Nick P
@npilon.bsky.social
Dartmouth, NS dad; software engineer; fan of giant robots in many contexts, board games, RPGs. Queer rights are not negotiable. (He/Him)
www.grandparade.news/p/killing-ki... - wait Andy Fillmore complained about the bike network being “debt intensive”? Mr “Halifax Water Should Just Borrow More” ? That guy? Debt intensive? Come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
🎧Killing kids to save money, part 1(🔒)
Real show notes on Monday
www.grandparade.news
February 14, 2026 at 1:08 AM
www.grandparade.news/p/killing-ki... - wait Andy Fillmore complained about the bike network being “debt intensive”? Mr “Halifax Water Should Just Borrow More” ? That guy? Debt intensive? Come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
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“So, it is not the cycling infrastructure that is expensive, it is the unwillingness to reallocate travel lanes or parking spaces to micromobility traffic (or delay motor vehicle traffic in the case of the Macdonald bridge) that is the challenge.”
February 14, 2026 at 12:34 AM
“So, it is not the cycling infrastructure that is expensive, it is the unwillingness to reallocate travel lanes or parking spaces to micromobility traffic (or delay motor vehicle traffic in the case of the Macdonald bridge) that is the challenge.”
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Four districts are sustainable without commercial taxes. If you can make time to speak to the budget committee on Wednesday or March 4, you should. Tell council the only way out of this hole is targeted fees to bump up the revenue of unsustainable districts and/or recoup costs from expensive service
February 13, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Four districts are sustainable without commercial taxes. If you can make time to speak to the budget committee on Wednesday or March 4, you should. Tell council the only way out of this hole is targeted fees to bump up the revenue of unsustainable districts and/or recoup costs from expensive service
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wtf. Hartling wants staff to cut all the services in a way that doesn’t have council’s name attached to them.
February 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM
wtf. Hartling wants staff to cut all the services in a way that doesn’t have council’s name attached to them.
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If this happens, the first thing Chinese will do is ban four-down football. No more Superbowl!
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
(Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co.’s top executive spoke to senior Trump administration officials about a potential roadmap for Chinese automakers to build cars in America by partnering with US car companies, according to people familiar with the discussions.
February 13, 2026 at 10:50 PM
If this happens, the first thing Chinese will do is ban four-down football. No more Superbowl!
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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We spend a lot of time debating rounding errors in the budget as we slide ever closer to the fiscal abyss because the truth is so much worse: most of HRM is insolvent and can't be quickly fixed.
For reasons both fiscal and logistical (traffic), its a way of life that going to have to change.
For reasons both fiscal and logistical (traffic), its a way of life that going to have to change.
February 13, 2026 at 10:19 PM
We spend a lot of time debating rounding errors in the budget as we slide ever closer to the fiscal abyss because the truth is so much worse: most of HRM is insolvent and can't be quickly fixed.
For reasons both fiscal and logistical (traffic), its a way of life that going to have to change.
For reasons both fiscal and logistical (traffic), its a way of life that going to have to change.
Landlords: “these property taxes are driving up our cost of doing business to unacceptable degrees! We must go after the true culprit: BIKE LANES”
The CAP: keeps getting away with it
The CAP: keeps getting away with it
If everyone understood how municipal finance and property taxes worked, people in districts 7, 8, 9, and 16 might start demanding blood sacrifices from some of the others in exchange for the ~$100m in transfers they pay unto to keep them afloat.
February 13, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Landlords: “these property taxes are driving up our cost of doing business to unacceptable degrees! We must go after the true culprit: BIKE LANES”
The CAP: keeps getting away with it
The CAP: keeps getting away with it
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We can invite her to the book club!
Nancy Hartling today “HRM has made significant investments in pedestrian safety, bicycle safety & traffic calming. As much as you can’t ticket yourself out of problematic behaviour, we can’t traffic calm our way out of those behaviours either”
Can we send her a copy of Killed By a Traffic Engineer?
Can we send her a copy of Killed By a Traffic Engineer?
February 13, 2026 at 9:42 PM
We can invite her to the book club!
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Laura White “It’s roughly 150 people in fatal or serious injury collisions in HRM in 2024. How does that compare to all the resources we’re putting into other types of violence?”
I wanted an answer to this one!
I wanted an answer to this one!
February 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Laura White “It’s roughly 150 people in fatal or serious injury collisions in HRM in 2024. How does that compare to all the resources we’re putting into other types of violence?”
I wanted an answer to this one!
I wanted an answer to this one!
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“Atlantic Canadians are struggling to pay their energy bills,” says Renée Fougère, Ecology Action Centre. High-voltage transmission could lower rates by 11% and boost our GDP by $8B.
Read the full article: halifax.citynews.ca/2026/02/06/e...
#NSPoli #WindWest #AtlanticOffshoreWindCoalition
Read the full article: halifax.citynews.ca/2026/02/06/e...
#NSPoli #WindWest #AtlanticOffshoreWindCoalition
February 13, 2026 at 8:32 PM
“Atlantic Canadians are struggling to pay their energy bills,” says Renée Fougère, Ecology Action Centre. High-voltage transmission could lower rates by 11% and boost our GDP by $8B.
Read the full article: halifax.citynews.ca/2026/02/06/e...
#NSPoli #WindWest #AtlanticOffshoreWindCoalition
Read the full article: halifax.citynews.ca/2026/02/06/e...
#NSPoli #WindWest #AtlanticOffshoreWindCoalition
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I want a Canadian made EV announcement that's like "here is our station wagon, it seats six people and their stuff, gets 500 km on a full charge in winter, and is not too expensive."
Can we just do sensible, efficient, and affordable?
