A ridiculous 21 week break for the Ford PC regime ... so that the Premier can avoid having to answer questions about his many foibles in the legislature. Ontario deserves better! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

In 2014, New York City lowering the speed limit from 30 to 25 mph. In just the 1st year: Traffic fatalities fell by more than 22% Pedestrian fatalities fell by more than 25% The most dangerous drivers, those driving over 35 mph, slowed down the most. Via @transalt.org Speed is always a factor.

This is my intuition about austerity and most business decisions: short term cost-cutting leads to higher long term costs.

Moon at 3:00 AM Wednesday in London, Ontario Looking west over Thames River

German Foreign Minister "has every confidence" that TKMS can meet its promise to deliver 4 212CD subs by 2036. No surprise! Funny that this is made at last minute while Hanwha has always stated it can deliver 4 KSS-IIIs by 2035. Canada should choose the Korean subs. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Blackburnian Warbler foraging on black walnut catkins at Gibbons Park in London, Ontario. Most Blackburnian Warblers spend the winter in South America, where they are often common in mountain forests in the Andes.

Right wing conservatives believe that less regulation is preferable. This incident shows the opposite to be the case. www.cnn.com/2026/05/24/u...

Half of business owners on this Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car. In fact, it was 4%. And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%. Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

Imagine a #BetterByWard www.cbc.ca/news/science...

“During the 1950s-60s, the rise in automobile traffic transformed Dutch cities, resulting in traffic congestion, pollution, & an alarming increase in crashes. In 1971, more than 3,300 people lost their lives in crashes, including 400 children. These shocking numbers led to public protests…” Change.

Worth reading! "There is one set of solutions, however, that present no trade-off at all when they are done right." www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...

The Bay Breasted Warbler breeds in the boreal forests of Canada & the northeastern U.S., and spends the winter in Panama, Colombia & Venezuela. They travel northward up the Caribbean coast of Central America, cross the Gulf of Mexico, and push into Canada.

Another milestone in the (still too slow) clean-energy transition: Wind and solar produced more of the world's electricity than fossil gas for the first time ever in April ember-energy.org/latest-updat...

The US presidency is basically a pump-and-dump boiler room with a side business in racism

There are only 73 endangered Southern Resident orcas left, and Mark Carney is targeting their protections.

When's the last time you heard about solar panels doing something like this? www.propublica.org/article/okla...

Fascinating to watch establishment water carriers, serious business people, the board of trade, et al, stump for this plan that if anybody else was making such a shoddy (secret!) business case they'd be ignored or even condemned. The fix is in. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ruby Throated Hummingbird at Long Point Bird Observatory which is well worth a visit. Less than a 2 hour drive from London. @longpointbirds.bsky.social does great work!

Sandhill Cranes at Big Creek National Wildlife Area at Long Point, Ontario

Cape May Warbler at Springbank Park in London, Ontario. Most They winter in the Caribbean, in lush habitats with plenty of insects and flowers.

We need to do much better to help our forests regenerate. "Over and over again, projects have failed to plant the right tree in the right place at the right time." and "How we care for the forest now will sow joy or despair for the next generation." www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c576936...

Bald Eagles in nest at edge of Springbank Park, London, Ontario

The Northern Parula is a small warbler that is often hard to see as it forages in dense foliage of the treetops. However, it is very loud; the male seems to repeat his buzzy trickle-up song constantly from early spring through mid-summer at least. Springbank Park in London, Ontario

Riding bikes is 10X more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. And that’s just the climate emissions. Doesn’t include the massive public & personal cost difference, the air & noise pollution difference, the massive space difference, etc, etc…Via @theconversation.bsky.social

Two organizations doing important work, both worth following — the Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org, and the Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social.

Baltimore Oriole at The Coves in London, Ontario

This is amazing - @kevinolearytv 🤡 is fearmongering about Chinese agents opposing his giant Utah data center… but it’s 2 young local girls in Utah who hilariously call him (and his “dumbass hat”) out👇🏽 Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DYU074V...

By the way, if somebody tries to tell you climate change is only a concern of "educated and affluent" liberals, you can show them this map. At least half the people in *every* US state, even the deep red ones, worry about it

Well at least that saves $5 billion in subsidies from Ottawa & Queens Park. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Reuters is reporting "The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated ​on Tuesday that Trump's ‌Golden Dome missile defense shield could cost approximately $1.2 trillion to develop, deploy & operate over 20 years, a ​figure that dwarfs a $185 billion price tag (given by the Adminstration)"

Ice House, Lake Superior Lawren Harris 1927

This story is about Prince Albert, SK but low census participation is likely an issue in London, ON too. And it's not just homeless people. In my apartment building I saw several StatsCan letters in the recycling bin! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I hope the Crown prosecutor seeks to try this accused 17 year old as an adult. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Great Crested Flycatcher at Springbank Park in London, Ontario. It's difficult to find many of these and usually they are well-hidden and high up in the canopy. They winter mainly from Mexico to Colombia; also winters regularly in southern Florida. Migrates mostly at night.

Cities like Calgary that gamed the Federal Housing Accelerator Fund Program aren’t just cheating the Canadian Federal Government. They’re effectively cheating every other Canadian city that acted in good faith, & badly needed that kind of funding help. The Feds owe those cities visible consequences.

We had a great article in @spacing.bsky.social's fall issue about the unique model of the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team in this league, written by our intern Alex Kharabian - who was a pitcher for the team!

Baltimore Orioles at Springbank Park in London, Ontario, awaiting arrivals of females. They got their name from their bold orange-and-black plumage: they sport the same colors as the heraldic crest of England’s Baltimore family who the Maryland city is also named for.

March: "Price wars and margin compression have forced industry leaders—including Jinko Solar, Trina Solar, and JA Solar—to report significant losses." www.csis.org/analysis/chi... The extent to which Donald Trump has *rescued* China's solar sector is difficult to overstate.

Eastern Phoebe & magnolia at Eldon House in London, Ontario. Eldon House is well-worth a visit!

On this day in 1890, Franklin Carmichael was born in Orillia, Ontario. He became a member of the Group of Seven. His paintings were often in watercolours and focused on Ontario landscapes. Today his work sells for upwards of $300,000. He died in 1945.

Injectable form of immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab can treat several types of cancer and can be administered in under two minutes. Replacing IV form of drug saves hours of treatment time and costs, by Tobi Thomas www.theguardian.com/society/2026... via @theguardian.com @bengoldsborough.bsky.social

Country Farm Arthur Lismer 1916

Eastern Warbling Vireo at Gibbons Park in London, Ontario

This is good news! We need to do much more to study birds & protect their habitats & their resting places such as Long Point. Please support @birdscanada.bsky.social if you are able. A visit to @longpointbirds.bsky.social is a great day trip! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The HSR is poor value for public funds. Instead a high frequency rail network should be built with dedicated rail lines. That would meet the needs of the vast majority of people. The HSR would have to either charge exhorbitant fares or get huge subsidies. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/04/30/t...

Let's hope this poll starts a long term trend in the decline of the Ford regime's popularity. globalnews.ca/news/1182219...

The myth that bike lanes have a negative impact on storefront retail or economic activity as a whole is just that: it’s a myth Time and again we see evidence of improved economic activity, not to mention, well-being, health and social cohesion as a result of bike lanes. @urbantruth.bsky.social

Northern Lake J.E.H. MacDonald c. 1919

This is a disgusting waste of taxpayers' money. There is no justification for Ford to have a Challenger 650 even if it is used! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The Ford Regime continues its ill-advised focus on expanding alcohol consumption. This fixation is foolhardy. globalnews.ca/news/1180241...