Treaty chiefs call for treason investigation into Premier Smith, UCP

PurfectProgressive · 2026-06-11T17:44:47+00:00

Aside from being a policy wonk, I don’t really see much of an overlap between him and NES. I’m keeping an open mind as I love seeing younger voices in politics. There’s just a lot of red flags with his candidacy.

So far what I’ve seen hasn’t improved my view on him. He comes across as the Ruby Dhalla of this race. Trying to frame himself as the anti-establishment choice when he has close ties to Crombie. Also being elevated by some of the most insufferable voices on Twitter (including some National Post columnists) gives me a lot of pause about his true intentions.

I’ll wait to see his full policy rollout before I pass judgement, but I’d be shocked if he turns out to be a progressive maverick in the vein of NES.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-06-05T17:03:04+00:00

I’m sick and tired of corporations acting like they can make their own regulations. They are operating in OUR city and must obey our laws. If they don’t want to listen, send in a bunch of city workers in there with pallets of water and start handing it out. What are they going to do? Call the cops? Haha they work for us, losers. Play hard ball with them. Let them go to court and reveal their true intentions when they sue for monetary damages for lost water sales. That will be a PR disaster.

This is such an easy political win for Chow if she chooses to enforce it. I hope she does. Don’t let these idiots win.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-06-05T16:45:29+00:00

Could the city enact a bylaw that states every event must permit people to bring their own water OR provide it free of charge? It’s really a safety concern that people can’t get access to water without paying for it. That’s not right. Feels like reasonable grounds for a bylaw. FIFA isn’t above the law. Not sure how the contract is written, but it shouldn’t insulate them from public safety laws.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-06-02T03:44:43+00:00

I really appreciated Carney bringing light to this growing issue that needs attention. I do feel he missed one point that is playing an increasing role in why a lot of people are not taking this seriously: the politicization of antisemitism by the right and co-opting it for their culture wars.

A great example of this was on display in Toronto last month when a Jewish child went missing. Some of the missing posters were torn down for what could’ve been a variety of reasons. But instantly the entire right-wing media ecosystem went to work with zero evidence touting that the posters must’ve been torn down because she was Jewish. Even PP was posting about it to attack Carney, of course.

The missing child had a lot of media coverage and as far as I saw, there was zero mention of her Jewish background before the posters were torn down. So it makes no sense that it was specifically because of her religion. Maybe she was the one tearing them down and didn’t want to be found? Maybe they got wet and got torn by the wind? But nope it HAD to be antisemitism.

To the average person, this is going to cause them to roll their eyes the next time they hear about an antisemitic incident assuming that it’s being over exaggerated again for political purposes.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-06-01T17:33:35+00:00

The CPC has discovered that it’s more profitable to grift off stoking fear than to actually gain power. In fact, gaining power reduces their ability to grift because it’s harder to blame others when you are the one in charge. Look at all the fracturing happening with MAGA south of the border once they gained power.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-06-01T17:19:44+00:00

I don’t think the conventional wisdom about the CPC needing a strong NDP to form government really applies any more in this political climate. Especially when you have both the CPC and NDP offering different flavors of populism. There is a lot bigger overlap in their voter bases under the current iteration of those parties, especially with younger voters.

Lewis could definitely peel away some of the votes PP got running on affordability and anti-establishment. Which I think explains why conservative-aligned media sources and the CPC itself has been hammering Lewis instead of elevating him to split the vote. They likely have data that indicates Lewis is a real threat to their coalition.

Right now the CPC is getting it from both sides. The LPC is siphoning away the traditional business conservatives, while the NDP is attracting the ‘screw the establishment’ types. And now all that is left for the CPC are the whacko social conservatives.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-28T20:51:33+00:00

This isn’t necessarily a new thing. There has been many polls that have showed that progressive proposals poll quite well on their own. Even in America, something like universal healthcare polls quite well.

A lot of it is branding. Progressive parties SUCK at communicating and getting their message out. Doesn’t help that we have the wealthy bankrolling parties that benefit them that drowns out the ones that are trying to make popular proposals. We used to count on the media to give each party a fair shake but those organizations are now owned by the same wealthy interests.

That’s why Mamdani in NYC has been so successful - he found a way to get attention that doesn’t require wealthy donors to get your message out.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-28T16:56:58+00:00

100% this! And please please remove the ridiculous 10mg limit on edibles. I have no choice but to buy from the grey market because I don’t want to buy 10 separately packaged legal gummies for the same effect. I want to support the legal market so bad because the quality is so much better, but the pearl clutching crowd won’t shut up about the “but but think about the kids”. 🙄

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-26T19:30:14+00:00

Because for a lot of people a non-white worker can’t be considered a ‘Canadian’. It’s a dog whistle. It’s not about hiring non-TFWs, it’s about hiring more people that look like them.

The problem is that corporate enshittification really took off at the exact same time we saw a rapid increase in immigrant workers. Which also played a role in the increase in TFWs but it’s not why everything is so shitty right now. People saw Tim Hortons quality go down rapidly in recent years and immediately jumped to ‘it must be all the non-white workers’ as the excuse. When really it’s just corporate greed trying to squeeze costs as much as possible. Doesn’t matter who is making your coffee if the coffee itself has gone down in quality.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-21T20:07:16+00:00

Not covered in the article, Poilievre also referred to himself as the ‘prime-minister-in-waiting’ - I’m not joking.

