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Celebrating Eleanor Collins this Black History Month — Canada’s first TV musical star and jazz icon. #BlackHistoryMonth

Black History Month salute to Ella Baker — the movement’s mentor, the glue behind the courage. #BlackHistoryMonth

Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.

Spotlighting Anderson Ruffin Abbott for Black History Month — first Black Canadian-born doctor and Civil War volunteer. #BlackHistoryMonth

'Totality' of Ontario's policing landscape to undergo corruption probe: Inspector general Inspector general Ryan Teschner says he will appoint an external person to conduct the inspection.

A province‑wide probe into police corruption is long overdue.

Individual “bad apples” don’t organize shootings, leak intel to criminals, or coordinate testimony -- entire systems do.

Accountability isn’t anti‑police; corruption is.

Trust depends on cleaning house.

Data shows a pattern:
Countries with #ProportionalRepresentation score higher on transparency/less corruption

Even big FPTP outliers (🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦) face recurring corruption scandals

Correlation ≠ causation but stronger representation often means stronger accountability

Black History Month love to Gordon Parks — photographer, filmmaker, storyteller of America’s truths. #BlackHistoryMonth

This is what nuclear technology actually does: saves lives.

Radiotherapy, PET scans, mammography...now reaching countries that had none before.

Rays of Hope is nuclear science at its best: practical, humane, and global.

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High-speed rail line would demand big slice of energy grids already under pressure The dream of rapid, affordable travel between Central Canada’s biggest cities is alive again as centuries-old concepts — nation-building and trains — meet in the form of a high-speed rail project slated to break ground in fewer than five years.

High‑speed rail *should* demand serious power - that’s a good problem to have.

If we want fast, clean mobility across Canada, we also need abundant electricity and 21st‑century grids.

Let’s build the trains *and* the power to run them.
Both are well worth the investment.

Honouring Daurene Lewis this Black History Month — first Black woman mayor in Canada. Leadership with heart and fire. #BlackHistoryMonth

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission launches reorganisation The US nuclear regulator is aiming to implement a reorganisation which it says will streamline decision-making, consolidate functions, and align with national goals for more efficient licensing and deployment of nuclear technology by the end of September.  ;

After 50 years of the NRC tying its own shoelaces together because of 3 Mile Island–era fear, it’s wild to see them finally streamline licensing and embrace efficient reviews.

Nuclear deserves regulation, not paralysis. Nice to see the U.S. (finally) starting to catch up.

Sweden proposes steps to facilitate new nuclear projects The Swedish government has announced several proposed measures to make it easier to establish new nuclear power in the country. These include a new approval law, more possible locations for nuclear power on the coast, and increased government support for municipalities' feasibility studies.  ;

Sweden is making it significantly easier to build new nuclear: faster permitting, more coastal sites, restart pathways, and funding for municipalities to plan SMRs/large reactors.

A smart, modern energy strategy built on reliability + decarbonization.

YouTube video by African American History Is AMERICAN History ROBERT SMALLS & THE PLANTER [AAHIAH Ep. #43]

youtu.be/jZCCj6gKDDc
In 1862, Robert Smalls disguised himself as a Confederate captain, stole the ship Planter, and sailed to freedom.
This is the remarkable true story of one of the most daring escapes of the Civil War.

Le Commissariat aux langues officielles corrige sa publicité Le Commissariat aux langues officielles a retiré le mot «queue» de sa publication dans le cadre de sa campagne de Saint-Valentin.

Quand même le Commissariat aux langues officielles se fait piéger par une traduction « ambiguë », ça rappelle une vérité simple :
les langues, ça se manie avec jugement humain, pas juste des outils.

Vive les traductrices et traducteurs pros en chair et on os. 😉

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Today for Black History Month: Dorothy Height — civil rights strategist so sharp she moved mountains quietly. #BlackHistoryMonth

'Bigorexia' Is On The Rise In Kids And Teens. Here's What Parents Should Know. Although it can affect anyone, this lesser-known disorder commonly affects boys and young men.

'Bigorexia' isn’t just “gym dedication”.

It’s a form of body dysmorphia hitting boys & young men hard...fuelled by mass & social media, influencers, and impossible ideals.

Fitness is great.
Obsession, shame, and harm aren’t.

We need to talk about this.

