Brian Pincott
@bpincott.bsky.social
Winnipegger, Calgarian, Maritimer, Quebecois. Canadian. Territory of Treaty 1 Nations & Homeland of the Red River Métis. Cis. he/him/lui/il 319.48ppm
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Brian Pincott
@bpincott.bsky.social
· Dec 5
Winnipeg Budget: Look Ma, No Hands! #winnipeg's long road to being the cheapest city in Canada. #cdnmuni #wpgpoli open.substack.com/pub/brianpin...
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Oh okay so within the past few weeks, two kids got hit by cars leaving shool, someone else was hit crossing a big street on foot, and someone got run over walking on a crosswalk near me. Cool. Very cool.
November 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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This is the 16th fatality in pedestrian/driver collisions this year. Does anyone at City Hall care or are we too busy locking up garbage cans?
Getting word that the pedestrian hit by a driver at Osborne and Roslyn last week has died.
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This is the 16th fatality in pedestrian/driver collisions this year. Does anyone at City Hall care or are we too busy locking up garbage cans?
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Over the weekend, the federal government quietly released additional details about Build Canada Homes. The increased transparency reveals a program that prioritizes 1- and 2-bedroom low-rise homes and lacks genuine support for innovation.
Read here: www.missingmiddleini...
Read here: www.missingmiddleini...
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Over the weekend, the federal government quietly released additional details about Build Canada Homes. The increased transparency reveals a program that prioritizes 1- and 2-bedroom low-rise homes and lacks genuine support for innovation.
Read here: www.missingmiddleini...
Read here: www.missingmiddleini...
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Today’s the day! Album release party at the West End Cultural Centre for We’re Only Here For The Snacks. Opening bands start at 5 pm and the Snacks will start just after 7 pm. Tickets available at the door. Show done by 8 pm. Hope to see Winnipeggers of all ages there!
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Today’s the day! Album release party at the West End Cultural Centre for We’re Only Here For The Snacks. Opening bands start at 5 pm and the Snacks will start just after 7 pm. Tickets available at the door. Show done by 8 pm. Hope to see Winnipeggers of all ages there!
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In 2019, roles specific to managing pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure were cancelled.
That decision has produced our current results.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
That decision has produced our current results.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
City of Calgary job postings for cycling, walking coordinators vanish after backlash | CBC News
Two job postings that have caused on online uproar appear to have been taken down by the City of Calgary.
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
In 2019, roles specific to managing pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure were cancelled.
That decision has produced our current results.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
That decision has produced our current results.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Picard’s point on AB’s new “dual practice” plan: evidence shows letting surgeons bill public & private won’t fix wait times, it likely lengthens them, drains staff from public hospitals, adds red tape, and undermines access.
A solution in search of a problem. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...
A solution in search of a problem. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...
Allowing doctors to practise in both public and private systems solves what exactly?
What Alberta is proposing may sound good superficially, but it makes no sense in the Canadian context
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Picard’s point on AB’s new “dual practice” plan: evidence shows letting surgeons bill public & private won’t fix wait times, it likely lengthens them, drains staff from public hospitals, adds red tape, and undermines access.
A solution in search of a problem. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...
A solution in search of a problem. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...
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Don't snooze on Laura Rance's columns. This one is excellent.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency deserves thanks, not threats
www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/202...
Canadian Food Inspection Agency deserves thanks, not threats
www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/202...
Opinion: Canadian Food Inspection Agency deserves thanks, not threats
This protest wasn’t really about the birds, their welfare or protecting farmers. They were just props for those who believe people should be exempt from rules they don’t like.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Don't snooze on Laura Rance's columns. This one is excellent.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency deserves thanks, not threats
www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/202...
Canadian Food Inspection Agency deserves thanks, not threats
www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/202...
