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Le Canada n’est pas à vendre.
Canada is not for sale.
Canada is not for sale.
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Stimulant prescriptions for ADHD up sharply since 2015, especially among women, by @davidmcginn.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Stimulant prescriptions for ADHD up sharply since 2015, especially among women
Advocates say the fact women are getting treatment is good news, but there is concern some people are being misdiagnosed with the condition
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Stimulant prescriptions for ADHD up sharply since 2015, especially among women, by @davidmcginn.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
We are getting subs from SK 🔥
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
For the first time, a Canadian has trained aboard a KSS-III, as the ROKN supports the RCN Submariner Embark Program aboard ROKS Ahnmu
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December 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
We are getting subs from SK 🔥
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
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Absolute firecracker of a piece in the Globe. Transit needs to be fast, and agencies need to show respect for riders by showing that they care about speed and efficiency. Nobody is dismissing the importance of safety
December 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Absolute firecracker of a piece in the Globe. Transit needs to be fast, and agencies need to show respect for riders by showing that they care about speed and efficiency. Nobody is dismissing the importance of safety
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The World Health Organization reports that 73 million abortions occur worldwide each year. 6 out of 10 unintended pregnancies, and 3 out of 10 of all pregnancies end in abortion.
The new WHO fact sheet is here: www.who.int/news-room/fa...
The new WHO fact sheet is here: www.who.int/news-room/fa...
How dangerous are unsafe abortions? WHO report paints a grim picture
A WHO report reveals that 73 million abortions occur annually, with unsafe procedures causing severe physical complications, mental trauma, and major public health burdens
www.theweek.in
December 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The World Health Organization reports that 73 million abortions occur worldwide each year. 6 out of 10 unintended pregnancies, and 3 out of 10 of all pregnancies end in abortion.
The new WHO fact sheet is here: www.who.int/news-room/fa...
The new WHO fact sheet is here: www.who.int/news-room/fa...
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It's 12PM ET, and that means we've got a new group of stories that are free to read for the next 24 hours. First up:
MCP has already taken the industry by storm, and now Anthropic is giving it away.
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social:
MCP has already taken the industry by storm, and now Anthropic is giving it away.
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social:
AI companies want a new internet — and they think they’ve found the key
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” says the Linux Foundation’s Jim Zemlin.
www.theverge.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's 12PM ET, and that means we've got a new group of stories that are free to read for the next 24 hours. First up:
MCP has already taken the industry by storm, and now Anthropic is giving it away.
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social:
MCP has already taken the industry by storm, and now Anthropic is giving it away.
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social:
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#IdeasAtWork
I'd like more winning, please 📢via @safestreetsto.bsky.social
h/t @auguststreet.ca @ttcriders.bsky.social
I'd like more winning, please 📢via @safestreetsto.bsky.social
h/t @auguststreet.ca @ttcriders.bsky.social
![Earlier today I had a great chat with Rishi Lukka, P.Eng. PMP [who helped develop these systems when they worked at HDR/Arup], and I was suprised by a few details. So let's dive into the real problems & some quick fixes...it turns out Transit Signal Priority (TSP) is not a silver bullet, unless software grinches, operating speeds, and left-turn policies are also addressed:
1️⃣ Although conditional TSP already is in place, the trains rarely actually send a signal priority request! The control system only asks for priority when a train is “late” - but the current schedules are padded so heavily that the trains are almost never "late".
Fix: Make transit priority unconditional. A software change, not a construction project.
2️⃣ Even when signal priority is requested, the trains arrive too slowly to use it. TSP is triggered too far upstream based on higher design speeds. But the actual operating speeds are 10+ km/h slower, so the green extension expires before the train gets there!
Fix: Retune the signal timing to match real approach speeds - or better yet, let the trains operate at the speeds they were designed for.
3️⃣ A few left-turning cars move before a 100-passenger train. City policy prohibits phase rotation/skipping (like moving left turns after the LRT).
Fix: Allow conditional phase rotation. If the train is waiting, let it go first - then serve the cars. This is standard practice in many cities.
4️⃣ The trains run far below their designed operating speed.
The civil design supports speeds 30-40% higher than today’s operation. But operators rarely exceed 25 km/h through intersections, and station speeds are reduced in platform to ensure that a train under emergency braking never touches.
Fix: Adopt an LRT-appropriate operating profile: higher mid-block speeds, faster intersection clearance, and reasonable station entry speeds.
The good news?
These aren’t structural or infrastructure problems - they’re policy and programming choices. Fixing them could dram](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wnvnipbgrcjigyh2kbwyz4mk/bafkreie2rjuseysbeuc77krhrupe6d6quce6qmnttgvw5atxg3uttkedcy@jpeg)
December 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
#IdeasAtWork
I'd like more winning, please 📢via @safestreetsto.bsky.social
h/t @auguststreet.ca @ttcriders.bsky.social
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Iran and Egypt have complained to FIFA over Seattle’s plans to promote LGTBQ+ support during a World Cup match this June.
