Greg Weston
@westongreg.bsky.social
A transplanted Torontonian in New Brunswick. Mostly politics, sports and complaining about drivers. National park buff. There will be puns.
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A huge part of the issue here, which the article notes, is that we have leaders with no backbone to implement the necessary changes. They capitulate to small, but loud groups. "We don't want people to die on the streets" is something they should be able to easily defend when faced with backlash.
Really dunno how to deal with the fact that you can tell people "hey, if we force cars to go a bit slower in your neighborhood, fewer of your neighbors will die agonizing deaths—perhaps even you yourself will not!" And they go, nah, want car go fast. www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
America’s plan to protect pedestrians failed. A young woman’s death reveals why.
U.S. officials adopted Europe's Vision Zero initiative, but many cities have seen an increase in pedestrian fatalities despite efforts to improve road safety.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A huge part of the issue here, which the article notes, is that we have leaders with no backbone to implement the necessary changes. They capitulate to small, but loud groups. "We don't want people to die on the streets" is something they should be able to easily defend when faced with backlash.
In an unintended consequence of the new colour-coded weather alerts, today I saw a news chyron that read "Yellow snow warning issued for Alberta."
December 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
In an unintended consequence of the new colour-coded weather alerts, today I saw a news chyron that read "Yellow snow warning issued for Alberta."
Half a centimeter of snow falls and Moncton drivers turn the streets into Mad Max: Flurry Road.
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Half a centimeter of snow falls and Moncton drivers turn the streets into Mad Max: Flurry Road.
"This would be a great day for the Liberal Party of Canada if only it had gotten elected to a minority government last April with the support of Alberta." Chantal Hébert remains the best in the business.
November 27, 2025: PM Carney’s Alberta pipeline partnership, @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social's resignation, support for industries affected by tariffs www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf3U...
@rosiebarton.bsky.social @acoyne.bsky.social @chebert18.bsky.social @markusoff.bsky.social @althiaraj.bsky.social 🍁
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At Issue | Carney’s Alberta pipeline partnership
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"This would be a great day for the Liberal Party of Canada if only it had gotten elected to a minority government last April with the support of Alberta." Chantal Hébert remains the best in the business.
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Hockey isn’t our national culture. Cars are.
Get outside kids, enjoy the fresh air with your friends!
Just kidding, stay the F inside.
Just kidding, stay the F inside.
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Hockey isn’t our national culture. Cars are.
On my walk into work this morning, a young person told me they liked my outfit. The day can only go downhill from here!
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
On my walk into work this morning, a young person told me they liked my outfit. The day can only go downhill from here!
This is what leadership looks like.
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This is what leadership looks like.
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Vote for people who'll spend more on housing and social programs.
Vote for tax cuts and exclusionary zoning, and you're asking for encampments in poorly maintained parks.
Vote for tax cuts and exclusionary zoning, and you're asking for encampments in poorly maintained parks.
"The longer visible signs of social decay are allowed to fester, the more inclined those with means will be to simply check out ... leaving those without the ability to relocate to deal with playgrounds littered with drug paraphernalia." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: We have normalized delinquent, disorderly behaviour in our cities for too long
There is nothing normal about an encampment forcing toddlers in the daycare next door to stay inside
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Vote for people who'll spend more on housing and social programs.
Vote for tax cuts and exclusionary zoning, and you're asking for encampments in poorly maintained parks.
Vote for tax cuts and exclusionary zoning, and you're asking for encampments in poorly maintained parks.
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The federal government is ready to slash public service jobs at a rate not seen in decades when we should be reinforcing its ranks to tackle this economic crisis.
Public Sector Job Cuts Undermine the Federal Government’s Commitment to Canadians | Perspectives Journal
There are easy solutions for the government to both raise revenue and rein in spending in a way that is fair and beneficial for Canadians, and that doesn’t compromise services.
perspectivesjournal.ca
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The federal government is ready to slash public service jobs at a rate not seen in decades when we should be reinforcing its ranks to tackle this economic crisis.
Lots of interesting bits in this piece - including the hilarious line "I did not linger on the idea of a freelance writer with a personal assistant" - but this graph really hit me (plus, I love a drop cap).
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Lots of interesting bits in this piece - including the hilarious line "I did not linger on the idea of a freelance writer with a personal assistant" - but this graph really hit me (plus, I love a drop cap).
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Smells like car bloat:
"More than 3,800 people were killed almost immediately when they were struck in 2023, an indication that high speeds and larger vehicles are making impacts more violent. The rate at which pedestrians are declared dead at the scene of the crash has more than doubled."
"More than 3,800 people were killed almost immediately when they were struck in 2023, an indication that high speeds and larger vehicles are making impacts more violent. The rate at which pedestrians are declared dead at the scene of the crash has more than doubled."
The deadliest roads in America
The number of pedestrians killed by vehicles has increased in the U.S., with road infrastructure and inadequate safety measures among key contributing factors.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Smells like car bloat:
"More than 3,800 people were killed almost immediately when they were struck in 2023, an indication that high speeds and larger vehicles are making impacts more violent. The rate at which pedestrians are declared dead at the scene of the crash has more than doubled."
"More than 3,800 people were killed almost immediately when they were struck in 2023, an indication that high speeds and larger vehicles are making impacts more violent. The rate at which pedestrians are declared dead at the scene of the crash has more than doubled."
