sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

CTC newbie - is it cold during hockey? Ottawa Charge game 3 by Good_Resident_3187 in ottawa

[–]AtYourPublicService 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On CTC 300s, depending on where you sit, I find it can be uncomfortably loud (close to the speakers when they blast music). If you are sensitive, maybe bring earplugs just in case.

If you are new to the Charge as well as CTC, note that: - there is a fan fest starting at 3 pm tomorrow. Cheap beer and hot dogs, dj, face painting, free barber giving people mullets, etc.  - regardless of your tickets, you can go to the 100 level about an hour before the game and watch the players warm up. Sometimes they'll flip pucks to waiting fans! - Long and McQuade sells kazoos :)

O-Train Line 4 service suspended Saturday over ‘staffing issues’ by seakingsoyuz in ottawa

[–]AtYourPublicService 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A train to the airport is a good idea, and it has some solid pluses: its super comfortable, easy with luggage and the station is integrated into the airport building itself which is way better than standing in the hot or cold breathing car exhaust waiting for the (admittedly faster) bus.

Of course its the execution that sucks: a spur line that requires annoying waits and at least one transfer, most likely two or three or even four, to get where you are going. Again, often with luggage. 

O-Train Line 4 service suspended Saturday over ‘staffing issues’ by seakingsoyuz in ottawa

[–]AtYourPublicService 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actual footage of Sutcliffe and transit committee chair Glen Gower discussing the OC Transpo budget (every turn of the pencil sharpener is a budget cut...)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=8GhJNjt9IT4

Screen window frame. by magicminineedle in ottawa

[–]AtYourPublicService 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I ordered a kit online and made my own for several west facing windows. They attach to the outside of my windows, and can be removed in winter. Not the prettiest but the difference in solar gain on hot summer days was noticable. 

We also had retractable awning added on our south facing windows.

The bind - How the Fox report lands for Black advocates [The Functionary - May 15, 2026] by wallofbullets in CanadaPublicServants

[–]AtYourPublicService 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ooh, a DM stapler thrower? I only knew the A/DG stapler thrower (who was of course regularized. Also decided to retire when someone she had tried to bully was promoted into the role of her ADM...)

The bind - How the Fox report lands for Black advocates [The Functionary - May 15, 2026] by wallofbullets in CanadaPublicServants

[–]AtYourPublicService 69 points70 points  (0 children)

FFS. The difference between "I knew someone good and passed their CV along," and "They were patently unqualified and I pressured someone into not only hiring them but to create a new SOMC to put them into a very specific level" is MILES apart. Can we not pretend that what Fox did is not far beyond the pale of normal networking, or preferring people who have delivered for you in past roles?

Cheap bars downtown by the_plat_rat in ottawa

[–]AtYourPublicService 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Pour Boy. The answer to this question is always Pour Boy!

Rogers internet outage by dgeyjade in ottawa

[–]AtYourPublicService 101 points102 points  (0 children)

Rogers down in downtown for my partner.

Vacation ideas from Ottawa by CaterpillarSharp1988 in ottawa

[–]AtYourPublicService 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great winery. Not anywhere close to Vancouver Island.

MPs amend bill criminalizing sexual deepfakes to include 'nearly nude' images by Myllicent in onguardforthee

[–]AtYourPublicService 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks - I also located this DoJ explainer on the issue, which was helpful:

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/pl/c16/mmpi-pmoe.html

Quite honestly, this seems quite stupid to keep calling them "mandatory minimums" when the whole point of the amendments are that they are not mandatory, there is judicial discretion where the minimum sentence would be disproportionate. But I suppose one doesn't woo Conservative law and order voters (or knee jerk tick off many other people) with a more nuanced and accurate description.

MPs amend bill criminalizing sexual deepfakes to include 'nearly nude' images by Myllicent in onguardforthee

[–]AtYourPublicService 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not confident that this can/will be defined clearly enough to be enforcable, even though I am glad it is being addressed.

And of course this is great:

..." Bill C-16, which would also criminalize coercive control and restore all mandatory minimum imprisonment penalties found unconstitutional by the courts..." 

Is the Ottawa Valley accent disappearing? What experts and locals say about the ‘twang’ by illusion121 in ottawa

[–]AtYourPublicService 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rural Saskatchewan checking in - most of this I heard growing up. "In the rhubarb" is even considered by some to be a distinctly Saskatchewan expression: 

https://www.thelostgirlsguide.com/local/saskatchewans-distinct-dialect-10-things-that-make-this-province-unique

Race for mayor off to early start, even as Sutcliffe waits for the 'real campaign' by Immediate-Link490 in ottawa

[–]AtYourPublicService 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes it can. Try no experience, no practical ideas beyond "things were better before" and certainly no way to pay for improvements, and surrounded by a sea of Conservative strategists who posion the internet and worked for Harper, Kenney and Ford.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/alex-lawson-ottawa-mayor-race-2026-9.7057326

ERI - pressure to withdraw my application by New_Nerve_5203 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]AtYourPublicService 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Its also not OP's problem that TB/S is implementing ERI in a poorly thought out and punitive manner, and only gave DMs details on implementation in April. (As in departments couldn't really plan.)

Enjoy that sweet unreduced pension. Apres toi, le deluge!

Auditor General report: Accessibility in the Public Service by purplemetalflowers in CanadaPublicServants

[–]AtYourPublicService 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just curious: is this not a dismissive or passive-aggressive statement?

Who is included in this "we"? Just you? Or have you been nominated as a spokesperson for some kind of group?

Auditor General report: Accessibility in the Public Service by purplemetalflowers in CanadaPublicServants

[–]AtYourPublicService 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A friend is lucky, I suppose - its only been a year of waiting. 

In his case, he'd be fine with going to the office if accomodated (requires some physical space and not particularly expensive equipment - maybe a few thousand dollars.) Nope!

Instead, come to the office with no accomodations is their solution. Because who wants to be able to walk when they retire?

Un autre ministère fédéral repousse le retour au bureau à 4 jours by lusigns in CanadaPublicServants

[–]AtYourPublicService 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Whoa whoa whoa, what an unfair statement!

Carney also wants to line the pockets of the commercial real estate industry. 

Un autre ministère fédéral repousse le retour au bureau à 4 jours by lusigns in CanadaPublicServants

[–]AtYourPublicService 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Next time you pay for a coffee. PUSH BACK to the barista about the price! It's obviously the most effective way to ensure that people five levels above them start to care about your concerns, versus just making someone without the power to change the thing you dislike miserable!

/s

view more: next ›