Blake Hamilton
@blakehamiltonca.bsky.social
• Proud Canadian, eh! 🏳️🌈🇨🇦✳️
• Electoral reformer 🍁🗳
• My clean energy includes nuclear ⚛️☀️💨🌊⚡️
• Aspiring polygot 🏴🇫🇷🇮🇹🇵🇹
• Pronouns: he/him or they/them🧔🏻♂️⚧️
✳️settler on Omàmìwininì (Algonquin) land 🪶🧡
• Electoral reformer 🍁🗳
• My clean energy includes nuclear ⚛️☀️💨🌊⚡️
• Aspiring polygot 🏴🇫🇷🇮🇹🇵🇹
• Pronouns: he/him or they/them🧔🏻♂️⚧️
✳️settler on Omàmìwininì (Algonquin) land 🪶🧡
#Ottawa in 2026: heads-up 💸
🚌 Transit fares up 2.5%
🏠 Property taxes up 3.7%
💧 Water & garbage cost more
🚗 Parking permits pricier
🏒 Rec programs + fees rising
...and plenty more
TL;DR: Almost everything city-run costs more this year. Budget accordingly.
Full list:
🚌 Transit fares up 2.5%
🏠 Property taxes up 3.7%
💧 Water & garbage cost more
🚗 Parking permits pricier
🏒 Rec programs + fees rising
...and plenty more
TL;DR: Almost everything city-run costs more this year. Budget accordingly.
Full list:
13 things that will cost you more in Ottawa in 2026
Ottawa residents will be paying more to board public transit, use City of Ottawa services, stay in hotels and to park in 2026. CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at 13 things that will cost you more in Ottawa in the new year.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 13, 2026 at 12:34 AM
#Ottawa in 2026: heads-up 💸
🚌 Transit fares up 2.5%
🏠 Property taxes up 3.7%
💧 Water & garbage cost more
🚗 Parking permits pricier
🏒 Rec programs + fees rising
...and plenty more
TL;DR: Almost everything city-run costs more this year. Budget accordingly.
Full list:
🚌 Transit fares up 2.5%
🏠 Property taxes up 3.7%
💧 Water & garbage cost more
🚗 Parking permits pricier
🏒 Rec programs + fees rising
...and plenty more
TL;DR: Almost everything city-run costs more this year. Budget accordingly.
Full list:
Word of the Day:
IFPOLOGY
— following ‘I’m sorry’ with ‘IF that made you upset’.
Ex: His disingenuous ifpology made her even more upset.
IFPOLOGY
— following ‘I’m sorry’ with ‘IF that made you upset’.
Ex: His disingenuous ifpology made her even more upset.
January 12, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Word of the Day:
IFPOLOGY
— following ‘I’m sorry’ with ‘IF that made you upset’.
Ex: His disingenuous ifpology made her even more upset.
IFPOLOGY
— following ‘I’m sorry’ with ‘IF that made you upset’.
Ex: His disingenuous ifpology made her even more upset.
Canada’s grocery code of conduct is finally here.
Cautiously optimistic?
Sure.
Expecting cheaper groceries next week?
LOL, definitely not
If it boosts fairness and competition over time, great.
If not, expect it to go mandatory.
Time (and prices) will tell.
Cautiously optimistic?
Sure.
Expecting cheaper groceries next week?
LOL, definitely not
If it boosts fairness and competition over time, great.
If not, expect it to go mandatory.
Time (and prices) will tell.
Will the grocery code of conduct work? Expert says time will tell
The grocery code of conduct began rolling out Thursday, but one expert warns shoppers should not expect immediate changes when paying for groceries in the coming days and weeks.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Canada’s grocery code of conduct is finally here.
Cautiously optimistic?
Sure.
Expecting cheaper groceries next week?
LOL, definitely not
If it boosts fairness and competition over time, great.
If not, expect it to go mandatory.
Time (and prices) will tell.
Cautiously optimistic?
Sure.
Expecting cheaper groceries next week?
LOL, definitely not
If it boosts fairness and competition over time, great.
