Guillaume Lavoie
@ragebarr.bsky.social
He/him | 🧙♂️🎲🐉🖥️ | Game Designer at Ubisoft Montreal | Thoughts and opinions are my own
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Is there any more depressing story in urbanism than the fact that people kept cutting down speed cameras in Toronto, and then the premier just… agreed with them and banned speed cameras across the province?
It honestly makes me so mad.
It honestly makes me so mad.
All of Toronto's speed cameras are gone. How did we get to this point? | CBC News
Toronto's speed cameras may be gone, but this time there are no mysterious vandals wielding power tools, no blurry suspect photos and no police investigation.
www.cbc.ca
December 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Is there any more depressing story in urbanism than the fact that people kept cutting down speed cameras in Toronto, and then the premier just… agreed with them and banned speed cameras across the province?
It honestly makes me so mad.
It honestly makes me so mad.
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I know I sound like a broken record on this and that’s OK.
Montreal gets a lot right. But one of my biggest disappointments of this city’s political establishment is saying “no” to an amazing automated train for the underserved east end of the city for largely aesthetic reasons.
Montreal gets a lot right. But one of my biggest disappointments of this city’s political establishment is saying “no” to an amazing automated train for the underserved east end of the city for largely aesthetic reasons.
The REM is great, but the tragedy might be that expertise fading away without another project
REM de l'Est was rejected because some people disliked the elevated portion above a 6-lane road
When projects get derailed so easily, each new project takes a long time and you always lose your experience
REM de l'Est was rejected because some people disliked the elevated portion above a 6-lane road
When projects get derailed so easily, each new project takes a long time and you always lose your experience
December 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I know I sound like a broken record on this and that’s OK.
Montreal gets a lot right. But one of my biggest disappointments of this city’s political establishment is saying “no” to an amazing automated train for the underserved east end of the city for largely aesthetic reasons.
Montreal gets a lot right. But one of my biggest disappointments of this city’s political establishment is saying “no” to an amazing automated train for the underserved east end of the city for largely aesthetic reasons.
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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A bad day for Canada, and therefore the world.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A bad day for Canada, and therefore the world.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
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Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.
More than 300 collisions reported as early season snow slams parts of Ontario
YouTube video by CTV News
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November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.
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***Exactly*** the result I was worried about with this election.
Not ripping out the busiest bike routes, but sabotaging great projects that are planned or under construction.
The new mayor of Ahuntsic-Cartierville considering dismantling the REV on Henri-Bourassa and downgrading the bus lanes.
Not ripping out the busiest bike routes, but sabotaging great projects that are planned or under construction.
The new mayor of Ahuntsic-Cartierville considering dismantling the REV on Henri-Bourassa and downgrading the bus lanes.
Ahuntsic-Cartierville | Le « corridor de mobilité » Henri-Bourassa pourrait être revu
La nouvelle mairesse d’Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Maude Théroux-Séguin, veut se pencher sur le « corridor de mobilité durable » sur le boulevard Henri-Bourassa et n’exclut pas de démanteler la piste cycla...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
***Exactly*** the result I was worried about with this election.
Not ripping out the busiest bike routes, but sabotaging great projects that are planned or under construction.
The new mayor of Ahuntsic-Cartierville considering dismantling the REV on Henri-Bourassa and downgrading the bus lanes.
Not ripping out the busiest bike routes, but sabotaging great projects that are planned or under construction.
The new mayor of Ahuntsic-Cartierville considering dismantling the REV on Henri-Bourassa and downgrading the bus lanes.
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While I voted for Projet Montréal for their record on active transportation, one proposal from Transition I appreciated was electoral reform.
Not because I think it will help my policies specifically, but because it’s good for the health of democracy.
I’d like to see other parties get on board.
Not because I think it will help my policies specifically, but because it’s good for the health of democracy.
I’d like to see other parties get on board.
November 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
While I voted for Projet Montréal for their record on active transportation, one proposal from Transition I appreciated was electoral reform.
Not because I think it will help my policies specifically, but because it’s good for the health of democracy.
I’d like to see other parties get on board.
Not because I think it will help my policies specifically, but because it’s good for the health of democracy.
I’d like to see other parties get on board.
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Aujourd’hui, nous avons voté en faveur des transports actifs.
Today, we voted (in early voting) in favour of active transportation in Montreal.
Today, we voted (in early voting) in favour of active transportation in Montreal.
October 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Aujourd’hui, nous avons voté en faveur des transports actifs.
Today, we voted (in early voting) in favour of active transportation in Montreal.
Today, we voted (in early voting) in favour of active transportation in Montreal.
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Ensemble Montréal proposing to remove bike lanes in Parc-Extension. That’s exactly the kind of thing I’m worried about: sabotaging up-and-coming bike-friendly neighbourhoods.
