Summermaid
@summermaid.bsky.social
🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️🌈 Based in Ottawa. Member of Catch A Smile boat crew, Ottawa Food Bank farm crew, NCC trail maintenance crew.
Exactly! They had so many chances and options to avoid this on-goal. @journodale.bsky.social
Ottawa city council never fails to disappoint and do absolutely the wrong thing every single fucking time. I cannot wait for the bitter tears when this spirals out of control into another boondoggle, and the women's hockey team packs up to leave because of the way they were treated in this fiasco.
Breaking:
Lansdowne 2.0 has been approved by council. Final voting: 15-10
Lansdowne 2.0 has been approved by council. Final voting: 15-10
November 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Exactly! They had so many chances and options to avoid this on-goal. @journodale.bsky.social
Moving National Day of Truth and Reconciliation ceremony on Parliament Hill today.
September 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Moving National Day of Truth and Reconciliation ceremony on Parliament Hill today.
Food Security = Stronger Democracy. Insightful and cautionary piece by Jasmine Ramze Rezaee at Policy Options / Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/demo...
Ending food insecurity is a democratic imperative
Food insecurity in Canada is not only a social crisis but a democratic threat, eroding trust, participation and equality.
policyoptions.irpp.org
September 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Food Security = Stronger Democracy. Insightful and cautionary piece by Jasmine Ramze Rezaee at Policy Options / Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/demo...
Ending food insecurity is a democratic imperative
Food insecurity in Canada is not only a social crisis but a democratic threat, eroding trust, participation and equality.
policyoptions.irpp.org
September 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Food Security = Stronger Democracy. Insightful and cautionary piece by Jasmine Ramze Rezaee at Policy Options / Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/demo...
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Bloc Québécois slam Carney for inviting ‘foreign’ King to open Parliament, opt out of attending Throne Speech
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
Bloc Québécois slam Carney for inviting ‘foreign’ King to open Parliament, opt out of attending Throne Speech
Bloc Québécois MPs will be reading the speech from their offices, absent ‘on principal’ in response to a decision that they say is ‘disrespectful to a lot of Quebecers.’
www.hilltimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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First franchise playoff game on deck!
🆚 @victoire-lphf.bsky.social
📍 Place Bell
⏰ 7:00pm ET
📺 TSN | RDS
#SurgingAhead | #OTTvMTL
🆚 @victoire-lphf.bsky.social
📍 Place Bell
⏰ 7:00pm ET
📺 TSN | RDS
#SurgingAhead | #OTTvMTL
May 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
First franchise playoff game on deck!
🆚 @victoire-lphf.bsky.social
📍 Place Bell
⏰ 7:00pm ET
📺 TSN | RDS
#SurgingAhead | #OTTvMTL
🆚 @victoire-lphf.bsky.social
📍 Place Bell
⏰ 7:00pm ET
📺 TSN | RDS
#SurgingAhead | #OTTvMTL
Woohoo! Such a tense game. Now we wait to see if @victoire-lphf.bsky.social will pick @ottawacharge.bsky.social as their 1st round opponent. Can't wait to watch the games!
THE CAPITAL HAS ENTERED THE CHAT ⚡️
@pwhlcharge.bsky.social has officially clinched and will play in the PWHL Playoffs for the first time.
@pwhlcharge.bsky.social has officially clinched and will play in the PWHL Playoffs for the first time.
May 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Woohoo! Such a tense game. Now we wait to see if @victoire-lphf.bsky.social will pick @ottawacharge.bsky.social as their 1st round opponent. Can't wait to watch the games!
This is the very essence of the choice facing Canadians in this federal election. The regressive tsunami in the U.S. is a perfect predictor. We have never had such a clearly illustrated preview of what might come. The warnings are loud, constant, and detailed. policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ap...
The many dangers of Pierre Poilievre’s war on ‘woke’
Pierre Poilievre’s anti-woke crusade mirrors U.S. far-right tactics and risks eroding Canada’s democratic and inclusive values.
policyoptions.irpp.org
April 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This is the very essence of the choice facing Canadians in this federal election. The regressive tsunami in the U.S. is a perfect predictor. We have never had such a clearly illustrated preview of what might come. The warnings are loud, constant, and detailed. policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ap...
