Norm Di Pasquale
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@NDP Candidate Spadina - Fort York. Co-Chair @OnPlace4All, volunteer @SaveOSC. Chair @NoJetsTO. Former School Trustee, TO council candidate [email protected] 🚲
Toronto, Ontario
Joined January 2009
Get your copy of Today’s @TorontoStar and learn how the Ontario Government failed the test when it came to equitable rapid test distribution. #topoli #onpoli #onted
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Quite a scene at Yonge & Dundas, standing up for worker and human rights! #IStandWithCUPE #topoli #39kIsNotEnough
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Proud to announce that all Ontario schools will have a supply of free menstrual products starting this fall! We are finally going to #EndPeriodPoverty at our schools! #menstrualequity #topoli #onpoli #onted
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I’m gobsmacked at what a terrible Premier you are. I’m gobsmacked that you never consult properly. I’m gobsmacked that you think you can exempt yourself from all laws meant to protect Ontarians. I’m gobsmacked that you think you’re above the law. #onpoli.
I’m gobsmacked. A federal minister said they won’t invest in new roads or highways. He doesn’t care that you’re stuck in bumper to bumper traffic. I do. We’re building roads and highways, with or without a cent from the feds.
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Just stopped by Queen West restaurant @Banutoronto, who had their restaurant vandalized and ransacked, possibly due to incitement. They’ll reopen tomorrow evening for those who wish to come out and support. I know I’ll be going there for dinner tomorrow. #topoli
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How does the Ontario Science Centre go from winning a Landmark Building award in 2017, to closed in 2024? Intentional neglect, brought to you by your Ford Government. #topoli #onpoli #SaveScienceCentre
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I have now submitted a complaint to @electionsON about Vaughan Working Families. There are provincial byelections underway, with a blackout period in effect on ads like this. Furthermore, they are not registered as a Third Party Advertiser. #topoli #onpoli #onted.
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@fordnation Stay in your lane, Ford! You didn’t get elected as Mayor of Toronto, stop trying to take that role. Also, did you notice there are other 443 municipalities of Ontario? It seems you haven’t with the obsession you have with TO.
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#BREAKING: A pickup truck crashes into a TTC bus at high speed at Yonge/Finch leaving 8 people injured including driver of pickup who ran off but was arrested. The 7 people hurt on the bus include the bus driver. None of the injuries are life threatening.
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Thank you @JoshMatlow! Regarding proposed Rob Ford stadium: “I can think of many people, all of whom who haven’t been dishonest, misogynist, homophobic or caught smoking crack with gang members & disgraced our city, who would be more deserving, " #topoli.
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@mohashim @GurratanSingh Really bothers me to hear someone spew racist lies and repeatedly say "I'm not racist". As if he gets to judge that.
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The fact that Dr. Peter Juni, Head of the Ontario Science Table was surprised at the ending of the mask mandate shows they weren’t consulted on this. Personally, I like science based decision making. #topoli #onpoli #onted.
Tuned into @metromorning with Dr. Peter Juni. Says it’s too early to call taking masks off. We should wait, see how Quebec does with masks off at school. Says he was surprised by the announcement and the majority of folks are good keeping masks on for now. #topoli #onpoli #onted.
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Folks, if you’re taking photos with children inside, please wear a mask. Let’s protect our children. #topoli #onpoli #onted.
Another massive show of force by #TeamLecce.🔥. Strong support for @fordnation’s plan to make life affordable & build our province. Huge shoutout to my inspiring team in #Vaughan & #KingTownship!
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@ColinDMello Can’t understand why any school board would change masking rules in the middle of a school year. They are effective at keeping covid cases down, see let’s keep them until the end of the school year and re-evaluate. I’ll listen to what Toronto Public Health has to say of course.
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Quebec Retail giant Simons raises their entry wage to $16/hour. Says it will save them money in the long run via better retention. #15andFairness #onpoli.
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While the final results do not appear to be leaning in our favour, I’m so proud of our team and the campaign we ran. But with this news, I want to focus on the fact that it has been a very difficult few days for many survivors and women in our community.
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As a Trustee, you must consider the irreparable damage you’re causing to the 2SLGBTQ+ community when you try to have your board opt out of the Pride parade. Pride is political, and Capital Pride has moved to recognize Palestinian humanity. Support the marginalized! #onpoli #onted.
