Ethan Smith-Johnson 🍊📙

Sorry vaguely progressive white man, but you are not the next Zohran Mamdani just because public transit is your special interest

An oft-repeated statistic says men apply for a job when they have 60% of the qualifications while women wait till they have 100%. Pretty sure that stat was debunked, but …

Several men seem to think that being Mayor is a suitable starter job for someone with no municipal experience. It’s not.

Text: Extreme cold in Ottawa this weekend. Warm up at the Taggart Family Y (180 Argyle Ave). Image: Text on a blue background with white frost around the edges. The Y Shine On logo is at the top.

Ottawa temperatures are dropping as low as -29°C this weekend. 🥶

Need a place to warm up in Centretown? Visit the Taggart Family Y lobby at 180 Argyle Avenue.

We have seating, wifi, and washrooms. Low-cost meals and snacks are available from Chef Ric's.

Keep safe and bundled up! 🧣

Please spread the word to our neighbours about a place to get warm.
@jleiper.bsky.social @catmckenney.bsky.social @arieltroster.com @shawnmenard.bsky.social

Join me tomorrow, January 11th, at the Ottawa South Community Centre to ring in 2026 with some community appreciation and light refreshments.

Drop-in anytime between 1:00PM - 4:00PM to participate in the festivities!

Ariel and Ethan, with orange signs behind them telling them where to vote

Highly recommend voting in the advance polls at McNabb Community Centre today. Took me 90 seconds yesterday, and I bumped into my friend @esmithjo.bsky.social.

Let's do this 💪

One of the most inspiring, kind-hearted, sincere people you'll ever meet. It's been an honour to be a part of team #OttawaCentre for the last 3 years.

I cannot wait to vote for Joel to be my Member of Parliament and Catherine McKenney my new MPP🧡🍊

Premier Ford: Stay In Your Lane MPP / Député, Ottawa Centre

In response to last Monday's passing of Bill 212, @joelharden.bsky.social launched a new petition to repeal the legislation and "immediately stop the government’s attack against life-saving active transportation infrastructure." #BikeTO #ottbike #TOpoli #ONpoli www.joelhardenmpp.ca/stay_in_your...

Proud that my MPP @joelharden.bsky.social and the Ontario NDP caucus voted against Doug Ford's anti-science attack on harm reduction.

Shame on the Liberal MPPs so willing to discard the lives of their constituents who use drugs.

Tonight was the OSTA (Ottawa Student Transportation) board meeting. The elimination of the @OCtranspo youth rates will cost the local school boards millions.

Public education funding shouldn't be used to fix holes in the city transportation budget, those funds are necessary for supporting students

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Sign up for a volunteer shift today and help us reach as many neighbours as possible before the membership sign-up deadline tonight: www.joel4mp.ca/volunteer

It seems pretty clear that Sutcliffe is going to scrap the 120% seniors monthly pass hike, frame it as "listening to the community" and continue on with his other massive hikes to youth passes and overall fares.

We need the same blowback for other hikes as well. Fares shouldn't increase for anyone.

'We’re not a freeway': removing bike lanes would hurt business, Toronto BIA says The City of Toronto said tearing out the Bloor, University and Yonge bike lanes would snarl traffic for 'multiple years'

We’re not a freeway': removing bike lanes would hurt business, Toronto BIA says.
The City of Toronto said tearing out the Bloor, University and Yonge bike lanes would snarl traffic for 'multiple years' www.thetrillium.ca/news/municip... #topoli #bikeTO #onpoli

Is this the beginning of a star-crossed love ?

Them a PC fundraising bot, me an ONDY patriot. Was it meant to be?

Please enjoy my giant Presto card Bluesky 🚍🚎🚌

I’ve created a starter pack of people from and talking about Ottawa.

Feel free to suggest people to add

go.bsky.app/Ds79xdo

Community groups release alternative budget ahead of 2025 City of Ottawa budget debate A coalition of community groups is calling on Ottawa City Council to raise property taxes "to a level that sustains existing services and infrastructure," increase parking fees, and invest in transit,...

Status quo politicians will try to tell you that better isn't possible, but that's just not true.

Better is always possible.

Check out this Alternative Budget - worked on by Horizon Ottawa and many other amazing local experts and advocates 👇

ottawa.ctvnews.ca/community-gr...

What gives me hope is the huge numbers of young people who are getting involved for the very first time in this election.

It's our future, and we're ready to fight for it.

Waldorf robbed.

Thank God.

I was starting to get worried polio wasn't going to get its comeback moment.

Back of t-shirt saying, with images, that the more people get around by bike, the fewer cars on our roads.

On Monday the ON Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy will hear deputations on Bill 212.

Want to get your voice heard as well? Attend MPP Joel Harden’s townhall to share your concerns. It’s on Saturday, Nov. 16 11am-1pm.

Register: www.joelhardenmpp.ca/bill212townh...

Why does this low-key look like the City of Ottawa

Making my first Bluesky post some ONDY hopecore

Just left that hell hole ‘x’, excited to make new friends here :)

Lib!

Wow!

Blue sky circles is a need, not a want