Dr. Naomi Perley
@cutelittlebyrdy.bsky.social
Musicologist who's really into birds. (and byrd. sometimes.)
vacationing in Sydney (Australia) this week has left me nearly in tears about the state of public washrooms in Canada several times. I have used them:
-at the beach
-at train stations
-in parks
-at circular quay
-at an indoor/outdoor mall
all were spotless, well-equipped, and without big lineups.
-at the beach
-at train stations
-in parks
-at circular quay
-at an indoor/outdoor mall
all were spotless, well-equipped, and without big lineups.
Reminder that #OttCity ph1 LRT only got 3 washrooms at 13 ph1 stations; 2 (each end) forced on city by prov and 1 at Bayview due to advocacy; 1 was added at Line 2; AFAIK there are none added to rest of ph2; most are closed more often than open. This is a gender and equity issue. 1/
Transit stations should have public bathrooms.
November 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
vacationing in Sydney (Australia) this week has left me nearly in tears about the state of public washrooms in Canada several times. I have used them:
-at the beach
-at train stations
-in parks
-at circular quay
-at an indoor/outdoor mall
all were spotless, well-equipped, and without big lineups.
-at the beach
-at train stations
-in parks
-at circular quay
-at an indoor/outdoor mall
all were spotless, well-equipped, and without big lineups.
1. Eyecare for all (expand seniors' ohip coverage to everyone)
2. CareOntario: retrain workers impacted by trade war to work in healthcare and childcare
3. Childcare for all (see point #2; open provincially-run ECE centres EVERYWHERE)
2. CareOntario: retrain workers impacted by trade war to work in healthcare and childcare
3. Childcare for all (see point #2; open provincially-run ECE centres EVERYWHERE)
Thought experiment time, Ontario: Part of Zohran Mamdani's success was relentless message discipline with his 3 key ideas. If you could only pick 3 *big*, *bold* ideas for a progressive party in Ontario that would appeal to the *whole* population, what would they be? Quote post with ideas!
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 AM
1. Eyecare for all (expand seniors' ohip coverage to everyone)
2. CareOntario: retrain workers impacted by trade war to work in healthcare and childcare
3. Childcare for all (see point #2; open provincially-run ECE centres EVERYWHERE)
2. CareOntario: retrain workers impacted by trade war to work in healthcare and childcare
3. Childcare for all (see point #2; open provincially-run ECE centres EVERYWHERE)
not to mention Carney himself is MP of Nepean. just seems eminently self-defeating to prune public service in your first budget when public servants are the main constituency of your riding. (btw just looked it up and seems Carney still does not have a riding office in Nepean 🙃)
If nothing else, eliminating 40,000 public service jobs likely increases the odds @brucefanjoy.bsky.social will not be reelected in the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton
I asked @dtcochrane.bsky.social about what these job losses mean for public servants and the communities supported by those jobs
I asked @dtcochrane.bsky.social about what these job losses mean for public servants and the communities supported by those jobs
🎧 PODCAST: Looking inside Mark Carney’s ‘extremely Orwellian’ austerity budget
From $60 billion in cuts to eliminating 40,000 jobs, Canadian Labour Congress Sr. Economist @dtcochrane.bsky.social shares his impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa
From $60 billion in cuts to eliminating 40,000 jobs, Canadian Labour Congress Sr. Economist @dtcochrane.bsky.social shares his impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
not to mention Carney himself is MP of Nepean. just seems eminently self-defeating to prune public service in your first budget when public servants are the main constituency of your riding. (btw just looked it up and seems Carney still does not have a riding office in Nepean 🙃)
just gotta end this wonderful night with a throwback to the period of time when curtis sliwa appeared regularly on NY1's inside city hall, lampooning andrew cuomo (he donned the costume and did this act every time cuomo came up, which was OFTEN):
November 5, 2025 at 5:23 AM
just gotta end this wonderful night with a throwback to the period of time when curtis sliwa appeared regularly on NY1's inside city hall, lampooning andrew cuomo (he donned the costume and did this act every time cuomo came up, which was OFTEN):
NY1 HAS CALLED IT!!!!!! IT IS OFFICIAL!!!!! ZOHRAN MAMDANI IS MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY!!!!!!!!!!!
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
NY1 HAS CALLED IT!!!!!! IT IS OFFICIAL!!!!! ZOHRAN MAMDANI IS MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY!!!!!!!!!!!
🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
as a former new yorker, I can say with authority that the people of new york have long received the short end of the stick when it comes to their political representation. I really hope that new yorkers like this 91-year-old lady finally get the representation they want and deserve today.
as a former new yorker, I can say with authority that the people of new york have long received the short end of the stick when it comes to their political representation. I really hope that new yorkers like this 91-year-old lady finally get the representation they want and deserve today.
November 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
as a former new yorker, I can say with authority that the people of new york have long received the short end of the stick when it comes to their political representation. I really hope that new yorkers like this 91-year-old lady finally get the representation they want and deserve today.
as a former new yorker, I can say with authority that the people of new york have long received the short end of the stick when it comes to their political representation. I really hope that new yorkers like this 91-year-old lady finally get the representation they want and deserve today.
this is the lord's work
Was honored to help @chana.bsky.social edit this deep dive compilation of Curtis Sliwa lore gathered over weeks. There is so much jaw-dropping material, we simply could not bear to make it shorter than 76 slides.
I’m sorry but you still don’t know enough about Curtis Sliwa
I’m sorry but you still don’t know enough about Curtis Sliwa
docs.google.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:07 AM
this is the lord's work
said every Canadian simultaneously
I need to stop doomscrolling from sadness and go to bed
November 2, 2025 at 5:43 AM
said every Canadian simultaneously
both of these are extremely true and I am fine being a self-hating resident of toronto
The rest of the country bitching when Toronto gives them a rare opportunity to feel desperately alive is the energy of the rest of Canada, for the record
The jays having one good inning and then spending three hours holding everyone hostage while they waste any and all goodwill is the energy Toronto brings to this nation, I just want Americans to know this
November 2, 2025 at 4:56 AM
both of these are extremely true and I am fine being a self-hating resident of toronto
@tiomoid.bsky.social is trying to cheer me up by playing my favourite YouTube videos. unfortunately one of them happens to be a perfect representation of what the blue jays did tonight youtu.be/FkHbC1RSjv8
Ferret jump fail
YouTube video by Marek Riha
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 4:52 AM
@tiomoid.bsky.social is trying to cheer me up by playing my favourite YouTube videos. unfortunately one of them happens to be a perfect representation of what the blue jays did tonight youtu.be/FkHbC1RSjv8
unsurprising considering only CEOs could actually afford to go to the fucking game
Roots CEO Meghan Roach caught Bo Bichette's home run ball in decisive Game 7 #Toronto
Roots CEO Meghan Roach caught Bo Bichette's home run ball in decisive Game 7 - Canada News
The Blue Jays fan who caught Bo Bichette's home run ball in the third inning of the clinching World Series game on Saturday just happens to be the head of another iconic Canadian brand.
www.castanet.net
November 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
unsurprising considering only CEOs could actually afford to go to the fucking game
Toronto loves nothing more than tasteless mediocrity so this will never happen
Toronto, you will not taste victory until you sacrifice Drake
November 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Toronto loves nothing more than tasteless mediocrity so this will never happen
FUUUUUUUUUCK
I AM NEVER ROOTING FOR YOU AGAIN TORONTO SPORTS TEAMS YOU ALL FUCKING SUCK
BASEBALL IS THE DUMBEST SPORT EVER INVENTED AND I WAS WRONG TO GIVE A SHIT ABOUT IT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE
I AM NEVER ROOTING FOR YOU AGAIN TORONTO SPORTS TEAMS YOU ALL FUCKING SUCK
BASEBALL IS THE DUMBEST SPORT EVER INVENTED AND I WAS WRONG TO GIVE A SHIT ABOUT IT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
FUUUUUUUUUCK
I AM NEVER ROOTING FOR YOU AGAIN TORONTO SPORTS TEAMS YOU ALL FUCKING SUCK
BASEBALL IS THE DUMBEST SPORT EVER INVENTED AND I WAS WRONG TO GIVE A SHIT ABOUT IT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE
I AM NEVER ROOTING FOR YOU AGAIN TORONTO SPORTS TEAMS YOU ALL FUCKING SUCK
BASEBALL IS THE DUMBEST SPORT EVER INVENTED AND I WAS WRONG TO GIVE A SHIT ABOUT IT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE
SHORT KING THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS COUNTING ON YOU
November 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
SHORT KING THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS COUNTING ON YOU
I am no expert on baseball but I personally do not believe the jays can come back from this
November 2, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I am no expert on baseball but I personally do not believe the jays can come back from this
this is the one and only time I have ever allowed myself to have anything whatsoever to do with a Toronto team and if these guys lose I will never make that fucking mistake again
November 2, 2025 at 4:03 AM
this is the one and only time I have ever allowed myself to have anything whatsoever to do with a Toronto team and if these guys lose I will never make that fucking mistake again
I FUCKING HATE BASEBALL
November 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I FUCKING HATE BASEBALL
I guess ohtani CAN'T do everything perfectly after all!!!!!!
