I have questions: what happens to the $1 billion that Ottawa taxpayers invested in the LRT? Who sets the schedules? Who determines the fares? Who determines when (and which) LRT expansion goes to Barrhaven and/or Kanata? #ottLRT #OCTranspo #onpoli
So, more people involved in this stupid decision. What were they thinking? Oh, wait ... #onpoli
In Belltown we are Cleaning the Capital on Saturday April 25. We are glad to do this every year. #springclean
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Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
Dreamer ...
Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star
Doug Ford --- and everyone else --- should have seen this coming. The premier and his jet: www.tvo.org/article/anal... #onpoli
To quote the talented @tomflood.bsky.social “courage should come from our councillors not our children.”
Grief at the death of a Peter Clark could manifest in lower speed limits, road safety funding, reevaluation of road safety design approaches, a push to reinstate cameras at prov level 1/
This👇🏼. AOC is the only one stating it clearly and plainly. Do I have any faith that the American people will ever elect a woman president someday? No. I hope I’m proven wrong.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but this pile of petitions represents hundreds of voices across school boards. This massive stack of petitions is our message to the government: you cannot ignore a $6.3 billion hole in our education system. Start investing in our schools.
#onted #onpoli
Last week, I wrote to OCDSB supervisor Bob Plamondon asking him the many questions parents have after he announced cuts to special program classes. This decision defies logic and parents deserve answers.
#onted #onpoli
A group of people filling sandbags at a sandbag filling station.
Sandbag filling stations remain open for residents to use at all hours. Supplies are available onsite for residents who need them.
For tips on how to fill a sandbag and where you can go, visit https://bit.ly/4tRPpZd
Road closure barrier due to flooding.
With spring flooding along the Ottawa River, some roads and pathways in low-lying areas around #OttCity are closed due to elevated water levels.
Check our website: https://bit.ly/4aWW65W regularly for the current list of closed roads and sandbag filling stations.
I hate to hand it to him, but the Pope makes some really good points.
Power & Politics plays a clip of Doug Ford saying he's "the only premier in history that refuses to use the premier's plane."
If you have constructed sandbag walls on your property, please monitor them over the next few days as they may need additions. You can visit bit.ly/4aWW65W for tips on building sandbag walls.
OASIS Ambleside hosted a Senior Health Fair recently & it was inspiring to see the way that this community has come together to provide seniors with health care, information, & resources when Ontarians are in desperate need. Thank you to the many volunteers who made this health fair a success.
“Not density OR trees, density AND trees.” Better cities are climate action. URBAN Truth Collective
Remember, not density OR trees. Density AND trees.
Better cities are climate action. #UrbanTruth
This was researched a published years ago in #OttCity: suburban sprawl costs everyone $465/person. We’d be better off building moderate infill density, making better use of transit, services and social infrastructure. 1/ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Automated Speed Enforcement (aka photo radar) was a proven deterrent to speeding in school zones. Since the Province took it away, speeding has heavily increased, putting our kids in #CollegeWard and across the city at risk.
We @thenarwhal.ca spent a month investigating what Doug Ford's conservation authority consolidation means for drinking water protections. 12 sources & a leaked doc reveal the system built to prvent another Walkerton crisis is in flux—and experts are worried.
thenarwhal.ca/ontario-sour... #onpoli
School zone speed limit compliance fell from 87% to 62% within one week. Three months later, compliance was at just 41%
High-end speeding went from 0.3% with cameras to 4.5% without cameras. That's drivers going more than 15km/h over the posted limit.
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NDP Leader Avi Lewis wants to ban the “unfair” and “downright creepy” practice of surveillance pricing.
Here’s how companies could use your data to hike your bills:
Some loving thoughts about my sweet dad from a conversation with the excellent writer Courtney Shea. A little window into my world in the most intense two weeks of my life.
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IMPORTANT: “$30 million an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds. Climate action blockers [excellent term] including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026.”
Remember that when we’re pressured to drop tiny gas taxes.
