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Janet

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transplanted east-coaster trying to save the world through carsharing | @hamontbikeshare board ‘14-‘24 | settler | she/her | @janmac229.bsky.social

Janet reposted

Shame on @cityofcambridge Mayor Jan Liggett for endorsing literally inviting our court system to harm our unhoused neighbors.

12 Ontario Mayors are formally requesting that @fordnation invoke the notwithstanding clause to suspend encampment residents' Charter-protected rights so that they can be removed from encampments. The letter cites the Grants Pass Supreme Court decision in the U.S., which allows…

DianaCMcNally's tweet image. 12 Ontario Mayors are formally requesting that @fordnation invoke the notwithstanding clause to suspend encampment residents' Charter-protected rights so that they can be removed from encampments. The letter cites the Grants Pass Supreme Court decision in the U.S., which allows…


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Just gonna ask again: if anyone has ANY leads on a customer service, donor relations, or administrative roll please let me know!! I've been really struggling to make ends meet and it looks like I might have a massive additional hurdle next week.


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Here is a straight forward, easily implementable five part plan for the Ontario Science Centre. Let’s call it #FuturePlanOSC 1. The Ontario Government wants to abandon the building because it needs repair/magnitude of the disrepair. The Ontario government should gift the…


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Damning, damning indictment of CBC over its coverage of Israel-Palestine by a staffer who resigned in protest. There’s simply too much to quote so pls read yourselves, but I’m hearing similar examples from journalists in various newsrooms. breachmedia.ca/cbc-whitewashe…


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The countryside line made Waterloo Region distinctive. Soon it will be killed.

Bill 185 & proposed changes to the Provincial Planning Statement (PPS) stand to devastate land-use planning & environmental protection in Waterloo Region. act.newmode.net/action/welling… Deadline is Friday at 11:59pm. Speak up with this easy way to write elected officials.

kthomason's tweet image. Bill 185 & proposed changes to the Provincial Planning Statement (PPS) stand to devastate land-use planning & environmental protection in Waterloo Region.

act.newmode.net/action/welling…

Deadline is Friday at 11:59pm.  Speak up with this easy way to write elected officials.


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Bill 185 & proposed changes to the Provincial Planning Statement (PPS) stand to devastate land-use planning & environmental protection in Waterloo Region. act.newmode.net/action/welling… Deadline is Friday at 11:59pm. Speak up with this easy way to write elected officials.

kthomason's tweet image. Bill 185 & proposed changes to the Provincial Planning Statement (PPS) stand to devastate land-use planning & environmental protection in Waterloo Region.

act.newmode.net/action/welling…

Deadline is Friday at 11:59pm.  Speak up with this easy way to write elected officials.

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Wait. Macklemore just dropped Hind’s Hall.


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Thanks for considering, everyone. Much love in return to all those who’ve sent it to Chrissy n’ me ❤️ bit.ly/3UkpfhN

MattMays's tweet image. Thanks for considering, everyone. Much love in return to all those who’ve sent it to Chrissy n’ me ❤️ bit.ly/3UkpfhN

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NEW: Open letter signed by the councillors who created and defended the Countryside Line. It urges the province to extend the #Greenbelt to #WatReg, and local councils to continue the smart growth policies that have served us well for over 20 years. therecord.com/opinion/open-l…


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This is an important public safety and political issue worth our support. It’s an opportunity for Canada to show leadership as other responsible nations have done. Vehicle safety testing should include safety for those outside the vehicle. Thanks for starting this petition.

Bill 185 & proposed changes to the Provincial Planning Statement (PPS) stand to devastate land-use planning & environmental protection in Waterloo Region. act.newmode.net/action/welling… Deadline is Friday at 11:59pm. Speak up with this easy way to write elected officials.

kthomason's tweet image. Bill 185 & proposed changes to the Provincial Planning Statement (PPS) stand to devastate land-use planning & environmental protection in Waterloo Region.

act.newmode.net/action/welling…

Deadline is Friday at 11:59pm.  Speak up with this easy way to write elected officials.


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Love the term “heritage train fleet”. Heritage trains are fine for a museum, for service we need updated trains that work

All of Canada's passenger rail service outside the Quebec-Windsor corridor will end in the early 2030s unless the heritage train fleet is replaced. Sign our petition to tell the government stop fooling around and secure the future of @VIA_Rail: ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/P…

TransportAction's tweet image. All of Canada's passenger rail service outside the Quebec-Windsor corridor will end in the early 2030s unless the heritage train fleet is replaced. 
Sign our petition to tell the government stop fooling around and secure the future of @VIA_Rail:
ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/P…


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All of Canada's passenger rail service outside the Quebec-Windsor corridor will end in the early 2030s unless the heritage train fleet is replaced. Sign our petition to tell the government stop fooling around and secure the future of @VIA_Rail: ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/P…

TransportAction's tweet image. All of Canada's passenger rail service outside the Quebec-Windsor corridor will end in the early 2030s unless the heritage train fleet is replaced. 
Sign our petition to tell the government stop fooling around and secure the future of @VIA_Rail:
ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/P…

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For multiple levels of government in Waterloo Region to conspire to expropriate _700_ acres of productive — and previously carefully protected — farmland to enable some factory to be built is absurd on its face and a betrayal of public trust


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A 🧵 on the Saltwire news: This is a really troubling development for local news in Atlantic 🇨🇦 and for the journalists who work harder to produce local news than you know. In my years with Transcon/Saltwire, we were asked to do more and more and more, with fewer resources.


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Given the seeming inability for most people to even acknowledge the so-called Oka "Crisis" and Brian Mulroney's involvement, I'm re-sharing this piece I wrote for the Globe on the 30th Anniversary. "Did Canada learn anything from the Oka Crisis?": theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

SeanCarleton's tweet image. Given the seeming inability for most people to even acknowledge the so-called Oka "Crisis" and Brian Mulroney's involvement, I'm re-sharing this piece I wrote for the Globe on the 30th Anniversary. "Did Canada learn anything from the Oka Crisis?": theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

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