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John Bowker

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Policy researcher, retired record & book peddler. Transit, housing, land use, energy, infrastructure & misc #onpoli wonkery. #ONDP. Tweets my own
Toronto, ON Joined March 2012
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John Bowker @bowker_john
With $90 billion+ set aside for Alto, the federal government may be surprised & delighted to learn that it can also quickly & affordably build inter-city rail ridership simply by having trains leave frequently & arrive on time, even if they are not “high speed” #cdnpoli
Toronto Star Verified account @TorontoStar 12h
Via Rail commuters relied on these trains to get to Toronto — then came the cuts. Inside a transit ‘death spiral’ thestar.com/news/gta/via-r…
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John Bowker @bowker_john
Doug Ford’s war on bike lanes is not about fixing traffic, but leveraging anti-urban prejudices for political gain, Trump-style. As the US rejects such divisive & dangerous tactics, Vincent Lam says it’s time to make bike lanes great again thestar.com/opinion/contri… #onpoli #bikeTO
www.thestar.com Vincent Lam: I’m a doctor and a cyclist. Here’s why we need to make bike lanes great again Dr Vincent Lam wants us to champion bike lanes which he asserts allow Canadian cyclists to navigate our roads more safely
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John Bowker @bowker_john
“The government does not want people to tell them what they think. I very much would like the public to have a chance to participate in their democracy” said NDP’s @jennkfrench after Ford govt tabled Bill 140 to gut the Environmental Bill of Rights thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill-1… #onpoli
thenarwhal.ca What Ontario’s Bill 140 means for the Environmental Bill of Rights | The Narwhal The Doug Ford government’s omnibus bill, the Building Ontario Faster Act, limits avenues for residents to raise environmental concerns
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John Bowker @bowker_john
“WSIB data shows that between 2020 to 2025 the rate of injuries resulting in lost-time claims at Amazon’s warehouse facilities in Ontario tripled — from about 1.5 per 100 workers in 2020 to about 3.5 per 100 workers in 2025” #onlab #onpoli
Gabe Oatley @GabeOatley 4d
Yesterday, Unifor announced it’s launching an effort to unionize some of Amazon’s GTA worksites. But what’s motivating workers to feel a union is needed? #topoli torontotoday.ca/local/business…
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John Bowker @bowker_john
“I didn’t feel like it was fair to Sabrina for the minister to continue to say that this was the decision of health experts when it just wasn’t true”: Hamilton MPP tossed from legislature for calling health minister a liar thespec.com/politics/provi… #onpoli #ONhealth
www.thespec.com Kicked out for calling the health minister a liar? Here's what happened at Queen's Park Thursday. Dr. Robin Lennox refused to take it back, so she was out. Here's the story behind the Question Period ejection.