Reds 🇨🇦
@kellyred.bsky.social
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Hi 👋🏻 I'm here now.
Ottawa native here to complain about transit and the weather. Will likely annoy you with basketball reskeets. Otherwise charming.
Hi 👋🏻 I'm here now.
Ottawa native here to complain about transit and the weather. Will likely annoy you with basketball reskeets. Otherwise charming.
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"To disavow the label [feminist] while pursuing the substance creates a strategic inconsistency — one that weakens Canada’s credibility with partners who are doubling down on feminist approaches, including the EU, Germany, and most Nordic states."
Does Canada have a feminist foreign policy? Actually, we do. And we are proof it works - Equality Fund Fonds Égalité
Jess TomlinCEO of the Equality Fund Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, since leading a new government formed earlier this year, has been focusing on investment, financial growth and diversifying tra...
equalityfund.ca
November 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"To disavow the label [feminist] while pursuing the substance creates a strategic inconsistency — one that weakens Canada’s credibility with partners who are doubling down on feminist approaches, including the EU, Germany, and most Nordic states."
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I look at things like this and I think "how can anyone defend this system?"
When police themselves are like "This dude is dangerous to women and girls, but he's off leash so like... heads up? I guess?"
The way we look at violence prevention in this country is wildly off base.
When police themselves are like "This dude is dangerous to women and girls, but he's off leash so like... heads up? I guess?"
The way we look at violence prevention in this country is wildly off base.
Public safety warning: High-Risk Offender now living in the Rideau-Vanier area
www.ottawapolice.ca
November 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I look at things like this and I think "how can anyone defend this system?"
When police themselves are like "This dude is dangerous to women and girls, but he's off leash so like... heads up? I guess?"
The way we look at violence prevention in this country is wildly off base.
When police themselves are like "This dude is dangerous to women and girls, but he's off leash so like... heads up? I guess?"
The way we look at violence prevention in this country is wildly off base.
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It really is
It's a strange way to go about building national unity—agreeing with Alberta what should be built in BC without talking to BC about it.
Can't imagine the federal government taking this approach to a project that went through Ontario or Quebec.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Can't imagine the federal government taking this approach to a project that went through Ontario or Quebec.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Carney briefs cabinet on Alberta energy deal to be unveiled Thursday
Agreement could open the door for a new heavy oil pipeline to the B.C. coast
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It really is
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In which an authoritarian premier, who shuns an energy transition and uses the notwithstanding clause to trample rights, is rewarded with the pledge for a pipeline she greedily seeks.
Thanks, I hate it.
Thanks, I hate it.
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
In which an authoritarian premier, who shuns an energy transition and uses the notwithstanding clause to trample rights, is rewarded with the pledge for a pipeline she greedily seeks.
Thanks, I hate it.
Thanks, I hate it.
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Here's today's dose of "This is why women don't trust police."
Charge withdrawn against Ottawa police officer who had sex while on duty | CBC News
Crown prosecutors have withdrawn a criminal charge against Const. Richard Lemay, who was demoted in September for picking up a woman and having sex with her while on duty 17 years ago.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Here's today's dose of "This is why women don't trust police."
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Among all the problems with substance and process identified in this story on Quebec's constitution bill, not mentioned is the blatantly unconstitutional element of purporting to amend the Constitution Act, 1867, which I remind you all, a province can't do.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Why Quebec’s proposed constitution has legal experts, civil rights groups sounding the alarm | CBC News
The legislation tabled last month has been the subject of growing consternation among legal experts and civil liberties groups, who warn it would centralize power, weaken judicial oversight and infrin...
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Among all the problems with substance and process identified in this story on Quebec's constitution bill, not mentioned is the blatantly unconstitutional element of purporting to amend the Constitution Act, 1867, which I remind you all, a province can't do.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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“The long-nose trucks are designed for hauling freight on the open road, not for cities, and have been adapted for the construction industry. The driver has terrible visibility because of the long, high hood, but drivers prefer them to “cab-over” designs”
Great post on how our unsafe trucks (they’d never be allowed in Europe) kill so many pedestrians, and how our governments and companies do almost nothing about it despite endless safety theatre.
open.substack.com/pub/lloydalt...
open.substack.com/pub/lloydalt...
A crossing guard dies in Hamilton, Ontario, due to regulatory failure and bad design
Meanwhile, in London, the government says, "safe vehicles save lives."
