Lady Sarah
@sclark0621.bsky.social
Practitioner of Radical Empathy
Canadian
Canadian
This was a first step, but...
Landlords have no accountability. If there's mould in an apt, they can evict someone, slap a coat of paint, and re-rent for a higher rate.
Now I'm homeless and can't rent anywhere because its $2k for a 1 bedroom and I'm a family of 4.
Landlords have no accountability. If there's mould in an apt, they can evict someone, slap a coat of paint, and re-rent for a higher rate.
Now I'm homeless and can't rent anywhere because its $2k for a 1 bedroom and I'm a family of 4.
Halifax’s rental registry goes online two years after creation | CBC News
Halifax’s registry of rental properties is now available to the public online, showing what HRM staff believe are the “bulk” of rentals in the city.
www.cbc.ca
December 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This was a first step, but...
Landlords have no accountability. If there's mould in an apt, they can evict someone, slap a coat of paint, and re-rent for a higher rate.
Now I'm homeless and can't rent anywhere because its $2k for a 1 bedroom and I'm a family of 4.
Landlords have no accountability. If there's mould in an apt, they can evict someone, slap a coat of paint, and re-rent for a higher rate.
Now I'm homeless and can't rent anywhere because its $2k for a 1 bedroom and I'm a family of 4.
It's disturbing to think an elected official would make false claims (though not unheard of unfortunately)
It's prudent the Premier disclose where he heard this info from. If it was hearsay, he can apologise for spreading false info
Who wants to bet there won't be an apology, just a double down?
It's prudent the Premier disclose where he heard this info from. If it was hearsay, he can apologise for spreading false info
Who wants to bet there won't be an apology, just a double down?
RCMP not aware of fentanyl in illegal cannabis in Nova Scotia, despite premier's claims | CBC News
The Nova Scotia RCMP says it's not aware of any fentanyl-laced cannabis being sold by unauthorized cannabis retailers in the province, after the premier made this claim in a news conference last week....
www.cbc.ca
December 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
It's disturbing to think an elected official would make false claims (though not unheard of unfortunately)
It's prudent the Premier disclose where he heard this info from. If it was hearsay, he can apologise for spreading false info
Who wants to bet there won't be an apology, just a double down?
It's prudent the Premier disclose where he heard this info from. If it was hearsay, he can apologise for spreading false info
Who wants to bet there won't be an apology, just a double down?
Since @hfxgov.bsky.social is so interested in doing traffic studies, this one is already done!
Bike lanes led to: 28% reduce in max speeds, 21% decrease in avg speeds for cars making rights & found that “delineated bicycle lanes may decrease the risk & severity of crashes for pedestrians &others.”
Bike lanes led to: 28% reduce in max speeds, 21% decrease in avg speeds for cars making rights & found that “delineated bicycle lanes may decrease the risk & severity of crashes for pedestrians &others.”
The Traffic Calming Effect of Delineated Bicycle Lanes
We analyze the effect of a bicycle lane on traffic speeds. Computer vision techniques are used to detect and classify the speed and trajectory of over…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Since @hfxgov.bsky.social is so interested in doing traffic studies, this one is already done!
Bike lanes led to: 28% reduce in max speeds, 21% decrease in avg speeds for cars making rights & found that “delineated bicycle lanes may decrease the risk & severity of crashes for pedestrians &others.”
Bike lanes led to: 28% reduce in max speeds, 21% decrease in avg speeds for cars making rights & found that “delineated bicycle lanes may decrease the risk & severity of crashes for pedestrians &others.”
Speed limits are a hot topic, whether in rural areas or urban centers.
The difference between 110 kph and 120 kph is....2 mins.
Every 10 km increase in speed increases the likelihood for serious to fatal accidents
Is 2 minutes worth it?
The difference between 110 kph and 120 kph is....2 mins.
Every 10 km increase in speed increases the likelihood for serious to fatal accidents
Is 2 minutes worth it?
120-km/h speed limit to be given ‘mini trial’ in 2026 on select Alberta highways
Following a five-week survey, the Alberta government is looking to increase the highway speed limit from 110 km/h to 120km/h through a “mini trial” next year.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Speed limits are a hot topic, whether in rural areas or urban centers.
The difference between 110 kph and 120 kph is....2 mins.
Every 10 km increase in speed increases the likelihood for serious to fatal accidents
Is 2 minutes worth it?
