Ron Jenkins

@Goldstatetimes @P_Kallioniemi NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization Now look at a map.

@P_Kallioniemi Board of peace is for the Americas, NATO is for Europe and Middle East

Why hasn't Trump asked the Board of Peace to help open the Strait of Hormuz?

@Michael7ucci China's number one trading partner: USA. China's number 17 trading partner: Canada.

Dear Citizens of Canada, In the near future you will face the unfortunate and extreme economic consequences of your leader, Mark Carney, choosing Communist China over USA. Let no one claim that your friends in America failed to warn you. It is coming because of CCP Carney.

@The22Chronicles @jen_keesmaat "An airport this close to downtown TO will pay for itself tenfold" I've never seen the study that says anything like that. But you can get closer still - why not put the runway right up Bay Street -- even closer -- must be it would pay back 100 fold. Just following your logic.

@jen_keesmaat This is NIMBY garbage. A couple activists that claim to speak for the entire city. An airport this close to downtown TO will pay for itself tenfold and is the highest and best application for this (currently) under-utilized land. I usually like your takes. Not this one.

Please read and retweet the tweet below. It says it all. Think of it this way: anything can be destructive at the wrong scale. If you replace your residential street with a four-lane highway, you destroy your neighbourhood. If you put a wrong-sized airport on a waterfront, you destroy it as a place for gathering, respite, and connection. Ford’s expansion plan must be stopped. It’s another assault on the livability of our city, driven by someone settling old scores, who doesn’t care about the city as a thriving urban place. We’re building a dense, urban, walkable city, and this airport expansion isn’t necessary. And it conflicts with that goal. “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.”

@Rudedude55 @NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney Province has no infrastructure role at YTZ. Never did. YTZ is jointly governed by City, Toronto Port Authority, & Federal Government. Doug Ford wants to change that. Carney doesn't oversee details of any airport expansion. That's Transport Canada, not the PMO.

@RonAJenkins @NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney So the provincial government in change of infrastructure has no veto power on things they themselves instigated? That feels a little backwards. And why would Carney oversee every airport expansion in the entire country? What a huge waste of his time.

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. Thank you, Neil Pasricha // (1) theglobeandmail.com/gift/08407f44d… theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic… (2) portstoronto.com/wp-content/upl… (3) environmentaldefence.ca/2026/03/24/ont… (4) thestar.com/news/gta/tens-… (5) billybishopairport.com/wp-content/upl… (6) theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… (7) cbc.ca/news/canada/to… theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… cbc.ca/news/canada/to… (8) theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… (9) torontopearson.com/en/corporate/m… (10) britishaviationgroup.co.uk/knowledge/toro… (11) nowtoronto.com/news/pearson-b… (12) nature.com/articles/s4428… (13) pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-r… (14) canada.ca/en/services/en… (15) audubon.org/news/audubon-a… (16) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._M… (17) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Ci… tsb.gc.ca/eng/surveillan… (18) toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2… (19) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Bis… (20) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Onta… (21) occ.ca/rapidpolicy/on… (22) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Onta… (23) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Onta… (24) globalnews.ca/news/11746458/… (25) budget.ontario.ca/2026/brief.html (26) ofina.on.ca/borrowing_debt… (27) budget.ontario.ca/2026/chapter-4… (28) ontario.ca/page/public-ac… (29) #Early_life_and_education" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Carn… (30) proquest.com/docview/301464… (31) #Early_life,_family,_and_education" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Ford… (32) theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/g… (33) youtube.com/watch?v=6pbVWy… // CC: Minister of Transport @SteveMcKinnon, Minister of Environment @JulieDabrusin, Mayor of Toronto @OliviaChow, MP @RunChiNguyenRun, MP @J_Maloney, MP @JulieDzerowicz, MP @Coteau, MP @Rob_Oliphant, MP @Vgasparro, MP @Yvan_Baker, MP @Jzerucelli, Ontario Minister of Transportation @PrabSarkaria, Ontario Minister of Infrastructure @KingaSurmaMPP, @PortsToronto, MPP @MaritStiles, MPP @JessicaBellTO, MPP @ChrisGlover, Councillor @BravoDavenport, Councillor @DianneSaxxe, Candidate @Massey_Toronto, @Nieuport, @JenniferQuinnTO, @Envirodefense, @BirdsCanada, @NoJetsTo, @CycleTO, @TheGlobeAndMail, @TorontoStar, @CBCToronto, @TheCurrentCBC, @BlogTO

@tripphighgrade @NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney Some creativity being applied to this topic.

@NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney

@rosschrisa @NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney Which jets are you talking about?

@NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney All those outdoor enthusiasts will continue to do their things with jets. The runway extension is exaggerated and so is jet noise. I don’t see much said an argument here.

@joanne68535 @NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney Three points: 1) Pearson has huge projects underway to improve the airport and passenger capacity. 2) Jets at Billy Bishop won't improve Pearson significantly if at all. BBTCA is 1/22 the size of Pearson - a drop in the bucket. 3) OP supports his case that Pearson isn't a dump.

@NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney This is what happens when decades of neglect happen at Pearson and no expansion and the cancellation of the 2nd airport in the GTA ie Pickering. Pears is a dump and can’t handle an increase. Billy Biship is a solution.

@ScottierBarney0 @NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney Which makes and models of jets are you saying they (who?) want to land? I haven't heard any specifics.

@NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney The jets they wanna land are quieter than what’s being operated now and the traffic in the city is far noisier than both for NIMBY ears. Also a $3 streetcar & walking underground for 6 mins gets you on a flight way faster than the $12 express train to flight delay central 🥀

@danmcn84 @NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney He was making that assertion with a link to supporting materials.

@NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney Pretty much invalidates everything you said by saying YYZ is one of the best airports in the world…

@buildwithbob @NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney Which makes and models of jets are you describing?

@mudpuppy3000 @AppleDoomsday @NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney As a boater who uses the Western Gap, I disagree on the effect on recreational activities. A jet expansion would be detrimental. But I agree that the image is inaccurate - ("fake" doesn't describe the problems with the image).

@AppleDoomsday @NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney The fake photo on the left would actually improve the conditions for recreational actvities on the lake.

@AppleDoomsday @Invisible_plane @NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney In 2013 Porter claimed a "conditional" order for BBD CS-100 jets (now Airbus A220-100). The Porter Jets Proposal died in 2015. Porter started buying Embraer E195-E2 jets for elsewhere, not BBD/Airbus. BBD lost to Embraer by Porter's choice, not because of lost YTZ expansion.

@Invisible_plane @NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney Nojets cracked champagne and laughed at Ford when Billy Bishop didn't get the expasion and Bombardier lost billions in lost Airbus sales. Who's laughing now?

@AppleDoomsday @NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney **Neither image** accurately shows BBTCA expanded for jets. Left image overstates the minimum needed. It also omits runway approach lighting (ALS). Right image shows Runway End Safety Areas (already approved) but does not show runway additions or ALS needed for jet operations.

@NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney Total B.S. from @NeilPasricha, the map to the left is total horsesh!t The 'extension' is to the right. Total b.s. clickbait

@Rudedude55 @NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney Bottom line, you've got it wrong. Carney [Federal] has and will have the right to veto changes to the Agreement. Ford [Provincial] at present has no role at the airport. But he wants to, and probably can, subsume the City's role.

@Rudedude55 @NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney At this point Doug Ford has no role in the Tripartite Agreement. That could change should he expropriate the City's airport lands and take over their 1/3 stake. That hasn't happened yet, but its his stated intent.

@Rudedude55 @NeilPasricha @MarkJCarney The Federal Gov has, thru Transport Canada, 1/3 position in the Tripartite Agreement governing the airport. Changes to that agreement require agreement of all three parties. As in 2015, a jet expansion proposal ends if the Feds simply say they won't change the Agreement.

@atrupar Donald, Melania says your last gusher was before Barron was born.

Trump: "With a little more time, we can easily OPEN THE HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL, & MAKE A FORTUNE. IT WOULD BE A 'GUSHER' FOR THE WORLD??? President DONALD J. TRUMP"

@DanFmTo Spend hundreds of millions if not billions to kill $60 million per year in tourism revenue for the National Parks Service . Alcatraz was closed as too expensive to operate.

I have trouble imaging that Alcatraz could be brought into serviceable use as a modern prison for a mere $152M. The plumbing alone must be rusted out fully.

@CNN I thought this stupid waste of money idea had died. I don't know why I thought Trump would let any of his stupid ideas die however. There's no evidence he ever has. Fortunately, it's not my money.

President Donald Trump is seeking $152 million to cover the first year of costs to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as a secure facility. cnn.it/489qnfO

@SenWhitehouse @NotHoodlum Plus Trump might just confuse him for a woman.

My guess is that Patel is next to go. He is DOJ’s Lewandowski: jets and partying not popular; lying to Congress not resolved; astounding incompetence.