Reposted by Kevin WilsonMike 🍁 @thewarrenisempty.bsky.social · 4hYay domestic drone manufacturingfinance.yahoo.comVolatus Aerospace Marks Official Opening of Mirabel Facility as Canadian Manufacturing Operations Scale53,000-square-foot facility is supporting expanded production, system integration and scaling of Canadian uncrewed and autonomous systems for domestic and allied markets Volatus Aerospace Marks Offici... 061
Reposted by Kevin WilsonJohn Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 4hToday in "committee of adjustment notices spotted while walking my dog": replacing a bungalow with a 2-storey home, needs six variances from Toronto's zoning by-law (incl height, lot coverage, and FSI.) 3315
Reposted by Kevin Wilsonpost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 5hthere is admittedly lots of material to work with but i don't get the sense D dark money is pulling any punches this year 1226732
Reposted by Kevin WilsonHalifax ReTales @halifaxretales.bsky.social · 5hthe vet who has to operate on Gus in a couple weeksstatic.klipy.comKey & Peele: Jordan Peele Sweating AnxiouslyALT: Key & Peele: Jordan Peele Sweating Anxiously 3474
Reposted by Kevin WilsonPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 13hThis is an incredibly important point. Every time I've warned of fascism or dictatorship, people have laughed and said that full-blown dictatorship has obviously not arrived. But that's often not how it arrives, fully garbed. It arrives thru steady erosion of norms that you barely notice are gone. 619659
Reposted by Kevin WilsonReconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 5hi really don't like the collective dread i feel about the future and how it really feels like we lack the leadership, the tools, and the will to face the challenges barreling down on us. Feels like things are more coming apart than they are coming together 6906
Reposted by Kevin WilsonDeny Sullivan @denysullivan.bsky.social · 6hOf all places, you’d think Windsor would have bigger things in mind. But that municipal politics folks! Don’t let these people decide anything! 091
Reposted by Kevin WilsonEthan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 6hLeaving aside Anthropic's incentives for publishing this research, there is no doubt that open weights models will soon create the same security threats that closed source models have been demonstrating, except without guardrails. We are close, so plan accordingly. www.anthropic.com/research/glm... 39716
Reposted by Kevin Wilsonpost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 5hretatrutide is going to change so many lives for the better 1831946
Reposted by Kevin WilsonYIMBYonese Liberation Army @dingbattitude.bsky.social · 6hstatic.klipy.comDr Nick: Inflammable Means Flammable? SimpsonsALT: Dr Nick: Inflammable Means Flammable? Simpsons 0162
Reposted by Kevin WilsonReece Martin @rmtransit.bsky.social · 6hAlto might be the right call in a perfect world but I don't think it's the right call if we want to maximize the chance that we actually get a high speed railway done 3232
Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 6hHFX By Bike is proud to announce its new Mega Intelligence AI agent. Its designed to help city councillors make fool-proof public policy decisions decisions to help their constituents. The prompt is a little unconventional: you email me you question and the AI will respond promptly Totally free! 3132
Reposted by Kevin WilsonThorne 🌸 @ens0.me · 7hTRUMP TALKED ABOUT THE TARIFFS CONSTANTLY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL 415115
Reposted by Kevin WilsonTerri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 8h*driver gets stuck in car traffic* *cyclist passes them* *slight break in traffic and driver hits the gas to get in front of cyclist* *driver gets stuck in car traffic* *cyclist passes them* *driver flies into a rage and blames the cyclist, obviously not the traffic or their own aggressive passing 110014
Reposted by Kevin WilsonBrian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 6hA fascinating policy debate about the awkwardness of property tax aid in Halifax, NS. This is also the most obvious impact of holding back reassessments in Ontario; new builds get assessed at 2026 values as they come onto the roll, while older properties stay at pre-pandemic values. 192
