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People talk about housing and neighbours like the bullies in highschool talked about their cliques. You have to fit in, not be too weird, like the same things, and be not too loud otherwise you'd be shamed and not invited. Just ridiculous attitudes towards a three storey gentle density.
November 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
People talk about housing and neighbours like the bullies in highschool talked about their cliques. You have to fit in, not be too weird, like the same things, and be not too loud otherwise you'd be shamed and not invited. Just ridiculous attitudes towards a three storey gentle density.
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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WATCH: If you REALLY want to understand a BIG reason why cycling [aka riding a bike] is so dangerous in North America, and one of the biggest villains in the origin story of our unsafe status quo, invest some time watching this one, by NOT JUST BIKES (aka @theurbanistagenda.com here). Then share it.
This is Why Cycling is Dangerous in America
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
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November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
WATCH: If you REALLY want to understand a BIG reason why cycling [aka riding a bike] is so dangerous in North America, and one of the biggest villains in the origin story of our unsafe status quo, invest some time watching this one, by NOT JUST BIKES (aka @theurbanistagenda.com here). Then share it.
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Danielle Smith is surprised that Albertans are using recall legislation for its intended purpose.
That's how the law works, Premier.
And no cabinet minister should implement laws while believing they are above them.
youtube.com/shorts/YEQGF...
That's how the law works, Premier.
And no cabinet minister should implement laws while believing they are above them.
youtube.com/shorts/YEQGF...
UCP: "Recall legislation for thee, not for me"
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Danielle Smith is surprised that Albertans are using recall legislation for its intended purpose.
That's how the law works, Premier.
And no cabinet minister should implement laws while believing they are above them.
youtube.com/shorts/YEQGF...
That's how the law works, Premier.
And no cabinet minister should implement laws while believing they are above them.
youtube.com/shorts/YEQGF...
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It's always nuts to me when ppl say things like "we live in one of the most dangerous places", are constantly fearful of violence. The stress people must feel at all times is crazy. I walk through downtown Hamilton with very little worry knowing it's one of the safest places on Earth (from violence)
Canada is statistically the second safest country in the world for travel in relation to violent crime, and is the fifth safest country in the world overall. Japan takes the top spot, with Belgium in 3rd. Via @cultmtl.com
Comments?
Comments?
Canada named second safest country in the world from violent crime
Canada has been named the second safest country in the world in relation to violent crime.
cultmtl.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It's always nuts to me when ppl say things like "we live in one of the most dangerous places", are constantly fearful of violence. The stress people must feel at all times is crazy. I walk through downtown Hamilton with very little worry knowing it's one of the safest places on Earth (from violence)
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Provinces be like: increase immigration. No, actually cut immigration. No, actually increase immigration.
Quebec minister says Ottawa has gone too far in cutting temporary immigration
Quebec minister says Ottawa has gone too far in cutting temporary immigration
Quebec lawmakers have been considering even deeper cuts, to as low as 25,000 permanent residents per year.
www.thestar.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Provinces be like: increase immigration. No, actually cut immigration. No, actually increase immigration.
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Lorne Gunter at the Edmonton Journal is framing a rash of infill arsons as the obvious outcome of people "pushed to the brink".
He's essentially saying "terrorism is bad, BUT..." in the paper of record
The fervent zealotry of people who oppose density is unreal
He's essentially saying "terrorism is bad, BUT..." in the paper of record
The fervent zealotry of people who oppose density is unreal
November 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Lorne Gunter at the Edmonton Journal is framing a rash of infill arsons as the obvious outcome of people "pushed to the brink".
He's essentially saying "terrorism is bad, BUT..." in the paper of record
The fervent zealotry of people who oppose density is unreal
He's essentially saying "terrorism is bad, BUT..." in the paper of record
The fervent zealotry of people who oppose density is unreal
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Drivers never look for pedestrians when they leave parking lots. We need raised crosswalks or speed bumps to be standard.
#yegbike
#yegbike
5-year-old killed after being hit by vehicle in northwest Edmonton - CityNews Edmonton
Edmonton police say a 5-year-old boy has died after being hit by a vehicle Monday morning in northwest Edmonton.
edmonton.citynews.ca
November 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Drivers never look for pedestrians when they leave parking lots. We need raised crosswalks or speed bumps to be standard.
#yegbike
#yegbike
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montreal’s new mayor wants to rip up bike lanes and create a more permissive regulatory structure for airbnbs. grim result.
Ensemble Montréal proposes year-round short-term rentals for residents — not companies | CBC News
Ensemble Montréal’s mayoral candidate Soraya Martinez Ferrada says her party would ban companies from operating short-term rentals like Airbnbs, but allow residents to rent out their primary home for ...
www.cbc.ca
November 3, 2025 at 3:14 AM
montreal’s new mayor wants to rip up bike lanes and create a more permissive regulatory structure for airbnbs. grim result.
