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Eugenie Waters

@eugeniewaters.bsky.social
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Family Physician | Climate Action | E-Cargo Bike Mom | Ottawa Leaning in for sustainable healthcare systems, safe active transportation networks, urbanism, biodiversity at the community level, greening schoolyards, and getting off fossil fuels.

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Michael Nabert @sustainablesong.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
For every taxpayer dollar Mark Carney uses to promote the use of household heat pumps, which are a good move for the climate, he is directing twenty taxpayer dollars towards a new pipeline which is unspeakably catastrophic for the climate, & that's only a fraction of his climate hostile spending.
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John Woodside @woodsideful.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
3 out of 10 Canada Pension Plan board members also serve on boards of oil and gas companies, which Chief Public Affairs Officer Michel Leduc says is “not a conflict of interest.” Last year it made at least $6 billion in new fossil fuel investments and dropped its net zero target.
nationalobserver.com
Advocates call for climate action and Indigenous rights at CPPIB meeting
Advocates confronted Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) executives at a meeting in Ottawa yesterday, urging them to strengthen their approach to the climate crisis and Indigenous rights.
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jaxijin.bsky.social @jaxijin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
@neilsara.bsky.social reminding you of your own post substack.com/@neilsara/no...
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Greenpeace Canada @greenpeaceca.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
1/8 🚨 NEW: We found a network of 30+ pro-oil front groups coordinating, tracking progress, and reporting back to their funders about how they are shaping energy conversations in Canada. It looks like that was supposed to stay under the radar, except they left their platform completely public 👇
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Following online discussions, one of the number one complaints is about multiplexes not having parking. But — If you have parking on your property, why do you care if they park on the street? And if you don’t have parking on your property, how can you complain that they don’t either?
edmontonjournal.com
'We have to step in': Alberta orders Edmonton to roll back its infill policies
The Alberta government is set to introduce province-wide rules limiting infill development while mandating Edmonton to roll back its bylaws.
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Chicagoans Who Bike @chiwho.bike · 06/10/2026
“This is our Urban Arrow and we’ve had this since we moved to Chicago. I use it to get my kids around, and sometimes even the two kids and my mom in here. So it's our two wheels, but, like an SUV on two wheels.” 🧵
A smiling woman stands on a city street next to a white cargo e-bike. She has dark long hair with a flower clip, glasses, and is wearing a short-sleeved blue patterned jacket with orange trim over a peach top, a long floral-patterned skirt, and white sneakers. Her bike is a white Urban Arrow front-loading cargo bike with a large black front box, yellow panniers on the rear rack, a helmet hanging from the handlebars.A closer shot of the same woman, with people sitting at picnic tables in the street behind her.
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Green Party of Canada | Parti Vert du Canada @canadiangreens.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
WATCH: After approving another climate-killing pipeline, the government now claims it is “avoiding highly sensitive ecosystems.” Today, Elizabeth May demanded to know whether they talked to any scientists before making this deeply flawed decision.
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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Put another way, Ford wants to spend more on removing bike lanes in Toronto ($48M) than he's spent protecting all of Ontario's businesses from an international trade war. Ontario deserves serious leadership, that follows through on promises, and actually puts people before profits.
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Community Bikeways - TCBC @bikewaysto.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Guess which bike lanes had biggest % increase over past 4 months in Toronto, based on data from permanent counters? BIKE LANES ON BLOOR in ETOBICOKE, of course! From 79,000 in 2025 to 97,000 in 2026. An upward trajectory that will continue w surging local popn in res towers+BikeShare #biketo #onpoli
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Better Transit Ottawa @bettertransitottawa.ca · 02/10/2026
It's time to vote for better transit! Jeff Leiper is the only mayoral candidate with a serious plan to fix OC Transpo and get our transit system working again. Early voting is October 1st to 4th, and October 16th. The main election day is October 26th. Visit ottawa.ca/vote for more information.
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Tracey Saxby @traceysaxby.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fun facts: 🔥Since 2007, BC’s climate pollution has decreased by 2.3 million tonnes. 🔥Approved LNG export projects will increase BC’s climate pollution by 21.2 million tonnes by 2035. 🔥This is ten times more pollution than we’ve managed to cut in nearly 20 years.
Trends in BC's greenhouse gas pollution from 1990 to 2023, with two projected futures. Approved LNG projects will increase BC's emissions by 21.2 million tonnes. If we meet BC's climate targets emissions will decrease by 80%. From 2007 to 2023 BC has only reduced 2 million tonnes of climate pollution.
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Edward Xie @edwardxie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In ERs, we see the impact of unsafe roads regularly. Cities with good bike infrastructure have fewer deaths and greater safety for all, regardless of whether they’re walking, cycling or driving. Ontario gov should reconsider how to spend $48 mil Improve lives - not put them at risk #bikeTO #onpoli
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Why hundreds of doctors are fighting Ford’s removal of Toronto bike lanes
YouTube video by CBC News Toronto
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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
RE: Bike lanes save lives and promote health. Removing bike lanes will lead to injury and death. #signed by 600 healthcare workers and counting via #doctorsforsafecycling h/t @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @cycletoronto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social #BikeTO
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AyJay 68 @ayjay68.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Don't make me tap the sign Mark.
