Brad Weldon
@canadensis.bsky.social
Gardener, movie lover, privacy lawyer, like food, wine, and tech. 🇨🇦 Canadian. YIMBY. A settler on W̱sáneć territory. 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈
2024 - Danielle Smith facilitates sovereignty referendum to appease the wingnut 5% of her base.
2026 - Referendum fails.
2027 - USA annexes Alberta, making it equivalent to Puerto Rico and Venezuela.
Forever - Smith goes into the history books for the biggest political own-goal in modern history.
2026 - Referendum fails.
2027 - USA annexes Alberta, making it equivalent to Puerto Rico and Venezuela.
Forever - Smith goes into the history books for the biggest political own-goal in modern history.
January 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
2024 - Danielle Smith facilitates sovereignty referendum to appease the wingnut 5% of her base.
2026 - Referendum fails.
2027 - USA annexes Alberta, making it equivalent to Puerto Rico and Venezuela.
Forever - Smith goes into the history books for the biggest political own-goal in modern history.
2026 - Referendum fails.
2027 - USA annexes Alberta, making it equivalent to Puerto Rico and Venezuela.
Forever - Smith goes into the history books for the biggest political own-goal in modern history.
I have figured out the USA’s master plan to stem illegal immigration.
Make the USA worse to live in than the countries the immigrants are fleeing.
Brilliant actually.
Make the USA worse to live in than the countries the immigrants are fleeing.
Brilliant actually.
January 29, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I have figured out the USA’s master plan to stem illegal immigration.
Make the USA worse to live in than the countries the immigrants are fleeing.
Brilliant actually.
Make the USA worse to live in than the countries the immigrants are fleeing.
Brilliant actually.
We’ve been watching lots of British shows lately. Are Audis and Land Rovers less expensive there? How does every police detective drive an Audi?
January 27, 2026 at 8:42 PM
We’ve been watching lots of British shows lately. Are Audis and Land Rovers less expensive there? How does every police detective drive an Audi?
The head of the BC Greens is calling on British Columbians to boycott The Jim Pattison Group because it appears to be in the midst of striking a real estate deal with US Homeland Security to sell a building it owns in Virginia to be used as a “processing facility” for ICE
BC Green party calls for consumer coolness toward Pattison companies over potential ICE deal
“I hope that Jim Pattison feels the heat from his consumer base and cuts his ties with ICE,” Emily Lowan tells Capital Daily.
www.capitaldaily.ca
January 27, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The head of the BC Greens is calling on British Columbians to boycott The Jim Pattison Group because it appears to be in the midst of striking a real estate deal with US Homeland Security to sell a building it owns in Virginia to be used as a “processing facility” for ICE
Did any of us predict we were also getting the Premier Whisperer when we elected Carney?
Doug Ford and Mark Carney make peace after changes to Chinese EV tariff
Premier Doug Ford is touting Ottawa's "great auto strategy" following a pizza parley with Prime Minister Mark Carney and assurances from federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly.
www.thestar.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Did any of us predict we were also getting the Premier Whisperer when we elected Carney?
Reposted by Brad Weldon
Every time I see law enforcement push an obviously false narrative *when they know there's video* I can't help but think of the decades of bullshit we were all spoon fed when no video exists to contradict the "official narrative."
January 25, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Every time I see law enforcement push an obviously false narrative *when they know there's video* I can't help but think of the decades of bullshit we were all spoon fed when no video exists to contradict the "official narrative."
Shoot.
And I so wanted a billion of my tax dollars to go towards Trump’s personal little peace parade.
And I so wanted a billion of my tax dollars to go towards Trump’s personal little peace parade.
Trump revokes Canada's invitation to join Board of Peace
U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew on Thursday an invitation for Canada to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts.
www.reuters.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Shoot.
And I so wanted a billion of my tax dollars to go towards Trump’s personal little peace parade.
And I so wanted a billion of my tax dollars to go towards Trump’s personal little peace parade.
“In an email to CTVNews.ca Tuesday, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) said applications for the regular force are up nearly 13 per cent so far in the 2025-26 fiscal year, compared to last year.
That follows a 55 per cent jump in new recruits in the previous year”
That follows a 55 per cent jump in new recruits in the previous year”
Canadian Armed Forces applications jump nearly 13%
Applications to join the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are rising after years of missed recruitment targets, marking a turnaround for a military that has struggled to attract new members amid staffing s...
www.ctvnews.ca
January 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM
“In an email to CTVNews.ca Tuesday, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) said applications for the regular force are up nearly 13 per cent so far in the 2025-26 fiscal year, compared to last year.
That follows a 55 per cent jump in new recruits in the previous year”
That follows a 55 per cent jump in new recruits in the previous year”
Something has cracked in American society, that it could elect so manifestly unfit a person, not once, but twice.
The checks and balances that were supposed to contain him have manifestly failed. (…) the world can have no assurance of any lasting return to sanity in the United States.
The checks and balances that were supposed to contain him have manifestly failed. (…) the world can have no assurance of any lasting return to sanity in the United States.
Opinion: How must the world stand up to Donald Trump?
