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Every day, I get letters demanding that the federal govt or the GG or the LG “do something” to change or save Alberta. But the only people who can “fix” Alberta are Albertans. There is no magic constitutional genie. The responsibility is on all of us.
The UCP has made 2025 one of the darkest years for Alberta’s democracy.
Albertans can turn on the lights in 2026.
By simply being Albertan.
Let me explain. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Albertans can turn on the lights in 2026.
By simply being Albertan.
Let me explain. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
What Can We Do?
A Holiday Plan for Restoring Alberta’s Democracy
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Every day, I get letters demanding that the federal govt or the GG or the LG “do something” to change or save Alberta. But the only people who can “fix” Alberta are Albertans. There is no magic constitutional genie. The responsibility is on all of us.
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
"Why don't we let churches and charities do this work anymore?"
Because it's expensive and hard to do right with unpaid amateurs running it all you moronic shit for brains fuckwit!!!
Because it's expensive and hard to do right with unpaid amateurs running it all you moronic shit for brains fuckwit!!!
December 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"Why don't we let churches and charities do this work anymore?"
Because it's expensive and hard to do right with unpaid amateurs running it all you moronic shit for brains fuckwit!!!
Because it's expensive and hard to do right with unpaid amateurs running it all you moronic shit for brains fuckwit!!!
@helps.octranspo.com someone vomited on the floor of line 1, train unit 1118. (I didn't see the avtion, just the result)
December 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
@helps.octranspo.com someone vomited on the floor of line 1, train unit 1118. (I didn't see the avtion, just the result)
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
Progressive Conservative joins Progressive Conservative party
Progressive Conservative joins Progressive Conservative party
OTTAWA - In a stunning move, progressive conservative MP Michael Ma crossed the floor Thursday to the progressive conservative Liberal Party, just a few weeks after similar minded progressive conserva...
www.thebeaverton.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Progressive Conservative joins Progressive Conservative party
Really hoping the new high speed rail provides a worthwhile connection between Ottawa and YUL, replacing YOW-YUL flights. cc @yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Really hoping the new high speed rail provides a worthwhile connection between Ottawa and YUL, replacing YOW-YUL flights. cc @yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
This (excellent) thread is about the US auto industry but is also the critical question Canadians should be asking whenever someone starts bleating about pipelines
December 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This (excellent) thread is about the US auto industry but is also the critical question Canadians should be asking whenever someone starts bleating about pipelines
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
I think Ontarians deserve a 10 week work year at full salary just like our sitting MPPs get in the Ontario Legislature.
If it's good enough for Doug Ford, it's good enough for me.
If it's good enough for Doug Ford, it's good enough for me.
December 11, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I think Ontarians deserve a 10 week work year at full salary just like our sitting MPPs get in the Ontario Legislature.
If it's good enough for Doug Ford, it's good enough for me.
If it's good enough for Doug Ford, it's good enough for me.
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
With the TTC board meeting wrapping up today, it’s as good time as any to post one of my favourite Venn diagrams.
December 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
With the TTC board meeting wrapping up today, it’s as good time as any to post one of my favourite Venn diagrams.
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
Fun fact: The Ontario Legislative Assembly sat for 13 four-day weeks in 2025. It's now done sitting until February 17.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
‘You have to come back to work,’ Doug Ford tells Ontario’s public servants
The Star previously revealed that 10,913 of about 60,000 provincial civil servants have requested alternative work arrangements.
www.thestar.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Fun fact: The Ontario Legislative Assembly sat for 13 four-day weeks in 2025. It's now done sitting until February 17.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
Councillor Tim Tierney is wrong about ‘Chronic No-Voters’ in his Ottawa Citizen Op/Ed on Saturday.
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Councillor Tim Tierney is wrong about ‘Chronic No-Voters’ in his Ottawa Citizen Op/Ed on Saturday.
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
Every Ottawa politician who is contemplating a back-to-office plan should be sentenced to a week of commuting at least 10km to and from downtown during rush hour and then report back
Carney says back-to-office plan for federal civil servants coming soon nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/08/c...
Carney says back-to-office plan for federal civil servants coming soon
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Every Ottawa politician who is contemplating a back-to-office plan should be sentenced to a week of commuting at least 10km to and from downtown during rush hour and then report back
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
If I had only $1 million to spend on Byward Market security, I would spend it negotiating with the LCBO to close the store at King Edward and Rideau. I'd combine it and Rideau Mall store into one location. Likely the top floor of old Nordstrom or the basement of old Hudson Bay. /1
December 8, 2025 at 1:32 AM
If I had only $1 million to spend on Byward Market security, I would spend it negotiating with the LCBO to close the store at King Edward and Rideau. I'd combine it and Rideau Mall store into one location. Likely the top floor of old Nordstrom or the basement of old Hudson Bay. /1
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
The upside is the force's mentality and approach to cyclists is not hidden.
Chapter 886-15: "No person shall operate or stop a vehicle other than a bicycle or large cargo-power assisted bicycle in any cycle track... Exemptions: Ambulances, police or fire service vehicles or any other vehicle actively engaged in responding to an emergency"
Is a McDonald's run an emergency?
