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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 12h
The realm of public executions. America 2026.
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 15h
Current Mayor championed nearly $1/2billion of Ottawans hard-earned $$$ for a Lansdowne vanity project while city facilities crumbled. This guy ⬇️is a publicly-spirited economist who wants to keep taxes as low as poss, ensure we have nice things and homeless people are housed with dignity.
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Neil Saravanamuttoo @neilsara.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Order your lawn sign at NeilForMayor.ca
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Neil Saravanamuttoo @neilsara.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This should shock every taxpayer. #ottawa NeilForMayor.ca
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Neil Saravanamuttoo @neilsara.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Over the next three weeks, we’re painting the town yellow. Join one of these flyering crews to turn yellow into gold. NeilForMayor.ca
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yes, it should. ⬇️ #OttawaMunicipalElection #OttawaMayor
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Well that's inviting for ya! Hear Costa Rica is lovely in winter and has a very good healthcare system. www.cbc.ca/news/world/f...
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Florida weighs ditching property taxes and sticking Canadians with the bill | CBC News
Florida voters are weighing whether to scrap residential property taxes and the state's governor has a solution to that potentially huge revenue loss: tax Canadians more.
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Neil Saravanamuttoo @neilsara.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What’s your plan to vote, Ottawa? NeilForMayor.ca
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you are Canadian & haven't done this, do it. If you have read a lot & worked hard to decolonize, do this. Reading is one thing; experiencing a fraction of life under colonization takes it to a whole new in the gut level #OrangeShirtDay #TruthandReconciliation #UNDRIP www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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How this blanket exercise is teaching Ottawans Indigenous history
The Ottawa Public Library has been hosting interactive learning sessions in the days surrounding National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Rachelle Elsiufi spoke with John Henri Commanda, a Sixties S...
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Is this what Made in Canada, Buy Canadian looks like? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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LNG Canada to use Chinese steel on $33B expansion project in Kitimat, B.C. | CBC News
LNG Canada says because Canadian suppliers are unable to make what it needs, it once again plans to use Chinese steel in its $33-billion Phase 2 expansion project in Kitimat, B.C. The expansion of its...
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#OttawaMayoralElections is a 4-way race! The debates are rivetting! www.youtube.com/live/O3fv-yK...
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The Ottawa Board of Trade presents this 2026 Mayoral Debate | Rogers tv
YouTube video by Rogers tv
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A twofer: Morning commute + workout at the same time.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s remarkable how many people can move on a street when those people don’t feel the need to always take a massive car with them. Mobility in cities is about space.
Busy European street with buses filled with people in a long line of people on bikes, waiting for the light to change in a separated, protected bike lane. Imagine if all those people or each in a separate car.
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 01/10/2026
“How are you supposed to sleep when your whole flat is vibrating?”: Slough residents tell Brenna Spain about the unsettling noise pollution from the data centres next door www.thenerve.news/p/slough-dat...
Sleepless in Slough: the residents who fear for their failing health in Europe’s data centre capital. Red and yellow illustration of an under-construction Equinix data centre in Slough, England
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Let him know!
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Appalling treatment of workers. Also, the WSIB is for injured workers - but despite injuries they are expected to work harder to travel great distances, possibly in discomfort to make their claim? This is so disrepectful and unkind to folks who keep Ontario going.
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump et al beyond contemptuous.
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Neil Saravanamuttoo @neilsara.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ottawa, early voting starts Oct 1
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Starting tomorrow, plugin solar now affordable in Conneticut. Ninth US state to do so. Canada's at zero provinces. We need new legislative policies here, now.
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Connecticut will allow no-permit plug-in solar, but the 1,200-watt kits may not exist yet
A new kind of low-hassle solar panels are coming to Connecticut as the state legalizes balcony solar.
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Morocco’s king appoints first woman prime minister following election | CNN
King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri on Tuesday as Morocco’s first woman prime minister after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the ...
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.youtube.com/shorts/xFtrP... #OttawaMunicipalElections
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NeilForMayor.ca for a better Ottawa. By us. For us.
