The long line dissolved into an angry mob who began chanting "let us in!" We have been assembled outside chanting and yelling for hours. The crowd has shrunk, but a dedicated bunch are still here being very loud.
Periodically opposition MPPs have come out to encourage us.
They're sitting for 3 more hours...
#onpoli #topoli #politics #news
Okay, so I've been outside the provincial legislature building for like 4 hours now.
Hundreds of ppl lined up to get into the public galleries as the PCs called a midnight sitting to force through a bill using the notwithstanding clause to cut Toronto council after the court found it abridged our constitutional rights.
They only let in like 100 people - who were soon kicked out for being disruptive.
#onpoli #topoli #politics #news
Tomorrow (Saturday the 15th) the Ontario legislature is having a special session to cancel our municipal election in progress and force a new one, with new rules and boundaries—even though it infringes our right to freedom of expression.
We've had a lot of protests. Come out to Queen's Park at 11 for something else: a picnic! Pack a lunch. Bring your kids. Have fun.
More details: https://www.facebook.com/desmond.cole.589/posts/10160780208930557
#TOpoli #ONpoli #toronto #politics #event https://www.facebook.com/desmond.cole.589/posts/10160780208930557
THAT'S RIGHT, BITCHES, THE CHEAT SHEET IS BACK. https://nevillepark.ca/2018/09/13/the-cheat-sheet-september-13-2018-city-council/
#TOpoli #ONpoli https://nevillepark.ca/2018/09/13/the-cheat-sheet-september-13-2018-city-council/
There's a rally at 4 at City Hall* but I'm not sure how many protests I have the strength to attend in one day.
Speakers include Jen Keesmaat, Cllrs Mihevc and Filion, Bhutila Karpoche, Marit Stiles, etc.—generally NDP-y. Also Mitzie Hunter, who I've been steadfastly ignoring since she jumped on the Scarborough subway train to win a by-election
* Queen's Park requires permits a week in advance, so there wasn't time.
#toronto #TOpoli #ONpoli #event
In response to a Superior Court judge finding #Bill5 unconstitutional, Doug Ford says he'll use the "notwithstanding clause" - a nuclear option allowing provinces to pass laws even if they have been found to violate Charter rights. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-city-council-cuts-doug-ford-reaction-1.4817125
More on the notwithstanding clause: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-constitution-notwithstanding-factsheet-ford-1.4817751
#TOpoli #ONpoli #politics #news #breakingCity councillors and politicians — who only hours ago were celebrating an Ontario Superior Court win — are reeling after Premier Doug Ford said he will invoke the constitution notwithstanding clause to override the decision.
In an "unprecedented" decision, Justice Belobaba overturns Bill 5, which would have cut City Council from 47 members to 25 and redrawn the wards in the middle of an ongoing election campaign. You can read the decision here: https://www.scribd.com/document/388248581/Superior-Court-Ruling-on-Bill-5
#TOpoli #ONpoli #elxn #news #politics #breakingCity of Toronto et al v. Attorney General of Ontario
Received a note from my daughters school advising they found unacceptable levels of lead in the water.
School boards can't fix these infrastructure issues alone. We need provincial leadership & funding. @LisaThompsonMPP
@Fix_Our_Schools
@maritstiles
@wrdsb
#onpoli
Womp womp. Tesla wins case against the Province over cancellation of electric vehicle rebate: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tesla-motors-canada-ontario-government-electric-vehicles-1.4801295
#news #ONpoli #politics #tesla #NoMatterWhoWinsWeAllLoseTesla Motors Canada has won its case against the Ontario government over electric vehicle rebates.
If you’re the parent who reports a teacher for making sure students know about consent, cyber bullying & LGBTQ people, you’re a parent who is purposefully leaving your kid & others in the dark about something that could literally save their lives.
#onpoli #SexEd #sexedsaveslives
Toronto has been shocked by Premier Doug Ford’s move to slash Toronto City Council from 47 to 25 councillors in the middle of a municipal election,...
Ford says his campaign never promised to keep the basic income pilot (the Star and CBC report that they did), Ford says his campaign said it would review the program. Here’s some background on that story https://ipolitics.ca/2018/08/02/ford-government-says-breaking-a-promise-on-the-basic-income-program-is-fake-news/ #onpoli https://ipolitics.ca/2018/08/02/ford-government-says-breaking-a-promise-on-the-basic-income-program-is-fake-news/
The new government has decreed that this fall students will learn the 1998 sex-education curriculum, predating Google, same-sex marriage, and high-speed Internet. A revamped lesson plan will come after further consultation. #onpoliThe old curriculum dates to 1998 while the modernized lesson plan covers areas such as same-sex relationships, gender identity, cyberbullying, and the dangers of sexting.
First-Past-the-Post isn't a problem because Doug Ford won the election. It's a problem because one party received 100% power from just 40% of the vote.
The Liberals winning in 2014 with less than 39% was a problem. The NDP winning in 1990 with less than 38% was a problem. #onpoli
Don't be fooled by Doug Ford and his cronies. #onpoli #canlab #DougFord #FordNation #healthcare
