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The City's fight against #COVID19 has never stopped and we know it will never stop until we have a vaccine. But we have learned from this fight and we have worked to make sure we can reopen with confidence, based on public health advice and with proper safety measures in place.

Based on public health advice, we have taken many actions already that will help fight a resurgence:

✅We made masks and face coverings mandatory on the #TTC, inside public places, and in apartment and condo common areas. Our mask policy is working and it will remain in place.

✅We have worked to put measures in place to have contact tracing and proper spacing at restaurants and bars. That policy is working with good compliance.

Starting today, #TTC customers using PRESTO will begin receiving pro-rated credits for unused portions of March and April monthly passes. This is the right thing to do and I am proud the TTC has worked with PRESTO to move this forward.

During these challenging times, our city has been working hard to do everything possible to make the lives of residents easier and to help support those who need it the most.

We know many residents who were required to stay home or were working from home were not able to use TTC monthly passes they purchased for the months of March and April. By providing a credit, we are ensuring that some of our most loyal transit customers are fairly reimbursed.

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@epdevilla

Today, City Council will consider a report from Dr. @epdevilla to make it mandatory for people to wear masks or face coverings inside businesses and other public facilities. This recommendation would give clear direction on face coverings to stop the spread of #COVID19.

In many respects, from the standpoint of both health and the law, clarity is what is being sought on the matter of face coverings which has been a topic of active discussion since the beginning of this pandemic.

We know people don't want to see a repeat of what is going on in other parts of the world. Wearing masks or face coverings keeps you from unknowingly spreading #COVID19 and keeps the people around you from spreading it to you. It is about respecting and protecting each other.

We are ready for Stage 2. I'm confident that if this reopening goes well and if people continue to follow public health guidelines, we will keep making good progress and move safely but quickly into Stage 3.

I also encourage everyone never to forget that #COVID19 is still a threat in our community and keep taking every precaution you can including wearing a face covering when you go inside a store or ride the #TTC and wash your hands frequently.

The announcement of Toronto moving into Stage 2 is a great day for our city and I know the coming days will be an even greater day for individual residents, employees, and business people across our city.

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@epdevilla

Today, #TTC CEO Rick Leary and Dr. @epdevilla are recommending that face coverings should be mandatory on the TTC – a recommendation I fully support. This will not only help stop the spread of #COVID19 in our city, but will also support our restart and reopening efforts.

As the restart and reopening begins, we know there will be more people back on the #TTC and physical distancing will become a greater and greater challenge. Public health advice has been clear, if you can’t keep your distance, wear a mask or face covering.

We are moving to make face coverings mandatory on the #TTC to protect the health of everyone who rides the system. This recommendation will go to the #TTC Commission next week and, once approved, face coverings will be mandatory starting July 2.

@cityoftoronto

Today, I am announcing that the @cityoftoronto and a number of other major downtown employers, as well as Toronto’s post-secondary institutions, will continue to support a majority of employees, where possible, continuing to work from home until September at the earliest.

Telecommuting, phasing-in employees' return to work and staggering start times where possible will help businesses maintain physical distancing, it will help keep their workplaces healthy, and most importantly, reduce pressure on public transit as businesses resume operations.

On the daily start time side, having some people start for example, after nine o'clock in the morning, fits a quieter time on public transit and may even fit the sleep patterns of some Torontonians.

Corby Spirit & Wine

@CorbySW

We are proud to support the efforts of the Canadian & Ontario governments and communities across the country in fighting the spread of #COVID19. #COVIDOnt #YQG #YYZ

@drewdilkens

We have reached out to the Mayor of Windsor, @drewdilkens, to identify local communities in need to receive donations of hand sanitizer from our #WalkervilleDistillery. #COVID19 #COVIDont

@TTChelps

We have also contacted our partners at the #TTC, and will be donating sanitizer from our Windsor distillery for use in TTC garages and collector booths to help keep employees and passengers safe. #Toronto #COVID19 #COVIDont @TTChelps @TTCStuart

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Sarah Kennedy

@OSCApresident

@OSCA_est2008

Part of @OSCA_est2008's mission is to educate- here goes. In response to yesterday's incredible misunderstanding of an arrest by Special Constables on a #TTC streetcar (disclaimer- These comments are my own and do not reflect @TTC_CEU or anyone else at @TTC): #Toronto #topoli

Lots to unpack here. Stay with me:
1) SPCs and Fare Inspectors are NOT the same. SPCs are Peace Officers. Fare Inspectors are civilians.
2) The subject was not beat up/assaulted. He was arrested. Lawfully. By Peace Officers (SPCs). After responding to riders requesting help.