Feb. 11/25: Trump announces return of plastic straws.
Apr. 18/25: Poilievre announces he would bring back plastic straws... and plastic bags and plastic cutlery. Says it's an issue of freedom. 👀
Apr. 18/25: Poilievre announces he would bring back plastic straws... and plastic bags and plastic cutlery. Says it's an issue of freedom. 👀
April 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Feb. 11/25: Trump announces return of plastic straws.
Apr. 18/25: Poilievre announces he would bring back plastic straws... and plastic bags and plastic cutlery. Says it's an issue of freedom. 👀
Apr. 18/25: Poilievre announces he would bring back plastic straws... and plastic bags and plastic cutlery. Says it's an issue of freedom. 👀
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Could not be happier to vote today! This election could not be more important. And we are very fortunate to live in a country with free and fair elections. Own your democracy and vote!
April 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Could not be happier to vote today! This election could not be more important. And we are very fortunate to live in a country with free and fair elections. Own your democracy and vote!
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Erica Ifill: Poilievre’s aggressive style, victimization, and constant attack mode of communication attracts young men and repels women.
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Red-pill populism
buff.ly
April 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Erica Ifill: Poilievre’s aggressive style, victimization, and constant attack mode of communication attracts young men and repels women.
buff.ly/DULv9Tm
buff.ly/DULv9Tm
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Don't let your guard down. “A Conservative government would put an end to the imposition of woke ideology in the federal civil service and in the allocation of federal funds for university research.” Conservative policy platform document says.
Read more at: www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/...
Read more at: www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/...
March 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Don't let your guard down. “A Conservative government would put an end to the imposition of woke ideology in the federal civil service and in the allocation of federal funds for university research.” Conservative policy platform document says.
Read more at: www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/...
Read more at: www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/...
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The Conservatives’ decision breaks with foundational precedent ‘to observe and ask questions,’ says World Press Freedom Canada’s Heather Bakken.
Barring access to Tory leader's tour will limit coverage, but the press gallery will find a way, say journos
The Conservatives’ decision breaks with foundational precedent ‘to observe and ask questions,’ says World Press Freedom Canada’s Heather Bakken.
buff.ly
March 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The Conservatives’ decision breaks with foundational precedent ‘to observe and ask questions,’ says World Press Freedom Canada’s Heather Bakken.
Le modérateur est un DÉSASTRE! Il interromp sans arrêt et, en fin de programme, dit qu'il faut répondre vite pcq il reste des questions. Quelle incompétence. @radiocanadainfo.bsky.social
February 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Le modérateur est un DÉSASTRE! Il interromp sans arrêt et, en fin de programme, dit qu'il faut répondre vite pcq il reste des questions. Quelle incompétence. @radiocanadainfo.bsky.social
What a delight to watch a #liberaldebate that doesn't traffic in misinformation & personal attacks! 🇨🇦 glorious & free! #débatlibéral Too bad moderator can't stop interrupting 🙄
February 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
What a delight to watch a #liberaldebate that doesn't traffic in misinformation & personal attacks! 🇨🇦 glorious & free! #débatlibéral Too bad moderator can't stop interrupting 🙄
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Ifill: The anti-‘woke’ crusade, the war on journalism, and the cozying up to Shopify are all copies of the U.S. president’s political strategies.
Poilievre is more bark than bite
The anti-‘woke’ crusade, the war on journalism, and the cozying up to Shopify are all copies of the U.S. president’s political strategies.
buff.ly
February 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Ifill: The anti-‘woke’ crusade, the war on journalism, and the cozying up to Shopify are all copies of the U.S. president’s political strategies.
Hi! So glad to be here, no longer swimming in Elon's cesspool. Looking forward to positive engagement.
November 21, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Hi! So glad to be here, no longer swimming in Elon's cesspool. Looking forward to positive engagement.