Erin
@erinish.bsky.social
Chronic helper. Joy seeker. Greater good. Action > anxiety.
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As he did with the Ontario Science Centre and Ontario Place, Doug Ford is ignoring a majority of public voices (98% against) in pushing ahead to sever 60% of Wasaga Beach from provincial park protection and privatizing it.
Conservatives don’t govern. They monetize.
Conservatives don’t govern. They monetize.
Ontario advances Wasaga Beach transfer | The Narwhal
98% of public feedback opposed Ontario’s plan to drop provincial park designation and protections on a portion of Wasaga Beach
thenarwhal.ca
January 31, 2026 at 11:40 PM
As he did with the Ontario Science Centre and Ontario Place, Doug Ford is ignoring a majority of public voices (98% against) in pushing ahead to sever 60% of Wasaga Beach from provincial park protection and privatizing it.
Conservatives don’t govern. They monetize.
Conservatives don’t govern. They monetize.
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"Mr. Sutcliffe, there's a $41 million hole in your budget"
-Catherine McKenney
Funny how that's exactly the shortfall in funding transit turned out to be.
-Catherine McKenney
Funny how that's exactly the shortfall in funding transit turned out to be.
Sutcliffe on transit: “I know it’s been very difficult … but the system will get better and better in the weeks and months ahead, it will get more reliable” #ottpoli
January 28, 2026 at 11:42 PM
"Mr. Sutcliffe, there's a $41 million hole in your budget"
-Catherine McKenney
Funny how that's exactly the shortfall in funding transit turned out to be.
-Catherine McKenney
Funny how that's exactly the shortfall in funding transit turned out to be.
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Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
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This is one of the most important posts you’re read and share in a while.
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 27, 2026 at 3:54 PM
This is one of the most important posts you’re read and share in a while.
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But where will I park and drive my oversized GMC and Ford Ranger (that carries less than a Japanese KEI)
In case you missed it, Utrecht, Netherlands has begun building the largest Dutch “car-free” neighbourhood.
12K people
6K homes
1.8K social rental homes
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes
21.5K bike parking spaces
250 shared cars
2 parcel hubs
Parking structures on the edge.
12K people
6K homes
1.8K social rental homes
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes
21.5K bike parking spaces
250 shared cars
2 parcel hubs
Parking structures on the edge.
Utrecht to start construction on largest car-free neighborhood in the country next week
Construction of a new neighborhood is set to begin in Utrecht next week. The neighborhood, called Merwede, is scheduled to be the largest car-free district in the Netherlands, with 6,000 homes. The ar...
nltimes.nl
January 26, 2026 at 8:19 AM
But where will I park and drive my oversized GMC and Ford Ranger (that carries less than a Japanese KEI)
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
January 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
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Seen in Los Angeles
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
January 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Seen in Los Angeles
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
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Tiffany C. Li:
”Wake up. Check if WWIII started.
Brush teeth.
Go to work. Grow incandescent with rage viewing the latest terrible video of a child being endangered by the power of the state. Lunch.
Make dinner. Read about the latest public health disaster. One episode of TV before bed.”
2026 🌎
”Wake up. Check if WWIII started.
Brush teeth.
Go to work. Grow incandescent with rage viewing the latest terrible video of a child being endangered by the power of the state. Lunch.
Make dinner. Read about the latest public health disaster. One episode of TV before bed.”
2026 🌎
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Tiffany C. Li:
”Wake up. Check if WWIII started.
Brush teeth.
Go to work. Grow incandescent with rage viewing the latest terrible video of a child being endangered by the power of the state. Lunch.
Make dinner. Read about the latest public health disaster. One episode of TV before bed.”
2026 🌎
”Wake up. Check if WWIII started.
Brush teeth.
Go to work. Grow incandescent with rage viewing the latest terrible video of a child being endangered by the power of the state. Lunch.
Make dinner. Read about the latest public health disaster. One episode of TV before bed.”
2026 🌎
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Ever wondered what a downtown pedestrian streets looks like on a Monday evening in the middle of January in Montreal?
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Ever wondered what a downtown pedestrian streets looks like on a Monday evening in the middle of January in Montreal?
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One thing I can tell you for certain is that at least some scientists inside Health Canada are alarmed by this proposal.
And given that it's part of the GoC's 'red tape initiative', I'm very worried that this mechanism will be used to justify job cuts to Health Canada's core scientific staff.
And given that it's part of the GoC's 'red tape initiative', I'm very worried that this mechanism will be used to justify job cuts to Health Canada's core scientific staff.
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM
One thing I can tell you for certain is that at least some scientists inside Health Canada are alarmed by this proposal.
And given that it's part of the GoC's 'red tape initiative', I'm very worried that this mechanism will be used to justify job cuts to Health Canada's core scientific staff.
And given that it's part of the GoC's 'red tape initiative', I'm very worried that this mechanism will be used to justify job cuts to Health Canada's core scientific staff.
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A generation from now, The Globe will be running think pieces on this: How Canada squandered the enormous advantage of its immigration and scattered people across the country because Bob and Helen didn’t like the look of apartment buildings.
January 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM
A generation from now, The Globe will be running think pieces on this: How Canada squandered the enormous advantage of its immigration and scattered people across the country because Bob and Helen didn’t like the look of apartment buildings.
