Barry Lavallée

From the sitting FCC Commissioner:

“A government-sanctioned 'truth arbiter' will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists at CBS do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda”

Was kayaking at William Switzer Park west of #yeg on Cache Lake. We were watching a loon with two chicks when the loon goes ape. Suddenly, an osprey with a fish zooms into view with a bald eagle right on its ass and the fight is on!

G'ah, that's nothing, I'm a vehicular cyclist in Brampton, stalked by cars all day long.

Caledon Trailway mural by Blaze Wiradharma inspired by the history of the area shows people walking and biking on the trails, surrounded by sunflowers

Caledon Trailway ride to Tottenham with trail history, gelato, and murals at Cardwell Junction.

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It has been a slow decade of people being struck by cyclists, and dying, so going halfway across the country to sensationalize such an occurance is pounced on. I wonder how many people between Toronto and Calgary have been hit and killed by car drivers this year? Why hasn't @thestar.com reported it?

I'd also add that this is a particular problem in private-sector media beholden to shareholder profits.

From an upper management perspective, layoffs are an easy way to briefly juice a struggling stock price. Toss in the fact you can also get rid of annoying employees who question you?

Win win.

It's one of the biggest unspoken issues with media layoffs.

I once compared notes with friends post-layoff. We realized we had almost all pushed back on editors and/or questioned management decisions.

Do we really want our newsrooms to be full of those who blindly accept authority? I don't.

While Toronto Ontario doesn't even want to allow 6-Plex residential buildings, Georgetown #HaltonHills, on the west side of the GTA, is swinging for the fence with a new mid-rise. The downtown business owners must be licking their chops.

Ontario court house at 361 University Ave

I rode 75 kms from Georgetown this morning, to Toronto, and toured around a bit, to participate in the #BikeTO Victory Rally and Ride in recognition of the court's ruling to prevent removal of bike lanes. At 361 University Ave now for 17:30 start. Had coffee on Bloor too 😁

Ride on, Toronto!

Our client @cycletoronto.bsky.social won and the Bloor, Yonge and University bike lanes will stay in place, to keep bike riders safe, without slowing down vehicles, by the way.

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YouTube video by Barry Lavallee Doug Ford - Bike Lanes in Toronto

Among the numerous #BikeTO protest efforts in support of the cause was this one that I attended, and produced a 15 minute video from the footage I gathered.

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Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.

Finland's capital achieves zero VRU deaths through lower speed limits, safe infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists, and enforcement. #VisionZero 👏👏👏
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If you know someone that is intending to vote for Pierre Poilievre in that by-election ... tell them because his name is difficult to spell they just have to write in PP and their ballot and it won't be rejected 😁

Hamilton 2025 – Street Art I love street art, and when I have my bike with me, often take pictures of it with my bike leaned against the art. I share these images primarily on Instagram. For those of you who don’t follow me …

A final post with pictures of the great street art I encountered last week.

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Riiiiiiight ... because he has done such a stellar job with Ukraine and Russia and Israel and the Middle East.

Where would the world be right now without trump's peace-making skills !

How many people opposing shelters in the name of children’s safety push for less cars, lower speed limits, road safety?

How many kids were harmed by unhoused people last year compared to drivers?

If your matting is a mix of carbon and fiberglass it might save a wee bit but the resin is heavy.

I helped refurbish an old canvass canoe once, stripped it to the ribs, then redid it with fiberglass. It became a beast of burden when portaging.

Hamilton 2025 – Day 5 Last night, Cindy asked me if I had ever been to Ancaster. I had, on a Greg‘s ride, riding from Dundas up Wilson Street into Ancaster. I remembered it being very challenging, and it was a much cool…

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It's going to get heavy !

Hamilton 2025 – Day 3 We decided to do a short ride on the Hamilton Brantford Rail Trail, leaving it to ride through a neighbourhood to pick up some level 17 tiles, or Squadrathinos as they are called on Squadrats.com, …

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Hamilton 2025 – Day 4 Alina got up at the crack of dawn to ride to Bramalea GO to catch the bus that arrived at Hamilton Centre GO Station at 8:55. She then rode the short distance over to where we are staying. After a …

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Gaza facing man-made mass starvation, WHO chief says – video

Gaza suffering man-made mass starvation, says WHO chief https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/23/israel-gaza-starvation-humanitarian-groups-letter

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Inside a Gaza hospital: A British surgeon on what he's witnessing firsthand Dr. Nick Maynard tells NPR he's treating children shot at food distribution sites and witnessing what he believes is the systematic destruction of Gaza's civilian infrastructure.

Dr. Nick Maynard tells NPR he's treating children shot at food distribution sites and witnessing what he believes is the systematic destruction of Gaza's civilian infrastructure.

Have you seen this petition yet? Support West Scarborough Rail Trail

A petition has been making the rounds in support of the West Scarborough Rail Trail from Warden to Kennedy Stations. Please sign and share. #BikeTO #WalkTO #ScarbTO #TOpoli chng.it/KDRCmBVmdB

Does anyone reading this live in North York?

If they are supplying weapons to Israel, then yes they absolutely supported it.

Oh, hell no! Rich people can do what they want with their own money, but that entitlement ends when it's public money. Canada has a federally funded literary prize already--any money the Giller organization is asking for can go DIRECTLY to the Governor General's Literary Awards, thank you very much.

I'd pay money to attend and watch a similar event of car drivers launching off the end of a bridge into the ocean, chasing dollar coins to the bottom.

Once in a while I think ... maybe it wouldn be so bad to move back to Québec, since escaping the nationalism in 1985. Montréal is very progressive.

But then I read headlines like this and think ... n'ah.

On the other hand Ontario is becoming so much more regressive that it might be a good option.