Well well. Vote accordingly, Ottawa We can and will have the change we need if we unite to support Jeff Leiper next week www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

do we want to continue letting Toronto literally come to a halt to serve limited special interests, or can we make it a city that works for everyone? nationalpost.com/opinion/ford...

Anthony Furey: Ford, Bradford on the right side of the bike lane issue

The removal of bike lanes on major Toronto thoroughfares has put a quiet smile on the faces of the silent majority, who have had enough

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Also 69 years since the Windscale fire. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsca... www.itv.com/news/border/...

How's that speed camera ban going in Ontario? - 30 traffic fatalities in Ottawa so far this year, exceeding the 23 total fatalities in 2025 - Toronto on track for a five year traffic fatality high. - Windsor reporting "staggering" number of injury crashes this year www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Pedestrian traffic deaths in Toronto up from last year: police data | CBC News

Toronto is seeing an increase in pedestrian deaths from traffic collisions across the city compared to previous years, according to data by police. But some advocates aren't surprised by the trend, es...

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I'll fix your opening for you: For 12 years, @jleiper.bsky.social has argued for necessary funding for Ottawa's crumbling infrastructure. When your house is falling into disrepair, don't boast about how little money you put into fixing it.

While I didn't expect the campaign to take this turn, I'll tell you something. If people like David Hill, David Brown, Tim Tierney, and Jan Harder are conspiring to unseat me, then I take that as confirmation that I'm acting in the City's best interests. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

'Bold move,' Devine says as council colleagues campaign for his rival | CBC News

The race in Ward 9 is drawing in past and present politicians, including sitting city councillors. The incumbent says it will "tarnish" relationships should he win re-election.

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Zacharia is to Scaramucci as pounds are to kilograms. 5:11

Something genuinely amazing about making Alberta your FIRST STOP to learn about Canadian attitudes to the United States. You may as well go to Catalonia and say that it's interesting to see they share similar issues to you with the government in Madrid.

Sen. Adam Schiff@schiff.senate.gov · 6d ago

My first stop was Alberta, the only province not boycotting Californian wines. I spoke to provincial leaders about the importance of the Canadian market to California farmers and the importance of continuing close collaboration on dairy, beef and energy trade.

G20 levels of police presence to remove a fucking bike lane. Absolute cowards. (Photo: @chanface.bsky.social)

WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you really should watch and share this excellent news story. Ford LIES that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data. Remember and share this as Ford tears out Toronto bike-lanes.

Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes

Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes removed.

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Aaron Swartz, coding prodigy and hacktivist who helped develop RSS and was a co-founder of Reddit, died by suicide after facing $1 million in fines and 35 years in prison for felony charges, just for downloading pdfs of research papers with the intention of making them accessible to the public.

Julie S. Lalonde@julieslalonde.bsky.social · 7d ago

Being GenX/Millennial is such a trip. In our lifetimes, we saw people our age getting wild criminal penalties for pirating music and now have to sit and watch as companies gobble up our work with impunity.

Still trying to understand how Napster got shut down, but Anthropic is going public and still hasn’t paid us authors yet after stealing our work.

Jeff Leiper and I put forward a motion to restore 5 minute LRT frequency during off-peak hours and it was defeated by the current mayor and a majority of council.

MAdair@madair336.bsky.social · last wk.

I know it's 11:30 at night but 15 minute headways is a complete waste of our LRT infrastructure investment. Improve the service, you'll get more riders @jleiper.bsky.social @arieltroster.bsky.social

I know it's 11:30 at night but 15 minute headways is a complete waste of our LRT infrastructure investment. Improve the service, you'll get more riders @jleiper.bsky.social @arieltroster.bsky.social

Happy #Caturday and Thanksgiving Weekend, Canada! Here's my Thanksgiving statement:

In 2016, Leuven made a bold decision: instead of trying to accommodate ever-increasing car traffic, it would change the rules of the road entirely. A decade later, the Dutch-inspired traffic circulation plan has drastically improved the city’s accessibility, liveability and quality of public space.🧵

Me after raising OC Transpo fares from $3.70 in 2022 to $4.10 in 2026

Another day, another watermain break (Riverside/Vanier Parkway at Tremblay) in Ottawa. Leiper has an actual plan for addressing this shortfall from years of Watson and Sutcliffe underfunding rather than handwaving and hoping the province and feds save our ass.

