citytechie 🇨🇦
@citytechie.bsky.social
Nerd. Computer scientist.
Urban + transit enthusiast.
Toronto-born. Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦
Politically engaged, centre-left, pragmatist.
Elbows Up!
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Urban + transit enthusiast.
Toronto-born. Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦
Politically engaged, centre-left, pragmatist.
Elbows Up!
linktr.ee/citytechie
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It's official: Canada has lost its measles elimination status because of an outbreak that has persisted for more than 12 months. Country can regain status only if on-going spread is of measles interrupted for more than a year. www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It's official: Canada has lost its measles elimination status because of an outbreak that has persisted for more than 12 months. Country can regain status only if on-going spread is of measles interrupted for more than a year. www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.ca
I don't have particularly positive options about Pierre Poilievre and his gang of Maple MAGAs, but whoa boy, this exceeds my expectations of how f--ked up they are...
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I don't have particularly positive options about Pierre Poilievre and his gang of Maple MAGAs, but whoa boy, this exceeds my expectations of how f--ked up they are...
On CBC P&P, the rumour is he was about to cross too but the party leadership and whip threatened him, so he said: f--k this and quit. This is probably not the end. PP leads by fear; as expected, the CPC party is now on fire.
With one Member of Parliament crossing the floor of the House of Commons to become a Liberal and another resigning his seat, the Conservatives are having a rough week.
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
On CBC P&P, the rumour is he was about to cross too but the party leadership and whip threatened him, so he said: f--k this and quit. This is probably not the end. PP leads by fear; as expected, the CPC party is now on fire.
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Canada makes pitch for US researchers to relocate with $1.7bn in new funding. My story for @science.org 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Canada’s new budget aims to lure U.S. researchers to relocate
Spending plan also calls for smaller research spending cut than feared
www.science.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Canada makes pitch for US researchers to relocate with $1.7bn in new funding. My story for @science.org 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Right. You get run over by a car, twice, and you don't sustain injuries?
"If she had suffered injuries that likely would’ve interfered with her health or comfort and were not “transient or trifling in nature,” then the SIU would have been obliged to investigate."
www.thestar.com/news/gta/wom...
"If she had suffered injuries that likely would’ve interfered with her health or comfort and were not “transient or trifling in nature,” then the SIU would have been obliged to investigate."
www.thestar.com/news/gta/wom...
Woman run over by Toronto police vehicle twice during arrest
Toronto Police Services said they are aware of the incident and did not notify Ontario’s police watchdog because the woman’s injuries weren’t serious enough involve the Special Investigations Unit.
www.thestar.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Right. You get run over by a car, twice, and you don't sustain injuries?
"If she had suffered injuries that likely would’ve interfered with her health or comfort and were not “transient or trifling in nature,” then the SIU would have been obliged to investigate."
www.thestar.com/news/gta/wom...
"If she had suffered injuries that likely would’ve interfered with her health or comfort and were not “transient or trifling in nature,” then the SIU would have been obliged to investigate."
www.thestar.com/news/gta/wom...
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As Ontario residents face a healthcare crisis, it's shit like this that causes doctors to leave your province for BC. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A Toronto-area doctor spent 10 days caring for a dying baby without pay. Here’s why she’s speaking up | CBC News
OHIP billing issues have become a sticking point for physicians as they work to finalize a new compensation deal with the province. Last month, an arbitrator directed the two sides to come up with sol...
www.cbc.ca
November 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
As Ontario residents face a healthcare crisis, it's shit like this that causes doctors to leave your province for BC. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Reports like this make you wonder if diplomats and foreign leaders are being threatened personally to make deals and concessions to Trump on trade and defense. How else do you get countries like Japan to agree to give the US $550B carte blanche.
November 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Reports like this make you wonder if diplomats and foreign leaders are being threatened personally to make deals and concessions to Trump on trade and defense. How else do you get countries like Japan to agree to give the US $550B carte blanche.
