Jack Hauen
@jackhauen
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I cover Ontario politics for @thetrilliumca. Sleek, vigilant puma. [email protected]
Toronto
Joined November 2010
Hockey announcer: He scores! The Colorado Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup!. Soccer: The little troupe of elves! Dismantle the loom of fate! Argentina have slain God Himself! And they have BATHED in His blood!.
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Lmao a driver just walked up to a big crowd of us at Dundas West and said, "Hey are you guys waiting for the 504 streetcar?". "Yeah.". "It's on fire.".
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If you heard Doug Ford say only 1.2% of Torontonians bike to work and thought, "That can't be true" — you're right. The real number is around 10%. Add in errands & socializing: 44%. Add in all cycling: 70%. And growing. 🔓 No paywall. #onpoli.
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Whenever I see videos like this I’m reminded just how many people are carried by transit and how inefficient our roads are.
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NDP MPP @kristynwongtam tears down a portion of the Ontario Science Centre fence. I heard them asking “Where’s the weak point?” a few mins ago. I laughed. “I’m serious,” they said. #onpoli
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The CRA confirms that tenants are responsible for withholding 25% of their foreign landlords' rent and paying it to the CRA — something almost no one was aware of a month ago. "The Government of Canada continuously reviews the tax system to ensure it is both fair and efficient."
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Trump: Justin edited home alone. Canadian journalist, desperately clawing at their phone: Um, fail alert? That's not *exactly* how things work up here in the Great White North. The CBC, or Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, is 1/250.
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Incredible reporting here. 8 Shoppers pharmacists say higher-ups pressure them to bill unnecessary med checks. One allegedly "threaten[ed] the livelihood of pharmacists.". An internal letter called it "borderline abusive.".
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🧵 You're about to hear the Ford government talk a lot about the "1.2% who commute by bike" when they reference Toronto bike lanes. It's very misleading.
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New: Ontario appears to be paying a private company more than three times as much as in-house staff to handle freedom-of-information requests. Neither side will say how much the venture has cost. #onpoli.
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New: An 83-year-old with dementia was fined more than $28,000 for refusing a long-term care home placement not of her choosing. Five people have been fined under Bill 7. The Ford government refuses to divulge the total $ amount. No paywall 🔓. #onpoli.
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OMA presidents past and present are raising concerns about the proposed expansion of pharmacist powers. "I wondered who the health minister was in this province. I mean, is it Sylvia Jones or is it Galen Weston?" -@drmsgandhi. #onpoli.
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New: The Ford govt plans to increase rents for daycares in govt buildings from $1/year to hundreds of thousands, saying they can pay it with federal funding. "We go from 0 to almost half a million dollars that they wanted from us.". @snehduggal . #onpoli.
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I think this is instructive as to how the premier views social assistance, i.e., a bit conspiratorially. OW requires a lot of effort to prove you actually need the money. And it's not much. The people on aren't exactly living it up.
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“I think we see one bicycle come through there every year” — Doug Ford on Bloor bike lanes. Meanwhile, on Bloor bike lanes:
BREAKING NEWS: Mayor of Toronto Doug Ford declares he does not support extending the Bloor Street bike lanes into Etobicoke. Oh wait…
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The average parking ticket in Toronto is $50.
Over 100 riders were turned away after 1-hour of monitoring. Do you know what part is frustrating? They have a valid Presto card or money to pay. They choose not to pay & argue with Police & TTC staff. Fair Evasion penalty of $425. Pay your ride as others do. #TTC
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NEW: @CycleToronto is seeking an injunction to stop bike lane removals on Bloor, Yonge and University, arguing that tearing them out goes against the Charter right to life, liberty and security. From @AidanChamandy and me. #onpoli.
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MPP @BramptonGraham asks legislative staff in committee why Queen's Park doesn't have underground parking. "There’s a subway under us," Deputy Clerk Trevor Day replies.
