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ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
If you consider that Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster’s salary rose from $101,433 in 2017 to $856,552 in 2022, this inquiry becomes more important. As LRT costs ballooned, so did his salary.
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ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
My @TorontoStar column: join me on a tour through alternate timelines where Doug Ford announced plans for transit, education or healthcare — instead of a silly Highway 401 tunnel.
Ford’s bad ideas continue to take time and resources away from good ones
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ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
Get yourself ready for next week with a FREE bonus edition of @cityhallwatcher, featuring notes on Ford’s tunnel vision, TTC wifi, Craven garden suites, a budget surplus, the vacant home tax and more.
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ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
I am the Chief of Grassy Narrows. Doug Ford’s silence in the face of our struggles is deafening
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#FreeGrassy #GrassyNarrows #RiverRun2024
ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
Many reasons this 401 tunnel is silly, but another one: Ford could pay for both the (unfunded) Waterfront LRT and Eglinton E LRT many times over for what this tunnel will cost. Hell, you could gold plate the trains and offer riders champagne and caviar cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/h…
ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn’t access legal abortions, ProPublica has found. One was Amber Thurman who, like 60 per cent of people that get abortions in the U.S., was already a parent, of a six-year-old, who now has no mother. propublica.org/article/georg…
ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
This is amazing. And a testament to accept that the pre-pandemic equation of ridership vs service is no longer applicable.
Trudge a new path, we need to invest in transit for living and not commuting.
daily ridership on GO train has surpassed 200k, and is on track to break the late 2019 stat of 230k trips/day
it is by far the fastest recovering major commuter rail system between the US/canada, and a lot of that is from moving away from the "commuter" rail model /1
ALT a line chart showing the trend of commuter rail ridership in the US and Canada by agency since Q2 2019 to Q2 2024, showing only 9 of the top commuter rail agencies
ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
“Maybe they think they can find other donors, but you can't just find 50 staff overnight… What [the staff] are really trying to do is help the Liberal Party wake up, and they're taking this extreme step to do so.”
Liberal staffers pull support for party in Montreal byelection, citing government's stance on Gaza
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ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
My @TorontoStar column: A dumpster was illegally left in a bike lane. A cyclist died. The penalty, so far, looks to be a joke. And it’s not clear what the city is doing to make sure this won’t happen again.
Toronto city hall has an enforcement problem.
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ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
if you've ever wondered "why the hell did we build line 4" given so few people use it
the reason is that conservatives killed a plan to build an Eglinton subway in 1995 and prioritized Sheppard instead because – as always – "the suburbs"
good grief stop voting for them
ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
My @TorontoStar column this week: Toronto’s push-button pedestrian crossovers were installed with the idea that the city’s drivers would share responsibility for pedestrian safety.
But these days that trust is shattered. Toronto drivers have broken it.
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ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
Surgeon, Dr. Mark Perlmutter, on what he witnessed in his first month in Gaza. On @CBSSunday
“No toddler gets shot twice by mistake by the world’s best sniper.”
ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
I am frustrated by Premier Ford's comment about OSC's location. Cultural investments must be shared across our city, not just concentrated downtown. Keeping the OSC at an easily accessible location is a vital part of building a healthy and livable city.
#TOpoli
ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
I will never, ever forget John Tory's self-serving, shortsighted 2017 refusal to support a stormwater charge that could have been directed to flood prevention. Toronto council shelving it again THIS YEAR is...*waterline raises above my mouth, blessedly drowning out the ranting*
ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
Leaked recordings of TC Energy meetings revealed key strategies allegedly used by staff at the giant fossil fuel company to influence governments, media and public opinion. Here are 7 things you need to know: thenarwhal.ca/tc-energy-reco…
ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
INVESTIGATION: In a leaked audio recording, a TC Energy exec — & former BC NDP staffer — made bold claims about how the fossil fuel giant leveraged political connections to weaken government climate policy. B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma wants a probe. thenarwhal.ca/tc-energy-leak…
ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
The pretty milquetoast capital gains taxation stuff is really bringing out people out of the woodwork who either think it's their god given right to not pay taxes on hundreds of thousands of inherited wealth or else people who have absolutely no clue about how taxation works.
ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
"The writers I spoke to for this piece, however, told me that a literary organization more afraid of losing corporate sponsors than of losing authors has failed to understand something fundamental about what it means to write." thewalrus.ca/giller-prize-ge…
ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் retweeted
My @TorontoStar column this week: I offer my full and complete rebuttal to members of Toronto council getting ready to argue against a proposal this week to allow townhouses and six-storey residential buildings on major streets
Just chill. It’ll be fine.
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