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@blmac48.bsky.social
Owned by Willow Retired Cdn Armed Forces (1979-2010) Retired OSCE Vienna (2011-2105) Lives in Ottawa π¨π¦ Hobbies include golf, music, reading, and sipping wine
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Come join us at 8pm at Deacon Brodies on Elgin to watch the election results tonight!
Come watch the election results with us on Monday at Deacon Brodies pub on Elgin from 8-10 pm! This is a chance to appreciate all of our amazing campaign volunteers and celebrate the hard work it takes to build a better city. Sign up to help us get out the vote first at Troster2026.ca/shifts.
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Iβve voted. Have you? #ottvote #ottpoli #OttawaPolitics vote @jleiper.bsky.social !
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I did it. I did the thing. Now letβs goooooooo @jleiper.bsky.social for #OurBestOttawa
I voted for @jleiper.bsky.social Let's go!
Election day is finally here! I voted for Jeff Leiper tell all your friends and family!
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Ottawa has a brutal track record of picking mayors that are committed to blocking smart, proven progress. Will the cityβs voters finally end that trend today? Locals whose judgment I respect say @jleiper.bsky.social would make an excellent Mayor. Remember, turnout wins elections. #VOTE #Ottawa
Ottawa, today we get to vote for Jeff Leiper. We pay a lot in city taxes. In exchange, we have a right to expect a city that works. Jeff has the experience and vision to fix Ottawa. Transit. Housing. Street safety. Ending corporate welfare to Porsche dealerships and OSEG. Join me to vote for Jeff!
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Ontario promised four hours of daily care for every resident of long-term care homes by by 2024-25. Records show nearly 300 LTC homes are failing, by @fxplante.bsky.social www.thestar.com/news/investi... via @thestar.com
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In my opinion? Amen re: #Toronto. For #Ottawa, I'd prefer Jeff Leiper.
The American owned Sun is promoting a vigilante as the face for Canada's most multicultural and open city. This is same American owned paper that said crack-smoking Rob Ford should be elected mayor. Toronto - you're better than this. Let's get out the vote for Olivia Chow.
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Dear Liberals: In the last Ottawa municipal election, Mark Carney, who you love, endorsed @catmckenney.bsky.social, not Mark Sutcliffe. In this election, @catmckenney.bsky.social has endorsed @jleiper.bsky.social. Hope this helps.
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Todayβs the day! Polls are open from 10am-8pm. Find your voting location at troster2026.ca/vote. Tell your friends, invite your neighbours. Every single vote counts in this election. If you need a ride to the polls, give us a call at 613-416-1590. LETβS DO THIS!
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This closure is brought to you by Sutcliffe and Watson hyper low taxes. We can't maintain our current buildings. The long range funding plan for this type of building forecasts more than 100 more closures in the next decade. Please vote for Leiper on Oct 26.
Ottawa Gymnastics Centre facing possible closure as building nears end of life
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For me, Sutcliffe isn't my choice because after 4 years his frequent answer is "I'll get feds or province to fund that." They mostly haven't. Other cities do stuff on their own. I want a mayor who believes the city has the ability to act on its own.
We should be rightly critical and skeptical. We canβt afford another four years of Mark. οΏΌ ottawacitizen.com/opinion/sutc...
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Almost three weeks later the driver who killed this young woman is still at large probably still driving their dark coloured Ford Escape. Please tell us again how there's a "war on cars". A license to drive is a license to kill. #Autowa #ottnews
Ottawa police identify victim of Oct. 2 fatal hit-and-run as Carleton student
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Whoa! The Ottawa mayor's race is still very up for grabs. Sutcliffe: 28% Leiper: 24% No one else is close. Only four points separate more of the same from an affordable Ottawa with services that actually work for ordinary people.
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Come on #OttCity, letβs do this. Letβs make #OurBestOttawa @jleiper.bsky.social for mayor! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Itβs a two-way race, with eight days to go. Among undecided voters, 61% say they wonβt vote for Mark Sutcliffe. Iβm working to earn those votes and deliver buses that run on time, affordable housing and a city that works.
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Heartbreaking news emerging from Wainwright tonight. My thoughts are with the Canadian Armed Forces, their families, and the surrounding communities affectedMy deepest gratitude to the first responders, municipal emergency crews and everyone working tirelessly through this incredibly difficult night
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Because, of course he would. He doesn't believe in the idea of fair trade, and he wants Canada and Mexico alike reduced to vassals.
BREAKING! Canada is completely vindicated ππ¨π¦. US πΊπΈ - Mexico trade talks π²π½ stalling at a record speedπ₯΅ . This is developing. Lutnick fucks Mexico just like he did to Canada ππ€¬
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When cops tell you that road safety is a shared responsibility. Yeah, fuck off with that.
I've never struggled to believe reports of bad behavior by cops because even in my very limited interactions with them in my life, they've often been remarkably unprofessional, rude, and threatening. Just suggested one shouldn't block the only accessible sidewalk and he called me a p*ssy and more.
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There's a branch event here in #Ottawa for anyone interested... www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
whoa... the current map of "No Kings: Vote Early" events planned for tomorrow, sat oct 17: www.nokings.org
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Get your vaccinations taken care of, please, and also #MaskUp!
This week, COVID-19 and RSV levels are low and stable, while influenza activity is moderate and increasing. Children under 5 years of age, older adults and people at higher risk of severe illness are already eligible for flu and COVID-19 vaccines.
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Crazy. Somebody got a call from Doug Ford. They know where their paycheck comes from. You're lucky if you got like five police at 200 person event in Ottawa. Or shit, your whole town is occupied, and the best they can do is carrying propane tanks for them.
G20 levels of police presence to remove a fucking bike lane. Absolute cowards. (Photo: @chanface.bsky.social)
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Checking in with kicking " I'll interfere with your elections " Pete who puts the ass in US Ambassador, to the curb. It's only 110,219 from an all-time record.
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The injuries and deaths are, I fear, Ford's goals.
Doug Ford is spending $48M ripping out bike lanes. It will not improve drive times. It will get people injured and killed. Hurl this man to the trash heap where he belongs. Throwing him in jail would also be acceptable but we all know Ontario cops will never hold him accountable for anything.
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Absolutely chilling about how authoritarian states like Ugandaβs brutal dictatorship use surveillance technology. And appalling that software from Canadian company Magnet Forensics was used to extract cloud data from a Ugandan lawyer & novelist who was repeatedly detained & tortured.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com βTechnology has created an intrusive eye that never blinks β a stealthy weapon for dictators keen to stifle speech and thought,β Megan Stack writes from Kampala, Uganda.