The difference between 110 kph and 120 kph is....2 mins.
Every 10 km increase in speed increases the likelihood for serious to fatal accidents
Is 2 minutes worth it?
The problem with writing is:
My brain goes a lot faster than my fingers. So by the time my fingers have caught up to my brain, I've forgotten where I was going.
And I type 100wpm...my brain feels like twice that some days
and that's exhausting
My brain goes a lot faster than my fingers. So by the time my fingers have caught up to my brain, I've forgotten where I was going.
And I type 100wpm...my brain feels like twice that some days
and that's exhausting
December 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The problem with writing is:
My brain goes a lot faster than my fingers. So by the time my fingers have caught up to my brain, I've forgotten where I was going.
And I type 100wpm...my brain feels like twice that some days
and that's exhausting
My brain goes a lot faster than my fingers. So by the time my fingers have caught up to my brain, I've forgotten where I was going.
And I type 100wpm...my brain feels like twice that some days
and that's exhausting
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December 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Last year to get in on this amazing fundraiser!
Winner gets ALL the marbles AND proceeds go to @feednovascotia.bsky.social!
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This is a great step, however, they're only building 1400 homes. We have 1100 homeless in Halifax, &that doesn't count people in shelters, couch surfing, etc.
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Nova Scotia teams up with federal government to build hundreds of new homes
DARTMOUTH — The Nova Scotia government says work will soon begin on hundreds of new affordable homes, with the majority slated for Shannon Park in Dartmouth. Housing Minister John White made the annou...
halifax.citynews.ca
December 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This is a great step, however, they're only building 1400 homes. We have 1100 homeless in Halifax, &that doesn't count people in shelters, couch surfing, etc.
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Press release from Dal Legal Aid: NS rents increasing faster than national average despite increase in vacancy rate
Best way to fix this: Vacancy Tax.
If your unit is empty you pay more money.
It doesn't help to build luxury condos when the avg person can't spend $2000/month on an apt
Best way to fix this: Vacancy Tax.
If your unit is empty you pay more money.
It doesn't help to build luxury condos when the avg person can't spend $2000/month on an apt
l.facebook.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Press release from Dal Legal Aid: NS rents increasing faster than national average despite increase in vacancy rate
Best way to fix this: Vacancy Tax.
If your unit is empty you pay more money.
It doesn't help to build luxury condos when the avg person can't spend $2000/month on an apt
Best way to fix this: Vacancy Tax.
If your unit is empty you pay more money.
It doesn't help to build luxury condos when the avg person can't spend $2000/month on an apt
@hfxgov.bsky.social once again asking for studies rather than using the many studies already taken
How do you ease traffic congestion? Remove the root cause. ie: too many cars coming in and out of the center of the city. How do you do this?
Make transit and non-car methods a priority. 1/2
How do you ease traffic congestion? Remove the root cause. ie: too many cars coming in and out of the center of the city. How do you do this?
Make transit and non-car methods a priority. 1/2
Solutions sought to ease traffic congestion in Halifax | CBC News
Nova Scotia Public Works Minister Fred Tilley told reporters the province is looking for a "holisitic view" of the entire network on the peninsula. He said this would also include looking at bike lane...
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
@hfxgov.bsky.social once again asking for studies rather than using the many studies already taken
How do you ease traffic congestion? Remove the root cause. ie: too many cars coming in and out of the center of the city. How do you do this?
Make transit and non-car methods a priority. 1/2
How do you ease traffic congestion? Remove the root cause. ie: too many cars coming in and out of the center of the city. How do you do this?
Make transit and non-car methods a priority. 1/2
I've said it before, if you have to use this clause you shouldn't be doing what you are.
As Canada moved to have its own Constitution there were concerns that the proposed Charter of Rights would be too powerful. It was meant to be a last resort. The "nuclear" option. 1/5
As Canada moved to have its own Constitution there were concerns that the proposed Charter of Rights would be too powerful. It was meant to be a last resort. The "nuclear" option. 1/5
Alberta uses notwithstanding clause again, on 3 laws affecting transgender youth | CBC News
Alberta's governing United Conservatives stayed up into the early pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning to pass a bill that uses the notwithstanding clause to shield laws affecting transgender youth.
www.cbc.ca
December 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I've said it before, if you have to use this clause you shouldn't be doing what you are.
