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Ariel with two Ottawa Charge fans in their uniforms

Crowd gathered at city hall. One sign says Corruption 2.0.

Crowd gathered at city hall for the rally

Crowd at the rally. One sign says: Mayor, the size of the stadium matters.

I am buoyed by the community who stood in the cold to say they don’t support Lansdowne 2.0. Ottawa deserves better, and so do women’s hockey fans. There is no stadium emergency. This plan is built on financial fiction and my grandkids will still be paying for it. I will vote no with my whole heart.

@yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social Canada needs to seriously embrace the future. Renewables at least give us a chance for a sustainable future. Fossil fuels simply don’t.

China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising

The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."

This morning's rally at City Hall / Le rassemblement de ce matin à l'hôtel de ville

Lansdowne 2.0 is not what residents are telling us we need as a city. The cost is too much, the outcome too inadequate and uncertain, and the benefits accrue to too few. This morning's rally was energizing. We have an off-ramp; we should take it.

Ariel with Laine Johnson, Chief Eric Stubbs, Stephanie Plante, Rawlson King and Theresa Kavanagh

People at tables with white table cloths at a gala

Ariel with partners from the housing sector at a table at the gala

The Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition held the most beautiful gathering last night, celebrating their incredible work, including the upcoming construction of an Indigenous women’s healing lodge and the city’s first-ever shelter for Inuit women escaping intimate partner violence.

Feds faced intense lobbying pressure before budget Since April's election, oil and gas lobbyists notched at least 177 meetings with federal officials — a third of which were in September alone. If Tuesday's budget is any indication, they successfully ...

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India’s Ganga River drying at unprecedented levels The Ganga River, which sustains the lives of at least 600 million people, is facing its worst dry spell and lowest streamflow in 1,300 years, according to a recent study, reports Mongabay India’s Simr...

The Ganga River, which sustains the lives of at least 600 million people, is facing its worst dry spell and lowest streamflow in 1,300 years because of over-extraction of #water and #climatechange.
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“Ottawa has an opportunity to lead, not follow. The team is thriving. The fan base is real. The moment is now.”

Absolutely: the city can lead or cave to the profit driven plan (profit that may never appear) to spend more and get less. It’s on council to set the path and our future.

The LNG bridge is starting to collapse Global demand for LNG is supposed to be driven by its role as a so-called "bridge" between coal and renewables. What happens when the shores it's supposed to connect keep getting closer with each pass...

The LNG bridge is starting to collapse www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/o...

A customer browses an aisle at a Metro grocery store In Toronto on Feb. 2, 2024.

Healthy eating for family of 4 costs $1,180/month, many Ottawaans cannot afford it https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/11/02/healthy-eating-for-family-of-4-costs-1180-month-many-ottawaans-cannot-afford-it/

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‘A Pretty Ugly History’: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South With Brazil about to host COP30, DeSmog has obtained copies of checks Exxon mailed to the right-wing Atlas Network in the 1990s to turn Latin America against climate treaties.

We obtained hundreds of documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial in Latin America and all across the Global South.

Read @geoffdembicki.bsky.social's exclusive story.

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Work to begin on Laurier Avenue and Elgin Street bike lane redesign Commuters can expect traffic disruptions at the intersection of Laurier Avenue and Elgin Street starting Tuesday as the city begins work to improve cycling and pedestrian safety at the intersection.

The Elgin and Laurier intersection is finally getting fixed. It should have happened years ago, after a cyclist was killed in 2019. And just this summer, Saloni Aitawadekar died after being hit by a pickup truck driver while she was crossing the street.

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'Chaos and destruction': Chinatown businesses, residents say drug problems persist | CBC News People in Ottawa's Chinatown say little has changed since a new safer supply clinic operator took over in June. Some are considering leaving the neighbourhood, and others already have.

A reminder that the Ford govt closed the supervised consumption site in Chinatown and refuses to approve injectable opioid agonist treatment for people with serious addictions. Right now, private addiction clinics are proliferating and the whole community is suffering.

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When Bikes Outnumber Cars: What Scotland’s Cycling Surge Can Teach North America Scotland’s largest city reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland, or Montreal do a double take.

“In May 2025, Scotland’s largest city [Glasgow] reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland or Montreal do a double take: during the morning rush hour, there were more bicycles than cars traveling along Victoria Road, a major artery…” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A screen in a conference room with a graph reads THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD Capital Cost Distribution in the Anglosphere Every country with a transit project over $1B/km speaks English as its primary language.

