The snap Ontario election issue is now up at thegrindmag.ca and it goes out in print in the TTC this weekend. Read how Premier Doug Ford’s PC government has affected people over the last seven years.

Broken Chairs, Duct-taped Tiles, Strained Teachers: Ontario's Schools Today Doug Ford cut public education funding by $1,500 per student. Parents say the decline in education quality is alarming. By Saima Desai, in our snap election issue. thegrindmag.ca/broken-chairs-…

Life Without Rent Control: ‘It’s Been a Disaster’ Many tenants face rent increases of 10 to 15 per cent or more every year. The Ford PCs made this possible by changing the law in 2018 to remove rent control from new buildings. By Geordie. thegrindmag.ca/life-without-r…

Free speech win. After spending five days in jail I was released without restrictions on my ability to discuss the charges brought against me. The judge effectively forced the crown to drop its bid to muzzle me. Why did an author spend five days in jail to be allowed to write

Thanks to 100+ who came to court. Your presence in morning is probably what prompted judge to force jail to immediately send me to court (apparently a date mixup). It also ensured judge considered free speech/🇵🇸 issue seriously. Guards repeatedly mentioned number of supporters

NEW: A senior PC party candidate was caught on camera telling a voter that a 2018 video of Doug Ford promising to open the Greenbelt for development is “fake news” and was possibly created using artificial intelligence. globalnews.ca/news/11034342/… #ONpoli #onelxn

With the #ontarioelection only 1 day away, it's worth remembering how @Fordnation has affected Ontarians in the last 7 yrs. In my latest for The Grind, an #ODSP recipient describes her monthly struggle to afford food and meds on the current rates. thegrindmag.ca/assistance-rat…

Bubble zone bylaw passes in Toronto, supported by Mayor Olivia Chow 🇨🇦. They also voted to keep the city's legal advice about this bylaw confidential. Gunna guess the advice was that the bylaw wouldn't survive a Charter challenge. Would be very cool if someone leaked that advice!

Check out this piece by editors at The Grind about having to deal with AI-generated scam submissions. It's an issue we're seeing at The Media Co-op as well. thegrindmag.ca/catching-junk-…