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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 9h

Is it a choice if it’s not free? I mean, dude has commitment to slogans so I guess choice “had” to be qualified to make it work

Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 10h

So glad I took the time to write this explainer last year because Poilievre adores saying the Nazis = socialists #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/News/2024/11...

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 10h

Totally fair

It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 10h

Every household here is going to own “at least” two vehicles. Cuz vehicle prices are going to be great when this shit show comes on line.

Night of the Living Ted Raymond @tedraymond.bsky.social · 14h

A vote to remove the Tewin project from Ottawa's official plan failed at planning committee today.

Attempt to remove Tewin development from Ottawa’s official plan fails

An attempt to remove the controversial Tewin development in rural southeast Ottawa from the city’s official plan failed at the city’s planning and housing committee on Wednesday.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 12h

Why don’t we just paint everything neon: People, clothes, pets, poles, buildings, trees , lakes, rocks, every goddamn inch of this planet neon.

Maryland Department of Transportation @marylanddot.bsky.social · 1d

Hey Marylanders! Darker evenings don’t mean more danger on our roads. Just a little extra caution — bright clothes, headlights on — can make a huge difference.

Let’s keep each other safe. Be the difference!

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 10h

This map is bonkers. Utterly bonkers

Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 12h

We heard from many groups today about the Tewin development. This is unfortunately going to be a development that further entrenches us into unsustainable sprawl.

Property taxes have not and will not be able to provide long-term support for these types of developments. We have decades of evidence.

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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 12h

We heard from many groups today about the Tewin development. This is unfortunately going to be a development that further entrenches us into unsustainable sprawl.

Property taxes have not and will not be able to provide long-term support for these types of developments. We have decades of evidence.

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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 12h

Again I ask, what are satirists supposed to do now toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/14/o...

Ontario spending $75M on ad that features Ronald Reagan anti-tariff speech

A province of Ontario ad that features former U.S. President Ronald Reagan warning about the economic threats posed by tariffs comes with a price tag of $75 million.

toronto.citynews.ca

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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 12h

Solid, solid writing here from @thebeaverton.com!
"Poilievre, who was only able to gain access to the House of Commons by winning the electoral equivalent of a child’s T-Ball game, claims that 'DEI should be dismantled and meritocracy should be restored. Sign here if you agree.'”

“Restore merit, end DEI” says man who could only get elected in Canada’s safest Conservative stronghold

OTTAWA - Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has launched a petition to "end DEI programs and restore merit", just months after losing his own heavily-favoured seat before running in an even more hea...

www.thebeaverton.com

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 11h

Some translation is required.

“Came out of nowhere = was going too fast”

Unless transportation departments are going to fund bright clothing for its residents, this is marketing to spend marketing dollars

Maryland Department of Transportation @marylanddot.bsky.social · 1d

Hey Marylanders! Darker evenings don’t mean more danger on our roads. Just a little extra caution — bright clothes, headlights on — can make a huge difference.

Let’s keep each other safe. Be the difference!

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 12h

It’s incredible. A monument of 20th century waste

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 12h

If you listened to the #ottawa committee meeting today, you will 100% hear over and over that, well it’s not a “done” deal but sunk costs.

Sunk costs, sunk costs, sunk costs…

The people who want the city to be run like a business can’t even get past sunk costs.

Pyke @pykey.bsky.social · 13h

And their outright lies about "sunk costs"

How often in Landsdowne 2.0 consultations were we told this was just an early step and there were still more votes ahead

Now, when those votes come up, those same people fall back on the sunk costs argument to ensure it moves forward

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 15h

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 13h

Makes me so crazy and wild to watch over time

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 14h

#canada has options. If we’re actually in a “war time” effort, which more and more it seems we are more in a “do nothing and ride the vibes” stance, but if we were we would be getting every public vehicle manufacturer to set up shop here #cdnpoli
www.reuters.com/business/ste...

www.reuters.com

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Mitch @mitchinottawa.bsky.social · 19h

Crushed car cube returned to owner's driveway at owner's expense.

