@TheGrindTO publisher & editorial director @dgrdon.bsky.social

Joined September 2013
Working on a data project and thought I'd put this map together to show just how fast the colonization of the West Bank is happening: Since Jan 2025, Israel has signed orders for 115 of the 191 settlements. In the ten years before, 39.
5
169
6
237
3,093
Chow hasn't once used the veto available in the "strong mayor powers." Bradford said in 2023 he would use the powers, and this election he's dodged questions about it. Ryan Kelpin on how Bradford could override council and reshape the government: thegrindmag.ca/can-bradford-…
20
23
2
51
2,913
Dave Gray-Donald retweeted
With veto power over many city council decisions and the ability to set the budget, appoint civil servants and restructure committees, Bradford could remake Toronto’s government in his image, writes Ryan Kelpin. thegrindmag.ca/can-bradford-…
2
3
219
Dave Gray-Donald retweeted
Asked by a viewer if they'd use strong mayor powers, Bradford dodges & says he's seeking a mandate from voters, and pledges to "work with everybody."("I didn't hear an answer there," Chow notes.) "I'm not going to use the strong mayor powers and destroy democracy," answers Chow.
2
15
4
87
20,234
Parkdale High Park; 32 Guerrara, 29 McNally, 17 Raponi, 16 King
3
3
5
1,734
Toronto Centre: 34 Moise, 30 Tate, Stikuts 25 Scarborough North: 42 Chen, 34 Myers, 12 Dong Scarborough Southwest: 41 Kandavel, 38 Rupasingh
2
4
3
7
2,855
NEW ward polling ahead of Monday's municipal elections: Beaches East York: 32 Nate, 26 Natalie, 21 Dann Toronto Danforth: 40 Ehrhardt , 26 Fragedakis, 22 Saxe York South Weston: Nunziata 34, DiGiorgio 30, Padovani 28 Source: Forum Research, Oct 22, 2026
7
4
5
19
12,681
Dave Gray-Donald retweeted
NEW: Bradford Doesn’t Respond to Surveys from Renters, Cyclists and Environmentalists Olivia Chow committed to nearly everything in surveys from the Toronto Environmental Alliance, tenants group ACORN and from Cycle Toronto. Bradford didn't respond. thegrindmag.ca/bradford-does…
30
63
3
116
2,544
Dave Gray-Donald retweeted
If you're wondering who is behind those Jagmeet Singh duffel bag ads on here, know that it's part of a multi-billion dollar scam empire being run out of Eastern European call centers. It's an absolutely massive problem and Canada is a priority target. cbc.ca/news/ukraine-call-cen…
130
977
116
3,598
254,357
I wonder who the Toronto Star will endorse for mayor this time. Last time they endorsed Bailão. Got to imagine editors favour Chow and the owner (Bitove) is a Bradford bro. It'll come out... in the Saturday edition?
4
1
1
25
2,433
Hearing from a source in the Chow campaign that Chow is further behind than most public-facing polls indicate. As in, Chow is likely to lose and Bradford likely to win unless something significant changes in the next five days.
60
34
19
361
61,629
Another source close to the Chow campaign got in touch to confirm this ^
3
1
31
6,255
Dave Gray-Donald retweeted
NEW: Brad Bradford is ahead this morning in a new Liaison Strategies poll, with his lead within the margin of error. “The race is a statistical dead heat,” according to the polling firm. 🟢 Bradford: 49% 🟣Chow: 47% cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/t…
27
41
26
162
46,540
Dave Gray-Donald retweeted
Jason Alexander says he feared visiting Palestine as a Jew until 10 Palestinians protected him during an Israeli army raid in Ramallah “How much of a risk would I be taking as an American Jew walking into Palestinian cities? And Mohammed said, ‘The greatest dishonor that could happen to a religious Muslim is to allow harm to come to an invited guest’” “And he said, ‘Jason, if they had to, they’ll take a bullet for you.’ And what was so interesting about that trip is, we were having lunch in Ramallah with a bunch of actors and artists at a sort of outdoor restaurant” “And the Israeli army was conducting a raid on a bank that they thought had terrorist ties a couple blocks away. And they must have, to announce themselves, just shot into the air. And I remember 10 of those guys at the table surrounding me. And I went, ‘Oh my God, he wasn’t kidding. They’re not going to let me get hurt’”
357
5,514
446
42,777
3,117,729
Dave Gray-Donald retweeted
NEW: A Canadian company newly acquired by Israeli arms dealer Elbit Systems has received nearly $1 million in federal grants through the Department of National Defence's "IDEAS" program. readthemaple.com/israeli-arm…
18
194
34
299
21,052
CJPME has learned from @CBCNews that our complaint about problematic claims by journalist @NEWSneil was upheld. Herland violated CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices and had to publish a correction on his personal page. This decision sets an important precedent: reporters must not unfairly villify communities and organizers by omitting critical context.
CJPME filed a formal complaint concerning public posts made on X by @CBC National Radio News Reader @NEWSneil Neil Herland. Herland posted a thread where he falsely claimed that he was blocked from a synagogue service by Palestine solidarity protesters. However, Herland was on his way to the Meridian Arts Centre, not a synogogue, to see Mark Regev. Regev is a former Israeli ambassador who has served in multiple high-ranking positions in the Israeli government, including as the Prime Minister's Senior Advisor for Foreign Affairs and International Communications and the International Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office. This narrative was fundamentally misleading to an extent that it appears to be deliberate, resulting in disinformation that defames pro-Palestinian activists. These are clear breaches of the Journalistic Standards and Practices. CJPME demands that the CBC Ombud initiate a formal review into Mr. Herland’s conduct, that he be directed to delete the thread, issue a formal retraction regarding his false characterization of the event, and abide strictly by the CBC’s social media guidelines in all future public communications.
8
108
10
289
8,909
Dave Gray-Donald retweeted
A billionaire, conservative media moguls and a long list of controversial public figures are lining up behind Toronto mayoral hopeful Brad Bradford. We've compiled a non-comprehensive list: thegrindmag.ca/brad-bradford…
15
73
13
118
7,071