Guy H-B

(he/him)
someone who loves the outdoors.

[Matt Gurney @mattgurney]

I gave Seth (smart guy! Follow him!) a glib answer but. My actual answer: these systems are intended to be cheap, disposable and rapidly iterative. Old stock will go obsolete fast.

Use ‘em up. Every year. In training and war games.

[Guy H-B @guy_hb]

Local streets should be designed and modelled for the local residents, not for traffic flow. If you mix the two, you're missing the point. https://t.co/libC6mpC1A via @MattPinder1

[Dr. Mike P. Moffatt 🇨🇦🏅🏅 @MikePMoffatt]

Two memes that need to die:
1. Housing affordability didn't become a problem until the pandemic.
2. Unaffordability happened everywhere, not just Canada.

On 2, the dynamics are very different globally.

[Dr. Mike P. Moffatt 🇨🇦🏅🏅 @MikePMoffatt]

New piece! We put together our list for Santa and came up with 10 housing policy reforms we'd like to see in 2026.

Read here: https://t.co/x99A8lHf3r

[Jason, @jasonc_nc]

I’m beating a dead horse at this point but the other dumb thing is it isn’t about cost savings from eliminating stairs. The starting assumption shows a complete lack of understanding.

The purpose of single stair is the ability to design small infill buildings, with more family sized units. Buildings of 12-24 homes, on small lots, as opposed to huge buildings of 120-240 shoe-box shaped “units” with a single wall for windows.

The first is one stair. For 24 homes.
The second has two. For 240 units.
Anyone see how foolish this belief that it’s about minor savings from dropping a stairwell is? By default it’s more stairs per unit.

The diagram below does a good job showing the overall intent and use of a point access block - repeating, fully fire-separated small buildings. Notice how it’s much skinnier than the typical 5-over-1 people complain about? the cross ventilation, dual aspect of windows that lets these live more like a “home” vs what most Americans think of when you say apartment.

Relatedly, it’s not large developers pushing for these reforms. It’s small local ones and individual advocates for more family-friendly housing and more affordable housing where it’s most lacking. Large developers are more than happy with the existing format, raising institutional capital to build hundreds of studios and 1 bedroom apartments.

[Better South Keys Centre @BetterSouthKeys]

🚶🏽‍♀️🚴🏻‍♂️A better Bank Street bridge for people walking and cycling! The City is proposing design changes to add a protected bike lane, a project BSKC has been advocating for. Review the designs and send the City your feedback: https://t.co/y19YBEEfY5

[Guy H-B @guy_hb]

@jimkyte @MikePMoffatt Post amalgamation Ottawa area is the size of the next four Canadian cities combined. Though most of that is greenbelt, rural, and forest.

[Jason Lietaer @jasonlietaer]

Paper ballots. Pencils.

Mostly counted within an hour of polls closing.

Virtually impossible for parties or foreign agents to cheat on broad scale.

Whenever anyone tells you we need online voting or machines — NOPE.

Always paper. Hand counted. With scrutineers.

Always.

[Matt Gurney @mattgurney]

“No help is coming from Ottawa for weeks, and maybe a lot longer. The premiers can and must break the stifling complacency that is such a hallmark of modern Canadian politics and use the power of social media, and simple shame, to get the ball rolling.”

(No paywall. Link below.)

[Guy H-B @guy_hb]

@MikePMoffatt Housing prices are causing the backlash against other issues the government wants to push forward. Making housing affordable is key to us going forward as a cohesive society.

[Guy H-B @guy_hb]

@CraigBaird Kickstart northern infrastructure by having it only apply at the land border /s

[Max Fawcett 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 @maxfawcett]

In the same spirit as buying Canadian, let’s also support companies that are backing Canada right now.

Looking for a point-of-sale/payments platform for your small business?

Try Lightspeed.

https://t.co/JPjjVHksXg

[Guy H-B @guy_hb]

@zanolea @mattgurney All the fentanyl comments. I'm never sure if it's bots or people who can't understand that it's not about fentanyl and never was.

[Guy H-B @guy_hb]

@mattgurney Found out that everyone should have been paying attention during Ferris Buelers economic professors class...
We need to limit our retaliatory tariffs to symbolic or easily otherwise sourced goods, or we'll just shoot ourselves.

[Guy H-B @guy_hb]

This NDP proposal is such a stupid idea. I want the NDP to do well this election, but not if they actually intend to support/implement this.

[Tesho Akindele @Tesho13]

For me, YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) is about more than housing

Of course I want more housing in my neighborhood!

I also want more restaurants and small shops, more art, more parks, more busses and trains, more people, more festivals, the list goes on…

Yes in my backyard!

[Guy H-B @guy_hb]

@mattgurney The reports I've seen about the actions of the Tel Aviv fans prior to the attacks seems to show the amount of pent up hate on both sides. We should be able to condem attacks on people and condem hate speech chants.

[TODERIAN UrbanWORKS (TUW) @TODUrbanWORKS]

“After pedestrians & walk-ups, people arriving on bikes to our store far surpass any other form of transportation. More than public transit, and definitely far more than by cars.” — hardware store owner on Bloor Street in Toronto, defending their bike-lane.

Big boon to business.

[Bike Ottawa @BikeOttawa]

Despite evidence-based research, the Ontario government plans to implement anti-bike lane legislation for political gain.

This will make it more dangerous for everyone.

Join our rally this Saturday, Oct. 26, Confederation Park, 3:30pm
#OttBike #OttWalk #OttRoll #SafeStreets