Traveler, greenie, non-partisan politico, celiac, volunteer, husband. Often sarcastic. Quotes & RTs ≠ endorsement. MA x 2, #MPM. He/him. 🇨🇦🇺🇸🏳️🌈
Jan 31, 2023 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
The Ottawa People’s Commission on the Convoy Occupation (@ottpeoplescomm) today released Part 1 of its final report.
Included are testimonies of many residents, and it's clear that this was a violent occupation in which the people of downtown #Ottawa were abandoned.
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The so-called #FreedomConvoy negatively impacted community organizations offering essential services, businesses like pharmacies and restaurants, churches, schooling, daycares, emergency services, and programs to help the homeless. Many women experienced sexual harassment.
Dec 8, 2022 • 21 tweets • 5 min read
I gave testimony to the Ottawa People’s Commission (@ottpeoplescomm), which is examining the impacts of the horrid (anti-)#FreedomConvoy that terrorized our neighbourhood last winter. I also listened to other testimonies. Some takeaways.
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I shared the story of my near-death experience at the hands of a red-light-running “F*ck Trudeau” trucker, and the debilitating impacts on my wife’s anxiety of the senseless honking. I am humbled by the messages of sympathy I received afterwards, many had similar experiences.
Jun 4, 2021 • 51 tweets • 23 min read
What Friday nights are all about! @FairVoteCanada 20th anniversary conference opens, featuring a panel with @judyrebick@acoyne@ElizabethMay and Hugh Segal. Excited for this discussion of #ElectoralReform! I will post key points. 😊 fairvote.ca/fair-vote-cana… #cdnpoli
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Coyne: Electoral reform "defeats" in Canada aren't really defends, but examples of the extreme lengths opponents of #PR will go to stop it. e.g. Most BC voters backed PR, but the government refused to implement it. Same thing happened on PEI.
Jul 5, 2020 • 23 tweets • 20 min read
Enjoy a sunny Sunday afternoon with @FairVoteCanada, listening to @Arne_JJ from Germany, speaking about how #ProportionalRepresentation has worked, how it makes a difference in their politics and policies. Really interesting stuff! #polisci#ElectoralReform
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It's so refreshing hearing about how parties work together, through honest and transparent agreements, collaboration and power sharing. Coming from North America/#cdnpoli, this level of maturity is such a foreign concept. Kudos to Germany! @FairVoteCanada#ElectoralReform
