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Right after we remember the massacre at École Polytechnique, we get to find out just how much the Ontario Government actually cares about violence against women.
Vote out these ghouls.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Vote out these ghouls.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
NDP says Ontario report on intimate partner violence partly AI-generated, includes non-existent sources
The 877-page study was introduced into the legislature on Tuesday
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Right after we remember the massacre at École Polytechnique, we get to find out just how much the Ontario Government actually cares about violence against women.
Vote out these ghouls.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Vote out these ghouls.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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For our cities, police and any other voices of authority.
Just want to get ahead of the kid shaming content that's coming this Halloween. @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Just want to get ahead of the kid shaming content that's coming this Halloween. @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
For our cities, police and any other voices of authority.
Just want to get ahead of the kid shaming content that's coming this Halloween. @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Just want to get ahead of the kid shaming content that's coming this Halloween. @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
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Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by normal driving, account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally.
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
Via @us.theconversation.com
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
Via @us.theconversation.com
Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed
Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.
theconversation.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by normal driving, account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally.
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
Via @us.theconversation.com
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
Via @us.theconversation.com
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Canada’s F-18 fighter jets are rapidly nearing the end of their lives. But investing in F-35s as a replacement could make our air force more dependent on Washington than ever before. University of Ottawa professor Peter Jones unpacks the strategic risks: thewalrus.ca/buying-the-f-35-...
September 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Canada’s F-18 fighter jets are rapidly nearing the end of their lives. But investing in F-35s as a replacement could make our air force more dependent on Washington than ever before. University of Ottawa professor Peter Jones unpacks the strategic risks: thewalrus.ca/buying-the-f-35-...
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Table For One Please.
August 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Table For One Please.
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Think Trump and MAGA can’t happen in Canada?
“The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools.”
It can happen here too if we don’t stop it. Some of it already is.
“The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools.”
It can happen here too if we don’t stop it. Some of it already is.
The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools | CBC News
A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...
www.cbc.ca
August 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Think Trump and MAGA can’t happen in Canada?
“The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools.”
It can happen here too if we don’t stop it. Some of it already is.
“The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools.”
It can happen here too if we don’t stop it. Some of it already is.
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This:
High-speed rail isn't a boondoggle.
*Highways* are a boondoggle.
North Americans pay thru the nose for the world's most expensive transport system.
Highways are publicly funded. But people still buy their own vehicles—car ownership is $12,000/yr on average—for the privilege of driving on them...
*Highways* are a boondoggle.
North Americans pay thru the nose for the world's most expensive transport system.
Highways are publicly funded. But people still buy their own vehicles—car ownership is $12,000/yr on average—for the privilege of driving on them...
August 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This:
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Distracted driving is a major issue. Yesterday an injured cyclist told us the driver who hit them said "I didn't see you", when they were there to be seen. We'd love to see automated enforcement like in Australia that tickets drivers on their phones.
📷 @tomflood.bsky.social
📷 @tomflood.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Distracted driving is a major issue. Yesterday an injured cyclist told us the driver who hit them said "I didn't see you", when they were there to be seen. We'd love to see automated enforcement like in Australia that tickets drivers on their phones.
📷 @tomflood.bsky.social
📷 @tomflood.bsky.social
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“It’s every light & every corner & every time a car almost turns into you — it’s really scary & it’s just time to consider something a little bit radical to save people from getting hurt … It shouldn’t take another fatality to motivate change.”
It’s not radical at all. It’s actually common sense.
It’s not radical at all. It’s actually common sense.
Red-light right turns: Ottawa councillor wants to ban them downtown
Downtown drivers may get less leeway at red lights. A councillor is applying pressure after witnessing an accident steps from City Hall.
ottawacitizen.com
August 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
“It’s every light & every corner & every time a car almost turns into you — it’s really scary & it’s just time to consider something a little bit radical to save people from getting hurt … It shouldn’t take another fatality to motivate change.”
It’s not radical at all. It’s actually common sense.
It’s not radical at all. It’s actually common sense.
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STUDY: “This study examines electric bicycle mode choice and which modes they replace.”
“43.1% of electric bicycle trips & 63.2% of EB mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available, highlighting their substantial potential to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions.”
“43.1% of electric bicycle trips & 63.2% of EB mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available, highlighting their substantial potential to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions.”
Further, steeper, greener: Implications from an electric bicycle mode choice model
Electric bicycles are transforming the active mobility landscape, potentially increasing active mode uptake and delivering environmental and health benefits. This study examines electric bicycle mo...
www.tandfonline.com
August 10, 2025 at 4:33 AM
STUDY: “This study examines electric bicycle mode choice and which modes they replace.”
“43.1% of electric bicycle trips & 63.2% of EB mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available, highlighting their substantial potential to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions.”
