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MMacLean
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in Ottawa, thinking about my city and the world at large. How I earn a living: www.linkedin.com/in/mjmacleanconsulting
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arieltroster.com
Today I brought a voice of dissent to the city budget vote. The residents of Somerset Ward are my boss: not the mayor and not other members of council. I know you want a city that works and that leaves no one behind. This budget missed the mark, so I voted against it. I will keep fighting for you.
December 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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moldybasil.bsky.social
This is my number one conflict on my commute home. The drivers slam on their brakes, they're irate, they swear and some of them get out of the car. But the fact of the matter is I was already in the intersection, that's why I was right in front of them when they turned. They just didn't look!
brenttoderian.bsky.social Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d
More than half of Toronto drivers in a Universtiy of Toronto study didn't look for people walking or on bikes before turning right. Study used eye-tracking tech.

Increasingly deadly vehicles, dumb laws, and irresponsible driving equal people being injured and killed.
www.utoronto.ca/news/more-ha...
December 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
Don’t forget, for many years #Uber insisted loudly that it would reduce traffic in cities. Instead, Uber drivers cruise without passengers 40% of the time. Uber and Lyft no longer claim they reduce traffic. They now admit they increase congestion.

So much for “making cities better…”

Via @wsj.com
The Ride-Hail Utopia That Got Stuck in Traffic
Uber and Lyft said they would ease congestion. Instead they made it worse.
www.wsj.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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leadnowca.bsky.social
🚨 A Canadian company just signed a deal to rush 20 bomb-resistant vehicles to ICE — the same agency committing violent, racist raids, and tearing families apart.

Tell PM Carney to block the deal now. 🛑 #cdnpoli #StopTheDeal

leadnow.ca/campaigns/no...
December 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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jmorenocruz.bsky.social
If video were available back then, this is how disappearances during right-wing Latin American dictatorships would look.

Seeing citizens kidnapped by government forces should drive people to take to the streets, but apparently, it is not enough.
premthakker.bsky.social Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 8d
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.

She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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naomiaklein.bsky.social
AI is a climate issue. AI is a climate crisis.
ketanjoshi.co Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 7d
A few important points here

- Generative AI supercharged data centre growth: lobbyist and substacker lines pretending like this is just streaming are false

- Even when you consider much of the projected growth is speculative, the *likely* projects are still MASSIVE

media.licdn.com/dms/document...
Data center investment is growing quickly Construction spending on data centers (millions of dollars) SAL,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 ChatGPT launch 21,000 15,000 10200 1,000 Jan 14 Jan 16 Jun 18 Jan 20 Jan 22 J24 In just three years, spending on data centers in the US has gone from $13.8 billion to $41.2 billion per year. Construction spending on data centers has grown by 200% since the launch of ChatGPT. rising data centre forecasts data center growth Data centers are being built very, very quickly Satellite images of OpenAI’s Stargate data center in Abilene, Texas • A year ago, Stargate was a plot of dirt in Texas. Today it is home to 100k Nvidia chips using 200 MW. • In another year, the data center will use 1.2 GW of power. • For reference, El Paso Electric has a peak load of 2.4 GW and serves 465,000 customers.
December 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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arieltroster.com
Both @jleiper.bsky.social and I are fighting for a budget that puts people first, a budget that delivers reliable transit, safe communities and a city where everyone can afford to live and thrive.

Add your name to tell City Council that we need a budget built for people: www.arieltroster.com/budget
December 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
Too many cities have loudly declared that they don’t know what the word “emergency” means. #ClimateEmergency
tomflood.bsky.social Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 8d
City: We unanimously declare a climate emergency! We must make change no matter what the cost, humanity's survival depends on it!

Community: Can we put in a protected bike lane to get more people cycling.

