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📺 The Agenda with @spaikin.bsky.social & @nam>shref='/profile/did:plc:fba65zy62gvxdpjs5dd23c5g'>ine.bsky.social: Airs weeknights at 8/11pm tvo.org/theagenda
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TVO Today | The Agenda
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Ontario will not budge on its plan to have ready-to-drink cocktails sold at convenience and grocery stores across the province, said Premier Doug Ford, a sticking point in an ongoing strike by LCBO workers. #onpoli
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"That place is absolutely just a total mess from top to bottom, to front to back, to every single building — even the bridgeway is closed, the air conditioning is gone. It would be a foolish decision (to repair it)," says Premier Doug Ford. #onpoli
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From morality background checks, to buying limits, to brown paper bags — how the LCBO tried to keep Ontarians on the straight and narrow. — by @jbcurio.bsky.social #onpoli
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"It's a really critical quality-of-life problem when people have all of a sudden been confronted with rats coming into their home or into their business or their place of work ... a bunch of factors [have] come together to create this kind of perfect rat storm." — Alejandra Bravo
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No one ought to trust the Ford government to liberalize alcohol sales without undermining unionized jobs and the stability of the provincial coffers, writes @davidmoscrop.bsky.social #onpoli
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"The best way to make sure that people... trust in their institutions is to make sure that those institutions are well known by the public." — Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner in conversation with @spaikin.bsky.social #cdnpoli
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"The union believes Premier Doug Ford's plan to open up the alcohol-sales market poses an existential threat to the LCBO that will lead to major job losses. It does not want ready-to-drink cocktails sold outside LCBO stores, wants the province to guarantee its jobs, as well as wage increases..."
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Fascinating short video that has me thinking the Premier Ford needs a new barber.
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The strong Ontario connection I did not know about. But Crokinole was a big part of my childhood! I have to find a club.. since none of my immediate family will play me.. 😜
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The union representing Ontario liquor-store workers has ramped up pressure in a five-day-old strike, with no talks planned to hammer out a deal. #onpoli
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The 400 series highways, schools, hospitals, Canada's first subway & Metro Toronto itself. He helped make much of modern Ontario. This is the story of Leslie Frost and the peculiar influence his barber had over policy in Ontario during the '50s. #onpoli
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ANALYSIS: Amalgamation. Water. Sewers. At a recent standing-committee meeting, leaders talked about how the status quo is — and isn’t — working for their communities. — by @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social #onpoli
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Ontario municipalities have been forced to turn down thousands of child-care spaces in the $10-a-day system because of a limit on the percentage of for-profit spaces in the province's deal with the federal government, the provincial government says. #onpoli
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It's a beloved game found in cottages and farm houses across the province. And every year the top players from around the world gather in Tavistock to compete in the World Crokinole Championship. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WAJ...
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“These people are not bad folks — there are people here who are genuinely very kind and just don’t want to get sick. Best-case scenario, I foresee people in that community committing to watching each other more and not using alone. Worst-case scenario, a lot of good people are going to die.”
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Could a policy Justin Trudeau rejected give the Liberal Party the bump it needs? www.tvo.org/article/coul... #elections #electoralreform
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Many famous — and infamous — individuals whose stories fuelled the headlines in the second half of the 19th century found their resting place in this serene, landscaped tract on the east side of Toronto.
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"Ontario needs to move past the nostalgic view of the manufacturing sector and instead focus on an economy based on innovation and advanced technologies so it can thrive in an ever-changing global economy." #onpoli
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The prime minister’s approach to winning friends and influencing people sure hasn’t looked like a winner yet, writes @spaikin.bsky.social #cdnpoli
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ICYMI, our most recent episode of @tvotoday.bsky.social Today Live was a 1x1 with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Richard Wagner. www.tvo.org/tvo-today-live #justice #courts
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I had the great pleasure of talking with Eugene Ong of Knife about craft, tradition, and discipline - with bonus ride along in the noisy Knife Truck m.youtube.com/watch?v=c17a...
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My latest for TVO…
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It was so much fun getting to talk about In A Violent Nature and the Canadian horror film on @tvotoday.bsky.social! You can watch the whole segment here:
www.tvo.org/video/homegr...
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🎙️ On the final #onpoli episode of the season, @spaikin.bsky.social and @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social open the mailbag and answer your questions, including whether you can call the premier, the closure of the Ontario Science Centre, and more.
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"The investigative powers of the legislature are enormous, and they shouldn’t be used trivially. But they exist for a reason, and holding the executive accountable is absolutely a proper function of the legislature’s powers." — @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social #onpoli
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Environment Canada will be able to say, within about a week of the end of a heat wave, whether and to what extent climate change made it more likely or intense.
