Idealistic Pragmatist
@justip.bsky.social
Canadian by choice.📍Halifax. International in outlook. Leftie. Foodie. Queer. Multilingual. Bike person, but pedestrian at heart. Social scientist by trade. Household = me, Partner, two cats. Embracer of reality in an anti-reality world since early 2022.
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As of today, I am officially retired! I expect my life to change, well, not at all, at least for now (I was already not teaching because it was summer, I still have my research group, and my last grad student will still be at it for a while), but it’s the beginning of the end, anyway.
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As new vehicle prices continue to rise, and tariffs bring uncertainty, many Canadians are delaying or cancelling their plans to buy a personal vehicle. For some Canadians, the answer to their transportation struggles might be an ebike
EVs could get more expensive in Canada. Are e-bikes the right fit for you? - National | Globalnews.ca
With surveys suggesting Canadians are feeling the strain from vehicle ownership, many will be looking for an alternative. For many, the answer may lie beyond the car.
globalnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
As new vehicle prices continue to rise, and tariffs bring uncertainty, many Canadians are delaying or cancelling their plans to buy a personal vehicle. For some Canadians, the answer to their transportation struggles might be an ebike
One of Partner's degrees is in pharmacy, and while she never worked as a pharmacist for more than just the initial internship/residency, she totally still does this when she's in the US. 😆
Interesting — US Pharmacist checks out Canadian pharmacy products in #Canada
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
One of Partner's degrees is in pharmacy, and while she never worked as a pharmacist for more than just the initial internship/residency, she totally still does this when she's in the US. 😆
The match took place after my preferred bedtime, so I didn’t see what sounded like a wild time, but this is a great summary!
New: There were moments that felt purely Canadian. Goalkeepers shoveled snow. Fraser Aird got pelted with snowballs. And plows took to a pitch that could've doubled as a rink.
My column on a #CanPL Final for the ages.
My column on a #CanPL Final for the ages.
HEALEY: Blizzard conditions make for a purely Canadian CPL Final
www.canpl.ca
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The match took place after my preferred bedtime, so I didn’t see what sounded like a wild time, but this is a great summary!
Made @dentremy.bsky.social’s lassy buns today, and they sure hit the spot! Thanks again for the recipe!
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Made @dentremy.bsky.social’s lassy buns today, and they sure hit the spot! Thanks again for the recipe!
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Hey Nova Scotia, here’s some good news for a change.
New N.S. recycling system shifts responsibility to producers
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· By Rachel Morgan ·
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/09/n...
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· By Rachel Morgan ·
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/09/n...
New N.S. recycling system shifts responsibility to producers
A new extended producer responsibility model will shift financial and logistical responsibility of recycling onto businesses and producers.
halifax.citynews.ca
November 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Hey Nova Scotia, here’s some good news for a change.
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It's remarkable that PressProgress is doing a campaign like this at all, whereas for Rebel Media it's the core of their business model.
PressProgress is increasingly important as legacy media decays. Slide 'em a few bucks if you can.
#cdnpoli
PressProgress is increasingly important as legacy media decays. Slide 'em a few bucks if you can.
#cdnpoli
@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
PressProgress: Defend Canadian Journalism
pressprogress.ca
November 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It's remarkable that PressProgress is doing a campaign like this at all, whereas for Rebel Media it's the core of their business model.
PressProgress is increasingly important as legacy media decays. Slide 'em a few bucks if you can.
#cdnpoli
PressProgress is increasingly important as legacy media decays. Slide 'em a few bucks if you can.
#cdnpoli
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Don’t miss I Light HFX. The weather is looking warm (by recent standards) but a little damp. But we won’t let that dampen our spirits, we’re Haligonians!
6pm tomorrow (Saturday, Nov 8) at the Dal Quad by the Dal/Kings Bike Centre.
Sign waivers at: cyclehalifax.ca/i-light-hfx-... (once per year)
6pm tomorrow (Saturday, Nov 8) at the Dal Quad by the Dal/Kings Bike Centre.
Sign waivers at: cyclehalifax.ca/i-light-hfx-... (once per year)
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Don’t miss I Light HFX. The weather is looking warm (by recent standards) but a little damp. But we won’t let that dampen our spirits, we’re Haligonians!
6pm tomorrow (Saturday, Nov 8) at the Dal Quad by the Dal/Kings Bike Centre.
