Chris Begley
@chris-begley.bsky.social
Informed by: Vancouver, Ottawa, Berlin, Munich, Boston. Lover of: bikes, beer, mountains, rugby, wilderness
@alonlevy.bsky.social legal fees as a driver of cost overruns
O-Train Stage 2 budget cracks 5 billion dollars as delays and legal fees push up cost #ottpoli #ottnews
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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O-Train Stage 2 budget cracks $5B as delays and legal fees pile up | CBC News
The city is asking for more than $150 million in extra funding for the O-Train next year as delays and legal fees push up costs, while a contingency buffer needs to be padded again.
www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
@alonlevy.bsky.social legal fees as a driver of cost overruns
It makes me wonder if, since SAVING LIVES didn't work as an argument, keeping insurance rates lower might?
I've filtered Ottawa's traffic collision data to show only collisions with injuries for each year, and then added the speed camera locations present in those years.
It looks like speed cameras have made the roads much safer.
It looks like speed cameras have made the roads much safer.
November 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
It makes me wonder if, since SAVING LIVES didn't work as an argument, keeping insurance rates lower might?
Reposted by Chris Begley
There are two speed cameras on Walkley Rd between Bank and St Laurent that were installed in 2024. In 2022 that stretch of Walkley had 34 collisions with injuries. In 2024, after the cameras were turned on, there were just 4 collisions with injuries. Speed cameras work.
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
There are two speed cameras on Walkley Rd between Bank and St Laurent that were installed in 2024. In 2022 that stretch of Walkley had 34 collisions with injuries. In 2024, after the cameras were turned on, there were just 4 collisions with injuries. Speed cameras work.
Whatever you do, make sure you observe the maximum height guidelines
This is a real flight school, teaching people to fly planes!!! Like????
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Whatever you do, make sure you observe the maximum height guidelines
I cannot believe that Ottawa managed to build an airport "rapid" transit line that is so poor that if you are leaving FROM the OTrain at Rideau Centre, it does not even give you the Light Rail option, because it takes so much longer.
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I cannot believe that Ottawa managed to build an airport "rapid" transit line that is so poor that if you are leaving FROM the OTrain at Rideau Centre, it does not even give you the Light Rail option, because it takes so much longer.
Okay, so, Ryan Reynolds and his crew of nefarious henchmen are trying to steal all the tea from Britain. Only Fozzie Bond can stop him
Specifically Fozzie Bear.
Easy solution: The next James Bond is a Muppet.
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Okay, so, Ryan Reynolds and his crew of nefarious henchmen are trying to steal all the tea from Britain. Only Fozzie Bond can stop him
The whole delivery economy to me:
- consumers pay more
- restaurants receive less
- workers (often semi-legal migrants) treated poorly
Lose-lose-lose and all for what? So you can get a lukewarm breakfast burrito?
- consumers pay more
- restaurants receive less
- workers (often semi-legal migrants) treated poorly
Lose-lose-lose and all for what? So you can get a lukewarm breakfast burrito?
"Doordash’s stock plummeted toward its worst session ever as investors rejected the company’s aggressive spending (as) it plans to shell out several hundred million dollars next year on new product initiatives like autonomous delivery and a new global tech stack." www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/d...
Doordash stock drops 15%, heads for worst day ever on spending concerns
Doordash has already shelled out billions this year to buy restaurant booking platform SevenRooms and British delivery platform Deliveroo.
www.cnbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The whole delivery economy to me:
- consumers pay more
- restaurants receive less
- workers (often semi-legal migrants) treated poorly
Lose-lose-lose and all for what? So you can get a lukewarm breakfast burrito?
- consumers pay more
- restaurants receive less
- workers (often semi-legal migrants) treated poorly
Lose-lose-lose and all for what? So you can get a lukewarm breakfast burrito?