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Very disappointed in today's committee result that reinforces the minority belief that having a neighbourhood convenience store or coffee shop is somehow an unimaginable blight on Toronto's residential character. (1/?)
October 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Very disappointed in today's committee result that reinforces the minority belief that having a neighbourhood convenience store or coffee shop is somehow an unimaginable blight on Toronto's residential character. (1/?)
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Huge shocker! Turns out Alberta separatism is actually just a US-backed psy-op for oil and the people pushing it don’t actually want to be independent.
New deep dive just dropped!
youtu.be/r2pFskA1QiE
New deep dive just dropped!
youtu.be/r2pFskA1QiE
The Insane Plan To Make Alberta America | The Goose 🇨🇦
YouTube video by The Goose
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Huge shocker! Turns out Alberta separatism is actually just a US-backed psy-op for oil and the people pushing it don’t actually want to be independent.
New deep dive just dropped!
youtu.be/r2pFskA1QiE
New deep dive just dropped!
youtu.be/r2pFskA1QiE
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Sometimes questions are more revealing than answers.
The interview yesterday by Vassy Kapelos with Demetrios Nicolaides is one of those times.
Please enjoy these highlights.
The interview yesterday by Vassy Kapelos with Demetrios Nicolaides is one of those times.
Please enjoy these highlights.
October 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Sometimes questions are more revealing than answers.
The interview yesterday by Vassy Kapelos with Demetrios Nicolaides is one of those times.
Please enjoy these highlights.
The interview yesterday by Vassy Kapelos with Demetrios Nicolaides is one of those times.
Please enjoy these highlights.
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The canary in the coal mine has died.
Around the world, authoritarianism is taking hold of once strong democracies. If we ignore the seeds being planted in our own legislature, it will be at our peril.
Using Notwithstanding in this way is a BIG step over a "do not cross" line
Around the world, authoritarianism is taking hold of once strong democracies. If we ignore the seeds being planted in our own legislature, it will be at our peril.
Using Notwithstanding in this way is a BIG step over a "do not cross" line
October 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The canary in the coal mine has died.
Around the world, authoritarianism is taking hold of once strong democracies. If we ignore the seeds being planted in our own legislature, it will be at our peril.
Using Notwithstanding in this way is a BIG step over a "do not cross" line
Around the world, authoritarianism is taking hold of once strong democracies. If we ignore the seeds being planted in our own legislature, it will be at our peril.
Using Notwithstanding in this way is a BIG step over a "do not cross" line
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Instead of trying to green cars so much why don't we just invest in trains. city trains. under ground trains. above ground trains. trains between cities. trains between countries. TRAINS
THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS
THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS
October 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Instead of trying to green cars so much why don't we just invest in trains. city trains. under ground trains. above ground trains. trains between cities. trains between countries. TRAINS
THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS
THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS
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@breachmedia.ca on Ontario banning bike lanes "...more cyclists and pedestrians will be killed by cars, and more carbon emitted on our roads will intensify climate change. And traffic won’t even get better" breachmedia.ca/ontarios-plan-to-ban-bike-lanes-is-ripped-from-the-business-lobbys-wish-list/
Ontario’s plan to ban bike lanes is ripped from the business lobby’s wish list ⋆ The Breach
Buried in a new omnibus bill, the latest salvo in Doug Ford’s war on bikes is more than a vendetta—it’s a gift to corporate lobbyists
breachmedia.ca
October 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
@breachmedia.ca on Ontario banning bike lanes "...more cyclists and pedestrians will be killed by cars, and more carbon emitted on our roads will intensify climate change. And traffic won’t even get better" breachmedia.ca/ontarios-plan-to-ban-bike-lanes-is-ripped-from-the-business-lobbys-wish-list/
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Man there are a lot of elected officials in this country who will go along with literally any idiotic idea instead of just building trains
@nerd4cities.bsky.social off topic...But can you address this nonsense from our brilliant Florida Governor (anything but buses or trains I guess) ~ Rob from Tampa
www.cltampa.com/news/to-cut-...
www.cltampa.com/news/to-cut-...
To cut I-4 traffic, DeSantis wants to test flying car rideshares in Polk County
A two-seat hybrid eVTOL aircraft on display at the Paris Air Show. France - June 22, 2017 Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Transportation Secretary Jared
www.cltampa.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Man there are a lot of elected officials in this country who will go along with literally any idiotic idea instead of just building trains
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Edmonton's infill election is over, and Edmontonians overwhelmingly voted for a pro-infill council. The predicted backlash never came.
Now, it's time to build. And what better place to start than near our LRT stations.
Read our op-ed 👇 #yeg #yegcc
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Now, it's time to build. And what better place to start than near our LRT stations.
