Sharon Schmidt

How ‘single exit stairway’ buildings could make cities better and safer Several Canadian jurisdictions are re-examining their rules to allow ‘single egress’ buildings

"Four- to six-storey single exit stairway buildings equipped with sprinklers have a “strong safety record” versus conventional apartment buildings and single-family homes. They also cost 6 per cent to 13 per cent less to construct, a significant savings." Yes, please!

Ford tells students to not pick 'basket-weaving courses' in wake of OSAP cuts | CBC News Premier Doug Ford had choice words for students expressing concerns over cuts to OSAP grants Tuesday, telling them to "not pick basket-weaving courses" and to invest in education that gives students i...

Tuition rises + OSAP cuts: tell me again that your biggest threat is an educated and informed populace

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Ontario spent record $112M on taxpayer-funded advertising, auditor finds | CBC News Ontario spent a record $112 million on tax-payer-funded advertising last year, with the province’s auditor saying nearly 40 per cent of the campaigns could have left a “favourable impression” of Premi...

Doug Ford says there's not enough money to keep funding Ontario healthcare.

He should make a TV ad about that.

Ford tells students to not pick 'basket-weaving courses' in wake of OSAP cuts | CBC News Premier Doug Ford had choice words for students expressing concerns over cuts to OSAP grants Tuesday, telling them to "not pick basket-weaving courses" and to invest in education that gives students i...

Irony is in 10 years there’ll likely be more jobs teaching traditional crafts to seniors—occupational therapy—than coding jobs or most careers parents urge their kids into. The best advice you can give a kid today is “The job you’re going to have probably doesn’t exist yet so study what you love.”

And you can go to your local independent pharmacy to get the shots.

cbc news: Ford tells students to not pick 'basket-weaving courses' in wake of OSAP cuts Premier says students should focus on "jobs of the future' as Ontarians express concern over OSAP grant cuts #cdnpoli

students should focus on jobs of the future like
inheriting their father's company and political machinery

School board takeovers distraction from chronic underfunding of Ontario schools, say teacher and student reps | CBC News As Ontario's education minister mulls eliminating the role of school board trustees provincewide, groups representing Ontario educators and students say the province is taking over boards to distract ...

"Supervision doesn’t address chronic underfunding, it does not solve staffing shortages, it does not reduce class sizes," said OSSTF president Martha Hradowy.
From the govt of $$ mismanagement itself...
#onpoli
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Ontario mayors are worried about soaring cost of law enforcement. Doug Ford says they can’t touch police budgets A letter from the province warned municipalities that strong mayor powers do not include the ability to limit police budget increases or veto estimates of individual line items.

By refusing to allow Ont mayors measures to hold police forces accountable, for any corruption or in not meeting predetermined objectives, Pr Ford essentially approves that corruption & pour policing.
Anyone surprised?

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Ford tells students to not pick 'basket-weaving courses' in wake of OSAP cuts | CBC News Premier Doug Ford had choice words for students expressing concerns over cuts to OSAP grants Tuesday, telling them to "not pick basket-weaving courses" and to invest in education that gives students i...

Maybe the youth will recognize the consequences of not voting.
#onpoli

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Ford government spends its way toward half-trillion-dollar debt Ontario’s debt continues to rise and is projected to surpass half a trillion dollars within the next few years as the Ford government reports a $13.4 billion deficit in its 2025–26 third quarter finan...

Based on current projections, the Ford government will have added more than $150 billion to the province’s debt by 2027 since it took office in 2018.

#onpoli
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No one will remember even who won what medal in the men’s skeleton at the Olympics but everyone will remember Vlad Heraskevych who stood up for the fallen in Ukraine and didn’t bend.

#cdnpoli #ukraine

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney 🇨🇦 -
Leader of the Year. #cdnpoli

Speaking up for those without a voice: advocate sends over 700 postcards to Doug Ford on behalf of endangered species opposing Bill 5 Speaking up for those without a voice: advocate sends over 700 postcards to Doug Ford on behalf of endangered species opposing Bill 5.

