Stephen Crooks

Leader in the Experience Economy - Specializes in Online Advertising, Social Marketing, Analytics, Branding and Business Strategy ... all around ideas guy.

[Ted Nguyen @FB_FilmAnalysis]

Best tweet I’ve seen today

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

This is such a great explainer video of the express sidewalk (aka transit lane).

[Epic Maps 🗺️ @theepicmap]

The boreal forest is bigger than most countries. That's why its wildfires matter to all of us.

[Made In Canada @MadelnCanada]

a grocery store in Nuuk, Greenland 🇬🇱Canadian products are clearly highlighted with little Canadian flags 🇨🇦 right next to the price labels.

[Alex Glista 🇨🇦 @AlexanderGlista]

The Federal Government should pitch in to fund the Line 5 Eglinton extension to Toronto Pearson International Airport. Would help immensely with reducing congestion.

[Rupa Subramanya @rupasubramanya]

In some good news for Canada, according to analysis by the founding editor of Bloomberg News, Canada is punching above its weight.

-It's attracting foreign capital at a pace rarely seen. Overseas investors poured C$256 billion into Canadian stocks and bonds in the 12 months ending May 31, making it one of the strongest inflows since records began in 1990.

-Foreign companies also spent more than C$44 billion acquiring Canadian assets in the second quarter, the largest wave of inbound investment since 2007.

-Canada also has the most significant decline in core inflation rates compared to the US and the EU.

https://t.co/dPEWLv9INy

[Philip Proudfoot @PhilipProudfoot]

Pretty sure England isn't supposed to look like this.

[Andrés Actis @ActisAndres]

No es Egipto, Libia ni Arabia Saudita. Es Inglaterra. Es Londres. Son las praderas de Blackheath Common. Siempre verdes, hoy así.

Julio ha sido el más seco en Inglaterra y Gales desde que existen registros públicos (190 años).

El clima extremo es esto👇

[Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 @jurgen_nauditt]

Resign. Immediately. Vote of no confidence. Whatever it takes. Just get rid of him.

[Prof. Eliot Jacobson @EliotJacobson]

Breaking News!
Code: Bonkers!

As of July 31st, Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperatures are now 2.48°C above the 1991-2020 baseline and more than 1.15°C above the previous daily high.

The Climate Casino took the "Over" on 2.5°C by August 1st. Stay tuned!

[KRONIK Insights @KRONIKInsights]

🚨🇺🇸🇨🇳 Scène insolite lors de l’inauguration d’un port aux États-Unis.

Les autorités avaient recouvert le logo du fabricant chinois des grues avec un drapeau américain… jusqu’à ce qu’un coup de vent révèle le nom de l’entreprise devant les invités.

[Noah Karl🌏🌌🚀 🇪🇺🇩🇪 @NoahKarl1]

The difference between

"There used to be hot summers too."

and
climate crisis.

[City Aesthetics ⛩ @cityaestheticss]

Toronto:
Growing and building like crazy.

Rochester:
Losing jobs and people.

Both on the same lake and have the same climate… just two different policies that keep one building and the other one dwindling.

[Nahel Belgherze @WxNB_]

Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.

[GAME ON SWAG ⚽N @GameOnSwagOn]

Every time I see this match it makes me sick to my stomach

[Virginie Sigonney 🇫🇷 @GinieSigonney]

In just a few seconds, here’s a recap of the mega wildfire that devastated the Gironde region.
A fire of this magnitude had not been seen since 1949. 🔥

A heartfelt thank you to the #Firefighters #Pompiers who risk their lives every single day 🙏

Thank you as well to the pilots of the #Canadair, #Dash, #BeechcraftKingAir, #AirTractor, #A400M, and to the European pilots who came to help us 💙
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🎥©️ https://t.co/tDHpBYtW55 - Azaute (X)
Guillaume HARARI/ CHALLENGES

[Graham Churchill @GraChurch]

I just listened to an interview on @NEWSTALK1010 between @stephenholyday and @millandmaitmom on the topic of Billy Bishop. What a dishonest exchange. Holyday, the only Ford shill on city council, fabricated benefits for Billy Bishop expansion that are totally unproven, and straw men arguments that both he and Deb (a PC partisan) could easily knock down.

Pearson is putting $3B into infrastructure to increase passenger rates from 47 million (today) to 65 million by early 2030s and 85 million by 2037. There should be no capacity issues requiring expansion of Billy Bishop. Holyday’s claims in this regard are completely fabricated.

He also ignores the costs to the city and federal government of increasing capacity from BB’s 1.7M passengers in 2025 to 10 million (as Ford wants). Increasing BB volumes by 6 times would destroy the island and harbour and require massive investment by Toronto at Bathurst Quay. Stephen and Deb skipped over this to pretend it was all about engine noise (a straw man).

The appeal of BB is that it is a boutique airport. Increasing it by six times would mean it ceases to be boutique. It will probably be faster to go to Pearson by UPX than Bathurst Quay by shuttle if BB is expanded.

The real issue we should be discussing is what is the highest and best use for the waterfront. Airport capacity can go to many places. Toronto only has one waterfront. People do not visit cities for their airports. They visit for what cities offer. The lesson from Chicago is that shutting down waterfront airports and prioritizing the city waterfront for people pays off far more than an airport does.

Chicago is similar in size to Toronto, yet it does almost 4 times what Toronto does in tourism. Much of that comes from Millennium Park (which is the 10th biggest attraction in the US), and the McCormick Convention Centre which looks over the park.

All of this points to the direction Toronto should take — shut down Billy Bishop and put money into creating the greatest waterfront in the world.

[Reece Martin @RM_Transit]

40% of flights at Billy Bishop go to Montreal and Ottawa alone. One wonders if there was another way we could get people to those cities from downtown TO.

[UEFA @UEFA]

UEFA statement on The Times article: ⬇️