Alex Mather@AlexDRMather

I build housing at Collecdev Markee. Formerly: progressive politics in #ONPoli, #TOPoli, and abroad @BSD and the Office of the Premier of Ontario.

 Toronto, Ontario
markeedevelopments.com
Joined May 2011
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Uninformed commentators: “no one who works in the Financial District bikes to work.” People who work in the Financial District:
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Two ways to genuinely keep kids safe on their way to school: Speed cameras, which this government outlawed. Bike lanes, which this government is ripping out.
Paul Calandra
@PaulCalandra
Oct 19
Every parent wants to know their child is safe on their way to and from school. It's a peace of mind we want for every student, in every community. From kindergarten to high school, student safety is everyone's responsibility. This School Bus Safety Week, I remind all drivers to slow down, stay alert and take extra care around school buses and school zones throughout the school year.
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Businesses nestled in residential neighbourhoods are in huge demand all over the city. There are many in my area and they are beloved by residents. Not everyone is scared of things!
Brian Matthews@resaleTOhomes
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Depiction of Olivia Chow up zoning residential homes into commercial enterprises within suburban neighborhoods, city wide.
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Theresa 🇨🇦@TheresaLubowitz
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Resorting to AI (check out the "letters" on the street signs). But having restaurants and shops nearby is actually lovely. The 1950s semi-detached home I grew up in was near shops as is the 1930s walk-up I live in now. This is not a new or scary idea. It's called a neighbourhood.
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Over the course of the second Trump Admin, Canada has become the 4th largest supporter of Ukraine - in absolute terms.
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Brandon Donnelly@donnelly_b
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The keys to solving traffic congestion are appropriate land-use policies, road pricing, and investment in non-car forms of urban mobility. Pretending otherwise is just fooling ourselves. To solve congestion, Toronto needs to reduce automobile dependency. brandondonnelly.com/torontos…
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Nary a bike lane in sight. Makes you think!
Travis Dhanraj
@Travisdhanraj
Oct 19
Toronto is a hot mess. What should have been a 10 minute commute is now 43 mins and counting. #TOpoli
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David Frum
@davidfrum
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Rejection of Alberta separatism was Trump's first midterm defeat
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In Toronto, more people are killed and injured by vehicles than from violent crimes. Anyone who claims to be a champion of safety, but who isn't advocating for safer roads, is just fear mongering or dog whistling.
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Bike Share Toronto has recorded more than *seven million* rides so far this year.
Observing The City@observinthecity
Oct 16
Not only has Bike Share ridership continued to grow 11% year-over-year, it has quietly become *profitable* for the first time. That's right, when the province removes safe bike routes, they are also harming a *revenue-source* for the city.
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Call me crazy, but it seems a reasonable thing to do would be to ensure as many of those seven million trips as possible occur in protected bike lanes.
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Jennifer Keesmaat
@jen_keesmaat
Oct 14
This is what kills me about the 'cycle on side streets' on Yonge crowd. The laziness of the argument.
Cara Stern@carastern
Oct 14
Is it too much to ask for publishers of articles advocating for cycling routes on secondary roads in Toronto to require their authors to submit a proposed alternative? @RDiManno, is this the sort of secondary route you're thinking as an alternative to the Yonge Street lanes?
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Cara Stern@carastern
Oct 14
Is it too much to ask for publishers of articles advocating for cycling routes on secondary roads in Toronto to require their authors to submit a proposed alternative? @RDiManno, is this the sort of secondary route you're thinking as an alternative to the Yonge Street lanes?
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Adam ⚾️@GradyTripp00
Oct 14
Here’s an excellent example of how the mainstream media irresponsibly helps stoke populist fear and division; 2/3 of people feel completely safe, but they choose to frame it in this way.
CityNews Toronto
@CityNewsTO
Oct 13
#NEW: More than a third of Torontonians don't feel safe in their own neighbourhood after dark, exclusive poll shows. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/10/…
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The transportation minister ripping out the Toronto bike lanes lives in Brampton.
Laryssa Waler 🌻 Лариса Валєр
@LWaler
Oct 14
None of these people used this bike lane for the years it held up traffic: while being almost entirely empty. Seriously - ask them where they’re from. It’s likely not Etobicoke.
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Gil Meslin@g_meslin
Oct 14
Provincial Minister from Brampton, who ignored 19,000 comments received during consultation as well as internal advice against bike lane removals, ‘has a clear mandate’ to remove local bike lanes on city streets in a municipality where his government lost 15 of 25 ridings.
Prabmeet Sarkaria
@PrabSarkaria
Oct 14
Work to restore vehicle lanes on Bloor Street West was scheduled to begin tonight but was halted by protesters. Make no mistake: these bike lanes are coming out. We have a clear mandate and we will deliver.
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David Rider@dmrider
Oct 14
Counterpoint: I believe the best thing about Canada is that, the second you become a citizen, you are as fully and undeniably as Canadian as me and every other citizen in this big cold crazy country. Bring your accent, your experience, your willingness to run for public office
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Evening rush hour first day back after a long weekend, Bloor Street. Can’t say I’m seeing the purported traffic chaos. Lots of bikes, though.
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RT @AndrewTumilty: I'm sorry, do we normally lead with the minority result in polling? By the poll's own results, 65% of people do feel s…
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Where I’m from, we call this a lie.
National Post
@nationalpost
Oct 8
Olivia Chow's progressive bloc would like to double down on policies that have resulted in rampant crime, writes Derek Finkle nationalpost.com/opinion/tor…
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For those needing more context on why “Toronto is in decline” is false: 2025 Crime rate: 29% below Canada - StatsCan 2025 Crime Severity Index: ↓7%, below Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver & Edmonton - StatsCan 2025 Homicides: ↓47% - TPS 2025 Property crime: ↓8.6% - TPS /1
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