Timothy (he/him) @timothyt11.bsky.social · 14hIs the goal of our public sector to ensure zero investment in anything? 000
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Martin Concagh @mconcagh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026In many ways New Brunswick is a good look into the kind of corrupt, hyper-polarized politics that dominated all levels of Canadian government until the 1960s and 70s 071
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Isaiah Bishop @isaiahbishop.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I do think if we want to fix canada's problems. We gotta deal with provinces and municipal governance 67811
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Sorry Buddy @3cityyimby.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The best summary of this I've ever found was when CBC ran a contest to find the canuck equivalent of 'As American as apple pie'. The winner was: "As Canadian as possible under the circumstances." 26112
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Isaiah Bishop @isaiahbishop.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I think if you want to attack carney as a political opponent, you actually have to attack him on what he *isnt* building 1124
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Pride Ott 🦦 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @hikoukihikouki9.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Most satires of reality TV have the rich watching the poor ruin their lives for entertainment (Squid Game, Hunger Games, like half the episodes of Black Mirror) but in reality it's usually rich people ruining their lives for the entertainment of poor people lmao 0182
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Pride Ott 🦦 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @hikoukihikouki9.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"our transit network is lacking because it's more focused on getting people to and from the core, and isn't very useful to suburb-to-suburb trips" is taken as true by urbanists everywhere but if you actually look at bus trips almost always the ridership is screaming for a more CBD-focused system. 6393
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Martin Concagh @mconcagh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I think what most progressive get wrong about Ford is that he is clearly seen by most of the electorate as a moderate, and I think he much more strongly represents how the Progressive Conservative tendency actually worked than the “red Tory“ nostalgia of the pundit class 1214
Timothy (he/him) @timothyt11.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I can’t wait for the BC election and AB referendum. And by ”can’t wait” I mean I can’t take it anymore. 000
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)thepig993 @thepig993.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I'm shouting "GO LPQ AND THE RULE OF CORRUPTION" 1298
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Treblig 🇺🇦 @camtreblig.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Every time I learn something new about Canadian democracy, I marvel at the lack of democratic backsliding 2201
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Uday Schultz @a320lga.bsky.social · 04/10/2026One of the questions that has long flourished in my head is how, tactically and materially, transit networks abroad actually manage their service to produce better reliability outcomes than we're used to seeing on this side of the Atlantic. 4979
Timothy (he/him) @timothyt11.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Totally ignored Alberta HSR as "urban elitism," then accused me of spitting on "1000s of communities." Some people have such thin skin, LMAO. 000
Timothy (he/him) @timothyt11.bsky.social · 04/10/2026... rural areas are less dense and have thinner population markets, they're just less suited for rail transit. This is how it works everywhere, not just here. Regional patronage will bring fewer benefits, the benefits are not a fixed sum to be divided. (2/2) 000
Timothy (he/him) @timothyt11.bsky.social · 04/10/2026VIA is getting new trains and the government is publicly mulling new routes. VIA, the institution, does not necessarily have to be involved to improve intercity transit. Also, TIL that serving the highest population is urban elitism ... (1/2) 200
Timothy (he/him) @timothyt11.bsky.social · 04/10/2026After all, we can't invest in regional transit. The benefits should be shared across the country! 000
Timothy (he/him) @timothyt11.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This actually makes train travel for 1/2 the country a viable proposition instead of a niche option. How would you "reinforce" (whatever that means) VIA? 100
Timothy (he/him) @timothyt11.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It only applies if the benefits are outweighed by the cost 200
Timothy (he/him) @timothyt11.bsky.social · 04/10/2026You could apply this argument to any project that costs more than $6. Some projects only suit and benefit certain regions, that's just how it works. Besides, the feds just added Alberta HSR to the MPO list this week LMAO 120
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Phil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A lot of Americans think we're just having an unnecessary trade dispute with a president occasionally making unfunny jokes, while the reality is there are elements in the US conservative movement actively trying to tear our country apart. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...theglobeandmail.comThe elephant in the roomAlberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province 06020
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Johnny “Euro Hoser” Renton @johnnyrenton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026On the other side Alberta needs to wake the fuck up and realize that this war with Iran is accelerating EV and renewables in China, India and other places and that’s going to radically change oil demand sooner than it seems and devastate the oil sands. Both sides need to face the new realities 2183
Timothy (he/him) @timothyt11.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Ron “Elbows Up” DeSantis encouraging snowbirds to leave the US 000
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Abundant Housing Vancouver @ahvancouver.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Revised Population Data Shows Supply Is Doing More to Lower Rents Than Previously Believed" rentals.ca/blog/revi... 0195
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Scott @sdlb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Most of those are supply manged, which is a literal government sponsored and protected cartel designed to raise prices. Artificially increasing the price of milk and eggs then layering price controls on top because the price is too high is completely incoherent 5449