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This is a BIG deal. I've emailed to ask for any info pertaining to where the standards might be housed, but not holding my breath.
The standards include items such as the design of containers that pull dangerous goods on railroads, and the testing for lead in gasoline. Flammibility of mattresses..
The standards include items such as the design of containers that pull dangerous goods on railroads, and the testing for lead in gasoline. Flammibility of mattresses..
www.canada.ca/en/public-se...
The Canadian General Standards Board is also shutting down *entirely* as of April 1 with no clear plan for who takes over their work and responsibilities
The Canadian General Standards Board is also shutting down *entirely* as of April 1 with no clear plan for who takes over their work and responsibilities
Canadian General Standards Board - Canada.ca
Canadian General Standards Board, CGSB, standardization, consensus, standards development, conformity assessment, products, services, certification, qualification, acceptance, programs, quality, envir...
www.canada.ca
January 15, 2026 at 1:37 PM
This is a BIG deal. I've emailed to ask for any info pertaining to where the standards might be housed, but not holding my breath.
The standards include items such as the design of containers that pull dangerous goods on railroads, and the testing for lead in gasoline. Flammibility of mattresses..
The standards include items such as the design of containers that pull dangerous goods on railroads, and the testing for lead in gasoline. Flammibility of mattresses..
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Tom does it again.
January 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Tom does it again.
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"I'm not mad at you" as your last words on earth are really not all that far from "forgive them father for they know not what they do."
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"I'm not mad at you" as your last words on earth are really not all that far from "forgive them father for they know not what they do."
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Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:
archive.is/ur35j
archive.is/ur35j
January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:
archive.is/ur35j
archive.is/ur35j
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I teach bystander intervention for a living and have taught de-escalation to law enforcement.
Trust me when I say that bottle girls, gas station clerks, strippers, front desk employees at hotels and airports, baristas, etc. have better de-escalation skills than any cop I've ever seen.
Trust me when I say that bottle girls, gas station clerks, strippers, front desk employees at hotels and airports, baristas, etc. have better de-escalation skills than any cop I've ever seen.
January 8, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I teach bystander intervention for a living and have taught de-escalation to law enforcement.
Trust me when I say that bottle girls, gas station clerks, strippers, front desk employees at hotels and airports, baristas, etc. have better de-escalation skills than any cop I've ever seen.
Trust me when I say that bottle girls, gas station clerks, strippers, front desk employees at hotels and airports, baristas, etc. have better de-escalation skills than any cop I've ever seen.
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Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
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Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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COVID-19 Is Six Today. What We've Learned. To start, we need cleaner air, which requires a change in medical culture, by @crof.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... via @thetyee.ca
COVID-19 Is Six Today. What We’ve Learned | The Tyee
We need cleaner air, which requires changes in medical culture.
thetyee.ca
January 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
COVID-19 Is Six Today. What We've Learned. To start, we need cleaner air, which requires a change in medical culture, by @crof.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... via @thetyee.ca
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I expected to read this story and find that public health was monitoring harmful substances and that asbestos was not detected downstream of these pipes but nope! Health Canada says there’s no good quality evidence that asbestos is harmful if present in drinking water.
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Asbestos is banned in Canada. Why is it in our drinking water? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/29/n... @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social @nationalobserver.com
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
December 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I expected to read this story and find that public health was monitoring harmful substances and that asbestos was not detected downstream of these pipes but nope! Health Canada says there’s no good quality evidence that asbestos is harmful if present in drinking water.
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You will pay all the taxes you do now, plus you will pay out-of-pocket for your health insurance, and tuition for your kids' school. And the standard of healthcare and education will be much worse.
December 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
You will pay all the taxes you do now, plus you will pay out-of-pocket for your health insurance, and tuition for your kids' school. And the standard of healthcare and education will be much worse.
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After the devastating loss of the 3 children in Ottawa, it was urgent to get info out re the additional ways avail to protect one’s loved ones from serious illness as we enter the holidays…
and to remind young fams this amt of sickness ISN’T normal.
#VaccinePlus
ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/12/21/s...
and to remind young fams this amt of sickness ISN’T normal.
#VaccinePlus
ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/12/21/s...
Schools have become cesspools for cold and flu, but they don't have to be: Ontario School Safety
The volunteer organization Ontario School Safety is calling on the provincial government to improve air quality in schools as flu spreads.
ottawa.citynews.ca
December 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
After the devastating loss of the 3 children in Ottawa, it was urgent to get info out re the additional ways avail to protect one’s loved ones from serious illness as we enter the holidays…
and to remind young fams this amt of sickness ISN’T normal.
#VaccinePlus
ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/12/21/s...
and to remind young fams this amt of sickness ISN’T normal.
#VaccinePlus
ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/12/21/s...
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"Some specific workplace conditions were tied to amplified risk: working onsite during the pandemic (57% higher risk than telework), inconsistent use of high-filtration respirators (52% higher risk), and regularly commuting by public transportation (58%).
The highest-risk included HCWs, teachers..."
The highest-risk included HCWs, teachers..."
Workplace exposures tied to higher risk of long COVID
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"Some specific workplace conditions were tied to amplified risk: working onsite during the pandemic (57% higher risk than telework), inconsistent use of high-filtration respirators (52% higher risk), and regularly commuting by public transportation (58%).
The highest-risk included HCWs, teachers..."
The highest-risk included HCWs, teachers..."