As Canada moved to have its own Constitution there were concerns that the proposed Charter of Rights would be too powerful. It was meant to be a last resort. The "nuclear" option. 1/5
As Canada moved to have its own Constitution there were concerns that the proposed Charter of Rights would be too powerful. It was meant to be a last resort. The "nuclear" option. 1/5
So far this year I’ve read 147 books and written one! (www.patreon.com/collection/1...)
I’ve also started writing another
Wonder how many more books I’ll read in the last 3ish weeks of the year
I’ve also started writing another
Wonder how many more books I’ll read in the last 3ish weeks of the year
December 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
So far this year I’ve read 147 books and written one! (www.patreon.com/collection/1...)
I’ve also started writing another
Wonder how many more books I’ll read in the last 3ish weeks of the year
I’ve also started writing another
Wonder how many more books I’ll read in the last 3ish weeks of the year
People love to hate on Meghan.
She kept her rings on, had her nails done, and wasn't wearing gloves when prepping her turkey
I have never worn gloves to dress a turkey, rarely take my ring off.
The difference is, I'm not working in a restaurant..and neither is she. Leave the poor woman alone
She kept her rings on, had her nails done, and wasn't wearing gloves when prepping her turkey
I have never worn gloves to dress a turkey, rarely take my ring off.
The difference is, I'm not working in a restaurant..and neither is she. Leave the poor woman alone
Meghan Markle Brutally Mocked For Thanksgiving Turkey Faux Pas
Everything is contaminated. Celebrities, Entertainment
www.boredpanda.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
People love to hate on Meghan.
She kept her rings on, had her nails done, and wasn't wearing gloves when prepping her turkey
I have never worn gloves to dress a turkey, rarely take my ring off.
The difference is, I'm not working in a restaurant..and neither is she. Leave the poor woman alone
She kept her rings on, had her nails done, and wasn't wearing gloves when prepping her turkey
I have never worn gloves to dress a turkey, rarely take my ring off.
The difference is, I'm not working in a restaurant..and neither is she. Leave the poor woman alone
"Students aren’t being taught to think more deeply but to prompt more effectively."
Education has been heading downhill for decades. Students aren't taught to learn, they're taught to pass a test. This leaves out dozens of kids in each class who don't/can't learn in a cookie cutter way 1/3
Education has been heading downhill for decades. Students aren't taught to learn, they're taught to pass a test. This leaves out dozens of kids in each class who don't/can't learn in a cookie cutter way 1/3
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"Students aren’t being taught to think more deeply but to prompt more effectively."
Education has been heading downhill for decades. Students aren't taught to learn, they're taught to pass a test. This leaves out dozens of kids in each class who don't/can't learn in a cookie cutter way 1/3
Education has been heading downhill for decades. Students aren't taught to learn, they're taught to pass a test. This leaves out dozens of kids in each class who don't/can't learn in a cookie cutter way 1/3
Reposted by Lady Sarah
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1 x @SalvatoresHfx pizza a month for a year!
A $360 value!
🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕
Every $5 donated = 1 entry to win entire calendar supporting @feednovascotia
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December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
DAY 1!!!! 🎅🏻
1 x @SalvatoresHfx pizza a month for a year!
A $360 value!
🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕
Every $5 donated = 1 entry to win entire calendar supporting @feednovascotia
More info 👉🏼AndyVent.ca
#FeedTheNeed
Buy tix at: www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/feedn...
1 x @SalvatoresHfx pizza a month for a year!
A $360 value!
🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕
Every $5 donated = 1 entry to win entire calendar supporting @feednovascotia
More info 👉🏼AndyVent.ca
#FeedTheNeed
Buy tix at: www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/feedn...
Hubby: is today Thursday or Friday?
Me:….its Monday
Hubby:…I’m so tired 🥱
Me:….its Monday
Hubby:…I’m so tired 🥱
December 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Hubby: is today Thursday or Friday?
Me:….its Monday
Hubby:…I’m so tired 🥱
Me:….its Monday
Hubby:…I’m so tired 🥱
Hey, a romantasy story! (mature themes, for adult consumption)
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November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hey, a romantasy story! (mature themes, for adult consumption)
www.patreon.com/collection/1...
Like it? subscribe to get three chapters per week instead of just one!
