"I'm not saying you couldn't improve the process. But trying to jam through projects & making major changes, similar to what we saw under Stephen Harper, isn't going to do that. It's going to result in a lack of trust…protests…lawsuits. And that's going to be a lot slower and a lot more divisive.”

UPDATE: The @who.int is advising all who contact MV Hondius ship evacuees to wear respirator masks (n95 or FFP2/3 equivalent). This is amazing and I hope this is extended to advice to all HCWs when seeing undifferentiated unwell respiratory viruses www.who.int/publications...

Harper tried to jam through projects by gutting environmental assessment process but failed-no pipelines but a lot of protests & court cases. I worked w/ NRCan Minister Jim Carr to rebuild trust in process & ensure good projects went ahead faster. Delays mostly on proponents.

'The science answer the premier has already paid for' "This (Dalhousie University fracking) research approach is deeply flawed, and is designed to yield the answers the premier wants. These flaws begin with where this research came from," StFX professor Jonathan Langdon writes in his commentary.

At the doctors office the receptionist told me they were going to see Three Days Grace and Finger 11 with their fiance. They called it "divorced dad music." And I did not ask if their partner was already divorced.

Dang, Armando 1 point from a perfect game! Delighful episode!

I hope I'm mistaken but it sure looks like the roll out of electronic medical files in N.S. will kill more people and that makes me very angry.

People recommended "I love movies" for me years ago. I should have listened earlier. It is a very good movie. Also, bonus points for the "Child Star" poster.

I'm alarmed to inform you that the urinals at my psychologist office smell like Froot Loops.

Blue Jays end the fifth inning already.

Ah yes, notable feared slugger Myles Straw.

Really appreciate Natalie reaching out for this important piece:

By eliminating flexible work arrangements, the federal & provincial governments are spending a lot of money to communicate to disabled workers that they don't belong in the public service, they don't provide a valuable contribution to the workforce, and they don't deserve dignity or respect.

Outstanding submission by the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, representing 27,000+ members, to the Auditor General - no head-in-the-sand here; this union is clear that COVID-19 remains a threat to employees (w & w-out disability) & they want action! www.acep-cape.ca/en/news/subm...

Spoon - Turn my Camera on Swan Lake - All Fires David Bowie - Young Americans Beastie Boys - Sabotage Wolf Parade - I'll belive in anything Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Ain't no easy way out The Bicycles- Australia Meligrove Band- Everyone's a winner Radiohead - 15 Step Tragically Hip- Scared

I didn't realize the driver was in the car until after I took this picture. I misread the situation completely. Pretty sure that seagull wanted to fight the driver.

Still thinking about Stephen Root's work in Strip Law. Should get every award for that.

It's a bit surreal to read a recently published article that's 80% just a summary of a paper you published over a decade ago. thewalrus.ca/how-resident...

I'm in the process for getting a medical accommodation at work. It is neither simple, easy or fun. But a coworker brought me chocolate so thats nice.

you know what needs a heritage minute? the paper placemats used at Chinese Restaurants that honoured all the cocktails. i bet at one point those were printed in Canada.

Alex Colville, Skater, 1964 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135338

Man Practices Haircut Request Before Heading To Barber https://theonion.com/man-practices-haircut-request-before-heading-to-barber-1819578836/

Strip Law is actually an alternate universe Michael Clayton where Glem is a Tom Wilkinson who didnt die and Clooney is Lincoln

So, I don't "live post" anything. Instead, I sporadically outburst. Anyway, I've collected my sporadic outbursts about this afternoon's online NS fracking session in a short thread. It wasn't great.

ha ha ha someone asked what's tolerable for earthquakes, and the guy is like, "well I'm not a seismic expert. maybe the low 2s" 🤷 and, the UK decided against fracking because of population density. Nova Scotia is very population dense! 🤦 holy eff.

lol it happened

Just thinking about how funny the movie "Bottoms" is. "You don't care about feminism-your favourite show is 'Entourage'"

So, it's autism acceptance month and the @nsgov.bsky.social is forcing everyone back into the office on Monday. An easy, cheap way to support neurodivergent workers is work-from-home (when possible). Instead, the NS gov. is making them jump through bureaucratic hoops for expensive accommodations 🙄

I wish someone would take this seriously.

Today I showed up 20 minutes early for a doctor appointment feeling like a champ! Except I had the time wrong and I was 40 minutes late.

If I'm working on a podcast episode that features Neko Case AND @nikostratis.com , I am ALLOWED to make a "double Ne/ikos on the dime" joke. It's my RIGHT. Drove up from Pedro. We were fucking corndogs.

“I’m team TERF.” - Dave Chappelle, in his special, on the television

Teoscar Hernández has been wearing Autism Awareness-inspired protective gear this season in honor of his son 💙🧩

So glad Taskmaster is back. Just a delightful show that brings me so much joy! Ebola!

I've never heard that woman's voice and I don't see any reason to end that winning streak.

Since Taskmaster is coming back this week I'll share one of my favourite lines: "When life hands you marmle, make marmalade." -The incomparable Mike Wozniak

Typing & backtracking & deleting & starting over. Staring at a blank screen again. Needing to say ~something~ that no one will hear anyway. I expected stupid, selfish, corrupt. Years of it even. I honestly didn't expect evil. I'm just so inchoately furious, so tired, so exasperated, all the time.

we have submitted Mr. Root for Emmy consideration

I would prefer the Blue Jays win baseball games.

Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. We decided to illustrate it.

Nova Scotia is now the only province in Canada that does not provide direct funding to publishers. Full article written by workers at @fernpub.bsky.social

I can't believe the "New Yorker" REJECTED this cartoon!

The Blue Jays have a 46% K rate (pitching) through 3 games. That's 50 K in 110 batters. That's *ludicrous.*

Remember a few months ago when an anti-ai candidate was caught having his campaign pump out ai slop answers? Good times.

The Blue Jays are the first team since at least 1900 to have a pitcher strike out more than 10 batters in each of their first two games of a season

Just automate the whole thing, man