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@GOP_is_Gutless @GuntherEagleman Any updates on this Grandpa?

@GuntherEagleman Common sense is not dead you told just proved it!!!

🚨WIN IN UTAH! Utah Republicans have just SECURED the signatures needed to PROCEED with the initiative to REPEAL Prop 4, and OVERTURN those activist judges who forced a new DEMOCRAT congressional seat on the state!

@DimitrisSoudas So if federally regulated is the bar, then all the big bank CEOs are fluently bilingual?

Let’s not blur the issue. This is not about whether AI can translate a message. It is about whether a leader of a federally regulated national institution can personally demonstrate respect in both official languages when it matters most. Technology can replicate words. It cannot replace leadership. No one is saying that Canadians who do not speak French are “out.” That is a false frame. The obligation here is not on 80 percent of Canadians. It is on one individual who is paid at the very highest level to lead a company subject to federal law. That distinction matters. You suggest this is about exclusion. The reality in this country has long been the opposite. Francophones have consistently adapted to English across Canada. In cabinet, francophone ministers have routinely operated in English. The reverse is far less common. I cannot recall many unilingual anglophone ministers making the effort to present in French, yet they were very much “in.” And with respect, you served at the highest levels of government, including as interim leader of the official opposition. You were very much “in” without speaking French. So the idea that bilingualism is being used today as a gatekeeping tool simply does not hold. What is divisive is pretending that the legal and constitutional framework of this country is optional. Canada chose two official languages. That comes with responsibilities, especially for those at the top of national institutions. On minority language communities, let’s be honest there as well. Francophones outside Quebec have fought for decades for basic services, education, and recognition. The support they receive has often required court battles. To suggest there is some imbalance in favour of French ignores that history entirely. This is not about identity politics. It is about credibility. If you lead a company governed by the Official Languages Act, live in Quebec for 20 years, publicly commit to learning French, and still cannot deliver a few sentences in a moment of national tragedy, that is not about inclusion or exclusion. It is about failing to meet a clear and reasonable expectation of leadership.

@uckema It's desolate, and more than a little creepy.

The best way of describing large chunks of NYS is unironic degrowth. Parts that are "oh my god it's gone." Not even gas stations anymore

@jec79 How about a Wab Kinew led NDP?

IMHO, absolutely. But an Avi-led NDP ain’t it.

@blogTO Salaries will be way too high, all the food will have to be organic and expensive to source, shoplifters won't be stopped. Already a disaster.

Toronto is getting City-run nonprofit grocery stores with cheaper prices blogto.com/eat_drink/2026…

@NoLore Let's hope there's a federal NDP left for Wab once Avi's run is over.

Wab Kinew's speech felt like a dress rehersal for running nationally.

@liyukang @rich_toronto No, they will just throw more and more taxpayer money at them.

@rich_toronto The same failed experiments have been tried out in China in the 20th century. It's hard to understand why Toronto councillors don't learn from them. When these stores lose money (inevitably), will these councillors be held accountable?

What does Toronto know about running grocery stores? And where does the money come from if these store lose money? The prices in store might be cheaper because they’ll be offset by tax dollars from every person in Toronto, whether they go to these stores or not.

@heritage_USA_ @StatisticUrban @ScottMGreer Good old fashioned American coal barons raped West Virginia. Although is it rape if West Virginians let them?

@StatisticUrban @ScottMGreer Globalism raped the Appalachian region

I'll be honest you guys, I'm not really sure how much of a future WV has.

@RebelProle @StatisticUrban And more fentanyl.

@StatisticUrban Not everyone wants a state that is growing with liberal move ins. I'm totally fine with things as they are. Less liberal idiots, less taxes.

@katy_merrifield @jk_rowling Ahhh, there's the bitter little CPC we all know and don't vote for. I knew it'd be back 😆

BRB planning my Harry Potter Watch Party with an opening tribute to @jk_rowling who gifted this world with her brilliant series. She gave hope & comfort to all the kids who struggled with tough childhoods. We will never forget. The party is inclusive. Come one, come all. 🥰

@GoodAtBingo @sunlorrie This is a horrible idea but at the same time Loblaws can go fuck itself.