3) SPCs are authorized to carry prohibited weapons, such as pepper spray/foam and to use reasonable force BASED ON THE SUBJECT'S BEHAVIOUR.

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Dr Dawn Llewellyn

@DawnLlewellyn

@StoryhouseLive

1 I had a thought-provoking, emotionally 'full', inspiring #StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive We explored 'living in as a non-parent in a family-centric world' #childlessnotbychoice #childfree #childlessbycircumstance #ttc #childlessbychoice Here are my highlights

@gatewaywomen

2 @gatewaywomen: the shame of #childlessness is a powerful tool for keeping us apart: it prevents conversation, community, it creates separation, isolation, stigma and vilification #StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive

@gatewaywomen

3 @gatewaywomen: #abortion is the 'taboo within the taboo' of #childlessness #Storyhouse
@StoryhouseLive

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HousingNowTO

@HousingNowTO

@_CreateTO

1/ Today (JULY 31, 2019) is the Public-Feedback DEADLINE for the first-round of @_CreateTO Consultations on the Four (4) #HousingNow "PRIORITY" #AffordableHousing sites at WARDEN, WILSON, MERTON & VICTORIA PARK in #TOPoli...

LINK - createto.ca/housingnow/eve…

@_CreateTO

@_CreateTO @TORHousing @CityPlanTO 2/ In 2018, Mayor @JohnTory announced his #HousingNow plan to build "40,000 new affordable housing units over the next 12 years" - and our @HousingNowTO volunteers started "Running the Numbers" on each of those #AffordableHousing sites from @_CreateTO...

cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

@_CreateTO

@_CreateTO @TORHousing @CityPlanTO @JohnTory 3/ In January 2019, we launched our Free, Public, Interactive MAP to allow anyone to "visit" the Eleven (11) proposed #HousingNow sites for new #AffordableHousing development-proposals by @_CreateTO. In Seven (7) months - we have had over 19,000+ Views...

HousingNowTO.com

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Ontario NDP

@OntarioNDP

@JessicaBellTO

NDP #Transit critic @JessicaBellTO: The Ford govt is introducing its bill to begin the takeover of the #TTC despite being in negotiations with the City of Toronto.
How can they claim to be negotiating in good faith when they are pushing through this hostile takeover?

Bell: The Minister of Transportation admitted that some of the work the city has already completed for the Downtown Relief Line is no longer usable. That means millions and months of work developing the line are being tossed out and replaced with Ford's back of the napkin plan.

@maritstiles

NDP Education critic @maritstiles: Ed. assistants, custodians, clerical workers, library staff, language instructors all play a crucial role in supporting students & keeping our schools safe. Yet *at least* 2,500 of these positions are in jeopardy b/c of Ford's cuts to education.

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Ontario NDP

@OntarioNDP

@john_vanthof

NDP MPP @john_vanthof: CBC reports email addresses linked to certain UCP domain names were fraudulently attached to UCP memberships and used to cast ballots in the party's leadership race. Among the domains: deanfrench.ca. Has Ford talked to Dean French about this?

Vanthof: Former UCP member has written the RCMP alleging the Kenney leadership campaign used fraudulent emails to intercept personal ID numbers needed to cast a ballot in the leadership race. Some of those addresses were linked to a site bearing the name of Ford's Chief of Staff.

Vanthof: This concerns the ethical standards Ford sets for himself and staff in his office. Has Ford instructed his Chief of Staff to turn all relevant information over to the RCMP officers who have been asked to investigate?
(Ford does not answer)

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TTCriders

@ttcriders

https://twitter.com/OntarioNewsNow/status/1084585887625703424

Fact-Checking @OnatrioNewsNow: A Thread. The province says that taking over parts of the #TTC will get transit projects built on time and on budget. But relying on the private sector to build transit stations could mean even more delays, as Metrolinx has admitted.

https://twitter.com/OntarioNewsNow/status/1084585887625703424

@BenSpurr

As @BenSpurr reported in Nov, Metrolinx admits that private sector transit funding “comes with risks related to project timing and real estate market conditions.” Leslie Woo stated that market-driven stations "could be delivered sooner or possibly later." thestar.com/news/gta/2018/…

@swanboatsteve

Vid says ON will “own the network and make sure it is maintained to be safe and reliable.” But the $$$ proposed for maintenance is (in @swanboatsteve’s words) "woefully inadequate" because #TTC "capital budget for ongoing maintenance is much, much larger.” stevemunro.ca/2018/06/04/so-…