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European negotiators were personally targeted by their American counterparts during a brutal negotiation over green shipping rules, @ec.europa.eu officials told @politico.eu — a highly unusual gambit that left diplomats shaken after the meeting. /2
November 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
European negotiators were personally targeted by their American counterparts during a brutal negotiation over green shipping rules, @ec.europa.eu officials told @politico.eu — a highly unusual gambit that left diplomats shaken after the meeting. /2
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🚨🚨Things are just getting worse. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/us-a...
www.politico.eu/article/us-a...
US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.
www.politico.eu
November 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🚨🚨Things are just getting worse. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/us-a...
www.politico.eu/article/us-a...
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I had heard rumors about this—indeed the US threatened to revoke foreign officials’ visas if they voted in favor of the green shipping rules at the IMO.
Utterly thuggish behavior
Utterly thuggish behavior
November 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I had heard rumors about this—indeed the US threatened to revoke foreign officials’ visas if they voted in favor of the green shipping rules at the IMO.
Utterly thuggish behavior
Utterly thuggish behavior
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The difference in the time it takes a streetcar in Amsterdam vs. Toronto to clear an intersection after servicing a nearside stop.
October 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The difference in the time it takes a streetcar in Amsterdam vs. Toronto to clear an intersection after servicing a nearside stop.
This article assumes the US will remain rich. How else do you justify calling us "America’s poor cousin"? Sure, Trump is now doing state capitalism like China does. Sure, their stock market is sky-high on a dotcom-like AI bubble. Except for extorting foreigners, no one really wants to invest there.
Is Canada a serious country? The coming budget will tell us
The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by John Turley-Ewart: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by John Turley-Ewart: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Is Canada a serious country? The coming budget will tell us
Canada’s economy is enduring ‘structural changes’ that are already turning us into America’s poor cousin
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This article assumes the US will remain rich. How else do you justify calling us "America’s poor cousin"? Sure, Trump is now doing state capitalism like China does. Sure, their stock market is sky-high on a dotcom-like AI bubble. Except for extorting foreigners, no one really wants to invest there.
If we had more accessible transportation (at least twice-a-day train service between the Maritimes and central Canada, daily train service cross-country, cheaper and more frequent intercity bus services, and cheaper cross-country flights), those tourism numbers could be even better.
O Canada! Summer tourism numbers hit all-time high #Canada
Canada’s tourism sector generated a record-breaking amount of revenue of between May and August, reaching $59 billion, a six per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canada’s tourism sector generated a record-breaking amount of revenue of between May and August, reaching $59 billion, a six per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A summer to remember as tourism numbers hit all-time high | CBC News
Canada’s tourism sector generated a record-breaking amount of revenue of between May and August, reaching $59 billion, a six per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
www.cbc.ca
October 31, 2025 at 3:18 AM
If we had more accessible transportation (at least twice-a-day train service between the Maritimes and central Canada, daily train service cross-country, cheaper and more frequent intercity bus services, and cheaper cross-country flights), those tourism numbers could be even better.
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O Canada! Summer tourism numbers hit all-time high #Canada
Canada’s tourism sector generated a record-breaking amount of revenue of between May and August, reaching $59 billion, a six per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canada’s tourism sector generated a record-breaking amount of revenue of between May and August, reaching $59 billion, a six per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A summer to remember as tourism numbers hit all-time high | CBC News
Canada’s tourism sector generated a record-breaking amount of revenue of between May and August, reaching $59 billion, a six per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
www.cbc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
O Canada! Summer tourism numbers hit all-time high #Canada
Canada’s tourism sector generated a record-breaking amount of revenue of between May and August, reaching $59 billion, a six per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canada’s tourism sector generated a record-breaking amount of revenue of between May and August, reaching $59 billion, a six per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Sign the petition in the thread. NIMBY groups are gathering again to defeat retail in neighbourhoods. Just saw a letter from “no more noise” objecting. It’s a city. Stop sterilizing it. Biz/cafes/even bars in neighbourhoods work in humane cities around the world.
I submitted this letter into the public record ealier today telling the committee we had over 2600 signatures on our petition. When I do my deputation tomorrow, I will gleefully be telling them we have over (at least ) 2700.
October 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Sign the petition in the thread. NIMBY groups are gathering again to defeat retail in neighbourhoods. Just saw a letter from “no more noise” objecting. It’s a city. Stop sterilizing it. Biz/cafes/even bars in neighbourhoods work in humane cities around the world.
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Simon Carroll, president of Saab Canada told the Canadian Aerospace Summit on Tuesday the company wants to export more from Canada, expand its operations in Canada & do more assembly work on the GlobalEye here. 🇨🇦✊
Dump the F-35s, get Gripens.
#CanadaStrong #BoycottUSA
Simon Carroll, president of Saab Canada told the Canadian Aerospace Summit on Tuesday the company wants to export more from Canada, expand its operations in Canada & do more assembly work on the GlobalEye here. 🇨🇦✊
Dump the F-35s, get Gripens.
#CanadaStrong #BoycottUSA
Sweden's Saab considering Canada for its Gripen jet assembly | CBC News
The Swedish defence firm Saab is considering Canada as a place to assemble Gripen fighter jets as it moves to quickly ramp up production to meet demand from Ukraine.
www.cbc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 5:09 AM
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Simon Carroll, president of Saab Canada told the Canadian Aerospace Summit on Tuesday the company wants to export more from Canada, expand its operations in Canada & do more assembly work on the GlobalEye here. 🇨🇦✊
Dump the F-35s, get Gripens.
#CanadaStrong #BoycottUSA
Simon Carroll, president of Saab Canada told the Canadian Aerospace Summit on Tuesday the company wants to export more from Canada, expand its operations in Canada & do more assembly work on the GlobalEye here. 🇨🇦✊
Dump the F-35s, get Gripens.
#CanadaStrong #BoycottUSA
"Conservatives say the law fails to address leaders with deep corporate backgrounds; Liberals call the probe a political stunt."
Conservatives don't need to worry about their leader having a deep corporate background. He's never had a real job.
Conservatives don't need to worry about their leader having a deep corporate background. He's never had a real job.
Today's top stories:
🔹 U.S. envoy’s foul-mouthed rant
🔹 Carney, Trump share awkward APEC dinner
🔹 Carney’s business ties back in the spotlight
Catch up quickly on the top headlines from Canadian politics ⤵️
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🔹 U.S. envoy’s foul-mouthed rant
🔹 Carney, Trump share awkward APEC dinner
🔹 Carney’s business ties back in the spotlight
Catch up quickly on the top headlines from Canadian politics ⤵️
open.substack.com/pub/canadano...
Morning brief: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Plus: Jays beat Dodgers 6–2 to even series
open.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Conservatives say the law fails to address leaders with deep corporate backgrounds; Liberals call the probe a political stunt."
Conservatives don't need to worry about their leader having a deep corporate background. He's never had a real job.
Conservatives don't need to worry about their leader having a deep corporate background. He's never had a real job.
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Grokipedia is racist, transphobic, and loves Elon Musk
Grokipedia is racist, transphobic, and loves Elon Musk
xAI’s version of Wikipedia, Grokipedia, frames the world’s history from Elon Musk’s perspective.
buff.ly
October 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Grokipedia is racist, transphobic, and loves Elon Musk
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Canada and Singapore are strengthening our relationship — one that is creating growth and prosperity in both our nations.
I’m here to accelerate new opportunities for partnerships and investment in Canada, to build Canada strong.
I’m here to accelerate new opportunities for partnerships and investment in Canada, to build Canada strong.
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Canada and Singapore are strengthening our relationship — one that is creating growth and prosperity in both our nations.
