No the car light won't stay red, it will show a right turn arrow ONLY.. or left too if that's allowed. I'm glad they are finally doing something about this, I do think many people who drive straight just don't know they can't
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I'm so happy we've finally made it to the hearing! And a big hat tip to @IHRP_UofT @SamerMuscati @_PMolnar and all those working to make driving, especially as a job, more accessible to all refugees coming to Ontario
Ontario’s driver’s licensing rules discriminate against refugees from war-torn countries by demanding written proof of their driving experience from their country of origin — something not required of others, a human rights tribunal has heard. thestar.com/news/gta/2018/08…
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Really excited to hear @_PMolnar from @IHRP_UofT talk about the Bots at the Gate report at @UofTEthics citizenlab.ca/2018/09/bots-a…
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I've been lucky to work with formerly homeless people at the end of their lives who were given homes after their terminal diagnosis. In one case, my hospice client actually didn't die -- he made a remarkable recovery. Housing the homeless can be transformative:
Love this: COVID-19 "ended up demonstrating a new, improved model for emergency shelters that allows homeless people the space and dignity they need to get their chaotic lives under control and prepare themselves for a life inside, off the streets." theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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This has happened and will happen again in Toronto unless we get ahead of it. I hope Hamilton can get a handle on this
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I was at the memorial before this and the number of homeless people who died in Toronto in the last month.. the names just kept coming. It's appalling and preventable. @JohnTory the city needs to do more
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Go @niniane:"If I'm not going to bet my reputation on protecting other women, then what would I be hoarding it for?" facebook.com/niniane/posts/1…
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Dark days in Alaska, but they aren't getting enough attention. This thread is worth a read, especially for those connected to public education, which is most of us
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Thank you. I used it. For those who need it as text pastebin.com/LtqTdU0X
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Thank you! Was a great opportunity to share what we've learned and discuss with community. Thank you for starting these conversations!
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My blog post on financial predators taking advantage of refugees just went up! Posted on the blog of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies @_carfms: carfms.org/blog/financial-pr…
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This 1000x. I worked with a downtown resident who speaks English, was given the link for vaccines by family doctor, but couldn't do it. He needed a supporter to walk him through it. We got it done. Patients need navigators.. that's what some children are doing for their parents!
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@JustinTrudeau Good point. We also need jobs solutions for poor, not just middle class.
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@AndrayDomise listened to latest @CNDLNDCMNS. here's an interview with @Snowden that lists things you can do online: theintercept.com/2015/11/12/…
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sigh. can't they direct this energy to catch high income/wealth tax cheats? or other financial crimes? all rhetorical of course. we know it won't be. this power is always directed at the most oppressed.
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It was so great to meet you! We feel very lucky and look forward to more. Thanks @S_Nouman_Ashraf !
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this is old now (PATRIOT Act vote happened) but the first part of this show from @onthemedia is compelling history! onthemedia.org/story/on-the-…
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#DarkSideTO question: algorithms certainly aren't neutral. How does the panel see the responsibilities of Google (ie search) and Facebook (ie news feed) in the human rights domain? Do you see a role for regulation of such players?
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Great article, very on point. Do you have a reference for this point you make: "Some schools — the ones with rich parent councils — have raised thousands of dollars toward air filtration systems. "
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It took 3 years of fighting on this but we finally did it. Great news, thanks to all who helped with this over the years, especially the newcomers who put themselves forward to challenge the government on this
Victory! This week, the HRTO ruled that an @ONgov policy forcing refugees to wait at least a year to obtain a full driver's license is discriminatory. Thank you to all those who supported our fight for justice! @OntHumanRights @IHRP_UofT @SamerMuscati
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An excellent article by @TabathaSouthey . Everyone who has been thinking and opining about the Yonge Street Attack should read it
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No heat for prisoners is a crime.. there's also a much bigger crime. Prisons, in the US and elsewhere, are places we can toss people and not actually work on the systemic issues incarceration let's us conveniently ignore. We only notice when it really goes off the rails.
I am outside of the Metropolitan Detention Center where prisoners are without heat. The banging noise is them protesting for all of us to hear. They are without heat for days. This is in BROOKLYN.
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I know this family and the anti-Muslim stance of the Toronto Transit bus driver, and her terrorizing of children, are an extreme version of discrimination I've heard about from other women wearing hijabs who ride the TTC. @TTChelps you need to do way better
“I banged and banged on the doors. The bus was stopped at a red light, but the (#bus) #driver would not open the door to let Lulu off. I was horrified. I had no idea where she was taking my daughter and if I would ever see my girl again.” #TTC #complaint
thestar.com/news/gta/2020/02…
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Next they need to phase out the 50% tax exemption on investment property capital gains. Housing is different than other assets!
