Aidan
@aidanglc.bsky.social
Economist, Cat Dad, Wife Guy living and working in Ottawa, ON.
Proponent of Evelyn Normielib Thought.
Proponent of Evelyn Normielib Thought.
Pour one out for the impending demise of one of the final windows in Hintonburg's recent, much stabbier past.
Carleton Tavern to be ‘reimagined’ as part of proposed development in Ottawa’s Hintonburg
Carleton Tavern to be ‘reimagined’ as part of proposed development in Ottawa’s Hintonburg
The Carleton Tavern is set to receive a makeover as part of a proposal to redevelop the block in Ottawa’s Hintonburg neighbourhood with a 38-storey residential building.
bit.ly
February 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Pour one out for the impending demise of one of the final windows in Hintonburg's recent, much stabbier past.
These Olympics have been such a mess (laudatory)
Sweden curling set up a sting operation to catch Canada cheating i’m fucking losing it
February 16, 2026 at 2:49 PM
These Olympics have been such a mess (laudatory)
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Vermont-born Norwegian skier Atle Lie McGrath heads into the final run of the slalom with a massive half-second lead, but misses one of the first gates, hurls his poles as far as he can, and lies down off to the side of the course
February 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Vermont-born Norwegian skier Atle Lie McGrath heads into the final run of the slalom with a massive half-second lead, but misses one of the first gates, hurls his poles as far as he can, and lies down off to the side of the course
This feels like it should be against the rules.
Canada just threw out MacKinnon-McDavid-Celebrini, as a treat. It worked pretty good
February 13, 2026 at 9:38 PM
This feels like it should be against the rules.
I am the target market for Red Dead Redemption and their borderline incomprehensible UI and control scheme have permanently alienated me from the franchise.
Do you guys have any videogame franchises that you should be into, that are your shit, that you just don’t like? I feel that way about Diablo, I have no logical reason for not enjoying it I just don’t
February 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I am the target market for Red Dead Redemption and their borderline incomprehensible UI and control scheme have permanently alienated me from the franchise.
Reactionaries Accept the Outcome of the Eighteenth Century Challenge (Impossible Difficulty)
Rod Dreher has fueled some of the more apocalyptic currents on the Trumpist right. Robert F. Worth spoke with the writer to understand his worldview:
Rod Dreher Thinks the Enlightenment Was a Mistake
The influential author derides secularism and the modern world. Conservatives—including the vice president—are joining him on a march back to the Middle Ages.
bit.ly
February 13, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Reactionaries Accept the Outcome of the Eighteenth Century Challenge (Impossible Difficulty)
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
"An 18-year-old voter today would not yet have been born when Mr. Chrétien resigned as prime minister, or when Mr. Harper assumed the office."
This sentence is violence
"An 18-year-old voter today would not yet have been born when Mr. Chrétien resigned as prime minister, or when Mr. Harper assumed the office."
This sentence is violence
Opinion: There is power in the roar of Canada’s lions in winter
Elder statesmen such as Stephen Harper, Stéphane Dion and Jean Chrétien have returned to the fray – a welcome development, at a time when the country needs steadying
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
"An 18-year-old voter today would not yet have been born when Mr. Chrétien resigned as prime minister, or when Mr. Harper assumed the office."
This sentence is violence
"An 18-year-old voter today would not yet have been born when Mr. Chrétien resigned as prime minister, or when Mr. Harper assumed the office."
This sentence is violence
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Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
I have to wonder whether the July 2026 timing of RTO4 is because OC Transpo doesn't expect to have a properly functioning train any earlier than that.
Stage 2 LRT - East Extension.
Status and pathway to opening.
Status and pathway to opening.
February 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I have to wonder whether the July 2026 timing of RTO4 is because OC Transpo doesn't expect to have a properly functioning train any earlier than that.
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I'm not believing this until I hear from people in the streets of MN and neither should you
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities announce end to Minnesota immigration crackdown that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths.
February 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I'm not believing this until I hear from people in the streets of MN and neither should you
Nothing has made me appreciate the plight of Sisyphus more than trying to keep our couch relatively clear of cat hair.
February 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Nothing has made me appreciate the plight of Sisyphus more than trying to keep our couch relatively clear of cat hair.
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An entire administration of people with no emotional regulation
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 6:19 PM
An entire administration of people with no emotional regulation
For Canadian "economics" commentators, it is always 1994-95 and always will be.
Do Canadian columnists not realize this is quite low in the grand scheme of things?
February 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
For Canadian "economics" commentators, it is always 1994-95 and always will be.
Ottawa-Gatineau. Subway under Bank Street. Termini at Lyon or Parliament Station in the north, South Keys station in the south.
Connects to all four existing OTrain lines, gets around pissy Bank St. businesses not wanting bus lanes where their parking currently is.
Connects to all four existing OTrain lines, gets around pissy Bank St. businesses not wanting bus lanes where their parking currently is.
Since we're crayoning:
Here's a challenge.
Pick a metro area.
You can build 10 miles subway, 20 miles elevated rail, or 40 miles at grade (street, freeway, rail ROW) rail (or any suitably weighted combination.)
Where do you put it for max ridership?
How do you adjust the bus network to work with it?
Here's a challenge.
Pick a metro area.
You can build 10 miles subway, 20 miles elevated rail, or 40 miles at grade (street, freeway, rail ROW) rail (or any suitably weighted combination.)
Where do you put it for max ridership?
How do you adjust the bus network to work with it?
February 11, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Ottawa-Gatineau. Subway under Bank Street. Termini at Lyon or Parliament Station in the north, South Keys station in the south.
Connects to all four existing OTrain lines, gets around pissy Bank St. businesses not wanting bus lanes where their parking currently is.
Connects to all four existing OTrain lines, gets around pissy Bank St. businesses not wanting bus lanes where their parking currently is.
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I went scrolling through the author's substack history and the takes do not get more hinged (tagging in @sharonk.bsky.social for shared morbid interest in this particular species of religion brainworms)
February 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I went scrolling through the author's substack history and the takes do not get more hinged (tagging in @sharonk.bsky.social for shared morbid interest in this particular species of religion brainworms)
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“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
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why do you need to observe your house if you're not in it. you are giving yourself an opt-in mental illness. no one has to live like this
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 AM
why do you need to observe your house if you're not in it. you are giving yourself an opt-in mental illness. no one has to live like this
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Roger Goodell hitting SKIP straight to Woke 2 because the owners want to sell some ads in Rio
February 9, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Roger Goodell hitting SKIP straight to Woke 2 because the owners want to sell some ads in Rio
Make one NFL game per week play with the old CFL rules (the teams are informed 1hr before kickoff) and you have a deal.
Something that should be done to mend the Canadian-US relationship post Trump is an effort to give Canada some NFL and MLB franchises
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Make one NFL game per week play with the old CFL rules (the teams are informed 1hr before kickoff) and you have a deal.
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“Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they’ve already enlisted in the cause.”
February 8, 2026 at 3:48 AM
“Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they’ve already enlisted in the cause.”
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increasingly it seems that the most prescient spy movie of our time is burn after reading
The movie they make about Tulsi Gabbard's infiltration of US intelligence is going to simultaneously be a haunting look at the most damaging intelligence failure in US history and a hilarious romp about the stupidest fucking people alive
February 8, 2026 at 5:16 AM
increasingly it seems that the most prescient spy movie of our time is burn after reading
Every single clip of this show is the coolest fucking thing I’ve ever seen.
The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra raised the roof Wednesday night as it presented its unprecedented Brawl at the Hall, which saw the Centennial Concert Hall morphed into a wrestling ring to the delight of 2,140 gleefully shrieking fans.
WSO tag-teams with wrasslin’ to win championship belt
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra scores the smackdowns in first-of-its-kind wrestling crossover
www.winnipegfreepress.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Every single clip of this show is the coolest fucking thing I’ve ever seen.
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Please support this petition calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country. It is sponsored by my former colleague Don Davies
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7133 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Please support this petition calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country. It is sponsored by my former colleague Don Davies
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...