A Venn diagram showing the intersections between three 'wants' - stable services, low density, and low taxes, demonstrating the compromises required for any two and the fact that all three are not simultaneously possible.
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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Morning: advocacy ride (h/t Step Thru for organizing, what a route!) Lunchtime: grocery shop by bike Afternoon: @velocanadabikes.bsky.social AGM (& well-deserved celebration of @sflkirk.bsky.social!) There are many ways to get involved & many people doing the work to make places bike-friendly.
People on bikes wait at a red light in a bike lane on Elgin StreetA long line of people biking trying to safely cross Colonel By Drive near Bank StPeople on bikes on Rideau St bike lane with lots of people walking in both directions because there is no sidewalk here in the heart of Ottawa (and the underpass alternative is closed)
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
3,680 wildfire stories in Canadian media reporting. Only 170 mentioned climate change. Latest analysis from Re.Climate: reclimate.ca/what-canadas...
reclimate.ca
What Canada’s Wildfire Media Coverage Is Missing: Climate Change - Re.Climate
When wildfires strike, the news focuses on what’s happening now. But Canadians also need to understand why wildfires are getting worse and what can be done to solve it.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Seniors are being arrested protesting Mark Carney's complete capitulation to the oil and gas industry. They're wearing pictures of their grandchildren
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 22/09/2026
Funny, because the Truckers got three weeks to hang out before police lifted a finger. Interesting.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A shout out to the seniors climate caravan who are descending on Ottawa for the opening of Parliament. Canada cannot ignore our obligation to respond to the climate catastrophe that is being handed to our children. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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SENIORS DESCEND ON OTTAWA TO DEMAND ACTION
The Seniors Climate Caravan is gathering to fight for the future generations of Canada. They need your help!
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Eugenie Waters @eugeniewaters.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Me too 🎈🎈🎈
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David V. Wright @davevwright.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is a significant early win for anyone interested in transparency and accountability toward achieving (or missing) international climate change commitments. While the youth may not be ultimately successful, this will still get important evidence on the record. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
cbc.ca
Carney government dealt an early blow in climate litigation | CBC News
A federal court refused to strike down a climate lawsuit brought against the Carney government by Canadian youth.
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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 21/09/2026
What possible reason could we have to oppose the vacant unit tax? It's a simple form that's easy to fill out, and is extremely beneficial. It not only ensures properties aren't being hoarded and kept vacant, it also uses the funds to directly build more housing. This is a win-win.
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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I had the best time at the Kidical Mass ride to the Climate March rally this morning. Safe cycling facilities give kids independence, reduce emissions, prevent accidents and improve health outcomes.
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Kidical Mass Ottawa @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
What a ride! 🚲💚🌎 Huge thanks to everyone who joined today’s Kidical Mass. So many smiling kids, families, and advocates rolling together for safe, joyful streets. And so powerful to join up with @ottawaclimate.bsky.social. People want community. People want climate action.
A bike with a sign attached to a basket that says  "Safe streets, clean air, healthy kids". Many other bikes and people are in the background A large group of people and bikes in a parkPeople riding bikes on a car-free street
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It's Jamie @sjamieit.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The golf course is hardly greenspace. Even the councilor there describes it as some horribly contaminated hellscape. At least the proposed development will have actual parks which will be open to the public year round.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 19/09/2026
I gave a talk yesterday at a clean tech in incubator, and this was literally my thesis.
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Kidical Mass Ottawa @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It's Kidical Mass to the Climate March today! 🚲🌎🚲 We're getting ready to see you soon. Reuse a cereal box to make a sign, or pick up one of these extras our team has put together! #SafeStreetsForKids #ThisMachineFightsClimateChange
Rally signs
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Eugenie Waters @eugeniewaters.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Great collage! Lovely family photos! Congratulations 🎉
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It's Jamie @sjamieit.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
On the Tewin development, @mark-sutcliffe.bsky.social says he doesn't want to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars fighting the development. "We shouldn't waste taxpayers money on a lost cause." Meanwhile in Kanata Lakes, he's spending millions to block 1,480 homes from being constructed there.
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Ecology Ottawa @ecologyottawa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We’re here at Centretown United Church for Ottawa’s 2026 Mayoral Eco Debate! Four mayoral candidates are about to discuss climate action, transportation, housing, urban growth, trees and greenspace, and community resilience. We’ll be live skeeting throughout the evening. Follow along!
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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Transit woes? Busted sidewalks? Closed rec centres? Long waiting lists for affordable and emergency housing? Parks without washrooms? Closed pools and beaches? Pot holes in roads? Want more of this? Then keep on supporting and voting for 2.5% caps like this.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/09/2026
No New Yorker should lose their life just trying to get around our city. We refuse to accept preventable tragedy as an inevitable part of living in New York.  That's why we’ve announced more than 100 policies to make our streets safer over the next 10 years.