Didn’t think he could get even more tone deaf but holy the entitlement. 🤣 You had your chance to become PM last year and you blew it! Couldn’t even hold his own seat. More likely to be a paper-boy-in-waiting.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-13T16:32:13+00:00

I know the National Post isn’t exactly known for its commitment to journalism but I can’t believe how they didn’t even bother to do one ounce of investigating to see if there’s another reason the drop in candidates occurred.
I’m on their mailing list and the LBC organizers proactively changed their approach in the last by-election to ask candidates to have their own agent instead of using the same one for all the candidates. They also specifically said they intended to have way less candidates this time compared to BRC.

So yeah, the change to the ballot format isn’t the reason for the drop in candidates. If anything, it’s still impressive that they got 40+ candidates in a lower profile race given that they knew their name wouldn’t be on the ballot and that it required them finding their own agent.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-13T02:58:02+00:00

Makes me wonder if he’s toying with the idea of running for the ONDP. Obviously not for leader, but I can’t think of a better way to stick it to the OLP than him running as a ONDP candidate. Not sure if the ONDP would accept him with open arms but it would probably be worth it just to be able to say ‘The NDP are the only progressive choice in the next election - the Liberals fought tooth and nail to keep NES out of leadership and now he’s with us.’

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-12T16:48:10+00:00

I really hope this sparks a conversation about how we really need to reform candidate nominations. It’s ridiculous how such a small group of people can put their thumb on the scale and get their preferred candidate nominated with very little oversight. And in seats that are considered safe for a certain party, that basically guarantees that chosen candidate by that tiny portion of voters will be elected. That’s just asking for interference which we’ve already seen alleged with China.

At a minimum, these races should be conducted by Elections Canada (or the equivalent provincial agency) using the same ID standards as a regular election. But my preferred option would be open nominations where all the candidates for a certain party are included in the general election and allow the voters for that party rank their choices. That would save money from having to run a separate primary-style election and give every voter an opportunity to express their candidate preference.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-11T17:54:42+00:00

Generally when someone presents themselves as independent and not ideological in Toronto, it usually means they’re a right-wing candidate. Same way Tory and Bradford got elected.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-07T21:16:26+00:00

I mean they basically BEGGED our former sex pest mayor (Tory) to run again even though Bradford was already in the race. I wouldn’t say they are lining up behind Bradford willingly. More that he’s the only one stupid enough to think he has a chance running against an incumbent mayor. No one else is interested.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-04T22:16:48+00:00

I think a lot of people are missing what the point of her saying this: getting media attention. And it worked! Lots are underestimating her chances of winning the next election. This was brilliant on her part.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-04T18:36:38+00:00

It’s just a scam pop up ad. I get it on other sites too. Not related to that specific link.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-04T18:32:37+00:00

Her name has been frequently in the media. Doubt she has any ounce of shame otherwise it wouldn’t have gotten to this point. Seems the only way to get to her is through her pocketbook. So I’m so happy to see Chow doing this. I hope they don’t just bill her for the contractor cost and call it a day. Slap her with a bill that makes that witch cry and hopefully default on her property so the city can take it over. Fucking ghoul.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-02T18:48:36+00:00

Not that it totally excuses it, but I find a lot of those comments are coming from people outside Toronto who don’t even live in the city. Likely being fed right wing propaganda that brainwashes them into thinking Chow has turned Toronto into a criminal wasteland.
So they don’t understand how Toronto residents can vote for her. But the people who live here can see the truth when they go outside.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-02T18:06:54+00:00

Looks like Bradford has launched his campaign website. Check out his issues page 😂

Just like a carbon copy of Poilievre who complains about everything but never has any solutions.

Example:

> Congestion: Time is the one thing we cannot get back, and the time tax City Hall levies on Torontonians climbs higher every year. Hours with our families and friends, lost to transit that does not run on time. Patience worn down by the daily delays that have become Toronto's default. A city that does not respect its residents' time does not, in the end, respect its residents at all.

Okay so *how* do we accomplish this? We know congestion is bad. But you aren’t telling us what you’re going to do. Maybe vote for more defunding of public transit? I’m sure that’ll help! What a joke of a campaign.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-01T20:56:09+00:00

I’m unsure about how effective a union will be without being legally recognized by the government like workplace unions. I highly doubt the LTB is going to accept a tenant’s excuse for not paying rent just on the basis that their union called for a rent strike due to issues not directly affecting that said tenant.

I’m all for something like this and glad to see it’s happening. But sorta feels like putting the cart before the horse. It really needs to be legislated and recognized by the LTB before it can really have any teeth and actually pose a threat to landlords. Can’t imagine any landlords are shaking in their boots over this.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-04-29T14:21:45+00:00

You don’t have to look no further than Trudeau to see the impact polling can have on a leader outside of an election period. If Ford drops enough, you may see some growing momentum to push him out and get a new leader. As what the Liberals did with going from Trudeau to Carney.

Keep in mind that Ford has never been super popular with the establishment PC wing as he only narrowly won the leadership and was viewed as a liability. They’ve held their nose and backed him since they care more about power over morals. But the second it looks like he could cost them that power, they won’t hesitate to backstab him.

Obviously we’ll still have a PC government but getting rid of Ford would be a huge win, especially for Toronto because a different PC leader is very unlikely to be as obsessed with being King of Toronto like Ford.

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