Andreas Link
@andreasmlink.bsky.social
Grateful husband and father. Proud Hamiltonian on traditional territory of Anishnaabeg and Haudenosaunee people. Ecological economist /CANSEE.ca / b4uw.org
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Canada's monthly GDP tracker shows output hitting an all-time high in September, rising 2.8% annualized compared to August, but overall GDP remains up only marginally since the beginning of the year
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Canada's monthly GDP tracker shows output hitting an all-time high in September, rising 2.8% annualized compared to August, but overall GDP remains up only marginally since the beginning of the year
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Not a contraction but not really growth.
The industrial story is a tell.
Some industries grew, some shrank. Overall industrial contribution (not households, not governments) grew by 0.2%
A stall since the start of the year.
A chart of the 5 fastest and slowest growing industries since January 2025
The industrial story is a tell.
Some industries grew, some shrank. Overall industrial contribution (not households, not governments) grew by 0.2%
A stall since the start of the year.
A chart of the 5 fastest and slowest growing industries since January 2025
November 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Not a contraction but not really growth.
The industrial story is a tell.
Some industries grew, some shrank. Overall industrial contribution (not households, not governments) grew by 0.2%
A stall since the start of the year.
A chart of the 5 fastest and slowest growing industries since January 2025
The industrial story is a tell.
Some industries grew, some shrank. Overall industrial contribution (not households, not governments) grew by 0.2%
A stall since the start of the year.
A chart of the 5 fastest and slowest growing industries since January 2025
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Our streets continue to be unsafe for the people who need to use them, every day, to walk, cycle, and roll in our city. The death of a crossing guard, a City employee who is here to protect all of us on our roads, is devastating. #HamOnt
November 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Our streets continue to be unsafe for the people who need to use them, every day, to walk, cycle, and roll in our city. The death of a crossing guard, a City employee who is here to protect all of us on our roads, is devastating. #HamOnt
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It's official: Canada has lost its measles elimination status because of an outbreak that has persisted for more than 12 months. Country can regain status only if on-going spread is of measles interrupted for more than a year. www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It's official: Canada has lost its measles elimination status because of an outbreak that has persisted for more than 12 months. Country can regain status only if on-going spread is of measles interrupted for more than a year. www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.ca
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Surface transit can be more reliable, and can move more people, if we do it right.
@ttcriders.bsky.social is hosting a "Save Our Streetcars Summit" on November 23rd - come chat with @CodeRedTO and your fellow transit riders!
https://www.ttcriders.ca/save_our_streetcars_summit
@ttcriders.bsky.social is hosting a "Save Our Streetcars Summit" on November 23rd - come chat with @CodeRedTO and your fellow transit riders!
https://www.ttcriders.ca/save_our_streetcars_summit
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Surface transit can be more reliable, and can move more people, if we do it right.
@ttcriders.bsky.social is hosting a "Save Our Streetcars Summit" on November 23rd - come chat with @CodeRedTO and your fellow transit riders!
https://www.ttcriders.ca/save_our_streetcars_summit
@ttcriders.bsky.social is hosting a "Save Our Streetcars Summit" on November 23rd - come chat with @CodeRedTO and your fellow transit riders!
https://www.ttcriders.ca/save_our_streetcars_summit
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By 1983, the washroom hours were cut to save $35,000. Attendant John Speziale remembered making coffee and tea for HSR drivers and even cooking downstairs. One year later, after 72 years underground, the washrooms were unceremoniously covered up during the 1984 Gore Park Fiasco.
October 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
By 1983, the washroom hours were cut to save $35,000. Attendant John Speziale remembered making coffee and tea for HSR drivers and even cooking downstairs. One year later, after 72 years underground, the washrooms were unceremoniously covered up during the 1984 Gore Park Fiasco.
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By the 1950s, officials debated whether to invest $15,000 in improvements or close the washrooms as a "disgrace". Architect Stanley Roscoe proposed a stylish redesign to replace the "unsightly superstructures" with modern entrances that would fit better with current building and traffic standards.
October 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
By the 1950s, officials debated whether to invest $15,000 in improvements or close the washrooms as a "disgrace". Architect Stanley Roscoe proposed a stylish redesign to replace the "unsightly superstructures" with modern entrances that would fit better with current building and traffic standards.
