François M. Tremblay
@fmtremblay.bsky.social
Nerd professionnel, spécialiste en communication, clarinettiste amateur, passionné de linguistique et fasciné par l'urbanisme.
Mène une existence sans voiture à Québec (oui c'est possible) et parle de trains plus que la moyenne. 🚆🚉🚄
Mène une existence sans voiture à Québec (oui c'est possible) et parle de trains plus que la moyenne. 🚆🚉🚄
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If your city couldn’t avoid making a huge city-damaging mistake, then do the next best thing – remove the mistake, and repair your city. Like #Utrecht Netherlands did.
(via @bicycledutch.bsky.social)
(via @bicycledutch.bsky.social)
November 28, 2024 at 7:53 PM
If your city couldn’t avoid making a huge city-damaging mistake, then do the next best thing – remove the mistake, and repair your city. Like #Utrecht Netherlands did.
(via @bicycledutch.bsky.social)
(via @bicycledutch.bsky.social)
What about your irresponsible and useless GST abolition on new residential construction? Make it make sense. You're both being irresponsible but somehow only Trudeau is getting lectured.
Poilievre says Conservatives will vote against Liberals' 'irresponsible' GST holiday | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will vote against the Liberal government’s proposed tax holiday, calling it “irresponsible and inflationist.”
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November 28, 2024 at 9:23 PM
What about your irresponsible and useless GST abolition on new residential construction? Make it make sense. You're both being irresponsible but somehow only Trudeau is getting lectured.
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The fact that China doesn't like people switching to Bluesky seems like another sign that it's a great thing
November 27, 2024 at 12:46 PM
The fact that China doesn't like people switching to Bluesky seems like another sign that it's a great thing
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“Comrade Poilievre won’t let his MPs say what they think or fraternize with MPs from other parties. And it’s pissing Tories off so much that they’re leaking PP’s dirty laundry to — gasp — the CBC!”
Pierre Poilievre is taking cues from the KGB | @taylornoakes.bsky.social
Pierre Poilievre is taking cues from the KGB | @taylornoakes.bsky.social
Pierre Poilievre is taking cues from the KGB
Pierre Poilievre, the man who wants to make Canada great again, won’t let his MPs fraternize with political opponents, KGB style.
cultmtl.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:08 PM
“Comrade Poilievre won’t let his MPs say what they think or fraternize with MPs from other parties. And it’s pissing Tories off so much that they’re leaking PP’s dirty laundry to — gasp — the CBC!”
Pierre Poilievre is taking cues from the KGB | @taylornoakes.bsky.social
Pierre Poilievre is taking cues from the KGB | @taylornoakes.bsky.social
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PM Trudeau going to a Taylor Swift concert with his daughter isn't the scandal
Poilievre's refusal to get a security clearance is the scandal
Just saying 🤷🏽♂️
Poilievre's refusal to get a security clearance is the scandal
Just saying 🤷🏽♂️
November 26, 2024 at 5:52 PM
PM Trudeau going to a Taylor Swift concert with his daughter isn't the scandal
Poilievre's refusal to get a security clearance is the scandal
Just saying 🤷🏽♂️
Poilievre's refusal to get a security clearance is the scandal
Just saying 🤷🏽♂️
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A whole lot of 'progressives' who think - despite all the evidence to the contrary (i.e. Doug Ford, Danielle Smith, etc.) - that somehow we're 'better' or 'smarter' than Americans, and won't elect destructive right-wing populists to power. It's astounding, and so far the worst part of this site.
November 26, 2024 at 1:49 PM
A whole lot of 'progressives' who think - despite all the evidence to the contrary (i.e. Doug Ford, Danielle Smith, etc.) - that somehow we're 'better' or 'smarter' than Americans, and won't elect destructive right-wing populists to power. It's astounding, and so far the worst part of this site.
J'évitais déjà Walmart pour ses pratiques anti-syndicales. J'ai une autre raison de les éviter.
Walmart abandonne ses politiques de diversité, d’équité et d’inclusion
Walmart, le plus grand détaillant au monde, abandonne ses politiques de diversité, d’équité et d’inclusion (DEI), rejoignant ainsi une liste de grandes entreprises qui ont été attaquées par des milita...
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November 26, 2024 at 1:53 PM
J'évitais déjà Walmart pour ses pratiques anti-syndicales. J'ai une autre raison de les éviter.