Reposted by Kevin WilsonAngela Capobianco @ange-sometimes.bsky.social · 6hAn HRM staff report has revealed the Capped Assessment Program is putting the biggest tax burden on new homeowners. Coun. Steele put forward a motion asking for the report to be shared with the province and opposition parties to try to at least reform or scrap the cap. globalnews.ca/video/120778...globalnews.caNew report to HRM council shows a larger share of property tax burden falling on new homeowners | Watch News Videos OnlineWatch New report to HRM council shows a larger share of property tax burden falling on new homeowners Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca 086
Reposted by Kevin WilsonJohn Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 7hMcGrath brand maintenance: this is bad for Tory housing policy, Aitchison seemed to at least mostly get it 1185
Reposted by Kevin WilsonMark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 7hIf Alberta gets the big train but Ontario/Quebec can’t do it because mother Gaia or whatever wants you to fly I’m going to be so pissed 2364
Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 7hYes. A major gap for our big headliner commercial streets we've built downtown has been that they've been all capital and no operations. Just allowed to deteriorate. 1101
Reposted by Kevin WilsonTerri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 7hCouncil is back and discussing making the Argyle Street pedestrian zone a year-round thing. 🎉 1201
Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 8hsubstack.com/@theline/not...substack.comMitch Heimpel: Mr. Prime Minister, tear down these wallsIf greater integration with Europe means abandoning protectionist instincts, Canadian consumers would stand to benefit significantly. 000
Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 8hThis is probably why the NSNDP's post this morning drew so much ire from housing advocates. Most of the things they list are... fine. Mostly irrelevant. But taking jabs at "luxury condos" is uhhh... a red flag. 2130
Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 8hsubstack.com/@cathyreisen...substack.comIn the national divorce, Democrats are getting the free-marketThe American Dream does not, as it turns out, just happen. 010
Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 8hEmpirical validation of my claim from my War on Traffic video that route 9 is ~never on time during rush hour. 3212
Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 9hsubstack.com/@kevinerdman...substack.comFiltering is affordability is filteringIn the previous post, I used a recent post from Charles Marohn at Strong Towns as a framework to discuss errors in the canon about 21st century housing markets. 020
Reposted by Kevin WilsonMy IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 9hA place in the world that I love, Ethiopia, is plunging back into civil war. It's a continuation of a war that cost 600,000 lives in the early Covid years. It also introduces more geopolitical risk to a volatile East Africa. Ethiopian-Canadian journalist Zecharias Zelalem is covering the situation. 14618
Reposted by Kevin WilsonUytae Lee @uytaelee.bsky.social · 10hNEW VIDEO: Why Cities Don't Build Basketball Courts We investigate the political and systemic forces that shape our recreational spaces - and why some sports struggle to find room in our cities more than others. youtu.be/hwvOICz-7EYyoutu.beWhy Cities Don't Build Basketball CourtsYouTube video by About Here 2307
Reposted by Kevin WilsonNed Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 11h"In the states examined in this analysis, a drop of approximately 20% in inflation-adjusted rents—as happened in Austin, Texas, and Minneapolis after those cities made reforms—could reduce poverty by 18% to 26% and child poverty by 21% to 38%." www.pew.org/en/research-...pew.orgThe Housing Shortage Is a Major Driver of PovertyHousing costs are usually the largest item in a household’s budget and can determine a family’s financial stability. 315850
Reposted by Kevin WilsonRaccoon in the sky @seebo429.bsky.social · 10hPurdy's Warf Parkade has sheltered parking and a repair station that looks to be in great condition. Also they have a bike lending program for tenants of Purdy's Warf #BikeHFX 5222
Reposted by Kevin WilsonThe Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social · 13hHalifax’s Argyle Street could become pedestrian-only year-round. Here’s what to know www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...saltwire.comHalifax’s Argyle Street could become pedestrian-only year-round. Here’s what to knowOpinions are mixed on turning busy Argyle Street in downtown Halifax into a year-round pedestrian-only thoroughfare both among business owners and Halifax residents 151
