terra loire

not your hero, woman adjacent human with back pain and depression / all opinions expressed are that of my cats and not my employer

[terra loire @terraloire]

You may have noticed I use Twitter less and less these days, for many reasons. But I have built up a community on here that I sometimes miss. So if you want to stay in touch the best place to find me is probably Instagram? Same handle. More cats. ✌🏻

[Diana Chan McNally @DianaCMcNally]

I’m running for City Council in Parkdale—High Park.

I’m running because our neighbours deserve a councillor who has walked alongside them, fought for them, and knows how to turn community demands into real wins at City Hall.

Join me at https://t.co/ekNRGdS0hI.

[terra loire @terraloire]

"Why would Doug Ford go so hard on speed cameras?"

Why would a city spend money on traffic automation that is more expensive and normalizes surveillance technology when they have speed cameras?

Ford opened up a market. His government also gave them money through OCI grants.

[Build Canada - Toronto @build_toronto]

Toronto's intersections could be so much better.

If you've driven, walked, cycled or taken transit in Toronto, you've probably been frustrated by them. Whether that's a green light that's too short for all the demand to clear, or advancing on a green only to be hit by a red at the next block.

This is because most intersections run on fixed plans written years ago, unable to adjust to modern or real-time needs.

It doesn't have to be this way. In the Netherlands, signals are designed to be responsive. Pedestrian walk phases are only triggered when a person is actually waiting. Vehicle and bicycle detection systems shorten or lengthen greens based on the traffic that has actually arrived.

The system adapts to the reality on-the-ground rather than a fixed schedule. This means it'd be able to respond to construction detours, traffic surges when a Leafs game ends, or to unexpected incidents on the Gardiner.

Similar systems in China saw trip time reductions of ~20% after using adaptive traffic systems.

This memo proposes:
1. Modernize Toronto's traffic signals – move from outdated fixed-time plans to intelligent and adaptive signals

2. Adopt clear technology standards – leverage the global standard of camera-based detection

3. Create a joint funding model – a City-Province partnership fund can ensure every intersection is upgraded without overburdening city budgets.

4. Measure and report results – publish results to ensure accountability to the public

Let us know what you think at the poll below:

[terra loire @terraloire]

So if you care about water, houses, being spied on, municipal governments, corporate welfare, or a myriad of other issues, you should send a message to your MPP. ESPECIALLY if you live in a conservative riding: https://t.co/IFbeaXq4fR

[terra loire @terraloire]

Doug Ford is ramming through #Bill60 without public hearings, bundling 16 unrelated laws together so MPPs can't properly debate gutting tenant protections. Send an email to your representative today—our democracy depends on it. https://t.co/I7nvPEfXut

[terra loire @terraloire]

Public infrastructure is commandeered by provincial agencies, and government retroactively immunizes itself from legal accountability for past harms

[Ricochet Media @ricochet_en]

Canada’s next extractive industry: How #AI is following the fossil fuel playbook.

Ottawa is betting on artificial intelligence. Just like Big Oil, Big Tech is building infrastructure that will be nearly impossible to dismantle.

https://t.co/OlmsCpDpE4

#cdnpoli #climatecrisis

[terra loire @terraloire]

Along with "Election Coverage", 'breaking stories' on ivermectin and hair loss drugs, the email newsletter content (that users are mislead into joining) is heavily sprinkled with pro-Trump sentiment.

[terra loire @terraloire]

Epoch Times has now spent $103,234 on an intentionally misleading election misinformation machine. @ElectionsCan_E responded to my report and decided this isn't their purview.
A reminder of their purview: https://t.co/qm6aUqQryT #cdnpoli

[terra loire @terraloire]

I'm briefly returning to Twitter because its important.
The Epoch Times, a far right international media network, has spent over $93K on political ads in Canada under a trojan horse page called The Pulse.
#cdnpoli #elxn45 https://t.co/BaPbfo5IcR

[terra loire @terraloire]

This is not a new tactic, and it is not a new tactic by this organization or in Canada. Epoch Times was also the subject of dispute over its misinformation during COVID-19, and Canada Post workers being forced to deliver the paper despite union concerns. https://t.co/cP18oy0UIX

[claire @clairelzbeth]

This is your mid-campaign reminder: political canvassers deserve your respect. The vast majority are volunteers stepping up to participate in the democratic process. You don’t have to agree with the party they represent, but you do have to treat them like human beings. #cdnpoli

[terra loire @terraloire]

@atRachelGilmore fyi DMed you about this as a tip.

[terra loire @terraloire]

I'm briefly returning to Twitter because its important.
The Epoch Times, a far right international media network, has spent over $93K on political ads in Canada under a trojan horse page called The Pulse.
#cdnpoli #elxn45 https://t.co/BaPbfo5IcR

[Diana Chan McNally @DianaCMcNally]

What success? None of the HART Hubs have funding agreements. They didn't "open" — just a handful of services have been brought online, and none of these services are new. All that's happened is that supervised consumption sites have been shut down. https://t.co/EAwfuCpTjV