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This: "Showing up in blackface is reprehensible and hurtful, but if people are genuinely concerned about racism, I would much rather see them robustly and consistently challenging our leaders on policies that would materially impact the lives of those in the margins."
It’s been pretty annoying seeing all the hand-wringing around this news development and to see our media decide that *this* is the point the election becomes about racism. My first column after a year away. #blackface #trudeau thestar.com/opinion/star-col…
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The @TorontoStar on school return and elevator bottlenecks in high-rise communities: "biggest concern" of residents. It's going to be a "big mess," "contagion risk."
@TOPublicHealth's response: "leave earlier for school."
CC @TorontosMayor @JayeRobinson @tdsb @MorguardApts
Slow elevators in Thorncliffe highrises were a problem for schoolchildren before COVID-19. Now things are far worse:
@donovanvincent
torstar.co/XRpt50B7MnS
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Important thread. @Metrolinx is inflicting unnecessary suffering on Thorncliffe, like they did to Little Jamaica on Eglinton. Going after a racialized community's businesses, with no consultation, when there are better alternatives. Systemic racism is alive and well in Canada
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“It’s like someone who robs a 7-11. If you can steal $1,000 and settle for $20 would you do it again? Probably.” interc.pt/2cZtZEA
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How did the air remain cool with so little ventilation? Must they have been cooling recirculated air?
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Everything you say here is true, and yet I know people who can't get a credit card or loan from the banks, and so they go to these lenders. That article doesn't really get into alternatives, which folks need to know about.
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Pretty amazing statement from a Minneapolis city council member. The entire thread, top to bottom, is worth reading
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I made sure to find the Star on days your column appeared. Big loss for the Star and Toronto. Your voice needs to be amplified
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This x100! I worry we'll forget about first dose harder to reach folks if we open up dose 2 too widely. Everyone is talking about 12+ now but there are still huge groups of older at risk people who don't have a first dose. Second dose for 80+, highest risk, keep eyes on 1st dose
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This winter I've met so many people, especially elders, who have fallen or have decided to not go out and become isolated. This policy and politics have profound long term consequences. Terrible policy and politics.
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Hoping we fix this policy @Kathleen_Wynne @OntHumanRights: #Ontario is discriminating against refugees by not allowing experienced drivers from war-torn countries to skip driving-test waiting period like other newcomers. #TestLikeTheRest #GforRefugees ottawacitizen.com/opinion/co…
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Sigh. Terrible stress test.. people actually die, especially the homeless, if there's no where to go
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@HeatherMallick @craigdesson thank you for this article. please check out 'fired but unexploded,' it's very relevant fired-but-unexploded.com/en/…
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Wow, read all these tweets. Given that the DA threw out the case, how can the officer not be reprimanded?
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@Abokichi what's inside? maple syrup? politeness? canadian bacon? a lock of justin bieber's hair?
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This has happened to me with all kinds of tech. Thanks @ispraveendead
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@TIFF_NET will The Boy and the Beast (tiff.net/festivals/tiffkids1…) for #TIFFKids be dubbed or subtitled? Considering for the kids
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@gordperks I haven't seen anything from you on this. As the local city representative, does your office have a statement?
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I think an interesting point in this is that Amazon's system was replicating the biases that already exist at Amazon. Makes me think these systems might first be used as tools of reflection
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@sabaeitizaz @krushowy @njaved @Megan_Ogilvie I saw that all of you are doing a Star subscriber session on education restart.. you may find this article analyzing TDSB registration data interesting
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This thread is worth a read from the start re guns in US, I start here at the end of the thread because it captures it all in a nutshell
And I can't imagine a more nutshell example of neoliberalism than this: demanding a nation's citizens - training our children - to throw themselves like human sandbags against a problem that shouldn't exist in the first place, but that does, because of profit. /end
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What about 30+ minute lineups in narrow hallways for an empty elevator? Is that safe?
What about 30+ minute lineups in the lobby when families return from school at the end of the day?
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@CycleToronto i was taking the lane a bunch on beverley/st george, and that was yesterday. i can't imagine today. thanks for your advocacy!
