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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

Soupir -- Terminées, les études collégiales dans les pénitenciers fédéraux du Québec Le Cégep Marie-Victorin et les professeurs qui enseignent à la population carcérale à Cowansville et à Joliette dénoncent cette décision de Services correctionnels Canada qui va, selon eux, à l’encontre de la […]

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

Btw. Chinese EVs won't be eligible for those EV subsidies. Way to "open" the market #cdnpoli

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

@EdwinG It definitely was the perfect way to end the day!

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 04/02/2026

@cynthb.bsky.social Thankfully, this happened at 5 o'clock, so I was able to leave work right after seeing it 😆

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 04/02/2026

I think it's important to say that the person will be saying that after biting an apple. Makes it even lovelier

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 04/02/2026

.... my automatic translation tool just translated this, and I can't even... 😆 - That is goooooooood! => C'est de la bouillie pour les chats!

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 04/02/2026

@renwillis I found the trials confusing at first, so don't hesitate to look up some info on how they work lol (not spoilers though!)

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 04/02/2026

La laïcité, sauf quand c'est la religion catholique 🙏 -- Malgré l’interdiction des prières de rue, le ministre Jean-François Roberge donne sa bénédiction aux cortèges funéraires, qui pourront continuer de se faire sur la voie publique. Les maires craignaient de devoir porter l’odieux de […]

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 04/02/2026

At least he's not Harper! Wait... --- "Carney said Harper came to Ottawa as a "conviction politician," but emerged as a "pragmatist," praising his stewardship during the global recession of 2008-09, which Canada weathered relatively well compared to other developed nations. While committed to […]

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

We only have one prime minister. How much worse someone else could have been *does not matter*. Our lives and our future are not being shaped by a hypothesis.

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

@ShaunOttawa Wow, they were ready. I'm guessing the FR came from GCtrans

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

@ShaunOttawa I wonder if my coworker will receive the same email ugh

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

@ShaunOttawa Can you tell them we're very well aware of Max? lol

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

@dyckron @mariellequinton the government doesn't pay IT/tech people enough compared to the private sector. It's one of the main problems. Plus the fact that it's almost impossible to change anything if the senior management (up to the minister) doesn't agree. I can't even get a comms team to […]

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

@astrovore Can't tell from the picture, but it could be a hawk (red-tailed or Cooper's)

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

Awwww the chickadees are always the little explorers. Mealworms are a success. I also moved the suet feeder a little and poor Miss Downy woodpecker was really confused for a minute 😂🥺 #birding

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

@mariellequinton I mean, no one has a cellphone anymore. They took them all back (I think people who travel got an exemption)

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

@mariellequinton Lol, we *just* changed from cellphones to Teams phone numbers at the GC.

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

I hope the birds appreciate because this was a COLD seed refill. Also added the new food in the old/new feeder. So they can enjoy some bark butter bits and some mealworms!

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Ron Dyck @dyckron.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

"'’Backwards’ was my first thought,' said Cathy Holtslander, director of research and policy at the National Farmers Union (NFU), after learning about the email. 'Obviously, they made these cuts without knowing what they were doing — which is a big problem — and also [the cuts] suggest they […]

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 02/02/2026

@ShaunOttawa It just showed up in my taskbar 😭 I don't want to talk to Max, sorry Max

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026

@AmeliasBrain Ohh we like old historical towns, thank you!

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026

We want to go to Bruce peninsula for our yearly trip in the fall. Maybe go on the 17 from Ottawa, stop at Lake Nissiping for a day or two. We can reserve our parking to Bruce/Grotto tomorrow (this is what we've been waiting for before booking everything else lol) Anything else in the area […]

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026

So thankful for vertical greenhouse technology. Being able to get fresh Québec greens in February is amazing. It's also one of the things that thankfully still gets government funding. #BuyCanadian

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2026

I removed the suet cages in my second big caged feeder (the birds hated this one, no idea why), bought a treat bowl, and Kyle glued it in 😅 ... Now to buy treats for the biiirds (because surely they don't have enough food choices yet).