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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Findings of new study – released as fuel prices for motor vehicles soar internationally – include fatality rates dropping, per 10 million trips, by 88% in Paris, 82% in London and 62% in New York City Meanwhile in Ontario…Doug Ford is demanding that bike lanes are removed! 😱
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Post-pandemic cycling boom in major cities, as cyclist safety improved thanks to more and better cycling infrastructure - Taylor & Francis Newsroom
Cycling in some of the world’s largest cities has continued to increase since the pandemic, thanks to safer and improved infrastructure which is also leading to a drop in fatality rates. Tracking data...
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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Streets are for people - including rave-style DJ kindergartens staying up past their bedtime. Bike Night was the coolest. Thanks @ncc-ccn.gc.ca!
A kid wearing dino pajamas sita in the back of a longtail bike holding glow sticks and spinning on a toy dj booth. They are wearing a helmet with a glow headband sticking high out of it.People riding bikes at night.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Doug Ford knew that banning speed cameras in Ontario would cost lives. He did it anyway. He also knows that banning and removing protected bike-lanes in Ontario will cost lives. He did it anyway. Every resulting life stupidly cut short is on him.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
To be clear, the #WARonWALKING is a big tent that includes the war on safe and efficient urban biking, on workable and well connected public transit, on all ages and abilities accessibility, and more. It’s a war against better cities with more real options, and a war for car dependency. #UrbanTruth
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Chris Taggart 🏡 ⚡️ 🔌 @christaggart.com · 10/09/2026
Super cool that Victoria did this after a single 9 month study and not..checks Ottawa notes.. several studies and not planning to roll out anything until 2028
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Chris Taggart 🏡 ⚡️ 🔌 @christaggart.com · 09/09/2026
This is what’s in store if Sutcliffe successfully gets the LRT uploaded to the province.
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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Excited to talk about one of my favourite activities on Friday because I do wheelie love the bike bus!
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Bike Ottawa @bikeottawa.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Ahem! This 🎉👇 Going for a bike ride today? Come chat with us at Vincent Massey noon-2pm. We’re hosting a picnic, and there’ll be munchies. Happy cycling! 🚲
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
No matter what else you think of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (I have both applauded and criticized his various choices since he took office), his climate change-related decisions have allowed Avi Lewis and the NDP to successfully stake a firm, clear leadership position on the critical issue.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 04/09/2026
This is the government of Canada’s scientific finding. It is true. It is also a terrible message. Here’s what’s also true: 🧵 www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
ctvnews.ca
Changes to Canada's climate now 'irreversible,' federal report says
The impacts of climate change in Canada are now largely irreversible and average temperatures are expected to rise by at least 3.5 C by the end of the century, a new government report warns.
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Map showing Lower Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
No matter what they claim, the REAL “war” that’s been going on in our cities has been a WAR ON WALKING. And it’s been going on for a century. #UrbanTruth
Mostly black text on white background: “ The Road Lobby claims that there’s a war going on in our cities. There is, but it’s not the war they’ve been lying about. They’ve been waging a WAR ON WALKING for a century.“ Via the Urban Truth Collective.
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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
OMG, we did! Incredible photos by Richard Seck: www.richardseck.com/criticalmass...
A photo by Richard Seck of Friday's critical mass bike ride in Toronto showing the Bloor Viaduct bridge packed with people on bikes from end to end
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Eugenie Waters @eugeniewaters.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Thanks for highlighting this @christaggart.com @cafesottawa.bsky.social @ecologyottawa.bsky.social
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Chris Taggart 🏡 ⚡️ 🔌 @christaggart.com · 01/09/2026
Because Ottawa doesn't track Scope 3 (supply chain) emissions, its official climate dashboards completely ignore: The energy used to bake raw asphalt and concrete Diesel burned by private contractor dump trucks Portable generator emissions
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
On the one hand, some people want to make it so that kids and other people aren't crushed to death by cars. On the other hand, some people are upset that they might have to pay attention, slow down or be inconvenienced by about 15 seconds. So you can see how it's a "war on cars."
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Birmingham 20mph limit: a 'life saver' or 'a war on cars'?
Birmingham City Council is proposing the city becomes England's first 20mph city.
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Patrick Canning 🇨🇦 @patrickcanning.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This is a standard move for the government - motion to dismiss on the basis that "it's political." Plus, no lawyers fight more passionately for a cause than government lawyers for oil & gas projects.
cbc.ca
Carney government asks court to strike down climate litigation | CBC News
The federal government is asking a court to toss out a high-profile environmental lawsuit, arguing it has no business directing Canada's climate policy.
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It's Jamie @sjamieit.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
$50 million for rural roads (over 4 years) on top of existing funding levels. Where does this money come from? A reminder that LRT frequency was cut from 5 to 10 minutes to save $1.6 million/yr. 70,000 bus service hours were cut in New Ways to Bus to save $10 million/yr.
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