Kaplan-Myrth: I fly a rainbow flag, but I won't walk in Ottawa's Pride parade
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.@NaheedD nails it on @CityNewsTO. Regarding massive wait times & lineups for boosters: “The government was planning for this pandemic to end in January, so this is what you get.” #onpoli #covid19.
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“It’s risky for Doug Ford to do that in this context because he’s built a brand about being frugal,” Ford? Frugal? $1 billion to wreck the Science Centre and facilitate a MegaSpa, $1 billion on beer @ Convenience Stores. Wouldn’t call him frugal! #onpoli.
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Ford Government just knocked 6 weeks off their work calendar, and just 7 weeks remain for the rest of the year. Regular working folks can’t get away with this; why can Ford? #onpoli
Ford is shutting down the legislature a week early, and has now extended the shut down to October 21. 19 weeks while so many in our communities suffer. 19 weeks of Ford stopping us from raising constituent concerns at Queen’s Park. This government would rather hide, than serve.
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Hogwash. Engineering report says no need to close until October 31, when snow load becomes an issue. Folks have stepped up to fund repairs, so is there another agenda at play here? #topoli #onpoli #SaveScienceCentre.
BREAKING: Ontario's Minister of Infrastructure says the government had every intention of keeping the Science. centre open until the new location was built. "It's terrible. It's horrible. It was a very difficult decision and I am saddened by it, just like anyone else."
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After the second time that someone mixed up Singh for Scheer, Singh jokes “I wore a bright orange turban on purpose today so this wouldn’t happen” 😂🤣 #leaderdebate2019 #leadersdebate #elxn43
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.@mattgallowaycbc says how can students get more help when there are 36 students in a class? Minister Thompson replies bigger teams allow students to help each other. Matt asks if it’s on students to help each other learn. Thompson says parents hire tutors for help #onpoli #onted.
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The truth is that Kevin Vuong has not earned the right to serve this community. And while I did not win, he forfeited his right to stand as our MP. In the days ahead we must all demand a by-election to determine a new choice. A better choice. Our community deserves no less.
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Tuned into @metromorning with Dr. Peter Juni. Says it’s too early to call taking masks off. We should wait, see how Quebec does with masks off at school. Says he was surprised by the announcement and the majority of folks are good keeping masks on for now. #topoli #onpoli #onted.
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I heard what you had to say today Mr. Ford and I didn’t “fall off my chair” as you put it. Today’s report verified the 1st report was done correctly, which concluded the Science Centre could stay open while roof repairs done. Get it done, Mr. Ford! #onpoli
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@VaxHuntersCan Yup! Enter from the west side and you won’t have to deal with anti-vaxxers. Plus you’re closer to the ice cream!
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Doug Ford is having his Don Cherry moment. I hope the opposition parties rake him over the coals for this overt racism. #onpoli.
NEW: Premier Doug Ford strongly suggests that immigrants are behind shootings at Jewish-based schools in the province. "Your bringing your problems from everywhere else in the world to Ontario and your going after other Canadians," Ford said. #onpoli.
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Thank you @pressprogress for covering this story I uncovered. I was shocked to hear that the Ontario Government decided not to renew all online education software subscriptions, this year of all years. #topoli #onpoli #onted.
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Great @OntarioNDP rally! @AndreaHorwath announced universal mental healthcare, because mental health is health! #onpoli #TOpoli
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“Let them have MRIs at the animal hospital” - Doug Ford, channeling Marie-Antoinette. #onpoli.
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Thank @CP24 for the discussion of alternative locations for the proposed Ontario Place MegaSpa. Moving the MegaSpa almost anywhere other than Ontario Place will save taxpayers over half a billion and save over 1500 trees! Let’s get it done. #topoli #onpoli #SaveOntarioPlace
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Any decision we make right now wrt reopenings must balance risk and reward. Are we out of the 3rd wave in our hospitals? Are variants under control? Is 3 hot weeks (assuming no outbreaks) while masked at our schools going to help our students? Our communities?.
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I call on @mikeharrisjrpc, Minister of Red Tape Reduction, to speak out against this massive increase in red tape for the 444 municipalities in Ontario. #onpoli #topoli #bikeTO.
