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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 1d

No. Such. Thing.

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 1d

Ottawa deserves leadership that does the work, not the spin, Jeff says. Damn right!

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 1d

Great speech by @jleiper.bsky.social about the challenges facing this city. We need to grow smarter, not further, he says, calling for transparency and accountability. It’s 365 days until the next election. We can do so much better. Let’s do this.

Jeff Lieper, a clean shaven fellow with glasses wearing a white shirt and khaki trousers, speaks into a microphone beside a speaker

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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 2d

This is wild.

Trump is a temperamental man-child who is attacking our economy - and his own - just to look tough.

He’s also the same person Mr. Carney keeps complementing and appeasing.

Now is no time to back down.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Trump says he's hiking 'tariff on Canada' by 10% 'over and above' what it pays now | CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced on social media he will be increasing “the Tariff on Canada” by 10 per cent “over and above what they are paying now" because of an advertisement by the Ontar...

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Marie 🇨🇦 🐸 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 3d

Leftwinger Catherine Connolly wins Ireland presidential election by landslide. Her platform fused economic justice, housing reform, and principled foreign policy (especially on Gaza) a rare mix for an Irish presidential candidate. Good to see this!

#USDemocracy
#Pinks

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Leftwinger Catherine Connolly wins Ireland presidential election by landslide — Guardian US

Heather Humphreys concedes defeat after early vote tallies show insurmountable gap between candidates

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.

And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.

No more.

My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

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Catherine McKenney @catmckenney.bsky.social · 3d

📣 Tenants are under attack by Doug Ford and his corporate landlord buddies - we need to fight back.

🪧 Join us at our Protecting Renters Townhall to learn about your rights, how you can exercise those rights, and how you can get organized.

🔗 RSVP at www.catherinemckenney.com/renters! #onpoli

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Shawn Menard @shawnmenard.bsky.social · 3d

The poor plan for Lansdowne 2.0 could result in the Charge leaving Ottawa. #Ottnews #Ottcity www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

PWHL says plans for new Ottawa arena 'not viable for us' | CBC News

The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) is calling Ottawa's plans for the next Lansdowne Park arena “a huge step back,” warning it throws the financial viability of the Ottawa Charge into questi...

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 4d

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Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes - BBC News

For 75 years, Finland's expectant mothers have been given a box of baby clothes and bedding by the state. Some say it helped Finland achieve one of the world's lowest infant mortality rates.

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 4d

Oh yeah, I think it’s been adopted in a few places

Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 4d

Guess what we are having for breakfast this weekend

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 4d

May I humbly suggest mixing it up with some Red River Cereal?

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 4d

I love this - a longstanding practice in Finland IIRC, and one I’ve longed to see adopted here. B

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

Next year, we'll welcome 125,000 new New Yorkers to our city. But many families don't have what they need to give their babies a healthy start.

Building on @bkbpreynoso.bsky.social's pilot, we'll launch citywide Baby Baskets, providing new parents with essential items and resources.

Zohran kneeling in a big group photo of parents and babies.

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Neil Saravanamuttoo @neilsara.bsky.social · 4d

Tewin at full scale would be about 100,000 people -- that's like a whole new Barrhaven East.

Ottawa taxpayers simply can't afford that type of growth.

Ottawa’s bitter fight over the Tewin development | The Narwhal

A housing megaproject by developer Taggart Group and the Algonquins of Ontario has Ottawa councillors and residents divided over claims of reconciliation and sustainability

https://thenarwhal.ca/ottawa-tewin-development-taggart-algonquins/?utm_source=The+Narwhal&utm_campaign=564a9b436e-Oct+23%2C+2025+—+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f6a05fddb8-564a9b436e-109049142&mc_cid=564a9b436e&mc_eid=69bb4b0f07

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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.com · 4d

I am not done being angry at the Ford government for cancelling supervised consumption sites, bike lanes and speed cameras. And now I have to muster the energy to fight this new attack on everyone who rents their home in Ontario.

I hate it here.

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Ontario bill would look at ‘alternative options’ for ending residential leases, scrap Toronto green roof bylaw. Here are the highlights

The Ford government has tabled an omnibus bill that would make changes to a whole suite of laws and regulations, from green roofs to tenant evictions and driver’s licences.

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 4d

Trump slammed for demolishing White House before Canadians could burn it down again

WASHINGTON D.C. - US President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom, requiring the complete demolition of the historic East Wing, is being criticized by Canadians who will now never get to light the building on fire for a second time since the War of 1812.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 5d

mark carney taking the time to shit on canada post during his big pre-budget speech was disgusting.

he acts like it’s the responsible choice to gut an essential institution at the very moment he can’t stop talking about nation-building projects. that’s what canada post is and could continue to be!

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 5d

I’m at the Canadian Labour Congress’ NDP leadership forum focused on workers’ issues

Follow along for live highlights:

NDP leadership contestants at CLC’s leadership forum

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 5d

The view from here #CanLab #WorkersTogether #NDPLeadership

Two people seated on a riser, surrounded by a seated crowd. In the foreground is a media riser with camera workers and lighting S behind the speakers and crowd are windows, orange lighting and screens that say “Workers together”

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Art Of Coop @artofcoop.bsky.social · 7d

this is what we could have

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Occasional Transpo @occtranspo.bsky.social · 7d

I've said it a million times. We need less politics in politics.

Unauthentic political shittery on the public's dime is egregious. Ottawa didn't elect him to campaign for OSEG or the laundry list of corpos with their hands out for new toys, to make more millions off the public's back.

Sean Devine @seandevine9.bsky.social · 7d

An entire day has gone by and still no release of the Lansdowne 2.0 report. Meanwhile, Mayor Sutcliffe has had time to brief the press, frame the story, and produce a feel-good video. As for those who oppose the project? Well, they're just "spreading misinformation". www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x-T...

Lansdowne: More for less

YouTube video by Mayor Mark Sutcliffe

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 8d

Not to be THAT dictionary, but…

It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'

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Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada @abortionrightscan.bsky.social · 8d

"Crisis pregnancy centres are by their very nature deceptive,” said Teale Bondaroff of the BC Humanist Association “These fake clinics prey on people in vulnerable situations, and their entire purpose is to dissuade people from choosing an abortion. ”