Chris Kemp
@cbkemp.bsky.social
An IT/infosec guy who mostly posts about sustainable, safe, and scalable infrastructure, bicycles, Toronto, tech, gaming, and cinema.
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"Ontario had a 96% carbon-free electrical grid in 2017; it is now only 84% clean."
Doug Ford continues to embarrass Ontarians with his regressive policies. #onpoli
www.thestar.com/news/gta/why...
Doug Ford continues to embarrass Ontarians with his regressive policies. #onpoli
www.thestar.com/news/gta/why...
Why GTA emissions are ‘moving in the wrong direction’ despite electric vehicles, transit use
The region would need to see a drop of 11 per cent in emissions annually to reach its 2030 targets, according to a new report.
www.thestar.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
"Ontario had a 96% carbon-free electrical grid in 2017; it is now only 84% clean."
Doug Ford continues to embarrass Ontarians with his regressive policies. #onpoli
www.thestar.com/news/gta/why...
Doug Ford continues to embarrass Ontarians with his regressive policies. #onpoli
www.thestar.com/news/gta/why...
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Super stoked for our radical cyclist t-shirts! Get yours now at our online store:
bikinglawyermerch.myshopify.com
$5 from each short goes to @thebikebrigade
Collabo w @tomflood.bsky.social
bikinglawyermerch.myshopify.com
$5 from each short goes to @thebikebrigade
Collabo w @tomflood.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Super stoked for our radical cyclist t-shirts! Get yours now at our online store:
bikinglawyermerch.myshopify.com
$5 from each short goes to @thebikebrigade
Collabo w @tomflood.bsky.social
bikinglawyermerch.myshopify.com
$5 from each short goes to @thebikebrigade
Collabo w @tomflood.bsky.social
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Ford has been on a conservation authority hunt for six years. It’s wonky enough that Ontario won’t care (because they seem to care about … not much when it comes to this govt) but profound negative impact. On and on.
The Doug Ford government is setting its sites on conservation authorities for the fifth time, merging the watershed protection agencies. Staff tell @fatimabsyed.bsky.social it may ‘slow approvals, create confusion’ — not to mention it's leaving them with ‘whiplash.’ thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...
Inside Ontario’s plan to merge 36 conservation authorities to 7 | The Narwhal
Doug Ford’s government is seeking public feedback on its plan to overhaul Ontario’s conservation authorities, reducing local agencies from 36 to 7
thenarwhal.ca
November 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Ford has been on a conservation authority hunt for six years. It’s wonky enough that Ontario won’t care (because they seem to care about … not much when it comes to this govt) but profound negative impact. On and on.
"But no one rides bicycles once it gets cold."
Yesterday there were approximately 22,116 Toronto Bikeshare bikeshare trips
Most used station: 144 Harrison St (310 trips)
Least used station: Sunnybrook Park and 196 others (0 trips)
Active stations: 987
#bikeTO
Most used station: 144 Harrison St (310 trips)
Least used station: Sunnybrook Park and 196 others (0 trips)
Active stations: 987
#bikeTO
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"But no one rides bicycles once it gets cold."
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Over 800 people have now signed the petition calling on Mayor Olivia Chow and City Council to bring back open streets to Toronto by 2026! Let's keep the momentum going! #BikeTO #WalkTO #OpenStreetsTO #ActiveTO #TOpoli tinyurl.com/openstreetsp...
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Over 800 people have now signed the petition calling on Mayor Olivia Chow and City Council to bring back open streets to Toronto by 2026! Let's keep the momentum going! #BikeTO #WalkTO #OpenStreetsTO #ActiveTO #TOpoli tinyurl.com/openstreetsp...
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Never forget, car dependency is the opposite of freedom.
What’s more “free” than cars, you ask?
Choices.
What’s more “free” than cars, you ask?
Choices.
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Never forget, car dependency is the opposite of freedom.
What’s more “free” than cars, you ask?
Choices.
What’s more “free” than cars, you ask?
Choices.
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Toronto Council meets today! Let's experience it together.
