Matt Clark

Best article I’ve read in the G&M. Goes in depth on the challenges of building medium density residential in Canada. From second stairwell to FSR, to burdensome development fees and zoning, there is so much red tape that should be cut. (Free gift article) www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/ebf02b7...

Now my agent is prompting me! 😂 > Would you be willing to show me the proper jj way to squash those two commits? That way I'll actually learn it for next time instead of just patching over my confusion with git commands.

Great post by @fairvote.ca on the electoral reform stance of each Liberal leadership candidate. Click through to find out who is open to it and who firmly _opposes_ electoral reform (I expected better from these candidates!) www.fairvote.ca/ontariolible...

Canadian friends! I’m trying out gander (like bluesky but Canadian) and so far I’ve been very impressed! Their rigorous identity verification is great, I think disinformation bots will have a very hard time getting in. Here’s my profile, come on over! gander.social/profile/mcla...

Trump ➡️ Epstein ➡️ Russia ➡️ Trump It’s not complicated.

De Adder just never misses, it seems

I can’t believe I’m quote tweeting Rachel Maddow, but she really has discovered a treasure trove here for those of us who still use old fashioned pre-A.I. searches.

I took Via Rail from Toronto to Ottawa and back. Not a big deal, you would think, except it took up two days of my life and cost me hundreds of dollars on top of the ticket. lloydalter.substack.com/p/train-brai...

"People want to live in complete communities with easy access to transit, shops, and parks. These types of communities are good for health and happiness." #HappyCities

Some kind folks anonymously paid for my breakfast this morning. I was so surprised, nothing like that has happened to me before! I’m going to pay it forward the next two chances I get. The world needs a little more kindness, so why not. Also a great way to celebrate Valentine’s Day ❤️

lordy loo the internet is exhausting sometimes

I love seeing my favourite worlds collide

I think the government should make endless feeds illegal. Clip it at 20 or 50 items, refreshed twice a day or something. Doomscrolling needs to be regulated like other activities that are harmful to our society.

Really happy to see B Ioannidis’ motion to reduce salt usage and eliminate “slip and fall” liability in order to protect our water supply. I hope this includes salt usage on roads which is far worse!

Does anyone know why Kitchener installed a pedestrian island on Stirling Ave near CHCI and then removed it again a few months later? What is going on?

parking over everything.

While scheduling an appointment to donate blood on blood.ca, my grammar eye suddenly started to twitch. Is the word "WHOM" officially dead in the English language? Can we bring it back? For that matter, is grammar still a thing in general or am I just behind the times as usual?

It seems wrong that it is illegal to pick or transplant trilliums but perfectly fine to bulldoze over them in Ontario. Developers should be required to save the plants when building, it's not too much to ask for our provincial flower I don't think.

Rogers celebrates 20 years of higher than expected call volumes

Just finished @astrokatie.com’s excellent book “The End of Everything”. As just a regular 💻 nerd it was a fascinating and approachable intro to some complex topics. Also the humour she brings to what could otherwise be a bit of a downer topic is a welcome counterbalance 🤗 thanks for writing, Katie!

@22-minutes.bsky.social knocks it out of the park yet again with this Just Justin sketch. How does the same guy do both Poilievre and Trudeau so very well? Still such an amazing show after all these years. youtu.be/2Zdhb778Rig?...

Hopefully one day we can add electric cars to the list of things made in Canada they we can “buy local”

If facts hurt your feelings, you need new feelings, not new facts.

🚨 Another Ontario Place scandal This morning The New York Times reported that Therme made false claims to get the deal. Therme claimed they ran spas across Europe. They don’t. They just stole another company’s name and logo. Ford is handing over our public parkland in a shady deal. #ONpoli

The COVID-19 pandemic offered new insights around the impact of the built environment on mental health, with the prevalence of the car in our cities and lives severely limiting our ability to create restorative spaces. Here are three takeaways for planners wanting to promote better mental health...🧵

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@bfck.bsky.social and I have been hard at work! This will be Kitchener’s first celebration of #worldmigratorybirdday with World Migratory Bird MAY! We’re launching a month of bird friendly events and local shopping. Check out what we’ve got in the works🪶 bfck.waterlooregionnature.ca/events/list/

This is why we need CBC fully funded. We can’t trust corporate media because they don’t care about journalism, just the dollars.

This is an important part of how we prevent what is happening in the USA from happening in Canada. An oligarch free media is essential to a democracy.

Republicans.

This is why media that is not directly controlled by the oligarchs, like CBC, is so essential. A shame the USA has no equivalent.

Found this cool map of Intercity Electric Railways in Ontario inside a book at the BMV #RETVRN

Quiet posters is my new favourite feed. It prioritizes people whom I follow that don’t post very frequently. bsky.app/profile/did:...

I have never been to a spa and I certainly don’t understand why my TAX DOLLARS are being spent on one. Articles like this don’t make me any happier with the whole situation. Surely there are better things for a government to invest in? Hospitals? Bike lanes? Or return our tax dollars??

Poilievre insists not being aware of India helping his campaign just practice for not being aware of America helping his campaign

How come striking CUPE employees can block transit depots preventing buses from functioning and nothing is done about it, but if they were to block an arterial road all hell would break loose? If the strikers want impact, block a road! GRT please address this or refund my pass.

It would so funny if the navigation voice just audibly sighed in exasperation when you ignore the guidance forcing it to recalculate the best route.

The only way to “fix” housing is to make that one big tough decision that every politician from every party dances around: is housing an investment or is it a shelter? IT CAN’T BE BOTH. This policy is just more of the same.

“People’s opposition” is just be a cowardly way to get a voice because they are too afraid to add true electoral reform to their platform.

I dream that one day our sidewalks will be as wide as our trucks.

I am rarely at a loss for words and then someone sent me this song. I have written lots of songs about people. I never imagined that someone would write one about me. But it's not me that is worthy of celebration - it is the spirit of Canada that is rising. #elbowsup www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uk6...

The Bridge. Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social