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Emails obtained by @QPbriefing suggest Ontario's chief medical officer of health doesn't always have the last word on his own statements before they're released to the public. #onpoli.
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NEW: Ford government rezoned developer-owned golf club in the Greenbelt after request from PC appointee. #onpoli.
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Premier Ford yesterday: "What drives me crazy, is people on Ontario Works—probably 3, 400,000—that are healthy. It really bothers me that we have healthy people sitting at home collecting your hard-earned dollars. ".
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"Go on the secondary roads that run parallel . a few feet away from the existing roads," @fordnation said. Asked to name alternatives to the Bloor bike lane, Transportation Min. Prabmeet Sarkaria did not. #onpoli #topoli.
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Three bike lane blockers on my morning commute today. (I have decided to become one of those annoying guys who tweets about this). “Good idea,” one cyclist said when he saw me taking pics. “Every day, right?” I said. “Every day,” he said. #bikeTO
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People from Edmonton love tweeting about how Edmonton isn't that bad.
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A well-crafted question here from @lanesharrison. "How do you explain the amendment that protects the province from lawsuits around injuries or deaths after you remove bike lanes to the families of those dead cyclists?". #onpoli #topoli
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Asked on Monday about health evidence for shuttering CTS sites, which have reversed thousands of overdoses, Doug Ford said, "Well, this is just my personal opinion.". #onpoli.
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Landlord service @Naborly is creating a "database" of tenants who missed April rent. Housing and privacy experts say it's "unconscionable," "scary," and there's a good chance it's illegal. No paywall.
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NEW: Ford government rezoned land after developer donations, despite ministry pushback. #onpoli.
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A reverend is calling into question the Ford government's numbers on criminality around CTS sites. "We believe the safe injection site has reduced violence significantly.". #onpoli.
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Mark Saunders says again that you attract more bees with honey than salt, advocating for low taxes. "Is Doug Ford the bee or the honey?" Josh Matlow asks. "Did he serve you honey at the stag and doe?".
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Here's @ColinDMello with a master class on keeping your cool and pressing on when politicians lash out. Watch the clip below, it's great.
Premier Doug Ford fired back at the media today after we pressed him on #PlateGate. Ford’s government signed a non-disclosure agreement with 3M to patch up the plates and said it will come at no cost to the taxpayer. #onpoli.
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NEW: Corporate pharmacies like Shoppers are abusing an Ontario program that nets them $75 a phone call, family docs say. Physicians only get $38 per in-person checkup. For subscribers đź”’. #onpoli.
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New: The Ford government has so far pitched Highway 413 as a four-to-six-lane highway. But documents obtained by @Thetrilliumca show the province is considering something much bigger. #onpoli.
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@gabrielledrolet It literally doesn't even work in half-pane view! There's no way to scroll sideways. It's almost impressive
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NEW: Doug Ford's handpicked leader at the Ontario Land Tribunal created a "toxic" workplace, leading to an exodus of talent and an Attorney General investigation, according to inside sources who spoke with @CharliePinkerto and me. No paywall 🔓. #onpoli.
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"I'm a journalist".- boring.- strangers become distrustful.- "oh you should report on. ". "I'm in the information business".- mysterious.- perhaps you trade in secrets with various shadowy cabals.- not a lie.
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I don't BENCH PRESS for ATTENTION. I don't DEADLIFT to GET LAID. I PUMP IRON so when the TIME COMES I can KICK the head CLEAN OFF a RACCOON.
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This is so funny to me — every other hydro company would see a stranded cat as free PR and rush to save it, but Toronto Hydro's like "damn that sucks. hope it doesn't die"
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I shouldn’t be, but I’m surprised at how many law-and-order people change their tune when an illegal act gets a cyclist killed. “She deserved it.”.“Did she look before she merged?”.“Why didn’t she walk around?”. Pretty deranged stuff.
