Patrick McGlade

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Summary of my OCTranspo day.
1. Debit card unreadable. Ride for free from Orleans to downtown.
2. Debit card unreadable on accessible gate WB at UOttawa. Readable on a regular gate.
1/3

Thanks for the reply. I’ve had the same experience. Line 1 and 2 are generally good, but the bus connection is the tricky part.

I would be curious to know how you found the whole trip? Line 1 -> Line 2 -> bus/walking.

Underwhelmed by her. She was one of the highest paid city employees and brought in to improve transit and I venture to say that most people in Ottawa don’t feel it’s better. I know there was Covid and underfunding, but the job was to make transit better, and it’s worse than ever.

When you’re a loyal MAGA cult member and spend $640 on a pink Trump watch for your wife but they send you a Rump 🤣💀

Deachman: 'New Ways to Bus' shouldn't mean living on a bus Claudia Biasolo, who spends up to four hours a day on public transit, recounts her ever-worsening commute on from Orléans to Barrhaven.

“It’s like OC Transpo reorganized routes so you HAVE to take the train. Riders don’t appear to have a choice.” I think this poor commuter @brucedeachman.bsky.social interviewed hit the nail on the head #octranspo ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...

Ontario hospitals spent over $9B on agency staff over 10 years, study finds TORONTO - Ontario hospitals spent more than $9 billion on nurses and other staff from for-profit agencies in a 10-year period, a new study concludes.

Study finds that from 2013-14 to 2022-23 Ontario public hospital spending on staff increased 6% but their spending on private agencies increased 98%. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/ontar... Canadian press.

bart simpson is giving a speech at a podium while homer simpson is standing in the doorway Alt: Grandpa Simpson walking into a house and then immediately turning back around

Logging into the Game 6 presale and seeing that standing room tickets are $300 and mid-300s seats are $400

I think there is a huge opportunity here for someone. Canadian patriotism, buy Canadian, and buy local has never been higher. In the right hand’s, and vision , it could be great.

Survived the three dreaded words - Don Valley Parkway.

Photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the embodiment of our principles and our aspirations as Canadians.

It must be protected — not wielded for political gain.

Forty-three years on, the Charter remains strong — and it’s on all of us to defend it.

Very happy to see that Happy Goat Coffee has opened at Ottawa’s Hurdman LRT stop. It took awhile, but looks good. #octranspo #ottawa

Rate announcement to come at 9:45 (ET) Automatically view the rate announcement the moment it is published.

Bank of Canada holds policy rate at 2¾%

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#economy #cdnecon

CHEO issues travel warning for staff about travel to the United States Ottawa’s children’s hospital is reminding staff to follow “best practices” when travelling to the United States and leave their current work cellphones and laptops at home.

Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) advises if staff do have to travel to the U.S. to use a ‘burner phone’

www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

Golfing immortality.

Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, 𝐑𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐜𝐈𝐥𝐫𝐨𝐲

The Grand Slam, at last, 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝.

#TheMasters

You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.

It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.

Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.

You get a tariff, you get a tariff and you get a tariff!

What this means: he’s been campaigning on this issue for two years, and still hasn’t decided on the most basic architecture of his tariff plan heading into the day of the announcement.

This is a no-brainer. It's hilarious that the city needs to study this. We are about to plough hundreds of millions for Lansdowne 2.0, but you can't get there on public transit for any event due to gridlock.

From their website:

“PragerU is not an accredited university, nor do we claim to be. We don’t offer degrees, but we do provide educational, entertaining, pro-American videos for every age. View counts represent cumulative views from our website and social media channels.”

Construction started 2018. Construction on the Eglinton Crossrown is in its 14th year.

Lure the Americans in with visions of living in a stable democracy governed by people who aren’t sociopaths?

Also, poutine and Moosehead?

Pretty damning stuff.

Mark Carney is wearing a dark blue suit, white shirt and blue tie. A Canadian flag is pinned to his lapel. A headline reads: "Mark Carney to Be the Next Prime Minister of Canada." Photo by Andrej Ivanov/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Breaking News: Mark Carney, a banker, will replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s Liberal Party leader and the country’s prime minister. The party chose him to take on President Trump amid a generational crisis in Canada’s relationship with the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/w...

Mark Carney wins Liberal Party vote to replace Trudeau as Canada's prime minister Former central banker Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after the governing Liberal Party elected him its leader Sunday as the country deals with U.S. President Donald Trump’s…

Former central banker Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after the governing Liberal Party elected him its leader Sunday as the country deals with U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threat, and a federal election looms.

The windows of a furniture store named "Grandeur" have two signs in them. The first says: "Nothing in my store is made or shipped through the USA!" The second says: "Make America Go Away / M.A.G.A."

Meanwhile, in Ottawa...