La Cloche Hills Franklin Carmichael 1933

Great Blue Heron at The Coves in London, Ontario this morning.

Incredible stuff

The Ford regime continues to show its disdain for democracy. Limiting debate is a common practice of the PC government.

"In the spring budget, the province expected to see 71,800 homes built this year — already far off the pace needed to reach 1.5 million — but now it projects an even lower 64,300 and expects that annual figure won't crack 80,000 until 2028." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The Ford regime's Fall Economic Statement includes a section that changes a law that means the province no longer has to set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets or prepare a climate change plan. This is a complete abdication of responsibility by the PC government. @ontariogreens.bsky.social

"No Plan!" Read what @mikeschreiner.bsky.social has to say about the Ford regime's Fall Economic Statement: gpo.ca/2025/11/06/n...

This is ridiculous. The requirements for such a huge amount of water ought to have been known. Power Co. (VW) should pay for the cost of expanding the water supply system. This along with the US tariffs and new EV policy, is making the EV battery plant look less viable. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

US Treasury Secretary Bessent: “Nobody likes foreign election interference. Nobody likes foreign governments trying to sway public opinion for their own good.” In August Danish intelligence found 3 Americans with Trump ties covertly influencing Greenland public! www.cbc.ca/news/world/d...

Kevin Roberts' defense of Nick Fuentes is a watershed moment: the right has officially declared open, unabashed Hitlerism to be an acceptable position in their coalition www.vox.com/politics/466...

Avec 470 arbres plantés et 4 000m2 de nature en plein cœur du 14e arrondissement, la place de Catalogne s'est radicalement transformée en 2024 !

If you're driving, speed & hit someone, you're at fault. But, that doesn't mean that government's who encourage or facilitate dangerous driving are blameless. If you're in a collision w a speeding driver where a speed camera was removed email us: [email protected] 1/2

A special set of photos from my spouse's cousing in Newcastle, England. These snow bunting photos were taken at Church Point, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea in Northhumberland. The snow buntings over-winter along the east coast of England.

NEW: “If we’re honest, we’ll admit that many cities still need to take their first steps toward more sustainable city-making. And every city needs to go much further & faster.” @forbes.com writer @carltonreid.com interviews me on our bold Paris Exhibition launched by Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social.

Robin at Springbank Park in London, Ontario

Blue Jays Cody Houle ~ Anishinaabe 2025

Red Tailed Hawks near Storybook Gardens at Springbank Park in London, Ontario.

Read @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social's column (link below) on the need for constitutional change in Ontario. It's not as hard as you might think. One necessary change is to enumerate municipal powers so that autocratic Premiers cannot run roughshod over cities. www.tvo.org/article/anal...

team of Canadian engineers on October 28 unveiled a fully electrified home The project combines a system that eliminates fossil fuel use and dramatically reduces energy costs and emissions. Canada’s self-powered solar home cuts energy use, emissions by half share.google/uDA643ogROMR...

Wyloo Metals which has the most claims & is furthest along in potentially developing the so-called Ring of Fire has not yet made a final decision on whether to proceed with a mine or even with the necessary permitting process. Environmental assessments are underway.

It's that time again ... the end of Daylight Savings. A Stanford U study says switching back&forth is the worst option for our health; permanent standard time is slightly better — because it aligns more with the sun & human biology, what’s called our circadian rhythm. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...

Housing Minister Flack (the Hack) introduced the "Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act" last week. It's a very poor omnibus bill that amends 15 different laws! Omnibus laws have been used often by the Ford regime to reduce the oppositions' ability to debate the law. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Life in Ontario is more expensive than ever and the Ford government is focused on bike lanes, tunnels and speed cameras. We need a government that's focused on the real affordability problems people are facing.

The Hanwha KSS-III offers the best value for Canada's submarine needs. It's much bigger than the TKMS 2121CD; offers vertical cruise & ballistic missle launch capability; superiorr crew accommodations and Canada can get 4 KSS-III subs by 2035 instead of 1 212CD. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

A huge chunk of corporations’ greenhouse gas output are arm’s-length emissions that Canadian reporting rules currently ignore. Here's a guide to Scope 3 emissions — which won't shrink even if all of our carbon capture dreams come true. thenarwhal.ca/scope-3-emis...

Here are some more Cedar Waxwings. These are at The Coves in London, Ontario.