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@ggreenwald you, sir, are a hero. Your diligence in reporting these govt actions and your tireless analysis over the years are vital
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My partner was wondering if the percent of women in each workforce might explain this to some degree. The fertility concerns raised re covid vaccine (which have no basis in science) are something I hear quite a bit. Hopefully the local will dig in!
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This is a painful but important read. These facilities need to be shut down
What a pediatrician saw when she examined children held at detention centers. theatlantic.com/politics/arc…
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Great article by @BenSpurr covering the injustice occurring in Thorncliffe Park that Metrolinx is trying to ram through in a neighbourhood hit hard by Covid, in the middle of Ramadan. For those wondering about alternatives, how about the industrial park??? Why crush community?
‘I feel gutted …Why here?’: Thorncliffe Park dealt another blow as local hub to be demolished for new Ontario Line rail yard thestar.com/news/gta/2021/04…
This article is particularly relevant in Toronto now that @munkdebate actually had the fascist at their paid event.
"The practice of fascism supersedes its ideas, which is why people affected and diminished by it are not all that interested in a marketplace of ideas in which fascists have prime purchasing power."
lithub.com/fascism-is-not-an…
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I'm also grateful. I bought three copies and am giving it to people because more need to read it. Like you, I thought I knew something of this story, but I knew so little.
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This requires a coordinated effort by tenants, building owners, schools, grassroots groups, community agencies, AND @TOPublicHealth. I'm hopeful that we have time to work together and figure something out! It won't be perfect but we can do better than just leaving early.
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Ah that's interesting Brian. That definitely could be the clearest for drivers, though quite the number of lights
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I've met this doctor and worked with his patients. He's great. Need more like him.
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We need to make employers accountable for this: "The manufacturing sector saw the largest increase in cases between mid-November and early December, with a 77% spike. By contrast, the increase among the general population over the same period was 22%"
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@FahrenheitTO awesome! congrats! the giant eye in the TIFF photo below your mention is one of my Nuit Blanche projects
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This isn't just a problem in Quebec. Glad CBC is highlighting this
'I didn't come here to live this kind of life': Skilled immigrants on their desperate hunt for jobs in Quebec ift.tt/2xOHxgS
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This is a TPH priority school - no class above 18 students, I think. Also, 433 were tested of 700ish, and 18 students and 1 staff positive, the school closed 14 classrooms. How would those numbers factor into your analysis? It'll be good to get contact tracing follow up info
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Yes, but let's make sure it's done well -- to date, that's not true in most high priority areas. I see such a stark difference in targeting across the city. I know you're working on this, hope it makes our targeting better!
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This is great! "abolish single-family-home zoning and allow duplexes and triplexes to be built anywhere in the city." I'm actually flying there now. Excited to see MN, never been
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Great to see this modeling. What would these numbers look like if 75% went to hotspots? 100%? These may not be politically feasible numbers, but would be nice to see
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this is awesome. you should talk to cold cities like ottawa and toronto: community centres could use something like this in winter so that spaces can be utilized and people have places to go. right now so many community centre spaces sit empty in part due to logistical challenges
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To the last point in the report about not knowing how this distribution is going at an individual level within hotspots, there are as expected big gaps. Check out this image from ICES
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Look nyc is building awesome tunnels for public transit. We just talk about that sh*t here in toronto m.gizmodo.com/5985618/incred…
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i'd love to see canada's gold medal winning men's and women's curling teams play against each other. would be a really fun game!
my nephew, while playing with lego, just shouted LOUDLY. for unclear reasons. he's not upset, he just felt it. so i YELLED. felt good.
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Tomorrow at Iqbal's grocery, Justin. 930am til it runs out, for anyone living in Thorncliffe or Flemingdon
@lifewinning i don't think Red Rising is the best series, but the guy who does the audio book is absolutely amazing. he really gets into it!
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@jianghomeshi in all seriousness, I have my best convos w people who are dying. All ages. Hospice volunteering.
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With my headphones on, I dance to a song you can't hear. You guess the song. #funnygames
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This looks like a really great resource for anyone working with youth who wants to discuss this time of protests and ongoing anti-Black racism
“Say Their Names” is a set of materials and resources to help foster productive, honest conversations about how we got here as a country and how we are going to move past our national turmoil; access them here: bit.ly/SayTheirNamesCPS
this SSD is making me so happy that i think there should be a heartwarming geek comedy called SSD and Me
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@jonesmcella @CycleToronto thanks for posting. I drove by there last night and was disgusted by @BeckTaxi creating a taxi stand w bike lane
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