Gof9GGof3
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Elder advocate for the beautiful world I inherited but fear my great grandchildren will never get to see the beauty - all burned up and polluted with single-use plastics. Environmental degredation makes me so sad. But I love to grow food and flowers.
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Ford government seeks planning exemptions for training centres built with Skills Development Fund cash
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Ford government seeks planning exemptions for training centres built with Skills Development Fund cash
Premier Doug Ford is making sweeping exemptions to planning rules — all for the benefit of operators running worker training facilities built with money from the Skills Development Fund, warns
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November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Ford government seeks planning exemptions for training centres built with Skills Development Fund cash
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Our annual College Ward Town Hall is next week!
Join us on December 3rd to ask questions, learn about City projects, and talk directly with staff from departments across the City.
You can attend the Town Hall in person or online via MS Teams. Register at: www.college-ward.ca/college_ward...
Join us on December 3rd to ask questions, learn about City projects, and talk directly with staff from departments across the City.
You can attend the Town Hall in person or online via MS Teams. Register at: www.college-ward.ca/college_ward...
College Ward Town Hall 2025
College Ward
www.college-ward.ca
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Our annual College Ward Town Hall is next week!
Join us on December 3rd to ask questions, learn about City projects, and talk directly with staff from departments across the City.
You can attend the Town Hall in person or online via MS Teams. Register at: www.college-ward.ca/college_ward...
Join us on December 3rd to ask questions, learn about City projects, and talk directly with staff from departments across the City.
You can attend the Town Hall in person or online via MS Teams. Register at: www.college-ward.ca/college_ward...
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It is SO irritating to walk or bike past a chained-off stairway or bridge with a "not winter maintained" sign on it that went up on schedule on November 1st, with temperatures around 5C and absolutely not a flake of snow on the ground
Civil disobedience in Ottawa - the NCC closes off stairs everywhere because of course no one wants to walk in winter, right?
And the barriers go up on when someone’s calendar says they go up, irrespective of whether there is actually snow on the ground.
Let people go at their own risk.
And the barriers go up on when someone’s calendar says they go up, irrespective of whether there is actually snow on the ground.
Let people go at their own risk.
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It is SO irritating to walk or bike past a chained-off stairway or bridge with a "not winter maintained" sign on it that went up on schedule on November 1st, with temperatures around 5C and absolutely not a flake of snow on the ground
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For those trying to keep up with what's what in this latest MOU between the Feds and Alberta, I've got you covered:
We're still light on the details, as the announcement will be formally made tomorrow. But gleaning from news reports, this is the deal:
We're still light on the details, as the announcement will be formally made tomorrow. But gleaning from news reports, this is the deal:
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
For those trying to keep up with what's what in this latest MOU between the Feds and Alberta, I've got you covered:
We're still light on the details, as the announcement will be formally made tomorrow. But gleaning from news reports, this is the deal:
We're still light on the details, as the announcement will be formally made tomorrow. But gleaning from news reports, this is the deal:
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The Ford govt has failed adults with developmental disabilities despite years of warnings from families, frontline workers, and now the Ombudsman. There are over 53,000 people on the waitlist. This is unacceptable.
Ontario must invest in proper community care now.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Ontario must invest in proper community care now.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Many of Ontario’s ‘most vulnerable’ are not receiving proper care, ombudsman says
Paul Dube blames two ministries — health and community and social services — for repeatedly dropping the ball following a 2016 investigation into the problem.
www.thestar.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The Ford govt has failed adults with developmental disabilities despite years of warnings from families, frontline workers, and now the Ombudsman. There are over 53,000 people on the waitlist. This is unacceptable.
Ontario must invest in proper community care now.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Ontario must invest in proper community care now.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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City of Ottawa motion sends a message to everyone that has a disability in our city to go #### yourselves. I apologize but I been going to these meetings since Dianne Deans was chair of the old Transit Commission. Does this city really want us living here when majority of us can't drive? Even some
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
City of Ottawa motion sends a message to everyone that has a disability in our city to go #### yourselves. I apologize but I been going to these meetings since Dianne Deans was chair of the old Transit Commission. Does this city really want us living here when majority of us can't drive? Even some
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Each brings unique experience and perspectives that will help shape this year’s discussions and inspire thoughtful conversations.
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Each brings unique experience and perspectives that will help shape this year’s discussions and inspire thoughtful conversations.
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Yep.
