Today, I built walls

This week on Speaking Municipally, Troy Pavlek and I speak with interim city manager Eddie Robar.

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Federal minister Randy Boissonnault announces Ottawa coming to the rescue of Boyle Street, investing $21 million to allow new King Thunderbird Centre to be completed. #yeg #yeg dt

What the support agent says: 'It's not currently supported but this is a great idea and we'll suggest it to our development team'

What they actually mean: 'fuck you'

Come walk through my neighbourhood and see the sights and most importantly see where we can make it so, so much better through renewal

I saw a picture of George Washington today and the first thing my brain thought was 'that's not George Washington, he's supposed to be black'

So I guess there are some problems with learning US history exclusively through Hamilton

You'll hear in our discussion with the City Manager on Friday that this cut wasn't a surprise. They've been seeking clarity on this item since budget time. They were in communication with the province. The province knew about the harm of these cuts, and did them anyway.

Gondola guy as then-NDP-candidate in Abbotsford also apologized for slandering his Liberal opponent after his claims that going to KFC constitutes election fraud and bribery were wholly and entirely dismissed by Elections Canada

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“They don’t owe us anything. They used to benevolently give it to us, they’ve stopped”
- Councillor Tim Cartmell

Look, at least we get something out of this version of the grift. I'd rather a UCP donor profit and we get a train, rather than a UCP donor profiting and we privatize health care or invest our pensions in Bitcoin.

UCP donors profiting will of course be mandatory in all cases