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@NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney "plz don't let Toronto grow it's infrastructure to match it's obscene population growth, don't let it become a city committed to world class engineering & living standards again" - TO Nimbys

Dear Prime Minister Mark Carney (@markjcarney), I was on the Toronto Ferry last year staring at our majestic waterfront. I saw paddlers, kayakers, dragon boaters, sailors, windsurfers, fishers, paddleboarders, water taxis, and cruisers all sharing the space in harmony. When we docked at Hanlan’s Point on the Toronto Islands I was surrounded by hikers, joggers, cyclists, birders, picnickers, swimmers, photographers, beachgoers, frisbee golfers, naturalists, and thousands of tourists and locals enjoying this lush ecological paradise surrounded by our sparkling freshwater lake. Please don’t destroy this by paving Lake Ontario. Three weeks ago Ontario Premier Doug Ford (@fordnation) announced he will "seize" Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport (YTZ) in order to expand runways into Lake Ontario (1), bring in jets against the legal contracts governing the airport (2), and nix 14,000 mixed-use homes slated to go up on the shore (which taxpayers have already spent $1.4B developing). (3,4) Although this decision is not his to make — Billy Bishop is governed by the City of Toronto and the federal government (5) — Premier Ford says he will overrule the City to "bring in jets one way or another." (6,7) Premier Ford says he has the "full support" of your federal government to do this. (8) Prime Minister Carney: It is not too late. Please say no to expanding Billy Bishop airport into the lake. We don’t need this, we don’t want this, and we can’t afford this. We don’t need this. We can already go anywhere we want to go. I live right in downtown Toronto. I can be anywhere I want in the world, tomorrow. I can walk to bus, subway, streetcar, and UP express stations from my house and I fly 40x per year. In the past year I have been to over 35 airports on 3 continents and YYZ is one of the absolute best. In fact, in the past month it has won "Best Airport Staff in North America" (9), been ranked 4th in all of the Americas in efficiency (out of 50 airports) (10), and won Best Large Airport on the entire continent (an award it's won eight times in nine years.) (11) Right this second, checking Uber, I can get from my house by car to Toronto’s Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in 21 mins and to Toronto’s Billy Bishop Island Airport (YTZ) in 14 mins. Right this second, if someone at Union Station wanted to get to YYZ on public transit it would take 28 minutes (UP Express) and to YTZ would take 22 minutes (TTC streetcar). We are talking about a 6 minute time savings here. If we want to serve southwestern Ontario’s population with expanded jet service we simply need to use the 7000m of existing, high-capacity, under-utilized jet runways within 2 hours of Toronto at Hamilton (@flyYHM ), Waterloo (@flyYKF), and London (@flyYXU) versus entertaining a "special economic zone" to force a jet-strip into the most environmentally sensitive and densely populated waterfront in the country. We don’t want this. This tiny speck of ecological paradise provides critical respite from our dense and urban concrete jungle and is vital for mental health, community, and happiness. Over 400 peer-reviewed studies show urban forests and parks mitigate depression and anxiety and enhance overall mental well-being. (12) I know you agree because four days ago on March 31, 2026 you announced your "Force of Nature" strategy with the vision of "protecting, restoring, and valuing nature." This wonderful program declares a federal investment of $3.8 billion dollars into "protecting critical habitats and aligning industrial strategies with biodiversity conservation." (13, 14, 15) Also, I looked into the runway expansion into the lake that Premier Ford has promised. Right now the shortest jet runway in Canada is 1832m (YHM Hamilton, ON) and the shortest jet runway in the world is 1508m (LCY London City Airport, UK). There are also new Canadian Aviation Regulations (RESA) stating all runways need to add 150m on each end for safety. (16, 17, 18) Today the Billy Bishop runway is 1216m. (19) Even the most conservative assumption — building the shortest jet runway in the entire world! — still requires a minimum of 600m more runway to land jets. Here is a current aerial view of Billy Bishop Airport. (Photo 1 / attached) Here is an aerial view of Billy Bishop Airport with the smallest possible runway extension of 600m added. (Photo 2 / attached) (Of course this photo doesn’t include additional parking, hangers, gates, aprons, tarmacs, fueling stations, de-icing stations, blast fences, control towers, baggage carousels, taxi pickups … ) We can’t afford this. Premier Ford was first elected in 2018 as the right wing candidate (PC) with 40.5% of the vote (left wing side of NDP and Liberal was 53.2%) and campaigned as a fiscal conservative. (FN) He attacked the Liberals for their $6.7B deficit and vowed a "return to balanced budgets" that would "begin in 2019." (20, 21) Since then Premier Ford has won two more elections — with a nearly identical right / left vote split and record lows in voter turnout — and has now presided over 8 budgets. (22, 23) In order from 2019 to 2026 those eight budgets have been for *deficits* of $8.7B, $16.4B, $13.5B, $5.9B, $5.6, $1.1B, $12.3B, and, most recently, just announced last week on March 26, 2026, coming in at a 77% increase on his own 2025 forecasts, $13.8B. (24, 25) Since Premier Ford was elected he has *increased* Ontario’s debt from $338B to $485B. Ontario now pays $17.2B a year … just in interest payments. (26, 27, 28) Notably, Premier Ford’s most recent $13.8B deficit budget does not include any money for the projected $1-2B cost of expanding Billy Bishop airport. (Prime Minister, you and Premier Ford are both 61 and have a seemingly warm relationship despite wildly different education and business paths. (29, 30, 31, 32) Might you have time for some evening finance tutorials?) Prime Minister Carney: We don’t need this, we don’t want this, we can’t afford this. Please say no to this expansion plan. Please allow the legal agreements governing the airport to remain in the hands of those who legally own it — the City of Toronto and the federal government — and not with Premier Ford’s provincial government who is attempting to autocratically rule something in which it has no stake. At the Junos six days ago on March 29, 2026 you praised 82-year-old @jonimitchell and justifiably called her "one of the greatest artists of all time." (33) Joni warned us about "paving paradise to put up a parking lot" and now that’s exactly what Premier Ford is proposing we do. The Toronto Harbour, Toronto Harbourfront, and Toronto Islands are a crown jewel for the functioning of our great city, our great province, and our great country. Would New York City pave over Central Park? Would Paris put runways on the Seine? We absolutely should not pave the paradise of Lake Ontario to put up runways and parking lots we don’t need, don’t want, and can’t afford. It's not too late. Please say no. 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@hardinpol @CompletedStreet The 401 is actually in Canada!