Thank you Sarah Christie for standing up for our world in the face of Doug Ford, a crook & liar who has pretty much disposed of all democratic oversight over his crime spree. #onpoli #FordStealingFromYou
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Ontario mayors are worried about soaring cost of law enforcement. Doug Ford says they can’t touch police budgets A letter from the province warned municipalities that strong mayor powers do not include the ability to limit police budget increases or veto estimates of individual line items.

Dougie taking care of his own. No wonder the OPP refused to investigate Ford’s Greenbelt corruption scandal.

#Mafiaboss

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Glyphosate use in B.C. forests continues, despite NDP promise | The Narwhal The use of glyphosate in B.C. forestry has declined, but a group advocating for a ban says spraying even small areas can have an outsized impact

Canadian forestry practices are both archaic and poisonous. By the time you see 50, you will be surrounded by cancer. It will claim a parent, maybe both. A brother, or a sister. Your friends, work colleagues. A neighbour. Maybe you'll wonder why? It's this. #cdnpoli
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Too $$ in Canada, too.

Massively over priced tickets for uncompetitive matches predominantly in a country that isn’t safe to visit right now for huge swathes of the world. Nope, I can’t see why people aren’t falling over themselves to line FIFAs corrupt pockets either.

Leaders: The problem is complex and multi-layered The problem: Lobbyists Politicians Voters

Nova Scotia's lung screening program finds dozens of cancer cases in first 2 years | CBC News Nova Scotia's lung screening program is still in its infancy, but those leading the effort say they've already been able to deliver life-changing, positive news to dozens of people who might have been...

#NovaScotia's lung screening program finds dozens of cancer cases in first 2 years—radiologists discovering small spots of Stage 1 cancer — which is often curable — rather than late stages of the disease.

Program set to expand provincewide in coming months

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The corrupt Doug Ford’s tv propaganda ads on CBC are starting to irritate me as
much as Harper’s endless fake Canada Action Plan Ads.

Cons use our tax dollars for self promotion routinely since Harper
got away with it.

Sunset Light
Kathline Rock
Hanksville, Utah

Stopping at Kathline Rock gives you views not just of the rock itself but of the sweeping Utah desert landscape, including mesas, distant buttes like Factory Butte, and other landmarks across the horizon.

#utah #desert #landscape #sunset #photography

The national parks reservation system feels a lot more equitable and hopeful.

Who says Bluesky can’t just be fun and inspiring? Not me. Explore the replies.

Orange sunset over West Field, Galway Ireland

Sunset Ireland - Orange sunset tonight and very cold! West Field, Galway, Ireland #Sunset #Ireland #Scape #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #CloudScape #IrishSunset #SkyScape #Photography

Time for 🛏️
#sunset

Suspend PPTW: No New Water Taking Permits Until the System is Fixed

At a time when climate variability, land-use intensification, & population growth are increasing stress on freshwater systems, approving high-volume, high-risk permits for water-taking is unacceptable.

Protect Water. Protect Life. Pause Permits to Take Water in Ontario. share.nwmd.social/s/sWczBxyD

Macro photograph of a light pink plum tree blossom

Our neighbors plum tree is blossoming 🌸
#photography #art #flowers #trees

🏴‍☠️The army is issuing evacuation orders and seizing land to prepare a massive barrier — part of a wider project to annex the Palestinian ‘breadbasket.’
By @orenziv.bsky.social
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Vote NO on Trumpian Mass Deportation Bill C-12 This week, Senators will be reviewing Bill C-12 — a Trumpian anti-immigration bill that would massively roll back the rights of refugees and migrants in Canada. Join me in flooding Senators' inboxes w...

I just wrote a letter to the Senate calling on them to vote NO to Trumpian Mass Deportation Bill C-12. Write your message here: actionnetwork.org/letters/bill...