This line is copy-pasted every time “Police said the driver remained on scene and was cooperating with their investigation. They said impairment and speed aren't being considered as factors for the incident.” So what was a factor?

Horrifyingly, there have been two pedestrian fatalities *in marked crosswalks* in 24hrs in #yyc, including a toddler in a stroller. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A toddler is dead in Calgary because we allow these jacked up SUVs with very minimal forward visibility. The drivers of these can’t see people in the crosswalk. When will these be banned? #Calgary

Carney could have chosen any economic sector for a Canadian moonshot — environmental tech, education, transportation. Instead, he’s focusing on the three most damaging sectors in the world today: fossil fuels, AI (hype version), arms manufacturing. We desperately need alternative plans and policies.

I had the opportunity to rise during Senate Question Period this week, to ask about the Canadian government's continued commitment to using X for official communications - and about their failure to use sites such as Bluesky and Mastodon. What do you think? #cdnpoli #Canada #Grok #X #Bluesky

New SUP without even a painted crosswalk.

It really has been disturbing to see how much Carney doesn't care about the habitability of the planet. He truly doesn't give a shit about what Earth looks like in 30, 50, 100 years.

Thanks, dictionary, very useful.

February 22nd! Orange Hall, beside the Old Strathcona Farmers Market, 12pm to 4pm. Join the petition to protect our drinking water! #yeg #ableg

Once again, for the hundredth time: Alberta could solve this with a simple PST. You'd be able to balance the budget *and* save non-renewable resource royalties for the future. But, of course, the self-appointed "fiscal conservatives" won't entertain the idea. #abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

*staring directly at the current Canadian federal policy agenda*

Phenomenal series: "In eight of the 20 fatal pedestrian collisions, the police classified the drivers’ behaviour as “aggressive.” Despite this, 85 per cent of drivers who fatally struck pedestrians faced no criminal charges."

“Despite internal emails indicating miscarriages, stillbirths, and at least one infant death, the province released no clear, timely data to clinicians or the public.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thewalrus.ca/alberta-knew...

A reasonable discussion about AI would come to the conclusion that this tech is damaging to humanity in virtually every way a tech can be damaging. But I'd rather have an emotional discussion and point out that this tech is shit made by assholes, and it stole from me, personally, so fuck it.

Edmonton seems to be one big skating rink right now. SO many residential & public sidewalks are treacherous to walk, even with ice cleats. There’s not even salt or sand placed where it should be in many areas. Is this how we have to live in a winter city? #yeg #yegcc #yegwinter

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Edmonton: Lower taxes! Infill (lowers costs), 🚲 lanes (reduce expensive 🚗 dependency). Also Edmonton: No, not like that. Edmonton: Make this city more vibrant! Infill brings people in to shrinking nhbds, including renters, just like vibrant cities like Montreal. Also Edmonton: No, not like that.

There are many levels of "naked": underwear only, no clothing at all & the highest level of (human) nakedness: only wearing socks. Then we have the glass frogs of Family Centrolenidae, who take it to the next level: visible organs. This is part of their Cloak of Invisibility! (📷: Jaime Culebra)

Within the first few posts are two names that have been popping up at city council for years, always in the service of one goal: NIMBYism. Wealthy home owners who are trying to stop others from moving into their neighbourhoods. If it wasn't so offensive it would be sad.

Oh, I see. At some point, Edmonton changed the official la classification of Shared Streets and started pretending they were Local Street Bikeways, which are considered high comfort even though shared streets absolutely are not. This study should be retracted for garbage quality control. #yegbike

Thank you to MP @brucefanjoy.bsky.social for this statement on @mark-carney.bsky.social rigid Return to Office Policy RTO costs employers money, increases attrition with no gain in productivity, drives mothers, disabled & racialized folks out of the workforce

“Emails obtained by CBC through an access to information request show that Flanagan’s newspaper letter was sent by the university’s government relations department to staff at the Ministry of Advanced Education before it was published.” By @emilyawilliams52.bsky.social #AbPSE #AbLeg

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

Finally used up the last of this year's sour cherries. Future pancakes and muffins are going to be a lot less interesting.

Let's be clear about who @mark-carney.bsky.social's government is harming with this policy - Women & mothers: flexible remote work ⬆️ retention - Disabled & immunocompromised - remote work is a core accommodation -BIPOC workers: remote/hybrid ⬇️ bias www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.

