An excellent read on avoiding transit boondoggles:

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

#ableg #yyccc

The litmus test for a government-toppling scandal: can it be explained to a 10 year-old in a single tweet. Here it is:

Allegedly, Smith's staff pressured health officials to approve over half a billion dollars in private health care contracts to a businessman who bought them seats in NHL luxury boxes in return for the favour. Then Smith fired a CEO who tried to investigate.

I’m running to represent Ward 6 on City Council!
I grew up in Ward 6, and I’m ready to serve my community. It’s time for action on housing, infrastructure, and leadership we can trust. For our city. For Ward 6. For you.
Let’s get to work.

#yyccc #TeamTeja

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXBh...

“Why don’t you stick to acting?” It’s a taunt I often have hurled at me.

I am a gay man in America whose marriage is under threat.

The last time Trump was in office, hate crimes against AAPIs skyrocketed.

I care deeply about this country and the future of our democracy.

I’ll stick to activism.

imagine a country so furious about drag performers that it voted for polio

Canada will never get decent passenger rail service.
You can blame a lot of it on CN Rail.
www.thestar.com/business/why...

Are you suspicious of this auto insurance plan? If so, you are part of a large majority of Albertans who distrust both corporations & the provincial govt.

A public option run by bureaucrats could be far more palatable, according to our research on trust. cground.substack.com/p/a-matter-o...

I’m embarrassed for her.

There's this idea out there that the housing crisis is particularly bad in Ontario solely because we grew so fast. Except:

- Other provinces grew much faster than we did
- Other provinces also built more housing than we did

jUsT mOvE tHe BiKe LaNeS tO sIdE StReEts

It’s hard to dream small with a (Blue)sky this big.

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it is time to ban ontario governments from using the words "LRT" either it's a tram or a light metro be specific

I am EXTREMELY tired of Americans who think they can tell Canadians to shut up about American politics. The sheer hubris of their position in the world that they can't even understand why we need to worry about what they do.

Bluesky must ensure it doesn't turn into a liberal echo chamber like Threads if it wants to remain relevant and continue to attract new users.

Meta's broken moderation system, deliberate suppression of political content, and heavy-handed censorship provide Bluesky with an opportunity to grow.

Hello to all the new people migrating from X. I'm a BBC journalist and fact-checker.

Please flag any potentially misleading viral claims either on Bluesky or any other social media platform that needs fact-checking via DM, and I'll do the rest.

Thank you!

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