Mayor Olivia Chow has set an item about rental protections as her first key matter, so that'll be considered first. After that: snow.
It'll stream live here. I'll note what's notable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qGe...
Mayor Olivia Chow has set an item about rental protections as her first key matter, so that'll be considered first. After that: snow.
It'll stream live here. I'll note what's notable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qGe...
City Council - November 12, 2025
YouTube video by Toronto City Council
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Toronto Council meets today! Let's experience it together.
Mayor Olivia Chow has set an item about rental protections as her first key matter, so that'll be considered first. After that: snow.
It'll stream live here. I'll note what's notable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qGe...
Mayor Olivia Chow has set an item about rental protections as her first key matter, so that'll be considered first. After that: snow.
It'll stream live here. I'll note what's notable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qGe...
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"A city's priorities become as clear as the spaces they choose to maintain in the winter."
Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"A city's priorities become as clear as the spaces they choose to maintain in the winter."
Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
A typical heavy user of genAI (eg. a student that regularly uses chatGPT), generates ~2.5kg of CO₂ in an *entire year*.
That's the equivalent of driving just 10km.
That's the equivalent of driving just 10km.
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A typical heavy user of genAI (eg. a student that regularly uses chatGPT), generates ~2.5kg of CO₂ in an *entire year*.
That's the equivalent of driving just 10km.
That's the equivalent of driving just 10km.
This is about the same amount of CO₂ that ~184,000 typical cars in the US produce in a year, which is just 0.06% of the ~300M US vehicles.
Let's keep things in perspective. AI usage is a drop in the bucket compared to car pollution.
Let's keep things in perspective. AI usage is a drop in the bucket compared to car pollution.
AI adoption in US adds ~900k tons of CO₂ annually, study finds [Discussion]
AI adoption in US adds ~900k tons of CO₂ annually, study finds
AI adoption in US adds ~900k tons of CO₂ annually, study finds
techxplore.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This is about the same amount of CO₂ that ~184,000 typical cars in the US produce in a year, which is just 0.06% of the ~300M US vehicles.
Let's keep things in perspective. AI usage is a drop in the bucket compared to car pollution.
Let's keep things in perspective. AI usage is a drop in the bucket compared to car pollution.
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Unbelievable provincial overreach.
"As a 20-something who moved to Toronto after graduate school my priorities included, among others, access to strong transit options to avoid a hefty car purchase that would strain my early-career income."
#OnPoli #ToPoli #BikeTO #GiftLink 🎁
"As a 20-something who moved to Toronto after graduate school my priorities included, among others, access to strong transit options to avoid a hefty car purchase that would strain my early-career income."
#OnPoli #ToPoli #BikeTO #GiftLink 🎁
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Sunday (Nov16) forecast for Closing the Loop ride: 10C. Join us for 50km ride along part of Loop, as part of campaign to close remaining gaps along larger route. Meet 10am, The Well, Front & Spadina. In front of Fix Coffee + Bikes. Email us to register: community.bikeways.Toronto@gmail.com #biketo
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Sunday (Nov16) forecast for Closing the Loop ride: 10C. Join us for 50km ride along part of Loop, as part of campaign to close remaining gaps along larger route. Meet 10am, The Well, Front & Spadina. In front of Fix Coffee + Bikes. Email us to register: community.bikeways.Toronto@gmail.com #biketo
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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
www.youtube.com
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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Uh, WOW.
That's a heck of a thing to say about a company that could potentially get you shut out from your entire industry.
This is (an example in a field) of what bravery looks like.
That's a heck of a thing to say about a company that could potentially get you shut out from your entire industry.
This is (an example in a field) of what bravery looks like.
OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Oscar Isaac Was ‘Not So Open to Working With Disney’ After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Said He’d Return to ‘Star Wars’ if Disney Does ‘Not Succumb to Fascism’
Oscar Isaac was not open to working with Disney after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and will only return to 'Star Wars' if the studio avoids fascism.
variety.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Uh, WOW.
That's a heck of a thing to say about a company that could potentially get you shut out from your entire industry.