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)kaptrice 🐦⬛ @kaptrice.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The PBO's cost estimate is the result of a weekend spent playing around with the Transit Costs Project spreadsheet and some typesetting. There is ~0 special insight and treating it as authoritative is silly 1186
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Brendan Dawe @dawe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Alberta is the highest income region of the country, in no small part due to the labour demands of the expansion of the oil sands before 2014. Are you going to seriously promise to make sure that out of work oil workers continue to get paid more than everyone else? 091
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Sorry Buddy @3cityyimby.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I remain incredibly unimpressed with how Ottawa is approaching this file. Grok/X were clearly offside Supreme Court of Canada precedent on CSAM. Now this? You are trying to argue for sovereign compute & AI. You gotta pick a fight with someone and lay them out, even if you lose teeth doing it. 0215
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Asator @astrapaios.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The City of Toronto has missed its deadline for its provincially mandated MTSA zoning 022
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I will never get over the absurd arguments people made regarding aesthetics and neighbourhoods to oppose the REM de l’Est. And how cancelling it did not bring about some hypothetical better project. The east end is languishing in long commutes and uncertainty more than four years later. 715116
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Every single Asian kid who uttered the word "liberal arts" got this lecture 1101
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What happened when English communities delayed children's smartphones? Mental-health needs and child psych disability claims both fell by 6-8% with effects accumulating over time. From @greg-veramendi.bsky.social ifs.org.uk/publications...ifs.org.ukSmartphones and children's mental health | Institute for Fiscal StudiesThis paper provides the first quasi-experimental evidence on delaying children’s smartphone ownership through a community-led policy. 3296
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Rishi Maharaj @rsmaharaj.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The grand bargain of immigration policy in Canada was about recruiting future Canadians. Not creating a permanent underclass of low wage workers with no path to PR so Canadian Tire and Tim Hortons can increase their margins. And I think the public saw that. 48010
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Shane Gates 🇨🇦 @shanegates.ca · 15/09/2026Toronto transportation philosophy in one picture 58220
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Mike 🍁 @thewarrenisempty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026A single byelection shouldn't be allowed to have this many potential really funny outcomes 051
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Michael Druker 🇨🇦 @mdruker.app · 19/09/2026Would be interesting to have a history of the world viewed through the lens of taxation. Does that exist? 2161
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)jennothingelse.bsky.social @jennothingelse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Here it seems like Americans are trying to use it as a cudgel for why Canadians should trust the next US admin, and I would argue that this is in fact a reason to diversify our relationships - if you *almost* followed your friend over a cliff, it’s probably a good idea to broaden your friend group. 1347
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Nick P @npilon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What we should want to avoid is shit like Dartmouth Cove, where the project gets kicked between three orders of government and like six departments and none of them want to approve it but also none want to shut it down. That’s bad! 171
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Jusqu'ici tout va bien 🇨🇦🇨🇵 @philstr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026To my earlier point, I don't think I have once posted about Platner, Mamdani, Talarico, or whomever. Haven't run a search, maybe I'm wrong. It just doesn't interest me because it has no impact on me. 041
Timothy (he/him) @timothyt11.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If Americans started bombing Calgary next month, I’m convinced this would be the response from so-called anti-Trump Americans. Nothing I’ve seen makes me think the military people would put up any opposition. 010
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Scott @sdlb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This cohort is thoroughly underrated as historical villains 052
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Military Unintelligence Expert 🇨🇦 @voltageanddoltage.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I'm not sure digital sovereignty and ridding ourselves of US tech giants will necessarily pull our society out of the social media brainrot doomspiral but it's at least worth trying for lack of anything else. 1458
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Governor Burgandy @govburgandy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I hate to make the comparison but it's real abusive spouse stuff - "you're nothing without us so don't even bother leaving!" Not beating the allegations when it's basically the same as Trump's "Canada has nothing we need but we'll still decide who they trade with". 1132
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)To aqui pra procrastinar @euperdendotempo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026You can feel the exceptionalism oozing from a lot of American posters here but it's definitely way more common among the mil guys. They really can't conceive of a world where other countries are hedging and not begging for the US to come back. 1141
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Edward @arkayne242.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Starting to think it's not just one side of their politics who's on board with it. 181
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Isaiah Bishop @isaiahbishop.bsky.social · 17/09/2026the CMHC estimate for housing supply deficit for edmonton to have the same affordability as 2019 in 2030: 0 2317
Reposted by Timothy (he/him)Lurker Envoy @lurkerenvoy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Funny that this is in here alongside Calgary-Edmonton HSR 051
