Dennis Van Staalduinen 🐳

Ottawa dad, singer, nerd. Begs to Differ. Knows a thing or two about place-making, brand strategy, community engagement. Former Exec. Dir. Wellington West BIA.

[Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy]

10/10. No notes.

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"When you're a star, they let you do it.
You can do anything."
Donald Trump
#FIFAWorldCup

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@vivekmjacob Oh boy. That never ends well for the other guys in the movies...

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@MenInBlazers Maybe try some goals?

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Just done my radio interview on @CBCOttawa -talking with @alannealottawa about my upcoming Jane’s Walk called Manifest Discrepancy- the complicated history of US/Canada relations in Ottawa’s urban landscape.

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IN CONCACAF soccer, Team USA just lost. That means they will finish behind Canada, Mexico, and Panama.
If only Greenland played soccer...

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@LouisZatzman And fun as hell. Don’t forget that.

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Hey Americans. Cut the crap about Canada as "51st State". Here are some basic facts:
1) Canada as a whole is significantly larger than the USA;
2) Fully SEVEN of the top ten largest North American states or provinces are Canadian;
3) We're not bloody interested. Not ever.

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I remember progress.

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Here, let me rewrite that for you:
“While we still have our differences on many important issues, we have also been able to achieve many good things together for Canadians. So I thank Mr. Trudeau for his years of service and wish him all the best for the future.”
There. Done.

[Dale Smith @journo_dale]

Jagmeet Singh first out of the gate with a statement that lacks any semblance of class. #cdnpoli

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@taasha__15 Sure! I’ll DM

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So thrilled to ride the new OTrain Line 2 all the way from Bayview Station 36 minutes South to Limebank. New train sets are clean, spacious, and super quiet regional-rail style vehicles. Feels very… European. #otrain #OTrainLine2 @OC_Transpo

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@RichardBethell @OC_Transpo Enjoy!!!

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Here’s me arriving at Ottawa Airport - filming myself while a CTV videographer films me crossing over into the Terminal. #OTrain @OC_Transpo

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@jen_keesmaat "Hasn't thought this through."
Pretty much sums up Doug Ford's whole track record as a policy-maker.

[Jennifer Keesmaat @jen_keesmaat]

Just imagine when major bike lanes are removed, and all these cyclists begin using traffic lanes—as they are fully entitled to do under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act.

Dare I say...this will cause traffic congestion on a whole new level. The Province hasn't thought this through.

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Even worse. It's a TUCKER CARLSON documentary film about the Trump campaign. Blech.

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Really Elon? REALLY?!?!? Now you're just blatantly bumping a Donald Trump campaign event to the top of the What's Happening/Trending in Canada feed?!?

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@Toon_Dreessen For your convenience, they told you... I guess?

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Subject line on an E-mail from my Internet provider Rogers just now:
"Upcoming service interruption
to enhance your experience."
Oh goody!