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
“The long-nose trucks are designed for hauling freight on the open road, not for cities, and have been adapted for the construction industry. The driver has terrible visibility because of the long, high hood, but drivers prefer them to “cab-over” designs”
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Green Party of Canada 🇨🇦 -
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Green Party of Canada 🇨🇦 -
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
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“[Our] community is being actively targeted on an ongoing basis by a foreign government ... and our government ignores all of that and says, ‘Ah well, we’re going to start rebuilding ties.’”
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“[Our] community is being actively targeted on an ongoing basis by a foreign government ... and our government ignores all of that and says, ‘Ah well, we’re going to start rebuilding ties.’”
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Ford has no business interfering in cities. He has zero idea or understanding of transportation or land use policy, nor the policy levers it takes to make cities work.
If u care about better cities for people in Ontario Canada, please pay attention to what Premier Ford is doing. Not only would his new bill block cities from building bike-lanes if they touch car lanes, he’s talking about imposing his own street standards & standardized official plans in EVERY city.
November 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Ford has no business interfering in cities. He has zero idea or understanding of transportation or land use policy, nor the policy levers it takes to make cities work.
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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 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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.
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There is no material difference in the rates of loneliness for men and women. We are all suffering!
The difference is that men make their loneliness everyone else's goddamn problem and that includes turning it into anger and violence.
But the solution isn't "stop talking about toxic masculinity"
The difference is that men make their loneliness everyone else's goddamn problem and that includes turning it into anger and violence.
But the solution isn't "stop talking about toxic masculinity"
Half of young Canadian men are at risk of ‘problem anger,’ survey finds
Half of young Canadian men risk letting their anger interfere with their daily life, relationships and work, new research suggests.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There is no material difference in the rates of loneliness for men and women. We are all suffering!
The difference is that men make their loneliness everyone else's goddamn problem and that includes turning it into anger and violence.
But the solution isn't "stop talking about toxic masculinity"
The difference is that men make their loneliness everyone else's goddamn problem and that includes turning it into anger and violence.
But the solution isn't "stop talking about toxic masculinity"
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🧵 There’s been some attention on the City’s new “donation button”. It’s an idea we talked about last year and that we were supposed to get a report on before proceeding. Maybe I missed it...
But here we are. And I have thoughts.
But here we are. And I have thoughts.
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🧵 There’s been some attention on the City’s new “donation button”. It’s an idea we talked about last year and that we were supposed to get a report on before proceeding. Maybe I missed it...
But here we are. And I have thoughts.
But here we are. And I have thoughts.
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at this point it would be easier to list who wasn’t involved with this subhuman trash (epstein or bannon, dealer’s choice)
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
November 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
at this point it would be easier to list who wasn’t involved with this subhuman trash (epstein or bannon, dealer’s choice)
Me 10 (ish) years ago: I don't really get the hype but to each their own, I don't think we need to constantly trash these people.
Me today: Where does one submit a petition to sequester an entire gene pool on an island cut off from society?
Me today: Where does one submit a petition to sequester an entire gene pool on an island cut off from society?
“They all collectively, maybe four of them, have told me I was gonna pass the bar, so they’re all full pathological liars — don’t believe anything they say.”
Psychics Told Kim Kardashian She Would Pass the Bar Exam. She Didn't
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Me 10 (ish) years ago: I don't really get the hype but to each their own, I don't think we need to constantly trash these people.
Me today: Where does one submit a petition to sequester an entire gene pool on an island cut off from society?
Me today: Where does one submit a petition to sequester an entire gene pool on an island cut off from society?
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
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Upon taking office, the Doug Ford gov't introduced a law to cut the "carbon tax" which also obliged the government to create a climate plan & emissions targets. Now, they’ve repealed that duty—Ontario’s government no longer has to consider climate action.
thenarwhal.ca/ford-repeals...
thenarwhal.ca/ford-repeals...
Doug Ford’s government is abandoning climate targets | The Narwhal
Ontario is moving to repeal aspects of a law that require the government to create a climate plan and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets
thenarwhal.ca
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Upon taking office, the Doug Ford gov't introduced a law to cut the "carbon tax" which also obliged the government to create a climate plan & emissions targets. Now, they’ve repealed that duty—Ontario’s government no longer has to consider climate action.
thenarwhal.ca/ford-repeals...
thenarwhal.ca/ford-repeals...
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I love sex workers and I'm uncomfortable with a lot of the commentary I'm seeing on this that's so shitty to strippers.
NONETHELESS, when for-profit businesses get tax dollars in *any way*, it should be scrutinized. But in this case, $10 million is wiiiiiiild and reeks of cronyism in the worst way.
NONETHELESS, when for-profit businesses get tax dollars in *any way*, it should be scrutinized. But in this case, $10 million is wiiiiiiild and reeks of cronyism in the worst way.
Public money going for a strip club?
Welcome to public interest Doug Ford style.
He should at least tell us which members of his cabinet checked out the joint prior to handing over millions that could have been spent on dealing with the small town hospital crisis.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
Welcome to public interest Doug Ford style.
He should at least tell us which members of his cabinet checked out the joint prior to handing over millions that could have been spent on dealing with the small town hospital crisis.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
‘Can’t make this up!’: Ford government faces questions over nearly $10M going to company with ties to ‘adult entertainment’
Ontario’s opposition parties are questioning the province’s labour minister about the possibility money from the $2.5 billion Skills Development Fund ended up at a company tied to an “adult entertainm...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I love sex workers and I'm uncomfortable with a lot of the commentary I'm seeing on this that's so shitty to strippers.
NONETHELESS, when for-profit businesses get tax dollars in *any way*, it should be scrutinized. But in this case, $10 million is wiiiiiiild and reeks of cronyism in the worst way.
NONETHELESS, when for-profit businesses get tax dollars in *any way*, it should be scrutinized. But in this case, $10 million is wiiiiiiild and reeks of cronyism in the worst way.
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Teen Vogue's political work was invaluable. They really put themselves on the map with the mess of 2016 and continued to crank out brilliant stuff.
I only found out a couple weeks ago that it was a team of 1 and now there's no team at all. Jesus Christ, what a bad sign.
I only found out a couple weeks ago that it was a team of 1 and now there's no team at all. Jesus Christ, what a bad sign.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Teen Vogue's political work was invaluable. They really put themselves on the map with the mess of 2016 and continued to crank out brilliant stuff.
I only found out a couple weeks ago that it was a team of 1 and now there's no team at all. Jesus Christ, what a bad sign.
I only found out a couple weeks ago that it was a team of 1 and now there's no team at all. Jesus Christ, what a bad sign.
Y'all, I know I've said before that Canadian values don't align with revoking citizenship based on who we hate, etc, but... Just a lil one for morale maybe?
A new class action lawsuit against Spotify alleges the company has “turned a blind eye” to “mass-scale fraudulent streaming” on its platform and that one musician in particular has been the beneficiary of “billions” of fake streams: Drake.
Lawsuit Against Spotify Claims 'Billions' of Drake Streams Were 'Fraudulent'
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November 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Y'all, I know I've said before that Canadian values don't align with revoking citizenship based on who we hate, etc, but... Just a lil one for morale maybe?
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NEW POST: No, the Supreme Court is not an obstacle to tougher laws against child porn emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/no-the-sup...
No, the Supreme Court is not an obstacle to tougher laws against child porn
Yesterday the Supreme Court issued a decision striking down mandatory minimum sentences in the context of possessing or accessing child pornography.
emmettmacfarlane.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
NEW POST: No, the Supreme Court is not an obstacle to tougher laws against child porn emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/no-the-sup...
motherfucking baseball
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
motherfucking baseball
REMEMBER 2 MONTHS AGO WHEN I DIDN'T CARE ABOUT BASEBALL?!?
fuuuuuck
fuuuuuck
November 2, 2025 at 3:10 AM
REMEMBER 2 MONTHS AGO WHEN I DIDN'T CARE ABOUT BASEBALL?!?
fuuuuuck
fuuuuuck
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For anyone not following along on the #Lansdowne 2.0 conversation, the city is taking away funding that was supposed to go towards affordable housing (originally 50% of amounts over $39M) to instead pay for parking construction ($10M). We are literally taking money from the poor to give to the rich.
October 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
For anyone not following along on the #Lansdowne 2.0 conversation, the city is taking away funding that was supposed to go towards affordable housing (originally 50% of amounts over $39M) to instead pay for parking construction ($10M). We are literally taking money from the poor to give to the rich.