This is (an example in a field) of what bravery looks like.
That's a heck of a thing to say about a company that could potentially get you shut out from your entire industry.
This is (an example in a field) of what bravery looks like.
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The Ford govt turned down the FOI request, refusing "to share even a redacted version of the report, claiming it would mean publishing cabinet records, advice to government and third-party data, as well as posing a risk to the province’s economy."
#OnPoli
#OnPoli
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The Ford govt turned down the FOI request, refusing "to share even a redacted version of the report, claiming it would mean publishing cabinet records, advice to government and third-party data, as well as posing a risk to the province’s economy."
#OnPoli
#OnPoli
How to quickly improve traffic and make driving safer in Ontario?:
Make snow tires mandatory like Quebec, BC, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Czechia (and many other countries) do.
~30% of Ontario drivers don't use winter tires, and b/c of it, they're slower and more dangerous when it snows.
Make snow tires mandatory like Quebec, BC, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Czechia (and many other countries) do.
~30% of Ontario drivers don't use winter tires, and b/c of it, they're slower and more dangerous when it snows.
November 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
How to quickly improve traffic and make driving safer in Ontario?:
Make snow tires mandatory like Quebec, BC, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Czechia (and many other countries) do.
~30% of Ontario drivers don't use winter tires, and b/c of it, they're slower and more dangerous when it snows.
Make snow tires mandatory like Quebec, BC, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Czechia (and many other countries) do.
~30% of Ontario drivers don't use winter tires, and b/c of it, they're slower and more dangerous when it snows.
The climate crisis is a wealth issue.
There are 6000+ active superyachts, each one on average using 325,000 L of fuel per year, with many using far more. That's enough fuel to make ~23,000,000 disposable plastic bags *per yacht* per year.
www.businessinsider.com/tech-billion...
There are 6000+ active superyachts, each one on average using 325,000 L of fuel per year, with many using far more. That's enough fuel to make ~23,000,000 disposable plastic bags *per yacht* per year.
www.businessinsider.com/tech-billion...
These tech billionaires have the largest superyachts
When it comes to superyachts, the bigger the better. These are the largest yachts owned by tech billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg.
www.businessinsider.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The climate crisis is a wealth issue.
There are 6000+ active superyachts, each one on average using 325,000 L of fuel per year, with many using far more. That's enough fuel to make ~23,000,000 disposable plastic bags *per yacht* per year.
www.businessinsider.com/tech-billion...
There are 6000+ active superyachts, each one on average using 325,000 L of fuel per year, with many using far more. That's enough fuel to make ~23,000,000 disposable plastic bags *per yacht* per year.
www.businessinsider.com/tech-billion...
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Toronto streetcar missing a light because it’s stuck in traffic.
November 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Toronto streetcar missing a light because it’s stuck in traffic.
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As we watch Trump & the GOP ignore the Constitution & the concept of human rights in the United States, consider what’s been happening in Canada with right-wing Premiers and Poilievre normalizing the common abuse of the Notwithstanding Clause to make Canada’s Charter of Rights & Freedoms irrelevant.
November 8, 2025 at 6:52 AM
As we watch Trump & the GOP ignore the Constitution & the concept of human rights in the United States, consider what’s been happening in Canada with right-wing Premiers and Poilievre normalizing the common abuse of the Notwithstanding Clause to make Canada’s Charter of Rights & Freedoms irrelevant.
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“Providing the homeless with a place to live may seem like a high cost for taxpayers. But the alternative, it turns out, is more costly, new research shows. Subsidized accommodation could actually be a bargain for the public, in purely economic terms.” Via @fastcompany
Housing The Homeless Saves Money--Here's The Research That Proves It
The best way to stop homelessness is mindbogglingly simple: Give them homes.
www.fastcompany.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“Providing the homeless with a place to live may seem like a high cost for taxpayers. But the alternative, it turns out, is more costly, new research shows. Subsidized accommodation could actually be a bargain for the public, in purely economic terms.” Via @fastcompany
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I’d like to save the Ford Government of Ontario $9 million dollars of the public’s money.
