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Consider this my once-per-leap year note- voting for your school trustees should not be an afterthought of mayoral and council contests.
School boards control hundreds of millions of dollars (sometimes $1B+) of public money and set key policies.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art... #AbEd #YEGvote
School boards control hundreds of millions of dollars (sometimes $1B+) of public money and set key policies.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art... #AbEd #YEGvote
September 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Consider this my once-per-leap year note- voting for your school trustees should not be an afterthought of mayoral and council contests.
School boards control hundreds of millions of dollars (sometimes $1B+) of public money and set key policies.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art... #AbEd #YEGvote
School boards control hundreds of millions of dollars (sometimes $1B+) of public money and set key policies.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art... #AbEd #YEGvote
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If you wouldn't expect a dentist hygienist to clean your teeth for love of oral hygiene or a mechanic to change your oil for love of cars, you should not expect a writer to provide free books for love of the creative process.
March 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
If you wouldn't expect a dentist hygienist to clean your teeth for love of oral hygiene or a mechanic to change your oil for love of cars, you should not expect a writer to provide free books for love of the creative process.
One hundred thousand percent agree.
The very first decoupling from America we should do is not allow Canadian media to be majority owned by Americans anymore, it would change a lot.
March 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
One hundred thousand percent agree.
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Stunning interview here on CNN with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly and Christiane Amanpour.
“My jaw is dropped.”
“This is the end of an era.”
youtu.be/z3rIlAITjXk?...
“My jaw is dropped.”
“This is the end of an era.”
youtu.be/z3rIlAITjXk?...
'My jaw is dropped': Canadian official's interview stuns Amanpour
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
March 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Stunning interview here on CNN with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly and Christiane Amanpour.
“My jaw is dropped.”
“This is the end of an era.”
youtu.be/z3rIlAITjXk?...
“My jaw is dropped.”
“This is the end of an era.”
youtu.be/z3rIlAITjXk?...
Wild things that happened today:
- Jason Kenney sounded reasonable for five minutes (I know)
- my dad, a hardcore Conservative, waxed lyrical about Trudeau today
- my kid’s hockey team played their best game of the year and tied the “top” team in their league
I’d say net + but the news is on now.
- Jason Kenney sounded reasonable for five minutes (I know)
- my dad, a hardcore Conservative, waxed lyrical about Trudeau today
- my kid’s hockey team played their best game of the year and tied the “top” team in their league
I’d say net + but the news is on now.
March 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Wild things that happened today:
- Jason Kenney sounded reasonable for five minutes (I know)
- my dad, a hardcore Conservative, waxed lyrical about Trudeau today
- my kid’s hockey team played their best game of the year and tied the “top” team in their league
I’d say net + but the news is on now.
- Jason Kenney sounded reasonable for five minutes (I know)
- my dad, a hardcore Conservative, waxed lyrical about Trudeau today
- my kid’s hockey team played their best game of the year and tied the “top” team in their league
I’d say net + but the news is on now.
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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
February 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
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Hey folks rather than quote tweeting links from Cross Country Checkup or Hanomansing, giving them engagement they so desperately crave, I'd suggest taken 3 minutes and writing to the CBC Ombudsman who will take our complaints seriously.
cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/ombudsman...
cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/ombudsman...
February 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Hey folks rather than quote tweeting links from Cross Country Checkup or Hanomansing, giving them engagement they so desperately crave, I'd suggest taken 3 minutes and writing to the CBC Ombudsman who will take our complaints seriously.
cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/ombudsman...
cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/ombudsman...
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The world is shocked with Trump’s callous indifference toward #Ukraine.
Maybe because I lived behind the Iron Curtain, or because I read history books not only written in the West, I’m not shocked.
Here’s why:
Maybe because I lived behind the Iron Curtain, or because I read history books not only written in the West, I’m not shocked.
Here’s why:
February 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The world is shocked with Trump’s callous indifference toward #Ukraine.
Maybe because I lived behind the Iron Curtain, or because I read history books not only written in the West, I’m not shocked.
Here’s why:
Maybe because I lived behind the Iron Curtain, or because I read history books not only written in the West, I’m not shocked.
