citytechie 🇨🇦
@citytechie.bsky.social
Nerd. Computer scientist.
Urban + transit enthusiast.
Toronto-born. Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦
Politically engaged, centre-left, pragmatist.
Elbows Up!
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Urban + transit enthusiast.
Toronto-born. Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦
Politically engaged, centre-left, pragmatist.
Elbows Up!
linktr.ee/citytechie
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A bad day for Canada, and therefore the world.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A bad day for Canada, and therefore the world.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
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I am late to post this but I haven't had a chance to watch the video.
Feminist foreign policy - he explains for about 1.5 minutes about how this government has current & future policies addressing these issues and much more and actually says "yes we have that aspect
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www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
Feminist foreign policy - he explains for about 1.5 minutes about how this government has current & future policies addressing these issues and much more and actually says "yes we have that aspect
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www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
G20 Leaders’ Summit: PM Carney Holds News Conference
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he is attending the G20 Leaders’ Summit. (November 23, 2025) (no interpretation)
www.cpac.ca
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I am late to post this but I haven't had a chance to watch the video.
Feminist foreign policy - he explains for about 1.5 minutes about how this government has current & future policies addressing these issues and much more and actually says "yes we have that aspect
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www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
Feminist foreign policy - he explains for about 1.5 minutes about how this government has current & future policies addressing these issues and much more and actually says "yes we have that aspect
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www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
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The Ford government owes us straight answers on Exhibition Place
#Opinion from @johnlorinc.bsky.social
#Opinion from @johnlorinc.bsky.social
John Lorinc: The Ford government owes us straight answers on Exhibition Place
It seems Doug Ford and the Ontario government is planning a reverse takeover of the CNE
www.thestar.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The Ford government owes us straight answers on Exhibition Place
#Opinion from @johnlorinc.bsky.social
#Opinion from @johnlorinc.bsky.social
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I read the article. The Liberals literally didn’t have a feminist foreign policy much beyond the phrase. I am pretty meh on Carney. He’s too conservative and 1990s for me but he just ditched an empty phrase. No outrage here aside from the fact the policy was just empty words to begin with. #cdnpoli
November 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I read the article. The Liberals literally didn’t have a feminist foreign policy much beyond the phrase. I am pretty meh on Carney. He’s too conservative and 1990s for me but he just ditched an empty phrase. No outrage here aside from the fact the policy was just empty words to begin with. #cdnpoli
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That’s a misleading headline. Carneu says he’s maintaining the values - what stops is the preachy tone and forced labelling. As a former diplomat I have no issue with this - always found it bizarre having to find a “feminist” angle on, say, chemical weapons issues. A single lens serves no one.
It’s pretty remarkable how in a minority government situation, Carney forces budget votes without offering olive branches to other parties then repeatedly takes positions like this that are alienating to his base and own Liberal MPs
November 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
That’s a misleading headline. Carneu says he’s maintaining the values - what stops is the preachy tone and forced labelling. As a former diplomat I have no issue with this - always found it bizarre having to find a “feminist” angle on, say, chemical weapons issues. A single lens serves no one.
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I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Senators call on prime minister to ban advertising for sports betting | CBC News
Two senators are calling on the federal government to ban advertising for sports betting in Canada. A letter to the prime minister from Charlottetown Sen. Percy Downe and Waterloo Sen. Marty Deacon as...
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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#Canada PM Carney says world can move on without US, stresses new ties
www.straitstimes.com/world/canada...
www.straitstimes.com/world/canada...
Canada PM Carney says world can move on without US, stresses new ties
He emphasised that he won’t have his agenda dictated by US President Donald Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
#Canada PM Carney says world can move on without US, stresses new ties
www.straitstimes.com/world/canada...
www.straitstimes.com/world/canada...
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I believe the technical term for this is extortion
Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador says
Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador says
Pete Hoekstra said it will not be easy to restart the now-stalled trade talks, and urged Canada to "harmonize" as much as possible with the U.S. on a range of
www.thestar.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I believe the technical term for this is extortion
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If there's a silver lining to how late the project is, it's that the TTC will have time to implement Sean's easy fixes before the line opens.
More thoughts on Mount Dennis Station, as promised. It's a good, if not great, design for the most part (particularly given the complexity), but wayfinding can be improved considerably. At least that's an easy fix.
seanmarshall.ca/2025/11/17/i...
seanmarshall.ca/2025/11/17/i...
Introducing Mount Dennis
Toronto’s newest transit hub is only half-opened, but it provides a preview of the region’s upcoming new transit links. Despite a decent layout and good incorporation of local heritage,…
seanmarshall.ca
November 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
If there's a silver lining to how late the project is, it's that the TTC will have time to implement Sean's easy fixes before the line opens.
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Absolutely this. It keeps being portrayed as a boycott - and maybe it is for some, but these stories are having a big influence.
