the conservative government of Ontario just introduced the extremely obnoxious Bill 242 today, which will further criminalize unhoused people. it deserves to be 
STOPPED COLD because fuck, where are unhoused people supposed to go when there's no housing for them?? certainly none is forthcoming from the province!
https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1005857/ontario-taking-action-to-protect-parks-and-public-spaces
Motherfuckers.
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The Safer Municipalities Act will, if passed, put protecting the safety of all residents first by helping clear public spaces and end the public use of illegal drugs.
“We have heard loud and clear from the people of Ontario: They want their parks and public spaces to be protected and safe for everyone to enjoy,” said Rob Flack, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. “Municipal leaders have asked for more tools and support to end encampments and public illegal drug use, and we will do whatever is necessary to help municipalities get the job done and help those facing addiction and mental health challenges."
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https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1005857/ontario-taking-action-to-protect-parks-and-public-spaces
when Metallica does more to alleviate hunger than the Premier of the province https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/metallica-donation-daily-bread-food-bank-1.7521772
Sad to be missing out on this, but bordering on burnout and still getting my body (my Achilles tendons, specifically) back used to marching in summer shoes. We have OH reps on site though, as we ramp up for another summer of state violence.
So it's a Saturday of gardening and recovery for me.
Also, maybe a little prepping for hijinks.
There are always hijinks in the works.
fuck Bill 242* extremely much 
* this piece of shit legislation coming shortly from the Conservative government of Ontario will amp up criminalization of unhoused people 
this is a lovely way to remember a person whose life was extinguished seven years ago by an attacker with a van
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/van-attack-victim-plaque-unveiled-1.7516901
the Conservative Ontario government is going to try to sneak Bill 242 ("Safer [sic] Municipalities Act") through soon, likely sandwiched between other Bills with different foci... Bill 242 is the one that will give various police more powers to surveil harass detain and arrest unhoused people living in encampments and elsewhere merely for the crime of being unhoused. keep your eyes peeled for this upcoming shit 
and do whatever you can to stop it
Oh sure, #Trump cares about #women!!! BULLSHIT!!!!
60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts
By JESSE BEDAYN, April 21, 2025
"Moments after Daniris Espinal walked into her new apartment in Brooklyn, she prayed. In ensuing nights, she would awaken and touch the walls for reassurance — finding in them a relief that turned to tears over her morning coffee.
"Those walls were possible through a federal program that pays rent for some 60,000 families and individuals fleeing #homelessness or #DomesticViolence. Espinal was fleeing both.
"But the program, #EmergencyHousingVouchers, is running out of money — and quickly.
"Funding is expected to be used up by the end of next year, according to a letter from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and obtained by The Associated Press. That would leave tens of thousands across the country scrambling to pay their rent.
"It would be among the largest one-time losses of #RentalAssistance in the U.S., analysts say, and the ensuing evictions could churn these people — after several years of rebuilding their lives — back onto the street or back into abusive relationships."
#USPol #TrumpHatesWomen #TrumpHatesThePoor #TrumpHatesChildren #Unhoused #HousingForAll #NoTaxCutsForBillionaires #FuckOligarchy!
Last day to speak up for a better Boulder!
More voices are needed in the Comp Plan update. Even if you went to the open house, you can still fill it out - takes a minute!
Link: a-boulder-future-boulder.hub.arcgis.com
(Scroll to the green box!)
#Boulder #HousingForAll #ClimateAction #SafeStreets
A Boulder Future
The only reason you can't afford to live in your dream house is because the big money owning class is hoarding it. Speculators are the problem. Fuck this system!
wahine māori singer Byllie-jean on her Taite Music Award win 
. she also remarks:-
"We have enough physical houses here for everybody that lives in this country, yet we still have homelessness.
As Māori, we were refugees, and now we are still finding it difficult to connect with the whenua, let alone find a home. We have to do better."
the Ontario Throne speech delineated plans to speed up resource extraction from the Ring of Fire—something that Indigenous peoples will surely fight—as well as a promise to give municipalities new ways to criminalize unhoused people:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont-queens-park-1.7511239
if the landlord class in a wealthy as fuck city makes having a roof over your head increasingly impossibly expensive, guess what: more people are going to end up living rough
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/encampments-on-the-rise-spreading-beyond-downtown-1.7510268
yes. and unhoused people are even more thoroughly ignored:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/renters-federal-election-1.7505452
B.C.'s Human Rights Commissioner has found "systemic discrimination" in how health authorities detain vulnerable adults who are at risk of harm. specifically: *seniors, disabled people, and those living unhoused* are being disproportionately detained.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/involuntary-detentons-discriminatory-1.7505384
"A tiny mobile home has been removed from a downtown Toronto park after its occupant got an apartment of his own with funding from the city.
The removal comes after the city issued a trespass order to ensure it would not be reoccupied after the man moved out."
And the Tiny Tiny homes guy is OK with this?!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-tiny-mobile-home-removed-downtown-park-1.7499579
City of Toronto emergency management office and other workers cleared unhoused people's tents from a downtown encampment using the force of multiple police officers. i hate it here 
The fact they're doing this METRES AWAY FROM THE LITERAL HOMELESS MEMORIAL is disgusting as shit.
In about 15 mins I have to dip briefly for a protest (there are 2 other LOs here rn), but the residents have approved the callout for more bodies on the ground for the pending clearing that the motherfuckers absolutely confirmed is happening.
Unfriendly reminder that at St Stephen's, the motherfuckers waited us out and didn't do THAT clearing until night.
Apparently, the City needs the park empty to "repair the grass and fix the paving stones".
Fuck everything.
And back in the city in time for... an encampment clearing.
Imagine making $107,000/year ripping down people's meagre shelters and stealing their few belongings. That's the lowest salary among these assholes.
Also, Kyle (in the blue, running away) would like it known that he is "uncomfortable" with people filming him as he lies to encampment residents about the likelihood of being housed, and threatening them.
And yeah, they have the public order unit chilling on standby.
