Sidewalks should be spacious enough for greetings to become gatherings.

9 years ago today Leonard Cohen drew his last breath. I wonder what he would be writing, if here today #Democracy youtu.be/DU-RuR-qO4Y?...

BREAKING: The BC Labour Relations Board has ruled that all research assistants at Simon Fraser University are workers and members of the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU). TSSU successfully organized research assistants twice over the last six years. www.tssu.ca/grad-student...

Good news! Not only is Sydney’s new Oxford Street cycleway doing numbers (3,000+ trips p/d) the other *five lanes* of traffic everyone was *so worried* about appear to be *just fine*(!)

Carney is Making Greenwash Great Again. Serious question for the legal eagles: what (if anything?) is left of the anti-greenwashing law after they take this away? (text is from Annex 5 of yesterday's budget document).

On Nov 5, join me and @libbydavies.bsky.social–who spent 18 yrs fighting against neoliberal parties—to talk about how we win on big ideas with the NDP. If you're fired up this week, join us. And join the party. lewisforleader.ca/budget-townh...

tired: leaders throw folks under the bus wired: leaders invite folks on the bus in a dedicated lane

I appreciate Andrew Nikiforuk at @TheTyee for highlighting the continuing science of COVID and the importance of prevention. The virus keeps reshaping health and society — we can still choose to act wisely. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

A Waymo stops in the middle of an intersection in San Francisco, preventing a trolley —public transit—from moving. Its software reports that the intersection is blocked. The Waymo is what’s blocking it. The city comes to a standstill thanks to this idiocy. www.youtube.com/shorts/8ltYK...

How can the NDP reconnect with voters? Scrap the focus-tested messaging. Communicate directly with passion and substance. And start advocating for solutions as big as the crises we face in ways people can understand. #cdnpoli

It's not that every individual driver is a murderous asshole (I'm not!). It's that car dependency as a whole is dangerous. It's that cars are deadly when they hit people. It's that our society prioritizes drivers above all else. It's about a system that is dangerous for anyone not in a car.

“Recent studies show that between 80% — 89% of the world’s population wants to see climate action. Many would even contribute 1% of their income to make that happen, even tho people vastly underestimate their peers’ desire for change. Members of this “silent majority” come from all walks of life…”’

Nothing worse than a party that refuses to acknowledge good ideas from other council members just to be petty and not give anyone else a chance for positive "wins". Especially egregious when the safety of children is the focus #VisionZero

Remarkable case of false balance. Trump is disappearing people, blowing up boats, musing about third term. Mamdani wants rent freeze and free buses. “Extremes“

Halloween. Via @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

The economy is built not just on roads and ports, but on paid and unpaid care for each other. AFB 2026 makes the investments necessary to strengthen Canada’s physical and social infrastructure. Gender equality is key to this goal. Demand better. Read our rec's for #budget2025: bit.ly/48RGuzY

"There are great powers, outside the government and in it, trying to legislate the return of darkness. We are not great powers. But we are the light. Nobody can put us out. May all of you shine very bright and steady, today and always." (Ursula K. Le Guin, 1982)

Great thread showing what can be possible with single stair design. Lots BC can learn from as we explore opening up the building code to allow more efficient floor plates to deliver more housing choice

We’re told the economy is fine because GDP keeps rising. But Canada’s growth is powered by rent extraction, not production. With household debt at 150% of GDP, the system expands only by charging more for what already exists. This isn’t a recovery—it’s a managed decline.

We do have the power to stop this...

I mean, if the notoriously lefty rag THE ECONOMIST is saying it ...

Canada issues warning for citizens with gender-neutral passports travelling to U.S.

If your city isn't installing speed cameras and isn't installing monitors for excessively loud engines, you are letting criminals ruin your quality of life while leaving money on the table.

"While the Nova Scotia government works to pass its controversial law that would make it illegal to block forest roads in the province, Mi’kmaw land protectors say they’re not going anywhere." www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...

my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"

Eby repealed a carbon tax that had been working in BC for almost 2 decades in order to make gas a bit cheaper, and handed out $410 million to drivers for basically no reason. And now there's no money for active transport grants. 300 people a year are killed in BC in motor vehicle crashes.

Every cycling death hits hard, and then some just cut into you deep in the soul 😭

Absolutely heartbreaking seeing this news confirmed. Darren was an endless well of energy working to show the world how a more sustainable and JOYFUL transportation reality could exist. This is a terrible loss 💔

My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...

Driver who racks up between $300 and $400 a month in speeding and parking tickets feels like he’s "being bullied.” www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

Iron Council by China Mieville stands out en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Co...

SpaceX sued the National Labor Relations Board, arguing its structure was unconstitutional. It won, dealing a huge blow to US labor rights.

One other point: Given what's happening with law enforcement, it seems like a good time to remove traffic violations as an excuse for cops to pull someone over.

"These damn bicycles are taking over the streets!" NEW MCGILL STUDY: Data from world cities shows cars get lion's share of street space. Cars now get 79.6% of the infrastructure area (roads) in #Montreal. Pedestrians (sidewalks): 18.3% Micromobility (lanes for bikes, scooters etc.): 1.57% 🧵

Engagement for the alignment of the future Metrotown-North Shore BRT is OPEN 🚌 We're supporting option 1, and you can too: translinklistens.ca/... 1/2

Nice industry ya got there. Be a shame if morals and ethics destroyed it 🎻

Burnaby has set an important precedent of breaking with imperialist consensus and demanding Canada stop arming genocide. But we cannot only wait for governments. We will continue to organize to stop the flow of weapons enabling the Zionist genocide. Organize. Act. Escalate.

Burnaby just voted in favour of: advocating to federal govt to establish full two-way arms embargo with Israel and transform Gaza TRV program to support safe reunification of Gazan-Canadian families, and Burnaby become Apartheid-Free, breaking ties w/ Israeli apartheid regime.

I got the complaint in the horrific OpenAI self harm case the the NY Times reported today This is way way worse even than the NYT article makes it out to be OpenAI absolutely deserves to be run out of business

Canada defunded Canada World Youth and cut funding to Katimavik years ago. Those are actual youth service programs, unlike compulsory military service.

something we explore in Critical Indigenous Studies is fact that the settler government can break its own laws with impunity. Kill off an entire fish population? Slap on the wrist, maybe. But for Indigenous peoples the law is swift and punitive. Catch fish in your territory but DFO disagrees? Jail.

Decades ago, I supported mandatory helmet laws for people riding bikes. Then I was convinced by evidence and the bigger picture that such laws are actually counter-productive in many ways. This NZ article explains some. I support helmets, but not mandatory helmet laws. Build safe infrastructure.

two scandals here: VPD fuelled panic over stranger attacks even as they fell dramatically in 2022, and then refused to release records about them for 14 months, which is against the law

More crimes committed by those who are supposedly there to protect. Classic

Every tech update now is like: "Great news, the word processor you've relied on for twenty years has learned to juggle! Is it good at it? No! Does it help in any way? Of course not! Has it made it insufferable to use? Oh, absolutely."

Pedestrianized streets let kids be kids (and let parents relax a little)

A detailed recap of the mayor’s speech today at a bitcoin conference, which his office said he was doing in his personal capacity

To summarize -waves are not seasonal -vaccines are waning -people are getting long covid -it’s still not an endemic disease -very young kids are at increased risk because they didn’t go through the initial vaccine series Oh and it turns out, Covid Cautious people have been right the whole time.