Leslie Catherine Johnston 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🪶🍊

Mom. Recovering software developer. Working to end Neoliberalism.
#LANDBACK #AMR #BLM #BDS #FREEPALESTINE🧡🍊

[Beaches-EastYork NDP 🍞🍊 @BEYNDP]

It was a great day to join so many waterfront supporters, @chrisglover @kristynwongtam @AlexaNGilmour and MPP Cat McKenney on Parliament Hill. We travelled to send a clear message: Toronto Liberal MPs must stand up for Toronto’s waterfront!
#onpoli

[Phil Pothen 🇨🇦 he/him @pothen]

ICYMI: Simply leaving open the possibility of a jet runway at the Toronto Island Airport would likely wipe out thousands of non-market homes. The federal government, through the Port Authority, must swear off any jet scheme NOW! https://t.co/b8jYIb6Vco

[Leslie Catherine Johnston 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🪶🍊 @LLCate]

@tradingspac @DianaCMcNally Not true.

[Leslie Catherine Johnston 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🪶🍊 @LLCate]

@BradMBradford You voted YES to $400M from taxpayers to host this chaos. FIFA takes all the profit,we don’t even get a share of concession sales.
Profit from city-owned tickets is a relief.

[Avi Lewis @avilewis]

Canada’s public infrastructure is not up for sale.

My address at the @NSNDP convention.

[Avi Lewis @avilewis]

Le gouvernement libéral aurait tout aussi bien pu intituler sa stratégie « L'IA à fond ».

Ce document est empreint de promesses excessives, mais manque cruellement de garde-fous essentiels pour protéger la population et garantir que les avantages de cette technologie ne profitent pas uniquement à une poignée de géants de la tech et d'investisseurs.

Il propose une accélération massive de l'adoption de l'IA par les entreprises, sans se soucier des conséquences pour les travailleuses et travailleurs, en particulier les jeunes qui voient déjà leurs perspectives de carrière s'évaporer.

Ce gouvernement nous impose une technologie révolutionnaire sans aucun débat public. Au lieu de mettre en place une réglementation rigoureuse pour protéger les travailleuses et travailleurs, les jeunes, la vie privée et nos ressources en eau et en énergie, il préfère « faire vite et brasser de la cage », comme le dit la devise de la Silicon Valley.

C'est pourquoi, avant de foncer tête baissée, sans freins, nous avons besoin d'un cadre réglementaire solide. Tous les autres secteurs d’activité de ce pays, de la foresterie aux services bancaires, sont réglementés. Pourtant, curieusement, lorsqu’il s’agit d’intelligence artificielle générative contrôlée par des milliardaires proches de Trump, les règles habituelles ne s’appliquent pas.

Les néo-démocrates appuient le développement de technologies de pointe. Pour l’IA, cela se traduit par un apprentissage automatique responsable, avec des ensembles de données restreints et circonscrits, et des applications ciblées.

Nous réclamons une stratégie d’IA qui place l’humain au cœur de l’expérience. Une stratégie qui protège les emplois, les données et les ressources naturelles du Canada. Pas une stratégie qui imite les pires dérives des chatbots IA. Leur présenter des avantages illusoires et flatter les PDG des grandes entreprises technologiques en leur disant exactement ce qu’ils veulent entendre.

[Tom Parkin @TomPark1n]

My big fears are

(1) Ford takes TTC’s subway lines then gives them to lovely folks who own the 407 or

(2) Metrolinx takes over TTC and bus routes and entire subway trains begin disappearing into a black hole of expensive politicized incompetence

[Samira Mohyeddin سمیرا @SMohyeddin]

Canada leads G-7 countries in anti-Muslim motivated murders. From being shot and killed while praying in their mosques, to entire families being run over & killed in the streets, & this troglodyte has the audacity to spew this bilge. You’re disgusting Jesse Brown.

[David Juncker @DavidJuncker]

Imagine this scenario under any other genocide

[Alex Tyrrell @AlexTyrrellPVQ]

In the middle of a live streamed genocide the Canadian Prime Minister is making speeches in front of an Israeli flag, telling us that the real victims are those who’s feelings are hurt by criticism of the offending state.

This picture was taken yesterday.

[Dimitri Lascaris @dimitrilascaris]

As many of us predicted, Mark Carney’s drastic increase in military spending is resulting in the transfer of huge sums of public money to U.S. arms manufacturers.

Carney’s regime just announced the expenditure of $2.6 billion for 26 HIMARS missile launchers. They are manufactured by US merchant of death, Lockheed Martin.

What is Canada going to do with HIMARS missile systems? These missiles have a range of about 300 km. Therefore, if they are stationed on Canadian soil, the only country they could strike is the United States!

Obviously, the U.S. isn’t allowing HIMARS to be sold to Canada so that Canada can deploy them against potential targets in the U.S.

These HIMARS systems will be deployed far from Canadian territory - most likely, in Eastern Europe or West Asia. They are intended to be used by Canada to assist the United States and NATO in their wars of aggression abroad.

So much for Prime Minister ‘Elbows Up’.

#cdnpoli @MarkJCarney

[NoJetsTO @NoJetsTO]

We have a message for politicians taking marching orders from JP Morgan instead of listening to the people: Hands off our waterfront! #topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli

[Tom Parkin @TomPark1n]

Expanding the island airport was on nobody’s agenda — except some private equity bros in New York

They have obviously spent lavishly on polls, all-level lobbying, and PR, signalling they think they can make a lot of money off us Canadian rubes

They manufactured all of it

[Cheri DiNovo @CheriDiNovo]

BREAKING:
JP MORGAN is behind the expansion of Billy Bishop airport - one NO GTA residents want!!

So much for Ford standing up for Canada against the USA - he's sold us all out

[Leslie Catherine Johnston 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🪶🍊 @LLCate]

@BorisJohnson People are waking up to the cancer that is Zionism and holding those who promote it accountable. Wake up, Bozo.

[Marit Stiles @MaritStiles]

This is the second time Doug Ford and his Conservative government have voted against lower grocery bills for the people of Ontario. 

He may not give a damn, but New Democrats do, and we’ll keep fighting for an Ontario that’s affordable for everyone.

[Heather McPherson @HMcPhersonNDP]

Israeli forces abused Canadian citizens last week and continue to abuse and torture Palestinian citizens. When will this government impose sanctions on Israel?

[Kate Dupuis @DrKateTO]

Remember when we had a federal election a year ago and everyone talked about "Elbows up, Canada", and voting Liberal to "build Canada Strong"??

What is your Toronto Liberal MP doing to stop this seemingly American-based takeover of our beloved Toronto islands?

Mine is 🤐🦗🤐🦗

[Marit Stiles @MaritStiles]

Doug Ford promised to stand up to American threats.

Now he's letting a JP Morgan-connected company expand Billy Bishop and destroy Toronto's waterfront.

This is a betrayal.

[Marit Stiles @MaritStiles]

Torontonians aren’t asking for a runway on the lake so Bay Street CEOs can land their private jets. They’re asking for better health care, smaller class sizes, and safer highways in Northern Ontario. Those are the priorities that matter.