@sunlorrie What will they give to existing private grocery stores in exchange for taking their customers with unfair subsidized competition?

Because what could possibly go wrong? Toronto councillors approve city-run grocery stores pilot project by vote of 21-3. Council approved a proposal by Anthony Perruzza that calls for 4 city-run stores, meant to help Torontonians buy good food for less. torontosun.com/news/local-new…

@ASanteiu @pappybest It's literally just made out of regular 2x4s

@pappybest Wouldn’t it be nice if things were built to last 50 years today.

So our neighbor is selling his house and moving to Arizona. He's had this picnic table from Sears on his patio for 50 years. He gave it to Mrs Pappy. She wants me to paint it, and restore it. And she said she'd like it done before August. LOL

@_MarkSutcliffe Oh no, the guy that ruined the TTC?! OCTranspo is doomed.

I’m pleased to welcome Rick Leary as Ottawa’s new General Manager of Transit Services. Rick brings decades of experience, including as CEO of the Toronto Transit Commission, one of the largest transit systems in North America. He started his career as a transit operator. Rick has resolved many similar challenges to ours and understands what it takes to deliver reliable service every day. He will get to work immediately on solving Line 1 issues, improving bus reliability, supporting our terrific staff, and delivering a better public transit system for everyone. Welcome to Ottawa, Rick. Je suis heureux d’accueillir Rick Leary en tant que nouveau directeur général des services de transport en commun d’Ottawa. Rick apporte avec lui plusieurs décennies d’expérience, notamment en tant que PDG de la Toronto Transit Commission, l’un des plus grands réseaux de transport en commun d’Amérique du Nord. Il a commencé sa carrière comme conducteur de transport en commun. Rick a relevé de nombreux défis similaires aux nôtres et comprend ce qu’il faut pour offrir un service fiable au quotidien. Il se mettra immédiatement au travail pour résoudre les problèmes de la ligne 1, améliorer la fiabilité des autobus, soutenir notre formidable personnel et offrir un meilleur réseau de transport en commun pour tous. Bienvenue à Ottawa, Rick.

@thedonjuanx @NYCMayor @T_Cloud4 Haha I'm an American that has lived in 9 countries and speaks 4 languages. You've never left your county and have 4 DUIs. We are most certainly not the same.

@buildwithbob @NYCMayor @T_Cloud4 Ok bro you’re such a smart Canadian who’s super well informed on American ideologies

New Yorkers, join us in the first ever Mayor’s Municipal Madness: a competition of city fixes where everyone wins. City workers fix thousands of tiny annoyances every year, from broken basketball rims to bike path bumps. This year, we’re highlighting 16 of those fixes. From the exacerbating eight to the frustrating four, every item in each round will be repaired…but you’ll be voting on which fix will be done by me on day 100 of our admin. Round one of voting starts right now: nyc.gov/madness

@mikethenavyguy I like seeing his tweets because he's hilarious. And every so often someone posts a reply that includes Kenney putting diesel in his gas truck at a campaign event and the nozzle gets stuck and he panics, comedy gold! 😂

Today I blocked Jason Kenny. I've had enough. He's the same snake oil salesman he always was. Just occasionally puts something out to counter that. I had already unfollowed him but he still followed me. I'm better not hearing from him.

@thedonjuanx @NYCMayor @T_Cloud4 Because for most ignorant Americans, brown man bad.

@NYCMayor @T_Cloud4 Reading through the comments and don’t understand why people are always so angry. If you don’t live in NYC then why do you care?

@curling Is any of this broadcast anywhere?

Final Four at Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling in Surrey: Jones/Laing are out, Homan/Bottcher still trucking 👉 thecurlingnews.com/news/news/fina… #curling

@RM_Transit What we need is a Jack Layton, not the NDP.

I weep for the NDP at all 3 levels of gov, so painful to watch, now feels like a time we need them more than ever and yet . . .

@Leacyo @TheJasonPugh @notncalgary Lots of fentanyl use in Renfrew.

@TheJasonPugh @notncalgary And yet continues to be elected . What’s the deal with that - 26 years in the House !

This person speaks like a lunatic.

@ctvottawa Haha one huge mistake after another.

City of Ottawa taps former TTC boss to head up OC Transpo ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article…