John Paul Hogan

Minivan historian

[Birgit Umaigba-Omoruyi @birgitomo]

If only we had this number of nurses available to run a code blue! Healthcare is underfunded, but hey, let's give the cops extra $50 million so a dozen of them can waste the funds in evicting one person from a tent. Let's not bother to provide housing, but let's fund more cops.

[Matt Elliott @GraphicMatt]

Sure Ontario’s healthcare system is over capacity and there’s a gigantic shortage of affordable housing but *slaps roof* check out this new parking lot. You can fit 1,000 cars in this bad boy.

[Asif Hossain @asifintoronto]

Corruption at a level I haven't seen or heard before in Canadian politics. Connected billionaires buy protected, unusable land, then magically that land becomes profitable overnight. Any support of @fordnation & @SteveClarkPC's corrupt housing bill gives permission to this.

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

1. It's my birthday today and I only want one thing.

I want these two women, Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi, to be famous.

Niloofar and Elahe are Iranian reporters who reported on the death of Mahsa Zhina Amini.

They are now in prison and could face the death penalty.

[broti gupta @BrotiGupta]

If there’s one thing we know about queer and trans people it’s that their childhoods are a fucking breeze

[Josh Morgan @JoshMorganLDN]

Today through Sunday, the City of London will fly the Transgender flag in Reg Cooper Square, in commemoration of Transgender Day of Remembrance.

A time of remembrance for Two-Spirit, trans, and non-binary people whose lives were lost due to acts of anti-transgender violence.

[Dr Greg Kelly @drgregkelly]

This is false, but it is interesting to ask why it’s being said.

..Being wrong or causing harm causes cognitive dissonance with most people’s desire to be good. It is easier to alter our perception of reality than admit we caused harm. We’re seeing it repeatedly this pandemic.

[Mike Schreiner @MikeSchreiner]

Doug Ford’s Greenbelt development scheme will help a few wealthy land speculators turn millions into billions and the rest of us will pay the price: more expensive commutes, more destructive floods, less food security, higher property taxes. #onpoli https://t.co/C8q2YtL5xj

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

“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

[Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy]

Stephen Lecce says he wants to keep kids in class because keeping kids in class is keeping kids in class. So he's working to keep kids in class. He wants to work together to keep kids in class.

[Rob Gillezeau @robgillezeau]

This is a huge win for educational workers, students, CUPE, and the labour movement more broadly. Forcing government to reverse course like this is unprecedented and is going to mean fairer collective agreements across the board in the months and years ahead. #canlab #onpoli

[Niki Kazemzadeh (she/her) @MmeKazemzadeh]

The approximate annual cost for the raise requested by CUPE is $264m.
The $200 per child bribe Lecce recently gave out cost around $365m.
The license plate renewal fee brought in approximately $1b each year.

[Kristyn Wong-Tam 🇨🇦 @kristynwongtam]

Minister of Education keeps saying that CUPE forced him to introduce Bill 28, his "back to work legislation."

This is a lie.

He's not ending a strike. There is no strike and Bill 28 is not back to work legislation.

He's ending charter rights & collective bargaining. #onpoli

[Tari Ajadi @tariajadi]

As a tactical move if nothing else, unions in Ontario should be on a general strike, no? Doug Ford is a populist. Show him how unpopular this use of the notwithstanding clause is. He will back down.

[John Paul Hogan @johnpaulh]

Make it a poll, you cowards.
Your terrible covid policies made us all experts at keeping our kids home unexpectedly. Strike until we get a government that respects the Charter.

[Ontario PC Press @PCPressOffice]

The choice is clear.

Either you support a strike.

Or you stand with our PC team to keep kids in the classroom.

[Paul Fairie @paulisci]

The 🧵Library:

[Jihad al-Haqq • جهاد الحق @JihadalHaqq]

no way

[John Paul Hogan @johnpaulh]

Hi @LdnOntShobh!

[Peter Fragiskatos @pfragiskatos]

Sharing #Budget2022 info at doors tonight. Many young people raised housing affordability. Measures like the Tax-Free First Home Savings Account and the Housing Accelerator Fund will really help. And thanks Shobhita for volunteering! For more: https://t.co/PNaXr1SV4s #ldnont