Christine Switzer🇨🇦

[Unbranded @Unbranded63]

Have you ever seen a more smug, self-satisfied son of a bitch in your life?

[Christine Switzer🇨🇦 @Switz1Switzer]

@CharliePinkerto 700 sq.m is about 7,500 sq.ft., for a tacky digital screen in a project that nobody wants.

Average size of a home (condo) in that area is something like 600 square feet, and not many people can even afford to buy one.

Seems fitting.

[John Michael McGrath @jm_mcgrath]

New from me: Bill 100 and its associated changes will deny millions of people a basic democratic right and create two separate and unequal classes of Ontarians. I'm not a fan.
https://t.co/OP2egHbLJX

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

NEW: The mayors of Brampton and Mississauga are urging the Ford government to pause the planned merger of conservation authorities suggesting the move would pose “significant and immediate risks” to three of the province’s largest cities.

https://t.co/Cq6EkrXzP4

#onpoli

[The Narwhal @thenarwhalca]

The new Species Conservation Act will leave many plants and animals — including golden eagles and barn owls — largely unprotected, experts say https://t.co/bCcZXjDtyG

[Neil Pasricha @NeilPasricha]

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.

Thank you,

Neil Pasricha

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(7) https://t.co/QFNa94c4sn
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(8) https://t.co/3O9To68MN1
(9) https://t.co/I3kBjq6thM
(10) https://t.co/kgRl5vJV8W
(11) https://t.co/8stbfkcmcm
(12) https://t.co/VJiYAGJ9JJ
(13) https://t.co/7ZiPrHlVxa
(14) https://t.co/dqg5ldemUZ
(15) https://t.co/ytJ0iv8ymB
(16) https://t.co/jwQm4JzTUN
(17) https://t.co/LMheI43DKb
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(18) https://t.co/Ci7qMEMpMw
(19) https://t.co/KmhPvr48Ir
(20) https://t.co/PCk3ah5cR0
(21) https://t.co/ZuviVaCKVF
(22) https://t.co/xSk5kvX4Ym
(23) https://t.co/DwJHjj05BY
(24) https://t.co/JVmlSC4Y1z
(25) https://t.co/NXBsJyGS8g
(26) https://t.co/e2kIIzuMsy
(27) https://t.co/jKAUVglOoB
(28) https://t.co/08PLVXXUJI
(29) https://t.co/doLO2tbShf
(30) https://t.co/r98N6I0ahT
(31) https://t.co/LcMIgaigwB
(32) https://t.co/y0wFa9L42e
(33) https://t.co/HvMafmRLtK
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[Phil Pothen 🇨🇦 he/him @pothen]

Because people have asked: No, unfortunately, this isn't a joke. Ontario's government really has wiped out all provincial recognition and protection for endangered fish and birds. They really are conceding responsibility & jurisdiction for these species to Min @juliedabrusin.

[Christine Switzer🇨🇦 @Switz1Switzer]

@City_of_Vaughan Thanks, but I did call that number a couple of hours ago with no real luck. They didn’t seem to know anything and were going to call me back. I’m still waiting.

[Christine Switzer🇨🇦 @Switz1Switzer]

@City_of_Vaughan Hi there, we’ve just lost our water about 1/2 hour ago or so on Islington Ave a bit north of Woodbridge Ave. Can you provide any info on what’s going on please?

[Anthony Farnell @AnthonyFarnell]

Today is Toronto's 21st 30C+ day of the year. Last year we only had 10 and the average is about 17.

[The Rundown @therundowntvo]

Corporations were supposed to fund the collection of packaging and waste. Instead, experts say new blue-bin rules will mean more plastics wind up in the trash. — by @jm_mcgrath #onpoli https://t.co/ygtMWjt7tN

[Christine Switzer🇨🇦 @Switz1Switzer]

@CityNewsTO @RichardCityNews This is not really news anymore, we’ve been getting announcements like this for years. When oh when are they going to have to face any consequences at all?? Ever?

[Christine Switzer🇨🇦 @Switz1Switzer]

@MichaelTibollo You and the rest of your party are a bunch of soulless hypocrites with these meaningless performative video clips. Show some real respect for our province and people and #KillBill5 you mook.

[𝚂𝚎á𝚗 𝙾’𝚂𝚑𝚎𝚊 Global News @ConsumerSOS]

The video. Save it. Share it. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

https://t.co/UNWMCsToZP

@jimsciutto

[Christine Switzer🇨🇦 @Switz1Switzer]

@MichaelTibollo Sorry Mr Tibollo. I live here in Woodbridge and won’t vote for you. Neither will any of my friends & family. Your party’s priorities are not ours. #stopHwy413 #saveOntarioPlace #saveOSC #fixschools #fixLTC #endHallwayHealthCare

[Laura Stone @l_stone]

NEW: Ontario isn’t only running ads on U.S. networks - it’s also sponsoring shows, including Sean Hannity’s Fox News interview with Donald Trump and Elon Musk: “This program is brought to you by Ontario, Canada, your trusted economic partner.” #onpoli https://t.co/sPymyoGh4Q

[Christine Switzer🇨🇦 @Switz1Switzer]

@JamesBlairUSA @ColinDMello @SergioGor Fuck off asshole. We are Canadians and will never agree to giving up our independent country.

[The Narwhal @thenarwhalca]

Doug Ford’s government started 2025 off by giving Ontario's minister of natural resources broad powers to overrule conservation authorities in development decisions. via @fatimabsyed https://t.co/L0KqNbVSyZ

[The Narwhal @thenarwhalca]

We’ve got the dirt on how Doug Ford is shaping Ontario’s environmental laws in his second term — now updated with the latest info and a handy table of contents! #onpoli https://t.co/Tg7sSrz5GX

[Ontario Nature @OntarioNature]

The federal government will not subject Ontario’s #Highway413 to an environmental review, clearing the way for construction on the project to begin as soon as 2025.

https://t.co/qfHgHTkuqQ #Stopthe413 #ONpoli