Vicky Smallman
@offhandremarks.bsky.social
Feminist. Trade Unionist. Mom of teens. Learning and unlearning constantly and working to make things better. She/her
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Whether or not he realizes it, Tierney is making an excellent argument for breaking up Ottawa. The challenges of the core are very different from those in his ward. Thats why Ottawa should be at least 2 different municipalities. #ottawa
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Whether or not he realizes it, Tierney is making an excellent argument for breaking up Ottawa. The challenges of the core are very different from those in his ward. Thats why Ottawa should be at least 2 different municipalities. #ottawa
Does your councillor refuse to accept the relentless pursuit of the mediocre? Do they vote no to starving community services and call for intiatives that actually make our community safer, instead of constantly throwing money into the police budgets? ottawacitizen.com/opinion/budg...
Is your councillor a chronic no-voter on city budgets? | Opinion
Tim Tierney: Ottawa has traded safety and security for policing alternatives – experiments that have repeatedly failed. | Opinion
ottawacitizen.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Does your councillor refuse to accept the relentless pursuit of the mediocre? Do they vote no to starving community services and call for intiatives that actually make our community safer, instead of constantly throwing money into the police budgets? ottawacitizen.com/opinion/budg...
Today's post over on Miss Vicky's Offhand Remarks - reflections on #6December #Polytechnique
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Remembrance and Action
December 6 is a difficult day for women of my generation.
I was 21 in 1989, working on my MA in Dublin, and was getting my hair cut in a Grafton Street salon when I heard the news about 14 women murd...
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December 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Today's post over on Miss Vicky's Offhand Remarks - reflections on #6December #Polytechnique
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I’m having a week, so you had better bet I am watching cheesy Norwegian movies about trolls ravaging Oslo
December 5, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I’m having a week, so you had better bet I am watching cheesy Norwegian movies about trolls ravaging Oslo
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Joanne will never run out of money because people keep buying her stuff, and so this will keep happening. SLAPP after SLAPP until trans people are completely drummed out of public existence and nobody will do a thing about it
December 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Joanne will never run out of money because people keep buying her stuff, and so this will keep happening. SLAPP after SLAPP until trans people are completely drummed out of public existence and nobody will do a thing about it
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Thousands call on Girlguiding to reverse ‘out of touch’ trans ban
Thousands call on Girlguiding to reverse 'out of touch' trans ban
Thousands have called for Girlguiding UK to reverse its ban on trans girls less than 24 hours after it announced a new policy amendment.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Thousands call on Girlguiding to reverse ‘out of touch’ trans ban
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There's enough inaccurate or concerning information in the way in which @en.ottawa.ca is communicating about the 2026 Budget that I felt it should be addressed. And it's the concept of $252M in "savings" that I want to talk about, because this information is being used falsely. 1/
#OttBudget 2026 invests in the services we rely on every day. Through service reviews and continuous improvement, we have realized more than $252 million in savings during this Term of Council.
One example of a service improvement is the redesigned Open Ottawa platform.
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One example of a service improvement is the redesigned Open Ottawa platform.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:25 AM
There's enough inaccurate or concerning information in the way in which @en.ottawa.ca is communicating about the 2026 Budget that I felt it should be addressed. And it's the concept of $252M in "savings" that I want to talk about, because this information is being used falsely. 1/
Let’s go Ottawa Charge!
December 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Let’s go Ottawa Charge!
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Date night! With weapons!
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Date night! With weapons!
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The little things add up: broken sidewalks, unkempt weeds, the slow pace of snow removal. Austerity has a cost and a real impact on our quality of life.
We ask city staff to put together budgets, but they are working with scraps.
We can do so much better.
We ask city staff to put together budgets, but they are working with scraps.
We can do so much better.
November 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The little things add up: broken sidewalks, unkempt weeds, the slow pace of snow removal. Austerity has a cost and a real impact on our quality of life.
We ask city staff to put together budgets, but they are working with scraps.
We can do so much better.
We ask city staff to put together budgets, but they are working with scraps.
We can do so much better.
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You'll note that there is zero talk of nationizing fossil fuel revenues for actual nation-building that benefits citizens (a la Norway), it's just corporate profit.
Also crucially, even if oil wasn’t killing the planet and costing us billions, this doesn’t create that many jobs anymore. Its literally a give away of our environment to raise some stocks.
Canada has had record breaking forest fires that show no signs of slowing down, let alone stopping, and Carney decides we can all stomach it so oil magnates can get more billions.
November 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
You'll note that there is zero talk of nationizing fossil fuel revenues for actual nation-building that benefits citizens (a la Norway), it's just corporate profit.