@CompletedStreet yes but how many cars did it move? americans care about their cars we must not forget that

Fun fact: The new Elizabeth line in London moved more people in 2025 than Highway 401, the busiest freeway in North America.

Cirie back at camp alone while Rizo and Ozzy are on exile #survivor50

@joeypp_ @Globalstats11 I noticed this too. In fairness, some Canadian provinces legalised same sex marriage in 2003, but it wasn’t legal nationwide until 2 years later. It wasn’t legal in the UK as a whole until 2020, so I guess that’s the barometer here.

@Globalstats11 England and Wales were 2013, Scotland was 2014 and Northern Ireland was 2020

Year Each Country Legalized Same-Sex Marriage 🌈 1. 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 2001 2. 🇧🇪 Belgium - 2003 3. 🇨🇦 Canada - 2005 4. 🇪🇸 Spain - 2005 5. 🇿🇦 South Africa - 2006 6. 🇳🇴 Norway - 2009 7. 🇸🇪 Sweden - 2009 8. 🇦🇷 Argentina - 2010 9. 🇮🇸 Iceland - 2010 10. 🇵🇹 Portugal - 2010 11. 🇩🇰 Denmark - 2012 12. 🇧🇷 Brazil - 2013 13. 🇫🇷 France - 2013 14. 🇳🇿 New Zealand - 2013 15. 🇺🇾 Uruguay - 2013 16. 🇫🇮 Finland - 2014 17. 🇮🇪 Ireland - 2015 18. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg - 2015 19. 🇺🇸 United States - 2015 20. 🇨🇴 Colombia - 2016 21. 🇬🇱 Greenland - 2016 22. 🇦🇺 Australia - 2017 23. 🇩🇪 Germany - 2017 24. 🇲🇹 Malta - 2017 25. 🇦🇹 Austria - 2019 26. 🇪🇨 Ecuador - 2019 27. 🇹🇼 Taiwan - 2019 28. 🇨🇷 Costa Rica - 2020 29. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 2020 30. 🇨🇱 Chile - 2022 31. 🇨🇺 Cuba - 2022 32. 🇲🇽 Mexico - 2022 33. 🇸🇮 Slovenia - 2022 34. 🇨🇭 Switzerland - 2022 35. 🇦🇩 Andorra - 2023 36. 🇪🇪 Estonia - 2024 37. 🇬🇷 Greece - 2024 38. 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein - 2025 39. 🇹🇭 Thailand - 2025 Note: For educational purposes only, not to promote any agenda. Source: Equaldex, Our World in Data

@daylambre13 Diva you do know Canada uses Celsius?

