Barry McLarnon 🇨🇦
@bdmclarnon.bsky.social
Retired engineer (electrical/communications), frequent N95 user, organic gardener, heat pump owner, green energy + clean air advocate. Like: hiking, canoeing, geocaching, wine, food, music (esp: singer-songwriters), Linux.
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Don't be fooled by this op-ed in @theglobeandmail.com. Choice isn't between a "$75-billion funding injection...for Canada’s urban transit systems" (not on the table) + high-speed rail.
It's between clean, fast, frequent trains serving half Canada's population and even more pipelines, LNG + mining.
It's between clean, fast, frequent trains serving half Canada's population and even more pipelines, LNG + mining.
Opinion: High-speed rail is hardly the highest priority for Canada
Given its massive price tag and the natural limits on nation-building energy, there are more urgent issues to which Canada should devote its resources
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Don't be fooled by this op-ed in @theglobeandmail.com. Choice isn't between a "$75-billion funding injection...for Canada’s urban transit systems" (not on the table) + high-speed rail.
It's between clean, fast, frequent trains serving half Canada's population and even more pipelines, LNG + mining.
It's between clean, fast, frequent trains serving half Canada's population and even more pipelines, LNG + mining.
It's gut-wrenching to see Zelenskyy standing next to that clown and putting on a brave face. He cares deeply about his country. Trump only cares about himself and exploiting others for his personal gain.
Michael McCay: When his aircraft landed at Halifax, Nova Scotia, President Zelenskyy was met by Prime Minister Mark Carney – the head of government of Canada.
When he landed at Miami, Florida, not a single U.S. official met Zelenskyy.
Canada is Ukraine's ally. The U.S. is Russia's proxy.
When he landed at Miami, Florida, not a single U.S. official met Zelenskyy.
Canada is Ukraine's ally. The U.S. is Russia's proxy.
December 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM
It's gut-wrenching to see Zelenskyy standing next to that clown and putting on a brave face. He cares deeply about his country. Trump only cares about himself and exploiting others for his personal gain.
One of my brushes with fame... I recall being next to Jack Layton in a washroom lineup before a Billy Bragg performance in Ottawa. Jack said he was there to get his "Billy Bragg fix". It was a memorable concert in more ways than one.
Check out this incredible Christmas carol from Billy Bragg. Reminding us what the true story is - a refugee family escaping state violence and promising the gift of peace.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJas...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJas...
Billy Bragg, Put Christ back into Christmas, first public performance. 13.12.2025
YouTube video by e-lawresources
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December 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
One of my brushes with fame... I recall being next to Jack Layton in a washroom lineup before a Billy Bragg performance in Ottawa. Jack said he was there to get his "Billy Bragg fix". It was a memorable concert in more ways than one.
The best and most realistic take on the Epstein files I've seen.
It's too bad that a) I'm on a two-week use-it-or-lose-it year-end vacation and b) my squeamish Inquirer editors would never let me use this word anyway, so the world will never see my column...
The Enshittification of the Epstein Files
The Enshittification of the Epstein Files
December 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The best and most realistic take on the Epstein files I've seen.
Obviously, the game is rigged.
Did you know that the US hasn’t had an ambassador in Moscow in 6 months?
Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA?
But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis.
Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA?
But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis.
Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
December 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Obviously, the game is rigged.
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Honestly brilliant. I’ve been singing it all morning. I wish I could give it a thousand likes.
December 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Honestly brilliant. I’ve been singing it all morning. I wish I could give it a thousand likes.
Many of us live for that day... one small step for humanity.
My favorite tyrant joke: a man comes every day and peers at the front page of the newspaper without buying it.
The newspaper vendor says, "what are you looking for?"
"An obituary."
"Obituaries aren't on the front page."
"This one will be."
The newspaper vendor says, "what are you looking for?"
"An obituary."
"Obituaries aren't on the front page."
"This one will be."
December 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Many of us live for that day... one small step for humanity.
I sincerely hope a great reckoning is coming... soon.
The tech barons' alliance with Trump is working out great for them so far; they've gotten almost everything they want from this administration. But they may come to regret becoming part of the MAGA coalition.