If not, expect it to go mandatory.
Time (and prices) will tell.
Canada in 2026: what’s changing
TL;DR:
-middle-class tax cut
-tighter immigration caps
-bank NSF fees capped at $10
-automatic tax filing for some low-income Canadians
-early retirement option for federal workers
and more...
Full rundown:
TL;DR:
-middle-class tax cut
-tighter immigration caps
-bank NSF fees capped at $10
-automatic tax filing for some low-income Canadians
-early retirement option for federal workers
and more...
Full rundown:
Here are some of the new laws and rules coming into effect in Canada in 2026
Laws and rules that come into effect in Canada in 2026 include a middle-class tax cut and new citizenship eligibility for ‘Lost Canadians.’
www.ctvnews.ca
January 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Canada in 2026: what’s changing
TL;DR:
-middle-class tax cut
-tighter immigration caps
-bank NSF fees capped at $10
-automatic tax filing for some low-income Canadians
-early retirement option for federal workers
and more...
Full rundown:
TL;DR:
-middle-class tax cut
-tighter immigration caps
-bank NSF fees capped at $10
-automatic tax filing for some low-income Canadians
-early retirement option for federal workers
and more...
Full rundown:
Strong example of what a *just* energy transition looks like
IRENA’s WEco toolkit puts women -- esp. Indigenous women -- at the centre of community renewables, building real skills, leadership, and ownership in small-scale hydro
Inclusion isn’t optional; it’s essential
www.irena.org/Educat...
IRENA’s WEco toolkit puts women -- esp. Indigenous women -- at the centre of community renewables, building real skills, leadership, and ownership in small-scale hydro
Inclusion isn’t optional; it’s essential
www.irena.org/Educat...
January 12, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Strong example of what a *just* energy transition looks like
IRENA’s WEco toolkit puts women -- esp. Indigenous women -- at the centre of community renewables, building real skills, leadership, and ownership in small-scale hydro
Inclusion isn’t optional; it’s essential
www.irena.org/Educat...
IRENA’s WEco toolkit puts women -- esp. Indigenous women -- at the centre of community renewables, building real skills, leadership, and ownership in small-scale hydro
Inclusion isn’t optional; it’s essential
www.irena.org/Educat...
Looks like 2026 is the year I heroically *don’t* upgrade my iPhone.
Memory shortages + price hikes = my current phone is now a “vintage classic"
Battery health: vibes only
www.forbes.com/sites...
Memory shortages + price hikes = my current phone is now a “vintage classic"
Battery health: vibes only
www.forbes.com/sites...
January 11, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Looks like 2026 is the year I heroically *don’t* upgrade my iPhone.
Memory shortages + price hikes = my current phone is now a “vintage classic"
Battery health: vibes only
www.forbes.com/sites...
Memory shortages + price hikes = my current phone is now a “vintage classic"
Battery health: vibes only
www.forbes.com/sites...
Some people really hear “call 911” and think it means customer service for life
Bad haircut? Oversized carry-on? Walmart returns??
Meanwhile dispatchers are triaging actual emergencies
Please stop
Bad haircut? Oversized carry-on? Walmart returns??
Meanwhile dispatchers are triaging actual emergencies
Please stop
‘That is super inappropriate’: B.C. 911 operator releases audio of 10 worst calls of 2025
B.C.’s largest 911 operator has released its annual top-10 list of inappropriate emergency calls, highlighting the public’s worst uses of the service in 2025.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 11, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Some people really hear “call 911” and think it means customer service for life
Bad haircut? Oversized carry-on? Walmart returns??
Meanwhile dispatchers are triaging actual emergencies
Please stop
Bad haircut? Oversized carry-on? Walmart returns??
