I finally got an ebike!!!

And If "no one" can afford them, they'd all remain empty. But they dont! So clearly some people can afford them.

First spotting of a kid with an Angine de Poitrine costume

Don’t you think it’s a little weird that 350 million people in 50 states only have two parties to represent them?

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · yesterday

This, my comrades, is why Proportional Representation is not a great idea. Imagine trying this with 350 million people across 50 states

Price is the main way we experience the housing crisis, so it feels right to say that if we fix prices we fix the problem.

Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈@maxdubler.com · 6h ago

Tenant organizers genuinely believe that we can price control our way out of the housing shortage.

Just listened to the full EU-Canada wrap up statements & noticed something I don’t think I anyone else mentioned. Twice, VdL said she would love for Canada to be a full EU member if it were actually allowed. It was just a really funny to hear, and imagine thinking that would happen even a year ago

Canada and EU announce new ‘alliance for the future’ – October 30, 2026

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Winter in Montreal can be rough but at least it doesn’t last as long as places like Alberta. We don’t have to worry about snow in October. Not usually in November either.

JP@perrinjan.bsky.social · 8h ago

Taking the e-mountain bike was a good call today. Yesterday I was fishtailing like wild on the Mill Creek Bridge. #YEGbike

If you cannot hear, you are not safe. This is why drivers are banned from rolling their windows up and/or listening to music.

Jason@jrock08.bsky.social · 9h ago

"It doesn’t matter if you are walking, riding, or driving... if you cannot hear, you are not safe" Yet another victim blaming traffic violence op ed that ignores that deaf people exist and deserve to be safe while using our streets.

Fortress North America! *you are America's tributary resource colony. You're lucky we pay for the aluminum at all and maybe some day we don't hehe

Never use a cable lock as your main bike lock. Never *ever* use a cable as your main bike lock on an electric cargo bike.

You can make a case for grouping the suburbs in with the older urban neighbourhood. But the City of Ottawa’s amalgamation to become mostly rural by land area is really weird.

andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦@ottawandrew.bsky.social · yesterday

‘Leiper won the central wards of Somerset, Kitchissippi, Rideau-Vanier and Capital, where he ran up large margins.’

We discussed the idea of Canada being the first Associate Member of the EU. And what it would mean in practice. A focus on the prosperity & security of our people. Through closer policymaking, participation in EU programmes and inter-institutional work. We're at the start of a journey ↓

I think I should follow up my video on left-NIMBYism with a video on right-NIMBYism. Including the idea that it’s normal and natural for governments to enforce neighbourhood exclusivity, keeping them only for the right kind of people who “work hard” and “aspire”.

Kev Wong@twotykevin.bsky.social · yesterday

"Why are both AB and BC Conservative governments hating on multiplexes?" Well, this e-mail from the VP of a major real estate services & investment firm to the Premier of AB and Edmonton City Council should give some hints.

Critical Mass ride tonight ends at Nathan Phillips Square. #BikeTO

Reading anti infill comments I'm convinced every single apartment I've ever lived in wouldn't have been built it Facebook existed in the 1970s. "You can't just put a 4 floor apartment next to SFH." There's literally hundreds of those in the city and it's been that way since the 1950s.

I hope this collaboration will open the door to a few harmonization in construction standards between Canada and the European Union. Chief among them will be the legalization of the EN 81 standard, the European standards for the assembly and safety of elevators.

Do we think estonia will invade russia? Do we think russia will invade estonia? A lot is clarified if you arent caught up pretending russia isnt imperialist

Paris Marx@parismarx.com · 2d ago

Imagine saying the reverse and thinking it makes any sense: “Having Russian planes on the UK’s border reduces the risk of war.”

Canada’s provincial governments are cursed.

Lanrick Bennett@lanrickbennett.bsky.social · yesterday

#ONpoli Devastatingly devoid of any rational understanding of what actually causes congestion on our streets. Cc: @cycletoronto.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social #BikeTO #TOpoli

On our short walk home from voting early, @nissamitchell.com and I saw a surveyor working down the street from our house. He used his cargo bike for all of his equipment!

