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Hey Ottawa folks: I gave some kids' books to Twice Upon a Time and they said they've receved fewer donations than usual for this time of year. So if you have any kids' books in good condition, or time or money to spare, here's the info:

Tell Ford to Back Off Our Bike and Bus Lanes!

Bill 60 vote on Monday. Send your letter via Horizon Ottawa website today!
#ottawa #onpoli#BikeTooter

www.horizonottawa.ca/back_off_ford

Dutch Meat Consumption Drops to Lowest in Two Decades The Netherlands has recorded its lowest meat consumption in twenty years, with newly released figures showing the average person ate 74.4 kg of meat in 2024, a 3% decline from the previous year.

The Netherlands has recorded its lowest meat consumption in twenty years! 🙌🇳🇱

#netherlands #meat #plantbased #plantbaseddiet #vegandiet

No Nation-wrecking Pipelines - Leadnow

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Transit use, should be a prerequisite to run as mayor of any modern city.

Stop Ford's Attack on Tenant Rights

www.catherinemckenney.com/stop-fords-a...

Why the R-Word Is the R-Slur Practice Inclusion: End the Use of the R-Word

Why the R-Word Is the R-Slur

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Forget petty bribes, ‘state capture’ is corruption so deep it is shaping the rules of democracy itself | Kenneth Mohammed Beating the dangerous influence of private interests on governments requires independent judges, journalists and a courageous civil society

Forget petty bribes, ‘state capture’ is corruption so deep it is shaping the rules of democracy itself | Kenneth Mohammed

In N.L., there is no rule to keep seniors cool, even as temperatures continue to rise | CBC News How hot is too hot? Newfoundland and Labrador lacks legislation to keep seniors in congregate living facilities cool.

Extreme heat matters from coast to coast.

Newfoundland and Labrador currently have no rules to keep seniors cool, even as temperatures rise due to climate change.

We need to act. Email your representatives today: cape.ca/action/extre...

@cape-acme.bsky.social

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'There seems to be some sort of, like, puppet renaissance happening' | CBC Arts The OBJECTive Puppet Festival, on at the Bus Stop Theatre on Oct. 28 and 29, is showcasing Nova Scotia's rich puppetry scene

#artsInCanada #puppetry www.cbc.ca/arts/objecti...

Take action to demand a budget for the people! This Tuesday November 4th, the Carney government will drop their new budget. It is expected to be a devastating budget that will steal tens of billions of dollars from health, education, public servic...

actionnetwork.org/letters/budg...

More than 170 US citizens have been held by immigration agents ProPublica uncovered that Americans have been kicked, dragged, and detained for days.

Kristi Noem swears that ICE is not detaining or arresting US citizens. This couldn't be further from the truth.

Our friends at @propublica.org found that more than 170 citizens have been held by immigration agents during the first nine months of Trump's second administration.

Delegation Calls for Government Action on Wildfires – October 22, 2025 At a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, a delegation of firefighters and survivors of wildfires calls on the federal government to provide additional support for the combatting and preventi...

The news conference is organized by the group My Climate Plan.
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They're Nervous. That Means We're Breaking Through. 4 ways you can be part of the big pushback to irresponsible City spending.

Still time to stop Lansdowne 2.0

From Oil Fields to Mangroves Last week, I was in the United Arab Emirates for the IUCN’s World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, followed by the World Economic Forum's Global Future Councils meeting in Dubai. The WCC is a globa...

The Middle East is warming twice as fast as the globe thanks in no small part to its own oil + gas emissions—but from youth activists to engineers, people here are proving that even in the hottest places, change is happening.

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Read on LinkedIn: shorturl.at/fjOiY

The cost for Lansdowne 2.0 is up. Debt is increasing from $331 million to $340.2 million and total project cost is up to $483 million (this includes parking and the retail podium costs). #Ottawa #Ottnews

Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation Long Covid is affecting hundreds of thousands of kids in America, and many doctors and schools refuse to recognize their illness.

“When you have a disability people can’t see, you don’t get the same level of empathy. It feels like the world has moved on.”

It’s shameful how society is gaslighting people who are experiencing chronic illness and ignoring an ongoing public health crisis.

NEW: A huge ice sculpture of the word “DEMOCRACY” is currently melting away in front of the US Capitol.

Organized by artists and activists, it was commissioned by the Up In Arms campaign, an effort led by Ben Cohen, the cofounder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

Some alternative, neutral words for this headline, instead of the laden “burden,” might have been “rate” or “level” or “rules.” Mainstream media need to be more careful if they want trust.

Blue poster with large white text at the top warning that one party majorities on 40 percent of the vote allow corruption to continue. In the middle is a Toronto Star clipping with the headline about 237 million in funding going to groups that endorsed Doug Ford. Below, bold text says proportional representation would stop false majorities and require parties to work together and remain accountable. A footer reads Learn more at fairvote.ca.

Groups that endorsed Doug Ford received $237M while the scoring criteria remains secret.

When politicians win one-party majorities with only 40% of the vote, corruption thrives.

Proportional representation makes parties share power, negotiate in the open, and stay accountable.

The Atlantic’s journalists will not sign the Pentagon’s press policy. Statement here from editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg:

Killed for defending their land Join this call to grant them land rights and protection

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Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.

It's not clear whether politicians understand how much has changed since Harper's big pipeline push.

Canada has an opportunity to build nation-building, not nation-burning projects - like a connected grid, EV supply chains and renewables.

@cape-acme.bsky.social

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This is an extremely common food-GHG pattern for food providers in North America and Europe, but it never fails to surprise people the first time they run the numbers and see it!

Just one food, beef, can account for 40-50% or more of the GHG emissions related to an organization’s food purchases.

The EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems The 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems presents new evidence-based insights on nutrition and human health, within safe and just planetary boundaries. New to this...

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Red background with bold white text. Title reads: "Ed Broadbent’s Resistance Against Neoliberalism in Canada" Subheading: "from the NEXT LEFT Country Case Studies" Includes a white silhouette map of Canada. Bottom text: "Canada" Logos and text in the bottom right: "FEPS – Foundation for European Progressive Studies"

Ed Broadbent had a "consistent, progressive influence," on Canadian politics by leading the Parliamentary resistance to neoliberalism.

Read 'One Hundred Years of Progressive Influence: Social Democracy in Canada' from @feps-europe.eu at broadbentinstitute.ca/research/next-left-canada/

Pledged to plant a million trees, but that’s not in the budget either.

As aspirational as the goal is, if it’s not in the budget it’s not there. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

@brenttoderian.bsky.social @toderianuw.bsky.social for the image

yo Scansion Bluesky, we got another one

YouTube video by Maryland Farm & Harvest From Soybeans to Soil Oil | Maryland Farm & Harvest

FYI, those US soybeans in the news mostly (all?) are not the kind used for tofu, edamame, soy milk, etc.

They are feed-grade soybeans destined for animal feed, with the oil then processed into edible soybean oil or used for other purposes (e.g., biodiesel).

Climate scientists raise a middle finger to Trump's censorship efforts Hundreds are collaborating to make sure accurate data is available to the public.

Researchers across the US and the world who raced to protect climate data, public reports and other information from the Trump administration’s budget cuts, firings, and scrubbing of federal websites are launching their own climate information portals.

From our friends at @insideclimatenews.org: