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Canada's unions passed a resolution calling on workers to refuse to handle weapons and military equipment destined for Israel.
We stand with Palestinian workers in their fight for peace, justice, and respect for international law.
canadianlabour.ca/clc-calls-…
The charges remaining against 14 people who were arrested during a sit-in at a Montreal Scotiabank in 2024 have been resolved after they agreed to pay noise bylaw tickets. They were protesting the bank's investments in Israeli weapons giant Elbit Systems. mediacoop.ca/node/119376
This evening is the book launch for Chris Dixon's "For the Long Haul: How to Stay in the Fight for a Better World."
Workers Action Centre at 6 pm. Should be good!
@withmovements @readBTLbooks eventbrite.ca/e/for-the-long…
Hearing from a source in the Chow campaign that Chow is further behind than most public-facing polls indicate.
As in, Chow is likely to lose and Bradford likely to win unless something significant changes in the next five days.
A correction and my apologies regarding this tweet ^ nitter.cf/dgrdon/status/21154605…
I need to make a correction here. I had misinterpreted what one source said (and which another source confirmed in general but not in specifics). I should not have implied I had solid info about the Chow campaign's internal polling. I apologize for misleading you. 1/6
After I initially tweeted, someone else close to the campaign told me they'd gotten info from the campaign that matched the tweet. So I kept it up. They didn't mention internal polling numbers. Bradford was even with Chow or ahead in public polls at the time. 4/6
Dave Gray-Donald retweeted
Canada just signed an MOU which deepens military cooperation, intelligence sharing and training with the UAE, which is arming mass killings in Sudan.
Dave Gray-Donald retweeted
NEW: Canadian government officials sought approval from their American counterparts before releasing parts of a damning report about how the CIA resettled alleged Nazi war criminals in Canada, documents show.
The Americans seemingly did not approve, and Canada subsequently gave the U.S. a heads up when the Federal Court ordered that some previously secret parts of the report be released anyway. readthemaple.com/canada-soug…
Two cautions on relying on polling:
- Especially in municipal elections (and particularly at the ward level), ground game mobilization is super important and not captured in polling.
- The "Shy Tory" factor. People often tell pollsters they are less conservative than they are.
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Our Toronto municipal election coverage is all here: thegrindmag.ca/tag/municipal…
ALT Cover of the The Grind newspaper. It is an illustration. The top has "THE GRIND" in black, yellow and pink. Below is an illustration in green, yellow and purple of mayoral candidates racing through Trinity Bellwoods park. Olivia Chow is in the lead on a bike and Brad Bradford is a bit back in an excavator. It was "The Municipal Election Race" and there are people in the background saying "Aw. A race" and "Who's that again?" "Run!"
Dave Gray-Donald retweeted
It's election day!
The polls are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and lineups tend to be shorter from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
You can find your nearest polling station here: toronto.ca/city-government/e…
Dave Gray-Donald retweeted
NEW: Another Five Wild Ward Races
With Toronto's municipal election happening tomorrow, we check in on five races that could be close, from Scarborough to Etobicoke and points between. thegrindmag.ca/another-five-…
Would love to hear the inside story of the BC NDP staffer or consultant (prob a consultant / pollster) who convinced Eby and others to call that election.
Given how big of an issue traffic is in Toronto, it's kind of incredible Chow doesn't mention getting the Gardiner construction fast-tracked at every opportunity. It would still be under construction today under the Tory-era plan.
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Brad Bradford has been endorsed by a tech billionaire, Rob Ford's former chief of staff, and the founder of the far-right rag Rebel News
Our friends at @TheGrindTO compiled a list of the mayoral candidate's most questionable supporters