Montreal is an extremely underrated city as a setting for all kinds of genres. Half Bizarro New York and half Bizarro Paris.

In the six weeks between Prime Minister Mark Carney's trip to the European Parliament and top EU officials arriving for a joint summit in Montreal, the United States has moved considerably closer to Russia. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

ANALYSIS | Trump's increasing support for Russia carries existential danger for Canada | CBC News

Some analysts say U.S. President Donald Trump's recent rapprochement with Russia poses a clear danger to Canadians — one not easily solved by closer partnerships with allies an ocean away.

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I sometimes use my electric cargo bike at full power if I’m in a rush. The max speed of 32 km/h (20 mph) feels very fast. Borderline dangerous. I feel like I have to be really attentive. But that speed, even on city streets, is considered oppressively slow by many drivers!

This is one of the cultural differences in Quebec that I find interesting. Feels a lot closer to 50:50 fathers and mothers at parks, daycare drop-off, and birthday parties. I do a lot with my kid and have not yet experienced any negative reaction. It’s just totally unremarkable.

Brandon - "Fietser"@americanfietser.bsky.social · 2d ago

How I feel as a male caretaker of my daughter when we pull up to the playground on our cargo bike. The mommies club:

My take, as a Eurovision observer from a bunch of different angles throughout my long life (as a former resident of three European countries at three different times, and as a Canadian who has sometimes watched from afar), on each of the possible Canadian representatives for Eurovision in 2027! /1

Meet Canada's 5 Eurovision finalists | CBC News

Five finalists — William Cloutier, Josiane, Rêve, Talk and Tyler Shaw — are competing to become Canada’s first Eurovision entrant in 2027. Canadians can watch their performances online and vote up to ...

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Un dossier troublant dans Le Devoir qui met en lumière des pressions inacceptables du cabinet de la mairesse. La population montréalaise a le droit à des consultations publiques honnêtes et rigoureuses.

Le Devoir@ledevoir.com · 3d ago

Des pressions politiques pour le modifier ont mis en péril sa crédibilité, révèlent des documents internes.

I also think we should do our elections “the normal way”. Which, within developed countries, means some form of proportional representation.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

JD Vance on ranked choice voting: "I don't understand it. It seems to me that you have an election, the person who wins the most votes should win...The fact it's so confusing to a person who pays pretty close attention to politics I think suggests we should do our elections in, like, the normal way"

The Montreal cycling survey earlier this summer was initially pretty reasonable. But then it was taken down for a week or two and replaced with a much more biased survey that included asking about removing or not plowing bike lanes. Turns out city staff pushed back on this.

Bras de fer entre la mairesse et la fonction publique au sujet d’un sondage sur le vélo

Des pressions politiques pour le modifier ont mis en péril sa crédibilité, révèlent des documents internes.

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I do not like this trend of conservative premiers going full NIMBY, I must say www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vi...

Premier-designate says he’ll scrap B.C.’s housing targets

Lorne Doerkson says he will get rid of municipal housing targets and legislation allowing multiplexes to be built without rezoning.

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There is physically less oil (and refined products) available right now. Transport routes are blocked. Wells shut-in. Stockpiles dwindling. It’s not a corporate conspiracy. It’s the reality of relying so much on a fuel source that’s at the whims of wars, dictators, and natural disasters.

Paul Marvin@paulmarvin.bsky.social · 3d ago

Every time we have a new law about wearing religious symbols in schools, I feel like I’m taking crazy pills. Almost nobody talks about the religious symbols (Christian crosses) *on* public school buildings!

Le PQ veut interdire les signes religieux aux élèves: «C’est non négociable», dit le ministre Joël Arseneau

Malgré les craintes des directions d’école, le PQ est déterminé à interdire les signes religieux aux élèves.

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