Here’s why:
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So one of the things that I think is lost on AI proponents is what I call the card catalog effect, a thing I shouldn’t call it because a lot of people probably have no experience with a card catalog.
February 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
So one of the things that I think is lost on AI proponents is what I call the card catalog effect, a thing I shouldn’t call it because a lot of people probably have no experience with a card catalog.
Pass it on.
Nice Americans, a plea:
There are many of you here. Hello.
Please stop imagining the benefits of Canada being consumed by America.
Instead advocate against this horrific notion.
Wasting time imagining it happen is time you can better spend fighting against it.
Best,
Paul, a Canadian
There are many of you here. Hello.
Please stop imagining the benefits of Canada being consumed by America.
Instead advocate against this horrific notion.
Wasting time imagining it happen is time you can better spend fighting against it.
Best,
Paul, a Canadian
February 15, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Pass it on.
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Wow! It’s been 24hrs and we’ve received over 100 #❤️LoveLettersforValleyview❤️ Library and the amazing 2SLGBTQ+ young people it serves, from #WhitehorseYT to #NanaimoBC to #RiverviewNB — thank you so much to everyone who has contributed so far!
#❤️LoveLettersforValleyview❤️
1/ Last week, the CBC reported on Valleyview Public Library in Alberta—the slow takeover of a town by far-right municipal councillors, & the shuttering of its library, seemingly to prevent what they believe is the spread of “gender ideology.”
www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
1/ Last week, the CBC reported on Valleyview Public Library in Alberta—the slow takeover of a town by far-right municipal councillors, & the shuttering of its library, seemingly to prevent what they believe is the spread of “gender ideology.”
www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
A shadow war on libraries
Some Canadian politicians and influencers, inspired by an American-born movement, are trying to roll back 2SLGBTQ+ rights in Canada — one book at a time.
www.cbc.ca
February 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Wow! It’s been 24hrs and we’ve received over 100 #❤️LoveLettersforValleyview❤️ Library and the amazing 2SLGBTQ+ young people it serves, from #WhitehorseYT to #NanaimoBC to #RiverviewNB — thank you so much to everyone who has contributed so far!
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That our biggest newspaper chain is foreign owned was probably never a good idea. But as we face an erratic US president it becomes more urgent to ask:
If Postmedia needed to choose between what’s good for its American owners and what’s good for Canada, what would they choose? How would we know?
If Postmedia needed to choose between what’s good for its American owners and what’s good for Canada, what would they choose? How would we know?
Nationalize Postmedia
…and then sell it. But we can’t let Americans own it anymore.
www.coreyhogan.ca
February 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
That our biggest newspaper chain is foreign owned was probably never a good idea. But as we face an erratic US president it becomes more urgent to ask:
If Postmedia needed to choose between what’s good for its American owners and what’s good for Canada, what would they choose? How would we know?
If Postmedia needed to choose between what’s good for its American owners and what’s good for Canada, what would they choose? How would we know?
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These allegations go from bad to worse.
Now they include that Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange deliberately interfered with the investigation into inflated contracts and took over their negotiations.
If true, this would be a cover up of one of the biggest political scandals Alberta has seen.
Now they include that Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange deliberately interfered with the investigation into inflated contracts and took over their negotiations.
If true, this would be a cover up of one of the biggest political scandals Alberta has seen.
SCOOP: AB Health Minister Adriana LaGrange stripped Alberta Health Services of power to negotiate after its then-CEO allegedly refused to sign pricey deals
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #abpoli #ableg
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #abpoli #ableg
Alberta Minister stripped health agency of power to negotiate private surgical contracts, document shows
Letter alleges government eroded ex-CEO’s authority to negotiate deals
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
These allegations go from bad to worse.
Now they include that Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange deliberately interfered with the investigation into inflated contracts and took over their negotiations.
If true, this would be a cover up of one of the biggest political scandals Alberta has seen.
Now they include that Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange deliberately interfered with the investigation into inflated contracts and took over their negotiations.
If true, this would be a cover up of one of the biggest political scandals Alberta has seen.