@hal.thelastboyscout.uk This is where Jonathan David learned to play (Ottawa)
This is the Canadian Premier League soccer finals and we have a bicycle kick goal in the middle of a blizzard … and that’s the most Canadian thing I’ve ever seen 😂
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
@hal.thelastboyscout.uk This is where Jonathan David learned to play (Ottawa)
@markscrivens.bsky.social normally friends, tonight we are enemies. Go Lions!
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
@markscrivens.bsky.social normally friends, tonight we are enemies. Go Lions!
"Is your Dad, is your Dad, is your Dad awake?" @bethcooper.fyi
November 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Is your Dad, is your Dad, is your Dad awake?" @bethcooper.fyi
Avec 400 radars par million d’habitants, le pays détient le record mondial. Résultat : la mortalité sur autoroute a chuté de moitié en cinq ans. Miracle de la répression ou coïncidence ? →https://l.lefigaro.fr/rYpq
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Premier League football! Feel the excitement!
November 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Premier League football! Feel the excitement!
Reposted by Chris Begley
It’s how our Parliamentary system works
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It’s how our Parliamentary system works
"The Democrats are keeping the government shut"
"I also won't allow things that can happen"
Hmmm?
"I also won't allow things that can happen"
Hmmm?
NEW: Trump is asking Supreme Court to act by 9:30pm tonight to block the ruling that requires SNAP payments to be made.
November 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
"The Democrats are keeping the government shut"
"I also won't allow things that can happen"
Hmmm?
"I also won't allow things that can happen"
Hmmm?
Reminds me of Petain believing the UK could not defeat Germany
Orbán: “The only pro-peace government is the US and Hungary. All the other governments prefer to continue the war because many of them think Ukraine can win…which is a misunderstanding of the situation."
Trump: “You would say Ukraine cannot win that war?”
Orbán: “Miracle can happen.”
Trump: “You would say Ukraine cannot win that war?”
Orbán: “Miracle can happen.”
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Reminds me of Petain believing the UK could not defeat Germany
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November 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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I am not a paid subscriber, but I think this encapsulates the argument well. I think the government could get a new pipeline built that uses Canadian steel (Tenaris in the Soo?) and reduces reliance on the US. KXL is neither.
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𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮'𝘀 𝗭𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲
Like a zombie, Keystone XL just won’t die; the pipeline is simply too symbolically important to ‘rest in peace’, but even in theory it’s a mixed bag for Canada versus the alternatives.
Read the full report: www.commoditycontext.com/p/canadas-zo...
𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮'𝘀 𝗭𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲
Like a zombie, Keystone XL just won’t die; the pipeline is simply too symbolically important to ‘rest in peace’, but even in theory it’s a mixed bag for Canada versus the alternatives.
Read the full report: www.commoditycontext.com/p/canadas-zo...
November 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I am not a paid subscriber, but I think this encapsulates the argument well. I think the government could get a new pipeline built that uses Canadian steel (Tenaris in the Soo?) and reduces reliance on the US. KXL is neither.
@hal.thelastboyscout.uk @markscrivens.bsky.social Agent-led speculation of David loan move to Spurs!
November 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
@hal.thelastboyscout.uk @markscrivens.bsky.social Agent-led speculation of David loan move to Spurs!
I have nothing to say about the actual argument, but this approach to any cause drives me up the wall. You are explicitly excluding anyone who is not 100% orthodox with your belief set. It turns people off from your movement. We need to be willing to accept compromises in thought sometimes.
November 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I have nothing to say about the actual argument, but this approach to any cause drives me up the wall. You are explicitly excluding anyone who is not 100% orthodox with your belief set. It turns people off from your movement. We need to be willing to accept compromises in thought sometimes.
I have trouble deciding if my favourite Prairie-ism is calling a hoodie a "Bunnyhug" or saying "Hallowe'en Apples" instead of "Trick or Treat"
October 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I have trouble deciding if my favourite Prairie-ism is calling a hoodie a "Bunnyhug" or saying "Hallowe'en Apples" instead of "Trick or Treat"
Not sure what exactly our two right winger setup - both showing an almost identical average position
October 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Not sure what exactly our two right winger setup - both showing an almost identical average position