City: No, we'll lose parking spots.
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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ledevoir.com
Chronique | La lecture et l’écriture, véritable gymnastique pour les neurones, reculent et régressent.
Intelligences
www.ledevoir.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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kidscanpress.bsky.social
Kids Can Press company logo and logo and image of Franklin character with statement text,”Franklin the Turtle is a beloved Canadian icon who has inspired generations of children and stands for kindness, empathy, and inclusivity. We strongly condemn any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin’s name or image, which directly contradicts these values.”
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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chrisdornan.bsky.social
Is it time for a Chris Dornan starter pack? Do you need to know what is happening to what used to be called the “news media"? Here’s an immodest reading list to get you started, whether you are a high school media literacy teacher, the incoming president of the CBC, or the CEO of Postmedia. 👇👇👇
November 19, 2024 at 4:43 AM
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stevenguilbeault.bsky.social
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.

You can find my full statement below.
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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sethdklein.bsky.social
Eye on the ball folks! It seems the pipeline piece may well be a distraction. While a pipeline remains very unlikely, the practical impact of this deal are all the immediate concessions to oil & gas industry & the federal abandonment of core climate policies.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/n...
BREAKING: Alberta gets its way in deal with Ottawa
A newly signed memorandum of understanding gives Alberta almost its entire list of demands, from the removal of regulations to the fast-tracking of a pipeline.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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brucearthur.bsky.social
The man has principles
rachelgilmore.bsky.social Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 14d
Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.

He directly cites today's MOU:
Statement by Steven Guilbeault This afternoon, it is with great sadness that I submitted my resignation to the Prime Minister as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec. As you know, I chose to enter politics to champion the fight against climate change and the protection of the environment. Over the past ten years, our country has made historic progress in reducing climate pollution, protecting nature and the environment, while our economy continued to grow. I believe I have contributed to these advancements, and I remain deeply proud of the achievements I have helped bring forward: • Standing up to tech giants and major polluters • Implementing Canada's first emissions reduction plan, slowing their growth and placing them on a downward trajectory • Establishing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation • Modernizing the Canadian Environmental Protection Act • Developing the country's first national climate adaptation strategy to protect our communities • Eliminating harmful single-use plastics • Implementing the most ambitious nature conservation plan in the country's history • Continuing the modernization of the Official Languages Act • Making historic investments in arts and culture, including during the COVID-19 crisis and in the most recent budget Changes in our relationship with the United States have led to profound disruptions affecting the global order, diplomatic relations, and the economy. I understand and share the Prime Minister's efforts to ensure our country First, there was no consultation with the Indigenous nations of the West Coast of British Columbia or with the provincial government, who would be greatly affected by this agreement. Furthermore, a pipeline to the West Coast would have major environmental impacts, particularly as it could cross the Great Bear Rainforest, contribute to a significant increase in climate pollution, and move Canada further away from its greenhouse gas reduction targets. Lifting the tanker ban on the West Coast would also significantly increase the risk of accidents in the region. This moratorium was established in 1972 following a unanimous vote in the House of Commons, notably because navigation in the Hecate Strait is highly dangerous. Its removal would also hinder the creation of a marine conservation area in the Great Bear Sea, a project our government has been actively developing with Indigenous partners and the government of British Columbia for several years, protecting more than 100,000 km of this ecologically sensitive region. We cannot hope to decarbonize our economy without decarbonizing the electricity sector. The proposal to exempt Alberta from the Clean Electricity Regulations in exchange for stricter industrial carbon pricing rules and the Pathways project is, in my view, a serious mistake. As shown in the analysis submitted to the House of Commons, without this regulation, the electricity sector-which has halved its pollution over the past 20 years-would return to an upward emissions trajectory. This regulation also saves lives by reducing air pollution, generates over $3 billion in healthcare savings, and ultimately reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 182 million tonnes. Finally, over the past few months, several elements of the climate action plan I worked on as Minister of the Environment have been, or are about to be, dismantled: the consumer carbon pricing, the Zero Emission Vehicle standard, the oil and gas sector emissions cap, the framework to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies, and the Clean Electricity Regulations. In my view, these measures remain essential to our climate action plan. I want to express my sincere gratitude to the citizens of Laurier-Sainte-Marie for the trust they have placed in me since 2019. I will continue to represent them as their Liberal Member of Parliament with dedication. I also thank the Prime Minister for the honor of serving in his cabinet and as his lieutenant in Quebec. When I entered politics, it was because I had a deep conviction that I could make a difference in fighting climate change and protecting our environment. My commitment to leaving a better world for the future of our children and our planet remains unchanged. Steven Guilbeault Member of Parliament for Laurier-Sainte-Marie
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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climatecaucus.bsky.social
We honour Minister Guilbeault's courage and integrity in opposing a deal that gives all the leverage to the oil and gas lobby.

