@ChrisDJackson This is literally US taxpayers money burning up for the second time in a month. So that President Musk can keep his ego dream of being a spaceman alive. But sure, cut healthcare and education.
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The beating heart of democracy is an informed, aware and engaged public.
We’ve struggled with this lately, both in the Province and in Toronto. We haven’t been having the conversations we need to have about who we are, how we growth, what where we should invest as a society. You can see it on the streets of Toronto - we mistakenly became something we didn’t mean to become. It only took about 8 years of a passive Mayor focused on press releases and gladhanding.
And at the Province level, a ‘sprawl accelerator’ highway (the 413) is proceeding that absolutely no one thinks is a good idea except for a handful of landowners who stand to benefit financially. It too - like the #Greenbeltgrab - is off side with our regional planning objectives and framework which focuses on becoming a dense urban region.
The #Greenbelt scandal has jolted many into action. Sometimes it takes governments going a bridge too far for the public to say “enough.” On the day of the Big Apology, I sat around a kitchen table and heard a bunch of 20-somethings talk excitedly about the Greenbelt reversal, the implications from a political perspective, governing and public trust, and the way regional aquifers work! And all I could think was: this is good, this is so good.
If handled right, scandals can leave inter-generational legacies (Watergate was over 50 years ago).
They can change the public discourse, accountability, checks and balances in government, and they can kick start participation in forward-looking change.
There is hard work to do, but this was a watershed week. We are far far from being bedazzled by buck-a-beer. The beating heart is back.
“In Finland, the # of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” https://t.co/EH3reri9lz
It’s still growling along. See Bart the Bear in his biggest performance. There are only 9 CGI bear shots in this film and zero cocaine was used…by the bear.
International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants against Vladimir Putin and Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova in the context of the situation in Ukraine https://t.co/Jz7md940OK https://t.co/pq13X3gM4A via @IntlCrimCourt#Ukraine
Join us next Tuesday, March 21st, for a Masterclass conversation between Production Designers Jeremy Hindle (Severance, Top Gun: Maverick) & David Hackl (Saw II-IV, Outlander).
Register in advance: https://t.co/ZTcOowPcc2
We are incredibly proud to announce our Film-maker-in-residence award, this year's recipient has been selected by IFCA resident Director @davidhackl.
Read David's full statement on this year's winner here https://t.co/B76kysBXDE
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