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Toddler dad and middle aged undergrad. Studies political science and environmental studies. Interests include climate resilience, national defence, urbanism, social equality, healthcare, Airedales, and many other things. Canadian.

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"Results from 40 different cities across Europe... demonstrated that 30 km/h [18 mph] speed limits have led to significant reductions: 37% of road crash fatalities, 18% in emissions, 2.5dB in noise pollution & 7% in fuel consumption (on average), with very small variations of average traffic speed."

Review of City-Wide 30 km/h Speed Limit Benefits in Europe, May 2024www.nrso.ntua.gr A paper titled “Review of City-Wide 30km/h Speed Limit Benefits in Europe” authored by George Yannis and Eva Michelaraki has been published in Sustainability. This study allows the quantification of t...

When I drove through downtown Edinburgh at 20 mph I was shocked at how efficiently traffic flowed and how pleasant the driving was. It also made me realize how the low speed made walking the downtown the day before very pleasant. More cities and towns need to try 30km/h speed limits.

Cities that reduce speed limits improve road safety and cut emissions, European study finds. https://theprogressplaybook.com/2024/07/10/cities-that-reduce-speed-limits-improve-road-safety-and-cut-emissions-european-study-finds/

It would be great if the CPC leader could use some of his rallies to tell his supporters Ukrainians aren’t nazis. This is a huge step back from the CPC stance in 2014 when Harper snubbed Putin at the G20. The new guy would do well to learn some “fuck Russia” attitude and support our ally.

A large majority of Canadians have been exposed to Russian false narratives about the war in Ukraine — and people who support the Conservative Party are more susceptible to believing Kremlin disinformation, according to a new report. globalnews.ca/news/1061100...

Conservative supporters more susceptible to Russian false narratives: report - National | Globalnews.caglobalnews.ca A report warns Russian disinformation about the Russia-Ukraine war is spreading in Canada, and that certain party supporters are more likely to fall victim to it.

This article is on high housing costs affecting birth rates, but I feel like anything on children and affordability needs to discuss $10/day daycare. For people who’ve been able to access it that’s a lot of money that can be redirected towards other needs. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Many Canadians in their 20s and 30s are delaying having kids — and some say high rent is a factor | CBC Newswww.cbc.ca Anna Smith would like to start a family. But the 27-year-old graduate student, who currently lives with her partner in Toronto in a 500-square-foot apartment, would also like more space. Like many Canadians in their 20s and 30s, she's realizing she can't have both.

This is some good news! I’m very happy to hear that this is being set up somewhere in Canada. I hype the other provinces will pay attention and follow suit.

🎉non-profit dementia care with dignity. “His first day here, he’s going to be walking all over. And I don’t have to worry about him…In addition to the living areas, the grounds have…a bistro, coffee shop, art studio, grocery store, gardens and space for a daycare.” bc.ctvnews.ca/public-demen...

Public dementia village opens in Comox, B.C.bc.ctvnews.ca Canada’s first public, non-profit long-term care home modelled after a dementia village is celebrating its opening before tenants move in on July 8.

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It is a very tough day for me I am trying not to make fun of either my British or my US friends to honour respectively their "kicking out the Tories" and "kicking out the English and the monarchy" Days, both of which are concepts i respect Thankfully we still have the French

I’ve never heard of Children’s Village before (not from ON). Designing play spaces for kids seems to be a bit of an afterthought, or a nuisance. We look at amazing playgrounds in Denmark and the Netherlands. I’d love to see more of the spirit of Children’s Village in Canadian playgrounds.

Wonderful from @thelocal.bsky.social "Children’s Village was a hit. Families flocked to it and international media praised it, with Time calling it “one of the most imaginative playgrounds in the world.” The next year, the Ontario Place brass gave McMillan control over another section of the park"

Children's Village Foreverthelocal.to

The Morris Model sounds great. Fiscal savings and rural self-sufficiency combined. For proof of concept, it’s even in an environment comparable to where most Canadians live.

With a comfortable lead in the polls, you’d think this guy could risk showing up to a pride event and looking like a decent human being at the risk of losing a few voters to the PPC. Is he not that confident in the polls, or just not a decent human being? #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Poilievre's office silent on leader's Pride plans as other party leaders say they'll attend | CBC Newswww.cbc.ca Pierre Poilievre is the only federal party leader whose staff won't say whether their chief intends to participate in Pride events this summer.

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Danielle Smith: Trudeau wants Albertans to have teeth and I won’t stand for that

Danielle Smith: Trudeau wants Albertans to have teeth and I won't stand for thatwww.thebeaverton.com “I'd rather personally pull the teeth out of the mouth of every low income Albertan than let [Trudeau] pay for them to see a dentist.”

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I line up for a covid jab just as soon as the authorities say I'm eligible for one. You should too, if you can. (I have friends who can't get jabbed because they're immunosuppressed. I selfishly do not want them to get sick.)

I will absolutely be getting one, I have a book tour and international travel in the fall.

This would be a good policy; it would save lives and reduce healthcare costs. The cost of providing ethical, adequate housing should definitely be part of the cost of business for landlords. Good implementation would protect tenants from rent increases resulting from upgrades also.

Cities across Canada consider maximum temperature policy for rental units www.nationalobserver.com/2024/06/19/n... via @NatObserver #ExtremeHeat #HeatDome

Cities across Canada consider maximum temperature policy for rentalwww.nationalobserver.com More cities are considering similar policies as climate change continues to make extreme heat more common. Hamilton is set to put in place a similar bylaw this summer; View Royal on Vancouver Island

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The OC Transpo bus I’m on just had its engine shut off suddenly at a bus stop. It was probably only about 20 seconds before it fired back up, but what an awkward, tense silence. Nobody on the bus said a word, just looked expectantly towards the driver. Ottawa has weird transit some days.