I’m here to accelerate new opportunities for partnerships and investment in Canada, to build Canada strong.
I’m here to accelerate new opportunities for partnerships and investment in Canada, to build Canada strong.
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But of course it is.
.."Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points. The new AI-powered Wikipedia competitor falsely claims that pornography worsened the AIDS epidemic and that social media may be fueling a rise in transgender people."
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
.."Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points. The new AI-powered Wikipedia competitor falsely claims that pornography worsened the AIDS epidemic and that social media may be fueling a rise in transgender people."
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
October 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
But of course it is.
.."Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points. The new AI-powered Wikipedia competitor falsely claims that pornography worsened the AIDS epidemic and that social media may be fueling a rise in transgender people."
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
.."Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points. The new AI-powered Wikipedia competitor falsely claims that pornography worsened the AIDS epidemic and that social media may be fueling a rise in transgender people."
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Businesses here in Singapore invested nearly $8 billion in Canada last year.
We will expand on that — to attract more investments, find new customers for Canadian industries, and create new opportunities for workers and businesses in Canada.
We will expand on that — to attract more investments, find new customers for Canadian industries, and create new opportunities for workers and businesses in Canada.
October 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Businesses here in Singapore invested nearly $8 billion in Canada last year.
We will expand on that — to attract more investments, find new customers for Canadian industries, and create new opportunities for workers and businesses in Canada.
We will expand on that — to attract more investments, find new customers for Canadian industries, and create new opportunities for workers and businesses in Canada.
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Hoekstra was speaking to The Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Business Canada but the story doesn't tell us what this organization is. It's an anti-Liberal, pro-American pressure group that endorsed Pierre Poilievre in the election and says Carney is damaging Canada in US trade negotiations
‘Canada burned the bridges’: U.S. ambassador doubts tariff deal feasible before new year
The U.S. ambassador to Canada doesn’t foresee a new security and economic deal between Canada and the United States — which could see the reduction or full removal of tariffs amid an ongoing trade dis...
www.ctvnews.ca
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Hoekstra was speaking to The Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Business Canada but the story doesn't tell us what this organization is. It's an anti-Liberal, pro-American pressure group that endorsed Pierre Poilievre in the election and says Carney is damaging Canada in US trade negotiations
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It will be interesting to see how overriding charter rights, forcing a rejected labour deal on workers, and threatening substantial fines will impact Alberta's plan to add and recruit 3,000 new teachers over the next 3 years.
October 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
It will be interesting to see how overriding charter rights, forcing a rejected labour deal on workers, and threatening substantial fines will impact Alberta's plan to add and recruit 3,000 new teachers over the next 3 years.
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NONE of these changes were on Doug Ford's campaign platform 8 months ago. 😒
Ford and his crew is the most corrupt Ontario government, ever! 😠
#FordIsCorrupt #FordLies #FordFailedDemocracy #FordFailedOntario #onpoli
www.cp24.com/politics/que...
Ford and his crew is the most corrupt Ontario government, ever! 😠
#FordIsCorrupt #FordLies #FordFailedDemocracy #FordFailedOntario #onpoli
www.cp24.com/politics/que...
Ontario to scrap fixed election dates, raise donation limit to $5,000 under new bill
Ontario’s attorney general is proposing to get rid of fixed election dates in the province, in a bill that would also see the limit for political donations raised to $5,000 and make public funding for...
www.cp24.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
NONE of these changes were on Doug Ford's campaign platform 8 months ago. 😒
Ford and his crew is the most corrupt Ontario government, ever! 😠
#FordIsCorrupt #FordLies #FordFailedDemocracy #FordFailedOntario #onpoli
www.cp24.com/politics/que...
Ford and his crew is the most corrupt Ontario government, ever! 😠
#FordIsCorrupt #FordLies #FordFailedDemocracy #FordFailedOntario #onpoli
www.cp24.com/politics/que...