Is a McDonald's run an emergency?
December 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The upside is the force's mentality and approach to cyclists is not hidden.
Go see #KidKoala 's The Storeyville Mosquito at @nac-cna.bsky.social while you can! 5 shows next week. Fantastic performance by all involved. So many theatre sets, so much detail, so much music!
December 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Go see #KidKoala 's The Storeyville Mosquito at @nac-cna.bsky.social while you can! 5 shows next week. Fantastic performance by all involved. So many theatre sets, so much detail, so much music!
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
I think one way to help dispel utility scale battery storage myths planned for rural communities might be to set up a demo container at some of the rural weekend markets. Paint it to look like a barn. Use it to provide free power/device charging to vendors/visitors.
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I think one way to help dispel utility scale battery storage myths planned for rural communities might be to set up a demo container at some of the rural weekend markets. Paint it to look like a barn. Use it to provide free power/device charging to vendors/visitors.
@octranspo.com @occtranspo.bsky.social heat at pimisi eb platform not working
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
@octranspo.com @occtranspo.bsky.social heat at pimisi eb platform not working
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
The only wrinkle in this technology is that, by law, the price cannot change between when you pick it up off the shelf and when you go to checkout to pay for it. If there is a discrepancy, the customer gets the lowest price.
www.popsci.com/technology/e...
www.popsci.com/technology/e...
Digital price tags can change the cost of groceries 6 times per minute
Electronic shelf labels bring Uber-style dynamic pricing to your grocery store. Walmart plans to expand these “digital shelf labels” to 2,300 stores.
www.popsci.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The only wrinkle in this technology is that, by law, the price cannot change between when you pick it up off the shelf and when you go to checkout to pay for it. If there is a discrepancy, the customer gets the lowest price.
www.popsci.com/technology/e...
www.popsci.com/technology/e...
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
Both @arieltroster.com and I believe we need a budget that puts people first, that delivers reliable transit, safe communities and a city where everyone can afford to live and thrive.
Add your name to tell City Council that we need a budget built for people: www.arieltroster.com/budget.
Add your name to tell City Council that we need a budget built for people: www.arieltroster.com/budget.
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Both @arieltroster.com and I believe we need a budget that puts people first, that delivers reliable transit, safe communities and a city where everyone can afford to live and thrive.
Add your name to tell City Council that we need a budget built for people: www.arieltroster.com/budget.
Add your name to tell City Council that we need a budget built for people: www.arieltroster.com/budget.
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
If you go to a suburban mall, you will probably have to park outside and walk in. You don’t expect to drive in to your store.
But for some reason in urban areas it’s considered an injustice if you can’t park directly in front of the store you want to go to.
But for some reason in urban areas it’s considered an injustice if you can’t park directly in front of the store you want to go to.
December 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
If you go to a suburban mall, you will probably have to park outside and walk in. You don’t expect to drive in to your store.
But for some reason in urban areas it’s considered an injustice if you can’t park directly in front of the store you want to go to.
But for some reason in urban areas it’s considered an injustice if you can’t park directly in front of the store you want to go to.
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
There's enough inaccurate or concerning information in the way in which @en.ottawa.ca is communicating about the 2026 Budget that I felt it should be addressed. And it's the concept of $252M in "savings" that I want to talk about, because this information is being used falsely. 1/
#OttBudget 2026 invests in the services we rely on every day. Through service reviews and continuous improvement, we have realized more than $252 million in savings during this Term of Council.
One example of a service improvement is the redesigned Open Ottawa platform.
1/5
One example of a service improvement is the redesigned Open Ottawa platform.
1/5
December 3, 2025 at 3:25 AM
There's enough inaccurate or concerning information in the way in which @en.ottawa.ca is communicating about the 2026 Budget that I felt it should be addressed. And it's the concept of $252M in "savings" that I want to talk about, because this information is being used falsely. 1/
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
Clean electricity is officially growing fast enough in China that the level of fossil generation is falling, even as overall demand rises. They've gotten over the hump.
December 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Clean electricity is officially growing fast enough in China that the level of fossil generation is falling, even as overall demand rises. They've gotten over the hump.
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
The end of coal in California ⬇️
Something to be thankful for!
Utah's largest coal-fired power plant—the Intermountain Power Project, located in the west desert near Delta and serving southern California—stopped burning coal at mid-day on Wednesday, just in time for Thanksgiving. 🔌💡
Utah's largest coal-fired power plant—the Intermountain Power Project, located in the west desert near Delta and serving southern California—stopped burning coal at mid-day on Wednesday, just in time for Thanksgiving. 🔌💡
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The end of coal in California ⬇️
Reposted by Michael D'Costa
Has any prime minister ever gotten less political value out of a giant investment than Justin Trudeau got from TMX? Obviously environmental groups/voters were never going to like it, and most everyone else just pretends it never happened because it complicates the narrative.
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Has any prime minister ever gotten less political value out of a giant investment than Justin Trudeau got from TMX? Obviously environmental groups/voters were never going to like it, and most everyone else just pretends it never happened because it complicates the narrative.