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2026

Someone made a new website, in both languages, of Canada's historic places :) heritageguide.ca 'When Stephen Taylor read a CBC Nova Scotia story about the imminent closure of Parks Canada's Canadian Register of Historic Places website, he knew he had to act. The register is a […]

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026

Spot the morning birds (There are also at least 10 juncos around)

A box elder tree with dead seeds and some snow on the branches. You can see two bright red spots (male cardinals) preparing to go ready at a feeder

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 23/01/2026

Ehhh. Québec is not happy about this speech that Carney made in Québec City today. Trying to erase the history of the British trying to assimilate the French. It's subtle, but it's incredibly insulting. -- "New France had fallen. British North America had begun. It would have been easy – […]

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 20/01/2026

I'm glad he made a nice speech. I'll wait for actions

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2026

No matter who we get as a leader, we so need the #ndp #AviLewis

What we are seeing south of the border is a lawless, authoritarian administration that believes in the politics of brute force above all else. Naked impunity rules the day and is re-shaping our world, from Gaza to Minneapolis. This applies both to their foreign policy, with the threats against Greenland and the kidnapping of Maduro being the two most recent examples, and their domestic policy with ICE terrorizing entire cities. Trump is a threat to American democracy, and he’s also a threat to global peace and security. It’s important to say these things straightforwardly and clearly.

How we respond in this moment is critical. Mark Carney promised to be “elbows up” when he ran for Prime Minister, but has shifted to a policy of appeasement since taking office.

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2026

💜 #ndp he has lots of interesting answers so fat

There’s absolutely no use of AI for answering questions in this AMA.

AI doesn’t write the material for our campaign, our brilliant and wonderful staff and volunteers do (and I write lots of stuff for social media and platform things!). We also don’t ever use generative AI to design or create images or video. I’m super proud of the quality of human writing and design and video from our comms team and the rest of the campaign!

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 18/01/2026

The chickadees were particularly chill today, such amazing little birds It was definitely worth having cold hands #BirdPhotography #JackPineTrail

A chickadee with their two little feet perched on a woman's hand wearing fingerless gloves, with seeds on the palm.

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 10/01/2026

Hello beautiful 🥰 They're a bit upset that some peanuts are stuck in iced snow lol

A blue jay on a the roof of a porch, seen through a window with blinds, trying to get a peanut through the iced snow

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 07/01/2026

And our latest message (very strong 🙄 ) about Venezuela (on X, as usual) #cdnpoli

Anita Anand

Please see my statement on the situation in Venezuela: The Hon. Anita Anand Minister of Foreign Affairs

Since 2019, when Canada closed its embassy in Venezuela, we have refused to recognize any legitimacy of the Maduro regime and opposed its repression of the Venezuelan people, including the persecution of dissenters and particularly political leaders opposed to the regime.

In keeping with our long-standing commitment to upholding the rule of law and democracy, Canada calls on all parties to respect international law and we stand by the people of Venezuela and their desire to live in a peaceful and democratic society.

Canada is engaging with its international partners and monitoring developments closely.

Canada stands ready to assist Canadians in need through our consular officials and embassy in Bogota, Colombia.

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/01/2026

I don't know why but the birds couldn't figure out the suet in the cage feeder and just... didn't eat any. I got the old feeder back and Miss Downy spent so much time chirping and eating and chirping!!! Message well received my friend

A female downy woodpecker eading suet in a feeder with a tail prop at the bottom

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/01/2026

[PP's answer (which yes, is worse)] CONGRATULATIONS. DOWN WITH SOCIALISM

Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre

Congratulations to President Trump on successfully arresting narco-terrorist and socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro, who should live out his days in prison.

The legitimate winner of the most recent Venezuelan elections, Edmundo Gonzalez, should take office along with the courageous hero and voice of the Venezuelan people, Maria Corina Machado.

Down with socialism. Long live freedom.

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/01/2026

I think some birds did find the extra seeds

A pile of seeds on a cardboard, surrounded by little bird footprints in snow

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 01/01/2026

@mayintoronto @skinnylatte Oh definitely!! I do make a pretty good homemade one (I think it might have been from a website that @skinnylatte recommended herself). I was just comparing the $5 US to our packages lol

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 01/01/2026

This felt like a perfect representation of #Ottawa

A row of parked cars in the middle of the Byward market, a line of multicolored vertical lights behind the cars, and the sign for Barefax, a "Gentlemen's club"

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 21/04/2025

No more starlings stealing Miss Downie's suet!! (That was right after she almost flew into my face 😆) #SKyard #BirdPhotography #DownyWoodpecker

A female downy woodpecker, perched, upside down, on a suet feeder

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/05/2025

Look at this gorgeous bird! A white-crowned sparrow, which is a new bird to our yard! #SKyard #BirdPhotography #Sparrow

A small bird, with brown patterns on the wings, a grey chest and neck, and bright white and black stripes on the head. The bird is at a bird feeder, looking forward

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