Kevin Dorse

I’m always disappointed to leave a hotel after only one night. It took me that long to figure out how the lights work.

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This girl is a EC-7 by now. youtu.be/OtLL7pLM-yE #ottawa #publicservice #cdnpoli

Someone is about to learn how expensive transit is in this city. #ottawa #otttraffic

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Watching a live performance of Hamilton in Ottawa in 2025. Nothing can prepare you for the applause the King receives.

ERs in northern Ontario are closing. Colleges are having to lay off thousands and fees have never been higher. People can't find housing they can afford.

So imagine putting this kind of political energy behind a project *no one* is asking for.

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Steve Allen is credited with "comedy is tragedy plus time." He may have first said it in a May 1958 episode of the "Wide Wide World" docu series on NBC according to this article. @birbigs.bsky.social

Yes! Trying things that might make life better for people instead of doing things basically as they have been for decades is the difference between leadership and management. Ottawa needs more leaders.

Twenty years ago the NCC was the bane of Ottawa. Reactionary. Bunglers. Ran roughshod over downtown residents. Today, much of what makes the city feel modern and livable is work the NCC is doing. Funny how things can change. #ottawa

Ottawa police moving to new 4 district model, costing $11.4 million over 3 years The Ottawa Police Service will hire 63 new police officers and civilians over the next three years as it implements a new deployment model that will split the capital into four districts.

I like this idea. Different parts have different needs. Makes sense. But why stop there? We should turn all of Ottawa into four districts. We can call them separate cities. #ottawa #ottcity #deamalgamateottawa

The people finishing the Ottawa Ironman have been moving for the last 13 hours. Their enthusiasm at the finish is joyful.

It’s critical that OC Transpo not encourage people to establish the transit habit when they’re young, lest they grow up into transit-dependent adults.

These guys don’t understand football either.

Ontario court strikes down Ford government's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes | CBC News An Ontario court has deemed the province's plan to remove three major Toronto bike lanes unconstitutional. In response, the premier told CBC News: "I believe, and the people of Ontario believe, that t...

Yesterday's court ruling was significant. Not just because it ends a very political fight over existing bike lanes, but because it establishes that governments have a responsibility under the Charter to prevent the risk of harm and death to all road users. #autowa #ottawa #ottawalkers #ottbike

The cyclist got hit at the exact same intersection I was about to bike by, it could have been me. We need to consider banning right on red in all downtown intersections. You shouldn’t be taking your life in your hands every time you walk or cycle. A woman got killed crossing the street a block away.

Kiwis putting some powerful forgive and forget on display …

The Globe and Mail’s hit-and-miss search function unearthed some real treasures this morning.

Screenshot of a headline about Justin Trudeau maybe dating Katy Perry and I’d have to pay to read the article which was sobering and I am grateful

Have never felt more looked out for by a paywall

Opinion: The International Court of Justice’s statement on fossil fuels puts Carney in a tough spot An advisory opinion on responsibility for emissions means that Canada could be on the hook for major climate-change-related damages in the years ahead

I don’t know if this ruling is as immediate or cut-and-dried as Byers suggests here, but it constitutes another warning sign for investment that is already reticent about new oil and gas projects.

Good question. Elections Canada says “As long as the elector's intention is clear, their vote will be counted, even if they misspell the candidate's name.” They are also providing a list.

But you can expect all kinds of real-time challenges in the counting.

Higher Than Usual Number of Candidates on Ballot in Battle River–Crowfoot By-election ---

An unusual solution to an unusual problem.

“The adapted ballot will feature a blank space where electors can write the name of their preferred candidate. This will replace the typical list-style ballot, on which electors mark a blank circle next to the name of the candidate of their choice.”

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Is this the city you want? We can "master plan" all we want, but we need actual action.

Not everyone should drive. In fact, most people probably shouldn’t.

When was the last time you purchased and consumed an actual Skor bar? It has transcended the chocolate bar category and become a flavouring.

It's ridiculous that public transit costs more than a ride share.
On a side note traffic is bad enough in Chinatown. We don't need ride shares contributing to the congestion.
Buck a ride transit makes sense...and increase the frequency of the 11 down Sommerset...once every half an hour isn't enough

Just a reminder that Canada’s got a couple of unusually tall premiers. 🇨🇦

We’re heading to dinner in Chinatown.

OCTranspo fare for two: $8
Ride share: $6

It’s time for buck-a-ride transit in Ottawa. #ottawa #octranspo @freetransitottawa.bsky.social @octranspo.com

Globe editorial: Sorry, speed cameras aren’t the problem Drivers and politicians who rail against them are ignoring the real issue and gambling with public safety

“Speed cameras shouldn’t disappear, they should multiply. The cameras are effective and, because their penalty is so easily avoided, they are fair.”

Yup. If we care about kids not getting killed by drivers, yeah they should.

#carculture #onpoli #ottawa

Helsinki (pop 657,000) has not had a single traffic death during the last twelve months.

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NHL delivers a lesson after the Hockey Canada verdict: Be nice, or else If you want to make a million dollars skating around in short pants, you have increased interest in ensuring your interactions go well

Aldo Leopold is credited with saying ethics is doing the right thing when no one else is watching.

Cathal Kelly watched the same court room as the rest of us this week and thinks sport could do a better job imparting this way of being to young men.

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