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While I can see how this seems adorable, "my kid was worried about my marriage and sat us down to a sermon", this is not healthy. Kids should never be the reasonable party in a marriage.
I feel so bad for this kid (now 25) who felt the need to parent his parents about their issues :(
I feel so bad for this kid (now 25) who felt the need to parent his parents about their issues :(
Candace Cameron Bure Says Son Had To Sit Her And Val Down To Tell Them Why Their Marriage Needed Work: 'You Have To Prioritize'
They put in the work...
www.cinemablend.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
While I can see how this seems adorable, "my kid was worried about my marriage and sat us down to a sermon", this is not healthy. Kids should never be the reasonable party in a marriage.
I feel so bad for this kid (now 25) who felt the need to parent his parents about their issues :(
I feel so bad for this kid (now 25) who felt the need to parent his parents about their issues :(
Gender affirming surgery has been happening for decades. It's only when media began to focus on trans people that "issues" cropped up
teenage boy getting gynecomastia (breast reduction) because having breasts makes them uncomfortable (that's gender affirming surgery!) 1/2
teenage boy getting gynecomastia (breast reduction) because having breasts makes them uncomfortable (that's gender affirming surgery!) 1/2
Alberta legislature member compares transgender surgery to livestock castration
United Conservative backbencher Shane Getson made the comment in chamber debate over a bill that uses the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to protect a trio of transgender laws from court challenge.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Gender affirming surgery has been happening for decades. It's only when media began to focus on trans people that "issues" cropped up
teenage boy getting gynecomastia (breast reduction) because having breasts makes them uncomfortable (that's gender affirming surgery!) 1/2
teenage boy getting gynecomastia (breast reduction) because having breasts makes them uncomfortable (that's gender affirming surgery!) 1/2
Finished a book last night and it ended on a bombshell! I knew it was too late to start a new book but my brain decided to not cooperate.
Finally around midnight, after tossing for hours, and my brain recalling the last 10 mins of my book...I started the next one.
Now I'm on 4 hrs sleep and am 🥱
Finally around midnight, after tossing for hours, and my brain recalling the last 10 mins of my book...I started the next one.
Now I'm on 4 hrs sleep and am 🥱
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Finished a book last night and it ended on a bombshell! I knew it was too late to start a new book but my brain decided to not cooperate.
Finally around midnight, after tossing for hours, and my brain recalling the last 10 mins of my book...I started the next one.
Now I'm on 4 hrs sleep and am 🥱
Finally around midnight, after tossing for hours, and my brain recalling the last 10 mins of my book...I started the next one.
Now I'm on 4 hrs sleep and am 🥱
This is such a tricky topic.
On one hand, kids shouldn't have to even think about beauty standards
On the other hand, hygiene is important to start early, and good habits (sunscreen, washing face properly) is important. Copying mom and her beauty routine isn't new
The marketing on this is critical
On one hand, kids shouldn't have to even think about beauty standards
On the other hand, hygiene is important to start early, and good habits (sunscreen, washing face properly) is important. Copying mom and her beauty routine isn't new
The marketing on this is critical
Shay Mitchell Is Standing By Her Kid Skin-Care Line
Apparently it’s “not a beauty thing.”
www.thecut.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This is such a tricky topic.
On one hand, kids shouldn't have to even think about beauty standards
On the other hand, hygiene is important to start early, and good habits (sunscreen, washing face properly) is important. Copying mom and her beauty routine isn't new
The marketing on this is critical
On one hand, kids shouldn't have to even think about beauty standards
On the other hand, hygiene is important to start early, and good habits (sunscreen, washing face properly) is important. Copying mom and her beauty routine isn't new
The marketing on this is critical
Scented products trigger migraines for me. Debilitating ones.
Hospitals and schools have had "scent free" policies for years. Decades!
But if they aren't upheld, it's meaningless.
At work, it's considered an OH&S issue 1/2
Hospitals and schools have had "scent free" policies for years. Decades!
But if they aren't upheld, it's meaningless.
At work, it's considered an OH&S issue 1/2
Dartmouth woman calls on Nova Scotia Health to crack down on scented products | CBC News
A Dartmouth woman wants Nova Scotia Health to step up enforcement around the use of scented products in its facilities after she said being exposed to them triggered asthma attacks.
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Scented products trigger migraines for me. Debilitating ones.
Hospitals and schools have had "scent free" policies for years. Decades!