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We’ve had viable solutions for mobility both within & between cities for a long time, like high-speed rail, prioritized public transit and networks of protected bike-lanes. We need leadership. And we need to stop letting “shiny new tech” distract us from implementing them. Image via UrbanThoughts11
November 25, 2024 at 5:33 AM
We’ve had viable solutions for mobility both within & between cities for a long time, like high-speed rail, prioritized public transit and networks of protected bike-lanes. We need leadership. And we need to stop letting “shiny new tech” distract us from implementing them. Image via UrbanThoughts11
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Pierre Poilievre is the principal beneficiary of the very foreign interference he’s been ignoring.
“Despite significant evidence of foreign interference from Russia and India, Poilievre refuses to get security clearance so he can pretend it doesn’t exist.”
“Despite significant evidence of foreign interference from Russia and India, Poilievre refuses to get security clearance so he can pretend it doesn’t exist.”
Foreign interference: Playing dumb doesn't keep Canadians safe
Foreign interference: Playing dumb doesn't keep Canadians safe.
cultmtl.com
November 24, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Pierre Poilievre is the principal beneficiary of the very foreign interference he’s been ignoring.
“Despite significant evidence of foreign interference from Russia and India, Poilievre refuses to get security clearance so he can pretend it doesn’t exist.”
“Despite significant evidence of foreign interference from Russia and India, Poilievre refuses to get security clearance so he can pretend it doesn’t exist.”
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The so-called “stigma” around public transit is mostly/usually a warning light for bad transit service levels. If transit has good service levels (frequency, connectivity, reliability etc) then anyone rides it because it’s a viable choice. If not, it’s ridden mostly by those without other choices.
November 19, 2024 at 5:46 PM
The so-called “stigma” around public transit is mostly/usually a warning light for bad transit service levels. If transit has good service levels (frequency, connectivity, reliability etc) then anyone rides it because it’s a viable choice. If not, it’s ridden mostly by those without other choices.
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The Toronto “bikelash” is negligible in Toronto itself, where city council voted 21-4 in favor of keeping its bike lanes.
It’s due to angry suburbanites who want to overrule city residents’ transportation decisions.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
It’s due to angry suburbanites who want to overrule city residents’ transportation decisions.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Bikes v cars: backlash after Ontario premier threatens to tear up cycling lanes in Toronto
Doug Ford plans to rip out bike lanes on busy streets, citing ‘insanity’ of gridlock he says they contribute to
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:59 PM
The Toronto “bikelash” is negligible in Toronto itself, where city council voted 21-4 in favor of keeping its bike lanes.
It’s due to angry suburbanites who want to overrule city residents’ transportation decisions.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
It’s due to angry suburbanites who want to overrule city residents’ transportation decisions.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Est-ce que quelqu'un est surpris?
J'entrevois déjà les Republicains dire: "On avait aucune idée qu'il allait vraiment faire ça."
Oui vous le saviez. Vous aviez juste à l'écouter parler. Vous avez juste à regarder de qui il s'entourait. C'est un menteur compulsif et vous le savez.
J'entrevois déjà les Republicains dire: "On avait aucune idée qu'il allait vraiment faire ça."
Oui vous le saviez. Vous aviez juste à l'écouter parler. Vous avez juste à regarder de qui il s'entourait. C'est un menteur compulsif et vous le savez.
Ça se passe.👇
"Donald Trump and his advisers worked to vehemently distance themselves from Project 2025... But several individuals connected to the plan have already received posts in the new administration, and one of the plan's top architects is under consideration for a top position"
November 19, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Est-ce que quelqu'un est surpris?
J'entrevois déjà les Republicains dire: "On avait aucune idée qu'il allait vraiment faire ça."
Oui vous le saviez. Vous aviez juste à l'écouter parler. Vous avez juste à regarder de qui il s'entourait. C'est un menteur compulsif et vous le savez.
J'entrevois déjà les Republicains dire: "On avait aucune idée qu'il allait vraiment faire ça."
Oui vous le saviez. Vous aviez juste à l'écouter parler. Vous avez juste à regarder de qui il s'entourait. C'est un menteur compulsif et vous le savez.
Quand les gens disent : "On est en pire posture qu'il y a 10 ans!" ...bah c'est généralement faux. Oui l'inflation des deux dernières années a fait mal, mais les Conservateurs ne vont rien faire pour alléger ça et c'était un phénomène quasi mondial, hors du contrôle du gouvernement.