Mark Carney’s speech at Davos is a good starting point
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Something has cracked in American society, that it could elect so manifestly unfit a person, not once, but twice.
The checks and balances that were supposed to contain him have manifestly failed. (…) the world can have no assurance of any lasting return to sanity in the United States.
The checks and balances that were supposed to contain him have manifestly failed. (…) the world can have no assurance of any lasting return to sanity in the United States.
SIGNIFICANT DIGITS
56: The percentage of commercial trucks that were taken out of service following an inspection blitz last year by the RCMP in Burnaby, B.C. Keep that in mind the next time you're on the highway.
- from the National Post's Posted newsletter
56: The percentage of commercial trucks that were taken out of service following an inspection blitz last year by the RCMP in Burnaby, B.C. Keep that in mind the next time you're on the highway.
- from the National Post's Posted newsletter
Over half of Metro Vancouver trucks inspected in 2025 were taken off the road: RCMP
Burnaby RCMP led a commercial vehicle enforcement blitz throughout the year in Metro Vancouver with a dozen partners. Find out more.
vancouversun.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:49 PM
SIGNIFICANT DIGITS
56: The percentage of commercial trucks that were taken out of service following an inspection blitz last year by the RCMP in Burnaby, B.C. Keep that in mind the next time you're on the highway.
- from the National Post's Posted newsletter
56: The percentage of commercial trucks that were taken out of service following an inspection blitz last year by the RCMP in Burnaby, B.C. Keep that in mind the next time you're on the highway.
- from the National Post's Posted newsletter
We are lucky to have a Prime Minister capable of meeting the moment and world in which we find ourselves.
Does anybody truly believe Poilievre could have given this speech? He would have been hanging out with Orbán at the back of the room, shooting spitballs.
Does anybody truly believe Poilievre could have given this speech? He would have been hanging out with Orbán at the back of the room, shooting spitballs.
'The old order is not coming back,' Carney says in provocative speech at Davos | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a frank assessment of how he views the world in a provocative speech in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, where he said the longstanding U.S.-led, rules-based intern...
www.cbc.ca
January 20, 2026 at 7:16 PM
We are lucky to have a Prime Minister capable of meeting the moment and world in which we find ourselves.
Does anybody truly believe Poilievre could have given this speech? He would have been hanging out with Orbán at the back of the room, shooting spitballs.
Does anybody truly believe Poilievre could have given this speech? He would have been hanging out with Orbán at the back of the room, shooting spitballs.
He’s going to war because he didn’t get the Peace Prize?
I know it’s been said many times, but you really can’t make this stuff up
I know it’s been said many times, but you really can’t make this stuff up
January 20, 2026 at 12:33 AM
He’s going to war because he didn’t get the Peace Prize?
I know it’s been said many times, but you really can’t make this stuff up
I know it’s been said many times, but you really can’t make this stuff up
I don’t really see the downside of letting MAGAs follow RFK Jr.’s health advice. That last election was pretty close.
January 17, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I don’t really see the downside of letting MAGAs follow RFK Jr.’s health advice. That last election was pretty close.
I’m saying the awkward part out loud: Charmin “easy tear” toilet paper tears too easily.
January 17, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I’m saying the awkward part out loud: Charmin “easy tear” toilet paper tears too easily.
I don’t think we need the Supreme Court to tell us this isn’t the way it works.
In an independent Quebec more than half the population wants to keep their Canadian citizenship: poll
If they vote for independence, more than half of Quebecers want to keep their Canadian citizenship: poll
nationalpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I don’t think we need the Supreme Court to tell us this isn’t the way it works.
“If we care about our values, we owe them good arguments”
Being Right For The Wrong Reasons is Still Being Wrong.
Why moral intuitions deserve better arguments
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:47 PM
“If we care about our values, we owe them good arguments”
So, coloured people are “immigrants” but white people are “expats”?
Reading an article in Capita Daily about US immigrants to Canada, but evidently they’re “expats”?
Reading an article in Capita Daily about US immigrants to Canada, but evidently they’re “expats”?
Jan 16 - Yanks up here are worried, too
Esquimalt brings in new gear, and PKOLS tower construction starts next week.
newsletter.capitaldaily.ca
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
So, coloured people are “immigrants” but white people are “expats”?
Reading an article in Capita Daily about US immigrants to Canada, but evidently they’re “expats”?
Reading an article in Capita Daily about US immigrants to Canada, but evidently they’re “expats”?
Reposted by Brad Weldon
NEWS: the entire staff of the Alberta Law Foundation has resigned in the wake of Bill 14, which gives the justice minister more say in how the independent org operates. This is according to a board member who says she was ousted by the law society for speaking out edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/a...
Alberta Law Foundation board members ousted, staff resign in wake of controversial justice bill
Moira Vane says she and another lawyer were told the Law Society of Alberta is removing them from the board of the Alberta Law Foundation.
edmontonjournal.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:36 PM
NEWS: the entire staff of the Alberta Law Foundation has resigned in the wake of Bill 14, which gives the justice minister more say in how the independent org operates. This is according to a board member who says she was ousted by the law society for speaking out edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/a...
