Building a great database. Advocating for a better Toronto and more housing. And a lot of things in between.
This is why many of us were always skeptical of demand-side housing solutions. It is ultimately just an excuse to move the goalpost and build less housing.
ColleenMany said that we had to cut immigration so governments could "catch up" on housing. I tried to explain, based on my experience in housing advocacy, why I thought that was unlikely. Immigrants were just a scapegoat for governments who didn't prioritize new homes. I wish that I had been proven wrong.
No problem here. I was told that the right to bear arms exists specifically for standing up against tyrannical government actions like these. That will solve things very soon.
E. RosalieThe White House has posted a new executive order authorizing the federalization of the National Guard to support DHS and ICE functions. The most serious indication is the inclusion of “rebellion against the authority of the Government.” www.whitehouse.gov/presidentia... 1/8
And on top of that: Land Transfer Tax revenue is way down because people aren’t buying/selling homes as often. The property tax increase was the only good option.
Damien MouleI'm just planting this flag now: if the entirety of your mayoral bid in 2026 is saying property tax increases were too high under Chow, you don't understand the operating budget and you're not fit to be mayor. COVID relief funding is gone, so property taxes have to cover the loss in transit revenue.
Jacob’s analysis (which you should read!) is about Edmonton, but the same pattern repeats in a lot of places: A theoretically-more-permissive zoning that then gets hampered by a litany of restrictions, each of which then necessitate site specific exceptions to get anything built
Jacob Loo DawangNEW BLOG POST On June 3, I'm hearing some councillors will propose adding more restrictions to the RS zone introduced in the Zoning Bylaw Renewal. So, I went deeper into the data, even more than in my last post. Read my blog or highlights in the 🧵 #yeg #yegcc www.jacobdawang.com/blog/2025/re...
California’s film industry thrived off of open access to world markets. You’re just inviting retaliatory tariffs on California services here, which would absolutely wreck California (as they could also apply to tech).
Governor Gavin NewsomCalifornia built the film industry — and we’re ready to bring even more jobs home. We’ve proven what strong state incentives can do. Now it’s time for a real federal partnership to Make America Film Again. POTUS, let’s get it done.
Also this argument fails a simple smell test? American cars are too large and heavy to fit in European / Japanese streets GM doesn't make a single mass-market sedan anymore! Even the Chevy Malibu has been discontinued.
Joey Politano🏳️🌈First thing JD has posted in 3 days and it’s doubling down on pro tariff stuff lmfao
“The presence of ... economists skeptical of tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, could all suddenly be considered adverse to U.S. foreign policy interests and subject to deportation based on the unilateral determination of the secretary of state,” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
Trump’s Use of Immigration Law Appears to Conflict With Limits Imposed by Congress (Gift Article)A crackdown targeting foreign students protesting Israel’s treatment of Palestinians conflicts with free-speech protections that lawmakers added in 1990.www.nytimes.com“But it’s Trudeau’s fault cuz fentanyl” — Shopify exec bros
Joey Politano🏳️🌈Wow guys, I’m starting to think the president might not have well thought out narrow concerns about Northern Border Security behind his trade war with Canada
My brother in Islam, that’s a museum you got, not a neighbourhood
Oh The Urbanity!“The hallmark of this neighbourhood is [that] nothing ever changes. It stays the same.”
The ugly truth is already out in the open. The question is whether we will correct course now, or continue repeating our mistakes.
Shawn MicallefKing Liberty Station must be built. The promise, if there is any, of Toronto’s exclusionary zoning regime is false. My @thestar.com this week. www.thestar.com/opinion/if-t...