My latest at Public Notice:
www.publicnotice.co/p/tech-indus...
My latest at Public Notice:
www.publicnotice.co/p/tech-indus...
The tech industry will come to regret its embrace of Trump
For now, Silicon Valley is getting everything it wants. But a backlash is on its way.
www.publicnotice.co
December 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I sincerely hope a great reckoning is coming... soon.
Whenever I hear his name or see his face, I think "epic failure of public health". Not on the scale of the fiasco unfolding south of the border, of course, but much closer to home for us.
💉VACCINE EXEMPTIONS in York Region, ON
2019: 305
2025: 3,147 (!)
"Most units COULDN'T PROVIDE detailed figures..."
Incredible.
Don't they keep track?
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2019: 305
2025: 3,147 (!)
"Most units COULDN'T PROVIDE detailed figures..."
Incredible.
Don't they keep track?
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www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Ontario chief medical officer stands by vaccine exemption law despite rising measles cases
Dr. Kieran Moore said he supports letting unvaccinated children attend school so long as their parents complete paperwork
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Whenever I hear his name or see his face, I think "epic failure of public health". Not on the scale of the fiasco unfolding south of the border, of course, but much closer to home for us.
He could've added that Norway is the global leader in EV adoption with more than 90% of new vehicles this year being EVs. Meanwhile, Trump is hellbent on destroying the planet by discouraging renewable energy development, rolling back environmental protection, & accelerating fossil fuel extraction.
December 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
He could've added that Norway is the global leader in EV adoption with more than 90% of new vehicles this year being EVs. Meanwhile, Trump is hellbent on destroying the planet by discouraging renewable energy development, rolling back environmental protection, & accelerating fossil fuel extraction.
For us folks who live in Ottawa, misery loves company...
Runner beats riders on #Toronto 's new $2.6-billion light-rail Finch West line
Bauer, a sub-2:50 marathoner, said he completed the run in 46 minutes through ice and snow. The LRT took 64 minutes.
runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/ru...
Bauer, a sub-2:50 marathoner, said he completed the run in 46 minutes through ice and snow. The LRT took 64 minutes.
runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/ru...
Runner laps Toronto's new $2.6-billion LRT train - Canadian Running Magazine
Toronto's first new transit line in 23 years took 64 minutes to travel 10.27 kilometres
runningmagazine.ca
December 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
For us folks who live in Ottawa, misery loves company...
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Remember, Trump is just a mindless mouthpiece for every special interest that owns the right. In this case the NRA. They write the talking points, he clumsily and mindlessly regurgitates them.
A mass shooting at my alma mater Brown University hit hard, proving no community is safe from senseless violence in a land with more guns than people
Trump added insult to injury by claiming there is "nothing you can do." We can do a lot about guns
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/brow...
Trump added insult to injury by claiming there is "nothing you can do." We can do a lot about guns
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/brow...
Mass shooting at Brown U.: When gun heartbreak comes home | Will Bunch
A mass shooting at my alma mater is a gutting reminder that no one is safe until we tackle America's gun crisis.
www.inquirer.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Remember, Trump is just a mindless mouthpiece for every special interest that owns the right. In this case the NRA. They write the talking points, he clumsily and mindlessly regurgitates them.
Never change, PP... it will ultimately seal your doom.
DOWNSTAIRS, STORNOWAY
"Seen the news this morning, Mrs. Bridges?"
"Saw the master on Ms. Barton's show, Mr. Hudson."
"Was he humbled by the recent defections?"
"Not at all! Same old wrath and ire."
"No sign of a pivot then?"
"We shall be chewing 'is food for 'im well into the new year, Mr. Hudson."
"Seen the news this morning, Mrs. Bridges?"
"Saw the master on Ms. Barton's show, Mr. Hudson."
"Was he humbled by the recent defections?"
"Not at all! Same old wrath and ire."
"No sign of a pivot then?"
"We shall be chewing 'is food for 'im well into the new year, Mr. Hudson."
December 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Never change, PP... it will ultimately seal your doom.
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Anything that leads to more fossil fuels coming out of the ground is bad news.
