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Stelco is efficient and can make steel cheaper than it’s US competitors, so its competitor purchased it and is trying to shut it down.
Cleveland-Cliffs CEO: I bought Stelco because I could not afford anymore having Stelco flooding the market here in the United States to the detriment of my own company.
David Cochrane: Am I understanding you correctly there? It was a defensive acquisition?
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Brazil's Federal Police are opening an investigation into possible illegal collusion between the Thiel/Vance associated Rockbridge Network, Meta corporation and the Bolsonaro campaign. At stake: facilitated tech bro access to Brazil's rare earth minerals panamericandispatch.org/p/federal-poli…
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Olivia Chow “duped” the pollsters, says Star columnist
How? Never explains. Maybe she got her supporters to tell pollsters they were voting for Bradford as a ruse?
We’re to believe the conservative ground game was so weak that Olivia’s team could shift the result 13 points?
How? Never explains. Maybe she got her supporters to tell pollsters they were voting for Bradford as a ruse?
We’re to believe the conservative ground game was so weak that Olivia’s team could shift the result 13 points?
Olivia Chow duped the pollsters, fooled the pundits and gave progressives a scare. How did she do that, exactly? Four factors from the aftermath in Wednesday's column thestar.com/opinion/star-c…
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So the jobs commitment he made to the Canadian government as a condition of purchase approval was always a lie?
Cleveland-Cliffs CEO: I bought Stelco because I could not afford anymore having Stelco flooding the market here in the United States to the detriment of my own company.
David Cochrane: Am I understanding you correctly there? It was a defensive acquisition?
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B.C.’s incoming premier doesn’t support tanker ban reversal pitched by Poilievre ctvnews.ca/vancouver/arti…
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I had hoped this result might end this but clearly it won't.
Chow has consistently and relentlessly called out hate crime and prejudice of all kinds - especially for the Jewish community. She has upped police presence, set-up command posts, expanded police hate crime units and - notably - taken a lot of heat for backing the (likely unconstitutional) bubble-zone laws - in a good faith effort to address community concerns.
And in response she's gotten abuse, ridicule, insults (often racist). She gets Ezra Levant bursting into meetings with synagogue leaders to scream insults. She gets a millionaire in a MAGA hat claiming she is a moral failure while making racist insults.
And she gets completely disingenuous claims that she shouldn't speak on foreign affairs coupled with claims that her jobs requires her to March with Israel - and support Trump's invasion of Iran.
She's better than I am. She still shows up - knowing that it gains her nothing.
If people want to take their political cues from political opportunists like Warren Kinsella, if they want to fund political hacks who sow division for partisan advantage, than they will face rejection.
But that is not a rejection of the Jewish community in this City. And I think those who claim it does are doing their community, and the whole City, a grave disservice.
Chow has consistently and relentlessly called out hate crime and prejudice of all kinds - especially for the Jewish community. She has upped police presence, set-up command posts, expanded police hate crime units and - notably - taken a lot of heat for backing the (likely unconstitutional) bubble-zone laws - in a good faith effort to address community concerns.
And in response she's gotten abuse, ridicule, insults (often racist). She gets Ezra Levant bursting into meetings with synagogue leaders to scream insults. She gets a millionaire in a MAGA hat claiming she is a moral failure while making racist insults.
And she gets completely disingenuous claims that she shouldn't speak on foreign affairs coupled with claims that her jobs requires her to March with Israel - and support Trump's invasion of Iran.
She's better than I am. She still shows up - knowing that it gains her nothing.
If people want to take their political cues from political opportunists like Warren Kinsella, if they want to fund political hacks who sow division for partisan advantage, than they will face rejection.
But that is not a rejection of the Jewish community in this City. And I think those who claim it does are doing their community, and the whole City, a grave disservice.
My reaction to last night's result in my hometown:
"A vote for Chow was, if nothing else, a vote that didn’t care about what Toronto’s Jewish community has suffered. In the overwhelming majority of cases, I suspect people never even thought about it at all."
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Tom Parkin retweeted
NEW - US President DJT congratulates Lorne on his election victory over David Eby.
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RT @SPhillipsAB: That moment you realize @tobi really does have only one vote…
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Far-right astroturf organizations ABC Toronto and IntegrityTO lost by massive margins tonight.
Toronto the good!
Toronto the good!
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Info release from Chow campaign on the strength of her win:
- 2023 she got ~270,000 votes
- 2026 she got ~532,000 votes
She doubled the number of people who voted for her
- 2023 she got ~270,000 votes
- 2026 she got ~532,000 votes
She doubled the number of people who voted for her
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Voters saw Parrish and Crombie in that debate and saw were both petulant babies
They figured Alvin couldn’t be worse than that — hopefully he’s significantly better
They figured Alvin couldn’t be worse than that — hopefully he’s significantly better
After a historic come-from-behind win, Mississauga's new mayor-elect Alvin Tedjo stops by Breakfast Television and speaks with Caryn Ceolin, explaining his plans for a property tax freeze for seniors. bit.ly/4zWqeHV
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With most incumbents projected to keep their seats in Toronto, save for a few exceptions, here’s what Council looks like for re-elected Mayor Olivia Chow:
With Wards 4, 5, 11, 13, and 14 likely electing non-incumbent, unabashed, and progressive candidates, Toronto City Council pared to the previous cohort of councilors.
- Green representing councilors who largely oppose Chow in contested votes
- Blue representing centrists who side with the Mayor sometimes
- Purple representing Mayor Chow's closest allies in council
- Red representing newly elected councilors who are more progressive than the prior ones occupying that seat
- And Grey for Shaun Chen (Ward 23), a former Liberal MP who defeated the incumbent Myers (a Chow ally) but can't really be classified into any boxes yet.
With Wards 4, 5, 11, 13, and 14 likely electing non-incumbent, unabashed, and progressive candidates, Toronto City Council pared to the previous cohort of councilors.
- Green representing councilors who largely oppose Chow in contested votes
- Blue representing centrists who side with the Mayor sometimes
- Purple representing Mayor Chow's closest allies in council
- Red representing newly elected councilors who are more progressive than the prior ones occupying that seat
- And Grey for Shaun Chen (Ward 23), a former Liberal MP who defeated the incumbent Myers (a Chow ally) but can't really be classified into any boxes yet.
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By this poll taken Oct 18-19 Chow was trailing by two
Then just seven days later the result was Chow leading by 13
She was never trailing, but some reporters lapped it up
Then just seven days later the result was Chow leading by 13
She was never trailing, but some reporters lapped it up
A new poll puts Brad Bradford two points ahead of Olivia Chow
torontolife.com/city/brad-brad…
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Another stat for the nerds:
563,124 votes were cast in total in Toronto's last regular mayoral election in 2022 (ie. not a by-election).
532,201 votes were cast for Olivia Chow alone in 2026.
563,124 votes were cast in total in Toronto's last regular mayoral election in 2022 (ie. not a by-election).
532,201 votes were cast for Olivia Chow alone in 2026.
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Tom Parkin retweeted
She got the largest mandate in Toronto's history, receiving more votes than any mayor, ever...
A tighter-than-expected re-election leaves the mayor facing questions about passive leadership, thin plans and an unclear second-term agenda. thestar.com/news/gta/olivi…
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Tom Parkin retweeted
she beat him by 13 points and received the largest raw vote share in the city’s history, some would qualify that as trouncing her challenger and not just merely staving him off
Olivia Chow re-elected mayor of Toronto, staving off challenger Brad Bradford
theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
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@TomPark1n And Forum also did a slew of ward polls most of which was ridiculously wrong. Riding/ward level polling is almost impossible in the era of cell phones. When will people get the message?
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Mainstreet riding polls were inaccurate trash. Oct 23 he released surveys of Wards 3, 5 and 13
W3 - gave 18 pt lead to Opitz, who lost by 11
W5 - gave 22 pt lead to Nunziata, who lost by 17
W13 - gave 28 pt lead to Moise who lost by 5
mainstreetresearch.ca/post/toronto-w…
W3 - gave 18 pt lead to Opitz, who lost by 11
W5 - gave 22 pt lead to Nunziata, who lost by 17
W13 - gave 28 pt lead to Moise who lost by 5
mainstreetresearch.ca/post/toronto-w…
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