The rabbits ate most of my #rosebush down to the ground so I didn't bother digging out the trellis this year. Imagine my surprise when I came back after one week to find about a foot worth of growth plus a bunch of blooms #Ottawa

plenty of raspberries in my garden this year! #Ottawa

#OttawaRiver sunset

ICE killed a random guy today.

Taking this as confirmation McConnell is dead or incapacitated and they’re down 2 senators.

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In case you missed it: Canada has a terrible track record for retaining apprentices "About half of apprentices in the skilled trades who begin a program never complete it, and fewer than one-third complete the certification in the standard time," says Hannah Hunter, @PolytechnicsCanada: #cdnpoli

Dr. Michael Wolfson: "The federal government must take a holistic approach to significant tax changes that involve Canada’s seniors... Some sort of ongoing Observatory, possibly building on the recently created non-partisan Canadian Tax Observatory, is a promising path forward for Canada."

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It might be time for us Gen-Xers to show our kids “Weekend at Bernie’s” so they can understand what is happening in Congress.

So hot here in Manitoba today that the highways are buckling. Luckily not the stretch of highway that will take me home to heat wave (Ontario version) tomorrow, or at least not so far.

Arti Freeman, CEO Definity Foundation: We have a rare opportunity right now to shape what kind of future this next era of building creates; the opportunity is bigger than just building new energy sources. It is moving from extractive systems toward regenerative ones... #energy #cdnpoli #climate

Dr. Jason Sutherland: The war between US and Israel with Iran...has triggered a supply chain crisis that is making it harder and more expensive to run our healthcare system. Canada must immune itself from global supply chain shocks. It’s time we established our own essential medical supply chain

I just happened to be in Windsor for this awful day for Canada. Our citizens paid entirely for this magnificent bridge, but it will now be used as a cash cow for U.S crony capitalists. The Gordie Howe bridge should have been a symbol of our friendship: now it will be a symbol of our exploitation

From Dr. Michael Wolfson: Beware the unintended consequences of fiddling with the OAS clawback quoimedia.com/beware-the-u...

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Rosalind Lockyer, CEO PARO Centre For Women's Enterprise Canada: "A new national, federally funded report from PARO makes clear that women #entrepreneurs across #Canada face significant roadblocks created by systems not designed with them in mind." Read our client oped: #cdnpoli #womeninbusiness

From Dr. Y. Y. Brandon Chen at @ottawahealthlaw.ca www.thespec.com/opinion/cont... #immigrants #immigranthealth #cdnpoli #healthcare

A former Toronto police investigator argues that AI security needs to be treated as a distinct discipline.

From Drs Blake Daly and Kumanan Wilson @Bruyere Health: If we are serious about buying Canadian, hospitals should be part of the plan. #cdnpoli #healthcare #hospitals #procurement #BuyCanadian #CanadianStrong #Canada

From Dr. Jason Sutherland: "Are provincial health systems stacked against new immigrants? Several studies suggest the answer may be yes. #cdnpoli #Canada #immigrants #immigranthealth #healthcare #medicare

So much fun cheering Brazil on with Brazilians. But an unfortunate outcome. Exciting match. #WorldCup

The lion’s share of the proposal (~$2.1B) goes to supporting national AI champions and small and medium enterprise in their AI journeys, building sovereign AI capacity by beefing up on digital infrastructure, and trusted partnerships and alliances.

Canada’s AI strategy reads like old news From Dr. @profwhw.bsky.social: "It doesn’t take a mathematician to see where the government’s commitment is on AI. Build baby build." #cdnpoli #AI #AIStrategy #Canada

The abject horror of realising that the Gisèle Pelicot case might be the tip of an iceberg. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

14 fucking years old and she’s dragged out of a public forum. There is no more #FreedomOfSpeech #FuckTrump #Rights #Evil

This is a lie that Alberta has repeatedly told itself. The NEP didn't cause an oil shock. The global oil market went into a supply glut at the same time and prices crashed, but rather than blame those factors, they chose to blame Pierre Trudeau and created a mythology out of it. Same again in 2014.

