Toronto has let transit deteriorate to the point where your feet are the faster mode. In the core, streetcars crawl at 10 km/h and arrive every 10-ish minutes. Miss one and walking is factually faster. The city deserves better — and we know how to fix this.
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Toronto treats roads like a free resource.
Results are predictable --> Traffic costs the city $45B annually.
Time to price roads like any other scarce resource.
buildtoronto.com/memos/conge…
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Toronto is a $20B engine with no steering wheel.
No mandate. No C-Suite. No capital.
Transit stalled. Housing record-low. Voter turnout 29%.
Fix it: parties • cabinet • fiscal powers.
Full memo 👉buildtoronto.com/memos/new-m…
Our first memo is on giving the mayor the mandate, team, and tools so that they can actually deliver results.
Toronto has the economy of a nation, but its mayor is denied the basic instruments of leadership. Councillors are elected as independents with no city-wide mandate. Authority is diffused across 25 councillors with no executive cabinet. And the city lacks both diverse revenue tools and the debt capacity to finance growth.
The result: rising costs, broken promises, and voters who no longer believe their ballots change outcomes.
Toronto needs three reforms to succeed:
1️⃣ Municipal parties to give voters real platforms, tie councillors to collective outcomes, and provide the mayor with a city-wide mandate.
2️⃣ A statutory cabinet of councillors with defined portfolios, so the mayor has an executive team to drive delivery and make accountability visible.
3️⃣ Expanded fiscal powers — including tools like sales taxes, tolling authority, and tax-increment financing — so the city can plan and fund priorities without waiting on senior governments.
Toronto is being run like a $20-billion corporation without a board, without a C-Suite, and without a capital structure. No global city succeeds this way.
📌 Bold target: Pass and enact these reforms at least six months before the 2026 municipal election, so the next mayor and council begin their term with the mandate, team, and tools needed to deliver.
Read the full memo at the link below
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Hey @fisherpaykel — our oven reaches 137°F on the exterior, posing a crazy burn risk (esp to our toddler). We’ve spent a fortune on your appliances. After days days days of silence, I’m preparing to file complaints with regulators. Fix this. Plz.
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So excited for the launch of bookings for findarcana.com. Humbled to be part of this team for the past couple of years. Can’t wait to return to the wild together.
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Here’s how we’ll be celebrating 10/17, how will YOU? A new vision for #tokyosmoke by Common Good. #ts1017 ow.ly/2XmC30lOnPL
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Visited my first @tokyo_smoke shop yesterday. Very cool and almost calming. @van_der_pop has the cutest accessories. I want them all!
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4 stores in Winnipeg!! 🌲🌲🔥🔥
Hiku Brands to Open 10 Retail Cannabis Stores in Manitoba newcannabisventures.com/hiku… #cannabis $HIKU.C $DJACF #Manitoba
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"We're certainly encouraged by his comments that indicate that he will be consulting," said @Will_W_Stewart , vice-president of corporate communications for @HikuBrands
Industry sees hope for private retail pot stores under new Ontario government | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/on…
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🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 @HikuBrands @tokyo_smoke
BREAKING: Doug Ford wants consultations on cannabis sales in Ontario - "will only make a decision after consulting with municipalities, stakeholders and his caucus"
toronto.citynews.ca/2018/06/… via @CityNews
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Hiku Brands $HIKU.c Mackie Research updates revenue and earnings targets - maintains a "buy" with a $3.75 price target
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Alan Gertner retweeted
June 16: Join us + @tokyo_smoke to see how contemporary ceramic makers are bringing high-minded design to cannabis accessories in our first-ever Afternoon Break Salon: bit.ly/2JbLsZL
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An amazing partner in @OceanicReleaf , 5 stores in NFLD, and the dream of farm-to-table one big step closer. @HikuBrands 🤜🤛❤️❤️🌲🌲🌊🌊
Hiku Brands Investment Extends Retail Cannabis Efforts to Eastern Canada newcannabisventures.com/hiku… #cannabis $HIKU.C $DJACF @oceanicreleaf
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