Read our op-ed 👇 #yeg #yegcc
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Voters backed infill housing: Now let's build it near transit
The infill election is over. The mandate is clear: it's time to build.
edmontonjournal.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Edmonton's infill election is over, and Edmontonians overwhelmingly voted for a pro-infill council. The predicted backlash never came.
Now, it's time to build. And what better place to start than near our LRT stations.
Read our op-ed 👇 #yeg #yegcc
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Now, it's time to build. And what better place to start than near our LRT stations.
Read our op-ed 👇 #yeg #yegcc
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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Why tf does North America allow right turns on red? Was this ever a good idea? So proud of @ardenenglish.bsky.social for his first collaboration with the CBC!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqDV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqDV...
Right Turn of Death | Creator Network | A Film by The Greater Discussions
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Why tf does North America allow right turns on red? Was this ever a good idea? So proud of @ardenenglish.bsky.social for his first collaboration with the CBC!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqDV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqDV...
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“Damien Kurek, who vacated his seat as an MP so Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre could run in his place, has registered to lobby the Alberta government on behalf of a B.C.-based coal company.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
theijf.org/kurek-lobbyi...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
theijf.org/kurek-lobbyi...
Former MP who vacated seat for Poilievre registers to lobby for coal company in Alberta
Damien Kurek, who vacated his seat as an MP so Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre could run in his place, has registered to lobby the Alberta government
theijf.org
October 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
“Damien Kurek, who vacated his seat as an MP so Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre could run in his place, has registered to lobby the Alberta government on behalf of a B.C.-based coal company.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
theijf.org/kurek-lobbyi...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
theijf.org/kurek-lobbyi...
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Though Mike Harris claimed it was done in the name of cost-cutting and efficiency, amalgamation has effectively gerrymandered municipal politics in Ottawa and Toronto and diluted the power of local residents over their cities and communities
It's been 25 years since One-Big-Ottawa was imposed on us. The world has finally taken note: this thing doesn't really work for urban or rural residents. I wrote about why and what's next.
glebereport.ca/articles/ott... #ottawa #ottcity #deamalgamateottawa
glebereport.ca/articles/ott... #ottawa #ottcity #deamalgamateottawa
October 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Though Mike Harris claimed it was done in the name of cost-cutting and efficiency, amalgamation has effectively gerrymandered municipal politics in Ottawa and Toronto and diluted the power of local residents over their cities and communities
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After TO Council passed a motion indicating the City was open to Alternative Solution Proposals for a single stair in apts up to 4 storeys, I applied for a single stair in a 3 storey Part 9 6plex.
I’m told it’s the first one, so it’s a test case. Here’s how it’s going.
#singlestair #sixplex
I’m told it’s the first one, so it’s a test case. Here’s how it’s going.
#singlestair #sixplex
October 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
After TO Council passed a motion indicating the City was open to Alternative Solution Proposals for a single stair in apts up to 4 storeys, I applied for a single stair in a 3 storey Part 9 6plex.
I’m told it’s the first one, so it’s a test case. Here’s how it’s going.
#singlestair #sixplex
I’m told it’s the first one, so it’s a test case. Here’s how it’s going.
#singlestair #sixplex
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“I would have remained in the United States had Trump not won the election. My presence at Yale made it a target. Now I’m compliantly unconstrained, I can say whatever I want.”
Maybe Canada (and Europe) should build a lot of *housing* to welcome Americans escaping Trump.
Maybe Canada (and Europe) should build a lot of *housing* to welcome Americans escaping Trump.
Academics leave Trump’s America over budget cuts and threats to intellectual freedom • FRANCE 24
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
www.youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“I would have remained in the United States had Trump not won the election. My presence at Yale made it a target. Now I’m compliantly unconstrained, I can say whatever I want.”
Maybe Canada (and Europe) should build a lot of *housing* to welcome Americans escaping Trump.
Maybe Canada (and Europe) should build a lot of *housing* to welcome Americans escaping Trump.
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Danielle Smith is pushing a new pipeline to BC with no route, no partners, no plan & no proponent.
The UCP won’t pay teachers or fund schools, healthcare is in chaos & they’re hurting people living with a disability but they’ll gamble billions on a pipe dream.
This isn’t helping Alberta workers.
The UCP won’t pay teachers or fund schools, healthcare is in chaos & they’re hurting people living with a disability but they’ll gamble billions on a pipe dream.
This isn’t helping Alberta workers.
October 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Danielle Smith is pushing a new pipeline to BC with no route, no partners, no plan & no proponent.
The UCP won’t pay teachers or fund schools, healthcare is in chaos & they’re hurting people living with a disability but they’ll gamble billions on a pipe dream.
This isn’t helping Alberta workers.
The UCP won’t pay teachers or fund schools, healthcare is in chaos & they’re hurting people living with a disability but they’ll gamble billions on a pipe dream.
This isn’t helping Alberta workers.