Recent content by nightstreak

So they’ve dropped all pretexts and are now straight up killing Americans and then full on lying about what we can all see with our eyes. Congress is Trump’s pocket and he’s handing out immunity and pardons to those who disobey the courts. I don’t know how this doesn’t end up in a full fascist...

There you have it. Bollards installed, wooden pole remains, and no physical restriction to cars entering the sidewalk which was the entire pretext of having us endure a decade of highway jersey barriers and undergoing this entire installation in front of the station in the first place.

One of the brands that got stiffed by HBC during their bankruptcy is our client. They had a rough time during the pandemic because people stopped buying their products that had been popular in The Bay's Wedding Registry. Not just because stores were closed for a bit but because there were no...

The walls may or may not be structural but they're no longer important to 2 Queen West which was rebuilt as a standalone iron structure. I could see this space connected to the mall if CF wanted to do the work to reinforce the walls to add openings. The more I think of it, Sephora is the...

I don't disagree, just responding to the comment that dealers would get upset if housewares were taken out of Canadian Tire and put into a Hudson's Bay boutique store. The franchisee at Bay and Dundas is an open and shut case on how dealers would ruin Hudson's Bay's brand in no time. Going...

I think you're right. RW&CO's existing (popup) location is 7,055 square feet, about exactly the size of the consolidated space next to the corridor. Kind of a boring retailer for such a prominent spot but better than it being empty all this time. I've been imagining a store of Apple's caliber...

I specifically avoid Canadian Tire because the stores are packed to the rafters. It's claustrophobic and all out unpleasant. When you try to sell everything, you specialize in nothing. Canadian Tire would not only remain relevant if it sold fewer categories irrelevant to the scope its known for...

I almost shed a tear. Fynn's used to be a regular hangout that's been behind this hoarding for what feels like an eternity now. Photo from the Before Times: @AHK are they just removing that hoarding or does it look like more of it will come down? The activity is now set back from the sidewalk...

Update: it's open That's exactly it. It's not a coincidence that both this exit was opened and the Queen Street sidewalk was widened at the same time. I could only imagine a rush of people running out of the Queen doors in an emergency and trampling over each other, pushing the fences and...

The new entrance hallway is finished, though the doors were still closed tonight. The two units next to this have been redemised into one. It's under active construction, looked it may have a tenant.

Almost the entire reason CTC acquired Hudson's Bay was for the name. The other reason was for the Stripes. The history attached to that name and for the Stripes that have brand recognition as much as the name itself are the entire value. Changing the name would be a huge mistake. A Hudson's Bay...

First time I've been impressed by Nate Erskine-Smith. With Canadians seeing clearly what populism and idiotic incompetence looks like south of the border, intelligent competence seems to be en vogue. https://cultmtl.com/2026/01/new-study-finds-that-80-of-canadians-have-trust-in-mark-carney/...

It's not tough talk, it's the reality of the situation. With the factors outlined, an insurgency would not only be likely but inevitable. The US lost Vietnam and Afghanistan with much lesser factors at play. Taking over Canada cannot be done by force, it would require generations of populist...

The United States underestimates Canadians at their peril. And it's an advantage that we're underestimated. They'd be provoking a fight with a country that shares the world's longest international (porous) border against a population who speaks the same language and shares a similar cultural...

A Toronto mayor's power derives from their ability to grant power to city councillors on their executive, effectively guaranteeing they vote for the mayor's platform. The Mayor can't overrule the Province — just as New York City can't overrule the State of New York — but there are things she can...