The police do not police themselves. They rarely answer for their crimes, and when they do, it's usually slaps on the wrist. They have lots of power while being held to a lower standard of behaviour than almost any other group of people in our society. It's the perfect incubator for corruption.

"The FCM says it has learned from officials that a vague reference in the budget to reallocating funds from the Canada Public Transit Fund will in fact mean a $5-billion cut over 10 years" This is a very slippery government. Whether it's a budget or a high-profile speech, best to read the fine print

Can we not do ribbon cutting ceremonies for “safer access, better connectivity” roads if those roads don’t even have sidewalks.

“Institutions that once proclaimed their commitment to humanistic inquiry now appear eager to embrace a set of tools whose leading use cases—predictive policing, military targeting, advertising, and porn—stand in profound contradiction to the values they claim to uphold.”

How easy was it to bike to today's community engagement for Wîhkwêntôwin's neighbourhood renewal? It's a short trip that's nearly entirely on protected bike lanes or multi-use paths, so it should have been easy. First up: the new MUP beside Central Lions. Seniors should be fine on slick ice, right?

Here’s a $75,000 contract Hootsuite sold to Calgary police for social media surveillance in 2023. Not sure why anyone would be interested in that though.

Glow-in-the-dark filament was a fun choice for my new solar-powered desk lamp.

A man waits nearly a year for regulated psilocybin therapy to ease end-of-life distress and is denied. He applies for MAiD and is approved in 3 weeks. Bureaucracy moves fast when it wants to.

me, emotionally writing an essay on the use of force by federal agents: ok but what if i packaged this in the most insane way possible www.theverge.com/policy/86857...

I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!

The policy of 1) single rail networks and 2) freight getting right of way is why Canada continues to have ineffective and unused passenger rail.

Health Canada’s witness in the Drug User Liberation Front’s judicial review trial frustrated the judge and highlighted how opaque and frustrating Canadian drug policy can be. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #DULF

god cbc is garbage. they spent all weekend repeating the lie that he was a terrorist. always gotta use the nazis' preferred messaging.

"What if, instead of spending millions on a pointless referendum, we just helped the people who signed that petition move to their American paradise?" #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

I don't want tax cuts that give me a new pittance every month, I want the government to tackle affordability at the top with a wealth tax and more corporate oversight.

Wîhkwêntôwin already works. The final neighbourhood renewal design doesn’t reflect that. You can help fix that. Read about how the current draft steps back on safety, year-round bike infrastructure, and people-first design — and how it can still be fixed. buff.ly/z3grOto #yegbike #yegcc

I think my favorite genre of post right now is the fan pages really hammering home that everything is political and that you don’t get to enjoy movies and games and books and sports and niche hobbies and cute animal videos when someone is afraid to create those things, or worse, is disappeared.

I've reached out to all Canadian companies listed here to ask if they intend to continue working with ICE: Hootsuite Roshel Garda Jim Pattison Developments I've also reached out to @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social's team for comment on export permits for Canadian sale of armoured vehicles to ICE.

"Oliver’s Double Barrel Vineyards is set to become a North American trailblazer for its bold plan to introduce agrivoltaics, which will combine the protection of grapevines from extreme weather while generating clean solar energy to power farm operations."

I wrote for The Star about Carney delivering a pivotal speech about new global partnerships, then immediately laying off the very people who build said partnerships www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

The uncomfortable reality is, Carney has been preparing since May to deal with the rupture he identified in the Spring and last week. That people are still asking Carney, what’s the plan?, should raise serious questions about his overall approach. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

I’ve been in Minneapolis the last few days reporting on the ICE raids happening across the city. This morning federal agents shot and killed a man, identified by the AP as Alex Pretti. This marks the third shooting by federal agents since Operation Metro Surge started in Minnesota last month.

Would also have been worth mentioning that access was even worse for children - they couldn't use the online booking system, and there were even fewer available sites and dates for children.

this isn't even a matter of opinion: No. Nor his boss. Nor the companies he works with. Canada needs to separate itself from US tech. So far it has done nothing to do so and this government is just wound up tighter and tighter into it, through crooked, mendacious twits like this one.