#ABMOU #tankerban #BCpipeline #guilbeaultresigns #cdnpoli
November 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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transportaction.ca
Let's put this into context:
There were 15,149 violent crimes in Winnipeg in 2024 (StatsCan).
284 of them took place on or near transit. That's 1/168,229 journeys.
Meanwhile the average risk of being involved in a violent crime in Winnipeg in any given day was 1/20,326.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Winnipeg's rise in transit violence among the sharpest in Canada, data shows | CBC News
Winnipeg has seen one of the sharpest increases in violence on its transit network among Canadian cities, and although the number of reported incidents dipped slightly last year, violence across the s...
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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kateheartfield.com
Hey Ottawa folks: I gave some kids' books to Twice Upon a Time and they said they've receved fewer donations than usual for this time of year. So if you have any kids' books in good condition, or time or money to spare, here's the info:
Donate - Twice Upon a Time
twiceuponatime.ca
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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bikeottawa.bsky.social
Bill 60 vote on Monday. Send your letter via Horizon Ottawa website today!
#ottawa #onpoli#BikeTooter

www.horizonottawa.ca/back_off_ford
Tell Ford to Back Off Our Bike and Bus Lanes!
www.horizonottawa.ca
November 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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veganftaofficial.bsky.social
The Netherlands has recorded its lowest meat consumption in twenty years! 🙌🇳🇱

#netherlands #meat #plantbased #plantbaseddiet #vegandiet
Dutch Meat Consumption Drops to Lowest in Two Decades
The Netherlands has recorded its lowest meat consumption in twenty years, with newly released figures showing the average person ate 74.4 kg of meat in 2024, a 3% decline from the previous year.
veganfta.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
macleanm.bsky.social
leadnow.ca/campaigns/no...
No Nation-wrecking Pipelines - Leadnow
leadnow.ca
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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jdavey.bsky.social
Transit use, should be a prerequisite to run as mayor of any modern city.
seattletransitblog.com Seattle Transit Blog @seattletransitblog.com · 28d
New Post: Katie Wilson is Seattle’s Next Mayor seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/13/k...
November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
macleanm.bsky.social
www.catherinemckenney.com/stop-fords-a...
Stop Ford's Attack on Tenant Rights
www.catherinemckenney.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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geoffypjohnston.bsky.social
Why the R-Word Is the R-Slur

www.specialolympics.org/stories/impa...
Why the R-Word Is the R-Slur
Practice Inclusion: End the Use of the R-Word
www.specialolympics.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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theguardian.com
Forget petty bribes, ‘state capture’ is corruption so deep it is shaping the rules of democracy itself | Kenneth Mohammed
Forget petty bribes, ‘state capture’ is corruption so deep it is shaping the rules of democracy itself | Kenneth Mohammed
Beating the dangerous influence of private interests on governments requires independent judges, journalists and a courageous civil society
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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robb-barnes.bsky.social
Extreme heat matters from coast to coast.

Newfoundland and Labrador currently have no rules to keep seniors cool, even as temperatures rise due to climate change.

We need to act. Email your representatives today: cape.ca/action/extre...

@cape-acme.bsky.social

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
In N.L., there is no rule to keep seniors cool, even as temperatures continue to rise | CBC News
How hot is too hot? Newfoundland and Labrador lacks legislation to keep seniors in congregate living facilities cool.
www.cbc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM