W. K. Lis

[W. K. Lis @wklis]

Why Toronto's Streetcars Are So Slow https://t.co/K9peDva4pw via @YouTube

[W. K. Lis @wklis]

@robertbenzie Time for a caucus revolt.

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

A 24-year-old Polish tennis player arrived in Paris last week ranked 114th in the world, with no sponsors, no guaranteed income, and no certainty she could even pay for her hotel room.

She had to win three qualifying matches just to enter the French Open main draw. Prize money is only paid at the end of the tournament, so a Polish sports drink brand quietly stepped in and covered her hotel bill.

Her name is Maja Chwalinska. And today, she plays in the French Open final.

Before this tournament, she had won exactly one Grand Slam main draw match in her entire career. She had battled depression so severe that in 2021 she couldn't get out of bed. She underwent knee surgery in 2022. She spent years grinding through small tournaments across Europe just to stay afloat.

Then she arrived in Paris, won three qualifiers, and kept winning. Zheng Qinwen. Elise Mertens. Maria Sakkari. Diana Shnaider. Nine straight matches. One set dropped.

She is now the first qualifier in French Open history to reach the final. The last time a qualifier reached a Grand Slam final, it was Emma Raducanu at the 2021 US Open. Raducanu won.

By simply making the final, Chwalinska has earned more prize money than her entire career combined. The runner-up cheque alone is $1.6 million. If she wins today, she takes home $3.25 million.
One week ago she couldn't pay for her hotel room.

[Ersin @Ersin0X]

This is exactly why tailgating is a bad idea🥲

[W. K. Lis @wklis]

@mischeener1992 @eastofmidnight3 @integrity_to Some walk or cycle.

[W. K. Lis @wklis]

@ONtransport The 905ers are happy.

Except that the biggest cause of traffic congestion is the single-occupant automobile

[W. K. Lis @wklis]

@politick3000 @fordnation @OntarioPCParty Genuflects before his automobile gods, by vetoing speed cameras, removing car license fees, taking over Gardiner Exoressway from city, etc.

[W. K. Lis @wklis]

@CP24 Ontario is becoming Doug's personal fiefdom.

[W. K. Lis @wklis]

@_Steve_Bennett Isn't it an enclosed bicycle?

[W. K. Lis @wklis]

@TPS_32Planner @TrafficServices Parkside Drive to be as wide as Indian Road. Parkside Drive was widened in 1935 for the benefit of the automobile.

[Retired. Vive le Canada 🇨🇦 + 🇩🇪 🕊 🇺🇦 @TPS_32Planner]

Not surprising.

@TrafficServices should set up there regularly and ticket, ticket, and ticket.

Tickets (especially with demerit points - as a 20km/h over includes) will change behaviors.

[🍁Bernard Roulinski 🍁 @roulinski]

Fun Fact: In the House of Commons, cleaning staff (and all other Parliamentary employees, contractors, and volunteers) are required to undergo and clear a strict security screening process before they can work in the Parliamentary Precinct.

But not @PierrePoilievre
#cdnpoli

[TheTrillium.ca @Thetrilliumca]

Access denied: Billy Bishop expansion records shielded from public view https://t.co/rpEqYhgFyl

[Great Canadian Moose @Great_Cdn_Moose]

LISTEN UP ONTARIO:
Something big is happening in Ontario, and almost no one is talking about it.
Premier Ford has quietly passed a law that opens the door to water privatization across Ontario - and he's hoping you won't notice.

The Water and Wastewater Public
Corporations Act lets the government seize your local water system and hand it over to a for-profit corporation without your consent.
History is clear: when for-profit corporations control our water systems, the results are disastrous:

Bigger bills!
Bad service!
Dirty water!

Water is a human right not a commodity. It's not too late to stop this.
& Tell Premier Ford our water is NOT for sale. Take action now!

[𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞s 🇨🇦Vive le Canada!🇨🇦 @portagebaygirl1]

In front of cameras, Doug likes to portray himself as folksy with his lame shtick & stunts. But behind the cameras, when people stand up to him like MPP Will Bouma did or reporters like Tina who holds him to account, well they get fired.

[W. K. Lis @wklis]

@FullanChris @ColinDMello And no speed cameras to record and fine him.

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

The Ontario legislature is expected to rise today after seven weeks. MPPs have spent just 29 days introducing, debating and passing legislation.

Queen’s Park is now widely expected to take an extended summer break - with 5 planned sitting weeks to be erased.

#onpoli

[W. K. Lis @wklis]

@DechampsAlan A bus carries more people than the single-occupant motor vehicle.

The biggest cause of traffic congestion is the single-occupant automobile.

[W. K. Lis @wklis]

@portagebaygirl1 https://t.co/Sq2Q9VksNk

[Theo Moudakis @TheoMoudakis]

Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's @TorontoStar

[W. K. Lis @wklis]

@JamesTate121 The First Lady's rose garden...