No, a 60km tunnel under highway 401 isn’t feasible.
In fact, it’s colossally stupid.
It’s possible that it’s all a distraction from the failure to properly invest in public transit.
You’re welcome.
No, a 60km tunnel under highway 401 isn’t feasible.
In fact, it’s colossally stupid.
It’s possible that it’s all a distraction from the failure to properly invest in public transit.
You’re welcome.
Yesterday: Ontario huffy that federal budget didn’t include commitment to idea of tunnel under Hwy 401
Today: Ontario announces award of $9M contract to see if the idea of this 60km dig is even feasible
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Today: Ontario announces award of $9M contract to see if the idea of this 60km dig is even feasible
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Taxpayers on the hook for $9M to study Doug Ford's Highway 401 tunnel idea | CBC News
Ontario taxpayers are set to spend $9.1 million to learn if or how it is feasible to build a tunnel under Highway 401
www.cbc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I’d like to save the Ford Government of Ontario $9 million dollars of the public’s money.
No, a 60km tunnel under highway 401 isn’t feasible.
In fact, it’s colossally stupid.
It’s possible that it’s all a distraction from the failure to properly invest in public transit.
You’re welcome.
No, a 60km tunnel under highway 401 isn’t feasible.
In fact, it’s colossally stupid.
It’s possible that it’s all a distraction from the failure to properly invest in public transit.
You’re welcome.
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Yesterday: Ontario huffy that federal budget didn’t include commitment to idea of tunnel under Hwy 401
Today: Ontario announces award of $9M contract to see if the idea of this 60km dig is even feasible
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Today: Ontario announces award of $9M contract to see if the idea of this 60km dig is even feasible
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Taxpayers on the hook for $9M to study Doug Ford's Highway 401 tunnel idea | CBC News
Ontario taxpayers are set to spend $9.1 million to learn if or how it is feasible to build a tunnel under Highway 401
www.cbc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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“Roughly 80-89% of the world’s people want their governments to ‘do more’ to address #ClimateChange, and nearly 2/3rds are on board with that action costing them a bit. Yet most think they are the minority, telling pollsters they believe that only around 30% also want stronger climate action.”
The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion
The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.
www.thenation.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“Roughly 80-89% of the world’s people want their governments to ‘do more’ to address #ClimateChange, and nearly 2/3rds are on board with that action costing them a bit. Yet most think they are the minority, telling pollsters they believe that only around 30% also want stronger climate action.”
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Beyond the euphoria & overwhelming hope this Mayor-Elect brings to the people of New York City, a lesson for #TOpoli
Promoting democratic reforms over the ease of campaigning with fear as your backdrop can actually excite voters young & old to move progressively forward.
youtu.be/R6ocK3AZ24U?...
Promoting democratic reforms over the ease of campaigning with fear as your backdrop can actually excite voters young & old to move progressively forward.
youtu.be/R6ocK3AZ24U?...
Zohran Mamdani's full victory speech following New York mayor election
YouTube video by Guardian News
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Beyond the euphoria & overwhelming hope this Mayor-Elect brings to the people of New York City, a lesson for #TOpoli
Promoting democratic reforms over the ease of campaigning with fear as your backdrop can actually excite voters young & old to move progressively forward.
youtu.be/R6ocK3AZ24U?...
Promoting democratic reforms over the ease of campaigning with fear as your backdrop can actually excite voters young & old to move progressively forward.
youtu.be/R6ocK3AZ24U?...
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If #Mamdani wins in New York, especially if he wins BIG, it would be the most powerful indication we’ve seen that big money, big media & big politics CAN be beat in today’s USA. That might be the most hopeful & inspiring thing to come out of a depressed & broken United States this year. #VOTEMamdani
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
If #Mamdani wins in New York, especially if he wins BIG, it would be the most powerful indication we’ve seen that big money, big media & big politics CAN be beat in today’s USA. That might be the most hopeful & inspiring thing to come out of a depressed & broken United States this year. #VOTEMamdani