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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 14h

#LocalPoliticsMatter

Melonie @quioui.bsky.social · 1d

I keep telling people - pay attention to and vote in local elections (e.g. school board, city hall), because if you don't, this is what happens

PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 1d

This city councillor in Pickering, Ontario has now been suspended seven times. Here are the reasons why:

Lisa Robinson has a history of disruptive behaviour and associating with far-right media personalities

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 15h

After a brief taste of the old normal, today we’ll be back to unseasonably warm weather in #ldnont. Five degrees above normal. This weekend, let’s be thankful for the people leading us to a sustainable future. There are not enough of them, & they are seldom recognized. #ClimateCrisis.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 2d

The world’s longest rainbow path. The 600 metre “Long Walk to Equality” by artist Travis Myers at Hanlan’s Point on Toronto Island … the location of Canada’s first Pride in 1971.

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 2d

Too often the “go too” argument for disappointment with universities is #AcademicFreedom. In my experience, if a system is not working, the first place to look is at the people running the system. This is seldom the focus. Universities are amazing places, but they need governance reform. #cdnpse

Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · 2d

University governance is broken, and it’s breaking people.

University governance and associated regulatory structures assume the most powerful senior office holders will behave in accordance with the high standards benefiting their station.

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 2d

I’m not there as often as I used to be. I totally agree that cross harbour traffic is great (big fan of downtown Dartmouth), but traffic in #HRM is really bad. There is a place for the personal automobile, but the solution to traffic is to get more people out of their cars, which the tolls helped.

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 2d

#Halifax bridge toll blunder: ignoring induced demand. This is something everyone should know by now. Want to solve traffic woes? Invest in bikes, buses, & trains. And, of course, force developers to build for walkability. This isn’t rocket science. #NSpoli

The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social · 2d

Deny Sullivan: Halifax bridge toll blunder: Houston’s election gimmick worsens gridlock

The promise to save drivers time is backfiring. The reason? Simple economics.

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 2d

For this week’s #HiddenHistory of #swont, Matt & I talked about continuities in cultures of hate in our region & the importance of treating these histories as part of an ongoing culture that must be rooted out & destroyed: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

www.cbc.ca

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 2d

Now do #cdnpoli where our own #oligarchy of super rich wield undue influence, specifically in #onpoli

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 2d

The tech oligarchy poses a unique threat to democracy

Today’s uber-rich have converted their obscene wealth into outsize power, wielded in the name of bizarre millenarian ideologies

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 2d

#ldnont is 100% bikeable for much of the year. The problem is the city has designed its roadways and streets to be unfriendly (& often dangerous) to cyclists & pedestrians. #VisionZero

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d

“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 3d

I worry deeply about the erosion of local & municipal politics (esp. in #onpoli). Cities have been one of the few layers of government living up to their fiduciary duty to their constituents. #cdnpoli

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3d

“London hits 'historic' clean air milestone 184 years early…a 'truly remarkable turnaround for the city's air quality.”

Quite a leadership achievement for @london.gov.uk’s government! While nations talk, (some) cities act. And get results.

London hits clean air milestone 184 years early - ULEZ makes 'big difference'

A professor has branded the success a 'truly remarkable turnaround for the city's air quality'

www.mylondon.news

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 3d

There are many stinky parts to the #SkillsDevelopment scandal in #onpoli. One of the worst is the fact that #onpse is on a lifeline & this money could be used to bolster institutions designed to prepare #Ontarians to contribute to our communities. #cdnpse

Jack Hauen @jackhauen.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: David Piccini, the minister whose office picks Skills Development Fund recipients, was in Paris this weekend at the wedding of a lobbyist whose clients received millions from that fund.

From me and @charliepinkerton.bsky.social.

www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...

Ontario labour minister attended lobbyist’s wedding after granting his clients millions in training funds

Two clients of lobbyist Michael Rudderham have received more than $8.5 million in Skills Development Fund grants, records show

www.thetrillium.ca

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 3d

Day two of seasonal weather in #ldnont. What a welcome change.

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Michael Oberg @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social · 3d

I was a college student for 11 years and I’ve taught on college campus for 31 years. In those 42 years on campuses, only 4!were spent at a private school. The rest have been at underfunded public institutions.

Friends, please don’t think of Harvard as representative of higher ed in the US. I don’t.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 4d

What Governor Pritzker is doing is right for his state, but it is vital for the Republic.

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 4d

Yup. We need major change in our #onpoli. We should not tolerate this type of revolving door.

Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 4d

Here's another for "the media is not covering the Ford gov't's scandals"

Ontario voters continue to eat up this gravy train of shit with a shrug.

Jack Hauen @jackhauen.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: David Piccini, the minister whose office picks Skills Development Fund recipients, was in Paris this weekend at the wedding of a lobbyist whose clients received millions from that fund.

From me and @charliepinkerton.bsky.social.

www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...

Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 4d

This is a world I want to live in. A place where adults engage communities & especially children in heathy & mature ways.

jordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 5d

"Ballerina Aesha Ash wandering around inner city Rochester breaking the stereotypes about women of color and to inspire young kids."

its a picture of a ballerina teaching future young ballerinas!!!

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 4d

I will credit my posting about our unseasonably hot summer and fall, but today in #ldnont, for the first time in a long time, we will have seasonable weather, just one degree below the average. To keep it this way, you & I have to make good choices & push decision makers to embrace systemic change.

Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 4d

What is happening in the #UnitedStates is unambiguously illegal & unconstitutional. This video demonstrates the gross abuse of power that is taking place. There must be accountability.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 5d

Here’s video of the incident

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 5d

I completely agree about that.

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 5d

I agree but personal choices are part of what is going to make that shift. Currently, it appears - based on many of our choices - that no one really cares enough about this to make it happen (there are, of course, other places that can help with this, such as #cdnmedia)

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 5d

I am not sure that I take it seriously enough. I make the right choices when it is convenient but have not made major shifts around frequency of travel, food choices, & even use of the internet.

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 5d

Today will be 7 degrees cooler than yesterday in #ldnont, but still 5 degrees above the seasonal norm. I can’t think of the last time we had seasonal weather or when the temperature was below average. We are living through an experiment b/c you & I won’t take the #ClimateCrisis seriously.

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 5d

This stinks and helps us better understand attacks on #cdnpse. It is hard to grease the wheels of political friendship in an environment with #academicfreedom & #collegialgovernance. The #SkillsDevelopmentFund looks corrupt. #onpoli

Jessica Smith Cross @jessiecatherine.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: Clients of lobby firms connected to the premier and his nephew were given tens of millions from the Skills Development Fund.

Clients of Rubicon — a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager — got more than $100M, records show.

www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...

Clients of lobby firms connected to premier, his nephew given tens of millions in training funds

Groups represented by a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager got more than $100 million in grant money, a Trillium analysis has found

www.thetrillium.ca

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 6d

Another lovely July day in #ldnont. We are eleven degrees above normal. I can’t help but wonder what this means for the coming winter. I am going to guess that in a week or two we just plunge through the fall. We need to be talking much more about the #ClimateCrisis.

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Deborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦 @deborahh.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 8d

Montreal just announced that one of their new Blue Line metro stations will be named for Mary-Two-Axe-Earley (at Jean-Talon St. and Viau Blvd.)

More about Mary here: follow @cdnhistoryehx https://www.threads.com/@cdnhistoryehx/post/DPYr1zviAAu

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