Sign waivers at: cyclehalifax.ca/i-light-hfx-... (once per year)
6pm tomorrow (Saturday, Nov 8) at the Dal Quad by the Dal/Kings Bike Centre.
Sign waivers at: cyclehalifax.ca/i-light-hfx-... (once per year)
@cyclehalifax.ca are we still on for tomorrow?
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
@cyclehalifax.ca are we still on for tomorrow?
Lost a mitt taking one bike to Halifax Cycles yesterday. Retrieved it today taking another bike in. What are the chances? 😄
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Lost a mitt taking one bike to Halifax Cycles yesterday. Retrieved it today taking another bike in. What are the chances? 😄
Perfect night for a fire in the pellet stove!
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Perfect night for a fire in the pellet stove!
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As you may or may not be aware, Halifax's budget season is kicking off on Nov 19. I'm putting together a preview episode and I want to know if you have any questions about this budget season? Email matt(at)grandparade.news (voice notes are cool too and may be used in the pod)
November 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
As you may or may not be aware, Halifax's budget season is kicking off on Nov 19. I'm putting together a preview episode and I want to know if you have any questions about this budget season? Email matt(at)grandparade.news (voice notes are cool too and may be used in the pod)
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HOLD. THE. FUCKING. PREMIERS. TO. ACCOUNT.
N.S. patients waited for more than 70 hours in the ER for hospital admission
HALIFAX - Paul Wozney says he received a blunt assessment of an overcrowded emergency room where he was told some patients had been waiting over 70 hours.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 3:26 AM
HOLD. THE. FUCKING. PREMIERS. TO. ACCOUNT.
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The median income of most Nova Scotians is $41,300.
The average monthly cost of car ownership is $1,370 or $16,440 a year.
The average monthly rent in Halifax is $2,095 or $26,340.
If you are an average renting, driving Haligonian you make $41,300 and pay $42,780 for housing and transportation.
The average monthly cost of car ownership is $1,370 or $16,440 a year.
The average monthly rent in Halifax is $2,095 or $26,340.
If you are an average renting, driving Haligonian you make $41,300 and pay $42,780 for housing and transportation.
Here's how much money you needed to make to be among the top N.S. earners | CBC News
New numbers from Statistics Canada reveal how much the highest-income Nova Scotians make. The information is based on tax filings for 2023.
www.cbc.ca
November 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The median income of most Nova Scotians is $41,300.
The average monthly cost of car ownership is $1,370 or $16,440 a year.
The average monthly rent in Halifax is $2,095 or $26,340.
If you are an average renting, driving Haligonian you make $41,300 and pay $42,780 for housing and transportation.
The average monthly cost of car ownership is $1,370 or $16,440 a year.
The average monthly rent in Halifax is $2,095 or $26,340.
If you are an average renting, driving Haligonian you make $41,300 and pay $42,780 for housing and transportation.
I’m impressed by all the bike people I know who cycle in all weather, but at heart I’m a fair-weather cyclist (in bad weather I’d actually rather walk). So I’m particularly annoyed that I have a service booked today at Halifax Cycles.
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I’m impressed by all the bike people I know who cycle in all weather, but at heart I’m a fair-weather cyclist (in bad weather I’d actually rather walk). So I’m particularly annoyed that I have a service booked today at Halifax Cycles.
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we're still shipping all over Canada for only $5 and we now have a tugboat to help us spread the word! how do we do it? that's really none of your business
November 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
we're still shipping all over Canada for only $5 and we now have a tugboat to help us spread the word! how do we do it? that's really none of your business
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Retroactive Liberal sweep of Nova Scotia.
#PnPCBC says that D'Entremont has now crossed the floor to join the Liberals.
November 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Retroactive Liberal sweep of Nova Scotia.
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In many places, these covenants banning multi-unit housing served to perpetuate exclusion and class segregation after racially discriminatory clauses became unenforcable. They continue to keep apartment dwellers out of some of Halifax's most walkable, centrally located neighbourhoods.