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Despite upgrades over the years, the washrooms were increasingly in disrepair. In 1972, Ward 2 Alderman Bill McCulloch argued the $46,000 put aside for maintenance was "the most extravagant waste of money we've ever had" to be spent on "a hangout for perverts".
October 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Despite upgrades over the years, the washrooms were increasingly in disrepair. In 1972, Ward 2 Alderman Bill McCulloch argued the $46,000 put aside for maintenance was "the most extravagant waste of money we've ever had" to be spent on "a hangout for perverts".
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Another chart proving that “it’s not the sun”
October 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Another chart proving that “it’s not the sun”
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That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January
October 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January
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A reminder that by the end of the day today, there will have been over 130 car collisions in Toronto alone.
And that’s just the reported number. Collisions with less than $5000 in damage do not legally have to be reported.
And that’s just the reported number. Collisions with less than $5000 in damage do not legally have to be reported.
October 1, 2025 at 2:24 AM
A reminder that by the end of the day today, there will have been over 130 car collisions in Toronto alone.
And that’s just the reported number. Collisions with less than $5000 in damage do not legally have to be reported.
And that’s just the reported number. Collisions with less than $5000 in damage do not legally have to be reported.
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It’s a really busy morning at City Hall with hundreds of folks gathered, as they do every Saturday, for food and other necessities. I checked in with volunteers and folks in line and things are going well with the new space. Keeping you posted, as always. #HamOnt
September 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It’s a really busy morning at City Hall with hundreds of folks gathered, as they do every Saturday, for food and other necessities. I checked in with volunteers and folks in line and things are going well with the new space. Keeping you posted, as always. #HamOnt
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This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Opinion | Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Great article for the summer, 2025. @rbgkew.bsky.social #polinatorparadise @climateinstitute.bsky.social @environmenthamont.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
In a sea of brown lawns, why some natural gardeners are bringing messy back | CBC News
To water or not to water? Turns out, that may not be the question. As abnormally dry weather sweeps across much of the country this summer, is it still responsible to maintain a grass lawn?
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August 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Great article for the summer, 2025. @rbgkew.bsky.social #polinatorparadise @climateinstitute.bsky.social @environmenthamont.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Another study on the costs of climate change from Kotz and co.:
“Recent econometric analysis confirms that abnormally high temperatures directly cause higher food prices, as impacts on agricultural production [3] translate into supply shortages and food price inflation”
“Recent econometric analysis confirms that abnormally high temperatures directly cause higher food prices, as impacts on agricultural production [3] translate into supply shortages and food price inflation”
July 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Another study on the costs of climate change from Kotz and co.:
“Recent econometric analysis confirms that abnormally high temperatures directly cause higher food prices, as impacts on agricultural production [3] translate into supply shortages and food price inflation”
“Recent econometric analysis confirms that abnormally high temperatures directly cause higher food prices, as impacts on agricultural production [3] translate into supply shortages and food price inflation”
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The CityHousing Hamilton Board, the Mayor, and I have been pushing for a resolution to CN's Jamesville appeal since it was filed in 2023. Now we've asked the Province to issue a Minister's Zoning Order (MZO). Let the Province know how you feel, by visiting ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0.... #HamOnt
July 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The CityHousing Hamilton Board, the Mayor, and I have been pushing for a resolution to CN's Jamesville appeal since it was filed in 2023. Now we've asked the Province to issue a Minister's Zoning Order (MZO). Let the Province know how you feel, by visiting ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0.... #HamOnt
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Our next scheduled ride is August 9th and we are still working on the route.
#KidicalMassHamOnt #BikeHamOnt #HamOnt #FamilyFriendlyRides #CycleHamilton
#KidicalMassHamOnt #BikeHamOnt #HamOnt #FamilyFriendlyRides #CycleHamilton
July 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Our next scheduled ride is August 9th and we are still working on the route.
#KidicalMassHamOnt #BikeHamOnt #HamOnt #FamilyFriendlyRides #CycleHamilton
#KidicalMassHamOnt #BikeHamOnt #HamOnt #FamilyFriendlyRides #CycleHamilton
Sometimes we need some good news and Canadian ultramarathon runner Stephanie Case hits it out of the park! #runlikeagirl www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canadian ultramarathoner breastfeeds her baby 3 times, wins race anyway | CBC News
Canadian ultrarunner Stephanie Case just won the 100-kilometre Ultra-Trail Snowdonia ultramarathon in Wales — six months postpartum, without an elite bib, and while stopping to breastfeed her baby at ...