Don't ever ask Canadians why they aren't pursuing fun US vacays. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’
Exclusive: For roughly 100 days, Thomas says he faced harsh detention conditions, despite agreeing to deportation
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Absolutely this. It keeps being portrayed as a boycott - and maybe it is for some, but these stories are having a big influence.
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So I was aware of one, but not two slow name change rollouts by the TTC: Eglinton West => Cedarvale and Dundas => TMU.
November 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
So I was aware of one, but not two slow name change rollouts by the TTC: Eglinton West => Cedarvale and Dundas => TMU.
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Welcome to Toronto’s newest partially open transit hub!
November 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Welcome to Toronto’s newest partially open transit hub!
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#Opinion: On measles and vaccines, Canada can’t keep ignoring the elephant in the room
On measles and vaccines, Canada can’t keep ignoring the elephant in the room
Study after study has shown that political affiliation is one of the single strongest predictors of vaccination status.
www.thestar.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
#Opinion: On measles and vaccines, Canada can’t keep ignoring the elephant in the room
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Secret data reveals which low-scoring applicants still received millions of dollars from the Ford government’s skills fund
Secret data reveals which low-scoring applicants still received millions of dollars from the Ford government’s skills fund
Secret government data obtained by the Star shows 26 applicants scoring 50 per cent or lower received $36.6 million from Premier Doug Ford's controversial Skills Development Fund earlier this year.
www.thestar.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Secret data reveals which low-scoring applicants still received millions of dollars from the Ford government’s skills fund
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COCHRANE: "To me it's Pierre Poilievre being who Pierre Poilievre is. Endless amounts of columns and conversations about, Will he pivot? Will he change? The guy is who the guy is. And I don't say it as a criticism, but you're not going to get different because this is just who you're dealing with."
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
COCHRANE: "To me it's Pierre Poilievre being who Pierre Poilievre is. Endless amounts of columns and conversations about, Will he pivot? Will he change? The guy is who the guy is. And I don't say it as a criticism, but you're not going to get different because this is just who you're dealing with."
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I spent some in Texas recently, looking at Trump's America a year(ish) after his election last year.
www.thestar.com/opinion/igno...
www.thestar.com/opinion/igno...
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I spent some in Texas recently, looking at Trump's America a year(ish) after his election last year.
www.thestar.com/opinion/igno...
www.thestar.com/opinion/igno...
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At some point we need a national conversation about why so many Canadian mayor are so bluntly bad.
Ken Sim's austerity budget is so severe that they're going to be REMOVING EXISTING BABY CHANGING TABLES
Vancouver, is this really who we are?
Vancouver, is this really who we are?
Listening to Vancouver Council budget discussion in the background this morning. In response to a question from @seanorr.bsky.social about where they'll be retracting from the city just said they're planning to REMOVE baby changing tables and menstrual product dispensers to save costs. Shameful.
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
At some point we need a national conversation about why so many Canadian mayor are so bluntly bad.
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Great that top Canadian universities are hiring top scholars (why wouldn't they?) but the Ontario Progressive Conservative government has starved the post-secondary sector and the province has the lowest per-student funding of any Canadian province. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/educa...
U of T hires three top U.S. scholars, plans for 100 new postdocs
Canadian-born MIT astrophysicist Sara Seagar among those joining the university
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Great that top Canadian universities are hiring top scholars (why wouldn't they?) but the Ontario Progressive Conservative government has starved the post-secondary sector and the province has the lowest per-student funding of any Canadian province. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/educa...
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UPDATE: Canada has announced that it has lost its measles elimination status.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
UPDATE: Canada has announced that it has lost its measles elimination status.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
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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
I don't have particularly positive options about Pierre Poilievre and his gang of Maple MAGAs, but whoa boy, this exceeds my expectations of how f--ked up they are...
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I don't have particularly positive options about Pierre Poilievre and his gang of Maple MAGAs, but whoa boy, this exceeds my expectations of how f--ked up they are...
On CBC P&P, the rumour is he was about to cross too but the party leadership and whip threatened him, so he said: f--k this and quit. This is probably not the end. PP leads by fear; as expected, the CPC party is now on fire.
With one Member of Parliament crossing the floor of the House of Commons to become a Liberal and another resigning his seat, the Conservatives are having a rough week.
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
On CBC P&P, the rumour is he was about to cross too but the party leadership and whip threatened him, so he said: f--k this and quit. This is probably not the end. PP leads by fear; as expected, the CPC party is now on fire.
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Canada makes pitch for US researchers to relocate with $1.7bn in new funding. My story for @science.org 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Canada’s new budget aims to lure U.S. researchers to relocate
Spending plan also calls for smaller research spending cut than feared
www.science.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Canada makes pitch for US researchers to relocate with $1.7bn in new funding. My story for @science.org 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...