And that doesn't even touch on what climate catastrophe is going to do. They're talking about forcibly relocating a city of 10 million people in Iran because THERE IS NO WATER. That's just ONE city, and it's just the first. There will be more. Welcome to all the dystopias, all at once.
And that doesn't even touch on what climate catastrophe is going to do. They're talking about forcibly relocating a city of 10 million people in Iran because THERE IS NO WATER. That's just ONE city, and it's just the first. There will be more. Welcome to all the dystopias, all at once.
You think wealth inequality is bad now? In two years, this planet will be economically unrecognizable, as AI tech wealth is streamlined into a handful of pockets while hundreds of millions of people are suddenly rendered unemployable. Yes, two years. The "Big Compression" is coming: 2028-2033.
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Yep.
And that doesn't even touch on what climate catastrophe is going to do. They're talking about forcibly relocating a city of 10 million people in Iran because THERE IS NO WATER. That's just ONE city, and it's just the first. There will be more. Welcome to all the dystopias, all at once.
And that doesn't even touch on what climate catastrophe is going to do. They're talking about forcibly relocating a city of 10 million people in Iran because THERE IS NO WATER. That's just ONE city, and it's just the first. There will be more. Welcome to all the dystopias, all at once.
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Carney's "grand" bargain - the feds support a pipeline if Alberta provides even more subsidies for carbon capture - is a win-win for wealthy oil and gas CEOs, but no one else.
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Carney's "grand" bargain - the feds support a pipeline if Alberta provides even more subsidies for carbon capture - is a win-win for wealthy oil and gas CEOs, but no one else.
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90% of deep fake images online are non-consensual pornographic images of women and girls.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This year's theme is digital abuse.
Fewer than 40% of countries have laws protecting women from cyber harassment or cyber stalking. This leaves 44% of the world’s women and girls without access to legal protection.
Fewer than 40% of countries have laws protecting women from cyber harassment or cyber stalking. This leaves 44% of the world’s women and girls without access to legal protection.
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
90% of deep fake images online are non-consensual pornographic images of women and girls.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
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🎉 Saturday, December 13 we are taking action against hunger in our community! Join us for the 41st OC Transpo/@LoblawsON Annual Holiday Food Drive from 10 am to 5 pm in support of @OttawaFoodBank
❤️ Donate non-perishable food or make a monetary contribution
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❤️ Donate non-perishable food or make a monetary contribution
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November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🎉 Saturday, December 13 we are taking action against hunger in our community! Join us for the 41st OC Transpo/@LoblawsON Annual Holiday Food Drive from 10 am to 5 pm in support of @OttawaFoodBank
❤️ Donate non-perishable food or make a monetary contribution
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❤️ Donate non-perishable food or make a monetary contribution
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A reminder from UN experts of serious human rights concerns in a corner of the world where there is little scrutiny and attention, and where India faces zero accountability. #Kashmir
UN experts alarmed by Indian counter-terrorism operations violating human rights in Jammu and Kashmir
GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed alarm about serious human rights violations committed by Indian authorities following the 22 April 2025 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, in Indian-Administered Kashmi...
www.ohchr.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A reminder from UN experts of serious human rights concerns in a corner of the world where there is little scrutiny and attention, and where India faces zero accountability. #Kashmir
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Fossil fuel enthusiasts keep arguing that we need to increase our exports of LNG and oil to address energy poverty in the developing world.
I call bullshit — and I bring my receipts. #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/o...
I call bullshit — and I bring my receipts. #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/o...
The energy poverty trap
Will more oil and gas production in Canada help alleviate energy poverty in the developing world? Of course not — but that hasn't prevented Danielle Smith and other industry champions from pretending ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Fossil fuel enthusiasts keep arguing that we need to increase our exports of LNG and oil to address energy poverty in the developing world.
I call bullshit — and I bring my receipts. #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/o...
I call bullshit — and I bring my receipts. #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/o...
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new.... Thompson says union members put forward a resolution on a government-sponsored guaranteed annual income for farmers.
… a 10-year pilot program, testing out a guaranteed annual income of $50,000, a rate which would rise by inflation every year.
… a 10-year pilot program, testing out a guaranteed annual income of $50,000, a rate which would rise by inflation every year.
Canadian farmers to lobby federal government to cap profits of major grocers
Canadian farmers plan to lobby the federal government to implement a guaranteed annual income and a cap on the profits of the major grocery store chains in the country.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 AM
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new.... Thompson says union members put forward a resolution on a government-sponsored guaranteed annual income for farmers.