Giving $7.5B in tax breaks to oil companies to pump overseas offers all of the global downside & none of the (bogus) domestic upside of oil subsidies. Truly self-destructive Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Cedar Waxwings at Springbank Park in London, Ontario [1/2]

Hoekstra's profanity laced tirade against Ontario trade rep to US is unacceptable. It shows the general lack of class that he has exhibited since becoming US ambassador to Canada. And he wonders why so many Canadians have turned against Trump's America. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

#COVID19 & #Influenza A are both on the rise in #LdnOnt wastewater. Make a plan to get your #vaccines ASAP & #WearAMask to help stop the spread. Tell indoor places to get an air purifier if they don't have, esp. schools and healthcare. #MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver #CleanTheAir Graph courtesy @young.me

“It will take time for scientists to determine exactly how much #ClimateChange supercharged #Melissa, but they can already say the storm has been feeding on warm ocean temps made up to 800 times more likely by global heating…The hotter the ocean gets, the more energy that can transfer into a storm.”

The Ford regime plans to raise the contribution limit to $5,000 from $3,400 (47%⬆️) The PCs know that this will help them far more than the opposition parties. It's more erosion of our democracy. Send an email to: correspondence.premier.gov.on.ca/EN/feedback/... globalnews.ca/news/1149664...

ROK has launched the 1st sub of the KSS-III Batch 2 class; the 2nd will launch soon. They have already built 3 of the Batch 1 class. It has NATO-standard communication interfaces so interoperability between our subs & NATO subs won't be a problem. www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-ne...

Read this thread from @shawnmicallef.bsky.social Since its 1st election win in 2018 hhe Ford & Friends regime has often demonstrated its ineptitude and unwillingness to take appropriate actions to remedy the numerous issues facing the province. They are not governing in Ontario's best interests.

Due to public pressure, the Ford regime won't proceed with consultations to remove "security of tenancy" for renters. This shows that the public can influence the Ford regime when enough people take action. This was a bad idea that shows Rob Flack's ineptitude. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...

Yes, solutions for nature are also solutions for health! This new analysis finds urban greening is "associated with a wide range of positive health outcomes including improved physical and mental health, increased physical activity, improved childhood development, and reduced exposure to harms."

Ford's latest favour for the developers & landlords is satirized by @thebeaverton.com If the "Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025" becomes law, then many Ontarians will face hardship in paying rent. www.thebeaverton.com/2025/10/ford...

Angus Reid poll finds that most Canadians admit to knowing little about Asian countries & thus EU is most preferred to expand trade with (& shockingly 24% want to increase trade with US!). Businesses may well have same attitude which hurts trying to reduce US trade %. angusreid.org/carney-asia-...

October Anne Savage c. 1920

It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can.

If anybody wants to finally show some backbone that would be fantastic www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

The KSS-III submarine, from Hanwha Ocean of ROK, is the best choice for Canada. Read about the launch of the 1st Batch II sub yesterday. Batch I had 3 subs. TKMS has not yet built any of its 212CD subs. Hanwha promises to deliver 4 subs to Canada by 2035. www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

Back in 2019 Ford paused a section of a law to cap ticket resale prices that had been passed by the Wynne government. Now the Premier says he's upset by Tickemaster's dominance of ticket resales which leads to highly inflated ticket prices. Another Ford failure! www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

"Canada ranks 34th out of 37 countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in the number of MRI machines per capita, and 33rd out of 36 in the number of CT scanners per capita." The Globe today. Remember that when Ford or Health Min. Jones says our health system is great.

Ford blames Jays playoff ticket gouging on asshole premier who scrapped Ticketmaster law in 2019

Ford said he won't fire Labour Minister Piccini for his blatant favourtism in awarding skills training $ as revealed by Ontario's Auditor-General. Queen’s Park publication The Trillium also reported Tuesday that groups who donated to the PC party received two-thirds of recent funding. Pathetic!

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citi are financing a massive new oil-drilling project in the Amazon, just in time for COP www.commondreams.org/news/banks-f...

Major game changer for affordability and liveable cities. Come on Canada…. You can do it… @conradspeckert.bsky.social

While these backlogs are ridiculous, they are the logical outcome when unlimited intake of applications is allowed. That's why the government has to resort to cancelling applications en masse under bill C-12. Then they should cap applications in all categories. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Sadly the current right-wing coalition government in Finland has cut the funding for the nation’s “Housing First” success story, & homelessness is now on the rise again. That just reinforces the fact that such programs work, if political ideology doesn’t stand in the way. ysaatio.fi/en/news/home...