Gof9GGof3
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Elder advocate for the beautiful world I inherited but fear my great grandchildren will never get to see the beauty - all burned up and polluted with single-use plastics. Environmental degredation makes me so sad. But I love to grow food and flowers.
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That is a good summary of just some of the ways Doug Ford is making life worse in Ontario. Now we just need to replace him with someone better. I keep voting against him, but the latest Abacus poll puts him 28 points ahead, so a lot of people seem to love him:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_On...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_On...
45th Ontario general election - Wikipedia
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November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
That is a good summary of just some of the ways Doug Ford is making life worse in Ontario. Now we just need to replace him with someone better. I keep voting against him, but the latest Abacus poll puts him 28 points ahead, so a lot of people seem to love him:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_On...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_On...
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This came to me as a surprising fact, but most councilors know this.
To win an election, it's not exactly to be well liked or effective, it's just to get the 60%+ that don't vote to show up to the polls.
At 2/3's, you dominate any opposition even if a hundred percent of their people show up.
To win an election, it's not exactly to be well liked or effective, it's just to get the 60%+ that don't vote to show up to the polls.
At 2/3's, you dominate any opposition even if a hundred percent of their people show up.
According to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the average voter turnout among 417 municipalities in the province in 2022 was 33 per cent.
Two thirds of voters didn’t show up for their local elections.
Two thirds of voters didn’t show up for their local elections.
November 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This came to me as a surprising fact, but most councilors know this.
To win an election, it's not exactly to be well liked or effective, it's just to get the 60%+ that don't vote to show up to the polls.
At 2/3's, you dominate any opposition even if a hundred percent of their people show up.
To win an election, it's not exactly to be well liked or effective, it's just to get the 60%+ that don't vote to show up to the polls.
At 2/3's, you dominate any opposition even if a hundred percent of their people show up.
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Nicely said. Opener, points, conclusion.
TLDR: We really need a province that doesn't suck. We're living through a wasted decade of progress.
I miss being able to do speeches, but at least I can still skeet (that's what the kids are calling it right 😂)
TLDR: We really need a province that doesn't suck. We're living through a wasted decade of progress.
I miss being able to do speeches, but at least I can still skeet (that's what the kids are calling it right 😂)
Bill 60 will make our roads more dangerous for everyone.
Thank you to Bike Ottawa for inviting me to speak at your rally this morning — keep the pressure on the provincial government and tell them to stop interfering in the work cities are doing to make life better and safer for people.
Thank you to Bike Ottawa for inviting me to speak at your rally this morning — keep the pressure on the provincial government and tell them to stop interfering in the work cities are doing to make life better and safer for people.
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Nicely said. Opener, points, conclusion.
TLDR: We really need a province that doesn't suck. We're living through a wasted decade of progress.
I miss being able to do speeches, but at least I can still skeet (that's what the kids are calling it right 😂)
TLDR: We really need a province that doesn't suck. We're living through a wasted decade of progress.
I miss being able to do speeches, but at least I can still skeet (that's what the kids are calling it right 😂)
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"The vehicle was clocked at 159 km/h, in an 80 km/h zone, almost double the limit."
But don't worry, bike lanes are the issue when it comes to traffic safety 🤔
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But don't worry, bike lanes are the issue when it comes to traffic safety 🤔
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Teen caught 'flying through' intersection at 79 km/h over limit
A 17-year-old is facing a stunt driving charge after an Ottawa police officer caught them going well above the limit south of the city. According to police, the G2 licence holder was “flying through” ...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"The vehicle was clocked at 159 km/h, in an 80 km/h zone, almost double the limit."
But don't worry, bike lanes are the issue when it comes to traffic safety 🤔
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But don't worry, bike lanes are the issue when it comes to traffic safety 🤔
search.app/d6UzA
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O-Train Line 4 - South Keys to the Airport and back (Roundtrip in Fall 2025)
youtu.be/IipeN2_Y6dk
In this video, we take a ride on-board O-Train Line 4, from South Keys Station, to the Airport, and then back. Travelling a length of 4km through 3 stations.
youtu.be/IipeN2_Y6dk
In this video, we take a ride on-board O-Train Line 4, from South Keys Station, to the Airport, and then back. Travelling a length of 4km through 3 stations.
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
O-Train Line 4 - South Keys to the Airport and back (Roundtrip in Fall 2025)
youtu.be/IipeN2_Y6dk
In this video, we take a ride on-board O-Train Line 4, from South Keys Station, to the Airport, and then back. Travelling a length of 4km through 3 stations.
youtu.be/IipeN2_Y6dk
In this video, we take a ride on-board O-Train Line 4, from South Keys Station, to the Airport, and then back. Travelling a length of 4km through 3 stations.
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My winter cycling enthusiasm has a lot to do with being unenthusiastic about taking an hour to get home on the bus or crawling along in gridlock in the car. The bike is just better for me even when -- especially when -- the weather is shitty.
Enthusiastic cyclists gearing up for another Ottawa winter ottawacitizen.com/news/cyclist...
