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Ontario Government NGO's Using Unsecured Communications And Are Also Falsifying Reports

Ontario Government NGO’s Using Unsecured Communications And Are Also Falsifying Reports

(Minister Of Community and Social Services Todd Smith in the Ontario Legislature)

Under the noses of the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services, NGO’s that are supporting the disabled are using US based virtual private networks during the pandemic when staff are working from home.  This is a major security risk to the privacy of those these NGO’s serve.  It is well known that the US…

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Non-Lawyers Guide To Anti-terror Legislation Part 1

Non-Lawyers Guide To Anti-terror Legislation Part 1 http://wp.me/p4vWI6-29 #cdnpoli #cdntech #C51

By now most know that the conservative government has tabled its anti-terror legislation.  The liberals are supporting the new legislation (to the surprise of not just myself but many) and the NDP are against it citing civil liberties concerns. Polls suggest that the legislation is quite popular in Canada getting 82% support. The problem with that support is that many don’t know what’s actually…

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Why Are Governments So Interested In Internet Poo?

Why Are Governments So Interested In Internet Poo?

(Image: Tim Parkinson via Flickr/Creative Commons)

Over the past few months there has been a lot of talk in Canadian politics, and in fact in global politics around something called metadata. What is metadata? Well, it’s what your computer and smart devices spew out of there back end. Think of it as Internet poo.

What’s the difference between Internet poo and human poo. Both can be analyzed to…

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More Funding For Trashed Classrooms NOT the Answer

More Funding For Trashed Classrooms NOT the Answer #onpoli #onted #cutshurtkids #ETFO #OSSTF

  I haven’t blogged in a bit, but with all the political talk now-a-days surrounding the teachers strikes in Ontario, I wanted to share an exchange with an union member I had recently.  I’ve written a lot about education issues on this blog over the years, and felt the need to pipe up now.

Photo’s (not the one used in this post, and this photo is of an actual classroom that the teacher allowed…

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Kheiriddin: Doug Ford's Attack On Toronto Is About Defeating The Left

Kheiriddin: Doug Ford’s Attack On Toronto Is About Defeating The Left

  Conservative political pundit and talk show host Tasha Kheiriddin stated in a CBC social media live chat this evening, that she believes the move by Premier Doug Ford to reduce Toronto City Council and interference in several municipal elections has less to do with saving money and fixing government, than it does trying to manipulate the outcome to ensure left leaning candidates do not get…

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Doug Ford's Plan To Fix Government - Kill Democracy

Doug Ford’s Plan To Fix Government – Kill Democracy

Doug Ford stood in front of cameras today, and used language I thought I would never see in Canada.  Ford suggested that less democratic representation is needed to fix regional and municipal governments and save tax payers money. The problem with politicians – Ford stated – was that the more of them the less gets done. These are extremely dangerous words coming from a politician in government,…

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CTV Responds To Allegations That It Defamed Patrick Brown With the political weaponization of the #metoo movement for partisan purposes, and questions surrounding the media's active role in it, CTV has filed a statement of defense against a lawsuit former Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown launched on the network. 

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Ford Government Downloads Resettlement of Asylum Seekers To Municipalities

Ford Government Downloads Resettlement of Asylum Seekers To Municipalities

The Ontario Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Lisa MacLeod told her federal counterpartslast night that the province is withdrawing support for the resettlement of migrants entering into Canada from the US.  The Ford Government instead is insisting that municipalities deal with the crisis.  The federal government has earmarked an initial payment of $50 million to Ontario to…

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Cuts Are Coming To Social Services in Ontario

Cuts Are Coming To Social Services in Ontario

Newly Elected Premier Doug Ford said during the election campaign that caregivers and parents with children with disabilities would never have to march on Queen’s Park again if he was elected Premier.  A new opt ed written by Stuart Trew from the Canadian Center of Policy Alternatives warns that one of Ford’s promises during the campaign predicts significant cuts to social services moving…

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Canadian Top 40 Political Blog Award

Canadian Top 40 Political Blog Award

Mind Bending Politics has been presented with an award by the site feedspot as being one of the Top 40 Canadian Political Blogs for 2018. I am very humbled by this award and to be included in a list of other outstanding political sites like Rabble, IPolitics, and Macleans. To all those who are regular readers to Mind Bending Politics I want to thank each and every one of you for your support,…

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Ford Nation Gets Sued by Ford Nation

Ford Nation Gets Sued by Ford Nation

The widow of PC leader Doug Ford’s brother Rob is suing Doug for $16.5 million. Doug Ford is the trustee of the estate of his late brother Rob Ford.  In a statement of claim filed Friday in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Renata Ford (Rob’s widow) alleges that former brother-in-law and PC leader Doug Ford is a “negligent” business manager whose decisions have led a sustained decrease in…

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BREAKING: Ontario PC Candidate Facing Multiple Claims of Fraud

BREAKING: Ontario PC Candidate Facing Multiple Claims of Fraud

The PC candidate for Brampton North Ripudaman Dhillon is currently facing four lawsuits, and eight claims of fraud stemming from his immigration consultancy business. Former clients allege he duped them out of tens of thousands of dollars, court documents show.

Dhillon’s candidacy was green lit under Ford. A PC party spokesperson told QP Briefing over the weekend:

“These concerns were reviewed…

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Wynne Falls on Own Sword: Let the Exodus Begin

Wynne Falls on Own Sword: Let the Exodus Begin

In a surprising turn of events, Ontario Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne has conceded that the Liberals will not win the next election.  Some recent projections have the party holding on to maybe one or two seats after the polls close on June 7th. This concession has effectively thrown most of her candidates under the bus.  There are reports surfacingon social media that those who have been…

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Major Developments On 407 Fraud Could Be Imminent

Major Developments On 407 Fraud Could Be Imminent

There has been a lot of chatter over the past few days on social media that has been making the rounds with people who follow politics closely that major developments regarding the 407 ETR Fraud investigation could be inbound over the next few days.  That chatter, seems to coincide with Liberal lawyers poking the bear on this issue, as Newstalk1010 picked up the exclusive from the Liberals.

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PC Party Platform Still With Highest Deficits and Not Approved By The Party

PC Party Platform Still With Highest Deficits and Not Approved By The Party

The PC’s released a platform today outlining the costs associated on their campaign promises but failed to provide any information on how these promises would be paid for. Mike Moffatt who is a director at the independent think tank Canada 2020, and an associate professor at the Ivey Business School, has crunched the latest numbers in an updated post, and as you can see from the above the party…

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NDP Widens Its Base In Final Push Too Election Day

NDP Widens Its Base In Final Push Too Election Day

A new EKOS poll released today shows the current election in Ontario in a dead heat with the NDP up slightly at 38.4%, PC’s 37.9%, Liberals at 19.1%, and the Greens at 3.3%.

  There is a lot of volatility with the millennial vote in this poll as the millennials have been known to screw with pollsters.  Frank Graves the CEO of EKOS stated over twitter they found a lot of volatile movement in the…

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Ontario Election: Riding by Riding Poll Numbers

Ontario Election: Riding by Riding Poll Numbers

Whether you plan to vote strategically or you are curious to see how you riding is shaping up, the tooclosetocall site has an excellent Ontario Elections Simulator that crunches the numbers on a riding by riding basis.  These numbers also factor in the undecided vote, voter efficiency and incumbency. The latest numbers as of today May 28th, 2018 are displayed below.  Visit the tooclosetocall Ont…

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