This capital gains change piece by Trevor Tombe is really good. I’m slightly less bullish on the change (I do worry a bit what it’s going to mean for housing construction finance), but this is a really good primer to the economics of it.

thehub.ca/2024-04-17/tre…

Canada needs 5.8 million new #homes by 2030 to restore affordability. How + where we build these homes carries major implications for #GHG emissions + for 🇨🇦's #ClimateTargets . 1/

JUST LAUNCHED: “Who Will Swing the Hammer?”

Check out our new Hamilton #housing report released with partners Hamilton Chamber of Commerce + West End HBA

➡️ bit.ly/3Ii9kv8

#HamOnt

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out PLACE Centre's fantastic YouTube channel.

They’ve been producing lots of great video content on building livable, sustainable communities + fostering local clean, resilient growth.👇
youtube.com/channel/UCVAYB…

Representing the Canadian Space Agency on #Artemis II to the Moon is Jeremy R. Hansen, from London, Ontario.

Jeremy Hansen was a fighter pilot before joining CSA, and currently works with NASA on astronaut training and mission operations. This will be Hansen’s first mission in space.

BREAKING NEWS! CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen (Jeremy R. Hansen) will be the first Canadian to ever fly to the Moon. He’ll take part in #Artemis II, a crewed flight test of the Orion spacecraft.

Learn more: asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/a…

I tend to take claims like these with a grain of salt.

But I just went line-by-line through the DeSantis education bill. And you guys, it’s *bananas*. A road map for wrecking one of our great state systems of higher education. 🧵 1/

Love Parliament? Doing a PhD?

The 2023 Canadian Study of Parliament Doctoral Fellowship is now accepting applications!!

Info (in English et en français aussi): cspg-gcep.ca CSPG/GCEP

“All the cool kids are applying for this” - me.

📢 Smart Prosperity Institute is #hiring ! Passionate about the environment + the economy? Join our team as:

Director of Communications bit.ly/3XMdBvD

Program Director, Innovation bit.ly/3KB9qjg

Apply today!

#OttJobs #GreenJobs

Come work with us! I'm not on the hiring committee, but happy to answers questions.

Callout: I'm investigating the Landlord Tenant Board's long wait times for The Local Magazine, and looking to speak to tenants who've had cases delayed for months or even years. Please DM if you want to chat! If you're worried about retaliation, we can discuss anonymity

My esteemed colleague Vass Bednar is taking a temporary leave from her leadership role with the Master of Public Policy in Digital Society Program. We are looking for a talented, innovative public policy professional looking to fill some extraordinarily large shoes. Apply by Feb. 7 at careers.mcmaster.ca/psp/prepprd/EM…

Hmmm…If only there was some legislation the Ontario government could pass that could help meet your goal to build a stronger, more inclusive Ontario.
Oh wait. There is. It’s called the Our London Family Act and it’s been sitting on your desk Doug Ford for over 1 year. 😳

Moving #ldnont ’s #FugitiveSlaveChapel is one of the projects on which I am most proud to work. Huge thanks to Kigaana Productions for this film. Also, there is a film about the chapel being shown by ⁦LBHCC⁩ on Feb. 18. You should go! youtu.be/wuuIxlt64UU

Are you having problems like the ones pictured below? JOIN US for a Tenant’s Rights Workshop on Wed Feb 1st at 7pm in the Beacock Library (1280 Huron St.) to learn your rights to a healthy home and how to submit complaints to spur action!

A thoughtful response.

“Time to think.” ❤️

If you want to read the letter or add your name, check it out at draftmike.ca

#onpoli

Aymen Derbali. A true hero. Runs toward the murderer to try & save others. Left with paralysis because of a bullet in his spine.
Six others murdered. We can never forget about them and their families.
Pray for them. Honour them. Pls do everything you can to fight Islamophobia.

1) Today marks the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia and the sixth anniversary of the attack on Januaary 29th, 2017, that took the lives of six worshippers. #irememberjan29

Because Islamophobia has no place in Canada, and we must continue our work to help Muslims feel safe. So today, let’s also reflect on the progress we’ve made – and the work that remains – to build a better, more inclusive, and safer Canada. My statement: pm.gc.ca/en/news/statem…