Blake Hamilton
@blakehamiltonca.bsky.social
• Proud Canadian, eh! 🏳️🌈🇨🇦✳️
• Electoral reformer 🍁🗳
• My clean energy includes nuclear ⚛️☀️💨🌊⚡️
• Aspiring polygot 🏴🇫🇷🇮🇹🇵🇹
• Pronouns: he/him or they/them🧔🏻♂️⚧️
✳️settler on Omàmìwininì (Algonquin) land 🪶🧡
• Electoral reformer 🍁🗳
• My clean energy includes nuclear ⚛️☀️💨🌊⚡️
• Aspiring polygot 🏴🇫🇷🇮🇹🇵🇹
• Pronouns: he/him or they/them🧔🏻♂️⚧️
✳️settler on Omàmìwininì (Algonquin) land 🪶🧡
I get the urge to protect kids online. But blanket social-media bans? They’re a blunt tool -- easy to dodge, & they throw out the good with the bad. Education, better moderation, and real supports beat censorship every time. #DigitalRights #ProtectKids
Social media ban: Can you ban kids from social media? Australia is about to try
The law comes into effect this week but critics worry it can't be enforced - and shouldn't be either.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I get the urge to protect kids online. But blanket social-media bans? They’re a blunt tool -- easy to dodge, & they throw out the good with the bad. Education, better moderation, and real supports beat censorship every time. #DigitalRights #ProtectKids
Sh*t… for this development in general —the harm it will cause — but also the inevitable anti-nuclear fear-mongering narratives that will be given more ammo…
Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says | CNN
The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine radioactive waste as a result of a drone strike earlier this year, according to the IAEA.
www.cnn.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Sh*t… for this development in general —the harm it will cause — but also the inevitable anti-nuclear fear-mongering narratives that will be given more ammo…
Ottawa’s shelters are already full as winter hits. No one should be sleeping outside in the freezing cold in one of the wealthiest countries in the entire world. We need real funding, more supportive housing, and compassion in policy — now.
www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
December 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Ottawa’s shelters are already full as winter hits. No one should be sleeping outside in the freezing cold in one of the wealthiest countries in the entire world. We need real funding, more supportive housing, and compassion in policy — now.
www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
Violence against women is not a “women’s issue” — it’s a societal one. Today we remember, and we commit to doing the work. #December6 #EndGBV #BelieveSurvivors
December 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Violence against women is not a “women’s issue” — it’s a societal one. Today we remember, and we commit to doing the work. #December6 #EndGBV #BelieveSurvivors
A huge step for dignity + safety in Ottawa:
The first Inuit women's shelter south of Nunavut is finally happening
Culturally rooted care, real housing, real hope
ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ-ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐃᓅᓕᒃᓯᕗᑦ
Community-led solutions save lives
💛
The first Inuit women's shelter south of Nunavut is finally happening
Culturally rooted care, real housing, real hope
ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ-ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐃᓅᓕᒃᓯᕗᑦ
Community-led solutions save lives
💛
For the first time, a safe haven for Inuit women is being built south of Nunavut - Capital Current
Ottawa's Hunt Club neighbourhood will house the city's first shelter devoted to Inuit women and children escaping violence.
capitalcurrent.ca
December 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A huge step for dignity + safety in Ottawa:
The first Inuit women's shelter south of Nunavut is finally happening
Culturally rooted care, real housing, real hope
ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ-ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐃᓅᓕᒃᓯᕗᑦ
Community-led solutions save lives
💛
The first Inuit women's shelter south of Nunavut is finally happening
Culturally rooted care, real housing, real hope
ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ-ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐃᓅᓕᒃᓯᕗᑦ
Community-led solutions save lives
💛
Community involvement = better trust, connection & quality of life
Shocking no one: talking to neighbours beats doomscrolling
Maybe the antidote to division… is actually showing up IRL 👀
angusreid.org/commun... #cdnpoli #Community
Shocking no one: talking to neighbours beats doomscrolling
Maybe the antidote to division… is actually showing up IRL 👀
angusreid.org/commun... #cdnpoli #Community
Strong Links? Community-minded Canadians more satisfied with life, more trusting of institutions and others - Angus Reid Institute
Three-in-five say Canada’s current divisions can be overcome; more connected are most likely to agree December 4, 2025 – New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute in partnership with Cardus finds those who are regularly involved in their community more likely to express satisfaction with their life. This is the third part in an ongoing series of reports based…
angusreid.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Community involvement = better trust, connection & quality of life
Shocking no one: talking to neighbours beats doomscrolling
Maybe the antidote to division… is actually showing up IRL 👀
angusreid.org/commun... #cdnpoli #Community
Shocking no one: talking to neighbours beats doomscrolling
Maybe the antidote to division… is actually showing up IRL 👀
angusreid.org/commun... #cdnpoli #Community
Bad news for your meltdown fantasies, @Unplugnukes : batch #17 of Fukushima’s treated water is, once again, far below safety limits. The IAEA literally brings its own samples and equipment. Every test says the exact same thing.
