JohnC
@historyfiend.bsky.social
Avid outdoor recreationist, amateur local historian, novice jazz pianist, cloud InfoSec specialist, lover of water in all it's forms, progressive
Please support this campaign to change the default world map used everywhere to understand world politics and culture. An equal-areas map makes clear how large Africa, Brazil, India and Mexico are relative to Canada, EU, Russia and USA, which hugely impacts perception, www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
Common world map shows 'distorted view' of Africa. Advocates are trying to change that | CBC Radio
Cartographers and advocates are urging institutions to move away from the Mercator projection, which produces maps that significantly reduce the size of the Africa continent.
www.cbc.ca
August 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Please support this campaign to change the default world map used everywhere to understand world politics and culture. An equal-areas map makes clear how large Africa, Brazil, India and Mexico are relative to Canada, EU, Russia and USA, which hugely impacts perception, www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
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If you would like to support a petition the @ecologyottawa.bsky.social is putting together, you can find the link here : www.ecologyottawa.ca/rtor_petition
Protect vulnerable road users in Ottawa! Protégez les usagers vulnérables de la route à Ottawa !
www.ecologyottawa.ca
August 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
If you would like to support a petition the @ecologyottawa.bsky.social is putting together, you can find the link here : www.ecologyottawa.ca/rtor_petition
After #tinylibrary for #book lovers and #toollibrary? In a neighborhood of #dog lovers such as #OldOttawaSouth in #Ottawa #Ontario #Canada, it has to be #ballsticklibrary!
July 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
After #tinylibrary for #book lovers and #toollibrary? In a neighborhood of #dog lovers such as #OldOttawaSouth in #Ottawa #Ontario #Canada, it has to be #ballsticklibrary!
Sign #petition to @en.ottawa.ca Council: Hold #Referendum Before Approving $493 Million to Demolish and Rebuild #LansdownePark Stadium, betterottawa.ca/lansdowne/.
@calgary.ca , #Montreal, #Langford BC held referenda before major sports investments. Ottawa deserves same democratic engagement.
@calgary.ca , #Montreal, #Langford BC held referenda before major sports investments. Ottawa deserves same democratic engagement.
Better Ottawa - Lansdowne
Hold A Referendum Before Approving $500 Million For A New Stadium At Lansdowne Park
betterottawa.ca
July 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Sign #petition to @en.ottawa.ca Council: Hold #Referendum Before Approving $493 Million to Demolish and Rebuild #LansdownePark Stadium, betterottawa.ca/lansdowne/.
@calgary.ca , #Montreal, #Langford BC held referenda before major sports investments. Ottawa deserves same democratic engagement.
@calgary.ca , #Montreal, #Langford BC held referenda before major sports investments. Ottawa deserves same democratic engagement.
Please join me in calling on Premier Doug Ford to reverse Bill 212.
The “Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act” is not about solving Ontario’s traffic issues. In fact, it's likely to make our roads more congested and dangerous.
Will you join me? Sign and share the petition now: act.gp/3WNQFyC
The “Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act” is not about solving Ontario’s traffic issues. In fact, it's likely to make our roads more congested and dangerous.
Will you join me? Sign and share the petition now: act.gp/3WNQFyC
Stop the removal of Ontario’s bike lanes
Call on all parties running in the Ontario election to reverse Bill 212
act.gp
May 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Please join me in calling on Premier Doug Ford to reverse Bill 212.
The “Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act” is not about solving Ontario’s traffic issues. In fact, it's likely to make our roads more congested and dangerous.
Will you join me? Sign and share the petition now: act.gp/3WNQFyC
The “Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act” is not about solving Ontario’s traffic issues. In fact, it's likely to make our roads more congested and dangerous.
Will you join me? Sign and share the petition now: act.gp/3WNQFyC
Devastating spot-on critique of Canadian economic policies and our political and economic establishment from an imperfect visionary who provides a clear path to 21st century prosperity: domestic innovation, data as an economic asset, IP assets, www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Mark Carney will not make Canada more prosperous
The Liberal Leader’s economic proposals to date resemble the excess confidence of our self-satisfied, outdated policy class who failed to see the global economic shifts happening all around them
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Devastating spot-on critique of Canadian economic policies and our political and economic establishment from an imperfect visionary who provides a clear path to 21st century prosperity: domestic innovation, data as an economic asset, IP assets, www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Awesome Silent Sky thegladstone.ca/shows/silent... #theatre at #TheGladstone in #Ottawa, #Canada, only 2 shows left, make time go despite bad weather this weekend. Great script, peppy dialog, lots of humour & poignancy, excellent acting, well conceived set, lighting, sound effects. Smash production.
The Gladstone Theatre – Ottawa’s Home for Independent Theatre
Whether you're an artist, volunteer, or patron, you're part of our story. Join us in celebrating Ottawa's vibrant independent theatre community.
thegladstone.ca
March 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Awesome Silent Sky thegladstone.ca/shows/silent... #theatre at #TheGladstone in #Ottawa, #Canada, only 2 shows left, make time go despite bad weather this weekend. Great script, peppy dialog, lots of humour & poignancy, excellent acting, well conceived set, lighting, sound effects. Smash production.
Random humour from non-dog owner living in dog-crazy neighbourhood
March 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Random humour from non-dog owner living in dog-crazy neighbourhood
Brilliant bright blue winter afternoon sky with a few cotton ball white clouds
March 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Brilliant bright blue winter afternoon sky with a few cotton ball white clouds
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A reminder that PostMedia is American-owned.
If you want to boycott American Products, that includes media.
(includes both the Province and the Vancouver Sun.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmed...
If you want to boycott American Products, that includes media.
(includes both the Province and the Vancouver Sun.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmed...
February 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A reminder that PostMedia is American-owned.
If you want to boycott American Products, that includes media.
(includes both the Province and the Vancouver Sun.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmed...
If you want to boycott American Products, that includes media.
(includes both the Province and the Vancouver Sun.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmed...
Although this City of Ottawa cmt motion failed, this story pushed me to sign up to Bluesky, that's a good outcome www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Committee defeats motion to get City of Ottawa off Elon Musk’s X
A motion at the City of Ottawa’s Finance and Corporate Services Committee that would lead to the city suspending its accounts on X, formerly Twitter, failed to pass after a lengthy debate.
www.ctvnews.ca
March 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Although this City of Ottawa cmt motion failed, this story pushed me to sign up to Bluesky, that's a good outcome www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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NEW: The actions of Trump and Vance in recent weeks highlight something under-appreciated.
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
March 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
NEW: The actions of Trump and Vance in recent weeks highlight something under-appreciated.
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...