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Category: Semple Saturdays

The Ford Government’s Lawless “Special Economic Zones — and a new challenge to them

April 14, 2026April 15, 2026 Noel Semple
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The Ford Government’s effort to exempt its “trusted proponent” friends from the laws of Ontario – and an exciting legal challenge to resist it!

♬ original sound – Noel Semple

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Opiates and the Safe Injection Sites

April 4, 2026April 15, 2026 Noel Semple
@noel.semple7 Dead people can’t recover. Supervised consumption sites should be part of our opiate response #onpoli ♬ original sound – Noel Semple

Dead people can’t recover. Supervised consumption sites should be part of our opiate response #onpoli

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Let’s read the Saturday Star

March 28, 2026March 29, 2026 Noel Semple
@noel.semple7 Let’s read the paper, and see how the Ford government is spending our money #onpoli ♬ original sound – Noel Semple

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Air accidents are always studied, so air safety gets better and better over time. The same should be true of infrastructure mishaps, like the Eglinton LRT

March 24, 2026March 29, 2026 Noel Semple
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The awful airplane crash in New York WILL be studied to make the future better. Why not the Eglinton LRT fiasco?

♬ Rails – Children of Danu

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A nice moment of consensus at the Legislature today

March 23, 2026 Noel Semple
@noel.semple7 A nice moment of unanimity in Ontario’s Legislature today #onpoli ♬ original sound – Noel Semple

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What happens when the Premier calls for people to shoot each other?

March 21, 2026March 23, 2026 Noel Semple
@noel.semple7 When the Premier encourages people to shoot each other, MORE people will end up SHOT #onpoli ♬ original sound – Noel Semple

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Eroding the Rule of Law in Ontario: Ford government retroactively excuses itself from Freedom of Information Law

March 14, 2026March 17, 2026 Noel Semple
@noel.semple7 Ford government retroactively excuses itself from Freedom of Information Law – erosion of the Rule of Law in Ontario #onpoli ♬ original sound – Noel Semple

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Crazy high parenting standards, declining fertility — and how great public schools can help

March 7, 2026March 17, 2026 Noel Semple
@noel.semple7 Crazy high parenting standards, declining fertility, and how great public schools help #onpoli ♬ original sound – Noel Semple

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Anti-affordability, anti-jobs red tape in Ontario: the case of paralegal family law practice

February 28, 2026March 1, 2026 Noel Semple
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Anti-affordability, anti-jobs red tape in Ontario: the case of paralegal family law peactice

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Team Canada, or Every Province for Itself? The Problem with Doug Ford’s “Buy Ontario” Act

February 21, 2026March 1, 2026 Noel Semple
@noel.semple7 Team Canada vs Every Province for Itself- The problem with Doug Ford’s “Buy Ontario” #onpoli ♬ original sound – Noel Semple

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Why Doug Ford’s phony Crown Royal war will COST Ontario jobs in the long run

February 14, 2026March 1, 2026 Noel Semple
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Doug Ford’s phony Crown Royal War sends a terrible message about investing in Ontario

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Still building schools without AC, in a city with many super-hot June and September days?

February 7, 2026March 1, 2026 Noel Semple
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Minister of Infrastructure Kinga Surma, this is YOUR riding…

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Update — after this was posted, the Ministry agreed to add AC to the new school. Thank you!

Shrinkflation subtly drives up the cost of living… is your provincial government protecting you?

January 31, 2026March 1, 2026 Noel Semple
@noel.semple7 Tricky business at the grocery store: is your government protecting YOU? #onpoli ♬ original sound – Noel Semple

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Hopeful New Development in Central Etobicoke

January 24, 2026January 26, 2026 Noel Semple
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Nice new rental tower going up… what’s “in it for us” who live in the neighbourhood already?

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Why the Landlord & Tenant Board Matters so Much, and why it needs to be better

January 17, 2026January 18, 2026 Noel Semple
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Why the Landlord and Tenant Board matters so much

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