November 19, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Quand les gens disent : "On est en pire posture qu'il y a 10 ans!" ...bah c'est généralement faux. Oui l'inflation des deux dernières années a fait mal, mais les Conservateurs ne vont rien faire pour alléger ça et c'était un phénomène quasi mondial, hors du contrôle du gouvernement.
Les Conservateurs n'ont pas les intérêts du Canadien moyen à coeur. Ils veulent juste des baisses d'impôts à tout prix...même si le prix est la qualité de vie des plus vulnérables de nos concitoyens et l'érosion de la classe moyenne.
As of today, here is a list of programs/investments the CPC Party plans on cutting if elected, these are programs that are working for Canadians but they don’t care:
Housing Accelerator Fund
Affordable Housing
Pharmacare
National Dental Care Program
Green Infrastructure Investments /1
Housing Accelerator Fund
Affordable Housing
Pharmacare
National Dental Care Program
Green Infrastructure Investments /1
November 19, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Les Conservateurs n'ont pas les intérêts du Canadien moyen à coeur. Ils veulent juste des baisses d'impôts à tout prix...même si le prix est la qualité de vie des plus vulnérables de nos concitoyens et l'érosion de la classe moyenne.
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Fun linguistics tidbit:
Mark Hamill signing his name Mar🐫 because in English /p, t, k/ sounds at the beginning of a stressed syllable are pronounced aspirated, ie with an extra breathy sound (the same sound that's h when it's by itself)
So Mark Hamill is pronounced the same as Mar Camel
Mark Hamill signing his name Mar🐫 because in English /p, t, k/ sounds at the beginning of a stressed syllable are pronounced aspirated, ie with an extra breathy sound (the same sound that's h when it's by itself)
So Mark Hamill is pronounced the same as Mar Camel
18M + 1.
💙, Mar🐫
💙, Mar🐫
November 17, 2024 at 5:39 AM
Fun linguistics tidbit:
Mark Hamill signing his name Mar🐫 because in English /p, t, k/ sounds at the beginning of a stressed syllable are pronounced aspirated, ie with an extra breathy sound (the same sound that's h when it's by itself)
So Mark Hamill is pronounced the same as Mar Camel
Mark Hamill signing his name Mar🐫 because in English /p, t, k/ sounds at the beginning of a stressed syllable are pronounced aspirated, ie with an extra breathy sound (the same sound that's h when it's by itself)
So Mark Hamill is pronounced the same as Mar Camel
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Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and improved public transit, not only did it transform the city’s public life and economic success, but the car traffic got better.
The traffic got BETTER.
The traffic got BETTER.
November 17, 2024 at 6:07 AM
Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and improved public transit, not only did it transform the city’s public life and economic success, but the car traffic got better.
The traffic got BETTER.
The traffic got BETTER.
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Indeed. When they rounded up the Japanese Americans, myself and my family included, for internment during WWII out of fear over Japanese spies and saboteurs, two thirds of us were U.S. citizens.
Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
November 17, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Indeed. When they rounded up the Japanese Americans, myself and my family included, for internment during WWII out of fear over Japanese spies and saboteurs, two thirds of us were U.S. citizens.
Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
Les gens qui paient la TPS sur leur maison neuve de 500 000 $ ne sont pas ceux qui souffrent réellement de la crise du logement.
Poilievre, va parler aux personnes itinérantes aux centres villes de Mtl, Toronto, Québec. Va faire un tour dans les organismes communautaires. Parle au vrai monde.
Poilievre, va parler aux personnes itinérantes aux centres villes de Mtl, Toronto, Québec. Va faire un tour dans les organismes communautaires. Parle au vrai monde.
Translation: He is going to stop housing funding for cities.
💥 Conservatives did nothing for housing from 2006 to 2015.
Conservative MPs frustrated after Poilievre bars them from promoting housing fund: sources
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
💥 Conservatives did nothing for housing from 2006 to 2015.
Conservative MPs frustrated after Poilievre bars them from promoting housing fund: sources
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
November 16, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Les gens qui paient la TPS sur leur maison neuve de 500 000 $ ne sont pas ceux qui souffrent réellement de la crise du logement.
Poilievre, va parler aux personnes itinérantes aux centres villes de Mtl, Toronto, Québec. Va faire un tour dans les organismes communautaires. Parle au vrai monde.
Poilievre, va parler aux personnes itinérantes aux centres villes de Mtl, Toronto, Québec. Va faire un tour dans les organismes communautaires. Parle au vrai monde.
Le premier tome de la 9e édition est sorti il y a 32 ans, j'avais 3 ans. La langue change énormément en une génération, mais ça l'Académie ne l'admettra que du bout des lèvres.