I'm at the #CUTA2025 conference in Montreal this week. Great presentation by @jedwinmok.com and @chittimarco.bsky.social about escalating transit costs in Canada. What do the countries with highest costs have in common? English is their primary language.

The Day of the Dead Festival in the Market has a spectacular lineup of acts this afternoon. Nat and I are going to probably catch some of the folkloric ballet at 1, and will absolutely not miss Los Paisanos and Flora Flores at 2:15 - they are so much fun. Really, though, the whole day looks amazing!

Greedy landlords and speculators are killing Montreal's quality of life Greedy landlords and speculators are contributing to the housing and affordability crisis in Montreal and killing our quality of life.

“10 years ago, Montrealers could easily find a place to live without spending more than 30% of their income on rent. Today, you’d be lucky to spend 50%.”

Greedy landlords and speculators are killing Montreal’s quality of life

#polmtl

Doug Ford’s Skills Development Fund ‘needs a forensic audit,’ MPPs say Ford says the $2.5 billion fund has led to 100,000 "life changing" jobs for trainees but as the Star revealed this week, Labour Minister David Piccini does not track whether

Note: That is $2.5 BILLION, with a B!

"Ford says the $2.5B fund has led to 100K “life changing” jobs for trainees but Labour Minister David Piccini does not track whether the new positions are full time, part time or temporary."

#FordIsCorrupt #onpoli

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UN leaders condemn ‘horrifying’ mass killings in Sudan Emergency security council session criticises killings of civilians in El Fasher and external supply of arms to RSF

Staggering atrocities in Sudan.

Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."

Mauritius rethinks coral restoration as reefs suffer from another mass bleaching PORT LOUIS, Mauritius — Seeing coral reefs can color one’s monochrome view of the ocean forever. In the pink of health — and red, blue, green and purple — corals resemble underwater fireworks,…

Mauritius is home to nearly 250 kinds of corals, but saw 80% of its corals bleached in the latest mass bleaching caused in part by climate change.

The island nation's predicament highlights concerns raised by scientists who question whether coral restoration works in the face of mounting threats.

« By 2026, according to the International Energy Agency, solar will generate more electricity than all the world’s nuclear plants combined. »

So because of Doug Ford we’re removing speed cameras that have been proven to work and replacing them with signs which don’t work. In school zones.

It also removes $29 Million from road safety budget.

Heat pumps are expensive. What if billionaires bought them for everyone? Rewiring America ran the numbers and found that a big investment in heat pumps would end up paying for itself.

Heat pumps are expensive. What if billionaires bought them for everyone?

It would cost more than $1 trillion, but the savings from lower bills and cleaner air would be just as high.

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#HeatPumps #Energy #Taxes

Trump officials say Alaska is open for business. So far, no one's buying. The administration wants to drill in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Oil companies don’t, leaving Alaska to spend millions propping up the idea

Trump officials say Alaska is open for business. So far, no one’s buying.

Despite the administration’s enthusiasm for developing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, oil companies have shown little interest - leaving the state to spend millions propping up the idea.

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#AK

Ontario electricity supply costs jump 29 per cent as nuclear spending rises Ontario’s electricity rates will jump 29 per cent starting Nov. 1, driven largely by the higher spending for nuclear power and a shortfall in last year’s budget, the Ontario Energy Board says.

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Looking good for our American multi millionaires vs. their even richer American multi millionaires.

Mazda's carbon-capture technology could save the combustion engine | Auto Express Could clever tech that removes carbon from exhaust gases before it leaves the tailpipe solve the CO2 problem?

Ugh. This is not a serious solution. It’s one thing if the device destroys CO₂ (it won’t), but if you have to collect a few kg of CO₂ from more than a billion cars, it ain’t gonna happen. Electric vehicles are fine. Stop trying to keep ICE around.

CBC article, from July 16 2025, headline reads: Income inequality hit record high at start of 2025, Statistics Canada says Subhead reads: Gap increased each year following start of COVID-19 pandemic

I was using the same 2024 article in videos a lil while back to cite that wealth inequality in Canada had reached record highs in 2024.

Fun update: there's now a 2025 article about how wealth inequality has reached record highs this year!

Wheeeeeeeeee

Why is traffic so bad on Highway 417 in Ottawa? Here's everything you need to know about how construction, unreliable transit, and returning to the office have made getting to work worse.

There's lots to mull in this Citizen article exploring 417 congestion. All is not hopeless but there are challenges. Transit is the key to quicker commutes. Restoring and then improving transit will help speed everyone along.

Canada’s LNG industry is less regulated than you might think A pattern is emerging with each new study on LNG that reveals significant gaps in what we know about the long-term impacts of the industry — particularly on human health.

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