Barb M πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 🌈

Barb M πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 🌈

@blmac48.bsky.social

Owned by Willow Retired Cdn Armed Forces (1979-2010) Retired OSCE Vienna (2011-2105) Lives in Ottawa πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Hobbies include golf, music, reading, and sipping wine

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I would love to be proven wrong but as soon as Sutcliffe starts walking back and re-scoping his very clear campaign commitments for 2026-2030, I hope ppl get very loud about it.

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Come join us at 8pm at Deacon Brodies on Elgin to watch the election results tonight!

Ariel Troster@arieltroster.bsky.social

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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Ottawa has a brutal track record of picking mayors that are committed to blocking smart, proven progress. Will the city’s 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

Kevin Dorse@kdorse.bsky.social

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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In my opinion? Amen re: #Toronto. For #Ottawa, I'd prefer Jeff Leiper.

Charlie Angus@charlieangus104.bsky.social

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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Today’s 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. LET’S DO THIS!

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You work hard, pay your taxes, and do your part. You deserve a city that does its part, too. I’m running for mayor because Ottawa can do better. Not in another four years. Now. Let’s get the basics right, put Ottawa back on the right track, and build a city that works.

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Today, October 23, look up around 3:15 pm when the Royal Canadian Air Force is scheduled to perform a fly-past over TD Place for the Canadian Armed Forces Women’s Rugby match.

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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.

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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.

Toon Dreessen@toondreessen.bsky.social

We should be rightly critical and skeptical. We can’t afford another four years of Mark. οΏΌ ottawacitizen.com/opinion/sutc...

Barb M πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 🌈 reposted

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

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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.

cbc.caNew survey shows Sutcliffe with single-digit lead over Leiper | CBC NewsQuorus survey puts Mark Sutcliffe and Jeff Leiper well ahead of other candidates in survey published one week before election day.

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It’s a two-way race, with eight days to go. Among undecided voters, 61% say they won’t vote for Mark Sutcliffe. I’m working to earn those votes and deliver buses that run on time, affordable housing and a city that works.

ottawacitizen.comAlex Lawson campaign's internal poll suggests Sutcliffe may not be on his way to a sweeping re-electionThe Mainstreet Research poll found almost 19 per cent of survey responders say they remain undecided on who to vote for.

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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

Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social

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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 πŸ™ŒπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦. US πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ - Mexico trade talks πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ stalling at a record speedπŸ₯΅ . This is developing. Lutnick fucks Mexico just like he did to Canada πŸ–•πŸ€¬

Barb M πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 🌈 reposted

When cops tell you that road safety is a shared responsibility. Yeah, fuck off with that.

Pedaling Professor@pedalingprof.bsky.social

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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The wind blew Friday & the leaves fell. A breezy & chilly Saturday but then a remarkable stretch of bright, dry and mild October weather is ours to enjoy πŸŒžπŸπŸ‚. Becoming mainly sunny today. High only 6Β°. Wind NW 20-40 will be cool. Low 0Β°. Sun tomorrow & low teens. β˜€οΈMon & 19Β°.

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Get your vaccinations taken care of, please, and also #MaskUp!

Ottawa Public Health@ottawapublichealth.ca

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.

Barb M πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 🌈 reposted

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.

Asher@skydome.bsky.social

G20 levels of police presence to remove a fucking bike lane. Absolute cowards. (Photo: @chanface.bsky.social)

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I always love it that police are chronically understaffed, underfunded and incapable of enforcing laws, but the second the government paycheck is infringed - 43% of all their districts cars are deployed.

Toronto Mike@torontomike.com

shame

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Elon is a war criminal. But he owns a pedophile president, so he’ll be fine.

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com

I told you that’s next.

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The injuries and deaths are, I fear, Ford's goals.

Jenny Lee Shee@jennyleeshee.bsky.social

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 Uganda’s 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.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com β€œTechnology has created an intrusive eye that never blinks β€” a stealthy weapon for dictators keen to stifle speech and thought,” Megan Stack writes from Kampala, Uganda.