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Roch Bourassa

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Crisis management, business continuity, emergency planning, operational resilience by day. Sustainability, politics, environment, technology, fairness, dogs, potato chips by night! Be well; be safe; be kind!

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Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · Jun 13

hmmm...wonder if code of conduct permits adding tips or buy-me-a-coffee link such as the following ko-fi.com/bytownbcm 🤞

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Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 1h

“Until the Fact-Check Reveals…”

And right there is the challenge: by the time that the fact check is delivered, the news cycle has moved while the social network impact remains in full-amplification mode!
He knows this and he continues to exploit it!

Fact check used to be possible with newspapers

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 1h

Pro tip (well, not a pro): if you feel sick, are sick, or feel like you are starting to get sick (you know that feeling in your own body!), then stay away from the workplace!

Been noticing a lot of slippage in the workplace.

Lessons-learned? Me thinks not!!
🤬
This is a #BusinessContinuity concern.

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 11h

…my City!

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 12h

Cyber people realize paper plans are needed in case of cyber attacks.

#BusinessContinuity / #CrisisManagement pros say ”hold my 🍺 “

www.bbc.com/news/article...

What is old (in continuity response) is new again!

Have plans on paper in case of cyber-attack, firms told - BBC News

Prepare to switch to offline systems in the event of a cyber-attack, firms are being advised.

www.bbc.com

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 2d

“That’ll never happen here!”

tempting the #CrisisManagement / #BusinessContinuity Fates

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 3d

I disagree: he already has some $$$ somewhere.

I am thinking this is about someone with direct / close ties to Admin, likely with no large wealth but that has not yet benefited from their own actions and may have been spotted some seed-$ to get their reward for said-actions.

#FollowTheMoney

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 3d

Equally… thoughts and prayers to the driver behind us today who seemed surprised that a vehicle with 4 licensed drivers in the westbound HOV lane on Hwy417 in #ottawa that was going 120 km/h would not move out his way to let his sole-occupant non-EV pickup truck pass us!

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 3d

Hot Dog Guy looks eerily like former PM Harper! 🥸

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 3d

This current state of #ontario health care is a manufactured crisis that was orchestrated by this Govt which pre-dates the pandemic times and its own crisis.
Healthcare is a public service that must be viewed as an intrinsic human right

#onpoli

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Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 3d

How many people that camp have their dog with them for more than just being a “pet”? Some people need that psychological support; others it is for personal well-being and safety!
How many people would try camping if allowed to bring their dog for this subtle intro to outdoors?

(Yes i am biased!)

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 3d

It would be quite a move forward if #ontario Parks permitted all of the roofed accommodations (and specifically the permanent cabins like at Brent and Kiosk) to accept dogs.
Charge significant cleaning fee and high damage penalties to prevent damage / abuse.
Supports increased inclusivity!
#camping

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 4d

The solution:
One of King T’s Pupper-Masters that resides in another authoritarian country will create a *new* Prize likely funded by own sovereign wealth fund and will award its inaugural ‘Peace and Hope’ Prize (it is moooore than just a Peace prize) to King T… and he will beam/gloat!

#pathetic

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 4d

Has anyone told him that he is not even funny?!
Just a narcissistic moron, really!

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 5d

Sadly no photos (they kept rather quiet amongst themselves) but we had a few fascist fighters in my family too!

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Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 5d

Quite concerning listen to this morning’s #ottawa #CBC #OttawaMorning interview on self-driving car in #kanata :
Entire convo about safety was for vehicle occupants versus safety of other road users and that includes pedestrians!

This is the tech that needs to be regulated!

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 5d

Mother Nature (aka Environment and Climate) eats Fascism and Capitalists for breakfast … and spits out the next geologic age!

We are such an arrogant race!

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 5d

The only reason that there is any sense of a ceasefire (it is not a peace plan!!!) is that his son-in-law’s billion dollar “gifts” into his real estate schemes were at risk of being pulled away due to the provocation of having his benefactors’ country being bombed.
#FollowTheMoney / #GoldenRule

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 5d

Very interesting comment!
There are many variables but yes there appears to be a massive delinking of decades worth of service delivery that somehow now seems not possible to offer to the most needed in our very prosperous of nations!

Progressive tax system: BS!!!

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 6d

Huh??!! Apple pie!

How did i miss this??!!

Looking forward to reading about winners, reasons and location to acquire such a delicacy!

Insight: it’s all about the crust!

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 6d

and right there seals the deal that PP will never return to an #ottawa based riding as he prefers peaceful and happy life for law-breakers but not for the actual citizens that experienced the harm that lead to those 2 being charged, convicted and sentenced!

hoping that #canada does not buy his BS!

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Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 6d

Hey #canada : don't get suckered into Trump's push for energy deal/partnership. They're just looking at lining up more suckers to feed more power into their idea that AI data centers will save economy
They want Canada's power, and cheap(er) hydro power to be pushed down South.
Who pays/loses? Canada

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Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 6d

Citizens have been asked, and continue to be asked, to electrify their lives.
Are we setting ourselves up for colossal collapse of public electricity grid to simply appease AI-tech investors, where households and small businesses will be collateral damage?
#canada and #ontario be warned!
#cdnpoli

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 6d

wait a sec...it is possible!

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 7d

Hey #ottawa : it's (finally) raining!

Hearing lots of stories of rural homeowners with dried-up / low well water levels needing to get fracked or having pipe being extended.

Here's hoping that we get more long steady rainfalls between now and when ground freezes up ...otherwise, we might be f#$%@d

Roch Bourassa @rochbourassa.bsky.social · 7d

"Could a polarized electorate be the new normal?"
Not unless someone in this current Parliament decides that the risk to sustainability of a thriving democracy lies with the real probability of change to #FirstPastThePost and leads to some form of #ProportionalRepresentation !
Not 19th C. anymore!