Fear sells, but facts win.
🔗 iaea.org/topics/resp...
Fear sells, but facts win.
🔗 iaea.org/topics/resp...
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Bad news for your meltdown fantasies, @Unplugnukes : batch #17 of Fukushima’s treated water is, once again, far below safety limits. The IAEA literally brings its own samples and equipment. Every test says the exact same thing.
Fear sells, but facts win.
🔗 iaea.org/topics/resp...
Fear sells, but facts win.
🔗 iaea.org/topics/resp...
The Canadian federal government's language watchdog warns budget cuts risk eroding bilingual services
French-language rights aren’t optional — they’re core to who we are as a country
Access matters 🇨🇦✨
ottawacitizen.com/pu...
#cdnpoli #Francophonie #Bilingualism #OfficialLanguages
French-language rights aren’t optional — they’re core to who we are as a country
Access matters 🇨🇦✨
ottawacitizen.com/pu...
#cdnpoli #Francophonie #Bilingualism #OfficialLanguages
Language watchdog warns cuts could impact public service bilingualism
Official Languages Commissioner Raymond Théberge warns that the federal government must be on alert to ensure that language rights are not eroded by budget cuts
ottawacitizen.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The Canadian federal government's language watchdog warns budget cuts risk eroding bilingual services
French-language rights aren’t optional — they’re core to who we are as a country
Access matters 🇨🇦✨
ottawacitizen.com/pu...
#cdnpoli #Francophonie #Bilingualism #OfficialLanguages
French-language rights aren’t optional — they’re core to who we are as a country
Access matters 🇨🇦✨
ottawacitizen.com/pu...
#cdnpoli #Francophonie #Bilingualism #OfficialLanguages
Perdre près de 37 000 médecins de famille en Outaouais, c’est une alerte rouge. La loi 2 aggrave une crise déjà profonde—et ce sont les patients qui paient le prix. On mérite un accès stable, pas une première ligne démantelée.
Près de 37 000 patients en Outaouais perdront leur médecin
Dans la foulée de la loi 2, le Département territorial de médecine familiale de l'Outaouais confirme que 41 médecins quitteront leur pratique dans la région.
ici.radio-canada.ca
December 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Perdre près de 37 000 médecins de famille en Outaouais, c’est une alerte rouge. La loi 2 aggrave une crise déjà profonde—et ce sont les patients qui paient le prix. On mérite un accès stable, pas une première ligne démantelée.
Good to see funding for red-flag awareness — a real tool to prevent intimate partner violence.
But we’ve also got to ensure both due process and protect the rights of lawful responsible, non-violent firearm owners, especially rural ones.
Balance matters.
#cdnpoli #IPV
But we’ve also got to ensure both due process and protect the rights of lawful responsible, non-violent firearm owners, especially rural ones.
Balance matters.
#cdnpoli #IPV
Ottawa Victims Services awarded funding to promote 'red flag' firearm law awareness
The money will be used to the organization's "See it, Name it, Change it" campaign, to get the word out about firearm prohibition orders.
ottawacitizen.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
And, in other shocking news, water is wet…
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
And, in other shocking news, water is wet…
Ah, winter is well and truly back — Southern Ontario and Québec just got their official “brace for impact” memo. ❄️
Time to rediscover that quintessentially Canadian art form:
Driving like a polite ninja on ice. 🚙🧊🌨️🇨🇦😎
#WinterWarning #StillCanadian
Time to rediscover that quintessentially Canadian art form:
Driving like a polite ninja on ice. 🚙🧊🌨️🇨🇦😎
#WinterWarning #StillCanadian
50 cm of snow possible in Ontario amid countrywide winter weather advisories
Environment Canada issued weather advisories Thursday morning for much of southwestern Ontario and southern Quebec, as heavy snowfall is expected to continue throughout the day.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Ah, winter is well and truly back — Southern Ontario and Québec just got their official “brace for impact” memo. ❄️
Time to rediscover that quintessentially Canadian art form:
Driving like a polite ninja on ice. 🚙🧊🌨️🇨🇦😎
#WinterWarning #StillCanadian
Time to rediscover that quintessentially Canadian art form:
Driving like a polite ninja on ice. 🚙🧊🌨️🇨🇦😎
#WinterWarning #StillCanadian
Global clean-energy investment hit a record $2.4 TRILLION in 2024 — but it’s still not enough, and most of the world is being left behind
We need fair, low-cost financing to keep the transition moving 🌍⚡
#CleanEnergy #ClimateAction #EnergyTransition
We need fair, low-cost financing to keep the transition moving 🌍⚡
#CleanEnergy #ClimateAction #EnergyTransition
Global landscape of energy transition finance 2025
This report is the fourth edition in the series, jointly produced by IRENA and the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)
www.irena.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Global clean-energy investment hit a record $2.4 TRILLION in 2024 — but it’s still not enough, and most of the world is being left behind
We need fair, low-cost financing to keep the transition moving 🌍⚡
#CleanEnergy #ClimateAction #EnergyTransition
We need fair, low-cost financing to keep the transition moving 🌍⚡
#CleanEnergy #ClimateAction #EnergyTransition
Fun fact:
After the urine collection device in his spacesuit broke, astronaut Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon with a boot full of pee.