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Edward Steichen, American (1879-1973), Flatiron Building, 1904-05, three-color halftone print, printed 1906, 21.6 x 16.5 cm, private collection
November 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Edward Steichen, American (1879-1973), Flatiron Building, 1904-05, three-color halftone print, printed 1906, 21.6 x 16.5 cm, private collection
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This excellent WSJ annotation of the Molotov/Ribbentrop … sorry, Witkoff/Dmitriev … “peace deal” for Ukraine shows how ridiculously vague and utterly unworkable this thing is
Free link
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Free link
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Trump’s Peace Plan for Ukraine, Annotated
Here’s a breakdown of some of the key points in the plan and how Ukraine and its European allies might respond.
www.wsj.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This excellent WSJ annotation of the Molotov/Ribbentrop … sorry, Witkoff/Dmitriev … “peace deal” for Ukraine shows how ridiculously vague and utterly unworkable this thing is
Free link
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Free link
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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“Mayors across the globe are good examples of leaders, politicians, actually taking action.” @london.gov.uk’s fellow city leaders aren’t just tinkering at the edges, but seeking to turn the tide…”
Cities are TAKING ACTION but MUST be enabled by nations. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
Cities are TAKING ACTION but MUST be enabled by nations. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
‘Politicians actually taking action’: six world mayors defying climate-sceptic populist leaders
From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are crafting their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperatures
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“Mayors across the globe are good examples of leaders, politicians, actually taking action.” @london.gov.uk’s fellow city leaders aren’t just tinkering at the edges, but seeking to turn the tide…”
Cities are TAKING ACTION but MUST be enabled by nations. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
Cities are TAKING ACTION but MUST be enabled by nations. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
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Omg Paris parle de nous 💅💅💅
November 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Omg Paris parle de nous 💅💅💅
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Corb Lund: “I was at the town hall June 11, when the premier said, ‘If you guys don’t want to have coal, you should start a citizens initiative.’”
So, he dropped off a citizen initiative application for a #referendum petition seeking permanent protection of the #EasternSlopes from coal mining.
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So, he dropped off a citizen initiative application for a #referendum petition seeking permanent protection of the #EasternSlopes from coal mining.
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Danielle Smith dared Eastern Slopes coal mine opponents to start a citizen initiative petition – so Corb Lund did - Alberta Politics
Albertan country music icon Corb Lund showed up in Edmonton yesterday to drop off a citizen initiative application at the offices of Elections Alberta for a referendum petition seeking permanent prote...
albertapolitics.ca
November 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Corb Lund: “I was at the town hall June 11, when the premier said, ‘If you guys don’t want to have coal, you should start a citizens initiative.’”
So, he dropped off a citizen initiative application for a #referendum petition seeking permanent protection of the #EasternSlopes from coal mining.
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So, he dropped off a citizen initiative application for a #referendum petition seeking permanent protection of the #EasternSlopes from coal mining.
💪🙌
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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 1:03 AM
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…
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Encampments are not just a big-city problem; they are not really a next-to-daycares problem. They are real people pushed out as the margins of society were redrawn on housing, the economy, the drug crisis, and government resources on support. That column doesn't really say much other than, Oh No
November 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Encampments are not just a big-city problem; they are not really a next-to-daycares problem. They are real people pushed out as the margins of society were redrawn on housing, the economy, the drug crisis, and government resources on support. That column doesn't really say much other than, Oh No
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This column elides and misidentifies root causes, and offers zero solutions other than what Barrie did in September (with no update on sustainability, funding, or even progress) and moving encampments (sure?). It sees a real and troubling problem and then fails to actually grapple with said problem.
"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 5:29 PM
This column elides and misidentifies root causes, and offers zero solutions other than what Barrie did in September (with no update on sustainability, funding, or even progress) and moving encampments (sure?). It sees a real and troubling problem and then fails to actually grapple with said problem.
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Great op-ed by Daniel Leonard of Granite Members for Affordable Housing.
Municipal board needs oversight
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
Municipal board needs oversight
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
Opinion: Municipal board needs oversight
If you’ve only paid passing attention to what has become a multi-year fight over a federally funded housing project next to the Granite Curling Club, then you’d be forgiven for believing the Granite C...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Great op-ed by Daniel Leonard of Granite Members for Affordable Housing.
Municipal board needs oversight
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
Municipal board needs oversight
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
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Ah, the problem is not that we fail to provide everyone with adequate housing or services for people with addiction, the *real problem* is that the rest of us are forced to see the results of these things, under the label "social decay". Got it.
