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Sending so much love to the families of these children. I can only imagine what they’re going through right now. We need to do so much better at protecting littles in daycares, schools, and anywhere else where young children and other vulnerable populations gather.
3 children die from influenza A complications in Ontario 💔
Still no airborne virus mitigations in schools, hospitals, healthcare, LTC
Even in this article, handwashing is the first bullet listed on how to prevent getting the flu 😡
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Still no airborne virus mitigations in schools, hospitals, healthcare, LTC
Even in this article, handwashing is the first bullet listed on how to prevent getting the flu 😡
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
3 children die from influenza A-related complications in Ottawa and eastern Ontario region
Three children have died from flu-related complications in the Ottawa area, as officials report a “rapid and significant rise” in Influenza A in the region.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Sending so much love to the families of these children. I can only imagine what they’re going through right now. We need to do so much better at protecting littles in daycares, schools, and anywhere else where young children and other vulnerable populations gather.
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Endangered species and environmental protections are not red tape.
Indigenous rights are not red tape.
Government transparency is not red tape.
#RepealBill5
youtube.com/shorts/tXgzH...
Indigenous rights are not red tape.
Government transparency is not red tape.
#RepealBill5
youtube.com/shorts/tXgzH...
Bill 5
YouTube video by Kitchener Centre NDP
youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Endangered species and environmental protections are not red tape.
Indigenous rights are not red tape.
Government transparency is not red tape.
#RepealBill5
youtube.com/shorts/tXgzH...
Indigenous rights are not red tape.
Government transparency is not red tape.
#RepealBill5
youtube.com/shorts/tXgzH...
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This is ridiculous. Firing a Director of Education with a seriously impressive resume for no other reason than to have “a fresh start” looks really bad.
The only fresh start we need is a new Premier and Minister of Education. We deserve @maritstilesndp.bsky.social and @chandrapasma.bsky.social
The only fresh start we need is a new Premier and Minister of Education. We deserve @maritstilesndp.bsky.social and @chandrapasma.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This is ridiculous. Firing a Director of Education with a seriously impressive resume for no other reason than to have “a fresh start” looks really bad.
The only fresh start we need is a new Premier and Minister of Education. We deserve @maritstilesndp.bsky.social and @chandrapasma.bsky.social
The only fresh start we need is a new Premier and Minister of Education. We deserve @maritstilesndp.bsky.social and @chandrapasma.bsky.social
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If they’re willing to do this then I’d bet money they’re willing to encourage/support Alberta separatism.
Leaked files ‘show US wants to persuade four nations to leave EU’
The countries seen as targets to follow Brexit are Austria, Hungary, Italy and Poland, according to leaked details of the US national security strategy www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
The countries seen as targets to follow Brexit are Austria, Hungary, Italy and Poland, according to leaked details of the US national security strategy www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
Leaked files ‘show US wants to persuade four nations to leave EU’
The countries seen as targets to follow Brexit are Austria, Hungary, Italy and Poland, according to leaked details of the US national security strategy
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
If they’re willing to do this then I’d bet money they’re willing to encourage/support Alberta separatism.
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Don't you have recycling facilities in #Ontario to get your deposits back?
Got empties? Finding a place to return them in Ontario is getting harder
A new agreement means grocers won’t have to collect empties. But many Beer Store locations have already closed
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Got empties? Finding a place to return them in Ontario is getting harder
A new agreement means grocers won’t have to collect empties. But many Beer Store locations have already closed
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Got empties? Finding a place to return them in Ontario is getting harder | CBC News
Environmental activists say a recent agreement between the Beer Store and grocers puts the future of Ontario’s successful deposit return program at risk. Grocers with alcohol licences were expected to...
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Don't you have recycling facilities in #Ontario to get your deposits back?
Got empties? Finding a place to return them in Ontario is getting harder
A new agreement means grocers won’t have to collect empties. But many Beer Store locations have already closed
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Got empties? Finding a place to return them in Ontario is getting harder
A new agreement means grocers won’t have to collect empties. But many Beer Store locations have already closed
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The Ontario Science Centre property at 770 Don Mills Rd doesn’t belong to Doug Ford. It belongs to the TRCA and the City of Toronto. I’m asking council to ensure that this architectural masterpiece be kept in a state of good repair so it can one day serve the public again.
December 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The Ontario Science Centre property at 770 Don Mills Rd doesn’t belong to Doug Ford. It belongs to the TRCA and the City of Toronto. I’m asking council to ensure that this architectural masterpiece be kept in a state of good repair so it can one day serve the public again.