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The O’Keefe Centre had played host to legendary concerts and performances. In June 1974, it was the site of a daring escape by one of the world’s greatest dancers — by @jbcurio.bsky.social
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Community-led programs have taken on a strong new role, centring the needs, well-being, and priorities of the students themselves. #onted
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A political friendship unlike any other: www.tvo.org/article/how-...
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"More and more you're seeing ideas like the great replacement theory, QAnon, some of these movements quite quickly pushing everyday people who weren't even deeply immersed in these milieus push over, tip over into violence." — @amaramarasingam.bsky.social (Queen's University)
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Cultural long-term care homes have provided elder care for seniors steeped in their language, diet, and cultural traditions. But recent legislation has left these homes grappling with an influx of new residents from outside those cultures. www.tvo.org/video/challe...
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"How much of the infrastructure in Toronto and in other cities across the province and country is actually in much worse shape than we appreciate?" — @mattgurney.bsky.social #topoli
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The firm of the late architect who designed the Ontario Science Centre says the province's decision to immediately close its doors over a problem with the roof was "absurd" and motivated by politics rather than safety concerns. #onpoli
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Thank you, @tvotoday.bsky.social, for having me on your program to talk about the importance of protecting tenants and vulnerable populations from extreme heat.
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"Our redistributive tax system is the foundation of social policy in Canada, and we must be prepared to speak up for smart, progressive revenue tools just as we do for stronger social supports." — by Alexi White and Matt Broadbent (Maytree Canada) #cdnpoli
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How has Toronto changed in 15 years? @shawnmicallef.bsky.social (Toronto Star @spacing.bsky.social), and author of "Stroll," takes @jeyantvo.bsky.social on a tour of the Toronto Islands and explains how location affects the emotions and behaviour of people, and what can be learned by walking a city.
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What is working — and what could be working better — between Germany and Canada? @spaikin.bsky.social spoke with outgoing German Ambassador Sabine Sparwasser about the current state of relations between the two allies. #cdnpoli www.tvo.org/video/whats-...
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Different parties and different views on issues haven’t stopped Terry Cooke and Dave Christopherson from being BFFs. — by @spaikin.bsky.social #HamOnt
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Ontario is searching for a temporary home for the Ontario Science Centre at a fraction of the size of the building the province abruptly closed last week due to structural concerns. #onpoli
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"We risk ending up in the worst of all worlds... dealing with a dysfunctional Parliament prone to shenanigans, constant electioneering, endless speculation, rising toxicity, and growing widespread fatigue." — @davidmoscrop.bsky.social #cdnpoli
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In the 1960s and ’70s, Yonge Street was the site of lavish costume balls — and of eggings and violent assaults. — by @jbcurio.bsky.social
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Great little video by @tvotoday.bsky.social featuring @shawnmicallef.bsky.social talking about his new book (update). youtu.be/jLRCTp9mnEQ?...
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Some excellent commentary by @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social on the Ontario Science Centre fracas
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Will defeat in Toronto–St. Paul’s make @JustinTrudeau reconsider his future? www.tvo.org/article/will... #cdnpoli #liberals @liberalparty @CPC_HQ @lesliechurch @donstewartTO
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What makes a small town great? Richard Peddie chronicles the qualities that make for this province’s ten best in his book "Great Small Towns of Ontario," and tells @spaikin.bsky.social how they are preserving their history. www.tvo.org/video/the-lu...
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The province wants the science centre off its books, and the city wants to save it. The risk to the Ford government would be minimal — and there’d be plenty of upsides. — by @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social #onpoli #topoli
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"If anything could get Trudeau to reconsider his future, it would be last night’s shocker in Toronto. You can imagine the conversations in the Prime Minister’s Office today." — @spaikin.bsky.social #cdnpoli amp.tvo.org/article/will...
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The new revision of “The Kids Book of Black History in Canada” highlights the contributions of Black people in shaping this country's history. @namshine.bsky.social spoke to author and advocate Rosemary Sadlier about her book and why representation matters. www.tvo.org/video/how-bl...
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Why have extreme heat events become more commonplace and how can we best adapt to them? @namshine.bsky.social asked Caroline Metz (Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation) and @howsenchong.bsky.social (Toronto Environmental Alliance) www.tvo.org/video/how-sh...
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Hours after Canadians went to bed disappointed by a Stanley Cup loss Monday night, the Conservatives scored a stunning byelection upset to win in the longtime Liberal stronghold of Toronto-St. Paul's. #cdnpoli
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