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A reminder fascist conspiracy theorist bigots are doing the same thing they're doing in the states here.
www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
A shadow war on libraries
Some Canadian politicians and influencers, inspired by an American-born movement, are trying to roll back 2SLGBTQ+ rights in Canada — one book at a time.
www.cbc.ca
February 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A reminder fascist conspiracy theorist bigots are doing the same thing they're doing in the states here.
www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
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CBC's wall-to-wall coverage of this crisis is another great example of why we should value Canada's public broadcaster
February 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
CBC's wall-to-wall coverage of this crisis is another great example of why we should value Canada's public broadcaster
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Support this Calgary #YYCnon-profit vet hosputal … they are real and definitely support thw community!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
New non-profit vet clinic opening soon in Calgary | CBC News
A new non-profit veterinary clinic will be opening soon in Calgary. Run by the Canadian Animal Task Force, the animal hospital is located just south of the Stampede grounds.
www.cbc.ca
January 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Support this Calgary #YYCnon-profit vet hosputal … they are real and definitely support thw community!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The media called Musk's salute, which Neo Nazis celebrated, a "hand gesture."
Why won't they acknowledge exactly what we all saw here?
As someone who worked in national newsrooms for years, let me explain why the media is allergic to meeting the moment in times like this.
youtu.be/D9UNmoFEtDQ
Why won't they acknowledge exactly what we all saw here?
As someone who worked in national newsrooms for years, let me explain why the media is allergic to meeting the moment in times like this.
youtu.be/D9UNmoFEtDQ
The media called Elon's salute a "gesture." Here's why they won't name it
YouTube video by Rachel Gilmore
youtu.be
January 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The media called Musk's salute, which Neo Nazis celebrated, a "hand gesture."
Why won't they acknowledge exactly what we all saw here?
As someone who worked in national newsrooms for years, let me explain why the media is allergic to meeting the moment in times like this.
youtu.be/D9UNmoFEtDQ
Why won't they acknowledge exactly what we all saw here?
As someone who worked in national newsrooms for years, let me explain why the media is allergic to meeting the moment in times like this.
youtu.be/D9UNmoFEtDQ
I'm doing several things that push me out of my comfort zone today so here's my new and improved website. If you know anyone who needs a hand with their marketing content, I'm out here shining up all the words for people.
www.fionawren.com
www.fionawren.com
Home | Fiona Wren, Writer
www.fionawren.com
January 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I'm doing several things that push me out of my comfort zone today so here's my new and improved website. If you know anyone who needs a hand with their marketing content, I'm out here shining up all the words for people.
www.fionawren.com
www.fionawren.com
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Fellow Canadians, Nature United (The Nature Conservancy in Canada) is looking for a new Director of Conservation! This is a great opportunity to help inform and direct applied science to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises. More info here:
careers.nature.org/psp/tnccaree...
careers.nature.org/psp/tnccaree...
January 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Fellow Canadians, Nature United (The Nature Conservancy in Canada) is looking for a new Director of Conservation! This is a great opportunity to help inform and direct applied science to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises. More info here:
careers.nature.org/psp/tnccaree...
careers.nature.org/psp/tnccaree...
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Another excellent article from Max Fawcett.
Trump’s threats expose the traitors in our midst
Among Canadians, nobody is more enthusiastic about abandoning their country to the United States than Conservative Albertans: a recent poll from Pallas Data found that 30 per cent of Conservative Part...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Another excellent article from Max Fawcett.
The “Serenity Now” decal I have stuck on my phone case is worn out and I can’t help but see this as some kind of sign.
January 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The “Serenity Now” decal I have stuck on my phone case is worn out and I can’t help but see this as some kind of sign.
Searching for even a scrap of good news this morning, and science delivers.
Good resistance news: An 'Achilles heel' discovered in antibiotic resistant bacteria. Scientists in Canada found the critical vulnerability: bacteria need zinc. Deprive them of the nutrient & their stability is disrupted making them susceptible to antibiotics again www.genengnews.com/topics/infec...
New Achilles Heel Exposed in Antibiotic Resistance
Carbapenems are last-resort antibiotics for treating bacterial infections. A study shows how zinc plays a role in drug-resistant bacteria.
www.genengnews.com
January 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Searching for even a scrap of good news this morning, and science delivers.
Feeling very WTF about everything today, in all areas.
Really, WTF?
Really, WTF?
January 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Feeling very WTF about everything today, in all areas.
Really, WTF?
Really, WTF?