A man with a gun unsuccessfully tried to get past a security checkpoint put in place to stop people with guns. The security check point worked. Let's talk about something else, like the illegal war on Iran, and the Epstein files.

Lake melting sounds.

Even if you personally don't ride public transit, the quality of the service affects your life. Advocate for better transit to build a better city!

Time to take down the Sens Mile sign on Elgin and put up the Charge Avenue sign on Bank I guess.

Yet another example why the William St Pedestrianizarion should have gone ahead as planned. Byward business owners will be missing out on an extra 6-8% increase in sales.

A big shout out to Howard Lutnick for reminding Canadians why we hate MAGA and love to boycott all things USA. If he thought his insults would make us obediently come back to the table then he is truly an idiot. Lutnick - you suck. My latest. substack.com/home/post/p-...

This is the most idiotic road expansion because it undercuts demand for the brand new LRT we just built to service the same area

How tragic that you could publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish a cartoon like this over and over again...

If you read one thing today ... An essential article by the great @billmckibben.bsky.social billmckibben.substack.com/p/big-oil-br...

Our communities are grieving a month after Peter Clark’s death. Our political leaders lament this tragedy — no action to prevent another: ❌ Feds won’t regulate oversized vehicles ❌ Ontario killed speed cameras ❌ Council defunds road safety

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/

Ottawa River freshet April 19, almost all gates open

The oligarch from Etobicoke. Time to send him packing.

Funny how shit like this can get done so quickly … so unlike when it comes to unchaining the stairways and sidewalks in Centretown

We should do this in Ottawa between Britannia and Aylmer

We should be learning from other countries...

You know what we need, is another no right on red sign. #autowa

Parking FREE, but transit isn’t. City is maintaining the road, clearing it, costing money…. City hall parking, Monday to Friday 6 pm to 6 am: $1 per hour, $2 max. Weekends and Holidays anytime: $1 per hour, $2 max - 6 pm to 6 am: $1 per hour, $2 max Cost to GET to city hall on transit, $4.15/pp

I don't know why this is so hard for some people to grasp. If we extend our use of fossil gas, rather than going all-out for grid batteries, heat pumps and induction hobs, we extend our dependence on *foreign* sources of gas, regardless of whether we also use the UK's last remaining reserves. 🧵

Gas tax breaks are bandaids at best. Real solution is to help low & middle-income Cdns get off fossil fuels. Invest in solar, heat pumps, batteries, EVs. Tackle barriers, offer real incentives & fund w/ windfall tax on Big Oil (who are laughing all the way to the bank). Cleaner, cheaper, healthier.

Send him to Moscow.

Know what we’d like Mark? Some honesty about the LRT debacle. You promised to fix transit. It has only gotten exponentially worse in your term. The current shiny thing, CBA sensors, isn’t a fix in any sense. The trains are literally falling apart & you just hide from the issue. Stand up or go away.

On April 12, 1980, Terry Fox, accompanied by his friend Doug Alward, dipped his right leg into the Atlantic Ocean at St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It began the Marathon of Hope and turned Fox into a Canadian hero and icon. This is the story. 🧵 1/15

As little as I already thought of the man I'm in awe of what he's accomplished in 15 short months. Historic run. Basically threw away all his fire extinguishers and told every firefighter in town to eat shit, and then set his house on fire. We need a separate Mount Rushmore for morons

If you're visiting the #Glebe remember to remark— "OH BOY, I LOVE CONVENIENT LOCAL SHOPPING. THANKS TO MY BUS ARRIVING ON TIME, I LOVE THE BUSSES BEING ON TIME, DID I MENTION I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR?"

And the Leafs are still cursed because of him

Being the city with the lowest taxes would be really impressive if you were actually able to provide basic services.

Good morning Ottawa. Bonjour Ottawa. It's been 48hrs since I called 311 to report these needles in a park in the Glebe, and they're still there this morning. Hey but at least I'm paying the lowest taxes in Ontario.

Low taxes bring us an $11b backlog in infrastructure; a failing transit system; crumbling sidewalks and parks; and FTR it’s not just about the amount of taxes, but how they’re spent: we could spend smarter, deliver better and create #OurBestOttawa w/better approaches.

It has taken more than 4 years to get a 'pilot project' passed, which actually won't start until next year, and really all that 'pilot project' does is change some signs — we're supposed to be impressed that such a feat was even possible.

A reminder that E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G he does is a distraction from the sex crimes he, if there is justice, will be imprisoned for. On November 3rd, 2026: #AccountabilityIsComing

The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.

Hate is on the move and yet groups like B'nai Brith diminish the seriousness of the threat by smearing progressive leaders like Premier Wab Kinew. It is about about creating a false moral shield to protect the crimes in Israel. Meanwhile serious extremists walk among us. substack.com/home/post/p-...

it's a little frightening how much Twittler is talking about nuclear bombs. He's the one most likely to escalate to that.

Of course Poilievre does. Complete lack of ambition for a project that provides better transit, creates good jobs and grows our economy, and increases our competitiveness. Show some ambition to build Canada up and strong!

Compare and despair. Tourism in Ottawa blows 😁

spotted in chicago

The illusion of consultation and “viewing all sides.” Sided there are going to be some negatives (loss of a few parking spots) but what is best for the city, as a whole? Bus lanes; it’s embedded in our OP, our goals and objectives. Just do it. Getter done. Do it now. Move faster. Be bold. 2/

THE TIME FOR CHANGE IS UPON US WAKE UP FFS #NoKings #WeSayNoKings #ClimateEmergency #auspol #USPOL #USA #us #uspoli #poli #politics #cdnpoli #canada #MeidasMighty #america #ClimateJustice #Renewables #FalseConsciousness

What a genius. Over 63 years since his first single (singing Love Me Do with John), and just over 55 years since his first solo single, Sir #PaulMcCartney has just released his latest single (at the age of 83). It's a beautiful memory piece - the epitomy of an elder singing a story on his youth. <3

A politician with the guts to say it: "No American child from the blue collar or the middle class should have to die fighting in Iran. Let the Epstein class fight the Epstein War." - Premier Wab Kinew at the NDP national convention, Winnipeg.

Anyone who is foolish enough to choose travelling to the United States at this point deserves the stress and aggravation.

To be clear, in 2021, #OttCity official plan goal was that majority of trips would be via sustainable transportation; what are we doing to support that goal? Fare increases; decreased service; underfunded public transportation; unmaintained bike/walk infrastructure… is this helping our goal?

Courage belongs at City Hall - not in the school cross walk 2/3 visionzeroottawa.ca/2026/03/06/c...

Wednesday

I want a 100-car funereal motorcade of city vehicles for Peter Clark's procession the way we do for cops. I want the roads closed, the City flag flown at half-mast, and it to be covered on the radio the way we do when a police officer dies.

Fuck this province and fuck this city. Someone driving a black Ford 150 committed a homicide this week of someone daring to imped travel times for people driving, and yet no one will give a fuck enough to do a goddamn thing about it #ottawa www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

Much of this capacity should/will be provided by high-speed rail that's coming

If Glebe business owners think parking availability is their key to success and losing just 17 on-street parking spaces will ruin them, they're fools. They absolutely cannot compete on parking. That is not anywhere in their business model. They need to understand that to truly succeed.