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If anyone would like to talk about their experience on OW or ODSP for a story, shoot me a DM or email at jack@thetrillium.ca.
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Scenes from Niagara-on-the-Lake: At a two-hour-long rally, an "angry mob" of about 500 shouted insults "too inappropriate to publish" at councillors "at the top of their lungs.". The source of their ire: a four-storey development.
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Advocates say they've fielded many calls from tenants confused by the Tax Court ruling first reported by the Globe last month — "a disaster," as one put it.
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The government could bring back rent control, find ways to regulate home payments, build more affordable housing, or prevent "price gouging" by corporations "making a massive profit," NDP Leader @maritstiles said. #onpoli.
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New: A draft document prepared for cabinet said prohibiting bike lanes doesn’t solve traffic congestion — and often has the opposite effect. From @AidanChamandy and I, with a big assist from @jessiecatherine. #onpoli #topoli.
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My fiancee and I saw two #TIFF movies, both on weekend nights. We took the TTC once and drove once. Driving: $6 and 20 mins. TTC: $13.40 and 45 mins, plus a $10 Uber ride because our connecting bus wouldn't come for half an hour. Criminal.
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"The Ontario government killed people on Tuesday, they just don’t know who yet." - @adamadonaldson . #onpoli.
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🧵 If you're wondering why the Ford government is suddenly quiet on housing, take a look at today's mini-budget. Housing start projections have fallen from those in the March budget, which were themselves way off what's needed to hit the government's targets. #onpoli
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I love doing rural stories because if you wanna interview the mayor of Lubbington, ON you can email like dave_and_sue_2001@nortel.ca and he'll call you back with the best quote you've ever heard.
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Shoppers Drug Mart is getting into the primary care game, worrying family docs about the corporatization of health care. "The only reason they'd do this is for the bottom line, right?". #onpoli.
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First month of Kitchener's new supervised injection site:. 699 visits. 15 overdoses. 0 deaths.
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Tories considered taxpayer funded parking garage at Ontario Place long before telling public: documents. via @AidanChamandy .
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Also, it only asked how people got to *work*. A 2019 City of Toronto survey found 70% of Torontonians cycled. 44% of all Torontonians identified as "utilitarian cyclists" — using a bike to go to work, go shopping, etc. Another 26% said they were "recreational" cyclists.
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I asked Health Min. Sylvia Jones if she’s estimated how many people will die as a result of shutting down safe consumption sites, which have reversed thousands of ODs. “People are not going to die,” she said. #onpoli
The Ford government’s own expert recommended more safe consumption sites. A few months later, it announced it was shutting down most of them. #onpoli.
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Is Wong-Tam worried about charges?. “Bring it on,” they say.
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I've been laid off ✌️. I had a blast working at @QPbriefing with a bunch of my favourite people in journalism. @jessiecatherine, @DavidHains, @snehduggal, @CharliePinkerto and @AidanChamandy are absolute all-stars. hmu with freelance stuff I suppose!.
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Ana Bailao takes a shot at Mark Saunders being the "preferred candidate of Doug Ford.". "You’ve got Nick Kouvalis on your team," Josh Matlow notes.
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Premier Doug Ford defended these cops today, saying residents should "thank them rather than . trying to harass our police. Why don't we say thank you, shake their hands & keep going. ". "Next time you're at a coffee shop, I'll run in and buy you a coffee.". #onpoli.
Two Toronto Police officers are under investigation after one of them showed the finger to a resident who confronted them about illegal parking during their Starbucks run.
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There is only one approved ambulance manufacturer in Ontario after two companies merged in 2018. Since then, ambulance prices have increased by $118,800 — 67 per cent. Grey County has asked the province for help. No response. #onpoli.
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Nice try! Sudbury’s CAO tells reporters to “keep questions aligned with the topic” at a provincial announcement. @heidi_ulrichsen of @sudburydotcom doesn’t comply because journalists don’t take orders from politicians or bureaucrats.
