Joseph Simons 🍁 🌱

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🇨🇦 #Alberta is #Canadian, by law, under treaty, by a country-wide labour of love, and by 100+ years of pan-Canadian involvement and investment 🇨🇦 Planet first […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mstdn.ca/@josephsimons, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

The leaders called for immediate federal action to reverse course on fossil fuel expansion, and highlighted their five key demands for federal policies that could create millions of Canadian jobs and help protect the country from economic shocks: 1. A national East-West-North clean electric grid, powered by renewable energy not fossil gas, to make Canada a clean energy super power; 2. At least two million non-market homes that are zero polluting, efficient and built to the highest standards, with Canadian steel, aluminum and lumber; 3. Home retrofits and mass heat pump and solar installations across the country to cut energy bills and pollution, and spur economic activity in every community; 4. A clean transportation system with a national high-speed rail network, extended with Canadian-made electric buses and reversing federal cuts to local transit; 5. A national resilience, response and recovery strategy to rebuild from the disasters to come, funded by a new tax on excess oil and gas profits from the Iran war. “Most Canadians believe the country would be safer if we produced more renewable energy, two-thirds favour developing clean energy over fossil fuels— and two thirds of Canadians support an excess profits tax on oil and gas companies that could pay for massive amounts of climate-friendly infrastructure. There are significant majorities that the government should be listening to.”
We all help unload the trailer. I'm in the centre, blue jacket.
(Screenshot of Government of Canada Petition e-7465 petition) 246 signatures Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures. Province / Territory Signatures Alberta 3 British Columbia 89 Manitoba 6 Newfoundland and Labrador 2 Nova Scotia 7 Ontario 7 Quebec 25 Saskatchewan n Yukon 1
ALBERTANS FOR A UNITED CANADA JUNE 27TH 11AM - 2PM SPEAKERS START AT 12:00PM IN SOLIDARITY WITH TREATIES 6, 7 AND 8 Calgary - The McDougall Centre - 455 6 st SW Edmonton - The Legislature - 10800 97 Ave NW
Friday, May 29 Day of Protest locations: Grande Prairie @ noon, 11633 100 st. Edmonton @11:15 am, Centennial Plaza (9924 101A ave.) EDM Solidarity Walk @ 8 am, Walterdale Bridge (9100 Walterdale Hill) Calgary @ 5:30 pm, Riley Park (800 12 st NW) NE Calgary @ noon, MLA Amery's office (920 36 st. NE) Cgy City Hall @ 3 pm, 800 Macleod Trl SE Stettler @ 11 am, No Frill's Parking lot (5101 47 ave.) Red Deer @noon, 5913 50 ave. #202 Lethbridge @ noon, Galt Gardens (601 3 ave. S) Lethbridge after party @ 4 pm, The Owl (606 3 ave. S) Fort McMurray @ 11 am, Jubilee Plaza (9909 Franklin Ave.) St. Albert @ noon, St. Albert Trail Pedestrian Overpass (McKenney Ave and Bellerose Drive) Vermilion, Lloydminster, Wainwright @ 4:30 pm, MLA Roswell's office (5008 50 ave.) Medicine Hat @ noon, 399 College Dr. SE Langdon @ 2:30 pm, 708 Centre St. N Wetaskiwin @ 2 pm, Jubilee Park (54 st 50 ave.) Strathmore @ 6 pm, location TBD Claresholm @ 11 am, MLA Petrovic's office (492 1 st. W) Airdrie @ noon, City Hall (400 Main Street. SE) Fort Saskatchewan @ 4 pm, 10030 99 Ave.
Prayers for Crowsnest Lake and River April 4th, 2026 10am East end of Crowsnest Lake across from Peak Campground Join Piikani Elders and Community members as we pray for the health of our water for the future generations. 10 am - Prayers, Ceremony, Opening Remarks and Speakers SCAN QR CODE FOR LOCATION Please be aware this site is in the mountains. Dress for the weather Bring your own lawn chairs. Bring water and snacks. And toilet paper.
Screen shot from a video at https://youtu.be/Xl2dZfwdotw?si=SfUKYXJlvW8eaddm showing blue pins that represent strike locations across the United States. Headline: Minneapolis General Strike Movement Grows Nationally From BEN MEISELAS Subject line at bottom: TRUMP LOSSES IT AS GENERAL STRIKE SPREADS
A tale of two average Janes USA VS CANADA, BY THE NUMBERS THAT MATTER MOST TO WOMEN Two average women's health, longevity, work, childcare costs compared side by side.