After the urine collection device in his spacesuit broke, astronaut Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon with a boot full of pee.
December 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Fun fact:
After the urine collection device in his spacesuit broke, astronaut Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon with a boot full of pee.
After the urine collection device in his spacesuit broke, astronaut Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon with a boot full of pee.
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities today: celebrate differently abled joy, challenge ableism, support community care, and keep fighting for a world that actually works for everyone. ♿💙 #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #IDPD2025
December 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities today: celebrate differently abled joy, challenge ableism, support community care, and keep fighting for a world that actually works for everyone. ♿💙 #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #IDPD2025
Nuclear just had a record year — 2 667 TWh!
Reactors don’t “age badly” either: most run above 80% capacity for 50+ years.
Growth is led by Asia, home to 56 of 68 new builds in the past decade and 59 of 70 now under construction.
www.world-nuclear-ne...
#NuclearEnergy #CleanPower #ClimateAction
Reactors don’t “age badly” either: most run above 80% capacity for 50+ years.
Growth is led by Asia, home to 56 of 68 new builds in the past decade and 59 of 70 now under construction.
www.world-nuclear-ne...
#NuclearEnergy #CleanPower #ClimateAction
Record-breaking year for nuclear electricity generation
Nuclear reactors worldwide generated 2667 TWh of electricity in 2024, beating the previous record of 2660 TWh which was set back in 2006, according to World Nuclear Performance Report 2025.
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www.world-nuclear-news.org
December 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Nuclear just had a record year — 2 667 TWh!
Reactors don’t “age badly” either: most run above 80% capacity for 50+ years.
Growth is led by Asia, home to 56 of 68 new builds in the past decade and 59 of 70 now under construction.
www.world-nuclear-ne...
#NuclearEnergy #CleanPower #ClimateAction
Reactors don’t “age badly” either: most run above 80% capacity for 50+ years.
Growth is led by Asia, home to 56 of 68 new builds in the past decade and 59 of 70 now under construction.
www.world-nuclear-ne...
#NuclearEnergy #CleanPower #ClimateAction
‘Soy sauce’ is a tautology. The word ‘soy’ comes from the Japanese ‘shōyu’ meaning ‘soy sauce’.
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
‘Soy sauce’ is a tautology. The word ‘soy’ comes from the Japanese ‘shōyu’ meaning ‘soy sauce’.
Interesting read:
#AI use in the Canadian federal government public service now spans 400+ systems.
Useful tools?
Absolutely.
A replacement for trained staff?
Absolutely not.
Tech should support public servants, not become an excuse for cutting them.
👉
#AI use in the Canadian federal government public service now spans 400+ systems.
Useful tools?
Absolutely.
A replacement for trained staff?
Absolutely not.
Tech should support public servants, not become an excuse for cutting them.
👉
New register shows public service using AI for everything from chatbots to IDing insects
The federal government has launched a public register for where and how it's using artificial intelligence.
ottawacitizen.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Interesting read:
#AI use in the Canadian federal government public service now spans 400+ systems.
Useful tools?
Absolutely.
A replacement for trained staff?
Absolutely not.
Tech should support public servants, not become an excuse for cutting them.
👉
#AI use in the Canadian federal government public service now spans 400+ systems.
Useful tools?
Absolutely.
A replacement for trained staff?
Absolutely not.
Tech should support public servants, not become an excuse for cutting them.
👉
Un nouveau système d’alerte sismique arrive au Québec et dans l’Est de l’Ontario. Quelques secondes d’avance, ça peut sauver des vies. Optimisme prudent : la tech aide, mais la préparation reste clé.