“43.1% of electric bicycle trips & 63.2% of EB mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available, highlighting their substantial potential to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions.”
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The cyclist got hit at the exact same intersection I was about to bike by, it could have been me. We need to consider banning right on red in all downtown intersections. You shouldn’t be taking your life in your hands every time you walk or cycle. A woman got killed crossing the street a block away.
July 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The cyclist got hit at the exact same intersection I was about to bike by, it could have been me. We need to consider banning right on red in all downtown intersections. You shouldn’t be taking your life in your hands every time you walk or cycle. A woman got killed crossing the street a block away.
"The affiants are not experts and have not analyzed the causes of congestion."
"While their feelings may be genuine, their impressions do not constitute evidence of a link between bike lanes and traffic congestion"
"Cases should be decided on well-grounded evidence, not on anecdotal opinions."
"While their feelings may be genuine, their impressions do not constitute evidence of a link between bike lanes and traffic congestion"
"Cases should be decided on well-grounded evidence, not on anecdotal opinions."
Ontario court strikes down Ford government's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes | CBC News
An Ontario court has deemed the province's plan to remove three major Toronto bike lanes unconstitutional. In response, the premier told CBC News: "I believe, and the people of Ontario believe, that t...
www.cbc.ca
July 31, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"The affiants are not experts and have not analyzed the causes of congestion."
"While their feelings may be genuine, their impressions do not constitute evidence of a link between bike lanes and traffic congestion"
"Cases should be decided on well-grounded evidence, not on anecdotal opinions."
"While their feelings may be genuine, their impressions do not constitute evidence of a link between bike lanes and traffic congestion"
"Cases should be decided on well-grounded evidence, not on anecdotal opinions."
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New song of the summer? "Go F**k Yourself" is now streaming on all major music platforms: stem.ffm.to/jsgfy
Jon Stewart - Go Fuck Yourself
Choose your preferred music service
stem.ffm.to
July 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
New song of the summer? "Go F**k Yourself" is now streaming on all major music platforms: stem.ffm.to/jsgfy
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A win is a win! 👏
After the Ford government’s attempt to appeal, the court has ruled in favour of upholding a temporary injunction first granted in April 2025.
In other words, Ontario continues to be prevented from removing 3 major bike lanes on Yonge, University, and Bloor in Toronto.
After the Ford government’s attempt to appeal, the court has ruled in favour of upholding a temporary injunction first granted in April 2025.
In other words, Ontario continues to be prevented from removing 3 major bike lanes on Yonge, University, and Bloor in Toronto.
July 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A win is a win! 👏
After the Ford government’s attempt to appeal, the court has ruled in favour of upholding a temporary injunction first granted in April 2025.
In other words, Ontario continues to be prevented from removing 3 major bike lanes on Yonge, University, and Bloor in Toronto.
After the Ford government’s attempt to appeal, the court has ruled in favour of upholding a temporary injunction first granted in April 2025.
In other words, Ontario continues to be prevented from removing 3 major bike lanes on Yonge, University, and Bloor in Toronto.
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“It was so much easier to meet people when I was in college” (a big pedestrian zone full of multifamily housing).
July 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
“It was so much easier to meet people when I was in college” (a big pedestrian zone full of multifamily housing).
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Cyclists may be familiar with Schroedinger's cyclist. But I'd suggest also Schroedinger's public transport: simultaneously too slow and restrictive for car-users to take, while also perfectly fine and therefore not in need of any funding for improvement or expansion, or reallocation to bus lanes.
July 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Cyclists may be familiar with Schroedinger's cyclist. But I'd suggest also Schroedinger's public transport: simultaneously too slow and restrictive for car-users to take, while also perfectly fine and therefore not in need of any funding for improvement or expansion, or reallocation to bus lanes.
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Just because you pretend it isn't genocide doesn't mean you aren't complicit.
Thankfully the Guardian is one of the few media outlets stepping up.
Thankfully in Canada the grandmothers are taking to the streets as our political leaders tiptoe around Netanyahu.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Thankfully the Guardian is one of the few media outlets stepping up.
Thankfully in Canada the grandmothers are taking to the streets as our political leaders tiptoe around Netanyahu.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘They’re skin and bones’: doctors in Gaza warn babies at risk of death from lack of formula
Doctors say Israel is blocking deliveries of formula urgently needed as mothers are either dead or too malnourished to feed their babies
www.theguardian.com
July 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Just because you pretend it isn't genocide doesn't mean you aren't complicit.
Thankfully the Guardian is one of the few media outlets stepping up.
Thankfully in Canada the grandmothers are taking to the streets as our political leaders tiptoe around Netanyahu.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Thankfully the Guardian is one of the few media outlets stepping up.