Chart of Approximate Vehicle Comparative Road Damage Vehicle, Weight, Comparative damage 9 ton big-rig, 18,000 lbs, 410.0625 Hummer H2, 8,600 lbs, 21.3675 Chevy Tahoe, 5,500 lbs, 3.5745 Toyota Highlander, 4,250 lbs, 1.2744 Average Car, 4,000 lbs, 1.000 RAV 4, 3,550 lbs, 0.6204 Prius, 3,050 lbs, 0.3380 Smart Car, 1,800 lbs, 0.0410 Fat Man on a Freakishly Heavy Bicycle, 350 lbs, 0.00006 To the right side of image: 16,500 times (a fat man on a bike would need to travel 16,500 miles to do as much road damage as a car does in 1 mile)
SUV has left the main traffic area on the roadway and has run up on top of a cement thingy that protects bikes in the separated bike lane. The car is stuck, and bikes are safe as long as it is!
Life expectancy at birth, in years, 1980-2022 A chart from Paul Krugman at substack.com showing USA life expectancy compared to other rich countries. He includes a black dot, NYC, or New York City, for comparison to the rest of the country that is completely in line with top jurisdictions. The chart shows the years 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Notes: Comparable countries include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K. See Methods section of "How does U.S. life expectancy compare to other countries?" Source: KFF analysis of CDC, OECD, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Statistics Canada, and U.K. Office for National Statistics Data Health System Tracker logo at bottom right
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As usual, another car parked in the bike lane on 105 avenue in Edmonton, Canada
PETITION INFORMATION TYPE OF PETITION (choose one) [checked] Legislative or policy proposal (requires signature from 10% of electors on the post-election day list) [not checked] Constitutional referendum proposal (requires signatures from 20% of electors on the post-election day list, with the 20% threshold met in 2/3 of electoral divisions) SUBJECT MATTER OF PETITION Subject Areas of Petition (ie title): Alberta Forever Canada [In Blue ink:] Received JUN 05 2005, Chief Electoral Office Description of proposal (attach additional pages if necessary) The applicant is motivated by * The fact that Alberta's separation from Canada is being actively discussed. * Since a referendum appears to be imminent anyway, it should be objective and not directed by special interest groups. * Separation will threaten the Canadian as well as the Alberta economy, the personal wealth of Albertans, the Canadian citizenship rights of Alberta residents, the treaty rights of our First Nations, and have many other serious and negative consequences. * We believe the majority of Alberta's residents are loyal Canadians opposed to any form of separation. Therefore, we as represented by the signatory and applicant below propose a referendum on the following question: Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada 7
Mayoral candidate Andrew Knack on right, Me, Joseph Simons on left. Mayoral campaign signs in background.
Shows three dates of varying times (morning, bottom; noon, middle; afternoon, top) of the numbers of cyclists, pedestrians, and personal vehicles (scooters) to pass by me at site 6554, central Edmonton.
Joseph Simons at site 6554 in central Edmonton in the 2025 National Pedal Poll.
PAUL KRUGMAN Okay, so huge increase in deficits, much larger debt at the end of 10 years, and that's despite really massive cuts. I mean, Medicaid now covers something like 80 million people, right? So, Medicaid is a huge part of healthcare in America. So we're talking about large numbers of people thrown off health insurance. (I taught a course in this stuff.) If we think about what we used to call welfare—we basically don't have that anymore, but food stamps is the biggest sort of poverty program we have in America. And we’re talking about savage cuts to that, right? BOBBY KOGAN Yeah, we'll have to see exactly what they do, but we're talking five to like 20 million people kicked off their health insurance. And incredibly poor folks who can't afford to make it up on their own. And then as you say, in food stamps, we're talking about severely worsening the hunger situation in America. The people who get food stamps are all very, very poor. It's already very meager. A lot of them still face food insecurity. And this would just make the situation way worse. All in pursuit of partially paying for, but not even getting close to paying for giant tax cuts that disproportionately go to the rich. These are tax cuts that, if you're in the top 0.1% are giving you like a quarter million dollar tax cut.
A YouTube comment below [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jER_3vLjXsc] from @planepower8523 22 hours ago A 2 lane road is capable of "handling" 14,000 motor vehicles each day. So that could translate to 1400 per hour (based on off-peak and night being slow). The video shows that this street never sees that much traffic. Being in Edmonton since 1992, that road has not changed and has never encountered that volume of traffic. The major arterials are 4 blocks to the North, and 4 blocks to the south. There are numerous school zones limiting speed (and therefore volume capacity) anyways. There have been numerous injuries and collisions due to the schools and road design, but the Province refuses to refer to the facts and traffic studies carried out over the decades. Now that underground infrastructure needs upgrading and also the asphalt is in such poor shape, the city used it as an opportunity to put this area on a "road diet” to make the neighbourhood more inviting. Road diets lower the infrastructure upkeep costs and keeps taxes low.