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
My winter cycling enthusiasm has a lot to do with being unenthusiastic about taking an hour to get home on the bus or crawling along in gridlock in the car. The bike is just better for me even when -- especially when -- the weather is shitty.
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Congratulations to Irene’s Restaurant Pub on your 40th anniversary! For four decades, you’ve been where our community gathers — where neighbours become friends and share great food, live music, and wonderful memories. Here’s to many more years as a local landmark!
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Congratulations to Irene’s Restaurant Pub on your 40th anniversary! For four decades, you’ve been where our community gathers — where neighbours become friends and share great food, live music, and wonderful memories. Here’s to many more years as a local landmark!
Waiting for the tsunami: Tofino’s waves are loved by surfers – but this Canadian town is braced for disaster
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Waiting for the tsunami: Tofino’s waves are loved by surfers – but this Canadian town is braced for disaster
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Is this why Pino was terminated as well? Are they eyeing selling off OCDSB property?
Of course the entire school board supervision thing is about the Ford government selling land to their friends! The new grift is afoot! ‘I feel like they’re hiding something’: Secrecy at TDSB’s real estate arm worries trustees www.torontotoday.ca/local/educat... #topoli #onpoli #onted
‘I feel like they’re hiding something’: Increased secrecy at TDSB’s real estate arm worries some trustees
During a board meeting of the Toronto Lands Corporation, the TDSB’s supervisor signalled a forthcoming change in the powerful organization’s operations
www.torontotoday.ca
November 13, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Is this why Pino was terminated as well? Are they eyeing selling off OCDSB property?
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[Translated from French]
Canada loses its measles elimination status
Radio-Canada
November 10, 2025
By Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/le-c...
#measles #health #Canada
Canada loses its measles elimination status
Radio-Canada
November 10, 2025
By Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/le-c...
#measles #health #Canada
Canada loses its measles elimination status
stillcoviding.ca
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
[Translated from French]
Canada loses its measles elimination status
Radio-Canada
November 10, 2025
By Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/le-c...
#measles #health #Canada
Canada loses its measles elimination status
Radio-Canada
November 10, 2025
By Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/le-c...
#measles #health #Canada
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2035?? That's 10 years away! This city is not serious.
Look at all the development down Carling Ave. It is all growing housing density awaiting decent transit.
Look at all the development down Carling Ave. It is all growing housing density awaiting decent transit.
The 2026 draft Ottawa budget announces further delays to the Carling bus lane project, estimating the completion time for a bus lane project at 2035. This project was started in 2016 with designs released in 2017, which would make this be a 19 year long project just to install interim bus lanes.
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
2035?? That's 10 years away! This city is not serious.
Look at all the development down Carling Ave. It is all growing housing density awaiting decent transit.
Look at all the development down Carling Ave. It is all growing housing density awaiting decent transit.
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this is the watery grave at the corner of Bronson & Cooper. another flood spills over Bronson & Lisgar. ever since those dreaded stones were put in years ago, we've had flooding there. no idea why but it's a dangerous sopping mess and has been for years.
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 AM
this is the watery grave at the corner of Bronson & Cooper. another flood spills over Bronson & Lisgar. ever since those dreaded stones were put in years ago, we've had flooding there. no idea why but it's a dangerous sopping mess and has been for years.
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🍂❄️ Fall Reminder: We’re Moving Toward Winter!
We’ve seen our first taste of winter, and City crews are preparing for the colder months ahead. As we transition from fall to winter, please help keep our sidewalks and streets safe and accessible for everyone.
🚮 Please remember:
We’ve seen our first taste of winter, and City crews are preparing for the colder months ahead. As we transition from fall to winter, please help keep our sidewalks and streets safe and accessible for everyone.
🚮 Please remember:
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🍂❄️ Fall Reminder: We’re Moving Toward Winter!
We’ve seen our first taste of winter, and City crews are preparing for the colder months ahead. As we transition from fall to winter, please help keep our sidewalks and streets safe and accessible for everyone.
🚮 Please remember:
We’ve seen our first taste of winter, and City crews are preparing for the colder months ahead. As we transition from fall to winter, please help keep our sidewalks and streets safe and accessible for everyone.
🚮 Please remember:
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Mmmmmmmmm #MassTimber
#Architecture
#CanadianMade
@mark-carney.bsky.social
@yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social
#ArchitectureIsEconomicDriver: 17% of ON GDP is driven by architects; we make it possible for Canadian products, Canadian talent, Canadian innovation in #ZeroCarbon buildings
#Architecture
#CanadianMade
@mark-carney.bsky.social
@yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social
#ArchitectureIsEconomicDriver: 17% of ON GDP is driven by architects; we make it possible for Canadian products, Canadian talent, Canadian innovation in #ZeroCarbon buildings
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Mmmmmmmmm #MassTimber
#Architecture
#CanadianMade
@mark-carney.bsky.social
@yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social
#ArchitectureIsEconomicDriver: 17% of ON GDP is driven by architects; we make it possible for Canadian products, Canadian talent, Canadian innovation in #ZeroCarbon buildings
#Architecture
#CanadianMade
@mark-carney.bsky.social
@yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social
#ArchitectureIsEconomicDriver: 17% of ON GDP is driven by architects; we make it possible for Canadian products, Canadian talent, Canadian innovation in #ZeroCarbon buildings
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Our regular Ward 9 Newsletter will come out next week. Today we're issuing a Special Edition on Lansdowne, after Council's passing of this controversial project. And since we're tabling the 2026 Draft Budget today, we've got some thoughts on that. www.seandevine.ca/newsletter_s...
Newsletter - Special Lansdowne Edition
Ward 9, Knoxdale-Merivale
www.seandevine.ca
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Our regular Ward 9 Newsletter will come out next week. Today we're issuing a Special Edition on Lansdowne, after Council's passing of this controversial project. And since we're tabling the 2026 Draft Budget today, we've got some thoughts on that. www.seandevine.ca/newsletter_s...
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Once again, the supervisor made a unilateral decision affecting our kids without input from elected trustees, parents or educators.
This departure raises serious questions, yet Plamondon still refuses to speak with the media. Our community deserves transparency.
ottawacitizen.com/news/ocdsb-p...
This departure raises serious questions, yet Plamondon still refuses to speak with the media. Our community deserves transparency.
ottawacitizen.com/news/ocdsb-p...
OCDSB director of education Pino Buffone departs
Buffone spearheaded the controversial elementary program review. He leaves after a provincial supervisor was appointed to oversee the OCDSB.
ottawacitizen.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Once again, the supervisor made a unilateral decision affecting our kids without input from elected trustees, parents or educators.
This departure raises serious questions, yet Plamondon still refuses to speak with the media. Our community deserves transparency.
ottawacitizen.com/news/ocdsb-p...
This departure raises serious questions, yet Plamondon still refuses to speak with the media. Our community deserves transparency.
ottawacitizen.com/news/ocdsb-p...
Reimagining Robertson Road
November 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Reimagining Robertson Road
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I wish warming centres (especially overnight warming spaces) opened as easily as these stops close in bad winter weather. #OttPoli
⚠️❄️ The following bus stops are out of service due to local road conditions:
- Meadowlands/Chesterton eastbound
- Carling/Sherwood westbound
- Carling/Grenon eastbound
- Montréal/Den Haag eastbound
- Bayview Station (B) eastbound.
- Meadowlands/Chesterton eastbound
- Carling/Sherwood westbound
- Carling/Grenon eastbound
- Montréal/Den Haag eastbound
- Bayview Station (B) eastbound.
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I wish warming centres (especially overnight warming spaces) opened as easily as these stops close in bad winter weather. #OttPoli
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On this #RemembranceDay, I highly recommend this novel set in #WWW1 about a group of women who helped rebuild villages in France near the frontlines; in particular a #Librarian who brought children’s libraries to France. These women knew libraries help build #Community. #Peace
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
On this #RemembranceDay, I highly recommend this novel set in #WWW1 about a group of women who helped rebuild villages in France near the frontlines; in particular a #Librarian who brought children’s libraries to France. These women knew libraries help build #Community. #Peace
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We're at 82% or so vaccination rate and declining.
Disinformation generates profit, but more importantly, it disrupts and strains government, allows radicalization, wastes money and ultimately kills people.
Our enemies exploit this. Countering this will be a critical fight going forward.
Disinformation generates profit, but more importantly, it disrupts and strains government, allows radicalization, wastes money and ultimately kills people.
Our enemies exploit this. Countering this will be a critical fight going forward.
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after more than 25 years. #cdnpoli 👇
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We're at 82% or so vaccination rate and declining.
Disinformation generates profit, but more importantly, it disrupts and strains government, allows radicalization, wastes money and ultimately kills people.
Our enemies exploit this. Countering this will be a critical fight going forward.
Disinformation generates profit, but more importantly, it disrupts and strains government, allows radicalization, wastes money and ultimately kills people.
Our enemies exploit this. Countering this will be a critical fight going forward.
How Canada Thumbs Its Nose at the Global Climate Summit via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
How Canada Thumbs Its Nose at the Global Climate Summit | The Tyee
We used to pledge lower emissions. Now we push for higher oil production.
thetyee.ca
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
How Canada Thumbs Its Nose at the Global Climate Summit via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Trump's Coup Plans for Venezuela Are Bad News for Alberta's Oilsands via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025.... regime change in Venezuela would likely result in the U.S. market, with limited capacity for refining heavy oil, being flooded with cheaper heavy oil from the Orinoco Belt.
Trump’s Coup Plans for Venezuela Are Bad News for Alberta’s Oilsands | The Tyee
A US-engineered regime change would flood the market with cheap, easily accessed bitumen.
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Trump's Coup Plans for Venezuela Are Bad News for Alberta's Oilsands via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025.... regime change in Venezuela would likely result in the U.S. market, with limited capacity for refining heavy oil, being flooded with cheaper heavy oil from the Orinoco Belt.