“Some certainly saw their income grow more slowly than prices, but the data suggest they’re a minority.
Income and wage data across income, age and occupational groups show a large majority of people with incomes growing faster than their cost of living since the early 2010s, and even since 2019”
Income and wage data across income, age and occupational groups show a large majority of people with incomes growing faster than their cost of living since the early 2010s, and even since 2019”
Opinion: What cost-of-living crisis? The data tell a different story
Social media and overly optimistic expectations could be weighing on people’s perceptions
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:22 AM
“Some certainly saw their income grow more slowly than prices, but the data suggest they’re a minority.
Income and wage data across income, age and occupational groups show a large majority of people with incomes growing faster than their cost of living since the early 2010s, and even since 2019”
Income and wage data across income, age and occupational groups show a large majority of people with incomes growing faster than their cost of living since the early 2010s, and even since 2019”
Excellent!
‘Given the nature of expressive content about the importance of ecological conservation and re-wilding, and his desire to offer his lifestyle as an example, the By-law serves to restrict his right to free expression on his own private property in a manner that is not insignificant.’
‘Given the nature of expressive content about the importance of ecological conservation and re-wilding, and his desire to offer his lifestyle as an example, the By-law serves to restrict his right to free expression on his own private property in a manner that is not insignificant.’
Mississauga bylaw governing tall grass violates freedom of expression rights, court rules
Residents have the freedom to express themselves through their front lawns, Superior Court Justice Michael Doi ruled this week.
www.thestar.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Excellent!
‘Given the nature of expressive content about the importance of ecological conservation and re-wilding, and his desire to offer his lifestyle as an example, the By-law serves to restrict his right to free expression on his own private property in a manner that is not insignificant.’
‘Given the nature of expressive content about the importance of ecological conservation and re-wilding, and his desire to offer his lifestyle as an example, the By-law serves to restrict his right to free expression on his own private property in a manner that is not insignificant.’
As we see the Trump playbook in action down south, we should recall when Poilievre drew inspiration from it to threaten the independence of our own central bank.
Pierre Poilievre says he would fire the Bank of Canada governor if elected prime minister
Conservative leadership contender accuses Tiff Macklem of being an 'ATM' for Justin Trudeau's deficit spending
financialpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:17 PM
As we see the Trump playbook in action down south, we should recall when Poilievre drew inspiration from it to threaten the independence of our own central bank.
“The notion that Canada would be a better host has cropped up periodically, but the time is finally ripe to act. Unlike the United States, Canada actually believes in the UN and has a long, distinguished and unblemished history of supporting it.”
Opinion: Why Canada should make a bid to host the United Nations headquarters
The United States has lost any moral claim it had to play host to the UN’s headquarters as it withdraws from internationalism
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
“The notion that Canada would be a better host has cropped up periodically, but the time is finally ripe to act. Unlike the United States, Canada actually believes in the UN and has a long, distinguished and unblemished history of supporting it.”
What if a US Supreme Court ruling against Trump on the IEEPA tariffs is actually bad for Canada?
What if it causes him to have a tantrum and throw out CUSMA entirely?
What if it causes him to have a tantrum and throw out CUSMA entirely?
January 11, 2026 at 7:24 PM
What if a US Supreme Court ruling against Trump on the IEEPA tariffs is actually bad for Canada?
What if it causes him to have a tantrum and throw out CUSMA entirely?
What if it causes him to have a tantrum and throw out CUSMA entirely?
“The irony is America benefited more than others from the rules-based order it helped build. Walking away doesn’t just make the world more dangerous for others, but for Americans too.
Once the biggest team says it will not follow the rules, eventually, no one agrees to play the same game at all.”
Once the biggest team says it will not follow the rules, eventually, no one agrees to play the same game at all.”
Dear America, This Is What It Looks Like From the Other Sideline
When the strongest team decides the rules are optional, everyone else notices
open.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
“The irony is America benefited more than others from the rules-based order it helped build. Walking away doesn’t just make the world more dangerous for others, but for Americans too.
Once the biggest team says it will not follow the rules, eventually, no one agrees to play the same game at all.”
Once the biggest team says it will not follow the rules, eventually, no one agrees to play the same game at all.”
Reposted by Brad Weldon
@mark-carney.bsky.social it is time for all Cdn politicians to leave X (Twitter).
Marshall McLuhan said "the medium is the message." Will you lead and take the first step to say the Canadian government rejects the message of hate that the use of X sends?
#leaveX #canpoli #values
Marshall McLuhan said "the medium is the message." Will you lead and take the first step to say the Canadian government rejects the message of hate that the use of X sends?
#leaveX #canpoli #values
January 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social it is time for all Cdn politicians to leave X (Twitter).
Marshall McLuhan said "the medium is the message." Will you lead and take the first step to say the Canadian government rejects the message of hate that the use of X sends?
#leaveX #canpoli #values
Marshall McLuhan said "the medium is the message." Will you lead and take the first step to say the Canadian government rejects the message of hate that the use of X sends?
#leaveX #canpoli #values