It’s 100% reasonable for Canadians to ask why ICE -- an agency under heavy scrutiny for deadly force and civil‑rights violations -- is operating quietly in 5 of our cities.

Cooperation is one thing. A foreign agency with a violent track record on our soil is another.

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Ottawa looks to ‘turn the page’ on relationship with NCC to advance housing projects A City of Ottawa committee approved a plan to work with the National Capital Commission on ways to “advance and expedite” housing projects on federal lands, but not before some councillors complained about the city’s relationship with the NCC.

Ottawa can’t afford years of turf wars while people struggle to find a place to live.

If working with the NCC helps unlock public land for housing faster -- and with all due diligence and transparency -- then let’s do it.

Collaboration beats paralysis every time.

Black History Month spotlight: Albert Jackson — Toronto’s first Black letter carrier, protected by his community when the city tried to block him. #BlackHistoryMonth

Le CEPEO amorce la construction d’une nouvelle école secondaire publique dans le secteur Orléans! Le Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO) est heureux d’annoncer que la cérémonie de pelletée de terre de la future école secondaire publique Orléans-Sud a eu lieu le 4 février.

Une nouvelle école secondaire publique en français arrive à Orléans! 🙌

Un vrai cadeau pour les familles francophones et francophiles, et un investissement essentiel pour l’éducation en français dans l’est d’Ottawa.

Shepherds of Good Hope’s ‘Diversion Pilot Project’ aims to ease pressure on Ottawa’s shelter system With more people in need of a place to stay, there’s a new pilot program at the Shepherds of Good Hope that offers those in need of a different path alternative housing options before they enter the shelter system.

Shepherds of Good Hope is proving what harm‑reduction folks have said for years: stop the flow into shelters, support people *before* crisis, and outcomes change.

A 22% diversion rate, major savings, and people staying housed.
This is what real solutions look like.

Ottawa councillors divided on city's vacant unit tax The revenue generated by the tax is directed to the city's affordable housing fund.

Ottawa’s VUT isn’t perfect, but it *works*: 1,600+ units returned to the market and millions more dollars for affordable housing — all without needing $400M in new builds.

Smart policy should evolve, not get scrapped because a few folks hate clicking a declaration form.

Celebrating Hazel Scott for Black History Month — jazz prodigy, TV star, anti-segregation trailblazer. She walked so others could sing. #BlackHistoryMonth

Sign the Petition Demand congress subpoena key figures on Epstein case

Tell Congress to subpoena Michael Cohen, Michael Wolff, Bill Gates, Steve Bannon, Elon Musk and others! They know more than they will say about Epstein and Trump when it comes to their horrific crimes against CHILDREN!

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THE VICTIMS NEED US!

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Finally, accusing me of “emotion” while so zealously treating renewables as a one-size-fits-all solution is comically ironic.

I’m pro-nuclear AND pro-renewables b/c I’m pro-working grids. Those grids have/use both, not just one or the other.

This isn’t ideology - it’s system engineering.

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“Nuclear sites must be watched for centuries”

Spent fuel volumes are solid metal, tiny, fully contained, and already very safely managed. Meanwhile fossil fuels dump billions of tonnes of waste directly into the atmosphere every year…unmonitored, forever.

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“Solar warranted for 40 years”

Panels degrade, inverters are replaced every 10–15 years, and full repowering is common by 25 years. Nuclear plants routinely run 60–80 years with up-rates. Still nearly twice as long as your 40-year-warranted solar…

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“Solar is 5× cheaper”

That’s classic LCOE cherry-picking without full context. LCOE wrongly excludes overbuild, curtailment, transmission, storage, grid inertia, and firm backup. System costs rise sharply as penetration increases…this is well documented. Quickly making solar way pricier.

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“Batteries solve intermittency”

No, they don’t — not at scale, anyway…which is what matters most. Spain’s 20 GW of batteries is measured in hours, not days or weeks. That’s peak-shaving, not seasonal or multi-day firming. Spain still leans on gas imports when wind/solar slump.

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A few direct corrections…

“Basic science is watts”

No, basic grid science is energy over time (MWh) and availability. Nameplate watts ignore capacity factor. A 1 GW nuclear plant delivers 8 TWh/year. You need 4–6 GW of Spanish solar to match that before storage losses.