HamishB
@hamishbuchanan.bsky.social
Artist in Toronto.
Politics, the environment, urban affairs.
Homebody, pedestrian, cyclist & transit-user. Gay as a garden party but more garden than party.
I block people who don't have clearly individual profile introductions.
I block people who don't have clearly individual profile introductions.
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Doug Ford not showing up to answer my questions?
Yeah, you can set your watch by that one.
Yeah, you can set your watch by that one.
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Doug Ford not showing up to answer my questions?
Yeah, you can set your watch by that one.
Yeah, you can set your watch by that one.
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The X platform now has a new tool that promotes scrutiny about the origin of X accounts.
I've noticed lately that more trolls are invading Bsky. This same feature that X has so members can check an account's country of origin would be super helpful to weed out the bad guys from causing harm here.
I've noticed lately that more trolls are invading Bsky. This same feature that X has so members can check an account's country of origin would be super helpful to weed out the bad guys from causing harm here.
November 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The X platform now has a new tool that promotes scrutiny about the origin of X accounts.
I've noticed lately that more trolls are invading Bsky. This same feature that X has so members can check an account's country of origin would be super helpful to weed out the bad guys from causing harm here.
I've noticed lately that more trolls are invading Bsky. This same feature that X has so members can check an account's country of origin would be super helpful to weed out the bad guys from causing harm here.
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Doug Ford hates wind turbines because they're a visual blight.
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Doug Ford hates wind turbines because they're a visual blight.
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$65B (billion) of healthcare funding in Ontario has gone missing.
Over five years, at least.
The Auditor General has no idea where it went, so it wasn't audited.
Oh, you didn't know?
That's #CdnMediaColludes doing a good job.
www.corruptario.ca/what-the-ags...
Over five years, at least.
The Auditor General has no idea where it went, so it wasn't audited.
Oh, you didn't know?
That's #CdnMediaColludes doing a good job.
www.corruptario.ca/what-the-ags...
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
$65B (billion) of healthcare funding in Ontario has gone missing.
Over five years, at least.
The Auditor General has no idea where it went, so it wasn't audited.
Oh, you didn't know?
That's #CdnMediaColludes doing a good job.
www.corruptario.ca/what-the-ags...
Over five years, at least.
The Auditor General has no idea where it went, so it wasn't audited.
Oh, you didn't know?
That's #CdnMediaColludes doing a good job.
www.corruptario.ca/what-the-ags...
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But is anyone going to hold Doug Ford accountable for the dismantling of our system? Of course not. All healthcare blame is to be directed to the federal government, because shut up.
“Ontario recorded the highest number of wait-list deaths: 10,634, including more than 9,100 diagnostic-scan deaths where patients died before reaching the point of receiving or being scheduled for surgery.”
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Tens of thousands of Canadians died waiting for medical care in the past year: report
A new report is raising alarm over growing wait-list deaths in Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
But is anyone going to hold Doug Ford accountable for the dismantling of our system? Of course not. All healthcare blame is to be directed to the federal government, because shut up.
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Spa could take 9 years.
Of course, it may never get built
5 years after signing the contract, Therme still does not have an investor to build the spa at Ontario Place
Not surprising, they lied about their financing to get the 95 year-lease on our parkland.
www.thetrillium.ca/insider-news...
Of course, it may never get built
5 years after signing the contract, Therme still does not have an investor to build the spa at Ontario Place
Not surprising, they lied about their financing to get the 95 year-lease on our parkland.
www.thetrillium.ca/insider-news...
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Spa could take 9 years.
Of course, it may never get built
5 years after signing the contract, Therme still does not have an investor to build the spa at Ontario Place
Not surprising, they lied about their financing to get the 95 year-lease on our parkland.
www.thetrillium.ca/insider-news...
Of course, it may never get built
5 years after signing the contract, Therme still does not have an investor to build the spa at Ontario Place
Not surprising, they lied about their financing to get the 95 year-lease on our parkland.
www.thetrillium.ca/insider-news...
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I'm old enough to remember when another Republican president (or two) started a war for oil on fabricated claims.
Never does end well, least of all for the hundreds of thousands killed for NOTHING.
Never does end well, least of all for the hundreds of thousands killed for NOTHING.
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I'm old enough to remember when another Republican president (or two) started a war for oil on fabricated claims.
Never does end well, least of all for the hundreds of thousands killed for NOTHING.
Never does end well, least of all for the hundreds of thousands killed for NOTHING.
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We are going to a diner in Lagos to find out what real Americans actually think about the Democrats.
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We are going to a diner in Lagos to find out what real Americans actually think about the Democrats.
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Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.”
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.”
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
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With all the noise being made about the US/Russia peace plan the admin is trying to foist on Ukraine, it’s important to understand why the full-court press is happening right now. Why Orban is attempting to speak for the EU…
Putin cannot afford the war anymore. They are selling off their gold,
Putin cannot afford the war anymore. They are selling off their gold,
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
With all the noise being made about the US/Russia peace plan the admin is trying to foist on Ukraine, it’s important to understand why the full-court press is happening right now. Why Orban is attempting to speak for the EU…
Putin cannot afford the war anymore. They are selling off their gold,
Putin cannot afford the war anymore. They are selling off their gold,
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The fast-fix for global warming that the UN climate summit can’t ignore
theconversation.com/the-fast-fix...
theconversation.com/the-fast-fix...
