Roxanne Richard
@roxannerichard.bsky.social
She/her
English/Français
Moncton, NB
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English/Français
Moncton, NB
[Insert clever bio here]
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The federal government is ready to slash public service jobs at a rate not seen in decades when we should be reinforcing its ranks to tackle this economic crisis.
Public Sector Job Cuts Undermine the Federal Government’s Commitment to Canadians | Perspectives Journal
There are easy solutions for the government to both raise revenue and rein in spending in a way that is fair and beneficial for Canadians, and that doesn’t compromise services.
perspectivesjournal.ca
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The federal government is ready to slash public service jobs at a rate not seen in decades when we should be reinforcing its ranks to tackle this economic crisis.
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This is guy is good at explaining the problem of dangerous car bloat.
🤔 Are Cybertrucks as ridiculous and as unsafe (for pedestrians) as they look? Is an electric Hummer really better for the environment?
🏙️ City planner @brenttoderian.bsky.social joins us on The AmberMac Show podcast with some answers.
Get full conversation here; it's a good one: bio.site/ambermac
🏙️ City planner @brenttoderian.bsky.social joins us on The AmberMac Show podcast with some answers.
Get full conversation here; it's a good one: bio.site/ambermac
September 29, 2025 at 3:50 AM
This is guy is good at explaining the problem of dangerous car bloat.
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Incredible how little rain Moncton has had this summer - only about 41% of the historical average. Looking further back, the spring we thought was so rainy because it all came on the weekends was also significantly drier than average. Same in winter. One of the driest years on record since 1900.
August 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Incredible how little rain Moncton has had this summer - only about 41% of the historical average. Looking further back, the spring we thought was so rainy because it all came on the weekends was also significantly drier than average. Same in winter. One of the driest years on record since 1900.
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It would never happen, but everyone being sent back to the office full time should start biking there and see which policy he backs down on first
Ontario orders its public servants back to office full time, saying it reflects ‘current workforce landscape’
Ontario orders its public servants back to office full time, saying it reflects ‘current workforce landscape’
More than 60,000 Ontario Public Service workers will be required to return to the office full time starting in January 2026, the province announced Thursday.
www.cp24.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
It would never happen, but everyone being sent back to the office full time should start biking there and see which policy he backs down on first
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#Halifax council isn’t perfect—who is?!—but there are solid voices speaking out, including Janet Steele. Removing the bridge tolls, making parking free at hospitals, not promoting working from home all add to congestion. That’s Premier Tim Houston’s doing, not bike lanes.
Steele said this issue is like Trump with tariffs and his flip-flopping.
Is it congestion? Is it cost? She stresses that Houston shouldn’t have removed bridge tolls, allowing civil servants to work from home, the BS with parking at hospitals.
“I don’t know how bullying comes into this.”
Is it congestion? Is it cost? She stresses that Houston shouldn’t have removed bridge tolls, allowing civil servants to work from home, the BS with parking at hospitals.
“I don’t know how bullying comes into this.”
August 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
#Halifax council isn’t perfect—who is?!—but there are solid voices speaking out, including Janet Steele. Removing the bridge tolls, making parking free at hospitals, not promoting working from home all add to congestion. That’s Premier Tim Houston’s doing, not bike lanes.
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love this new york times clip. they recently did a story about how sesame street's set has changed over the years, along with our urban politics.
IG nytimes
IG nytimes
August 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
love this new york times clip. they recently did a story about how sesame street's set has changed over the years, along with our urban politics.
IG nytimes
IG nytimes
European cars may be too small to safely share road space with our current oversized vehicles, but it's totally safe for cyclists and pedestrians. Only the safety of the people inside the car matters. www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/cultur...
Supersized American cars shouldn’t be a barrier to Canadians getting some great European options
If North American vehicles are considered too gigantic and heavy to safely share the road with reasonably sized European ones, the correct solution isn’t to forgo European-approved cars
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
European cars may be too small to safely share road space with our current oversized vehicles, but it's totally safe for cyclists and pedestrians. Only the safety of the people inside the car matters. www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/cultur...
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It has one of the lowest conviction rates of any crime in Canada.
July 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It has one of the lowest conviction rates of any crime in Canada.
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As a society, we should build infrastructure that is so safe helmets are not a requirement
As an individual, you should always wear a helmet because it’s better than not wearing a helmet. As a society, it’s better to not require helmets because all-cause mortality drops when more people use bikes.
July 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
As a society, we should build infrastructure that is so safe helmets are not a requirement
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- Can you save our bike lanes, the health and wellness of our community and the lives of all road users are on the line?
- Best we can do is ticket you.
Road safety summed up.
- Best we can do is ticket you.
Road safety summed up.
March 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
- Can you save our bike lanes, the health and wellness of our community and the lives of all road users are on the line?
- Best we can do is ticket you.
Road safety summed up.
- Best we can do is ticket you.
Road safety summed up.
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Tip to those in leadership positions: If someone comes asking for you to do more to protect/help themselves, their kids, vulnerable or marginalized residents, don’t tell them what you’ve already done, just listen to what they’re asking for.
January 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Tip to those in leadership positions: If someone comes asking for you to do more to protect/help themselves, their kids, vulnerable or marginalized residents, don’t tell them what you’ve already done, just listen to what they’re asking for.
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Don’t give into despair this Christmas. We can always choose to be better people:
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The Most Haunting—And Most Inspiring—Moment in A Christmas Carol
This year, forgo despair and listen to Jacob Marley.
www.theatlantic.com
December 24, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Don’t give into despair this Christmas. We can always choose to be better people:
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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The potential of Indigo Girls playing Uncle John's Band in Fredericton is giving classic Harvest vibes in the best possible sense.
December 6, 2024 at 3:08 PM
The potential of Indigo Girls playing Uncle John's Band in Fredericton is giving classic Harvest vibes in the best possible sense.
"People don't have scurvy in the 21st century because they need to eat more oranges, but because they need decent paying jobs, affordable housing, reasonably priced food and better income redistribution.
... we've become inured to rampant inequity, which is a modern scourge as deadly as scurvy."
... we've become inured to rampant inequity, which is a modern scourge as deadly as scurvy."
#Scurvy – a deadly scourge of 17th century sailors -- is back. In 21st century Canada, telling people to eat more oranges isn’t the answer, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com #FoodInsecurity #poverty #sdoh
Opinion: Scurvy is back – and telling people to eat more oranges isn’t the answer
While a vitamin C deficiency is the surface-level diagnosis for this affliction of yore, the root causes go far deeper
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:16 PM
"People don't have scurvy in the 21st century because they need to eat more oranges, but because they need decent paying jobs, affordable housing, reasonably priced food and better income redistribution.
... we've become inured to rampant inequity, which is a modern scourge as deadly as scurvy."
... we've become inured to rampant inequity, which is a modern scourge as deadly as scurvy."