NEW: Ontario Transportation Minister @PrabSarkaria announces govt plan to introduce legislation that would require municipalities to receive provincial approval before removing traffic lanes to install new bike paths, calling the current process "frankly out of control.” #onpoli.
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#IStandWithDavidFisman. This man is a national treasure. He has saved many lives during this pandemic, and isn’t afraid to speak truth to power.
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Excellent report on Vaughan Working Families by @ColinDMello, featuring myself and @TarasNatyshak! We need to find the truth behind these misleading ads that attack our teachers. #topoli #onpoli #onted
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This is heartbreaking. The rainforest was the favourite exhibit of many visitors, including my extended family when we visited last. There will be no rainforest in the new, diminished Ontario Science Centre. #topoli #onpoli
Under the command of @fordnation, the OSC rainforest has just been cut down. OSC CEO Paul Kortenaar got it done. Now he wants #Ontario to buy t-shirts. Call the Premier’s Office: 416-325-1941.Sign the Letter:
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.@TarasNatyshak rises in the Legislature, wonders if he should direct his questions to "Arthur?" #onpoli #onted.
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Hey @fordnation, hope you can hear Bill Nye over all the traffic! He has a lesson for you. #onpoli.
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What even is this? Imagine as a Torontonian getting a call from a pollster about a bike lane in Cobourg? Patently ridiculous poll approach. #topoli #onpoli #bikeTO.
Ontarians support Premier Doug Ford’s controversial bid to curb municipal bike lanes by a two-to-one margin, a new poll suggests.
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The original Ontario Science Centre architects, @moriyamateshima have offered their expertise pro bono to help with the challenges of repairing the OSC. This government refuses to put in the effort to fix the Science Centre. Shame! #onpoli #topoli
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Niagara Region Public Health will continue cohort dismissals of students in a cohort with a #covid19 positive case. #onpoli #onted.
I hope all public health units take this into their own hands and keep reporting + cases to schools and ordering cohort dismissals to break the chain of infection.
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Now up to $650 million in corporate welfare so we can pay to go to a private spa at Ontario Place! How’s that for corporate welfare! Say no to this theft of taxpayer money for a private spa! #topoli #onpoli.
News: industry sources put the cost of the public parking garage - required for the waterpark - at $450-million. #topoli #onpoli
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Like it or not, @ThermeCanada is now directly associated with the corruption of the Ford Government. There’s still time to fix this Therme, go somewhere else that doesn’t result in the destruction of over 1500 trees & parkland. If not, Ontario will #BoycottTherme! #topoli #onpoli.
#BoycottTherme! Let the Therme MegaSpa know that you won't attend if they press ahead with their plans to destroy Ontario Place's West Island with a MegaSpa no one wants. Send the letter at or post your msg here with #BoycottTherme! #onpoli #topoli
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Actually the government can fund school boards to any cohort level they want. It is up to you Premier Ford! #topoli #onpoli #onted.
Premier Doug Ford says "If it were upto us, we'd have 5 kids in the classroom." . But he says the government is going to "move forward and play to god" that kids are safe. #onpoli.
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.@maritstiles asks about the inequitable rapid test distribution reported by The Star. Notes parents were forced to crowdsource rapid tests until govt forbade them as "not recommended". If true, why did the govt shuttle 200,000 tests to private schools? #topoli #onpoli #onted.
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Ah, so according to Lecce they've used a "surgical approach" to trampling human rights, focusing it specifically on CUPE. I guess the rest of us can look forward to having this surgical approach used against us.
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This! Ford keeps blowing our money on dumb regressive policies for Toronto, while healthcare, education and housing files all sit neglected. #onpoli #topoli.
@ColinDMello Hey - I don't live in Toronto - why are my provincial tax dollars ($48 Million!!!) being spent ripping up bike lanes on Yonge, Bloor, and University!.How about 48 million for education and healthcare!.#onpoli .#onted.
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This was predictable. 1 MPP takes 💰, who knows? 2 you have a pattern, 8 you have a guidebook. #onpoli.
NEW: One of the eight MPPs who received a riding association allowance spoke to Global News and said they were given specific instructions from other PC caucus members on the process. #onpoli.
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