Defend Toronto

[David Miller T.O. @iamdavidmiller]

In plain English: “The Conservative Government lied”

[Defend Toronto @DFNDToronto]

Council is finally beginning to make its voice heard with a petition to protest provincial cuts. More here:
https://t.co/9PLNh9eJuE #TOpoli #ONpoli

[Joe Cressy @joe_cressy]

Today, late in the afternoon on the day before a long weekend, the Provincial Government announced that they are cutting $1 billion to Toronto Public Health over the next 10 years, effective immediately. This announcement is callous, and it is short-sighted. Full statement here:

[Marc Garneau @MarcGarneau]

Today, NASA found what everybody in Canada has been looking for...

The Conservative Party's climate action plan.

#EHTBlackHole #WhatsYourPlan

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

"Doug Ford didn't graduate college. How is he qualified to make decisions for us?" We spoke to students at Emery C.I. who felt unheard because they were stereotyped for being a Jane-Finch school, but the #StudentsSayNo walkout is giving them a voice. https://t.co/zdPRfjBaTu

[Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park @gordperks]

1, A number of people are discussing the relative merits of the provincial transit proposal and existing or previous transit plans. They should not. Let me explain.

[Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic]

Well. The Scarborough Subway Extension in Toronto, already a terrible and wasteful idea at $3.35-billion, now has a cost “nearly double or greater” than that. #topoli #onpoli

[TTCriders @ttcriders]

Save #OurSubway! Join the city-wide Day of Action at 40+ subway stations this wednesday

RSVP: https://t.co/zoPhJ3A7Yn

Share the facebook event page: https://t.co/9BM2NcRntb

#onpoli #topoli #ttc #transit

[Defend Toronto @DFNDToronto]

Public consultation on the subway upload? City Exec Committee says: Don't hold your breath. #TOpoli https://t.co/ZNnL5kL27s

[Defend Toronto @DFNDToronto]

REMINDER: Join us Thurs. Mar. 21 at 9:30 for the City Executive Committee meeting to address decision-makers about the subway upload. The meeting will also consider the motion for a public info campaign from councillors @JoshMatlow and @joe_cressy #TOpoli https://t.co/Rc6yndboNL

[Defend Toronto @DFNDToronto]

On March 21, the City Executive Committee will consider a motion from Councillors @JoshMatlow and @joe_cressy for a publicity campaign against the subway upload. Let's attend the meeting and show our support!

https://t.co/Rc6yndboNL

[Cathy Taylor @Cathy_A_Taylor]

Awesome to have current, updated data! Thanks @StatCan_eng and @ImagineCanada's data working group @o_n_n

[Jennifer Pagliaro @jpags]

At the current rate of funding in this budget, council will fall behind on promises made to tackle poverty. @planningtoronto crunched the numbers (which I have verified). Here’s what they show: https://t.co/eOnmaN9q7Y

[Jennifer Pagliaro @jpags]

Here is how council voted just now on whether or not to debate Matlow’s motion for a public info campaign on the potential subway upload. All executive members except @cllrainslie stopped motion from being discussed now. It goes to Tory’s executive committee and could be shelved

[Joe Cressy @joe_cressy]

Josh Matlow & I moved a motion to direct the City Manager to launch a public education campaign to tell Torontonians the risks of Ford’s subway upload. A majority of Council voted to refer the item to Executive Cmte. On March 21, come to Exec, make your voice heard & save the TTC

[Adam Smith @adamsmith21stc]

A lot of great discussion at @WSIC_Canada last night as former mayor John Sewell and Doug Earl of @chartercity_TO (an offshoot of @DFNDToronto) told us the pros cons and obstacles to Toronto’s independence from provincial interference.
#TOpoli #ResistFord

[TTCriders @ttcriders]

City Council votes *TOMORROW* on whether to take leadership on the next step to save #OurSubway: launching an information campaign & public consultations. Encourage your Councillor to vote "yes"! Send your message: https://t.co/oeb9wbg33Z #TTC #TOpoli

[Joe Cressy @joe_cressy]

“I can’t believe what you say, because I see what you do” - James Baldwin. #StateOfTheUnion

[Mike Layton @m_layton]

We can learn from this. The assumptions we make as decision makers about which projects make financial sense & which make sense for commuters needs to change based on facts that don’t support those previous assumptions. And we need to be honest with people, not sloganeering

[Jennifer Pagliaro @jpags]

A helpful history guide and a very important question on Scarborough transit here from @GraphicMatt https://t.co/A4FmdDYEaE