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In what I've been assured is not an April fool's joke, I start a 10-month reporting position at @QPbriefing tomorrow. I'm thrilled and nervous and unbelievably stoked. 👸🏞️.
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New: Ontario's health minister has promised to take on NP clinics charging hundreds for primary care — but she's silent on the "exec clinics" that charge thousands. Why are some private-pay clinics OK, and others aren't?. No paywall 🔓. #onpoli.
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Inbox: @CycleToronto is gearing up for a potential legal challenge of the Ford government's anti-bike lane law. đź‘€. #TOpoli #ONpoli
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Other reporters have done fact-checks on how bike lanes don't really slow down traffic or impede first responders. That 1.2% number just sticks in my craw. There's better data available, and it's a purposeful, misleading choice not to use it.
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At the premiers’ meeting, reporters had to get an escort to the washroom. We were also limited to one q (no follow-up) at today’s presser and told to direct it to just one premier. At her presser yday, MB premier’s flack said we could only ask about that day’s meeting.
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@Cam_Oflage @Papapishu @cal_beu "I was aside 'im, I was— at the end. I'll never forget the last words brave Derebel heard afore 'is 'ead were cleaved in two. "'Do I make you horny, baby? DO I MAKE YOU RANDY?'".
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I’m hearing that a response from the federal government is in the works. #cdnpoli.
The CRA confirms that tenants are responsible for withholding 25% of their foreign landlords' rent and paying it to the CRA — something almost no one was aware of a month ago. "The Government of Canada continuously reviews the tax system to ensure it is both fair and efficient."
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"Our grandfathers are not begging for exploration holes, and our lands are not empty," Ginoogaming Chief Sheri Taylor said at a presser with Premier Ford and Indigenous Affairs Min. Greg Rickford. Economic projects win out over ending her FN's state of emergency, she said.
"(Northern Ontario) is largely empty and begging for exploration drill holes," Ontario Minister of Mines George Pirie tells @NetNewsLedger.
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NEW: The Ford government is working to amend its bike lane bill to block lawsuits that could otherwise arise from the removal of bike lanes. The latest from @AidanChamandy and me. #onpoli #topoli.
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New: I filed an FOI for government studies on how splitting up Peel would affect the municipalities' finances. There were no results. 🔓 #onpoli.
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@marymargaretbey @AislinnClancyKC @LaurieScottPC @JoelHardenONDP @PrabSarkaria @AMOPolicy Brian Burchell of the @BloorAnnexBIA repeats what he's been saying the whole time — after bike lanes were put in, spending went up and road conflicts went down. "We’re not a freeway, but a village," he said.
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The Ford government is citing internal modelling that it claims shows that it will connect "up to" 98% of people to primary care in the next "several years." . When I asked to see the modelling, they said no. #onpoli .
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Holy shit, @CANADALAND just paid me the same day I filed an invoice. I hate that this feels incredible.
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". We need to encourage them to contribute back to the province and find gainful employment. I'll support anyone that's having a tough time. I have no problem with that. But eventually you have to go out there and start working and contributing back.".
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Post about bikes and you’ll hear a lot of this type of thing — “I don’t see many cyclists, so they’re not there.”. Fortunately, the city has been doing surveys and counts for decades. I’ve linked all my sources in my story.
@jackhauen I'm sorry but I find your numbers to be massively overstated. I see more bikes on the sidewalk than on the dedicated lanes.
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Here's the story, in which the co-chair of the Science Table asks the Ford government not to trash his colleague publicly, and the Ford government does so anyway. No paywall 🔓.#onpoli.
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A month before Grimsby staff released their recommendations about the Greenbelt, the town's senior staff and mayor held a private, invite-only luncheon with dozens of local developers, investors and other builder stakeholders.
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Doug Ford defended his homebuilding record in question period today, attacking the NDP for NIMBYism. The premier personally shot down legalizing fourplexes provincewide. #onpoli
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