The fast-fix for global warming that the UN climate summit can’t ignore
Removing so-called ‘short-lived climate pollutants’ from the atmosphere could reduce global warming – fast.
theconversation.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The fast-fix for global warming that the UN climate summit can’t ignore
theconversation.com/the-fast-fix...
theconversation.com/the-fast-fix...
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WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
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"You can spend about $40 per employee per year of increased ventilation costs and that will give you $7,000 of gained employee productivity per person, almost a 200 to 1 gain."
Today on Volts: for years, I've wanted to do a podcast on indoor air quality, and I finally found the perfect guest! Dr. Lagoudas & I discuss indoor air pollutants, the policies and technologies that can control them, and the growing need to frame indoor air quality as a basic human right.
What's the deal with indoor air quality?
From CO2 monitors to better building codes, Dr. Georgia Lagoudas outlines how to clean up the spaces where we spend 90% of our lives.
www.volts.wtf
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"You can spend about $40 per employee per year of increased ventilation costs and that will give you $7,000 of gained employee productivity per person, almost a 200 to 1 gain."
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It was really expensive to get beer into corner stores one year early. Had Ontario’s Conservatives just waited one year, this wouldn’t have cost us nearly $2 billion.
$2 billion that could’ve gone to hospitals, schools, and social programs. #onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1153599...
$2 billion that could’ve gone to hospitals, schools, and social programs. #onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1153599...
Ontario pays out full $225M to Beer Store as end of store closure commitment nears | Globalnews.ca
Ontario struck an agreement with the alcohol retailer to end its retail monopoly in the province early in 2024 so convenience stores could begin selling beer.
globalnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
It was really expensive to get beer into corner stores one year early. Had Ontario’s Conservatives just waited one year, this wouldn’t have cost us nearly $2 billion.
$2 billion that could’ve gone to hospitals, schools, and social programs. #onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1153599...
$2 billion that could’ve gone to hospitals, schools, and social programs. #onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1153599...
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"For a generation, politicians in Toronto’s inner suburbs have decried their relative lack of amenities while also systematically opposing any measure that would provide them with more amenities" - @thekeenanwire.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Edward Keenan: Toronto’s decision on corner stores may seem like a win — but it’s only a half-measure on top of another half-measure
Watch City Hall long enough, and you’ll inevitably conclude that some councillors here simply hate urban life.
www.thestar.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"For a generation, politicians in Toronto’s inner suburbs have decried their relative lack of amenities while also systematically opposing any measure that would provide them with more amenities" - @thekeenanwire.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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Has Carney himself made any kind of public statement(s) about Danielle Smith's flagrant abuse of the notwithstanding clause? Anything at all? The Albertans affected are Canadian citizens who have had their Charter rights stripped. Seems like that should merit some kind of response from our PM.
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Has Carney himself made any kind of public statement(s) about Danielle Smith's flagrant abuse of the notwithstanding clause? Anything at all? The Albertans affected are Canadian citizens who have had their Charter rights stripped. Seems like that should merit some kind of response from our PM.
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the stone-faced compadres surrounding Piccini in the house -
they all bought into Ford's skills development fund and now they're wearing the same flimsy gabardine the scandalized Piccini is modelling #onpoli
they all bought into Ford's skills development fund and now they're wearing the same flimsy gabardine the scandalized Piccini is modelling #onpoli
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
the stone-faced compadres surrounding Piccini in the house -
they all bought into Ford's skills development fund and now they're wearing the same flimsy gabardine the scandalized Piccini is modelling #onpoli
they all bought into Ford's skills development fund and now they're wearing the same flimsy gabardine the scandalized Piccini is modelling #onpoli
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For those who've followed the story of Wet'suwet'en land defenders—criminalized for peacefully fighting the CGL pipeline through their lands—read this statement on the final judgement in their case. The power and wisdom of this struggle are incredibly moving.
www.yintahaccess.com/news/sentenc...
www.yintahaccess.com/news/sentenc...
Sentencing Decision — Gidimt'en Yintah Access
“No matter what they said, no matter what they did, they couldn’t touch us because we’re standing on what our ancestors fought and died for.” -Sleydo’ “Since the beginning I feel like we’ve always...
www.yintahaccess.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 AM
For those who've followed the story of Wet'suwet'en land defenders—criminalized for peacefully fighting the CGL pipeline through their lands—read this statement on the final judgement in their case. The power and wisdom of this struggle are incredibly moving.
www.yintahaccess.com/news/sentenc...
www.yintahaccess.com/news/sentenc...
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"LNG production is definitively not an alternative to reducing Canadian emissions."