November 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I guess ohtani CAN'T do everything perfectly after all!!!!!!
there was only one option so far as pumpkin carving goes this year!!! #LetsGoBlueJays
October 31, 2025 at 4:20 AM
there was only one option so far as pumpkin carving goes this year!!! #LetsGoBlueJays
ok rabid nationalism and some sentimentality about my dad dying at the start of this crazy season may have lured me into caring about this series, but this game has now reaffirmed that my lifelong instincts were correct and baseball, in fact, fucking SUCKS
October 28, 2025 at 5:18 AM
ok rabid nationalism and some sentimentality about my dad dying at the start of this crazy season may have lured me into caring about this series, but this game has now reaffirmed that my lifelong instincts were correct and baseball, in fact, fucking SUCKS
FUCKING FINALLY 👏👏👏👏👏
maybe next year the redblacks won't be a complete fucking embarrassment *kicks garbage can*
maybe next year the redblacks won't be a complete fucking embarrassment *kicks garbage can*
Redblacks fire head coach Bob Dyce after team misses playoffs
Redblacks fire head coach Bob Dyce after team misses playoffs
The Ottawa Redblacks relived head coach Bob Dyce of his duties Saturday morning, just hours after the Canadian Football League team’s season ended.
bit.ly
October 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
FUCKING FINALLY 👏👏👏👏👏
maybe next year the redblacks won't be a complete fucking embarrassment *kicks garbage can*
maybe next year the redblacks won't be a complete fucking embarrassment *kicks garbage can*
mark sutcliffe serves only two constituencies: drivers and the rich fucks who line his pockets. (and yes, the venn diagram of these two groups is very nearly a circle, except that there are many drivers who are "temporarily embarrassed" rich fucks, as the saying goes)
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe responds to popular local women’s hockey team saying his plan might ruin them by linking them to the LA Dodgers
“Sutcliffe called the PWHL statements to CBC News a negotiating tactic from ‘big powerful American businesspeople … They’re the people who own the LA Dodgers’”
“Sutcliffe called the PWHL statements to CBC News a negotiating tactic from ‘big powerful American businesspeople … They’re the people who own the LA Dodgers’”
The poor plan for Lansdowne 2.0 could result in the Charge leaving Ottawa. #Ottnews #Ottcity www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
October 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
mark sutcliffe serves only two constituencies: drivers and the rich fucks who line his pockets. (and yes, the venn diagram of these two groups is very nearly a circle, except that there are many drivers who are "temporarily embarrassed" rich fucks, as the saying goes)
[probably the only Toronto team I will ever root for; I am not even a baseball fan in normal times; and yet I have been completely sucked in]
LET'S GO BLUE JAYS!!!!!!!!!
LET'S GO BLUE JAYS!!!!!!!!!
October 25, 2025 at 2:41 AM
[probably the only Toronto team I will ever root for; I am not even a baseball fan in normal times; and yet I have been completely sucked in]
LET'S GO BLUE JAYS!!!!!!!!!
LET'S GO BLUE JAYS!!!!!!!!!
nazi tattoo guy, MPP for sault ste marie who got turfed from the conservatives after he (allegedly) assaulted his wife with a high chair, said conservatives tabling a bill to ban speed cameras on their first day back at work after a many-months "summer break".... we are living in an era of no shame
October 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
nazi tattoo guy, MPP for sault ste marie who got turfed from the conservatives after he (allegedly) assaulted his wife with a high chair, said conservatives tabling a bill to ban speed cameras on their first day back at work after a many-months "summer break".... we are living in an era of no shame
Reposted by Dr. Naomi Perley
GOODNIGHT, SEATTLE!
October 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
GOODNIGHT, SEATTLE!