Seattle Has Designated A World Cup ‘Pride Match’—Between Two Countries That Punish Homosexuality
Iran and Egypt have complained to FIFA over Seattle’s plans to promote LGTBQ+ support during a World Cup match this June.
www.forbes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Iran and Egypt have complained to FIFA over Seattle’s plans to promote LGTBQ+ support during a World Cup match this June.
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Fun fact
You can think something in a piece of media is bad or poorly handled, but still have it resonate with you. You can also dislike something but admit to the merit it holds. Objective quality has no dictation over one’s interest in things, and what matters most is simply doing what you love.
You can think something in a piece of media is bad or poorly handled, but still have it resonate with you. You can also dislike something but admit to the merit it holds. Objective quality has no dictation over one’s interest in things, and what matters most is simply doing what you love.
December 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Fun fact
You can think something in a piece of media is bad or poorly handled, but still have it resonate with you. You can also dislike something but admit to the merit it holds. Objective quality has no dictation over one’s interest in things, and what matters most is simply doing what you love.
You can think something in a piece of media is bad or poorly handled, but still have it resonate with you. You can also dislike something but admit to the merit it holds. Objective quality has no dictation over one’s interest in things, and what matters most is simply doing what you love.
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BC LNG is High Cost, Uncompetitive Against Cheap New US, Qatar Supply
If Dave Eby, Adrian Dix, Mark Carney, or Tim Hodgson disagree, let them post their math.
Until then, no BC or Canada subsidies for a sunset industry.
#bcpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli
youtu.be/5wp5h3uqx0A
If Dave Eby, Adrian Dix, Mark Carney, or Tim Hodgson disagree, let them post their math.
Until then, no BC or Canada subsidies for a sunset industry.
#bcpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli
youtu.be/5wp5h3uqx0A
BC LNG is High Cost, Uncompetitive Against Cheap New US, Qatar Supply
YouTube video by Energi Media
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December 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
BC LNG is High Cost, Uncompetitive Against Cheap New US, Qatar Supply
If Dave Eby, Adrian Dix, Mark Carney, or Tim Hodgson disagree, let them post their math.
Until then, no BC or Canada subsidies for a sunset industry.
#bcpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli
youtu.be/5wp5h3uqx0A
If Dave Eby, Adrian Dix, Mark Carney, or Tim Hodgson disagree, let them post their math.
Until then, no BC or Canada subsidies for a sunset industry.
#bcpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli
youtu.be/5wp5h3uqx0A
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NEW: The Ford government has taken a major step toward constructing its long-promised, signature Highway 413 project, beginning design work for a nearby extension and initial section of the route. #onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1157047...
globalnews.ca/news/1157047...
Ford government moves to find designers for section of Hwy. 413 project | Globalnews.ca
The province issued a request for proposals to design an extension for Highway 410 in Brampton, connecting along the route sketched for Highway 413 to Hurontario Street.
globalnews.ca
December 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
NEW: The Ford government has taken a major step toward constructing its long-promised, signature Highway 413 project, beginning design work for a nearby extension and initial section of the route. #onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1157047...
globalnews.ca/news/1157047...
Another thing Metrolinx and Queen’s park messed up that toronto is cleaning up? Colour me so surprised.
#toronto
#toronto
NEW: After complaints of sluggish travel times on Toronto’s brand-new Finch West LRT, Mayor Olivia Chow says she’ll be moving a motion to give trains signal priority and lift speed caps. #ToPoli
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‘Hearing the feedback’: Chow planning motion to speed up Finch West LRT trains - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
The new transit line, Toronto's first since 2002, opened on Sunday, taking passengers from Finch West Station on Line 1 to Humber College Station in northern Etobicoke.
globalnews.ca
December 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Another thing Metrolinx and Queen’s park messed up that toronto is cleaning up? Colour me so surprised.
#toronto
#toronto
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NEW: After complaints of sluggish travel times on Toronto’s brand-new Finch West LRT, Mayor Olivia Chow says she’ll be moving a motion to give trains signal priority and lift speed caps. #ToPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1156994...
globalnews.ca/news/1156994...
‘Hearing the feedback’: Chow planning motion to speed up Finch West LRT trains - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
The new transit line, Toronto's first since 2002, opened on Sunday, taking passengers from Finch West Station on Line 1 to Humber College Station in northern Etobicoke.
globalnews.ca
December 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
NEW: After complaints of sluggish travel times on Toronto’s brand-new Finch West LRT, Mayor Olivia Chow says she’ll be moving a motion to give trains signal priority and lift speed caps. #ToPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1156994...
globalnews.ca/news/1156994...
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Episode 47: Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson’s definitive biography poses the question: is it ok to be a pathetic, cruel, lying reactionary if it kind of helps you build cars?
Walter Isaacson’s definitive biography poses the question: is it ok to be a pathetic, cruel, lying reactionary if it kind of helps you build cars?