Happy 1st day of spring guys 🌸🌞🌷🌿😹

@meowmeow1ord @DangervilleTeam If you’re having trouble finding special things to see and do in one of the most diverse and beloved major cities in the world, I fear you might have the wrong activities on your itinerary.

@DangervilleTeam ive been hanging out with my friends who live in london but also went to see some touristy stuff. its just not that special and the weather is making me angry

london low key sucks theres no way this many ppl r willingly living here bro

@meowmeow1ord @bini_binnie Meteorological spring officially starts on 20 March, actually. So you’re here at the end of winter. It’s also forecast to be 15-18 degrees and sunny for the next 3 days. Go to one of our glorious parks. You’ll be ok.

@bini_binnie but its literally spring

@_Cuterpillar @armandinc @Camjam2001 The EDM remixes went off, you just had to be there.

@armandinc @Camjam2001 Adele & tay??? Lmao???

Question for millennials: was gay club music just Rihanna when you were in your 20’s ?

@Derrickwrld2 @NecessitateSiq1 @TheSerahIbrahim Why there are*

I was today years old when I found out Visa is an abbreviation.

@JoseBuenosDiaz Holiday Party is SOTY

Guys am I in a Hilary duff bubble or is this album really fucking good?

@darweeniewaves @erenblushdion

@erenblushdion vanity ate that up but pythia looks absolutely urethral in the wind

This was the only good thing global all stars gave us x.com/ka_morian0121/…

@kaxishk Oh

Now this is the most accurate ranking

@hobylobbyheroin @Lumiere9000 These are Australian people though 😭

@Lumiere9000 this sending me but also i think i need to move on from ending sombr, olivia dean, nicki, trump, ai, elon, and israel and start ending british people feeling: world conquering 💜

THIS VIDEO IS SO- 😭

@demon_dolI I paid £115 for Golden Circle in London which I thought was very fair - sadly this looks like the result of dynamic pricing.

as if Hilary Duff is charging this much for her tickets no offence but she's a pure nostalgia act. when was the last time she was relevant? 😭😭😭😭

@franciscobb__ @Heyjanedont I agree. Respectfully, I wouldn't take work in the US, where tax dollars fund atrocities domestically & abroad. There are other countries in the West with ample opportunities. The cultural hegemony argument is an example of American exceptionalism and imperialist propaganda.

@Heyjanedont I’m also talking about drag race girls performing in Israel. Eureka taking a check and a gig from Tel Aviv is no more harmful than Lawrence Cheney continuing to take a check/gig from Las Vegas.

@y2kpopart ‘Dreamer’ & ‘Dangerous To Know’ are those girls.

reply this with the BEST Hilary Duff song of ALL TIME but you aren't allowed to say "With Love" or "Sparks". Go!

@hrstnvrgrwngp TOGETHER 🥀

Best Avril Lavigne song of all time but you aren't allowed to say Complicated or Girlfriend

@XS1lentMaj0rity @bigbossage_ @LauraLoomer @ICEgov Canada has two official languages. Switzerland has four official languages. Belgium has three official languages. South Africa has eleven official languages. Finland has two official languages. India has twenty two official languages. They’re all functioning just fine :)

@bigbossage_ @LauraLoomer @ICEgov A country needs a shared language to function. In America, that language is English. That's not bigotry, it's just reality.

What the hell is this illegal alien farm worker non English shit on my TV. Someone call @ICEgov.

@hieywieyneue @reiaposting Has one of the scariest downtown cores of any city I’ve visited in North America, yes.

@reiaposting ❤️seattle❤️

here are some of my favourite angles of vancouver (pulled off of some tourism websites)

@Shmattheww @TherealCANDIACE Love her down but some of y’all need to watch Traitors UK to see some real mastery at play.

Candiace Dillard Bassett, you will go down as one of the best traitors and game player in reality tv history. I hope this isn’t the last we see of you #TheTraitors @TherealCANDIACE