Ontario politics and policy for TVO. Writer and Podcast co-host, #onpoli jm_mcgrath.01 on signalhttps://bsky.app/profile/jm-mcgrath.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jm-mcgrath.bsky.social/post/3mkvqsng6dc2o"The mentor in this case was also exempt from hunter education because of military training" uh what part of boot camp do they teach you about putting a shotgun in the hands of a 3yo? [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:r2s5ilfn4t74ylizftkaldbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvqsng6dc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jm-mcgrath.bsky.social/post/3mksgaa4v322pKind of an accidental, explicit acknowledgement that the people who said carbon capture was going to only ever be a bait-and-switch were... entirely correct. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:r2s5ilfn4t74ylizftkaldbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksgaa4v322phttps://bsky.app/profile/jm-mcgrath.bsky.social/post/3mksfxcpx622pWell I'll take that as official confirmation of the recent rumour mill: @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social seems to be running to succeed Gord Perks on Toronto City Council.01 May 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:r2s5ilfn4t74ylizftkaldbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksfxcpx622phttps://bsky.app/profile/jm-mcgrath.bsky.social/post/3mks7k63etc2gAt around 42:00 you'll see the latest in my efforts to put my dog all over the public airwaves. https://youtu.be/2Ongu3n7GO0?si=pZYu4iqIL6E4sIip01 May 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:r2s5ilfn4t74ylizftkaldbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks7k63etc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jm-mcgrath.bsky.social/post/3mkqa25xyb22sNew from me at TVO, on Alvin Tedjo getting back into the Mississauga mayoral race: https://www.tvo.org/article/analysis-why-this-councillor-is-joining-mississaugas-mayoral-race30 Apr 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:r2s5ilfn4t74ylizftkaldbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqa25xyb22shttps://bsky.app/profile/jm-mcgrath.bsky.social/post/3mkpzjylz6s2sPerhaps I should find and re-upload the clip of Gord ruining Peterson's election launch. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/gord-perks-calls-it-quits-toronto-councillor-looks-back-on-20-years-at-city-hall--and-the-personal-tragedy-that-fuels-his-political-passion/article_c51e1ec3-9ddd-45a3-9859-b016251c1559.html30 Apr 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:r2s5ilfn4t74ylizftkaldbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpzjylz6s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jm-mcgrath.bsky.social/post/3mko5mkvsuk2hI have far too many books on the go right now but thanks to @chrislhayes.bsky.social I'm gonna get another I guess. https://youtu.be/Rvd95L86-kQ?si=-kziESymh7p2rFhh29 Apr 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:r2s5ilfn4t74ylizftkaldbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mko5mkvsuk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jm-mcgrath.bsky.social/post/3mknxc4fvgc2h1. A political party can win without a leader and this has, in fact, happened in Ontario history! 2. Calling an election is a Crown prerogative and the Lt Gov (on advice of her First Minister) can dissolve and call an election for any reason or no reason, at any time. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:r2s5ilfn4t74ylizftkaldbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknxc4fvgc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jm-mcgrath.bsky.social/post/3mkn47fi6zc2vKlaxons, fire alarms going off in the Premier's Office [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:r2s5ilfn4t74ylizftkaldbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn47fi6zc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jm-mcgrath.bsky.social/post/3mklsohm4xs22"Because the operational definition of “nation-building” embedded in $25 billion of sovereign wealth fund capital and $6 billion of workforce strategy is steel-toed, hard-hatted, male-coded, and extractive." [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:r2s5ilfn4t74ylizftkaldbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklsohm4xs22https://bsky.app/profile/jm-mcgrath.bsky.social/post/3mkli6frg7k2hWhat's this strange feeling? A sensible bike policy from the Ontario government? [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:r2s5ilfn4t74ylizftkaldbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkli6frg7k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jm-mcgrath.bsky.social/post/3mklbleofbc2aSo uh 900m west into the lake... anyone talk to Therme about how they love or don't love the idea of their luxury spa being directly adjacent to a jet flight path? [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:r2s5ilfn4t74ylizftkaldbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklbleofbc2a