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Whole lot of cops, fire and Toronto city staff here to clear out the homeless encampment at St Stephens. I thought that was on church property and none of the city’s affair
October 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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"'We must replace woke culture with warrior culture,' says the MP who lost an easily-winnable Carleton riding in April, and needed to be handed a riding so blue that it could be mistaken for Frank Sinatra’s eyes." www.thebeaverton.com/2025/10/rest...
“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 heavily-tilted by-election.
www.thebeaverton.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Today in signs that go hard
October 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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We hope that other cities across the UK will learn from Cardiff’s leadership and take action on #carspreading.

cleancitiescampaign.org/carspreading/
Carspreading: When big cars make our cities smaller.
Cars are getting bigger – about 1cm wider every two years. The only thing is, our streets aren’t.
cleancitiescampaign.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Good morning!
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October 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Come Fly Away with Us As We Take A Gander at Flying Cars
open.substack.com/pub/rideon/p...
Come Fly Away with Us As We Take A Gander at Flying Cars
"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads" ("Back to the Future")
open.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Just got an e-mail from Google telling me that they will change my region from “Canada” to “United States — Oregon” in 30 days, unless I change it back. They seem to be taking Trump’s annexation threats a little too seriously.
October 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Matthew Lucky: "We need to trust science in the right way, which entails maintaining a healthy understanding of the very real limits of what it can say." www.promarket.org/2025/10/09/h...
The Political Economy of Distrust in Science - ProMarket
Skewed incentives and the distribution of resources toward corporations have undermined the integrity of scientific research and contributed to the public’s distrust in expertise. Matt Lucky explores ...
www.promarket.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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“Scammers in B.C. and Ontario are preying on new victims by pretending to sell the beloved Girl Guide cookies.” nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
Scammers pretending to sell Girl Guide cookies prompt consumer warnings in B.C. and Ontario
B.C. Girl Guides issued a warning about scammers after social media users complained about trying to purchase the cookies online
nationalpost.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Keith Gerein: "Alberta's malnourished restaurant inspection system has become indigestible" edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Keith Gerein: Alberta's malnourished restaurant inspection system has become indigestible
Alberta must make upgrades to its restaurant inspection system to improve transparency for diners and impose stricter enforcement on bad eateries
edmontonjournal.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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"Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research into the impact of innovation on economic growth and how new technologies replace older ones, a key economic concept known as 'creative destruction.'" www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Canadian economist Peter Howitt among Nobel winners in economics
Canadian economist Peter Howitt is among the group of three researchers who won the Nobel memorial prize in economics, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Andrew Coyne: "I’d say this is a solution in search of a problem, but it’s more like an accelerant in search of a flame. Birthright citizenship works fine. Leave it alone." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: If birth tourism is such a big scam, why do so few immigrants take advantage?
On principle and in practice, birthright citizenship works just fine in Canada
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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President Lee Jae-Myung’s Plan to Reboot South Korea time.com/7317953/sout...
President Lee Jae-Myung's Plan to Reboot South Korea
South Korea's President Lee Jae-Myung shares his plan to kick-start his nation’s economy—and court Donald Trump.
time.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Alberta beef entering Mexico’s Costco market where U.S. cuts once reigned: The Mexican government also announced it was ending ban on Canadian pet foods made from bovine meal www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
Alberta beef entering Mexico’s Costco market where U.S. cuts once reigned  | CBC News
Alberta beef is now stocked in the meat section of Costco Mexico's 41 locations, joining a host of other Canadian products on the shelves of the retail giant in the country. Agriculture Minister Heath...
www.cbc.ca
October 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Whether one likes supply management or not, politicians who support it have no credibility when they also complain about high grocery prices. Supply management is designed to raise grocery prices. You cannot have one without the other.
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
Public grocery stores unlikely to bring down food prices, say economists and analysts
NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis is promising to cut grocery bills across the country by bringing in a "public option" to compete with ...
nationalpost.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Bill Kaufmann: "Company pitches AI-driven robotic construction as solution to housing crisis" calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
Company pitches AI-driven robotic construction as solution to housing crisis
A company operating a Calgary factory is pitching AI-driven robotic construction as a solution to the housing crisis.
calgaryherald.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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"For all the endless talk by right-wing pundits and politicians about the Trudeau government killing Gateway, it was actually the courts that put a stop to it. ...concluded that the federal government had failed to adequately consult affected First Nations." www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/16/o...
Alberta is forgetting the hard-won lessons of Northern Gateway
If Danielle Smith wants to build another pipeline across British Columbia, she might want to spend some time actually trying to understand what makes it tick first.
www.nationalobserver.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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This is something we have written about elsewhere awhile back, but given the fact municipal elections will be held in Alberta on October 20, we thought it would be timely to cover it again now. wallsandbridges.substack.com/p/why-can-it...
Why Can It Sometimes Be So Darn Difficult to Find Politicians Who Do What *Voters* Want?
More specifically, Public Choice Theory and the Political Principal-Agent Problem
wallsandbridges.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Learning to Listen workshop series

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September 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Halifax Regional Municipality identified more than 1,200 properties near the Shubenacadie Lakes System likely to be affected by major floods. The study released on the municipality's website an interactive map predicting floodplains for 1-in-20 and 1-in-100 year floods.
Home owners, buyers face increasing risk from climate disaster. Insurance experts say it's challenging | CBC News
Home owners and buyers are facing increasing risks from climate disasters. Insurance experts say it is creating challenges.
www.cbc.ca
September 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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LCC's eyes have been wide open to this for a very long time - we've listened to our walk/wheel campaigning allies and it's exactly what we say about being able to cycle. And if hardworking folk can only fit activity in as part of a commute, safe spaces for cycling & walking are BOTH essential.
"Have you thought about going for a jog to help the NHS?"
September 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM