Please consider buying tickets to my debut play which I wrote and directed! hftco.ca/events/victoria-sch… @HamFringeHFTco @GLBTHistory #HamOntFringe

I'm sorry to say that one of our OGs has passed. Emi Koyama was a force to be reckoned with & her work in trafficking and sex work is legendary. She will be sorely missed

Emi Koyama passed. :( Condolences to all who knew her. I’m kicking myself for not purchasing “War on Terror & War on Trafficking” before. I hope someone has a copy they can digitize and send to @IsisIntrepid for archiving.

On Wednesday, the federal government introduced Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, with the stated goal of making the online activities of Canadians safer. The bill raises significant civil liberties concerns, including through the limitless powers it grants the government and a new digital safety regulator. Read more here. ccla.org/press-release/ccla-…

Open-ended obligations, sweeping regulatory powers and a looming social media ban for children under 16 in Bill C-34, the Social Media Safety Act, threaten civil liberties. Read more: ccla.org/press-release/ccla-…

Bill C-34 creates a social media ban for Canadians under 16 at the expense of all Canadians' privacy. Sections 26, 27(1), and 27(2) of Bill C-34 require that affected social media platforms “implement age-verification and age-estimation measures designed to prevent a person under the age of 16 from being able to have an account with, or be otherwise registered with,” those social media platforms. Bill C-34 requires that such measures must provide for the “protection” and eventual “destruction” of “personal information that is collected for age-verification or age-estimation purposes.” It is not yet clear how this will be accomplished. What is clear is that these measures must be “effective.” Users commonly verify their age by submitting government-issued identification documents, such as driver’s licenses or passports. And, the technology exists for social media platforms to estimate the ages of users through biometric data, e.g., facial geometry, eye shape, skin elasticity, hairline, etcetera. This age-verification and age-estimation monitoring will not be limited to Canadians under age 16. For social media platforms to determine access eligibility for any user, platforms will have to evaluate the access eligibility of every user. The goal of Bill C-34 is not merely to remove Canadians under age 16 from affected social media platforms but to keep them off those platforms. To achieve this goal, social media platforms may be compelled to adopt ongoing age-verification/estimation measures to ensure continued compliance. However affected social media platforms satisfy these requirements, Bill C-34 fundamentally reimagines how all Canadians access social media. This Bill deputizes affected social media platforms into forcing Canadians to surrender more data as a precondition of participation in the digital public square. This, in turn, raises serious concerns about Canadians' privacy rights and may engage constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure - guaranteed by section 8 of the Charter. Read the full text of the bill here: parl.ca/documentviewer/en/45…

“Amanda De Lisio, assistant professor, Faculty of Health, York University, principal investigator w/ sex worker organizers in LA: ‘What we are seeing in LA reflects patterns sex worker organizers have documented in previous Olympic & FIFA host cities…’” thelalocal.org/neighborhoods…

Let's be clear, Carney is trying to be *seen* as making child online safety a priority. But these bans are not based on actual research, have been shown to be ineffective when implemented, and drive child internet use underground where kids become even more at risk of harm.

“We have been seeing more violence in the community than we have ever seen before. … they’re really reluctant to go to the police when they need help, and unfortunately, predators know that…” ~ Angela Wu, executive director of SWAN Vancouver. vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/0…

Hi @KeaninLoomis @voteLoomis, what is your stance on AI data centres? #HamOnt #CDNPoli #ONPoli #YHMVote

Www.hamilton-slumlords.com My MPP for a lot of this 8 year saga was Andrea Horwath. Her office didn't return emails without social media prompting either.

A queer teenager in Cambridge was invited to speak about her experiences at the city’s Pride flag raising ceremony. When she began to detail the harm caused by homophobia and transphobia on city council, the mayor took her mic away and said she wouldn’t stand for such disrespect

Every erection I’ve ever been given was hard earned!

Thank you again for bring this to my attention. My apologies again

. @demarjgrant @TheSpec I am the one that forced Antler Entertainment to announce their (hidden) cancellation and forced refunds. @StormyDaniels #HamOnt @CityofHamilton

Pleasw DM me. There is no meet and greet tomorrow

Tomorow! 😇 Meeting and Greeting @StormyDaniels 🙏

“It said any of the alleged videotapes could be considered ‘supporting evidence of [the ex-husband's] suspected criminal conduct with underaged sex workers in Prince George.’” cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…

Here’s a lovely World Whores Day artifact! 🥂