David Beaton

Forest and natural area stewardship guy. Connecting people with the nature in their neighbourhood. Also boardwalk builder, & dad. Posts and opinions are my own.

[David Beaton @davebeaton4]

@FENRIR_13 You are ridiculous....

[David Beaton @davebeaton4]

City of Guelph’s Community Tree Giveaway https://t.co/4NXaxYEnJ2 via @guelphtoday

[David Beaton @davebeaton4]

Drones used to fight invasive species? Guelph looks for any edge it can https://t.co/HVZMPvPpXk via @guelphtoday

[Mark Critch @markcritch]

Saying we can’t cross a bridge is epic troll behaviour.

[David Beaton @davebeaton4]

@FOX2News Hey @FoxNews. Trump ended US Canada trade talks, then turns around and demands that Canada negotiate before he’ll let the Gordie Howe bridge open. You can’t slam the door shut and yell at the neighbours for not knocking. @FOX2News

[David Beaton @davebeaton4]

New community gardens planned for two Guelph parks https://t.co/7XmqY3ZCXc via @guelphtoday

[David Beaton @davebeaton4]

@Smil3yAngel There are a limited number of f35’s being produced. Leave these to the US. Build Gripens and GlobalEye’s in Canada with Saab. This will be net new capacity for allied middle powers. If we had this already, we could have supplied Ukraine. @MarkJCarney

[David Beaton @davebeaton4]

There are a limited number of f35’s being produced. Leave these to the US. Build Gripens and GlobalEye’s in Canada with Saab. This will be net new capacity for allied middle powers. If we had this already, we could have supplied Ukraine. @MarkJCarney

[Defence Index @Defence_Index]

🇸🇪🇨🇦 BREAKING: Saab proposes a major defense deal to Canada: 72 Gripen fighters plus 6 GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft, offering an alternative as Canada reevaluates its F-35 procurement plans.

[David Beaton @davebeaton4]

Probably 20 street cars held up by this guy. Impressively bad parking. #toronto

[City of Guelph @cityofguelph]

@grandriverca This land transfer opens up lots of exciting future opportunities for our community, and we hope you’ll join us as we continue working to provide parkland for a growing Guelph. Get all the latest project details on our website: https://t.co/7zw2x8UXjK

[City of Guelph @cityofguelph]

@grandriverca The GRCA Board has approved the contribution of up to $350,000 from the GRCA’s Master Plans reserve fund to be used for trail construction and restoration work.

[City of Guelph @cityofguelph]

Today, we’re excited to announce that we’re working with the Grand River Conservation Authority (@grandriverca) to partner on the future of 126.16 acres of land along Niska Road: https://t.co/L4AurwDVa1

[Grand River Conservation Authority @grandriverca]

The GRCA and the City of Guelph are partnering on the future of 126.16 acres of natural lands along Niska Road. This land transfer and unique partnership will help provide parkland for the growing Guelph community.

https://t.co/eAjkhYLK0s

@cityofguelph

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Good to see President @EmmanuelMacron in Davos today.

Canada and France will always stand together for sovereignty, territorial integrity, and peace.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Gavin Newsom, Governor of California at Davos, does not hold back in criticising Keir Starmer and the European Union for capitulating to Trump,

"I can't take this complicity, people rolling over, I should have brought a bunch of kneepads for all the world leaders"

"I hope people understand how pathetic they look on the world stage, it's embarrassing"

"One thing Europeans can't do is what they've been doing, they've been played. Trump is playing folks for fools"

"Europeans need to stand tall, stand firm, stand united"

"A year ago you should have this conversation, you didn't, and now you're paying the price"

"Trump is a recking ball, you're still playing with an old set of rules"

"It's the law of the jungle. The rule of Don"

"The goal is the world in his image"

"Why don't politicians do what they say privately, publicly'

"Everyone is laughing behind his back, meanwhile they're sucking up to him, it's embarrassing"

"This is not diplomacy, this is stupidity"

"Trump has a police state"

"Have you seen what's happening with ICE?"

"Wake up, where the hell has everybody been?"

[David Beaton @davebeaton4]

@CalltoActivism If great powers abandon even the pretence of rules and values for the unhindered pursuit of their power and interests, the gains from ‘transactionalism’ become harder to replicate. Hegemons cannot continually monetize their relationships

[David Beaton @davebeaton4]

“If great powers abandon even the pretence of rules and values for the unhindered pursuit of their power and interests, the gains from ‘transactionalism’ become harder to replicate. Hegemons cannot continually monetize their relationships” - @MarkJCarney

[David Beaton @davebeaton4]

@Defence_Index Even if the Saab Gripen wasn’t cheaper to buy and operate, able to be built and maintained in Canada, and designed for a cold weather climate… we should switch to avoid supporting a country threatening a NATO country. You don’t reward bullies. #consequences

[David Beaton @davebeaton4]

Even if the Saab Gripen wasn’t cheaper to buy and operate, able to be built and maintained in Canada, and designed for a cold weather climate… we should switch to avoid supporting a country threatening a NATO country. You don’t reward bullies. #consequences

[David Beaton @davebeaton4]

@WalmartCanada @Walmart Trying to pass this off as an issue of another business is weak. I bought this off of your site and communication flowed through you. You should have accountability for what you are offering. I will wait for this followup.

[David Beaton @davebeaton4]

Well, done @WalmartCanada.

The bike helmet we bought for a Christmas donation - promised for November - arrived two months late in a box that looks like it had been run over. This was a special request from the family; otherwise we’d never have ordered from you.

Never again.