Elon Musk
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 12/09/2025 · 1h 28m
podcasts.apple.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Episode 47: Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson’s definitive biography poses the question: is it ok to be a pathetic, cruel, lying reactionary if it kind of helps you build cars?
Walter Isaacson’s definitive biography poses the question: is it ok to be a pathetic, cruel, lying reactionary if it kind of helps you build cars?
"The study found that, from January through June 2025, average daily maximum PM2.5 concentrations in Manhattan’s CRZ declined by 3.05 micrograms per cubic meter – a reduction of 22% compared to a projected average of 13.8 micrograms per cubic meter had congestion pricing not been implemented."
Congestion pricing improved air quality in NYC and suburbs | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell researchers tallied the environmental benefits of New York City’s congestion pricing program and found air pollution dropped by 22% in Manhattan, with additional declines across the city’s fiv...
news.cornell.edu
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Northwest Toronto just got a transit investment that actually lengthens their commutes.
They deserve better.
They deserve better.
December 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Northwest Toronto just got a transit investment that actually lengthens their commutes.
They deserve better.
They deserve better.
Finally. Fast track permanent residency for foreign trained doctors. Please do nurses next.
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Liberals to open new fast track to permanent residency for 5,000 foreign doctors | CBC News
The federal government is promising to open up permanent residency for foreign doctors currently working in Canada as temporary foreign residents in order to tackle the doctor shortage across the coun...
www.cbc.ca
December 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Finally. Fast track permanent residency for foreign trained doctors. Please do nurses next.
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Shameful!! Lack of democracy... and common sense!
Brand new LRT 10Km at CAN$3.7Bn / USD$2.7Bn (auditors should look into this).
LRT with hundreds of passengers has to wait for cars with ONE person!!! NO right of way!!
Constitution says 'all people are equal.' Not here! TO/ON
Brand new LRT 10Km at CAN$3.7Bn / USD$2.7Bn (auditors should look into this).
LRT with hundreds of passengers has to wait for cars with ONE person!!! NO right of way!!
Constitution says 'all people are equal.' Not here! TO/ON
December 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Shameful!! Lack of democracy... and common sense!
Brand new LRT 10Km at CAN$3.7Bn / USD$2.7Bn (auditors should look into this).
LRT with hundreds of passengers has to wait for cars with ONE person!!! NO right of way!!
Constitution says 'all people are equal.' Not here! TO/ON
Brand new LRT 10Km at CAN$3.7Bn / USD$2.7Bn (auditors should look into this).
LRT with hundreds of passengers has to wait for cars with ONE person!!! NO right of way!!
Constitution says 'all people are equal.' Not here! TO/ON
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"To know there is a possibility for young children to find their place in sport and know that they belong means everything," says Paralympic Sitting Volleyball bronze medalist Allison Lang
Tonight at 8pm with @jeyantvo.bsky.social | Producer: Constantina Varlokostas
#Paralympics #TeamCanada
Tonight at 8pm with @jeyantvo.bsky.social | Producer: Constantina Varlokostas
#Paralympics #TeamCanada
December 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"To know there is a possibility for young children to find their place in sport and know that they belong means everything," says Paralympic Sitting Volleyball bronze medalist Allison Lang
Tonight at 8pm with @jeyantvo.bsky.social | Producer: Constantina Varlokostas
#Paralympics #TeamCanada
Tonight at 8pm with @jeyantvo.bsky.social | Producer: Constantina Varlokostas
#Paralympics #TeamCanada
Legislating people out of public life existence. What could go wrong?
“Mental health services should be places of refuge, not risk, and equality protections must strengthen, not erode, the conditions that enable people to feel safe and supported.”
It’s good to see more organisations speak out against politics that degrade trans people’s safety, health, and wellbeing.
It’s good to see more organisations speak out against politics that degrade trans people’s safety, health, and wellbeing.
Rules on single-sex spaces pose risk to trans people’s mental health, UK charities say
Fifteen organisations sign letter expressing deep concern over EHRC guidance being considered by ministers
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Legislating people out of public life existence. What could go wrong?
#cdnpoli
This would be an actual generational investment for this country.
This would be an actual generational investment for this country.
Canada needs its own transition commission www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/05/o...
Canada needs its own transition commission
The federal government has done a poor job of preparing the public for the possibility of a post-oil economy. It's time for it to do something about it.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
#cdnpoli
This would be an actual generational investment for this country.
This would be an actual generational investment for this country.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
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I'm repeating myself ad nauseam, but this totally stupid nonsense of all identical traffic lights with written signs to indicate what they are meant for is so absolutely insane that has come to symbolize the hyper-provincialism of Ontario and why it fails so miserably at transit construction.
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I'm repeating myself ad nauseam, but this totally stupid nonsense of all identical traffic lights with written signs to indicate what they are meant for is so absolutely insane that has come to symbolize the hyper-provincialism of Ontario and why it fails so miserably at transit construction.