John Bowker

@bowker_john

Policy researcher, retired record & book peddler. Transit, energy, environment, housing, land use & miscellaneous wonkery. . Tweets my own

Toronto, ON
Joined March 2012

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  1. 19 hours ago

    2018: “For the people” 2019: “Any way that Ford wants”

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    Jan 2

    As a member of the Chamber of Commerce, I was embarrassed by 's fatuous comments. But I'm more embarrassed by the 's call to roll back labour reforms and opposition to anything close to a liveable minimum wage.

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    Jan 3

    In northern Ontario, the closure of brick and mortar banks has a huge impact on residents. My latest for .

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    Jan 3

    State agency MTA controls NYC subway system. Governor Cuomo criticized in past for “raiding” the MTA’s coffers to cover State debts. The last $32.5 billion capital plan focussed on Governor’s pet projects, not system needs. Hey Toronto, coming to a transit system near you!

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    Jan 3

    'I thought we were in a third-world country': Ontario emergency room wait times spike

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    Jan 3

    In 2017, Toronto added more tech jobs than the San Francisco Bay area, Seattle and Washington DC – combined. (via The Economist)

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    Jan 3

    Today in pulp I'm looking at Space:1999's Moonbase Alpha, and trying to answer a few questions: - is it related to the SHADO moonbase from UFO? - how did it travel so far in space? - is Elon Musk really planning to build it? Let's find out...

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    Jan 3

    The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has denied the proposed merger of Avista and Hydro One. Read more about the decision here:

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    Jan 3

    So basically the whole “Islamic Party of Ontario” thing, which has no supporters and isn’t a registered political party, is being used as an alt-right tool to support the Ford government’s own anti-LGBTQ2 agenda. Anyone surprised?

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    "Refrain from mentioning this event on social media," business leaders are told. (The event is an exclusive gathering with nearly every chief of staff to Doug Ford's cabinet ministers, and 13 of the premier's advisers.)

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  13. Jan 3

    That time the president of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce was more discreet with social media

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    Jan 3

    2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, an important part of Canadian history. Learn more about the strike and how it’s being remembered:

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    Jan 2

    Go to paragraph 52 to find out how Uber makes drivers who make $400-600 per week spend $14k and go to Amsterdam at their own expense if they want to dispute their pay. Unconscionable indeed.

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    Jan 2

    Report: Canadian government doesn’t need a US style-shutdown to stop paying public servants when it already has the Phoenix Pay System

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    Jan 2

    R.I.P. Stewart Robert Einstein also known as stuntman 'Super Dave Osborne' Here's a clip of his first stunt

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    Jan 2

    It's 11:33 on January 2! Canada's richest CEOs have made the annual average salary for a Canadian worker in 2017.

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    Jan 2

    'Let them eat cake': Rossi was among the leading voices to call for the repeal of Bill 148, which would have seen the province's minimum wage increase by $1 to $15 per hour beginning Jan. 1.

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    Jan 2

    Government makes it official: OHIP+ will be reduced to children without private insurance starting in March, under proposed regulation:

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