Thankfully in Canada the grandmothers are taking to the streets as our political leaders tiptoe around Netanyahu.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Is your child texting about Ottawa municipal politics?
lol: Let's Oppose Lansdowne
stfu: Secure Transit Funding Universally
omg: Overdeveloping My Greenbelt
fml: Finance More Libraries
smh: Somerset: More Housing!
til: That Intermittent Lightrail
brb: Bike Racks, Baby!
idc: I Dislike Cars
lol: Let's Oppose Lansdowne
stfu: Secure Transit Funding Universally
omg: Overdeveloping My Greenbelt
fml: Finance More Libraries
smh: Somerset: More Housing!
til: That Intermittent Lightrail
brb: Bike Racks, Baby!
idc: I Dislike Cars
June 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Is your child texting about Ottawa municipal politics?
lol: Let's Oppose Lansdowne
stfu: Secure Transit Funding Universally
omg: Overdeveloping My Greenbelt
fml: Finance More Libraries
smh: Somerset: More Housing!
til: That Intermittent Lightrail
brb: Bike Racks, Baby!
idc: I Dislike Cars
lol: Let's Oppose Lansdowne
stfu: Secure Transit Funding Universally
omg: Overdeveloping My Greenbelt
fml: Finance More Libraries
smh: Somerset: More Housing!
til: That Intermittent Lightrail
brb: Bike Racks, Baby!
idc: I Dislike Cars
Real Canadian Superstore my Real Canadian butt.
June 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Real Canadian Superstore my Real Canadian butt.
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Two studies: One, very local, counts the bikes and cars on Bloor Street in Toronto and finds there are more bikes than cars. The other, very international, finds that bike lanes improve health, reduce pollution and fight climate change. Why would anyone would rip them out?
Threatened Toronto bike lane gets more rush hour traffic than the car lane
Bike lanes are under threat in many cities, even when they work.
lloydalter.substack.com
June 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Two studies: One, very local, counts the bikes and cars on Bloor Street in Toronto and finds there are more bikes than cars. The other, very international, finds that bike lanes improve health, reduce pollution and fight climate change. Why would anyone would rip them out?
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We need to start regulating driver sightlines. Any vehicle operable with a standard driver license should have better visibility than a semi truck, and certainly better than a main battle tank.
June 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We need to start regulating driver sightlines. Any vehicle operable with a standard driver license should have better visibility than a semi truck, and certainly better than a main battle tank.
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Why don’t auto insurance companies rate policy premiums based on risk to pedestrians & bicyclists injury and deaths?
Big Auto is killing children, and it seems deliberate.
If you can't see children or people on wheelchairs, you are more likely to hit them. If the front of a vehicle is a wall, designed to smash and crush people, more people get killed. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... #carbloat #visionzero
If you can't see children or people on wheelchairs, you are more likely to hit them. If the front of a vehicle is a wall, designed to smash and crush people, more people get killed. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... #carbloat #visionzero
Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report says
High-fronted SUVs are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe, with the UK an extreme example
www.theguardian.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Why don’t auto insurance companies rate policy premiums based on risk to pedestrians & bicyclists injury and deaths?
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🚨 Oversized SUV fronts = danger on our streets.
Thanks to the insights of a @transenv.bsky.social and @cleancitiescampaign.org report we have signed a joint letter to the @ec.europa.eu demanding action to cap bonnet heights and protect pedestrians.
#BonnetHeight #PedestrianSafety
Thanks to the insights of a @transenv.bsky.social and @cleancitiescampaign.org report we have signed a joint letter to the @ec.europa.eu demanding action to cap bonnet heights and protect pedestrians.
#BonnetHeight #PedestrianSafety
June 12, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🚨 Oversized SUV fronts = danger on our streets.
Thanks to the insights of a @transenv.bsky.social and @cleancitiescampaign.org report we have signed a joint letter to the @ec.europa.eu demanding action to cap bonnet heights and protect pedestrians.
#BonnetHeight #PedestrianSafety
Thanks to the insights of a @transenv.bsky.social and @cleancitiescampaign.org report we have signed a joint letter to the @ec.europa.eu demanding action to cap bonnet heights and protect pedestrians.
#BonnetHeight #PedestrianSafety
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You don’t have to be a “cyclist” to support safe bike infrastructure in your city. You don’t have to ride bikes at all. You just have to understand the FACT that bike infrastructure makes getting around easier & safer for EVERYONE, saves us all public money, & makes cities generally more successful.
May 2, 2025 at 5:44 AM
You don’t have to be a “cyclist” to support safe bike infrastructure in your city. You don’t have to ride bikes at all. You just have to understand the FACT that bike infrastructure makes getting around easier & safer for EVERYONE, saves us all public money, & makes cities generally more successful.