YouTube video by Neil Saravanamuttoo
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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New findings 'strongly suggest' Epstein-Barr virus may help trigger multiple sclerosis | CBC News
A new study looking at 20 years of blood samples offers stronger evidence that one of the world's most common viruses may set some people on the path to developing multiple sclerosis.
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tomorrow: #OttawaMunicipalElections
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Do you think developers have too much influence in at Ottawa City Hall? Check this guy out...He's running for mayor. #MunicipalElections #Ottawa
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"I’d have to strain my every fibre for a breath of air. And there was always a helpless terror – wondering whether they’d close the tank in time." @covidsociety.ca @stillcovidingca.bsky.social @ottawapublichealth.ca www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-...
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The Iron Lung | Science Museum
The iron lung was large, cumbersome and very expensive, but it saved the lives of thousands of polio victims.
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @covidsociety.ca @stillcovidingca.bsky.social @ottawapublichealth.ca @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social @longcovidkids.bsky.social @longcovidcan-co.bsky.social
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'I was born while my mother was in an iron lung'
Susan's mother, Elizabeth, was five months pregnant when she contracted polio in the 1950s.
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ottawa Mayoral debate on Housing, Development and Ottawa's Growth. #Ottawa #MunicipalElections www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Kf...
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Ottawa Mayoral Debate 2026 | Housing, Development & Ottawa’s Growth
YouTube video by OREB - Ottawa Real Estate Board
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Leiper campaign have to get 4-5X what they have now just to match @catmckenney.bsky.social's vote count (from 2022). randomactsofurbanism.substack.com/p/seven-poll...
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Seven polls, two realities, and a surprise that better be monumental
The state of the municipal race with a month to go.
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What happened to these people? "That includes the Heron Gate project, a devt of more than 6,400 units that came to council in 2021. It proved controversial due to tenant evictions ... @acorncanada.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Mayoral debate shows wide gulf over urban sprawl | CBC News
Ottawa mayoral hopefuls are taking different positions on how far the city should sprawl to make space for hundreds of thousands more residents expected in the coming decades.
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Well done, ladies! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ottawa Titans take 2-1 lead in championship series, in front of sold-out crowd | CBC News
The Ottawa Titans beat the Evansville Otters Friday night on home soil 8-6 in Game 3 of the Frontier League Championship Series.
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Liberal MP says he was demoted for supporting NDP bill targeting arms export controls | CBC News
Charlottetown MP Sean Casey says he was removed from his position as parliamentary secretary to the minister of veterans affairs because he voted against the government and supported an NDP private me...
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Our neighbours being left to flounder and struggle: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Highrise tenants want action amid slow repairs to Canada Day flood damage | CBC News
It's been nearly three months since the massive July 1 downpour that left the main floor and basement of 30 McEwen Ave. under water, but many who live there are still dealing with the damage left behi...
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Who wants a #BetterOttawa? #Ottawa #MunicipalElections
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Moratorium now. What is the matter with people? # www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Marineland dolphin dies weeks after moving to Spanish aquarium | CBC News
Oceanografic Valencia in Spain says a dolphin recently moved out of Marineland has died, after experiencing respiratory and swallowing issues on Wednesday.
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why did he choose to share this with the US public and not the Canadian public? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Carney tells NYT he studied risk of U.S.-led military action in Canada | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he studied the possibility of U.S.-led military action in Canada. In a lengthy New York Times interview, he declined to discuss in detail what that examination involved...
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is heartbreaking. The eel used to be very plentiful in the #OttawaRiver until overfishing and dams reduced it's population by over 95%. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘The eels were climbing out of the water to die’: why did every fish in this idyllic lake perish overnight?
Furnace Brook in East Sussex was home to carp, tench, bream, roach and trout – and 15 trailer-loads had to be buried. The mystery led to a neighbouring farm, and a story of waste, pollution and dirty ...
