Mary Hynes

I will be closing this page as I am no longer running for any political office. Thanks to all my supporters. I will continue to work for social justice and a better world and community

That you might have felt compelled to attend today because of your office, of. But to shill for an event when there’s an ongoing strike? Bad man.

John Tory on Twitter “Today only, the CNE is charging $10 admission so make your way down to the EX and soak up the character of Toronto’s favourite, end of summer event. For more information about the EX, visit https://t.co/eaD9Y95QKE.”

When did it close?

Christopher Hume on Twitter “"Ontario is open for business." Where have we heard that before? https://t.co/fTaNLt8Xzo”

I will go to but not in

TorontoStar on Twitter “Will you go to The Ex this year? https://t.co/fe7cW0d38Y”

Where are the real reporters to verify what what he said? Thank you for sharing the propaganda, but I’d like to check it with reliable sources

Ontario News Now on Twitter “Premier Ford is bringing quality jobs back to Ontario by lowering taxes and cutting red tape. He sent a strong message in Hamilton today - Ontario is open for business. https://t.co/JaFpb76gV8”

Once it gets in your blood, you’re hooked

Michael Prue Campaign 2018 on Twitter “Justin Van Dette is hosting a fundraiser for me at 4 Welby Circle in East York on August 30 from 530 to 730. Ticket price is $60. Hope to see you there!”

Seem to remember there was a Ford who put an end to it. Now there’s a Ford who complains about a lack of transit.

David Miller T.O. on Twitter “In 2007, Toronto adopted a transit expansion plan, fully funded, that advanced multiple lines across the entire city. Construction began in 2009. Name: Transit City”

As will I

jennifer keesmaat on Twitter “Bill 5 is a startling swipe at our democracy. Community organizations across the city are coming together to ensure their voices are heard — I'll be at the Defend Democracy rally Thursday at 7pm at the Metropolitan United Church and I hope you'll join too: https://t.co/DcKoaO4S0w https://t.co/u...

Some?

Jennifer Pagliaro on Twitter “"I find some of that rhetoric completely unacceptable," Tory says when asks him about Mammoliti's idea to raze social housing and "cockroaches" comment. Tory says he hopes the Firgrove community can be revitalized. Need people prepared to speak "thoughtfully" about this”

Check out “The President in Missing” Very well done w/ 4 voices. Dennis Quaid is amazing

Metro Morning on Twitter “Here's 's first audiobook review for the Globe and Mail: https://t.co/6fn36exNM1”

Doesn’t seem like it so far. How much more harm are you planning on?

Caroline Mulroney on Twitter “Our government’s top priority is ensuring that our kids are protected, and our communities and roads are safe. La grande priorité de notre gouvernement est de protéger nos enfants et nos collectivités, et d’assurer la sécurité sur nos routes. https://t.co/0pbhEYf94m”

What a tragic summer session

Doug Ford on Twitter “With the passage of the Better Local Government Act, our legislative session has ended for the Summer. In less than two months, our government has already delivered on many key promises, while making significant progress on others. ”

My apologies to the people of Jane Finch. Your cllr is an ass. HE is a blight on the City’s landscape. I want to work w/ cllrs I might disagree with but this person is disgusting and must not be re-elected

nam kiwanuka on Twitter “This is very upsetting. An elected official is speaking about his constituents while using language that’s been used to incite genocides. https://t.co/GCdvauvpdJ”

Have they provided a list of what you get for those taxes?

Toronto Sun on Twitter “Guest column from : Average Canadian family spends over $37,000 per year on taxes. https://t.co/q04MaIkgLG ”

Absolutely. Any corner he is placed in should prominently indicate his WHOLE history. Surround it with highly visible Indigenous material, statues etc

Sylvia Jones on Twitter “Our government let the City of Victoria know that we are willing and able to give Sir John A. Macdonald's statue a home in Ontario. History matters and we need to acknowledge the important role Sir John A. Macdonald played in Canada's and Ontario's history. https://t.co/qnIzdGVG6a”

Monuments teach future generations who was in charge and what they decided to tell others about how important they thought they were. The goal is to make sure the powerful create the mis-history we’re taught

Jesse Wente on Twitter “I'm beginning to get the impression that those people who rely on monuments to teach them history, aren't actually that interested in history.”

How the Tories’ move to shrink Toronto council could be turned on its head https://t.co/bdXm8hnsle via

How the Tories’ move to shrink Toronto council could be turned on its head | The Star Experts say there is nothing in the provincial legislation to cut the number of Toronto wards that prevents city council from expanding local representation in other ways.

Shows Canada as a country that recognized a child soldier tortured on our watch

Shannon Stubbs on Twitter “The Prime Minister has appointed Omar Khadr's lawyer as a federal judge. This is a man who defended a confessed murderer and terrorist. This is an utter embarrassment for Canada and the Canadian judicial system. https://t.co/nBkeQ8OZdx”

I wonder if any of his lies are simply him being ignorant of the facts

T.J. Goertz on Twitter “Yesterday, in the Legislature, Ford said: "By the way, Mr. Speaker, we have the lowest math scores in all of Canada." In fact, the latest report from (April 2018) shows that Ontario students scored higher in math than students in all provinces other than Quebec.”

Not much trickle down. How’s that money in your pocket? Not so good if your income is from wages

Topher Spiro on Twitter “This is stunning. New data out today: real wages are in decline, while corporate profits soar, after the GOP tax cuts.”