"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 12:56 PM
Ah, the problem is not that we fail to provide everyone with adequate housing or services for people with addiction, the *real problem* is that the rest of us are forced to see the results of these things, under the label "social decay". Got it.
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The most tone deaf and hypocritical statement you wouldn’t believe until you actually saw it.
You cannot recognize a day of mourning when your government’s anti-trans discriminatory legislation is causing the incredible harm.
The duplicitous double speak is so Orwellian.
You cannot recognize a day of mourning when your government’s anti-trans discriminatory legislation is causing the incredible harm.
The duplicitous double speak is so Orwellian.
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The most tone deaf and hypocritical statement you wouldn’t believe until you actually saw it.
You cannot recognize a day of mourning when your government’s anti-trans discriminatory legislation is causing the incredible harm.
The duplicitous double speak is so Orwellian.
You cannot recognize a day of mourning when your government’s anti-trans discriminatory legislation is causing the incredible harm.
The duplicitous double speak is so Orwellian.
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For those not in Canada or who missed the story, the Alberta government yesterday deployed the previously little used Notwithstanding Clause to suspend human rights of trans youth in Alberta.
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
For those not in Canada or who missed the story, the Alberta government yesterday deployed the previously little used Notwithstanding Clause to suspend human rights of trans youth in Alberta.
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vacationing in Sydney (Australia) this week has left me nearly in tears about the state of public washrooms in Canada several times. I have used them:
-at the beach
-at train stations
-in parks
-at circular quay
-at an indoor/outdoor mall
all were spotless, well-equipped, and without big lineups.
-at the beach
-at train stations
-in parks
-at circular quay
-at an indoor/outdoor mall
all were spotless, well-equipped, and without big lineups.
Reminder that #OttCity ph1 LRT only got 3 washrooms at 13 ph1 stations; 2 (each end) forced on city by prov and 1 at Bayview due to advocacy; 1 was added at Line 2; AFAIK there are none added to rest of ph2; most are closed more often than open. This is a gender and equity issue. 1/
Transit stations should have public bathrooms.
November 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
vacationing in Sydney (Australia) this week has left me nearly in tears about the state of public washrooms in Canada several times. I have used them:
-at the beach
-at train stations
-in parks
-at circular quay
-at an indoor/outdoor mall
all were spotless, well-equipped, and without big lineups.
-at the beach
-at train stations
-in parks
-at circular quay
-at an indoor/outdoor mall
all were spotless, well-equipped, and without big lineups.
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They could have and should have. We’ve argued it for years. bit.ly/3ScHh3G
Why design matters for a better ByWard
The City of Ottawa needs to take action to save this once beautiful home to venders.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
They could have and should have. We’ve argued it for years. bit.ly/3ScHh3G
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Some day someone may ask you “What were you doing when the Alberta government stripped trans kids of their rights?”
You’re doing it now.
Get involved.
Attend a rally.
Call the Premier: 780-427-2251
Send an email: premier@gov.ab.ca
Use your voice.
You’re doing it now.
Get involved.
Attend a rally.
Call the Premier: 780-427-2251
Send an email: premier@gov.ab.ca
Use your voice.
NO EXCUSES. THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE. YOUR RIGHTS ARE BEING TAKEN AWAY ***RIGHT NOW*** BY THE ALBERTA GOVERNMENT. IT'S TIME TO TAKE A STAND.
McDougall Centre from 5-7 pm. it's time to STAND UP or get rolled over
#NotwithstandingClause #CharterRightsAndFreedoms #yyc #abpoli #ableg
McDougall Centre from 5-7 pm. it's time to STAND UP or get rolled over
#NotwithstandingClause #CharterRightsAndFreedoms #yyc #abpoli #ableg
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Some day someone may ask you “What were you doing when the Alberta government stripped trans kids of their rights?”
You’re doing it now.
Get involved.
Attend a rally.
Call the Premier: 780-427-2251
Send an email: premier@gov.ab.ca
Use your voice.
You’re doing it now.
Get involved.
Attend a rally.
Call the Premier: 780-427-2251
Send an email: premier@gov.ab.ca
Use your voice.