This is the first time I’ve heard of this occupation. I’m surprised it wasn’t mentioned in any of my Indigenous Studies classes discussing the activism of the 60s and 70s.

In the summer of 1974, dozens of First Nations youth led by the Ojibway Warriors Society, launched an armed occupation of Anicinabe Park in Kenora, Ont., a couple of hours east of Winnipeg. At 20 years old, Sally Skead was one of them.

Anicinabe Park occupation remembered after 50 yearswww.aptnnews.ca The occupation of Anicinabe Park was marked on National Indigenous Day 50 years after young people took it over.

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Bill C-59: "Any claims (about sustainability) must be backed up by 'adequate and proper substantiation in accordance with internationally recognized methodology'." In short, they have to tell the truth in their ads. No wonder the @SaskParty is against it. #skpoli #sask

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Fascinating. @cdnoilsands website has been completely scrubbed. Their entire ethos was to misinform Cdns as to their true intentions. Greenwashing oilsands industry expansion & contributions to climate crisis.

Good thread on plastic recycling! Plastic recycling in general seems to be very confusing for people, particularly when it comes to differentiating between what is possible and what is done locally. Key takeaway is that reducing plastic use is higher priority than recycling.

1/ Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. The cup was made via pyrolysis — a kind of chemical recycling I'd heard a lot about. The plastics industry made pyrolysis sound magical. It was a way to turn hard-to-recycle plastics into new plastic. So I tried to buy the cup…

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Canadians with disabilities too often live in poverty, facing a patchwork of inadequate support programs with barriers to access. Join me in calling for the federal government to keep their promise to fully fund the #Canada #Disability Benefit! www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #CanPoli

Petition e-4993 - Petitionswww.ourcommons.ca

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While you have your Monday coffee, think of the fact that Ukraine is forced to teach mine awareness courses to 10-11 graders. While most people are dealing with the pain of starting new work week, Ukrainians are doing everything they can to ensure their survival. #UkrainianView

Oh boy, how fast can Dougie declare LCBO workers too essential to strike? I can’t picture him responding gracefully to anything affecting the flow of alcohol on his watch. 🇨🇦 #onpoli

LCBO workers vote 97% in favour of strike, union says Ontario's primary liquor retailer says it will continue negotiations with union this week to reach deal www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

LCBO workers vote 97% in favour of strike, union says | CBC Newswww.cbc.ca More than 8,000 members of a union representing LCBO workers have voted in favour of going on strike.

Apparently you’re not supposed to pick favourites, but for Father’s Day my oldest son brought home barbecue sauce that he made for me. The other one brought home hand, foot, and mouth disease.

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Scott Moe has failed Saskatchewan on healthcare, education, and the cost of living. Scott Moe has to go. Add your name to let him know his time is up. www.saskndp.ca/got-to-go?re... #sask #skpoli

Scott Moe Has Got To Gowww.saskndp.ca Scott Moe and the Sask. Party have failed the people of Saskatchewan. Since Scott Moe took office, Saskatchewan has retained the worst job creation record in all of Canada. One thing is clear. Scott M...

I don’t think this article quite captures how much more Lyme disease we have in Canada compared to 2002, or how that’s likely to increase with ticks having more favourable northern habitat thanks to the warming climate. We’ve got an unreal amount of ticks around, very happy our dog’s vaccinated. 🇨🇦

Just wait until you find out what happened to the Lyme vaccine: globalnews.ca/news/1054646...

Lyme disease cases are rising. We don’t have a vaccine — but we used to - National | Globalnews.caglobalnews.ca With Lyme disease cases climbing steadily in Canada, the lack of an available vaccine has become a pressing concern among infectious disease specialists.

I understand now that remembering a reusable bag to buy alcohol at the LCBO is what was making life unaffordable. Glad the ON government is keeping its eye on the alcohol ball. If only they put half as much effort into actual issues. 🇨🇦 #onpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

How Doug Ford's order to bring back paper bags caught LCBO execs by surprise | CBC Newswww.cbc.ca Ontario Premier Doug Ford's order to the LCBO to bring back paper bags caught the Crown corporation's management off guard, emails obtained by Radio-Canada reveal.

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OTD needs your help. I'll be posting videos all summer about Canada in #Normandy. Once this ends, OTD's fate is grim. Unless the amount of views and Patrons increases, I can't justify continuing all the work and time into the channel that I do. www.patreon.com/OTDCanMilHis...

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Meghan Fandrich: As a Lytton fire survivor and parent, I'm going to Ottawa to remind politicians why Canada needs an emissions cap vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e... via @VancouverSun

Meghan Fandrich: As a Lytton fire survivor and parent, I'm going to Ottawa to remind politicians why Canada needs an emissions capvancouversun.com Opinion: The fire destroyed our community. Our house was saved by firefighters, but my we returned home to the edge of a burned-up town.

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On the eve of the 80th anniversary D-Day, it is necessary to remember that Ukraine is currently fighting Europe’s first war against fascism since 1945. The world must help Ukraine defeat Russia.

🟢 all clear in most regions of Ukraine 🔴 still on for Mykolaiv and Kherson regions

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I want a world where the greedy CEOs price gouging parents for baby formula are locked up, and the baby formula isn’t.