🔴 The self-driving Project Arrow Borealis prototype has been unveiled.
And it is awesome. 👌🏼🙂
The future of auto tech - MADE IN CANADA.
Under this Liberal Government, Canada is determined to win the present AND the future.
And we will. 🍁
And it is awesome. 👌🏼🙂
The future of auto tech - MADE IN CANADA.
Under this Liberal Government, Canada is determined to win the present AND the future.
And we will. 🍁
February 13, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I want a Canadian made EV announcement that's like "here is our station wagon, it seats six people and their stuff, gets 500 km on a full charge in winter, and is not too expensive."
Okay fess up who replaced Jason Kenney with Mirror Universe Jason Kenney.
And the source for those tweets?
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney.
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Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney.
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February 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Okay fess up who replaced Jason Kenney with Mirror Universe Jason Kenney.
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Fillmore: our budget is going in the wrong direction.
Me: oh no, this sounds bad, do we know why?
Me: oh no, this sounds bad, do we know why?
Does everyone have a favorite correlational data set or just me? For me it's this one, the decline in passenger car sales mirrors the decline of Halifax's road quality.
February 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Fillmore: our budget is going in the wrong direction.
Me: oh no, this sounds bad, do we know why?
Me: oh no, this sounds bad, do we know why?
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Passed. Maybe with a special presentation people will understand the process even though this is all public information
Aww this is cute, Hartling wants to get a presentation on how the budget works so that way people will understand property taxes and stop spreading misinformation.
February 13, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Passed. Maybe with a special presentation people will understand the process even though this is all public information
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Aww this is cute, Hartling wants to get a presentation on how the budget works so that way people will understand property taxes and stop spreading misinformation.
February 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Aww this is cute, Hartling wants to get a presentation on how the budget works so that way people will understand property taxes and stop spreading misinformation.
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Rents are declining nationwide because the United States is building more housing. www.apartmentlist.com/research/nat...
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Rents are declining nationwide because the United States is building more housing. www.apartmentlist.com/research/nat...
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Purdy is complaining about the wild success of Purdy's favourite infrastructure choices.
February 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Purdy is complaining about the wild success of Purdy's favourite infrastructure choices.
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Let's say half of these people are in HRM, and half of those are in the urban core... That's as many people as there are parking spots at the VG (which is already overflowing even after Houston paved Citadel Hill)
Between 2,500 and 3,000 workers are expected to return to office www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Thousands of Nova Scotia's unionized provincial workers being ordered back into the office
Between 2,500 and 3,000 workers are expected to return to office for April 20.
www.saltwire.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Let's say half of these people are in HRM, and half of those are in the urban core... That's as many people as there are parking spots at the VG (which is already overflowing even after Houston paved Citadel Hill)
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Okay, okay, I think I figured it out. Houston is pissed that we keep only getting bronze in TomToms congestion contest so he's trying to win gold next year.
According to the NSGEU, the Houston government is ending all remote work for provincial employees effective April 20:
February 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Okay, okay, I think I figured it out. Houston is pissed that we keep only getting bronze in TomToms congestion contest so he's trying to win gold next year.
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"Consider that everyone involved or is very stupid ir is not actually trying to solve the problem but is instead performing for an audience - voters" is undefeatable as a model.
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
"Consider that everyone involved or is very stupid ir is not actually trying to solve the problem but is instead performing for an audience - voters" is undefeatable as a model.
“If you want council to consider your perspective you have to show up in person in the correct four hour time slot. We can’t listen to emailed feedback, but we will listen to whatever Facebook pops to the top of our feed!”
How about we acknowledge this is a shitty way to make decisions?
How about we acknowledge this is a shitty way to make decisions?
Yes, but also a lot of city/provincial thinking around transportation is basically "the squeaky wheel gets the grease"
"Cars stuck in traffic? Just need to make it easier to drive" in a loop forever.
The end result is that we are broke and stuck in traffic.
"Cars stuck in traffic? Just need to make it easier to drive" in a loop forever.
The end result is that we are broke and stuck in traffic.
Not saying I fully believe this, but if the PC government were actively trying to make Halifax traffic worse to achieve some kind of larger structural policy objective... it would make a hell of a lot more sense than whatever explanation we have right now on how these moves fit together logically.
February 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
“If you want council to consider your perspective you have to show up in person in the correct four hour time slot. We can’t listen to emailed feedback, but we will listen to whatever Facebook pops to the top of our feed!”
How about we acknowledge this is a shitty way to make decisions?
How about we acknowledge this is a shitty way to make decisions?
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Aulds Cove Wind Project Receives Environmental Assessment Approval news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/02/1...
Aulds Cove Wind Project Receives Environmental Assessment Approval
news.novascotia.ca
February 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Aulds Cove Wind Project Receives Environmental Assessment Approval news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/02/1...
Affordability!
So like does the opposition, y’know, oppose this?
So like does the opposition, y’know, oppose this?
Needless to say, this will burden employees with significant costs (car & travel expenses, commuting time, wardrobe, etc) and add to the already crisis traffic situation.
According to the NSGEU, the Houston government is ending all remote work for provincial employees effective April 20:
February 13, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Affordability!
So like does the opposition, y’know, oppose this?
So like does the opposition, y’know, oppose this?
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Every council and arguably every human organization needs someone that can just look at the most beyond-reproach people and say "that math doesn't math"
That's my councillor. 🥲
That's my councillor. 🥲
Cleary is absolutely fucking up fire chiefs for being stupid as hell.
February 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Every council and arguably every human organization needs someone that can just look at the most beyond-reproach people and say "that math doesn't math"
That's my councillor. 🥲
That's my councillor. 🥲