December 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Anything that leads to more fossil fuels coming out of the ground is bad news.
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For the morning crowd: a slow political death lurch. www.brigittepellerin.com/p/the-long-s...
The long slow political death lurch
There’s only one path for Pierre Poilievre to survive, and he’ll never take it.
www.brigittepellerin.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
For the morning crowd: a slow political death lurch. www.brigittepellerin.com/p/the-long-s...
Do as I say, not as I do.
Area man who lost his riding seat and flew 3000 kms to get back into government says people have to answer to their constituents.
December 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Do as I say, not as I do.
My headquarters for awhile this morning after I finished shoveling snow with the wind chill north of -20°C. That's my Kobo e-reader with Ed Yong's excellent book An Immense World within. Alas, the sun never got close to full strength, and soon faded completely.
December 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
My headquarters for awhile this morning after I finished shoveling snow with the wind chill north of -20°C. That's my Kobo e-reader with Ed Yong's excellent book An Immense World within. Alas, the sun never got close to full strength, and soon faded completely.
The ring of truth. Better to go from illness to illness than be seen trying to protect yourself and others.
Recent discourse has really cemented for me that many objections to mask wearing are rooted in an insecure kind of masculinity. Wearers seen as 'weak' or 'scared'. This idea is as absurd as calling a soldier weak or scared because he or she chooses to wear a Kevlar vest.
December 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The ring of truth. Better to go from illness to illness than be seen trying to protect yourself and others.
CCS is a scam (delaying tactic), and the MOU was a no-win deal with the devil.
December 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
CCS is a scam (delaying tactic), and the MOU was a no-win deal with the devil.
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By all means, let's burn the planet with these energy vampires for short-term gain and next to zero jobs in automated data centres. Canada can kiss its Paris accord obligations goodbye thanks to Carney's deal with the devil. #ClimatePariah #EnergyTransition
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Capital Power providing electricity to Alberta data-centre builder
Electricity producer’s binding MOU with an unnamed developer a boost to Alberta’s nascent industry
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
By all means, let's burn the planet with these energy vampires for short-term gain and next to zero jobs in automated data centres. Canada can kiss its Paris accord obligations goodbye thanks to Carney's deal with the devil. #ClimatePariah #EnergyTransition
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Brava! Tim Tierney and his ilk are the epitome of what is wrong with this city. The groundwork for this curse upon us was laid years ago by Mike Harris.
Councillor Tim Tierney is wrong about ‘Chronic No-Voters’ in his Ottawa Citizen Op/Ed on Saturday.
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Brava! Tim Tierney and his ilk are the epitome of what is wrong with this city. The groundwork for this curse upon us was laid years ago by Mike Harris.
Smart business leaders put sound economics ahead of political ideology.
Red Texas is a leader in renewable energy deployment.
The state's solar surge proves that the energy transition defies politics.
The state's solar surge proves that the energy transition defies politics.
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Smart business leaders put sound economics ahead of political ideology.
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The effects of the ongoing COVID pandemic are like COVID a̶g̶a̶i̶n̶
This is exactly what happens when a novel seasonal influenza strain meets a population with Covid-induced immune dysregulation; it's not 'like Covid again', it's the ongoing and continuous effects of Covid.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Flu: It is like Covid again, says principal as 170 pupils sick
Confirmed flu cases among adults and children across Northern Ireland have more than trebled in the last two weeks.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The effects of the ongoing COVID pandemic are like COVID a̶g̶a̶i̶n̶
The truth is out there, and there are many nuggets to mine in this wide-ranging piece. Even if you're on a strict doomscrolling diet, make some time to read it.
I am shadow-banned and was also banned-banned over Johnny Cash lyrics. If you like this new article, please share it before Bluesky nukes me for including a cross stitch I made of the movie "Die Hard". Thanks!
The answers to my reader Q & A are up! Topics covered include GOP crimes, Dem complicity, Ukraine, Epstein, the best Christmas movies, and much more! Read here:
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The truth is out there, and there are many nuggets to mine in this wide-ranging piece. Even if you're on a strict doomscrolling diet, make some time to read it.