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“The answer is still no. No pipelines in British Columbia, no further fossil fuel pipelines, period,” said Stewart Phillip, grand chief of Syilx Nation and president of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/n...
BC First Nations denounce reported Alberta-Ottawa agreement
Ahead of Thursday's expected announcement, Indigenous leaders in the province are accusing the federal government of making a "back room deal" to force through a pipeline to the province's northwest c...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“The answer is still no. No pipelines in British Columbia, no further fossil fuel pipelines, period,” said Stewart Phillip, grand chief of Syilx Nation and president of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/n...
Big clump of something just fell from the roof of the arena on to the ice. Realllly hope that fire retardant on the pipes is not asbestos #Lansdowne #OSEG
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Big clump of something just fell from the roof of the arena on to the ice. Realllly hope that fire retardant on the pipes is not asbestos #Lansdowne #OSEG
There’s just something about women’s hockey. Major misconduct and a Vancouver player removed from the ice within just a few minutes of the first period. Wowza
November 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
There’s just something about women’s hockey. Major misconduct and a Vancouver player removed from the ice within just a few minutes of the first period. Wowza
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During the #16Days Against Gender Based Violence we remember that violence is a workers issue.
Unions have led the fight for paid domestic violence leave, safer workplaces, and real support for frontline services. We need governments to step up and fund the protections workers deserve.
#16days
Unions have led the fight for paid domestic violence leave, safer workplaces, and real support for frontline services. We need governments to step up and fund the protections workers deserve.
#16days
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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November 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Tomorrow (Nov 25) is the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of #16Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence
I'm offering 2 FREE bystander intervention webinars to mark the date: 1 in English et un en français
Learn community care with me. Sign up! ⬇️
I'm offering 2 FREE bystander intervention webinars to mark the date: 1 in English et un en français
Learn community care with me. Sign up! ⬇️
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November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Tomorrow (Nov 25) is the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of #16Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence
I'm offering 2 FREE bystander intervention webinars to mark the date: 1 in English et un en français
Learn community care with me. Sign up! ⬇️
I'm offering 2 FREE bystander intervention webinars to mark the date: 1 in English et un en français
Learn community care with me. Sign up! ⬇️
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
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The notwithstanding clause allows a province to make laws overriding parts of the charter of rights for five years.
The Assembly of First Nations expressed concerns over Alberta’s use of the clause to limit the rights of two-spirit and trans youth.
The Assembly of First Nations expressed concerns over Alberta’s use of the clause to limit the rights of two-spirit and trans youth.
Notwithstanding clause in Alberta raises concerns from Assembly of First Nations | APTN News
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November 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The notwithstanding clause allows a province to make laws overriding parts of the charter of rights for five years.
The Assembly of First Nations expressed concerns over Alberta’s use of the clause to limit the rights of two-spirit and trans youth.
The Assembly of First Nations expressed concerns over Alberta’s use of the clause to limit the rights of two-spirit and trans youth.
Kickoff meeting got tomorrow’s @canadianlabour.bsky.social Lobby Day - pretty sure this is one of the biggest crowds we have had. Tonight they talk about the issues, tomorrow they bring their voices to MPs and Senators.
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Kickoff meeting got tomorrow’s @canadianlabour.bsky.social Lobby Day - pretty sure this is one of the biggest crowds we have had. Tonight they talk about the issues, tomorrow they bring their voices to MPs and Senators.
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Carney on Africa:
“Yes, Africa is part…Is it the first thing we worked on in terms of priorities? No…Because we have a responsibility to have that highest return.”
What a foolish, stupid thing to say/believe. Canada needs all the friends we can get, and he just told an entire continent to screw off.
“Yes, Africa is part…Is it the first thing we worked on in terms of priorities? No…Because we have a responsibility to have that highest return.”
What a foolish, stupid thing to say/believe. Canada needs all the friends we can get, and he just told an entire continent to screw off.
The women that brought him to power might be raising their collective eyebrows.
Canada's view on Africa also bears reporting.
Important coverage from the G20 @geoffreyyork.bsky.social
Canada's view on Africa also bears reporting.
Important coverage from the G20 @geoffreyyork.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Carney on Africa:
“Yes, Africa is part…Is it the first thing we worked on in terms of priorities? No…Because we have a responsibility to have that highest return.”
What a foolish, stupid thing to say/believe. Canada needs all the friends we can get, and he just told an entire continent to screw off.
“Yes, Africa is part…Is it the first thing we worked on in terms of priorities? No…Because we have a responsibility to have that highest return.”
What a foolish, stupid thing to say/believe. Canada needs all the friends we can get, and he just told an entire continent to screw off.
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Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.