Meanwhile dispatchers are triaging actual emergencies
Please stop
Ah yes, the post-pandemic sequel nobody asked for:
CERB: The Reckoning 💸
CRA says $10B+ must be repaid -- cue 1.4M Canadians discovering that “emergency benefit” came with a very long receipt
CERB: The Reckoning 💸
CRA says $10B+ must be repaid -- cue 1.4M Canadians discovering that “emergency benefit” came with a very long receipt
Tax agency says more than $10 billion in pandemic benefits must be repaid
The Canada Revenue Agency says it’s owed $10.35 billion in COVID-19 benefits.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 11, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Ah yes, the post-pandemic sequel nobody asked for:
CERB: The Reckoning 💸
CRA says $10B+ must be repaid -- cue 1.4M Canadians discovering that “emergency benefit” came with a very long receipt
CERB: The Reckoning 💸
CRA says $10B+ must be repaid -- cue 1.4M Canadians discovering that “emergency benefit” came with a very long receipt
Encouraging news: renewable capacity keeps climbing!
From 6 GW in 2015 to 11 GW in 2024. Bioenergy and solar lead the way, hydro stays steady, wind growing from a small base.
Not the finish line - but real, measurable progress. 🌱⚡
#CleanEnergy #Renewables #ClimateAction
From 6 GW in 2015 to 11 GW in 2024. Bioenergy and solar lead the way, hydro stays steady, wind growing from a small base.
Not the finish line - but real, measurable progress. 🌱⚡
#CleanEnergy #Renewables #ClimateAction
January 11, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Encouraging news: renewable capacity keeps climbing!
From 6 GW in 2015 to 11 GW in 2024. Bioenergy and solar lead the way, hydro stays steady, wind growing from a small base.
Not the finish line - but real, measurable progress. 🌱⚡
#CleanEnergy #Renewables #ClimateAction
From 6 GW in 2015 to 11 GW in 2024. Bioenergy and solar lead the way, hydro stays steady, wind growing from a small base.
Not the finish line - but real, measurable progress. 🌱⚡
#CleanEnergy #Renewables #ClimateAction
Wave power as clean 24/7 energy? Colour me intrigued. 🌊
Huge potential, hard lessons learned, smarter designs now emerging
Not a silver bullet, but as a complement to wind, solar, hydro, geothermal & nuclear, it’s worth watching
youtu.be/tl13B2rna5s
#CleanEnergy #Renewables #WavePower
Huge potential, hard lessons learned, smarter designs now emerging
Not a silver bullet, but as a complement to wind, solar, hydro, geothermal & nuclear, it’s worth watching
youtu.be/tl13B2rna5s
#CleanEnergy #Renewables #WavePower
The most amazing renewable energy most people have never heard of
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January 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Wave power as clean 24/7 energy? Colour me intrigued. 🌊
Huge potential, hard lessons learned, smarter designs now emerging
Not a silver bullet, but as a complement to wind, solar, hydro, geothermal & nuclear, it’s worth watching
youtu.be/tl13B2rna5s
#CleanEnergy #Renewables #WavePower
Huge potential, hard lessons learned, smarter designs now emerging
Not a silver bullet, but as a complement to wind, solar, hydro, geothermal & nuclear, it’s worth watching
youtu.be/tl13B2rna5s
#CleanEnergy #Renewables #WavePower
I support MAID - including carefully crafted advance requests - because autonomy and dignity matter, especially with diseases like dementia
I also hear the fears: consent, safeguards, trust
Those concerns deserve serious answers, not dismissal
We can do both
I also hear the fears: consent, safeguards, trust
Those concerns deserve serious answers, not dismissal
We can do both
Advocates push for advance MAID requests two years post Parliament recommendation
Sandra Demontigny knew something wasn’t right when she couldn’t remember buying herself a new pair of boots. They were a splurge — a little out of character for the mother of three — and she had been excited about bringing them home.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 10, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I support MAID - including carefully crafted advance requests - because autonomy and dignity matter, especially with diseases like dementia
I also hear the fears: consent, safeguards, trust
Those concerns deserve serious answers, not dismissal
We can do both
I also hear the fears: consent, safeguards, trust
Those concerns deserve serious answers, not dismissal
We can do both
Nothing says “security” like humanoid robots watching borders…because if there’s one thing scary illegals fear most, it’s deadpan android eye contact
Will they patrol with tiny clipboards and perfunctory sighs next?