A community in PEI is voting on a new name and one of the five shortlisted options is Danger Bay.
5 options shortlisted for renaming of community on P.E.I.’s North Shore | CBC News
Residents of Savage Harbour, P.E.I., have narrowed down the list for their community’s new name to five options.
www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A community in PEI is voting on a new name and one of the five shortlisted options is Danger Bay.
Never mind the fighter jets, how do we get a deal with Sweden to bring back the Saab 900 Turbo?
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November 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Never mind the fighter jets, how do we get a deal with Sweden to bring back the Saab 900 Turbo?
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ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
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That time of the year when we celebrate the cozy winter village and worship the bustling holiday markets, streets, shops, restaurants and a vibrant outdoor life full of community & togetherness that we continually refuse to support, approve or build for everyday life.
people walking down a snowy street with a sign that says vives on it
Alt: people walking down a snowy street with a sign that says vives on it
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
That time of the year when we celebrate the cozy winter village and worship the bustling holiday markets, streets, shops, restaurants and a vibrant outdoor life full of community & togetherness that we continually refuse to support, approve or build for everyday life.
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War is horrible, and a tragedy that damages everyone involved. The best possible way to honour the victims of war is to devote ourselves to finding ways to avoid ever fighting another war.
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
War is horrible, and a tragedy that damages everyone involved. The best possible way to honour the victims of war is to devote ourselves to finding ways to avoid ever fighting another war.
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Excited to see AI's results in the Canadian government!
UK government project using AI to find benefit fraud resulted in:
- A 46% false fraud rate
- Anguish for families who were wrongly accused of fraud and had benefits stopped
- Months of additional work for government, setting up a hotline, correcting false fraud
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
- A 46% false fraud rate
- Anguish for families who were wrongly accused of fraud and had benefits stopped
- Months of additional work for government, setting up a hotline, correcting false fraud
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
HMRC trial of child benefit crackdown wrongly suspected fraud in 46% of cases
Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Excited to see AI's results in the Canadian government!
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If the government continues down its current path, it will be repeating the mistakes of the 1990s: favouring extreme austerity with no consideration for the consequences.
That approach was a disaster in 1994, and it would be worse today.
That approach was a disaster in 1994, and it would be worse today.
Public Sector Job Cuts Undermine the Federal Government’s Commitment to Canadians | Perspectives Journal
There are easy solutions for the government to both raise revenue and rein in spending in a way that is fair and beneficial for Canadians, and that doesn’t compromise services.
perspectivesjournal.ca
November 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If the government continues down its current path, it will be repeating the mistakes of the 1990s: favouring extreme austerity with no consideration for the consequences.
That approach was a disaster in 1994, and it would be worse today.
That approach was a disaster in 1994, and it would be worse today.
"Each pea has AI in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine!"
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"Each pea has AI in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine!"
The Opposition leader has not changed, in any sense of the word, for three years. What has changed is the government is now more aligned with conservative values.
MP who crossed the floor says he was not aligned with Conservative party
New Liberal MP Chris d’Entremont said he crossed the floor because Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre had the wrong focus.
www.thestar.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The Opposition leader has not changed, in any sense of the word, for three years. What has changed is the government is now more aligned with conservative values.
BRB going to buy a luxury yacht for nation-building purposes.
November 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
BRB going to buy a luxury yacht for nation-building purposes.
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At the end of the day I'm not sure how much difference it makes. But it is striking to put out a budget that axes a luxury tax on yachts and adds a co-pay for refugee claimants accessing drugs and dental care.
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
At the end of the day I'm not sure how much difference it makes. But it is striking to put out a budget that axes a luxury tax on yachts and adds a co-pay for refugee claimants accessing drugs and dental care.
We're cursed? My friends, you're the ones who live in Buffalo.
Buffalo Bills fan wants Toronto sports crowd to stop cheering for the team: ‘The thing is … you’re cursed’
The letter is encouraging Toronto sports fans to cheer for other NFL teams including Miami Dolphins, New York Jets and New England Patriots.
www.thestar.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We're cursed? My friends, you're the ones who live in Buffalo.
People in my life I've called an aunt or uncle:
- my parents' various aunts and uncles
- my cousin's aunt and uncle
- my dad's cousin
- my mom's old friend from college
- my parents' various aunts and uncles
- my cousin's aunt and uncle
- my dad's cousin
- my mom's old friend from college
i cannot believe that “mamdani calls a close adult relative an ‘aunt’ even if they are not literally their parent’s sister” is what counts as a “scandal” these days
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
People in my life I've called an aunt or uncle:
- my parents' various aunts and uncles
- my cousin's aunt and uncle
- my dad's cousin
- my mom's old friend from college
- my parents' various aunts and uncles
- my cousin's aunt and uncle
- my dad's cousin
- my mom's old friend from college
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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Housing is a human right and the way capitalism has brain rotted people into thinking it's an "investment opportunity" makes me want to flip every table in sight.
In particular, they want leases to no longer necessarily remain in effect indefinitely, so that landlords have more options for creating tenant turnover.
Current situation in left-hand column, proposal on the right:
Current situation in left-hand column, proposal on the right:
October 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Housing is a human right and the way capitalism has brain rotted people into thinking it's an "investment opportunity" makes me want to flip every table in sight.