Anyone who actually believes this is not only kidding themselves, they're full-on delusional. In no way can Alberta both lower taxes and pay for all of the things an independent country needs to on oil money alone, especially once we're back in a supply glut. Honestly... thelogic.co/news/the-big...

This is what worries me the most about this referendum—the fact that people keep treating these myths and lies like truths in order to pretend that the grievances are real. They're not. They're inventions to avoid responsibility for poor choices. Validating those poor choices doesn't help anyone.

Fun Fact: Data centers...become military targets. Hope one is not in your neck of the woods. #cdnpoli

Researchers at UCLA and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health projected that the continuing absence of USAID funding will cause 4.5 million child deaths under the age of five by the year 2030 Via The Lancet

but he still got shared custody of the kids wtaf

The storms in Ottawa were a great example of a bunch of things going badly at once. The city's infrastructure deficit was on full display. How is a 400-series highway not designed with proper drainage?

Hey Ottawa! Can you help this person out?

I really like Gander actually. I'm not a fan of the bias labels but otherwise it runs very similarly to Bluesky or X but it focusses completely on Canada. Give it a try!

This is OBSCENE The developer who demovicted dozens of tenants from a heritage building at Bank & Nepean was being pursued for *$65 MILLION IN DEBTS* when the City of Ottawa rezoned the property to let the developer build a luxury condo No condo was ever built and the property is now up for sale

I've lived in Ottawa most of my adult life, and I've never seen storms like this. The sustained thunder, massive rainfall, and lightning strikes were apocalyptic. And it went on for HOURS.

The pipeline announcement begins with Carney acknowledging, without a hint of irony, the “biblical weather” in Ottawa yesterday. Extreme weather huh? Like the kind exacerbated by climate change? You don’t say! Hm!!!!

Carney confirms he was delayed by the (climate linked) "biblical weather" in Ottawa on his way to announce a new oil pipeline

There's #CanadaDay captured perfectly. #Ottawa @helps.octranspo.com

#Hospital finances are extremely strained. In #Ontario, the London Health Sciences Centre is reporting a $130M deficit, with Trillium and #Windsor hospitals also reporting large operating deficits, announcing staff cuts and lengthening emergency department waits. Things are only going to get worse

Protect the historic cherry tree grove at East Potomac Park. Descended from the Japanese trees gifted to the United States in 1910, these trees are living pieces of American history. USA History. -Summary of Penelope Howe

Love the new rentals at #Westboro beach, which doesn't look too bad after the storm, though it was sweltering #Ottawa #OttawaRiver

A neighbour's shots of streets in the hood last night #Ottawa storm

My side deck and back door last night during the storm. Water came awfully close. #Ottawa

This is the volume of water running through my sump pump after the storm (last night). I've lived here 20 years and I've never once seen it like this in summer (and only rarely in the spring runoff). My sump pump is still going now, though less frequently.The water table must be so high! #Ottawa

The bike path this morning toward #BritanniaBeach was blocked by fallen trees. I imagine they have cleared it by now. Still lots of flooding on the nearby pathways through the woods #OttawaRiver

Misinformation is driving the debate over refugee healthcare says Dr. Y. Y. Brandon Chen, @ottawahealthlaw.ca quoimedia.com/misinformati... #cdnpoli #health #healthcare #refugees #refugeehealth #immigranthealth

"The fedgov's recent historic #nature investment does not buy it a free pass on #environmental reviews," says Emily McMillan, @maharaj.org

Canada is building sovereign AI—now it needs to secure it A former police investigator argues that AI security needs to be treated as a distinct discipline. betakit.com/canada-is-bu... #AI #AIStrategy #cdnpoli #AIsecurity #cybersecurity