gabriel

TMU journalism alum, jays fan

[TheTrillium.ca @Thetrilliumca]

Ford government staging official announcements without inviting reporters https://t.co/osDvVHpP0n

[The Associated Press @AP]

ICE officer who shot Colombian man in Maine has history of threatening behavior and mental illness, family and court documents say. https://t.co/Kwt8CdMwRf

[Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani]

NEW: A total of 16 Ford government MPPs have billed taxpayers a combined $107,118 for short-term Toronto accommodations in recent years, despite representing Toronto-area ridings.

Great work by @jackhauen @steve_cornwell

[NBC News @NBCNews]

NEW: Investigators are looking into an ICE-involved shooting incident in Maine in which a 26-year-old Colombian man who was authorized to work in the U.S. was killed.

DHS has not yet commented on the incident. https://t.co/0aL4PcthYf

[Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani]

NEW: we’re learning more about the cost of “Protect Ontario” ads to taxpayers.

FOI records show the cost for just one ministry to produce & run them last year was nearly $10 million.

The total the Ford government has spent across all ministries is expected to be much higher.

[gabriel @gabrielhilty]

Less than 10 days before kickoff, FIFA has backtracked and now says fans won't be able to bring reusable water bottles to the #FifaWorldCup.

Read my latest on FIFA's flip-flop for @TorontoStar https://t.co/oDHq9gZMl1

[Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani]

FOI freeze: Ontario government staff who handle freedom of information requests have been told to stop issuing new decisions or collecting new records, according to a source.

This impacts FOI departments across all ministries.

Story by @jessiecatherine
https://t.co/5AcHtdkv3P

[gabriel @gabrielhilty]

A great read on who financially benefits from jets on the waterfront, and the extensive negative impacts jets would have on people, nature and quality of life.

[Spacing @Spacing]

Jet Dreams on Toronto Island. Read part 1 of @Ian_Darragh's investigation into what would it cost, who will pay, and who benefits? With a new graphic custom-made for Spacing detailing the likely extension. https://t.co/D04rn3MwAk

[Nicholas Nehamas @NickNehamas]

NEW: Under Trump guidelines, immigration officers could deny someone a green card for a social media post that says "Stop Israeli Terror in Palestine" or for participating in campus protests, according to exclusive documents reviewed by the New York Times.

[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

[Gabe Oatley @GabeOatley]

BREAKING: The Toronto District School Board is planning to slash about 484 elementary teacher jobs and about 123 secondary teacher positions next year. Major cuts are planned for classroom and ESL teacher roles and to the board's model school program. https://t.co/XZThw8pAf7

[gabriel @gabrielhilty]

For @TorontoStar: Wayne Gretzky and his 'many other friends' in Canada are proud: Trump congrulates Canadian Jeremey Hansen and the Artemis crew

https://t.co/zBeCJHya7b

[gabriel @gabrielhilty]

Switzerland has a good image on the global stage.

Like Canada, disturbing revelations come to light barely below the surface: Medical experimentation without consent on thousands of children sold via adoption.

A good report in German:
https://t.co/P0C6pF9GvS

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

FLOOD THE ZONE: Critics in Ontario say a flurry of government announcements on justice, alcohol and roads is designed to distract from sweeping changes the Ford government is planning to apply to FOI laws.

https://t.co/DaNdcixw4s

#onpoli

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

This is the admission.

Premier Doug Ford - who was compelled by an Ontario court to turn over his cell phone records says "personal cellphones" should be exempt from public disclosure.

https://t.co/JNb9WWM40i

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

#Breaking: Judge dismisses Ford government's request for a last-minute injunction to stop pro-Palestinian rally in Toronto https://t.co/hcBfOgsMOL

[Emma McIntosh @EmmaMci]

Crawford’s explanation is a red herring. Ministers already have broad exemptions to keep secret all records of their deliberations, along with advice they get from staff. They can already have frank discussions in secret without blowback. They’re counting on you not knowing that.

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

BREAKING: The Ford government is changing Ontario's Freedom Of Information act system, effectively gutting a tool journalists use to obtain documents related to government decision-making:

- The Premier, Ministers and their offices will all be excluded from the FOI system.
- This applies to all existing requests
- Only civil servants can be FOI'd
- The government is extending the response timeline from 30 calendar days to 45 business days.

#onpoli

[Emma 💥 @emmapaling]

Just how close is Carney's government to big business? So close that when it came time to gather feedback on Bill C-5 — the government didn't do it, the Chamber of Commerce did:

for @readthemaple

https://t.co/4xrtDgsZJ9

[Chad Livengood @ChadLivengood]

BREAKING: The operators of the Canadian-financed Gordie Howe Bridge have announced their toll rates.

And they're significantly less than the Ambassador Bridge, whose private owner has lobbied the Trump administration to block Gordie Howe from opening.
https://t.co/ArQ1ixBSGD