is not one of them

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Huge congratulations to @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social, so excited to have your voice on council

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Toronto Centre, you beautiful people, you can split the progressive vote and still beat that tool Daniel Tate

Curran Stikuts in the lead! Kevin Rupasinghe in the lead! Diana Chan-McNally in the lead! Dare we hope??

Looks like incumbents in the lead across the board in #Ottawa #Ottpoli

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6-year-old: "Do you think Olivia Chow is going to win?" Husband: "Yeah. But I also thought the Blue Jays were going to win the World Series."

Joshua Hind@joshuahind.bsky.social

This tension has me longing for the ease of Blue Jays playoff baseball.

6-year-old is Very Mad that he is being sent to bed before the election results are in

@itsonlykotsy.bsky.social

We had to promise to wake him up to hear the outcome just like we woke him up to watch the end of Jays games

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kotsy

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King & Bay Henge.

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Stress crafting #TOpoli

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If you're in line to be mad at Doug Ford for outlawing municipal ranked ballots STAY IN LINE

Canadian Cycling Magazine

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I had pretty much this exact conversation with a coworker today and I'm sorry to say I was not able to convince him to vote

Jenny Lee Shee@jennyleeshee.bsky.social

"I'm not informed about the issues." Talk to people you trust. “The polls say...” Polls don't matter. "The candidates are all the same." No, they're not. “It doesn’t matter who wins." It matters very much to someone you care about. Polls are open until 8 pm. Please vote wisely, Toronto. #TOPoli

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@canadiancycling.bsky.social

“We apologize in advance to drivers who can expect delays of up to 48 seconds along this 1.2 km corridor as cyclists safely take the lane together" #BikeTO #OnPoli #TOpoli #Torontovotes cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/new...

cyclingmagazine.caToronto cyclists get an Election Day Bike Bus after bike lanes disappear - Canadian Cycling MagazineCycle Toronto will lead free group rides through a gap in the city's cycling network, helping riders get to the polls and beyond

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Jenny Emelie

@jennyemelie.bsky.social

Good morning, Toronto! Polls are open and it's a lovely day. Go Vote! You can find your polling location and lists of acceptable ID using the city's MyVote website: myvote.toronto.ca #TOPoli #ONPoli

@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

Time for my election-day tradition: wishing for ranked ballots

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The Biking Lawyer LLP

Friday we ride (location TBD), but today we VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE like our lives depend on it.

I'm biking down this hill with my kid in the back and a truck slows down beside me. Driver leans over and says, "Are you insane? You should be riding on the sidewalk!" I say, "That's illegal. Did you know that?" Wild idea, should drivers have to know the rules in order to drive?

Of course, sometimes people do bike on the sidewalk, because they don't want to die. Tapping the sign.

Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD@mbonsma.bsky.social

Don't like seeing bikes on the road OR the sidewalk? Try this One Weird Trick: ✨Separated Cycling Infrastructure✨ Source: www.toronto.ca/wp-content/u...

Believe it or not this is the least terrible route of all the possible routes to music lessons 🙃

Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD@mbonsma.bsky.social

Unserious person who doesn't understand cycling as transportation

Matt Elliott@graphicmatt.com

"Look, nobody rides more bikes than I do. I rode 10,000 kilometres last year," brags Bradford. He says he's "the only candidate that has a plan to build new cycling infrastructure — we're just going to do it in our ravine network."

Improving the off-road trail system would actually be great but it can't be the only thing you do if you seriously want people to bike more!

utoronto.scholaris.caThe Scarborough Greenway Network: Building an Outstanding Off-road Trail NetworkThis report presents an ambitious plan for a connected Scarborough Greenway Network of off-road multi-use trails in existing publicly-owned corridors throughout Scarborough. • A major policy priority ...

If you want to read some ideas from smart people about how to make a useful trail network in Toronto, check this out: utoronto.scholaris.ca/items/888942...

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Matt Elliott

@graphicmatt.com

Replying to @graphicmatt.com

Bradford says the Bloor West data suggest the city "allocated 50% of the road space for half a percentage of road users. And that doesn't work." (By this logic, there are several streets downtown where pedestrians should get MUCH wider sidewalks)

youtube.comCanadian Man BEGS Gov’t to be Taxed MOREYouTube video by The Elevate Report

I have everything I need and I'm so grateful and I just want to live in a society where we make sure that is true for every person! We could do it!

Gillo Machino@gillomachino.bsky.social

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Isn’t it enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample down the rest? Isn’t it enough for you to drink clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? That's from the Bible, bitches

Anyway I like to read Ezekiel 34 when I need a reminder of what kind of society we are aiming for. Sorry for being cringe on main

@northernnerd.bsky.social

This election will be decided by turnout. The richest, greediest, most selfish cranks in this city will definitely vote, so it's up to us to make sure we get a government that actually represents the people.

Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD@mbonsma.bsky.social

Talk to your friends and family about voting! Not everyone is as tuned in as all you nerds and a simple "hey how are you feeling about the election on Monday" can go a long way. Maybe they forgot when it was, or they're not sure if they're eligible, or don't know where to get candidate info. #TOpoli

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Alex Freeman

Honestly... If he takes this I think I'm just done. It's another victory for the selfish. I'm so tired.

Toronto Star@thestar.com

A new poll by Liaison Strategies released Wednesday suggests that Bradford is two percentage points ahead of Chow among decided and leaning voters.

Far too much of this going on in the neighbourhood chats at election time

Actually in the case of this particular election it's mostly racism 🙃

@tabathasouthey.bsky.social

A very casual conversation about the election is how I ended up becoming a proxy voter for a friend who has to be out of town unexpectedly on election day. Democracy!

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Linda Blair

@mjmbca.bsky.social

Replying to @mjmbca.bsky.social

Toronto takes a lot of heat for being a dull and reluctant city that would rather cater to its worst impulses than take even the most tentative step towards a better city. And I think a vote for Bradford is a vote to embrace the worst and frankly most embarrassing stereotypes of our town. #topoli

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Kanchan

@kayehm.bsky.social

Replying to @cycletoronto.bsky.social

We offered to help them remove it properly & salvage it. They refused the help. We were internationally recognized for this infra. I've talked to dozens of cities around the world who wanted to learn how to do it from us. And these f'ers are just paying their buddies to rip it out. I'm irate.

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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦

Is it starting to dawn on the people of Ontario that feeding huge wads of cash into the rusty old Make Cyclists’ Lives Worse Machine doesn’t make anyone else’s life better?

David Coletto@davidcoletto.bsky.social

NEW ABACUS POLL: Doug Ford's government continues to face more disapproval than approval. Approve: 36% Disapprove: 43% Neither: 18% Government approval is unchanged since August, but disapproval is up 2 points. abacusdata.ca/ford-pcs-sl...

My sourdough starter sat untouched in the fridge all summer, turned black, and smelled like death. I scraped off the black, salvaged some from the bottom, and fed it for a few days, and look at my beautiful yeastie boys now! We're so back!

As always, if you DM me your address I will mail you some dried sourdough starter flakes

These splits by disinformation index are something else. I guess I do find it a bit comforting that the right wing are not just odious but also wrong, but it's not comforting how widespread and effective the disinformation is. www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/20...

Doug van den Ham@dvdham.bsky.social

The recent EKOS poll is relevant here. conservative voters can't discern credible information:

Went to see it for myself #BikeTO

Seemed to me like a large fraction of cars were honking in support. Plenty of cyclists passing who were not there for the protest.