Reposted by Kevin WilsonScott Baker @scottbaker.bsky.social · 12hsuch a good video www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z76...youtube.comWhy Bike Lanes Trigger So Much RageYouTube video by Missing Middle Podcast 182
Reposted by Kevin WilsonJohn Muller @mrjohnmuller.bsky.social · 12hI really love this show, and the second season has been excellent so far. Strongly reccomend checking it out if you haven't already. 1196
Reposted by Kevin WilsonSuzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 13hMiddleton Mayor Gail Smith is the latest mayor in my series. Smith was acclaimed as mayor in October 2024. This is her first time, but as she told me earlier in September, it's also her last. Here's our interview: www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/m...halifaxexaminer.ca'I would consider myself just a regular citizen': Mayor Gail Smith of Middleton on her first term, which is also her last - Halifax ExaminerSmith is the first woman and first Black person to serve as mayor of Middleton. 041
Reposted by Kevin WilsonJohnny “Euro Hoser” Renton @johnnyrenton.bsky.social · 12h…the actual party machine seems to think the most online, brain rotted, NIMBY(ish), leftish takes on housing are the way to fix the problem. Just a decade of incompetence and wasted opportunity. I don’t want to say “fuck the NDP” bc then I’m a social democrat w/o a home. But what else do you say… 091
Reposted by Kevin WilsonJohnny “Euro Hoser” Renton @johnnyrenton.bsky.social · 12hEverytime I hear the NDP (be it federal or provincial) talk about housing policy all I can think is “do we need to dynamite this party and start again?” I know lots of non-online, irl social democrats and most have a really smart, common sense understanding of housing. And yet… 192
Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 12hThe provincial CAP program is basically a really poorly targeted welfare program with enormous deadweight costs that's downstream of a lot of middle and upper middle class people not wanting to be on an official welfare program. Send skeet. 0131
Reposted by Kevin WilsonNick P @npilon.bsky.social · 12hkevinerdmann.substack.com/p/filtering-... let’s consult the experts!kevinerdmann.substack.comFiltering is affordability is filteringIn the previous post, I used a recent post from Charles Marohn at Strong Towns as a framework to discuss errors in the canon about 21st century housing markets. 182
Reposted by Kevin WilsonAngela Capobianco @ange-sometimes.bsky.social · 13hMy story from yesterday! The Forum Association and the local councillor are concerned about the demolition pause for the Forum due to cost concerns. Adding that if the project is scrapped now over $6 million already put into the project will be lost. globalnews.ca/video/120770...globalnews.caHRM announces pause to Halifax Forum demolition request | Watch News Videos OnlineWatch HRM announces pause to Halifax Forum demolition request Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca 086
Reposted by Kevin WilsonMatt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 13hThe CAP is the reason for the slow downfall of Nova Scotia cities and also the most broadly popular tax policy in the province. I love democracy. 0233
Reposted by Kevin WilsonJosh Healey @joshrjhealey.bsky.social · 13hConfirmed this morning: HRM staff have been involved with Mayor Andy Fillmore's discussions with the Department of National Defence. But, as per a spokesperson, "no formal negotiations have taken place." 034
Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 13h"This system of taxes is rigged and corrupt. It punishes the young and the poor for the benefit of the wealthy and comfortably housed [laudatory)" 290
Reposted by Kevin WilsonNick P @npilon.bsky.social · 14h“We know it’s unfair and harmful to us, but the up front numbers look good so we want to keep it” - this is why property tax caps are a bad idea! 0111
Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 13hWe're getting close to my idea of telling people how much extra they pay because of the CAP. 😎 1201
Reposted by Kevin WilsonTerri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 15hUsing that rate and applying it to my own suburban street, my taxes would go up by about $1000 per year. The two ~30 year old couples who just bought on my street this year would each see their taxes go down by about $1400 per year. 1171