Well, Querbes is very clearly at risk in Park-Extension (this here is from their city councillor). And all the District central bike lanes in Ahuntsic probably.
October 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Ensemble Montréal proposing to remove bike lanes in Parc-Extension. That’s exactly the kind of thing I’m worried about: sabotaging up-and-coming bike-friendly neighbourhoods.
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My biggest worry with an Ensemble Montréal win isn’t a Doug Ford-style attempt to rip out the busiest bike routes in the city like Saint-Denis.
It’s sabotaging up-and-coming bike-friendly neighbourhoods, especially new major structural routes that would be their Saint-Denis.
It’s sabotaging up-and-coming bike-friendly neighbourhoods, especially new major structural routes that would be their Saint-Denis.
October 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
My biggest worry with an Ensemble Montréal win isn’t a Doug Ford-style attempt to rip out the busiest bike routes in the city like Saint-Denis.
It’s sabotaging up-and-coming bike-friendly neighbourhoods, especially new major structural routes that would be their Saint-Denis.
It’s sabotaging up-and-coming bike-friendly neighbourhoods, especially new major structural routes that would be their Saint-Denis.
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I *love* this new protected intersection. I think it’s the most exciting new bike infrastructure in Montreal since the REV Saint-Denis.
I sure hope there aren’t any major mayoral candidates planning to pause or remove cycling infrastructure. That would be awfully inconvenient right now.
I sure hope there aren’t any major mayoral candidates planning to pause or remove cycling infrastructure. That would be awfully inconvenient right now.
October 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I *love* this new protected intersection. I think it’s the most exciting new bike infrastructure in Montreal since the REV Saint-Denis.
I sure hope there aren’t any major mayoral candidates planning to pause or remove cycling infrastructure. That would be awfully inconvenient right now.
I sure hope there aren’t any major mayoral candidates planning to pause or remove cycling infrastructure. That would be awfully inconvenient right now.
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What a disappointment.
The opposition party, which has a chance of winning Montreal’s next election, has announced that they will start with a 12-to-18-month moratorium on new bike lanes.
Expansion of the bike network is “definitively not our priority” following the election.
The opposition party, which has a chance of winning Montreal’s next election, has announced that they will start with a 12-to-18-month moratorium on new bike lanes.
Expansion of the bike network is “definitively not our priority” following the election.
September 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
What a disappointment.
The opposition party, which has a chance of winning Montreal’s next election, has announced that they will start with a 12-to-18-month moratorium on new bike lanes.
Expansion of the bike network is “definitively not our priority” following the election.
The opposition party, which has a chance of winning Montreal’s next election, has announced that they will start with a 12-to-18-month moratorium on new bike lanes.
Expansion of the bike network is “definitively not our priority” following the election.
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“I’m a resident of the borough. This bike infrastructure has literally changed how I get around. I sold my car, and I’ve changed how I see urban mobility.”
September 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“I’m a resident of the borough. This bike infrastructure has literally changed how I get around. I sold my car, and I’ve changed how I see urban mobility.”
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Canadians! There is a petition to sign to protest Mastercard and Visa's control over the purchase of legal adult content. This is specifically about the Steam & itchio situation, but language protects adult creators.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
#nsfw #censorship #canpoli
@acvalens.net
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
#nsfw #censorship #canpoli
@acvalens.net
Petition e-6695 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
September 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Canadians! There is a petition to sign to protest Mastercard and Visa's control over the purchase of legal adult content. This is specifically about the Steam & itchio situation, but language protects adult creators.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
#nsfw #censorship #canpoli
@acvalens.net
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
#nsfw #censorship #canpoli
@acvalens.net
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I’ve always enjoyed following the news and being informed, but this year it’s been harder. The daily frustration and disappointment is bad for my sanity and productivity.
That’s why I’ve been rethinking my information diet and relationship with the news.
Here are 8 rules I’ve adopted. Big🧵:
That’s why I’ve been rethinking my information diet and relationship with the news.
Here are 8 rules I’ve adopted. Big🧵:
August 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I’ve always enjoyed following the news and being informed, but this year it’s been harder. The daily frustration and disappointment is bad for my sanity and productivity.
That’s why I’ve been rethinking my information diet and relationship with the news.
Here are 8 rules I’ve adopted. Big🧵:
That’s why I’ve been rethinking my information diet and relationship with the news.
Here are 8 rules I’ve adopted. Big🧵:
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We fail to respect or enforce traffic laws to the point that people don’t actually perceive ignoring them to be breaking the rules. It’s just normal driving.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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August 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
We fail to respect or enforce traffic laws to the point that people don’t actually perceive ignoring them to be breaking the rules. It’s just normal driving.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Until recently you might have been able to find support in Canada for tighter integration of some kind.