As Halifax deals with a housing crisis, some of the wealthiest Haligonians have a different concern. Residents of some south-end peninsula neighbourhoods are concerned about “losing single-family density”
(Aside: I would definitely not call these the “final” hurdles to development)
(Aside: I would definitely not call these the “final” hurdles to development)
Halifax has removed the final hurdle to development in some areas — and neighbours are fighting back | CBC News
A wealthy Halifax neighbourhood with tree-lined streets and grand homes on the Northwest Arm has become one of the latest battlegrounds in the city’s push to build more housing.
www.cbc.ca
November 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
In many places, these covenants banning multi-unit housing served to perpetuate exclusion and class segregation after racially discriminatory clauses became unenforcable. They continue to keep apartment dwellers out of some of Halifax's most walkable, centrally located neighbourhoods.
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Brooklyn Fire (Hants) - Special service call for a youth who has their head stuck in the rails of a barstool in the Community of Ellershouse - 19:51
No report of injuries.
No report of injuries.
November 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Brooklyn Fire (Hants) - Special service call for a youth who has their head stuck in the rails of a barstool in the Community of Ellershouse - 19:51
No report of injuries.
No report of injuries.
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1/3🧵: At the Swash Zone #sciart 🐡🌎
On Friday, artist-in-residence Rose collected sounds of the sea’s edge washing up over the sand along south beach. It was breezy, southeasterly gusting to 25 kts, but the swash was gentle & predictable…. #SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #artistinresidence #oceansounds
On Friday, artist-in-residence Rose collected sounds of the sea’s edge washing up over the sand along south beach. It was breezy, southeasterly gusting to 25 kts, but the swash was gentle & predictable…. #SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #artistinresidence #oceansounds
November 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
1/3🧵: At the Swash Zone #sciart 🐡🌎
On Friday, artist-in-residence Rose collected sounds of the sea’s edge washing up over the sand along south beach. It was breezy, southeasterly gusting to 25 kts, but the swash was gentle & predictable…. #SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #artistinresidence #oceansounds
On Friday, artist-in-residence Rose collected sounds of the sea’s edge washing up over the sand along south beach. It was breezy, southeasterly gusting to 25 kts, but the swash was gentle & predictable…. #SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #artistinresidence #oceansounds
Okay, I’ve been convinced to pick all my unripe peppers and most of my unripe tomatoes, sigh. (I’ve left some of the puniest tomatoes that will still make good use of the rest of the season should I get a few more days!)
It’s been a good first run—I’ve learned so much! Thanks for everyone’s advice.
It’s been a good first run—I’ve learned so much! Thanks for everyone’s advice.
November 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Okay, I’ve been convinced to pick all my unripe peppers and most of my unripe tomatoes, sigh. (I’ve left some of the puniest tomatoes that will still make good use of the rest of the season should I get a few more days!)
It’s been a good first run—I’ve learned so much! Thanks for everyone’s advice.
It’s been a good first run—I’ve learned so much! Thanks for everyone’s advice.
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Why #Canada is seeing an influx of U.S. doctors
Dr. Jesse Krikorian recently left Michigan, moved to Manitoba for work, then began seeing patients earlier this month.
He is a family physician, and transgender health care, specifically, is a big part of his practice.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Dr. Jesse Krikorian recently left Michigan, moved to Manitoba for work, then began seeing patients earlier this month.
He is a family physician, and transgender health care, specifically, is a big part of his practice.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Why Canada is seeing an influx of U.S. doctors
After Donald Trump was sworn in as U.S. president, this Michigan-based doctor said it was a wake-up call and decided to move to Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Why #Canada is seeing an influx of U.S. doctors
Dr. Jesse Krikorian recently left Michigan, moved to Manitoba for work, then began seeing patients earlier this month.
He is a family physician, and transgender health care, specifically, is a big part of his practice.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Dr. Jesse Krikorian recently left Michigan, moved to Manitoba for work, then began seeing patients earlier this month.
He is a family physician, and transgender health care, specifically, is a big part of his practice.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
I am actually reading the “Curbing Traffic” book for the first time, but this paragraph feels like a more articulate version of what I say on here every time someone talks about “enforcement” as a solution to traffic woes.
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I am actually reading the “Curbing Traffic” book for the first time, but this paragraph feels like a more articulate version of what I say on here every time someone talks about “enforcement” as a solution to traffic woes.
I literally heard/read the term “pump track” for the first time about six months ago, and I have now heard it probably several dozen times
November 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I literally heard/read the term “pump track” for the first time about six months ago, and I have now heard it probably several dozen times