Ford and his brother created as much chaos as possible at City Hall and now he uses what he did as justification to hurt Toronto

Matt Elliott on Twitter “The Scarborough subway has not once been delayed by a vote of council. It has taken a long time to get shovels in the ground because council voted to approve a project at 0% design, cancelling a shovel-ready LRT project. A smaller council would not have changed this. https://t.co/HyrFHOA0Vt”

An expensive nonbinding referendum after we’ve already had a 2 year open consultation with many different opportunities for public input. Is he for real?

Kristyn Wong-Tam on Twitter “Two weeks after Ford attacks our democracy by interfering with TO elections underway, Mayor Tory writes an open letter asking Ford to hold a referendum and says he’s “angry at the process” not the premier. Of course, is running for mayor. https://t.co/GK3dUrCwuc”

And the other 45%?

Pew Research Science on Twitter “55% of Americans say that they trust medical scientists a lot to give full and accurate information about the risks and benefits of childhood vaccines https://t.co/E3PgkOlrdg”

Needed now more than ever with her cuts to Social Assistance

Lisa MacLeod on Twitter “Excellent meeting with ⁦⁩ for my 13th annual foodraiser. Mark down Sunday, Sept 16 2-4 pm for my annual food drive.”

I have already included a commitment to Poverty Reduction on my lit. I urge other Council candidates to do the same

Michael Polanyi on Twitter “Today and are asking all Mayoral and Council candidates to publicly commit to fully implement Toronto's Poverty Reduction Strategy. Join us and tell your candidates that you are voting for a . https://t.co/peTy9Vnv5E”

I have already included a commitment to Poverty Reduction on my lit. I urge other Council candidates to do the same

Michael Polanyi on Twitter “Today and are asking all Mayoral and Council candidates to publicly commit to fully implement Toronto's Poverty Reduction Strategy. Join us and tell your candidates that you are voting for a . https://t.co/peTy9Vnv5E”

By not supporting an end to hand guns and ammo?

Ontario News Now on Twitter “It's time to put public safety first. That is why our government announced $25 million in new resources over the next four years to protect innocent families from gun and gang violence. https://t.co/lB8a0GhMRv”

Obviously Ford is mathematically illiterate. How do you divide people into fractions?

Kristin Rushowy on Twitter “ https://t.co/yxZCJ6vtxs”

Could be when he came home with his Cs, his father called him a failure.

Norm Di Pasquale for Trustee, Ward 9 TCDSB on Twitter “Despite what Doug Ford says, our students are not failing math! C+ is not a fail. Explanation from an Ontario math teacher: ”

The problem with party politics. Can’t be seen supporting a party even if you agree with them

Brittany Andrew-Amofah on Twitter “In a media release from the NDP, got word that all 7 Liberal MPPs, including 3 who represent Toronto ridings abstained from voting against Doug Ford’s decision to slash Toronto City Council and to stand up for all local governments in Ontario.”

Let’s fix math so students spend most of their time on drill and practice. Why would you waste time teaching kids to think about math. Stop teaching theories in science class. They’re theories, not proof

Andrew Campbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 on Twitter “"...just you watch" feels like an implied threat. Will the minister really be changing curriculum as a way of punishing those who disagree with her? https://t.co/VHPBkVi0Xw”

Is she respecting the parents who were consulted and have already contributed to the revised curriculum?

Jamie Mitchell on Twitter “Which parents? You can respect me by maintaining the current HPE curriculum. https://t.co/Nv2I9iq5wY”

But the government is too busy reducing government

Global News Toronto on Twitter “Eighteen fires in the northeast and seven in the northwest were classified as out of control. https://t.co/rlOzYHfy77”

Did I miss something? Was this another storm of the century? Why didn’t we vote foe the storm water mitigation plan?

doom and gloom and Xanax on Twitter “This is beside my building at Fork York Blvd, east of Bathurst, south of Old Fort York 🙈🙈🙈🙈 https://t.co/F2fAHvXdGW”

Great but not at TCHC housing?

Paula Fletcher on Twitter “The City will be providing free WiFi at nine City-run shelters and homelessness program sites. This will help bridge the digital divide and provide greater inclusive access to services.”

‘It turned out to be a complete bust.’ Toronto’s pre-megacity mayors on the last time Queen’s Park messed with city politics https://t.co/WeY4pIQ05F via

‘It turned out to be a complete bust.’ Toronto’s pre-megacity mayors on the last time Queen’s Park messed with city politics | The Star With the city on the brink of the most massive change since amalgamation, we ask the last mayors of the municipalities that became Toronto to see if their hopes and fears came true.

Toronto city hall exploring options to fight Ford’s council cut https://t.co/BVU09AWx7D via

Toronto city hall exploring options to fight Ford’s council cut | The Star Premier Ford’s bombshell plan to cut council in the middle of an election faces a possible legal challenge from the city of Toronto.

So there’s violence going both ways

Al Jazeera English on Twitter “From a one-year-old Roma child shot in the back, to a Moroccan man beaten and killed, minorities in Italy are subject to increasing violence https://t.co/CamNP5WMMW”

Hasn’t he been scolded for selling weapons to this repressive government?

David Veitch on Twitter “THREAD: So the Toronto Sun editorial board examines the recent Saudi-Canada spat and places full blame at the feet of … Justin Trudeau for “repeatedly and self-righteously (trying) to export his ‘progressive’ worldview to other nations.” Of course, the Sun wrote this. /1”

Parks, speed bumps, sidewalks, libraries, condo height, are some of what Toronto city councillors do https://t.co/XmRS1Ldpzw via

What do Toronto city councillors do? More like, what don’t they do? | The Star In the face of a surprise cut to the number of wards and councillors proposed by the province, those representing residents within the city’s current boundaries say they already manage a crushing workload while representing far fewer residents.