Will they patrol with tiny clipboards and perfunctory sighs next?
Bizarre video shows humanoid robots preparing for border patrol duties between China and Vietnam
China is about to send humanoid robots to work at a busy border with Vietnam.
www.earth.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Nothing says “security” like humanoid robots watching borders…because if there’s one thing scary illegals fear most, it’s deadpan android eye contact
Will they patrol with tiny clipboards and perfunctory sighs next?
Will they patrol with tiny clipboards and perfunctory sighs next?
Fascinating if true:
China claims stealth aircraft could harvest enemy radar energy via 6G “smart surfaces"
Big implications for EW & comms, but given Beijing’s track record, skepticism is warranted until independently verified
Breakthrough or brochureware?
China claims stealth aircraft could harvest enemy radar energy via 6G “smart surfaces"
Big implications for EW & comms, but given Beijing’s track record, skepticism is warranted until independently verified
Breakthrough or brochureware?
China's 6G surface could convert enemy radar beams into power for stealth jets
Researchers in China have developed a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) that harvests energy from enemy radar.
interestingengineering.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Fascinating if true:
China claims stealth aircraft could harvest enemy radar energy via 6G “smart surfaces"
Big implications for EW & comms, but given Beijing’s track record, skepticism is warranted until independently verified
Breakthrough or brochureware?
China claims stealth aircraft could harvest enemy radar energy via 6G “smart surfaces"
Big implications for EW & comms, but given Beijing’s track record, skepticism is warranted until independently verified
Breakthrough or brochureware?
Credit where due: Walker’s bonus payout is generous and life-changing for workers
But it also raises the obvious question: why did employees need a once-in-a-lifetime sale to escape paycheque-to-paycheque living in the first place?
Fair wages shouldn’t depend on charity
But it also raises the obvious question: why did employees need a once-in-a-lifetime sale to escape paycheque-to-paycheque living in the first place?
Fair wages shouldn’t depend on charity
Who is Graham Walker? CEO gives away $240 million in bonuses after selling company
Louisiana CEO Graham Walker pays out $240 million in bonuses for 540 workers after selling his company
www.hindustantimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Credit where due: Walker’s bonus payout is generous and life-changing for workers
But it also raises the obvious question: why did employees need a once-in-a-lifetime sale to escape paycheque-to-paycheque living in the first place?
Fair wages shouldn’t depend on charity
But it also raises the obvious question: why did employees need a once-in-a-lifetime sale to escape paycheque-to-paycheque living in the first place?
Fair wages shouldn’t depend on charity
The volume of your voice is usually a sign of the weakness in your argument. The one who yells is the one who has run out of logic. They have run out of truth. Silence and a low voice are the sounds of authority.
January 10, 2026 at 12:45 AM
The volume of your voice is usually a sign of the weakness in your argument. The one who yells is the one who has run out of logic. They have run out of truth. Silence and a low voice are the sounds of authority.
You're holding onto a mistake because you spent a long time making it. The relationship. The degree. The career path. This is the sunk cost fallacy. The time is already gone. Do not continue throwing away your precious time. It's time you walked away.
January 9, 2026 at 10:34 PM
You're holding onto a mistake because you spent a long time making it. The relationship. The degree. The career path. This is the sunk cost fallacy. The time is already gone. Do not continue throwing away your precious time. It's time you walked away.
Your growth will inevitably offend people who benefited from your stagnation. The boundaries you set. The habits you change. The access you deny. It feels like an attack to them. It's not.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Your growth will inevitably offend people who benefited from your stagnation. The boundaries you set. The habits you change. The access you deny. It feels like an attack to them. It's not.
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Toxic positivity is a form of gaslighting. It's a refusal to acknowledge reality. It tells you that your pain is a failure of mindset. It's not. Pain is real. Grief is real. Difficulty is real. Do not smile through it. Feel it. Deal with it- write about it, talk about it. But don't complain.