Essential reading from @dalebeugin.bsky.social & Nancy Olewiler: climateinstitute.ca/will-canadia...
Essential reading from @dalebeugin.bsky.social & Nancy Olewiler: climateinstitute.ca/will-canadia...
Will Canadian LNG increase or decrease emissions?
Evidence suggests that expanding Canadian LNG will increase domestic emissions and have uncertain implications for global emissions.
climateinstitute.ca
November 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"LNG production is definitively not an alternative to reducing Canadian emissions."
Essential reading from @dalebeugin.bsky.social & Nancy Olewiler: climateinstitute.ca/will-canadia...
Essential reading from @dalebeugin.bsky.social & Nancy Olewiler: climateinstitute.ca/will-canadia...
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“Methane emissions across the supply chain are a key indicator of poor environmental and operational practices in the fossil fuel industry. Reducing [them] in the energy sector is the most effective and rapid way to cut greenhouse gases in the short term.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Can methane cuts pull us back from the brink of climate breakdown?
With temperatures breaching the Paris limit, experts say tackling the powerful gas could buy crucial time as the clean-energy shift stalls
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Methane emissions across the supply chain are a key indicator of poor environmental and operational practices in the fossil fuel industry. Reducing [them] in the energy sector is the most effective and rapid way to cut greenhouse gases in the short term.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Take a read of this excellent investigative journalism 👇
People are dying in our hosps w life threatening conditions, while the hosp ORs sit empty, and yet govt forces more low risk surgeries in private facilities.
People are dying in our hosps w life threatening conditions, while the hosp ORs sit empty, and yet govt forces more low risk surgeries in private facilities.
My latest investigation for @thetyee.ca details what the UCP government doesn't want the public to know about their private surgery push.
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta’s For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing | The Tyee
The shift strong-arms doctors but hasn’t saved money or shortened waits for critical operations, sources say. A Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
November 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Take a read of this excellent investigative journalism 👇
People are dying in our hosps w life threatening conditions, while the hosp ORs sit empty, and yet govt forces more low risk surgeries in private facilities.
People are dying in our hosps w life threatening conditions, while the hosp ORs sit empty, and yet govt forces more low risk surgeries in private facilities.
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You’re the ones who have to come up with the actual plan, dipshit.
November 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
You’re the ones who have to come up with the actual plan, dipshit.
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Canada transforms into a police state the moment it encounters serious opposition to its crimes against humanity:
"... the event was organized as a forum to analyze and document 'Canada’s complicity in the genocide and dispossession of Palestinians, including over the last two years in Gaza'".
"... the event was organized as a forum to analyze and document 'Canada’s complicity in the genocide and dispossession of Palestinians, including over the last two years in Gaza'".
Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine | CBC News
A well-known academic and former UN special rapporteur says he was detained by customs agents in Toronto while on his way to speak at a conference on human rights violations against Palestinians.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Canada transforms into a police state the moment it encounters serious opposition to its crimes against humanity:
"... the event was organized as a forum to analyze and document 'Canada’s complicity in the genocide and dispossession of Palestinians, including over the last two years in Gaza'".
"... the event was organized as a forum to analyze and document 'Canada’s complicity in the genocide and dispossession of Palestinians, including over the last two years in Gaza'".
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Re-upping this 🧵 from when Ksi Lisims LNG was given enviro approval.
The downstream emissions from Ksi Lisims will be roughly equivalent to 5% of Canada's TOTAL domestic GHG emissions. This is a carbon bomb - a willful act of arson.
Mark Carney simply does not get the climate emergency... 👇
The downstream emissions from Ksi Lisims will be roughly equivalent to 5% of Canada's TOTAL domestic GHG emissions. This is a carbon bomb - a willful act of arson.
Mark Carney simply does not get the climate emergency... 👇
This Ksi Lisims LNG approval is terrible news.
"It's hard to believe that we're moving ahead in B.C. with climate-destroying LNG projects in the midst of a climate crisis," said Tara Marsden, sustainability director for the Gitanyow hereditary chiefs.
Yup.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"It's hard to believe that we're moving ahead in B.C. with climate-destroying LNG projects in the midst of a climate crisis," said Tara Marsden, sustainability director for the Gitanyow hereditary chiefs.
Yup.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
$10B LNG project in northwest B.C. gets environmental certificate despite opposition | CBC News
The Ksi Lisims LNG terminal project, about 80 kilometres north of Prince Rupert, B.C., has received a provincial environmental assessment certificat — a critical step for the megaproject despite conce...
www.cbc.ca
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Re-upping this 🧵 from when Ksi Lisims LNG was given enviro approval.
The downstream emissions from Ksi Lisims will be roughly equivalent to 5% of Canada's TOTAL domestic GHG emissions. This is a carbon bomb - a willful act of arson.
Mark Carney simply does not get the climate emergency... 👇
The downstream emissions from Ksi Lisims will be roughly equivalent to 5% of Canada's TOTAL domestic GHG emissions. This is a carbon bomb - a willful act of arson.
Mark Carney simply does not get the climate emergency... 👇