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May 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Sometimes we need some good news and Canadian ultramarathon runner Stephanie Case hits it out of the park! #runlikeagirl www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Kudos @cameronkroetsch.bsky.social for real leadership. Hess Street Elementary school is one of the lower resourced in #hamont . I volunteered to tutor kids in the 1980s. No renovations since. Giving them access to SJAM green space is the right thing to do! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Students will soon be allowed to play on former Hamilton high school's sprawling lawn, unused for 7 years | CBC News
For the first time since 2019, kids will be allowed to use the sprawling lawn at the former Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School in the middle of downtown Hamilton.
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May 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Kudos @cameronkroetsch.bsky.social for real leadership. Hess Street Elementary school is one of the lower resourced in #hamont . I volunteered to tutor kids in the 1980s. No renovations since. Giving them access to SJAM green space is the right thing to do! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Last week's #HamOnt fatality, at Jackson Sq parking lot, has been tossed down the our 🚗🧠 memory hole.
We'll likely never hear about it again, but I have to wonder if the sidewalk, reduced from 9 metre to 3m for a 30m off-ramp, designed to never slow motorists' "green wave" experience, was a factor?
We'll likely never hear about it again, but I have to wonder if the sidewalk, reduced from 9 metre to 3m for a 30m off-ramp, designed to never slow motorists' "green wave" experience, was a factor?
May 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Last week's #HamOnt fatality, at Jackson Sq parking lot, has been tossed down the our 🚗🧠 memory hole.
We'll likely never hear about it again, but I have to wonder if the sidewalk, reduced from 9 metre to 3m for a 30m off-ramp, designed to never slow motorists' "green wave" experience, was a factor?
We'll likely never hear about it again, but I have to wonder if the sidewalk, reduced from 9 metre to 3m for a 30m off-ramp, designed to never slow motorists' "green wave" experience, was a factor?
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You might live to be 100. Are you ready? A demographic change is unfolding, and many of us can expect a long life. It’s time to provide the support needed, by Andrew J Scott www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... via @theguardian.com #longevity #aging #caregiving
You might live to be 100. Are you ready? | Andrew J Scott
A demographic change is unfolding, and many of us can expect a long life. It’s time to provide the support needed
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
You might live to be 100. Are you ready? A demographic change is unfolding, and many of us can expect a long life. It’s time to provide the support needed, by Andrew J Scott www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... via @theguardian.com #longevity #aging #caregiving
#FNMPC kick off to the Valuing Reconciliation in Global Markets conference. Forward thinking speech by Sudbury Mayor Lefebvre. Today's geopolitical headwinds requires economic reconciliation and Indigenous equity inclusion.
April 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
#FNMPC kick off to the Valuing Reconciliation in Global Markets conference. Forward thinking speech by Sudbury Mayor Lefebvre. Today's geopolitical headwinds requires economic reconciliation and Indigenous equity inclusion.
It may not be on time, nor nearly enough, but happy that #hamont new outdoor shelter is finally up and running. Thanks to the city and others @cameronkroetsch.bsky.social @goodshepherdham.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
19 people now live at Hamilton's new outdoor shelter, with all 80 spots to be filled this month | CBC News
City officials offered a tour of Hamilton's new outdoor shelter site, which currently has 19 residents.
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March 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It may not be on time, nor nearly enough, but happy that #hamont new outdoor shelter is finally up and running. Thanks to the city and others @cameronkroetsch.bsky.social @goodshepherdham.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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If walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via @thediscourse study.
This isn’t just about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice.
#citymakingmath
This isn’t just about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice.
#citymakingmath
February 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
If walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via @thediscourse study.
This isn’t just about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice.
#citymakingmath
This isn’t just about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice.
#citymakingmath
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Income inequality is driving carbon emissions in Canada #Canada #inequality #emissions
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Income inequality is driving carbon emissions in Canada | CCPA
Income inequality in Canada is difficult to ignore. Over the past few decades, the share of income controlled by the very few has grown significantly, leaving the rest of the population struggling wit...
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February 6, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Income inequality is driving carbon emissions in Canada #Canada #inequality #emissions
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