Jon Ward

Global social lead @amazon. Former Government of Canada comms exec with @GovCanHealth, @NRCan and @PrivyCouncilCa.

[Jon Ward @JonWardo]

flight attendant, tells us our route and what to expect on our flight, and finally gives a shoutout to his much younger first officer. I look around and everyone’s smiling. All flights should start like this. The kind of experience that’ll make me choose Delta next time. A+

[Jon Ward @JonWardo]

Everyone complains about flying but I just had a 10/10 @Delta flight. DL0740 JFK to SEA, pilot named John comes out and addresses us before we take off. Apologizes and explains why the inbound plane was late, thanks us for our business, names off and gives kudos to each…

[Jon Ward @JonWardo]

Is this satire?

[PSAC-AFPC @psac_afpc]

This is what the first week of your 3-day in-office mandate looked like @AnitaAnandMP🤢 Forcing workers into these ill-equipped, unsafe offices is not the way forward. Embracing a new future of work for the well-being of all Canadians is. #RemoteWorks

[Jon Ward @JonWardo]

+1

[Jon Ward @JonWardo]

Yeah Mark, what a waste. You hate to see a downtown mom safely teaching her toddler how to bike, when a car commuter could be saving valuable seconds. #ottbike #ottawa

[Mark Sutcliffe @_MarkSutcliffe]

New data shows that very few cyclists and pedestrians are using Queen Elizabeth Driveway when it's closed to cars. Watch this video as a great example. When I recorded it yesterday afternoon, not a single pedestrian or cyclist passed me for the entire two and a half minutes. Lorsque je l'ai enregistrée hier après-midi, pas un seul piéton ou cycliste ne m'a dépassé pendant les deux minutes et demie.

[Jon Ward @JonWardo]

@wolfewylie I would have killed for something like this when I was new to the public service. Fantastic work!

[Jon Ward @JonWardo]

I always loved this show. It seemed so controversial in its time but now it feels campy and nostalgic.

As Jerry used to say, take care of yourselves, and each other.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Jerry Springer, the talk show host who mediated rocky relationships and family feuds over decades, is dead at 79. https://t.co/hTspaDICbU

[Jon Ward @JonWardo]

This is wild

[Tomas Pueyo @tomaspueyo]

Maps twist our perception of the world
Here are 20 to rethink it:

1. Countries closer to the equator (~poorer) seem smaller than they are

(map by @neilrkaye)

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

L: Terry Fox after dipping his leg into the Atlantic Ocean to begin the Marathon of Hope on April 12, 1980.
R: The bronze statue that is now at that spot as part of the Mile 0 memorial. The statue was dedicated on April 12, 2012.

[Kim MacDonald 🌻 @KMacTWN]

Everything, everywhere all at once. #Onstorm @weathernetwork

[Ian Black @BlacksWeather]

10:50 am. Wednesday. Well this is a first for me, and I’m old. Temp is -3° in Ottawa. Thunder and pouring freezing rain. 🤔 #ottnews #ONStorm #ottweather #ONwx

[Tristin Hopper @TristinHopper]

My favourite part of Ottawa is that bakery where Barack Obama came in one time and was like "I guess I'll get a cookie" and the entire place is now a permanent shrine to that 90-second encounter.

[Jon Ward @JonWardo]

Every time I eat Subway I'm overcome by a feeling of deep personal disappointment... 'You could have found a better sandwich. Why do you keep coming here?'

[Jon Ward @JonWardo]

Maybe use videos of ice fishing?

[Doug Ford @fordnation]

From Saturday February 18th to Monday February 20th, you’ll be able to fish for free without a license!

So gather your friends and family, grab your gear and head out to your favourite fishing spots this #FamilyDay long weekend.

[Jon Ward @JonWardo]

@HansontheBike Any idea whether this will include cleaning up that hellish triangular intersection at Bronson and Albert/Slater? I can’t count the number of pedestrians I’ve seen almost get struck by cars there.

[Jon Ward @JonWardo]

@worldofabe If you’d squeezed a circle back in there you would have beat the game

[Jon Ward @JonWardo]

@LEBassett It’s one of those movies (films) where the score fits the cinematography and dialogue perfectly. I think that’s a big part of it. I’m 4x and still loving it.

[Jon Ward @JonWardo]

@ArielTroster Traffic calming (cameras, speed bumps, crosswalks) along Lyon St, from Laurier down to Somerset. That part of the ward is residential and filled with children, the elderly and people in wheelchairs. I see cars whipping along there at 80 km/h every day. It’s extremely dangerous.

[Jon Ward @JonWardo]

I love New Year’s Day because it’s that one day you can be completely and utterly useless guilt-free. So far today we’ve ordered McDonald’s and watched five episodes of Below Deck Mediterranean season 2. Now we’ve paused to debate where to order Chinese food for dinner.

[Jon Ward @JonWardo]

@SahilBloom Have really enjoyed following you this year, Sahil. Always interesting and insightful.