This is what the "make transit free!" dweebs refuse to understand. It's not the dollar cost. It's the cost in time and aggravation when you can't reliably get to where you need to go in a reasonable amount of time. 76.9% on-time performance? Making it free doesn't make that any more acceptable.

David Reevely@davidreevely.bsky.social · 5h ago

Lots of fun factoids in this dashboard. Like: the Strandherd park and ride sees 21 per cent usage of its spaces; it takes an hour to get downtown by transit from there. Driving takes half that at peak traffic time. You would save on downtown parking, but at the cost of an hour of your day.

For my latest Danielle Smith collab with @forwardcanada.bsky.social, Danielle is here to help prepare you for Referendum Day, which will be totally calm and chill and feature no January 6th-ing whatsoever! youtu.be/6N9grKFJ_ro?...

PSA from Premier Danielle Smith: Preparing Your Referendum Emergency Kit #satire

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Tango!@pikeshorse.bsky.social · 21h ago

“They said if we’re cutting child nutrition and healthcare and limiting the press and holding public executions we’re probably a shit hole country.”

For the evening crowd, my @xtramagazine.com column on why certain LGBTQ+ federal advocacy is going to be less effective than others #canqueer #cdnpoli

Confusion around federal powers is holding LGBTQ2S+ advocacy back | Xtra Magazine

Getting the Canadian government’s attention means being strategic in our demands

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For the evening crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social on yesterday's #SCC decision on resolving the tension between sentencing directives for Indigenous offenders, and when the victims are Indigenous women #cdnlaw

Supreme Court creates new sentencing test for Indigenous offenders and victims

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Star Trek III on at the gym today, and I’ll take it.

For the Saturday crowd, my @xtramagazine.com column: Confusion around federal powers is holding LGBTQ2S+ advocacy back #canqueer #cdnpoli

Confusion around federal powers is holding LGBTQ2S+ advocacy back | Xtra Magazine

Getting the Canadian government’s attention means being strategic in our demands

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For the morning crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social: Supreme Court creates new sentencing test for Indigenous offenders and victims #SCC #cdnlaw

Supreme Court creates new sentencing test for Indigenous offenders and victims

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For the late/west coast crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social on today's #SCC decision on resolving the tensions between sentencing directives for Indigenous offenders and when the victims are Indigenous women #cdnlaw

Supreme Court creates new sentencing test for Indigenous offenders and victims

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For the late/west coast crowd, my @xtramagazine.com column on the contrasting LGBTQ+ groups' demands on Parliament Hill, and why one is likely to be more successful than the other #canqueer #cdnpoli

Confusion around federal powers is holding LGBTQ2S+ advocacy back | Xtra Magazine

Getting the Canadian government’s attention means being strategic in our demands

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New Music Friday is the (Continued) edition of Carly Rae Jepsen's Day and Night, with eight new tracks. I am not a fan of this recent trend of putting out special editions a couple of weeks after the album is released, and I'm sure that this is Taylor Swift's fault. But. It's Carly Rae.

In cases where an offender and a victim are Indigenous, the Supreme Court of Canada says judges must consider the circumstances of both. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

Supreme Court creates new sentencing test for Indigenous offenders and victims

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New from me at @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social: Supreme Court creates new test for Indigenous offenders and victims #SCC #cdnlaw

Supreme Court creates new sentencing test for Indigenous offenders and victims

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The good news is that @clareblackwood.bsky.social can use the same wig as she did for Levitt.

Trump selects Katie Zacharia as next White House press secretary

Donald Trump has selected Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator who worked briefly at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as his new press secretary, multiple White House officials told CNN...

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New column from me at @xtramagazine.com: Confusion around federal powers is holding LGBTQ2S+ advocacy back #canqueer #cdnpoli

Confusion around federal powers is holding LGBTQ2S+ advocacy back | Xtra Magazine

Getting the Canadian government’s attention means being strategic in our demands

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Getting the Canadian government’'s attention means being strategic in our demands, writes @journodale.bsky.social. xtramagazine.com/power/activi...

Confusion around federal powers is holding LGBTQ2S+ advocacy back | Xtra Magazine

Getting the Canadian government’'s attention means being strategic in our demands

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ICYMI, my Loonie Politics column: Will Carney defend the monarchy in Quebec? #cdnpoli #MapleCrown

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ICYMI, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social: An attack on the right to strike #cdnlaw #cdnpoli

An attack on the right to strike

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New post: No tariff relief in sight with two parties in favour #cdnpoli (Sorry this is posted late. Been a busy day).

In the #HoC for Friday #QP. Mendès in the Big Chair. Garnet Genuis led off, decrying this morning’s bad job numbers, using apocalyptic terms. Turnbull reminded him we are in a trade war and they have cut taxes.

The #SCC ruled 5-4 to dismiss an appeal regarding the collision of sentencing for Indigenous offenders when the victim is also Indigenous. A new three-step test has been created for these sentencing situations. #cdnlaw

For the late/west coast crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social: An attack on the right to strike #cdnpoli #cdnlaw

An attack on the right to strike

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The auto sector lobbyists were on the Hill today to call for resumption of negotiations to get tariff-free access to the auto sector back. The UAW wants to maintain the sector 232 tariffs on the auto sector. Canada's auto sector needs to start rethinking the entire industry in this country.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 3d ago

Q: What is a tariff on Canada that you would keep? Abdul El-Sayed: One that is actually logical, unlike any of what Donald Trump has done in office. We should do what the UAW has advocated for, smart tariffs to protect our market.

The trouble, you see, is that the U.S. now has two pro-tariff parties.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 3d ago

Q: What is a tariff on Canada that you would keep? Abdul El-Sayed: One that is actually logical, unlike any of what Donald Trump has done in office. We should do what the UAW has advocated for, smart tariffs to protect our market.

For the evening crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social on the labour provisions of Bill C-39, and why they are seen as a way to undermine the right to strike #cdnlaw #cdnpoli

An attack on the right to strike

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C-22 is a Very Bad Bill, but I remain unconvinced that the Senate will meaningfully amend it. We will probably see a few half-hearted amendments proposed and defeated, the bill will pass, and senators will engage in a round of self-congratulation for how "independent" they are.

Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦@senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 3d ago

Today, the Senate began second reading debate on Bill C-22, the controversial "lawful access" legislation. I rose to raise my concerns with the bill's threats to our civil liberties, our privacy rights - and our online safety. #cdnpoli #Canada #C22 #LawfulAccess

For the evening crowd, my Loonie Politics column on whether Carney will uphold the constitution and push back against the PQ plan to "abolish" the monarchy in Quebec #cdnpoli #MapleCrown

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#QP Recap: Resurrecting the economic record of Trudeau Senior #cdnpoli

Jeff Kibble accused Stephen Fuhr of “mansplaining,” and irony died. Cripes. #QP