Tim (he/him) Fitz Maguire, LLM

@NeilPasricha @Tintie4 @MarkJCarney So well said, With Receipts & research, sooo many reasons for @NoJetsTO

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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@colleen_torp1 It's getting harder & harder to tell the difference #conservativecarney

If, choosing between the two, who was the better PM for Canada AND Canadians’s? For me, I’d choose PM Harper any day of the week and twice on Sunday‘s! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

@UrbanCowboy688 @NoJetsTO @BBishopAirport @fordnation That limb would collapse, I 💯 do not 🚫 vote liberal.

@TimFitzMaguire @NoJetsTO @BBishopAirport @fordnation he/him....Going to go out on a limb and say you vote Liberal.

Look folks.. a sunrise on Toronto's lakeshore with a view over Lake Ontario with @NoJetsTO at @BBishopAirport Toronto City Airport .. let's keep it that way by doing what we should do Every Day.. Say No @fordnation !

@RyJam88 @NoJetsTO @BBishopAirport @fordnation I don't recall mentioning pronouns, but now that you mention them, I should note I do 💯 support respecting how people identify.. you sir seem to identify as a militaristic homophobe.. Certainly need to keep the kinds of warmongering Jets you support away from our community.

@TimFitzMaguire @NoJetsTO @BBishopAirport @fordnation Lol I got some news for you pro noun cuck 🤣🤡🤡

@MarkJCarney Did you discuss the launch of missiles & bombs in his illegal war with Iran coordinated with Netanyahoo or illegal , which you supported, with regret, or his illegal bombing of Caracas, which you welcomed, without regret?

Earlier this evening I spoke with President Trump and congratulated him on the successful launch of Artemis II.    We discussed the courage of the astronauts, including Colonel Jeremy Hansen, the value of cooperation in space, and developments in the Middle East conflict.

Canada used spies, infiltration and physical and electronic surveillance against George Manuel—one of the most widely respected First Nations leaders in modern history, documents show. The secret agent was code numbered A-828. cbc.ca/news/indigenou…

Ford muzzles students at graduations. High school graduates who are priced out of college or university because of OSAP cuts will not be able to mention OSAP at their graduations. Ford's Minister of Education threatens Boards where students make any political statements at their graduations. #ONpoli #OntEd cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Ford government bans all high school valedictorian speeches that include the words "bicycle", "nature", "healthcare", "education", "opinion" or "sobriety." cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Doug Ford wants you to forget he's the reason there's no limit on ticket resales *right now*, and he wants you to thank him for looking into a problem he created instead of looking at all the other problems he's created. Look at directly at Doug Ford's record: #onpoli #onted

Unifor has assessed the Conservatives’ Auto Strategy and has serious concerns that it will not boost Canadian auto production & would let companies off the hook for restarting idled plants. While some elements are good steps, major questions remain. Read more: unifor.org/news/all-news/…

What ya hiding @fordnation ?

Have people Finally had enough @fordnation ?

What ya Hiding @fordnation Relate to?: Greenbelt landswap, Spa scheme @ONPlace4All & Ont Science centre, undemocratic control of School Boards incl @tdsb & muni's, Skills Dev't Fund, expropriation of either CNE grounds or Island Airport, support for Trump illegal war on Iran?

It's crazy to me that the Minister of Education can remove democratically elected representatives from their roles *just because he wants to*, and there's so little accountability on the provincial govt that they can change legislation to cover their tracks. Fight back, Ontario.

Yep.. @fordnation is Hip-waders deep in BS #fullofshite

@chrisglover @lambie_mk CUPE hired a law firm to analyze the new water and wastewater corporations. It found that the law itself does not mandate public ownership and grants the province broad regulatory powers that could permit privatization without further legislative debate.

A two person IT firm got $100 million. Meanwhile, veterans sleep on the streets. Indigenous communities drink boil water advisory soup. Seniors wait years for dental care. You gave a hundred million dollars to two people with no office, and you can't find a dime of it. Who took the money and what did you get in return for looking the other way?

So... Just so the public understands, clearly @LisaThompsonPC @fordnation sees Public Health measure preventing people from Dying from Fecal contamination as #RedTape ? & Excuse to #privatizewater #water #onpoli #walkerton what #shite

One wonders 🤔 what is there in Cabinet documents at @fordnation need hidden from public eyes 👀 ? #journalismmatters