Pictured is the cover of the New York Post. Picture of pink Barbie, and President Trump in inset. Text: NEW YORK POST Trump admits tariffs will raise some prices, cause shortages: `Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls' SKIMP ON THE BARBIE
Mitrex, a Canadian company that makes solar panels in Toronto, produced the panels used in the cladding on this apartment in Edmonton. The company specializes in building-integrated photovoltaics — solar panels that help cut energy costs while doubling as building materials. (Submitted by Mitrex)
Popular vote projection | Edmonton Griesbach
The Economic Impacts of a Plant-Based Transition Report. Figure 2. Employment Change In Moderate Growth Scenario By Industry Group Net job creation is driven primarily by the direct effects of a plant-based transition, though this is partially offset by loss of indirect jobs, as shown in Table 2.
HELP STOP CORPORATE WELFARE IN ALBERTA. CALL THE PREMIER AND DEMAND THAT PUBLIC DOLLARS GO TO THE PUBLIC GOOD, NOT BILLIONAIRES POCKETS (CALL) 780-427-2711
A stronger economy for Canada through building... Land Use: Flexible zoning to support commerce and production Mobility: Invest in transportation infrastructure (housing matters for mobility too) Scale: Scale up and standardize the construction of housing and transportation Standards: Adopt European/Asian standards (rather than American) by default Process: Prioritize results and outcomes over process, excuses, and ideology Canada is Under Attack. We Need to Build.
Petition to the Government of Canada Whereas: + Donald J. Trump is a convicted and sentenced felon of the United States of America; + Donald J. Trump is an insurrectionist, having engaged in one on his own US Capitol, as concluded in state court decisions in the United States of America; + Donald J. Trump is making ongoing threats of both a monetary and sovereign nature against Canada; + Donald J. Trump's criminal background demonstrates that both his words and actions represent a danger to the security and sovereignty of Canada; + Donald J. Trump, in his capacity as 47th President of the United States of America or otherwise, may have occasion to attempt entry to Canada; and + Donald J. Trump could be found inadmissible to Canada on the basis of criminality and security reasons. We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to refuse Donald J. Trump entry to Canada until such time as he ceases and desists making threats or taking actions contrary to the well being of Canadians, in particular to our monetary and sovereign security, with compliance as a step toward overcoming his inadmissibility. History: Open for signature February 20, 2025, at 4:38 p.m. (EDT) Closed for signature March 22,2025, at 438 p.m. (EDT) Member of Parliament Charlie Angus Timmins—James Bay Bay New Democratic Party Caucus Ontario 28431 signatures
Post: Reposted by Pedaling Professor CaptainCoby @captaincoby.bsky.social - 15h Huge congrats to Canada's 11th province on recognizing The Gulf Of Connor McDavid. Premier Trump will be sending out a press release shorty. Image: "Gulf of Connor McDavid," black text over blue Gulf of Mexico
A new memo (February 2025) from the #assessment and #taxation department at the City of #Edmonton highlights just how enormous the financial impact of building inwards and upwards is towards building a financially resilient and sustainable city. Each year since 2015, the city has added approximately $3-7 million to the tax base and remember, this amount compounds each consecutive year.
(CNN) — Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration — the agency tasked with managing the nation's nuclear stockpile — as part of broader Energy Department layoffs, according to four people with knowledge of the matter. Sources told CNN the officials did not seem to know this agency oversees America's nuclear Weapons.
Little red dog house by river valley trail, with sticks piled at the door. Words painted on roof: Pick A Stick Library.
Purple potato wedges, baked, and from our garden, along with sticks of rutabaga and sweet potato. Cole slaw of beet, cabbage, carrot, walnut, and balsamic vinegar. Curried mushroom and black beans, with onion, garlic, and spices. Stout that I brewed in 2012, the second last one of the batch.🍺 Not seen: Jean Redpath, on the stereo.
The hidden costs of sprawling development are paid by all Canadians. See https://www.michaeljanz.ca/stopsprawl and https://albertapolitics.ca/2024/03/guest-post-michael-janz-says-sales-data-indicate-suburban-sprawl-has-created-profits-of-1b-for-edmonton-developers-over-a-decade/