Alison Harding-Hlady

Some great thoughts here, philosophical and pragmatic, on the value of cataloguing (and the importance of having it done by trained human experts!).

Doug Ford to raise campaign donation limits by 47% and end fixed election dates Attorney General Doug Downey is boosting maximum donations from the current $3,400 to $5,000 in January and tying future increases to inflation.

Ontarians: please mr ford we need healthcare, housing, and groceries

Ford: best I can do is election fuckery

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The British Library would amount to nothing if it only had its hordes of books. The real power is in the immeasurable treasures of staff expertise and dedication. Pay them real money!

OCDSB supervisor says media interviews are not his mandate Bob Plamondon has released only two public statements since the province took over the board on June 27 and he was appointed supervisor.

It is OUTRAGEOUS that the Ford government appointed this man to replace all of the elected school board trustees and he won’t even do media interviews. No matter what you think about the dysfunction in the OCDSB, this is entirely undemocratic.

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This is explicitly not what he campaigned on. This is not what Canadians voted for. This is not the mandate he was given.

The hardest part about my kid being non-binary is getting them to pick up after themselves.

The pronouns? Those were easy with conscious practice, and now unconscious use.

Watching my kid grow and find themselves? Even easier.

Infinitely easier than the alternative.

the answer to the trolley problem is not to pick who to sacrifice, it’s to dismantle the system that led to an unsafe trolley crossing.

if any part of your morality strategy involves picking a group to let die on a hill, throw the entire strategy out. it’s wrong.

In my perfect world, our elected would not feel or be immune from the consequences of their own actions.

Notably missing from the AI Strategy Task Force, whose month-long 'national sprint' begins today: a librarian, a researcher in science or technology studies, or seemingly a *single person* who would look at gen AI tools with a critical eye.

Little hymn by Joseph Fansano

This poem, written by Joseph Fasano (who was also born with a heart condition), has hit me directly in the heart like an arrow today, as I watch our world's mess unfold while waiting for Kid the Younger's annual cardiology check up. We cannot save each other now. We can.

A person standing on a dock with the river in the background

A small island surrounded by river

Setting sun over the river

Sunset at a marina

Nothing better than a September Sunday on the majestic St. Lawrence.

Canada Post workers walking off the job after government demands reforms | CBC News The union representing Canada's postal workers has called for a cross-country strike in the wake of the federal government announcing major reforms to Canada Post.

Canada Post is a vital institution. The government is correct that it is not sustainable in it's current form, but the answer is not endless cuts and winnowing. Reform it and fund it. The mail does not have to be profitable, it is a service, not a business. Solidarity with the strikers.

Ontario to give municipalities money for speed bumps, flashing lights to slow down drivers: Ford The Ontario government is going to give municipalities “a lot of money” to implement traffic calming measures to slow down drivers, including turnabouts and speed bumps, instead of using photo radar c...

Never mind the administrative and capital costs that municipalities have taken to onboard this provincial program, now we dismantle it and call that good value for taxpayers money as well? It’s not a tax grab. It’s a fine. Now we’re all gonna pay financially and with our neighbourhood security.

Residents are vocal in demanding speed enforcement cameras in their neighbourhoods because cameras work to reduce speeds, increase safety, and contribute to a sense of security for everyone using roads and sidewalks. Removing them will make cities more dangerous places.

maybe they meant Canadian Rapture, which happens in October

shrek is talking to a pig and says `` i forgive you for stabbing me in the back '' . ALT: shrek is talking to a pig and says `` i forgive you for stabbing me in the back '' .

Without me?

"Tylenol is dangerous for women and children," say men who have spent the last eight years making life more dangerous for women and children

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

As a nation, we need to pause and ask ourselves if this is who we want to be?

Can Canadians look ourselves in the mirror and live with the knowledge we *disappointed* the ambassador of a country that threatened to annex us and run our economy into the ground?

[pause]

Ya, actually, I’m ok with it

I’m so glad that Ottawa chose not to invest in transit like other cities did and continues to make public transit and act transportation more difficult more expensive and harder to use just as we also force all employees back to the office five days a week. #Winning #Sarcasm

If Carney truly believes the man who created Project 25 - PROJECT TWENTY FIVE - is going to nicely sit down and give him the keys to Trump's economic game plan, I don't just have a swampland in Florida to sell you, I have the whole damn state

Taking notes from a prominent and aggressively active fascist is one hellava choice. A deliberate choice.

roses are red
violets are blue
singular they
predates singular you

Project 2025 mastermind invited to speak at Carney's cabinet meeting | CBC News A prominent conservative figure in American politics and the mastermind behind Project 2025 — the infamous policy blueprint that proposed a drastic overhaul of the U.S. government — will speak to Prim...

This headline should, in a reasonable world, create a national scandal that topples the Carney government.

In a reasonable world under a reasonably competent government, we would be actively seeking to distance ourselves from the U.S.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Chuck, portrayed by Paul Scheer, a member of the Good Place Committee: "He's got a point. The fair thing for us to do is just keep giving up more and more stuff we want, unilaterally, until this demon is finally happy."

The Democrats every single day:

This is an important read. Cataloguing is at a critical moment.

Pierre Poilievre responds to news a nurse was fined for being virulently transphobic with the following: A nurse with a spotless track record gets fined and suspended for pointing out there are two genders, and for praising world renowned author & women's rights advocate @jk rowling. This is authoritarian censorship. We must restore free speech and free thinking in a free country.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre comes wants to make sure everyone knows he's a full blown transphobe, in case there was any doubt.

He even included a shout out to JK Rowling. This hate should be disqualifying from any politician.

"women's rights advocate" go fuck yourself

Thoroughly enjoyed the touring production of Hamilton at the NAC this afternoon. Strong performances all round, slick production values, a first rate show. Last time Hamilton came to Ottawa we were disappointed, but this was top notch. Tickets are $$$, but worth it if you can swing it.