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Did #DougFord get the message? "Carney also spoke in the interview about Canada's plans to reduce its reliance on #ElonMusk's #Starlink satellite internet service. "
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Carney tells NYT he studied risk of U.S.-led military action in Canada | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he studied the possibility of U.S.-led military action in Canada. In a lengthy New York Times interview, he declined to discuss in detail what that examination involved...
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wonder what Iceland and Norway are.
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The hospital garage was supposed to be barely visible beneath all the greenery - looks like a gulag!
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Dorset National Landscape @dorsetlandscape.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Happy first day of autumn! Today is the autumn equinox, when day and night fall into balance. Watch for turning leaves, berry-laden hedgerows and the Harvest Moon rising on 26 September! Find places to enjoy the season: dorset-nl.org.uk/explore 📷 : Sunrise at Hardy Monument by Beth Carter
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 22/09/2026
Nova Scotians among the 11 seniors from climate caravan arrested on Parliament Hill By @joanbaxter.bsky.social
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Nova Scotians among the 11 seniors from climate caravan arrested on Parliament Hill - Halifax Examiner
When told they couldn’t take their messages and more than 200 climate-impact photos concerned Canadians gave them as they made their way to Ottawa, the seniors told police they were not willing to ste...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/09/2026
The Patagonia town where Nepal’s deadly glacier flood could be repeated – and what they’ve learned
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The Patagonia town where Nepal’s deadly glacier flood could be repeated – and what they’ve learned
The risk to El Chaltén in Argentina has been known for years but recent findings and the Nepal disaster have brought planning for the worst-case scenario into sharp focus
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ @velvet-lc.bsky.social @scan-ottawa.bsky.social @forourkidsog.bsky.social @forourkidscanada.bsky.social @forourkidsalberta.bsky.social @cape-acme.bsky.social @cafesottawa.bsky.social
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Global News @globalnews.ca · 21/09/2026
Nearly one in four (23.2 per cent) Canadian households were living in unaffordable housing in 2024, compared to 22 per cent in 2022, Statistics Canada said in a report on Monday. globalnews.ca/news/1206699...
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Nearly 1 in 4 Canadian households live in unaffordable housing, StatCan says - National | Globalnews.ca
Nearly one in four (23.2 per cent) Canadian households were living in unaffordable housing in 2024, compared to 22 per cent in 2022, Statistics Canada said in a report on Monday.
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Laine Johnson @lainejohnson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Private markets don’t take care of people. It commodifies people’s needs and makes them beholden. The role of government becomes increasingly clear as more people are left out and left behind. There are many ways your life becomes further unaffordable when we reject taxation and redistribution.
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"There is civil society in this country, whether #MarkCarney likes it or not." - @emilienicolas.bsky.social
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"It seems to me that Mark Carney is doing things Stephen Harper was not doing" - @emilienicolas.bsky.social on #CBCPowerandPolitics
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New Parliament off to good start arresting seniors drawing attention to #climatechange. How's this going to go down with the grandkids? @cafesottawa.bsky.social @ecologyottawa.bsky.social @scan-ottawa.bsky.social @forourkidsog.bsky.social @cape-acme.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
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Seniors arrested, charged with trespassing during climate protest on Parliament Hill
Several seniors were arrested for trespassing on Parliament Hill today as they called for stronger government action to address climate change.
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"I don't think you can put a city of now 65,000 ppl next to a protected area & think that 🐻🐸 & the water & 🦉🐥& 🌳🌲 are not going to be impacted by the noise, pollution & light & everything that's going to occur when you pave & you build," @scan-ottawa.bsky.social #Tewin www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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New Tewin suburb could one day see 20,000 more residents than first planned | CBC News
After years of studies, the developers have submitted dozens of detailed maps for their planning application and the potential population of the southeast Ottawa community has soared.
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #UNDRIP #ClimateChange
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AFN chief warns Carney against 'abusing' majority to pass new major projects bill | CBC News
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is warning Prime Minister Mark Carney against "abusing" his majority government powers to pass his new major projects bill, which she says could aff...
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