But if they aren't upheld, it's meaningless.
At work, it's considered an OH&S issue 1/2
Hospitals and schools have had "scent free" policies for years. Decades!
But if they aren't upheld, it's meaningless.
At work, it's considered an OH&S issue 1/2
Did hell just freeze over??
Do I agree with Ford?
Who would have thought...then again, a broken clock is right twice a day
Driving impaired is stupid and asking for child support from someone who did the stupid thing is a basic thing
Go Ford?
Do I agree with Ford?
Who would have thought...then again, a broken clock is right twice a day
Driving impaired is stupid and asking for child support from someone who did the stupid thing is a basic thing
Go Ford?
Ford government wants impaired drivers to pay child support if they kill parents
The Ontario government is exploring the idea of making impaired drivers pay ongoing child support if they kill a child’s parent or guardian.
www.cp24.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Did hell just freeze over??
Do I agree with Ford?
Who would have thought...then again, a broken clock is right twice a day
Driving impaired is stupid and asking for child support from someone who did the stupid thing is a basic thing
Go Ford?
Do I agree with Ford?
Who would have thought...then again, a broken clock is right twice a day
Driving impaired is stupid and asking for child support from someone who did the stupid thing is a basic thing
Go Ford?
If you have to use the Notwithstanding Clause, you're probably in the wrong
Gender expression is a part of freedom of expression, that goes for children too
Gender affirming care is vital. It's not just for kids who are at odds with their sex v gender 1/2
Gender expression is a part of freedom of expression, that goes for children too
Gender affirming care is vital. It's not just for kids who are at odds with their sex v gender 1/2
Alberta Pushes Through Trans Policies Described as Most Restrictive in Canada
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
If you have to use the Notwithstanding Clause, you're probably in the wrong
Gender expression is a part of freedom of expression, that goes for children too
Gender affirming care is vital. It's not just for kids who are at odds with their sex v gender 1/2
Gender expression is a part of freedom of expression, that goes for children too
Gender affirming care is vital. It's not just for kids who are at odds with their sex v gender 1/2
A perfect example of #TimHouston rage-baiting NSians
This wasn't a judge saying people can never wear poppies. It is in a judge's purview to prohibit them if it would create a bias. Judge's are protecting your right to a bias-free trial
Houston is fear-mongering to get more votes
This wasn't a judge saying people can never wear poppies. It is in a judge's purview to prohibit them if it would create a bias. Judge's are protecting your right to a bias-free trial
Houston is fear-mongering to get more votes
Chief judges back court poppy ban after backlash | Globalnews.ca
The heads of Nova Scotia's supreme and provincial courts are expressing their support for judges who ban court staff from pinning poppies to their robes during proceedings after some Canadian politici...
globalnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
A perfect example of #TimHouston rage-baiting NSians
This wasn't a judge saying people can never wear poppies. It is in a judge's purview to prohibit them if it would create a bias. Judge's are protecting your right to a bias-free trial
Houston is fear-mongering to get more votes
This wasn't a judge saying people can never wear poppies. It is in a judge's purview to prohibit them if it would create a bias. Judge's are protecting your right to a bias-free trial
Houston is fear-mongering to get more votes
The standard monthly rate for 2 people with 2 or more dependants from income assistance is $1,072.
The average monthly cost of a 1 bedroom apt is $2000.
Where are people supposed to get the other half of rent, let alone food? hygiene products? clothing for the kids? (or adults?)
The average monthly cost of a 1 bedroom apt is $2000.
Where are people supposed to get the other half of rent, let alone food? hygiene products? clothing for the kids? (or adults?)
Nova Scotia families on income assistance really struggling, committee hears
By @dartjenhen.bsky.social
By @dartjenhen.bsky.social
Nova Scotia families on income assistance really struggling, committee hears - Halifax Examiner
On Tuesday members of the legislature’s community services committee were told these families are disproportionately affected by the high cost of food, rent, and child care.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The standard monthly rate for 2 people with 2 or more dependants from income assistance is $1,072.
The average monthly cost of a 1 bedroom apt is $2000.
Where are people supposed to get the other half of rent, let alone food? hygiene products? clothing for the kids? (or adults?)
The average monthly cost of a 1 bedroom apt is $2000.
Where are people supposed to get the other half of rent, let alone food? hygiene products? clothing for the kids? (or adults?)