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Catherine Boucher

@bearswim.bsky.social
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housing and community activist. person. still hopeful in ottawa

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Trump's foreign policy is not isolationist. On the contrary, his ideologues want to build an international empire run by far-right political movements who serve American crypto, mineral and tech companies, many with links to the president. Read more here: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Empire of Grift
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Addressing Somerset Ward’s tree equity deficit is crucial — we have the lowest percentage of trees in the NCR. I will keep fighting for priority tree planting and other greening initiatives to cool our downtown core.
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Heidi J. De Vries @matokieslaughter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This week is STACKED but I’m gonna point you directly to the Jane Collective narrated by Heather Booth to honor Ms. Steinem and this Dutch woman also loved New Amsterdam narrated by Mayor Zohran Mamdani (!!!!!)
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 31/03/2026
“If you are not a feminist, you are looking at the world with one eye open.” Gloria Steinem pushed the women’s movement to be seen, heard, and taken seriously. Writer. Activist. A voice that changed the conversation. #WomensHistoryMonth #SheShed
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Dear Google Chrome: go fuck yourself. I have moved my settings and account to duckduckgo.com Signed an independent and free Canadian.
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DuckDuckGo - Protection. Privacy. Peace of mind.
The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs.
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Catherine Boucher @bearswim.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
and people are still trying to get justice for Steve Biko!
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Catherine Boucher @bearswim.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
hey @riverwardriley, why not name it Lake Ontario Street? www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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‘It’s an embarrassment’: Ottawa councillor vows to remove Donald Trump’s name from residential street
An Ottawa councillor is vowing to lead a process to remove U.S. President Donald Trump’s name from a residential street as the Canada-U.S. trade war continues to ramp up.
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Geoffrey York @geoffreyyork.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Here is our report: www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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After 49 years, South Africa seeks justice for anti-apartheid hero Steve Biko
The two former policemen in the Biko case who are still alive could face charges
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Dave Thompson 🇨🇦 @davethompsonvic.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Here is the petition calling for removal of Hoekstra as US Ambassador. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #elbowsup #never51
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Sign this Petition - Petitions
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A texas oil giant is preparing a ship for an illegal incursion into Greenland waters. The ship is out of Quebec City and is flying the Canadian flag. Call Desgagné Transport and let them know that Canadian companies must respect the sovereignty of allied nations. (418) 692-1000
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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The decoy plane did not have to take off. It could have sat on the tarmac. The President could have been taken out of harms way and the journalists could have deplaned after a long wait. This administration wanted Air Force One be a decoy and put those lives on board at risk unnecessarily.
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Laine Johnson @lainejohnson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This morning, I met LRT Stage 2 staff to look at the July 1 flood damage at Moodie Station. What I saw, and what I heard, shocked me.
A group of workers examine train tracks
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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
As I have been knocking on doors, I have been realizing how many people still don’t know about ANCHOR or any of the non-police services available to them 24/7. Save this image on your phone for quick reference or if you are not sure who to call. We are here for you.
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Suicide Crisis Timeline
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 04/08/2026
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Canada cuts its UN peacekeeping forces as it tilts to Europe and Indo-Pacific
After the planned cuts, Canada will rank about 100th in contributions to UN missions
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Jeff Leiper @jleiper.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Every door we knock brings us one step closer to building a city that works. We've got canvasses coming up across Ottawa, and we'd love to have you join us. If it’s your first time, we'll make sure you have everything you need. Sign up here: www.leiper2026.ca/shifts
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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Good grief, this hits home.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Good old Dolly! #BookSky
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Catherine Boucher @bearswim.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Who else is not celebrating Orangemen's Day in Canada?
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Catherine Boucher @bearswim.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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Kristie Noem Is a Threat to Canada
We must have a full investigation into Ms. Noem’s role in Canada’s copper mining sector.
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Catherine Boucher @bearswim.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Why can't we get as excited about what's happening in our world/cities/countries that we apparently can about some guys kicking a ball into a net ? Asking for a friend.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
A message to Canada's mining industry: if you think you are going to get mineral projects fast tracked without serious opposition think again. Why would any First Nation community agree to new projects if this is the kind of people you hire? Is she bringing the cages with her?
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Catherine Boucher @bearswim.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
What an amazing way to visualize early human migration. Lovely map by @HarvardCGA. A great colour scheme and an appropriate map projection! Source: buff.ly/3lbxonJ
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
It costs the City of Ottawa $465/person each year to serve new low-density homes, over & above what it receives from property taxes/fees. On the other hand, high-density infill such as apartment buildings pays for itself plus an extra $606/person each year. Sprawl costs, infill saves. #UrbanTruth
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Suburban expansion costs increase to $465 per person per year in Ottawa | CBC News
Infill development is known to be much cheaper for cities than adding new subdivisions, and City of Ottawa staff have shared estimates for how much the municipality saves — and spends — depending on w...
