Vicky Smallman

Every Canadian needs to read this. David Hammer sums it up perfectly. We absolutely cannot allow gun culture to gain a further foothold in our beautiful country.

On tragedy, grief and unmet needs Rough week and it’s only Wednesday. Yesterday the labour movement was shocked and shattered by the news of the death of a colleague and activist that many of us have known and worked with for decades...

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Wow this game is really something. Sack! Yoink! Touchdown!

They are saying Kid Rock handed his Grammy to lil’ Kyle Rittenhouse during the halftime show.

(Not true. Kid Rock has never won a Grammy).

I nominate Bad Bunny for the Nobel Peace Prize

Parsnips can be versatile, in a stew for example. I like them fried up in the air fryer.

Yeah I can do that but i grill the heck out of it and spin it in a lettuce spinner. Maybe once a year. But I have kale about once a week, either in salad or in rice/lentil/kale pilaf

I was impressed at my teenager singing along!

Kale rules. Eggplant, on the other hand….

Suddenly my Duolingo streak is not as satisfying…. Fantastic show though. Incredible

Cutting EV targets and public transit isn’t climate action.

It’s climate sabotage.

With a real public transit plan, we can deliver better for people and the climate.

Federal public servants called back to office 4 days a week starting this summer | CBC News The federal government expects its employees to return to in-office work for a minimum of four days a week starting this July.

Two things I’m not sure is widely understood:

1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces

2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them

Everyone making noise about Olympic Skater Ilia Malinin (a white dude) pulling off the first legal backflip in competition as if he is a revolutionary skater needs to remember Surya Bonaly (black girl) completed a backflip in the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics and was penalized for it
I call Bullshit

A capital city needs a strong music and events workforce. Protect the Music Industry Arts program at Algonquin. #MIAMatters ottawamic.com/news/miamatt...

Have I mentioned today that capitalism sucks?

Ottawa town hall on human rights ** Assemblée publique sur les droits humains à Ottawa

Hey Ottawa pals, I’m going to be on a kickass panel talking about international human rights tomorrow and you should come

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Save the post. Hundreds of workers at the Washington Post stand to lose their jobs in layoffs, which could render The Post unrecognizable amid some of the most severe staff cuts the newspaper has ever seen. If you value The Post and care about its future, we ask that you join us in person in our call to #SaveThePost. Feb 5, 2026 @ 1301 K St. NW 12:00-1:00pm

Jeff Bezos, one of the richest people on Earth, just eliminated hundreds of union jobs at the Washington Post.

Solidarity with @postguild.bsky.social. Join them tomorrow, February 5 at 12:00 p.m. for a rally to #SaveThePost.

Point taken

Leaders from dozens of public and private sector unions stand behind a podium. Behind them are windows showing a view of Parliament Hill and the Chateau Laurier

This is what solidarity looks like. Unions united for an economy that works for all of us, against austerity and trade deals that leave communities and workers behind.

YouTube video by Grievous Angels GRIEVOUS ANGELS - OUR LADY OF THE CROWS (EXCERPT)

Happy St. Bridget's Day.
We are halfway from darkness to the light.
St. Bridget makes an appearance on the new @grievousangels104.bsky.social Revolution album.
With vocals from Andy Maize of the @skydiggers.bsky.social
The newest Angels song Our Lady of the Crows.
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Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.

Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️

May the Epstein files remind every woman that she should not feel beholden to beauty standards established by men who are attracted to children.

Affordable child care is the foundation of Canada Strong.

Families are already saving up to $16,000 a year — but our work isn’t finished. Today, with provincial and territorial counterparts we’re focused on building a long-term childcare system that works for Canadian families.

Canada cannot fund, arm, or legitimize ICE.

I’ve written to PM Carney calling for sanctions, export bans, cancelled subsidies, and the closure of ICE offices in Canada. Fascist violence and human rights abuses demand action, not silence.

Ilhan Omar walks along a sidewalk wearing a blazer, with people blurred in the background.

Ilhan Omar: “In the 4 years when Biden was president, my death threats went to almost zero — now they are back up — so there is a clear correlation between his presidency & the political violence that we see & the political danger that a lot of members of Congress & electeds feel across the country”

White bespectacled smiling couple at a hockey game. She’s wearing yellow lightning bolt earrings. He’s wearing a red Ottawa Charge tuque. A box containing a bobblehead version of Charge captain Brianne Jenner peeks in from the side

Obligatory Charge game selfie featuring my new Charge earrings and the Brianne Jenner bobblehead they were giving away tonight. Let’s go!

CNN: Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost assaulted at Sundance Film Festival event, police say By Aleena Fayaz Updated Jan 24, 2026

NBC News: Man lunges at Ilhan Omar during town hall and tries to spray her with unknown substance January 27, 2026

Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.

Great news! Councillors Menard and Johnson have brought notice of their intent to ask City Council to vote on developing compensation for OC Transpo riders. I hope residents will talk to their councillor about supporting it!

The MN Frost just did a moment of silence for Alex Pretti and we are now chanting “ICE out now”