John Ruffolo

Hello? Is this thing on?? I am back and ready to roll...literally. I am proud to announce the launch of Maverix Private Equity - a dream come true. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Thank you for everything Leo🥹❤️

When California was burning, Canada sent fire fighters, planes and assistance — not insults. I was proud to meet them, and to thank them, when they would break for dinner. As California and other states step up to repay the favor, we should do so without the threats and ramblings of a failing leader. We should show some humanity.

Canada’s boreal forest — the source of much of the wildfire smoke drifting into the U.S. — isn’t like our managed forests in the lower 48. It’s the largest intact forest ecosystem on Earth: roughly 1.3 billion acres (about 78 times larger than Alaska’s Tongass, our biggest national forest, and 7 times larger than all 154 U.S. National Forests combined). It stretches in an almost continuous belt from the Yukon to Newfoundland. Why can’t they just do controlled burns like we do here? Because most of it is remote, roadless wilderness. • Less than 9% of Canada’s population lives in the boreal region. • Less than 1% of the forest itself is developed. • Vast areas have no roads and are only accessible by aircraft or winter roads. You can’t send crews in to do prescribed burns across a billion+ acres of inaccessible terrain the way we can in populated areas near roads and communities in the U.S. Wildfire has been nature’s primary management tool in these ecosystems for thousands of years. Smoke reaching the Northeast isn’t new either. It happened in 1950, 1988, 1995, 2002, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2025, and now 2026. Weather (especially upper-level wind patterns) determines where the smoke goes, not just where the fires are burning. Blaming Canada’s government for “not controlling” these fires is political theater. The scale and inaccessibility make large-scale suppression or prevention across that wilderness fundamentally different — and in many places, practically impossible — from managing forests near U.S. population centers. Nature runs that forest. Politicians don’t. Let’s stop pretending otherwise.

Messi standing up to hug Lamine Yamal as he approaches beautiful moment, man

I don’t think people realize how absurd this is. Scottish runner Josh Kerr just broke the mile world record in 3:42.66, an average speed of 16.2 mph. Most people couldn’t even briefly reach that speed, let alone sustain it for an entire mile.

@garfield628 Did they not predict an England win?

@ruffoloj SF AI prediction model is suggesting Spain will win. Let’s see if AI is correct or not

The Spanish National Team is watching this closely. If they mess with Messi, he will dismantle Spain like he did with England. The 🐐!

Are you talking to me like that? ….and then it was 2-1 just like that

Progress Toronto spends all their time going after Brad Bradford. They go on and on (and on) about the guy they're against. Never what ideas they're for. I hope they stick to their brilliant strategy. The 2026 #topoli campaign is actually about issues and ideas, not facile bullshit. They're going to learn that the hard way.

You cannot write a better storyline. 20-year-old Lionel Messi giving a 5-month-old baby a bath in 2007 - the two met for a charity photoshoot organized by UNICEF. That baby grew up to be Lamine Yamal. Messi 🇦🇷 and Yamal 🇪🇸 will compete for FIFA World Cup 2026 championship.

Endless gridlock doesn’t have to be something we accept. Your time is valuable, and you deserve a city hall that respects that by ending the time tax. That’s how we’ll build a city we can be proud of.

@kinsellawarren As a starter, maybe the next mayor should actually sit on the Police Services Board to set the tone for the city?

Progress Toronto and Olivia Chow desperately want to stop everyone talking about crime because they have no idea what to do about it. That's why they throw statistics at the media and chastise Brad Bradford for talking about the human impact of crime. It won't work. Crime is a huge issue in any poll you look at. People feel unsafe, and they feel Chow has done precious little about it. #topoli

Yeah sure a bear grabbed your golf clubs… did a dog eat your homework too?

How are you feeling, Toronto?

Aldo Di Felice is President of TLN Media, which puts together the Salsa festival. In his LinkedIn statement, he is very unhappy with Olivia Chow's administration and police brass. #topoli

I will not be taking anymore questions... what happened happened.

Lets go camping they said. We will have a great time hiking amongst the local animals they said.

I left Salsa on St. Clair moments before 2 people were murdered. Earlier, I woke up to a murder at Jane & Sheppard, on the border of my North York riding. @TorontoPolice Officers are heroes. But I can't wait for the public to make a connection between the people we elect and all this gun violence. Liberal crime laws gave rise to a revolving door in our Justice System. Violent repeat offenders, including those who offend with illegal firearms are routinely let back on the street. The result is Gun and Gang warfare in Toronto, that claims innocent lives and terrorizes the public. Modern Liberalism is a mental disorder. Next time, please vote accordingly to bring a much needed change to public safety. God bless our great City of Toronto.