#Sécurité #Canada #Urgence #TremblementDeTerre #QC #ON
#Sécurité #Canada #Urgence #TremblementDeTerre #QC #ON
Un système d’alerte sismique pour le Québec et l’Ontario
Un réseau de capteurs pouvant fournir une alerte rapide sur des potentiels séismes est entré en service au Québec et dans l'Est de l'Ontario.
ici.radio-canada.ca
December 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
A fantastic idea — evidence-based, flexible care for people with alcohol or opioid withdrawal
It’s not enough for demand but it’s a huge, life-saving step toward real harm-reduction access 💙
#MentalHealth #HarmReduction #Ottawa #AddictionCare
It’s not enough for demand but it’s a huge, life-saving step toward real harm-reduction access 💙
#MentalHealth #HarmReduction #Ottawa #AddictionCare
Royal opens 'day detox' beds to enhance addictions treatment
The initiative is aimed at helping more people receive addictions treatment.
ottawacitizen.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A fantastic idea — evidence-based, flexible care for people with alcohol or opioid withdrawal
It’s not enough for demand but it’s a huge, life-saving step toward real harm-reduction access 💙
#MentalHealth #HarmReduction #Ottawa #AddictionCare
It’s not enough for demand but it’s a huge, life-saving step toward real harm-reduction access 💙
#MentalHealth #HarmReduction #Ottawa #AddictionCare
Rage bait takes the angry cake, a not-so-nice but apt pairing with last year’s brain rot
Oxford’s Word of the Year 2025 is utterly infuriating | CNN
You know that feeling when you read something online and it seems deliberately provocative, almost manufactured to create outrage? You may have just encountered “rage bait” – content deliberately designed to elicit anger in order to increase engagement.
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Rage bait takes the angry cake, a not-so-nice but apt pairing with last year’s brain rot
Today, on World AIDS Day, we honour those we lost, support those living with HIV, and recommit to ending stigma and expanding access to care. Science saves lives — compassion does too. ❤️🌍 #WorldAIDSDay #WAD2025 #StopTheStigma
December 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Today, on World AIDS Day, we honour those we lost, support those living with HIV, and recommit to ending stigma and expanding access to care. Science saves lives — compassion does too. ❤️🌍 #WorldAIDSDay #WAD2025 #StopTheStigma
Planned Parenthood Ottawa is pausing services because they’re broke, not because care isn’t needed
Reproductive health is basic healthcare. We need stable funding so people aren’t left in the lurch
#cdnpoli #Ottawa #ReproRights #PublicHealth
FULL ARTICLE:
www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
Reproductive health is basic healthcare. We need stable funding so people aren’t left in the lurch
#cdnpoli #Ottawa #ReproRights #PublicHealth
FULL ARTICLE:
www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Planned Parenthood Ottawa is pausing services because they’re broke, not because care isn’t needed
Reproductive health is basic healthcare. We need stable funding so people aren’t left in the lurch
#cdnpoli #Ottawa #ReproRights #PublicHealth
FULL ARTICLE:
www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
Reproductive health is basic healthcare. We need stable funding so people aren’t left in the lurch
#cdnpoli #Ottawa #ReproRights #PublicHealth
FULL ARTICLE:
www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
Feliz Dia da Restauração da Independência! 🇵🇹 Como canadiano apaixonado por Portugal, adoro ver este orgulho na história e na identidade portuguesa. Viva a coragem de 1640 — e a força cultural que perdura!
#RestauraçãoDaIndependência #Portugal
#RestauraçãoDaIndependência #Portugal
December 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Feliz Dia da Restauração da Independência! 🇵🇹 Como canadiano apaixonado por Portugal, adoro ver este orgulho na história e na identidade portuguesa. Viva a coragem de 1640 — e a força cultural que perdura!
#RestauraçãoDaIndependência #Portugal
#RestauraçãoDaIndependência #Portugal
L’IA dans les caméras d’OC Transpo pourrait aider à prévenir des crises et améliorer la sécurité, mais seulement avec des garde-fous solides pour éviter dérives, profilage et surveillance abusive. Avançons, mais prudemment.
ici.radio-canada.ca/...
#Ottawa #Sécurité #IA #ViePrivée #TransportEnCommun
ici.radio-canada.ca/...
#Ottawa #Sécurité #IA #ViePrivée #TransportEnCommun
Utiliser l’IA pour assurer la sécurité dans le transport
La Ville d'Ottawa souhaite suivre l'exemple de Montréal, qui a mis en place un projet pilote visant à prévenir les suicides dans le métro.
ici.radio-canada.ca
December 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
L’IA dans les caméras d’OC Transpo pourrait aider à prévenir des crises et améliorer la sécurité, mais seulement avec des garde-fous solides pour éviter dérives, profilage et surveillance abusive. Avançons, mais prudemment.
ici.radio-canada.ca/...
#Ottawa #Sécurité #IA #ViePrivée #TransportEnCommun
ici.radio-canada.ca/...
#Ottawa #Sécurité #IA #ViePrivée #TransportEnCommun