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It’s not always easy to be a dissenting voice at City Council, with no opposition bench to support you. But I vote with my heart and represent what my residents are telling me they need. Proud to do this with @jleiper.bsky.social right there beside me at the table.
December 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It’s not always easy to be a dissenting voice at City Council, with no opposition bench to support you. But I vote with my heart and represent what my residents are telling me they need. Proud to do this with @jleiper.bsky.social right there beside me at the table.
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Today I brought a voice of dissent to the city budget vote. The residents of Somerset Ward are my boss: not the mayor and not other members of council. I know you want a city that works and that leaves no one behind. This budget missed the mark, so I voted against it. I will keep fighting for you.
December 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Today I brought a voice of dissent to the city budget vote. The residents of Somerset Ward are my boss: not the mayor and not other members of council. I know you want a city that works and that leaves no one behind. This budget missed the mark, so I voted against it. I will keep fighting for you.
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And before I forget. For those that don't value their psychological health - today is BUDGET DAY at City Hall.
You can watch it on YouTube, but I warn you, your skin will crawl and there will be moments of hypocrisy, driving you to desire a punch through the screen. 😁
You can watch it on YouTube, but I warn you, your skin will crawl and there will be moments of hypocrisy, driving you to desire a punch through the screen. 😁
December 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
And before I forget. For those that don't value their psychological health - today is BUDGET DAY at City Hall.
You can watch it on YouTube, but I warn you, your skin will crawl and there will be moments of hypocrisy, driving you to desire a punch through the screen. 😁
You can watch it on YouTube, but I warn you, your skin will crawl and there will be moments of hypocrisy, driving you to desire a punch through the screen. 😁
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The report suggested Ottawa limit parking downtown and encourage pedestrian movement. This didn’t pan out. Ten years after the bylaw was adopted, the core was littered with surface parking—producing the “dead areas” Bacon warned about.
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The report suggested Ottawa limit parking downtown and encourage pedestrian movement. This didn’t pan out. Ten years after the bylaw was adopted, the core was littered with surface parking—producing the “dead areas” Bacon warned about.
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I have to wonder if this is the first of now many instances of professional advice being rejected. Still happens to this day.
Bacon, in Ottawa for six days, was joined by Sir Robert Matthew, a renowned Scottish architect. Together they produced a 6 page report whose recommendations were largely rejected by Ottawa’s planners, who said the consultants didn’t appreciate local history or understand "the Ottawa experience".
December 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I have to wonder if this is the first of now many instances of professional advice being rejected. Still happens to this day.
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Getting ready for an optometrist appointment and remembered my father supported the University of Waterloo’s School of Optometry.
My late father was a maverick so he pushed to establish it under the dept of science but he always surprises me.
#googlingparents
scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/ind...
My late father was a maverick so he pushed to establish it under the dept of science but he always surprises me.
#googlingparents
scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/ind...
December 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Getting ready for an optometrist appointment and remembered my father supported the University of Waterloo’s School of Optometry.
My late father was a maverick so he pushed to establish it under the dept of science but he always surprises me.
#googlingparents
scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/ind...
My late father was a maverick so he pushed to establish it under the dept of science but he always surprises me.
#googlingparents
scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/ind...
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"There are no more free public spaces!"
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
And! Your public library most likely offers access to the major newspapers. You can just login & check out the day's stories (or past ones) for free.
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"There are no more free public spaces!"
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
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It’s nice to know that today, we’re still hiring consultants and/or soliciting advice and still ignoring it. Good to have traditions. #Sarcasm
Altogether, the work by Bacon and Matthew cost taxpayers $4,124.73 ($40,000 today). Their report may not have made a big impact on Ottawa's first zoning bylaw, but the saga showed that the voices of external experts carried less weight than the perceived wants and desires of suburban homeowners.
December 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
It’s nice to know that today, we’re still hiring consultants and/or soliciting advice and still ignoring it. Good to have traditions. #Sarcasm
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Councillor Tim Tierney is wrong about ‘Chronic No-Voters’ in his Ottawa Citizen Op/Ed on Saturday.
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Councillor Tim Tierney is wrong about ‘Chronic No-Voters’ in his Ottawa Citizen Op/Ed on Saturday.
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
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Final vote on the city budget is tomorrow. Here is where my thinking is at.
Does increasing police budgets reduce crime? The answer may surprise you.
December 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Final vote on the city budget is tomorrow. Here is where my thinking is at.
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This. The cohort of 16-9 votes at council win, and claim victory and try to convince us that they’re doing the right thing and yet year after year, we see the same issues: chronic underfunding of social infrastructure while $ bleeds out to unsustainable suburban/rural wards.