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 05/06/2026
June 5, 1989: lone man blocks the path of 13 tanks in Tiananmen Square with his body. 24 hrs before, the CCP violently massacred pro-democracy students after a 6 wk standoff. Nobody knows what happened to Tank Man, but his act of bravery became one of the most iconic images of the 20th century. ✊🏽
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Catherine Boucher @bearswim.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
CanCon 🇨🇦
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NPR @npr.org · 28/05/2026
The epicenter of the Ebola outbreak is in Mongbwalu, a poor gold-mining town of 130,000 people, in Ituri province, in eastern Congo. n.pr/4nT0eIX
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Distrust, conflict hamper Congo's Ebola response
The epicenter of the Ebola outbreak is in Mongbwalu, a poor gold-mining town of 130,000 people, in Ituri province, in eastern Congo.
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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
A walk-up Hazardous Waste Event is happening on on Saturday, June 6, from 9 am to 1 pm at the City of Ottawa Parking Lot located at 234-250 Slater Street. Safely dispose of small amounts of hazardous waste without a vehicle. For a list of accepted items visit ottawa.ca/hhw
Walk-up household hazardous waste event
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Catherine Boucher @bearswim.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
There are many kinds of genocides...
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🌒💀 evelynn 💀🌘 @ladyartaud.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
i have yet to see a single cis person say something about the fact that the government just designated trans people a terrorist group and threatened to kill all of us.
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Anne Louise Avery @annelouiseavery.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
My cousin's husband, photographer Thomas Scheier, and Gopolang Ledwaba working on a wonderful project in Soweto. The journalist is my other cousin, Julie! How Photography Is Changing Lives in Soweto:- youtu.be/0x6bNIeATEk?...
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How Photography Is Changing Lives in Soweto | Positivity in Hardship - Episode 1
YouTube video by People Stories | Inspiring Films & Storytelling
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J E Gunter 🇨🇦 @jegunter.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Fellow Canadians and especially Ottawa folks, please share!
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Richard Warnica @rwarnica.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I went home recently to write about Alberta’s separatists. What I found was a movement wildly, dangerously disconnected from reality. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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Richard Warnica: I went home to the heartland of Alberta independence. Even after covering Donald Trump for 10 years, I was still terrified by what I found
Independence movement eerily reminiscent of Trump's America.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
THIS IS NOT NORMAL!!! ALL EYES ON ALABAMA! Amid tornado sirens, flooding, and evacuations, the AL State Senate rammed through a bill to disenfranchise voters and strip representation But ppl are still showing up b/c this is an attack on us all & our democracy -TN
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Airports are vital infrastructure. It is astounding to hear the Prime Minister talking about selling off our airports. Who is he selling the airports to - the Americans? The Saudis? Elon Musk? This is a very bad idea and the PM needs to come clean on this scheme. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9we7...
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SELLING OFF OUR AIRPORTS TO THE OLIGARCHS !!!
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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Catherine Boucher @bearswim.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Invest in non-market housing!
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to HIV Assistance. A once-robust HIV treatment and prevention system, credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives, has begun to crumble, by @stephanienolen.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h... via @nytimes.com
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AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance
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Jeff Leiper @jleiper.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
No doubt, the Build Canada Homes partnership is problematic as a deal for Ottawa. But I voted for it because it will inject $150 million in federal funding for not-for-profit housing projects. Glad to learn that a 110-unit CCOC project on Hickory will be among the first. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
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Prime Minister Carney delivers on commitment to accelerate homebuilding in Ottawa
To further accelerate the construction of more homes, through the new Build Communities Strong Fund, the federal government is building housing-enabling infrastructure and reducing municipal developme...
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
“Benches aren’t just disappearing from large railroad stations, but also from subways, parks, plazas, sidewalks, and esplanades…in the past decade, across the U.S., hundreds of places to sit in public have quietly disappeared.” The Disappearance of the Public Bench. By @placesjournal.bsky.social
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The Disappearance of the Public Bench
Benches are microcosms of an expansive debate about who belongs in urban public spaces. When they are removed or made uninviting, we lose more than just a place to rest.
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Catherine Boucher @bearswim.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Finally, they listened! We are getting U/G connection from Carling LRT to hospital! "feedback from the public and stakeholders indicated strong support for a tunnel solution because of its more direct, seamless, and intuitive user experience."
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Catherine Boucher @bearswim.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Dr. Vincent Lam: We were providing the best care possible in Toronto. Doug Ford is wrong to be cutting these programs
These programs allow for opportunities for people who live isolated lives to experience expression and connection
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Wet towel in space: NASA astronaut demonstrates how surface tension forms a perfect water sphere in microgravity at the ISS
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Every politician & Ontarian should call this the Doug Effect.
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Catherine Boucher @bearswim.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Perfect splashdown! Wordle 1,757 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Catherine Boucher @bearswim.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
So glad the publicly run SCS are closed so we can all feel safer🤪🤯
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Catherine Boucher @bearswim.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
who’s next? Cheryl Gallant?
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Catherine Boucher @bearswim.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Yes!
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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Building proper public infrastructure that can withstand the challenges of downtown Ottawa is expensive — but the alternative is unacceptable. Public washrooms are a human right and a basic need. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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City councillor pushes for downtown public washroom plan | CBC News
Somerset Coun. Ariel Troster says public urination and defecation is becoming an increasingly serious issue downtown
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