… a 10-year pilot program, testing out a guaranteed annual income of $50,000, a rate which would rise by inflation every year.
… a 10-year pilot program, testing out a guaranteed annual income of $50,000, a rate which would rise by inflation every year.
There is a clear momentum to phase out fossil fuels, and now is the time to capitalize on it,”
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
There is a clear momentum to phase out fossil fuels, and now is the time to capitalize on it,”
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Same experience a year ago. In hospital a few days, saw 4 masks total while there!
I wore KN95 day and night, new mask every 8 hours, and came home without Covid.
Far too people are catching Covid in hospitals and other medical settings.
I wore KN95 day and night, new mask every 8 hours, and came home without Covid.
Far too people are catching Covid in hospitals and other medical settings.
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Same experience a year ago. In hospital a few days, saw 4 masks total while there!
I wore KN95 day and night, new mask every 8 hours, and came home without Covid.
Far too people are catching Covid in hospitals and other medical settings.
I wore KN95 day and night, new mask every 8 hours, and came home without Covid.
Far too people are catching Covid in hospitals and other medical settings.
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I was hospitalized overnight last week briefly and of the probably 20 people that worked on me. I would say maybe four or five wore a mask. These include paramedics, firefighters, and ER staff. 🙃
November 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I was hospitalized overnight last week briefly and of the probably 20 people that worked on me. I would say maybe four or five wore a mask. These include paramedics, firefighters, and ER staff. 🙃
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Given that a significant percentage of infectious covid cases are asymptomatic, a more effective policy is to just require (or at least strongly recommend) masking! You can't really know who's sick and who isn't by symptoms or self reports alone. health.clevelandclinic.org/asymptomatic...
What Is Asymptomatic COVID-19 and Are You Contagious?
An estimated 1 in 5 people infected with the coronavirus never develop symptoms. But they can still get you sick. Learn more about asymptomatic COVID-19 from an infectious disease specialist.
health.clevelandclinic.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Given that a significant percentage of infectious covid cases are asymptomatic, a more effective policy is to just require (or at least strongly recommend) masking! You can't really know who's sick and who isn't by symptoms or self reports alone. health.clevelandclinic.org/asymptomatic...
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Good reminder!
We ask sick people to wait in their car in the parking lot and bring them in when we're ready to get them straight back to an exam room (with negative pressure). We have a tiny waiting area, and no option for a separate "sick side" and "well side."
We ask sick people to wait in their car in the parking lot and bring them in when we're ready to get them straight back to an exam room (with negative pressure). We have a tiny waiting area, and no option for a separate "sick side" and "well side."
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Good reminder!
We ask sick people to wait in their car in the parking lot and bring them in when we're ready to get them straight back to an exam room (with negative pressure). We have a tiny waiting area, and no option for a separate "sick side" and "well side."
We ask sick people to wait in their car in the parking lot and bring them in when we're ready to get them straight back to an exam room (with negative pressure). We have a tiny waiting area, and no option for a separate "sick side" and "well side."
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Anecdotal, but I’m noticing a lot more people coughing on public transit this week compared to last week. Another good place to mask up.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Anecdotal, but I’m noticing a lot more people coughing on public transit this week compared to last week. Another good place to mask up.
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Especially, when one is the known-sick individual!
Like, my sibling in Christ, we put sharps in the sharps container, because they might be infectious. Put your infectious things where they belong, including yourself in a mask!
Like, my sibling in Christ, we put sharps in the sharps container, because they might be infectious. Put your infectious things where they belong, including yourself in a mask!
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Especially, when one is the known-sick individual!
Like, my sibling in Christ, we put sharps in the sharps container, because they might be infectious. Put your infectious things where they belong, including yourself in a mask!
Like, my sibling in Christ, we put sharps in the sharps container, because they might be infectious. Put your infectious things where they belong, including yourself in a mask!
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Patient came in with sore throat. While waiting for rapid Strep test result we glanced back at the Covid-19 RAT result: positive. Reminder that masking in health care makes sense, if you don’t want everyone in your waiting room to go home sick, your staff to get sick, and physicians to get sick.
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Patient came in with sore throat. While waiting for rapid Strep test result we glanced back at the Covid-19 RAT result: positive. Reminder that masking in health care makes sense, if you don’t want everyone in your waiting room to go home sick, your staff to get sick, and physicians to get sick.