Dave Gray-Donald

@TheGrindTO publisher & editorial director
@dgrdon.bsky.social

[The Grind @TheGrindTO]

The new tenant-focused issue of The Grind is out now around the city!

Here are a few highlights... 🧵

[The Grind @TheGrindTO]

To get to know how the new @TenantsUnionTO formed and how it could help renters across the city, @dgrdon spoke with co-chairs Sharlene Henry and @brunodobrusin. https://t.co/IvwYganCgV

[Dave Gray-Donald @dgrdon]

There's a film screening of the related film "Hogtown: The Politics of Policing" (2005) and a Q&A with Min Sook Lee, Alok Mukherjee and @aliyapabani this Sunday at Hot Docs: https://t.co/Nbzcg8h2cB

[Dave Gray-Donald @dgrdon]

There's a film screening of the related film "Hogtown: The Politics of Policing" (2005) and a Q&A with Min Sook Lee, Alok Mukherjee and @aliyapabani this Sunday at Hot Docs: https://t.co/Nbzcg8h2cB

[The Grind @TheGrindTO]

Decades ago, Olivia Chow learned the hard way what happens when police board members criticize the cops. She wouldn’t be the last.

This article is the first for @aliyapabani's new column, Cops and the City. https://t.co/EwXVt5xqR7

[Dave Gray-Donald @dgrdon]

Looks like giant U.S. bank JP Morgan is behind it, but isn't disclosing its involvement in Canadian lobbying records.

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

Who's behind the massive lobbying campaign to expand the island airport? What I discovered should worry us all https://t.co/WQBrPs1AH0

[Dave Gray-Donald @dgrdon]

I'd like to read a good essay about the Alex Janvier art piece featured prominently in Carney's office, seen in many photos, like with Guilbeault. Janvier was outspoken about Canada's destructive oil industry, disregard for Indigenous land rights, etc. Given what's happening...

[The Grind @TheGrindTO]

Decades ago, Olivia Chow learned the hard way what happens when police board members criticize the cops. She wouldn’t be the last.

This article is the first for @aliyapabani's new column, Cops and the City. https://t.co/EwXVt5xqR7

[Dawes Road Tenants' Association @DawesTenantsTO]

1/5
It's finally happened. They're locking up the owner of 500 Dawes Road.

https://t.co/7038n7yK4M

[Dave Gray-Donald @dgrdon]

@simonmontefiore For a "historian," your tweet makes enormous generalizations and is simply ahistorical. https://t.co/IooF7bUNjQ

[Aliya Pabani @aliyapabani]

I'm moderating the post-screening discussion for this great Min Sook Lee film on Sunday. It pulls back the curtain on the Fantino era police board shenanigans in a way that feels especially topical (and there are a couple Rob Ford cameos, too.)

Tix: https://t.co/WM49GgktZr

[Mahdis Habibinia @mahdishabibinia]

Breaking: @MayorOliviaChow is running for re-election come Oct. 26. Monday’s confirmation ends months of speculation and sets up what’s expected to be a bitter contest with @BradMBradford, who declared last year he’s running for mayor. https://t.co/SPuhgQEGk3 via @TorontoStar

[Canadian Dimension @CDN_Dimension]

The housing justice movement is growing, and landlords are paying attention.

@TenantsUnionTO is challenging the logic of for-profit housing, building tenant power, and organizing resistance to corporate landlords and the financialization of housing. https://t.co/DGzknKjpFj

[Alex Cosh @AlexCosh_]

NEW: Global Affairs Canada met with a Canadian subsidiary of Israeli arms giant Elbit Systems 3 days before Parliament voted on a motion calling for an end to arms exports to Israel.

The Liberal government then pushed to water down the motion and did not initially apply restrictions to existing military exports.
https://t.co/uJh6vy8Ukp

[Alex Cosh @AlexCosh_]

The Maple has been barred from covering this arms fair and despite multiple follow ups the organizers have refused to provide an explanation.

Are they afraid someone might do journalism?

[jeremy scahill @jeremyscahill]

🚨I asked a senior Iranian official for comment on the current state of the Iran war negotiations. They sent the following statement:

“We are very close to reaching and signing an agreement to end the war, and today’s constructive negotiating approach has made the prospect of peace in the region highly attainable.

“We recognize that President Trump is now faced with an important political decision — one that must balance the interests of the United States, regional countries, and respect for Iran’s fundamental rights. Should this agreement ultimately be achieved, the international community will commend all negotiating parties for their role in advancing stability and peace.

“At the same time, Israel is currently undertaking its final extensive efforts and applying considerable pressure to disrupt the formation of this agreement. We hope that the U.S. administration will make its decision independently of external influence and in favor of the broader collective interests of all parties involved.”

[Edward Row 𓃡 @edwardrow]

outside of a very loose warning to companies that invest in the region, this is once again a nothingburger of a statement that offers no tangible action or consequences to the Israeli government for the continued contravention of a wide variety of laws, and human rights abuses

[Edward Row 𓃡 @edwardrow]

All three, now named, by sources of CTV and CP24 - Evan Glennie, Rich Rand and Caglar Yigit are on the sunshine list and make over $160,000+ a year - one a 10+ year veteran is listed as a "training constable", another a 15+ veteran - suspended with pay https://t.co/2iI0V85hLl

[Edward Row 𓃡 @edwardrow]

Spanish news El Periódico, which broke the story on the arrest of the Toronto Police officers, has more details on what occurred - the incident itself - one of the officers fled from Barcelona to Palma de Mallorca, etc (translated) https://t.co/wUL5KGl6wI https://t.co/BNtcO1aEOQ

[Aliya Pabani @aliyapabani]

"The secrecy around the tool is so extreme that the Crown may abandon the prosecution rather than reveal the vendor’s identity and details of the ODITs capabilities and limitations, according to a court document filed in Windsor Superior Court."

[The Grind @TheGrindTO]

Do you want to be able to vote on the future of the island airport?

This week, Toronto City Council will debate whether to push for that to be a ballot question in October. Airport neighbour Toby Heaps argues council should go for it. https://t.co/f6Us93WMFS