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You’re already an Orange Republic.

jfc don’t remind him!

It’s such a complete joke that CBC Ottawa does not broadcast Sens games.

JD’s couch thing feels pretty tame in comparison now.

If you think there's no chance we'll ever see a Northern Spear just think about how likely you thought it would be that the Americans would be nuking fishing boats off the coast of Venezuela.

Being a creep is a selling point for Trump. The Access Hollywood tape made that clear. Not sure anything in the Epstein files is going to move the needle with Trump’s base who think women are objects.

Makes it easier to take selfies with insurrectionists

Look, if we're going to waste fresh water and boil the planet I am going to say please and thank you to my LLM so that I maybe get a pass during the uprising.

Any discussion about increasing funding for Ottawa police should start with these questions. How will this new funding protect the city from insurrection and occupation? Will you do your job next time? What will this money do that wasn't possible in 2022?

There is clearly a sampling issue with how Abacus treats Alberta.

The NDP should feel relieved that the Democrats exist to take the title of most incompetent political party in North America.

The copium when Toronto’s favourite team loses (in this case the Bills) is always fun to watch on Canada’s Sports Leader.

Resurfacing for reasons

OMG that looks to the sidelines by Henderson, wondering whether or not he should score was adorable

12 shots...

SHOT!

Anyone who is truly interested in a better Ottawa needs to be putting all their effort into de-amalgamating the rural wards. Those three votes are the reason for 90% of our problems.

Rawlson King bringing the cold hard facts. Another impressive councillor

City staff are currently playing dumb as to what the requirements of the new Ontario building code are. This is the advice we are getting.

Laine Johnson should run for mayor.

The last-minute motions to paper over the flaws of Lansdowne 2.0 are underway!

I emailed my councillor about Lansdowne 2.0 and got pretty much nowhere. The mayor runs a tight ship. It amazes me how people enter politics, seemingly with a mind of their own and big ideas, and then just fall in line.

This is a great article which demonstrates how it is easy to get caught up in the surface level of Lansdowne 2.0, which seems like a good idea as most people know the arena and North stands aren't the best, but when you look closer the whole thing kinda unravels into a giant corporate giveaway

2 Live Crew were banned over spicy rap lyrics and had to take their case all the way to the Supreme Court but suicide coaching and non-consensual deepfakes are apparently ok. Can you guess what the difference is?

I seem to remember whole congressional hearings about the terrible destructive force that is violence in video games and yet, there is a very strange quiet about an unregulated technology that coaches people to suicide.

Thai basil is a top 10 smell

Cult

Apparently this has to be said. Pushing back on a country that threatened to annex you is not "xenophobia" or "protectionism" it is a rational response to an unprovoked attack. The idea that those pushing for Canada to own more of its own infrastructure is somehow "irrational" is absurd.

“Anointed”, “cavernous”, the New York Times is pissed lol

Happy for NYC and Mamdani but maybe let's focus on the actual fascist takeover of America now. signed, Canada

The number of Canadians who still don't understand the moment we are in is mind-boggling.

The document I have not yet seen is going to destroy our country.

Having to remove your headphones for the airline safety demo is such compliance theatre. It is my right to not listen.

Some great stakeholder engagement going on here by city staff and OSEG. Who else hasn’t been consulted? We know the Charge weren’t. Has anyone picked up the phone to call Athletico Madrid?

I just got back from a week in Dublin, a city with a population similar to Ottawa. It’s the national capital, it has a major river running through it, and I can say with confidence that a better Ottawa is possible. There is no reason we can’t be like Dublin, we just need leadership.

Has any Ottawa media asked Athletico for their thoughts on the plan?

The elevator pitch for Lansdowne 2.0 (if we were being honest) is: To improve the bottom line of OSEG so they stop holding the sports teams hostage. There is very little for Ottawa in this deal.

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It’s interesting to see a sudden full-court press against Canadian digital sovereignty.

Opposition parties using this moment to put out a list of demands will not be forgotten. We are in an existential moment for Canada. Let him cook.

I feel like the majority of Canadians can pretty clearly understand that two things can be true at once. The ad was accurate and a worthy tactic and yet Carney still needs to keep the peace. I’m actually optimistic that we’re seeing a resurgence of rational thought in the Canadian electorate.

Possibly one of the best brands in history. Business genius. 🙄

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We need more of this. When the right voices speak up, ones with community support, and bongs can change. Also, shame on Sutcliffe for brushing this off as a “negotiation tactic “.

The Reagan foundation is big mad because Ronald Reagan’s own words, verbatim, contradict their new king. America is toast.

Turn off the power. Stop the oil, potash and uranium. Enough is enough.

It’s going to be tempting to blame Doug Ford, lord knows I want to, but this is all Orange Julius. This is why it is pointless to negotiate with the Americans so long as The Toddler in Chief is in charge. They cannot be trusted.

This is a great outline of why Lansdowne 2.0 is a bad deal. Unfortunately, it doesn’t really go into how we could do better. It does describe a scenario where we reject 2.0 and keep a sort of status quo scenario (with some administrative improvements) but I would love to a long term vision

In Canada, we don’t allow our leaders to tear down official residences! Instead, we let them slowly fall down through years of neglect to demonstrate to our leaders just how much we loathe them.