January 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Toxic positivity is a form of gaslighting. It's a refusal to acknowledge reality. It tells you that your pain is a failure of mindset. It's not. Pain is real. Grief is real. Difficulty is real. Do not smile through it. Feel it. Deal with it- write about it, talk about it. But don't complain.
Remember that you're not a machine. You cannot optimize every second. You cannot work all day. You need downtime. You need aimlessness. You need to stare at a wall. Do nothing. Have a drink. The soil needs to lie fallow to grow the next crop. Rest is part of the process - you’re not wasting time.
January 9, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Remember that you're not a machine. You cannot optimize every second. You cannot work all day. You need downtime. You need aimlessness. You need to stare at a wall. Do nothing. Have a drink. The soil needs to lie fallow to grow the next crop. Rest is part of the process - you’re not wasting time.
⚠️ Incendie à Ottawa : un objet muni d’une batterie lithium-ion a pris feu.
Rappel crucial : ces batteries peuvent surchauffer, s’enflammer ou exploser si elles sont endommagées ou mal chargées.
Prudence à la maison.
ici.radio-canada.ca/...
#Sécurité #LithiumIon #Incendie #Prévention #Ottawa
Rappel crucial : ces batteries peuvent surchauffer, s’enflammer ou exploser si elles sont endommagées ou mal chargées.
Prudence à la maison.
ici.radio-canada.ca/...
#Sécurité #LithiumIon #Incendie #Prévention #Ottawa
Un chien mâchouille un gant et cause un incendie à Ottawa
Une vidéo de surveillance domestique montre la pile lithium-ion du gant mâchouillé par un chien s'enflammer sur le divan d'une résidence.
ici.radio-canada.ca
January 9, 2026 at 1:08 PM
⚠️ Incendie à Ottawa : un objet muni d’une batterie lithium-ion a pris feu.
Rappel crucial : ces batteries peuvent surchauffer, s’enflammer ou exploser si elles sont endommagées ou mal chargées.
Prudence à la maison.
ici.radio-canada.ca/...
#Sécurité #LithiumIon #Incendie #Prévention #Ottawa
Rappel crucial : ces batteries peuvent surchauffer, s’enflammer ou exploser si elles sont endommagées ou mal chargées.
Prudence à la maison.
ici.radio-canada.ca/...
#Sécurité #LithiumIon #Incendie #Prévention #Ottawa
You worry about what people think of you. They do not think of you. They are worrying about what you think of them. Everyone is the star of their own movie. You're just an extra. This should give you confidence and freedom.
January 9, 2026 at 12:59 AM
You worry about what people think of you. They do not think of you. They are worrying about what you think of them. Everyone is the star of their own movie. You're just an extra. This should give you confidence and freedom.
Do not let your past blackmail your present. You made mistakes. You were foolish. You were weak. Admitted. Now move on. Guilt is a useless emotion. It fixes nothing. Change your behaviour. That's the only move that counts.
January 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Do not let your past blackmail your present. You made mistakes. You were foolish. You were weak. Admitted. Now move on. Guilt is a useless emotion. It fixes nothing. Change your behaviour. That's the only move that counts.
Confidence without competence is a delusion. It's a dangerous mask. Do not try to build confidence. Practice. Build skill. Build proof. Build a track record of hard things done well. The feeling of confidence will inevitably come on its own.
January 8, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Confidence without competence is a delusion. It's a dangerous mask. Do not try to build confidence. Practice. Build skill. Build proof. Build a track record of hard things done well. The feeling of confidence will inevitably come on its own.
Happiness is cheap. A cookie can make you happy. But satisfaction is expensive. It costs pain. It costs effort. It's the feeling of a job well done, of getting better. It's the awe and gratitude of a five year relationship. Seek satisfaction, not happiness.
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Happiness is cheap. A cookie can make you happy. But satisfaction is expensive. It costs pain. It costs effort. It's the feeling of a job well done, of getting better. It's the awe and gratitude of a five year relationship. Seek satisfaction, not happiness.