Tom Parkin
@TomPark1n
a bluntly social democratic point of view @tomparkin.bsky.social
Ford Nation credo: we will save money through outsourcing no matter how much it costs!
Doug Ford helped usher in an era of outsourcing at Toronto city hall. Olivia Chow may be finally pushing back. With Chow calling the shots at city hall, the wisdom of the Fordian approach has finally started to get questioned. #Opinion trib.al/s61VpvB
A CEO is an employee just like you, a stadium concert was his private life The dumbest stuff gets printed by PostMedia, so embarrassing
CHAUDHRI: Coldplay scandal confirms employee private life is a thing of the past torontosun.com/opinion/column…
This podcast with economist Angella MacEwan does a good job of pulling tether what is known about Carney’s cuts plan and how it could affect public services podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/per…
Is he still planning to spend a ton of Canadian money to provide subsidized power to the US?
NEW: Premier Doug Ford says “everyone is on the table” when it comes to Ontario’s response to tariffs on Aug 1. He was asked whether an electricity surcharge was still a possibility. #ONpoli
A tumbling US dollar effectively puts a tariff on the world and there are signs it’s a goal and longterm Thinking this will go away if we play nice and surrender some bits to Trump misreads the situation open.substack.com/pub/tparkin/p/…
Investigative reporter who revealed Danielle Smith scandal now being surveilled by anonymous stalker theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
Convicts out on bail get support from Poilievre Conservatives ctvnews.ca/politics/artic…
Average Canadian family income from work fell behind inflation in 2023, but income from savings and investment beat inflation BC families’ avg after-tax income beat inflation the most, adding $1,160, while Sask families lost the most, $970 open.substack.com/pub/tparkin/p/…
Nate Erskine-Smith is such an eel
NEW: Nate Erskine-Smith is out with a scathing message to supporters on Bonnie Crombie’s future as Liberal leader. “I’ll be a little more blunt here than I have been to date: [the party’s] renewal starts at the top,” he says. uncommons.ca/p/the-future-o…
Shocking news if true
Bolivia’s richest man, Marcelo Claure, plans to support center-right candidate Samuel Doria Medina in the upcoming presidential elections, in an attempt to unseat the left bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
News, according to some editor A couple free dinners coupons can do wonders?
Olive Garden is expanding across Canada. Here's what to know theprovince.com/news/canada/ol…
Ontario, Economic Weak Man of Canada, by Doug Ford Act 1: low interest rates fuel house price surge Act 2: premier lets overheated market run; prices rise 53% in 23 months Act 3: high costs choke family budgets; retail sales stall, unemployment up open.substack.com/pub/tparkin/p/…
More nation-building from our new CEO prime minister
#Breaking: Carney government tells CBC, Via Rail and other Crown corps to propose their own spending cuts trib.al/0lPb8TM
The conservatives currently hold 312 seats in parliament
#Breaking: Carney government tells CBC, Via Rail and other Crown corps to propose their own spending cuts trib.al/0lPb8TM
Carney’s election campaign was an outright fraud and his cynicism is disturbing
April 4th: Carney pledges $150 million boost to "underfunded" CBC Liberal Leader Mark Carney said on Friday that his government would provide an initial $150-million annual funding increase to CBC and Radio-Canada as part of a new mandate for the public broadcaster. Today: ✂️✂️
#Breaking: Carney government tells CBC, Via Rail and other Crown corps to propose their own spending cuts trib.al/0lPb8TM
Liberal PM Carney promised a “Strong Canada,” but now tells CBC and VIA Rail to cut budgets Revenue cuts show Carney’s goal is weaker government and bigger business, not balanced budgets thestar.com/politics/feder…
