Describing blue-collar workers as "low-info" (code for "dumb") is indicative of a deeper bias against working class people of all sorts. It assumes that to be smart enough to vote for "what's good for you" requires a university education. So wrong. 1/

https://twitter.com/RoyceKoop/status/1526367069582897162

First, working class jobs (a job that does not require a uni education) are highly mentally demanding & require significant mental acuity. This goes for jobs that are unpaid too. See, for instance, the mental acuity required to run a household: theatlantic.com/family/archive… 2/

🧵Nicole & I had a bylaw officer come to our door today to provide us with an official warning. The reason? She (who btw was a wonderful, caring, gentle, & thoughtful officer who was doing her job, & I will tolerate no slurs against her or her colleagues) received a call 1/ that kids in our #HamOnt neighbourhood were congregating unsafely. Ours and our neighbour's house were id'd as the houses of concern. How were our children congregating unsafely you ask? Were they gathering indoors to play video games, or drink, or just hang out? Nope. They 2/

.@ImagineCanada's proposal of "The fed gov't should identify prov'l, regional, local partners
as well as national fed'ns that can distribute the [$8b of] grants in a fast and efficient manner" seems out of line with grassroots character of charity. 1/ @Sean_Speer @cardusca

https://twitter.com/ImagineCanada/status/1242905739032776706

Giving that the fed gov't's administrative staff are already close to max capacity, using grant structure rather than matching dollars, seems neither fast, nor efficient. It also places gov't as "decider in chief" for a sector defined by voluntary giving. @cardusca @Sean_Speer 2/

A few thoughts on the 2-tier system ("dream-hoarding" per @stephenfgordon riffing on @RichardvReeves) We shouldn't be surprised. The wealthy will always find ways to get a leg up (see @tammyschirle's tweets about selecting; she's right). theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… @globeandmail 1/ @stephenfgordon @RichardvReeves @tammyschirle @globeandmail What we don't have in our current "one-size fits all" system, where the gov't funds and runs almost all schools, is a means by which the poorer can get both the means to choose, and a variety of options from which to choose... 2/ @cardusca @globeandmail

A few words about @JohnTory's interview with @SueAnnLevy yesterday. Found here: edmontonsun.com/news/local-new… #Topoli Mayor Tory and the council keep speaking about "hypothetical cost savings" as if it's a coin toss as to whether competitive tendering will save @cityoftoronto money. But there is compelling evidence that cost savings are far from "hypothetical." @JohnTory @SueAnnLevy