December 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This. The cohort of 16-9 votes at council win, and claim victory and try to convince us that they’re doing the right thing and yet year after year, we see the same issues: chronic underfunding of social infrastructure while $ bleeds out to unsustainable suburban/rural wards.
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Professionals offer their advice and recommendations in the public interest, and it gets rejected by untrained, unaccountable, and unregulated, who like the skills, training and expertise to make decisions. This is why a city architect is needed (not me, FTR, I’d be terrible)
Altogether, the work by Bacon and Matthew cost taxpayers $4,124.73 ($40,000 today). Their report may not have made a big impact on Ottawa's first zoning bylaw, but the saga showed that the voices of external experts carried less weight than the perceived wants and desires of suburban homeowners.
December 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Professionals offer their advice and recommendations in the public interest, and it gets rejected by untrained, unaccountable, and unregulated, who like the skills, training and expertise to make decisions. This is why a city architect is needed (not me, FTR, I’d be terrible)
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“AI models not only point some users to false sources but also cause problems for researchers and librarians, who end up wasting their time looking for requested nonexistent records…”
AI Slop Is Spurring Record Requests for Imaginary Journals
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that artificial intelligence models are making up research papers, journals and archives
www.scientificamerican.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“AI models not only point some users to false sources but also cause problems for researchers and librarians, who end up wasting their time looking for requested nonexistent records…”
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If you believe the Mayor and certain councillors you’d think the only solution to the area’s challenges are police and expensive private security. But here is the ByWard Block Leaders program engaging with people on the ground instead of just pushing challenges into other parts of the city. #ottawa
Block Leaders program
How the ByWard Market’s block leaders are redefining street outreach
www.ottawalookout.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
If you believe the Mayor and certain councillors you’d think the only solution to the area’s challenges are police and expensive private security. But here is the ByWard Block Leaders program engaging with people on the ground instead of just pushing challenges into other parts of the city. #ottawa
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It is simply outrageous that an American citizen was detained at all by ICE.
And it's adding insult to injury to claim that Tribal IDs are fake. This is racial profiling.
Trump's mass deportation agenda is sick and wrong. It helps no one and it's hurting Americans.
And it's adding insult to injury to claim that Tribal IDs are fake. This is racial profiling.
Trump's mass deportation agenda is sick and wrong. It helps no one and it's hurting Americans.
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
It is simply outrageous that an American citizen was detained at all by ICE.
And it's adding insult to injury to claim that Tribal IDs are fake. This is racial profiling.
Trump's mass deportation agenda is sick and wrong. It helps no one and it's hurting Americans.
And it's adding insult to injury to claim that Tribal IDs are fake. This is racial profiling.
Trump's mass deportation agenda is sick and wrong. It helps no one and it's hurting Americans.
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NHS heroes: you deserve better than this.
You keep us safe, you save lives, and you belong here.
You will *always* be loved, respected and appreciated in London.
You keep us safe, you save lives, and you belong here.
You will *always* be loved, respected and appreciated in London.
Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK
Number of overseas nurses and midwives registered between April and September was half that of a year ago
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
NHS heroes: you deserve better than this.
You keep us safe, you save lives, and you belong here.
You will *always* be loved, respected and appreciated in London.
You keep us safe, you save lives, and you belong here.
You will *always* be loved, respected and appreciated in London.
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On December 6th, 1989, 14 women were murdered at Polytechnique Montréal.
The number of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women continues to grow.
Doug Ford has yet to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic in Ontario.
If you need help in KW: wcswr.org
The number of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women continues to grow.
Doug Ford has yet to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic in Ontario.
If you need help in KW: wcswr.org
Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region
Shelter, outreach and education to keep women, children and families safe today and prevent domestic violence from happening tomorrow.
wcswr.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
On December 6th, 1989, 14 women were murdered at Polytechnique Montréal.
The number of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women continues to grow.
Doug Ford has yet to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic in Ontario.
If you need help in KW: wcswr.org
The number of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women continues to grow.
Doug Ford has yet to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic in Ontario.
If you need help in KW: wcswr.org
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Giving $1 million of city money to pay for private security in the Byward Market is outrageous. All it will do is displace more unwell people into Centretown and surrounding communities. And announcing this at a press conference before consulting council? Not cool.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Action plan or 'PR stunt'? Mayor's public safety event gets mixed reviews | CBC News
Mark Sutcliffe says public safety has been a key priority since he ran for election three years ago, but his challenger for mayor says his latest announcement looks like a political event for the next...
www.cbc.ca
December 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Giving $1 million of city money to pay for private security in the Byward Market is outrageous. All it will do is displace more unwell people into Centretown and surrounding communities. And announcing this at a press conference before consulting council? Not cool.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...