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Gwen 🧶🚲🌟 @gkdavie.bsky.social · 15h

And the expense is based on a percentage of income NOT a set fee.

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greg macdougall (613) @equitableeducation.ca · 15h

Menard just let loose on them for their BS, I think probably around 2:10pm if you go back in the video.

PS personal plug, here's the overview of my presentation:
bsky.app/profile/equi...

greg macdougall (613) @equitableeducation.ca · 19h

City of Ottawa planning committee is considering a motion to re-consider the Tewin development, approved in 2021.

I'm presenting a delegation. Two Anishinabe Algonquin Chiefs have already presented.

Here are my slides. 1/
equitableeducation.ca/2025/tewin-r...
#ottnews #ottcity #IndigenousRights

Tewin re-visited at City of Ottawa's Planning Committee: my presentation

Truth before Reconciliation; Adversary or Ally. Speaking to city committee re: the Algonquins of Ontario "Tewin" development.

equitableeducation.ca

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 15h

The idea that the housing crisis and the need to just build build build without a sober second thought and a revision of how fucking horrid the last city council was isn’t warranted is incredible. I get that most people in Ottawa don’t care or pay attention but having a council that relies on this?

It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 15h

’m glad @shawnmenard.bsky.social finally said what had to be said here.

This mayor and council set a nice trip wire at the beginning of this council session that, hey we just all need to get along and pretend that Jim Watson wasn’t mayor for 12 yrs supported by a cadre of the same folks

It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 16h

Ya no. This city is addicted to the sunk cost fallacy. If #ottawa city councillors are going to continually talk about the “housing crisis” then why do we have a fucking urban boundary at all? Why?
Tewin is not going to be affordable. It’s not going to be connected to transit. Shit this is pathetic

It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 17h

Holy smokes this Tewin bullshit is a mess…

It’s easy to say this is just the garbage of Jim Watsons legacy but there are many members of the planning and housing committee still here today that made this shit possible in 2021. It’s pathetic

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 16h

City councillors rely on not enough people paying attention to see how the processes time and time again are the same. The same with this stupid hospital and a fucking parking garage. The same thing you’re hearing today will be said verbatim about Lansdowne #ottawa

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 16h

Ya no. This city is addicted to the sunk cost fallacy. If #ottawa city councillors are going to continually talk about the “housing crisis” then why do we have a fucking urban boundary at all? Why?
Tewin is not going to be affordable. It’s not going to be connected to transit. Shit this is pathetic

It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 17h

Holy smokes this Tewin bullshit is a mess…

It’s easy to say this is just the garbage of Jim Watsons legacy but there are many members of the planning and housing committee still here today that made this shit possible in 2021. It’s pathetic

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 18h

Yes, it would really help. The divide between the rich and the poor is the cancer that's eating all western societies.

Reuters @reuters.com · 18h

🇫🇷 France's Socialists set their sights on including a tax on billionaires in the 2026 budget after winning a major concession on pension reform from Prime Minister Lecornu. But can a tax on the super-rich help? Find out on Reuters Econ World podcast reut.rs/4ofTyDy

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 17h

Oh as a city councillor you get push back because of intensification plans? Really? And your job is to be a mouth piece or to be a leader and explain the hard realities of living in a fucking city? Which is it? Holy shit this is pathetic and sad

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 17h

Yes people want their cake and to eat it to. For sure you can live in your little home with front and back yards and you will have to fucking pay to do it. If you don’t want density. Great. Then you pay the property taxes that would be paid if a baseline of density is appropriate. You can have it

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 17h

What an utter indictment of what a city councilor is vs what they should be, with a councillor asking “well don’t you think we should be a city that allows single family homes too cuz that’s what people want…”

Are you serious? This whole city is just SFHs. Single family homes and towers. That’s it

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