But after six months of being taunted, threatened, and belittled, and seeing the US turn towards illiberalism at home, most Canadians want to run in the exact opposite direction!
But after six months of being taunted, threatened, and belittled, and seeing the US turn towards illiberalism at home, most Canadians want to run in the exact opposite direction!
We really should be in a customs and border union with Canada.
May 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Until recently you might have been able to find support in Canada for tighter integration of some kind.
But after six months of being taunted, threatened, and belittled, and seeing the US turn towards illiberalism at home, most Canadians want to run in the exact opposite direction!
But after six months of being taunted, threatened, and belittled, and seeing the US turn towards illiberalism at home, most Canadians want to run in the exact opposite direction!
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"Can someone explain to me the difference between parry and a quick time event?"
"A quick time event is usually clearer when you need to act."
"I LIKE YOU. I KNEW I LIKED YOU." XD
"A quick time event is usually clearer when you need to act."
"I LIKE YOU. I KNEW I LIKED YOU." XD
May 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
"Can someone explain to me the difference between parry and a quick time event?"
"A quick time event is usually clearer when you need to act."
"I LIKE YOU. I KNEW I LIKED YOU." XD
"A quick time event is usually clearer when you need to act."
"I LIKE YOU. I KNEW I LIKED YOU." XD
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Yes to high-rises near jobs and transit.
Yes to mid-rises everywhere else.
Yes to mid-rises everywhere else.
Each time I land in Toronto it surprises me why is it that only housing options seem to be single fam house (80% area) or 50 storey buildings.
SAME units in 5 floors next to ea other than 50 ea other block.
Lack of vision & guts.
100% housing needed can easily fit in existing footprint. Q of life.
SAME units in 5 floors next to ea other than 50 ea other block.
Lack of vision & guts.
100% housing needed can easily fit in existing footprint. Q of life.
May 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Yes to high-rises near jobs and transit.
Yes to mid-rises everywhere else.
Yes to mid-rises everywhere else.
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The US government is like an abusive partner. “Gosh, I only belittled and threatened you for like six months max! Move on already.”
Fundamentally MAGA doesn’t get it because they don’t think foreigners are real people anyway.
Fundamentally MAGA doesn’t get it because they don’t think foreigners are real people anyway.
U.S. ambassador to Canada: "We're thrilled the king will be here. If there's a message in there (for Trump), there's easier ways to send messages. Just give me a call. Carney can call the president at any time." The 51st state saga is "over." “Move on. I'm not talking about it; Donald Trump is not.”
May 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The US government is like an abusive partner. “Gosh, I only belittled and threatened you for like six months max! Move on already.”
Fundamentally MAGA doesn’t get it because they don’t think foreigners are real people anyway.
Fundamentally MAGA doesn’t get it because they don’t think foreigners are real people anyway.
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I just want people to have affordable and accessible housing close to employment and educational opportunities with pleasant and convenient active and public transportation options.
Is that too much to ask?
Is that too much to ask?
May 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I just want people to have affordable and accessible housing close to employment and educational opportunities with pleasant and convenient active and public transportation options.
Is that too much to ask?
Is that too much to ask?
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The Conservative surge never abated. They did great.
The only thing that changed is that many on the left decided to vote strategically.
I think this was the right thing to do, and also I hate that the electoral system forces this upon us.
The only thing that changed is that many on the left decided to vote strategically.
I think this was the right thing to do, and also I hate that the electoral system forces this upon us.
April 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The Conservative surge never abated. They did great.
The only thing that changed is that many on the left decided to vote strategically.
I think this was the right thing to do, and also I hate that the electoral system forces this upon us.
The only thing that changed is that many on the left decided to vote strategically.
I think this was the right thing to do, and also I hate that the electoral system forces this upon us.
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Canadians, please vote today! Polls mean nothing if you don't vote.
If you haven't registered/didn't receive your VIC? You can still vote today! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
If you haven't registered/didn't receive your VIC? You can still vote today! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Didn't register to vote? You can still do so on election day | CBC News
It's not too late for Canadians looking to cast their ballot who haven't yet registered to vote — Elections Canada allows voters to register on election day at their polling station.
www.cbc.ca
April 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Canadians, please vote today! Polls mean nothing if you don't vote.
If you haven't registered/didn't receive your VIC? You can still vote today! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
If you haven't registered/didn't receive your VIC? You can still vote today! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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As a lifelong francophile who moved to Quebec and really appreciates living here, this is just mean-spirited, awkward, and alienating.
April 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
As a lifelong francophile who moved to Quebec and really appreciates living here, this is just mean-spirited, awkward, and alienating.
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