'I secured a $4 billion deal to “upload” the LRT that once completed,' Why should we believe it'll ever be completed, when apparently no one who would have to be involved is actually talking to anyone else involved about it happening?

Pat Bickerton@pbickerton.bsky.social · 2w ago

There have been no internal communication between the Mayor, OCTranspo, the City Manager, or Metrolinx about the LRT upload to the Province. The guy in charge of this doesn't sound very effecrive. (Not my MFIPPA)

It’s hard enough for cities in Canada to do smarter things given how often bad city leaders hurt their own cities. But it’s extra infuriating watching awful provincial premiers sabotaging cities by ripping out good things they FINALLY managed to achieve. Premiers should not have that power, period.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Ripping out these protected bike lanes against the will of Toronto city council is a colossal waste of $48 million. The province’s own experts know it will not ease traffic congestion, it will put people’s lives at risk…” One of the stupidest things I’ve ever seen any politician do to any city.

"Ripping out these protected bike lanes against the will of Toronto city council is a colossal waste of $48 million. The province’s own experts know it will not ease traffic congestion, it will put people’s lives at risk…” One of the stupidest things I’ve ever seen any politician do to any city.

Ontario will officially begin removing Toronto bike lanes on Tuesday | CBC News

Ontario will begin removing bike lanes from a stretch on Bloor Street W. in Etobicoke on Tuesday, the Ministry of Transportation says.

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I just returned from a bike trip in South Tyrol. The extensive, well maintained, interconnected bike routes were amazing! Tunnels, bridges, charging stations; infrastructure not deterred by 🏔️ A commitment to safe cycling that meant young and old were on their bikes!

What the Mayoral candidates said in response to Bike Ottawa questions: bikeottawa.ca/2026/10/01/2...

2026 Municipal elections: what do mayoral candidates have to say about biking in Ottawa?

* We’ve received a late answer from Jeff Leiper, which we’ve added to the published data below. Nonetheless our point regarding the previous election still stands. With advance voting underway, it …

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Monday morning outside Rotterdam Centraal, thousands of cyclists stream toward the station in a carefully choreographed flow. What you’re seeing is the power of systems thinking—the bicycle and train both succeed because they work together seamlessly, where each mode extends the reach of the other.

people who got angry about those buddha statues should be even angrier about this

Feena van@feenavan2099.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Before Stonehenge was raised, before Egypts first pyramid broke ground,before the Nazca people drew their famous lines across the Peruvian desert,someone in what is now southern Arizona shaped a 272-foot fish into the earth On April 23,2026,"a border-wall contractor drove heavy equipment across it"

Spent a while on this one. Doesn't happen with every player. I have no control over it.

Alex Bowden@kingcricket.co.uk · 3w ago

Jump-scary: Mark Wood, Usman Khawaja and the unmatchable appeal of Test match fast bowling www.kingcricket.co.uk/jump-scary-m...

I got a response to my Freedom of Information request regarding the LRT upload: There were no communications between the OCTranspo head, the mayor, the city manager or Metrolinx re the upload from March 1st to 26 September 2026. There is no $4 billion deal with the province.

Guess which bike lanes had biggest % increase over past 4 months in Toronto, based on data from permanent counters? BIKE LANES ON BLOOR in ETOBICOKE, of course! From 79,000 in 2025 to 97,000 in 2026. An upward trajectory that will continue w surging local popn in res towers+BikeShare #biketo #onpoli