Bien des ressources lexicales francophones existent, avec de meilleures méthodologies et moins de dédain pour l'usage.
Bien des ressources lexicales francophones existent, avec de meilleures méthodologies et moins de dédain pour l'usage.
De nombreux linguistes attaquent le nouveau dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Alors que l'Académie française vient de publier la 9ᵉ édition de son dictionnaire, des linguistes ont pris la parole pour critiquer la méthode de travail et le manque de modernité de l'ouvrage. L'occa...
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November 16, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Le premier tome de la 9e édition est sorti il y a 32 ans, j'avais 3 ans. La langue change énormément en une génération, mais ça l'Académie ne l'admettra que du bout des lèvres.
Bien des ressources lexicales francophones existent, avec de meilleures méthodologies et moins de dédain pour l'usage.
Bien des ressources lexicales francophones existent, avec de meilleures méthodologies et moins de dédain pour l'usage.
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Seville, Spain eliminated 5,000 car parking spaces and built an 80 km protected cycling network in just 18 months with 32 million €.
Result: An average 70,000 bike trips a day.
Leadership.
Result: An average 70,000 bike trips a day.
Leadership.
November 15, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Seville, Spain eliminated 5,000 car parking spaces and built an 80 km protected cycling network in just 18 months with 32 million €.
Result: An average 70,000 bike trips a day.
Leadership.
Result: An average 70,000 bike trips a day.
Leadership.
C'est du transport en commun. C'est comme les routes et les autos, le but n'est pas d'être rentable, c'est de répondre à un besoin.
Le transport en commun (covoiturage, bus, tram, metro) et actif sont les seules façons de réduire la congestion. Ça ne s'améliorera pas magiquement. #villedequebec
Le transport en commun (covoiturage, bus, tram, metro) et actif sont les seules façons de réduire la congestion. Ça ne s'améliorera pas magiquement. #villedequebec
Québec veut savoir ce que rapporte un tramway
Quel rendement devrait toucher le bas de laine des Québécois avec le projet de tramway dans la capitale ? Le gouvernement du Québec a demandé à un expert de répondre à cette question, pour le guider d...
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November 15, 2024 at 3:54 AM
C'est du transport en commun. C'est comme les routes et les autos, le but n'est pas d'être rentable, c'est de répondre à un besoin.
Le transport en commun (covoiturage, bus, tram, metro) et actif sont les seules façons de réduire la congestion. Ça ne s'améliorera pas magiquement. #villedequebec
Le transport en commun (covoiturage, bus, tram, metro) et actif sont les seules façons de réduire la congestion. Ça ne s'améliorera pas magiquement. #villedequebec
L'ironie d'un site de nouvelles satiriques qui achète un site de fausses nouvelles. Ça fait ma journée 🤣
November 15, 2024 at 2:42 AM
L'ironie d'un site de nouvelles satiriques qui achète un site de fausses nouvelles. Ça fait ma journée 🤣
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This is how you build a culture of cycling. 🚲
People will continue to cycle in the rain if you provide safe, comfortable and convenient cycle infrastructure for them to use
November 15, 2024 at 1:29 AM
This is how you build a culture of cycling. 🚲
Juste mon chien si vous avez besoin de vous changer les idées au milieu d'une séance de doomscrolling. Bsky est infiniment plus agréable, mais ça reste beaucoup de doomscrolling.
#chien #dog #aussiedog #eyebleach
#chien #dog #aussiedog #eyebleach
November 15, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Juste mon chien si vous avez besoin de vous changer les idées au milieu d'une séance de doomscrolling. Bsky est infiniment plus agréable, mais ça reste beaucoup de doomscrolling.
#chien #dog #aussiedog #eyebleach
#chien #dog #aussiedog #eyebleach
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Tech analyst Carmi Levy says the social media platform Bluesky now serves as what Twitter used to be, before Musk took over.
www.ctvnews.ca/video/c30298... #Calgary #Bluesky
www.ctvnews.ca/video/c30298... #Calgary #Bluesky
What is Bluesky and why is it becoming popular?
Tech analyst Carmi Levy says the social media platform Bluesky now serves as what Twitter used to be, before Musk took over.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 15, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Tech analyst Carmi Levy says the social media platform Bluesky now serves as what Twitter used to be, before Musk took over.
www.ctvnews.ca/video/c30298... #Calgary #Bluesky
www.ctvnews.ca/video/c30298... #Calgary #Bluesky