Sharon 🇨🇦🦋
@gingerwhinges.bsky.social
Tiohtiá:ke/Montréal
Vive le Canada!
Bonjour/Hi. Hobbyist photographer, book lover, gardener, friend to bees, birds & occasional Monarch minder. Canadian politics. Environment. Stargazer. Weird sense of humour. She/her. Nasty Canadian. 🚫DMs
#TeamCanada
Vive le Canada!
Bonjour/Hi. Hobbyist photographer, book lover, gardener, friend to bees, birds & occasional Monarch minder. Canadian politics. Environment. Stargazer. Weird sense of humour. She/her. Nasty Canadian. 🚫DMs
#TeamCanada
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Sharon 🇨🇦🦋
@gingerwhinges.bsky.social
· Jul 24
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
[For the Fallen, Laurence Binyon]
#RemembranceDay #November11 #LestWeForget
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
[For the Fallen, Laurence Binyon]
#RemembranceDay #November11 #LestWeForget
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
[For the Fallen, Laurence Binyon]
#RemembranceDay #November11 #LestWeForget
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
[For the Fallen, Laurence Binyon]
#RemembranceDay #November11 #LestWeForget
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The world as seen by the pinheads of the Oakville East Conservative Association: “Many Canadians *allowed themselves* to believe that Donald Trump *somehow* posed a threat to Canada.”
Sure thing - no real threat at all.
Conservatives telling you you’re stupid, folks.
“Somehow posed a threat.”
🤷🏼🙄🤷🏼
Sure thing - no real threat at all.
Conservatives telling you you’re stupid, folks.
“Somehow posed a threat.”
🤷🏼🙄🤷🏼
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The world as seen by the pinheads of the Oakville East Conservative Association: “Many Canadians *allowed themselves* to believe that Donald Trump *somehow* posed a threat to Canada.”
Sure thing - no real threat at all.
Conservatives telling you you’re stupid, folks.
“Somehow posed a threat.”
🤷🏼🙄🤷🏼
Sure thing - no real threat at all.
Conservatives telling you you’re stupid, folks.
“Somehow posed a threat.”
🤷🏼🙄🤷🏼
Signed/Share!
Calls upon the HoC in Parliament to pass legislation requiring majority Canadian ownership & control of print, digital & other non-audio-visual news media, to protect Canadian sovereignty, ensure journalism integrity & guarantee that our media reflects Canadian priorities and values.
Calls upon the HoC in Parliament to pass legislation requiring majority Canadian ownership & control of print, digital & other non-audio-visual news media, to protect Canadian sovereignty, ensure journalism integrity & guarantee that our media reflects Canadian priorities and values.
Petition to deal with it:
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-6821 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Signed/Share!
Calls upon the HoC in Parliament to pass legislation requiring majority Canadian ownership & control of print, digital & other non-audio-visual news media, to protect Canadian sovereignty, ensure journalism integrity & guarantee that our media reflects Canadian priorities and values.
Calls upon the HoC in Parliament to pass legislation requiring majority Canadian ownership & control of print, digital & other non-audio-visual news media, to protect Canadian sovereignty, ensure journalism integrity & guarantee that our media reflects Canadian priorities and values.
US interference. ⬇️ Fix your own effing country.
Speaking in a virtual press conference Monday afternoon, U.S. billionaire John Catsimatidis said they are looking for "truth and justice". "Something is rotten at the CFIA in Ottawa, and I think this requires an investigation by an outside force...”
Speaking in a virtual press conference Monday afternoon, U.S. billionaire John Catsimatidis said they are looking for "truth and justice". "Something is rotten at the CFIA in Ottawa, and I think this requires an investigation by an outside force...”
‘Something is rotten,’ says U.S. billionaire who funded B.C. ostrich farm protests
Supporters of the B.C. ostrich farm say they are looking at next steps after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) culled more than 300 ostriches last week.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
US interference. ⬇️ Fix your own effing country.
Speaking in a virtual press conference Monday afternoon, U.S. billionaire John Catsimatidis said they are looking for "truth and justice". "Something is rotten at the CFIA in Ottawa, and I think this requires an investigation by an outside force...”
Speaking in a virtual press conference Monday afternoon, U.S. billionaire John Catsimatidis said they are looking for "truth and justice". "Something is rotten at the CFIA in Ottawa, and I think this requires an investigation by an outside force...”
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Fifty years ago today, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior during a powerful storm, with all hands lost.
“My theory is they knew a storm was coming, but they were rolling the dice, figuring they could outrun it.”
📖 Read the full excerpt here: https://bit.ly/43hLRow
“My theory is they knew a storm was coming, but they were rolling the dice, figuring they could outrun it.”
📖 Read the full excerpt here: https://bit.ly/43hLRow
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Fifty years ago today, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior during a powerful storm, with all hands lost.
“My theory is they knew a storm was coming, but they were rolling the dice, figuring they could outrun it.”
📖 Read the full excerpt here: https://bit.ly/43hLRow
“My theory is they knew a storm was coming, but they were rolling the dice, figuring they could outrun it.”
📖 Read the full excerpt here: https://bit.ly/43hLRow
We love them, we loathe them, and we built the world they thrive in.
Author and journalist @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social unpacks our complicated bond with the squirrel, a creature that mirrors both our chaos and our resilience. thewalrus.ca/why-squirrels-dr...
Author and journalist @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social unpacks our complicated bond with the squirrel, a creature that mirrors both our chaos and our resilience. thewalrus.ca/why-squirrels-dr...
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Quebec is the most anti-Trump province in Canada
Quebec is the most anti-Trump province in Canada
Quebec is the most anti-Trump province in Canada.
cultmtl.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Quebec is the most anti-Trump province in Canada
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NEW
We spoke to Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, the novelist and judge on this year's Booker Prize panel, about the six books on their 2025 shortlist
fivebooks.com/best-books/t...
We spoke to Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, the novelist and judge on this year's Booker Prize panel, about the six books on their 2025 shortlist
fivebooks.com/best-books/t...
The Best Novels of 2025: The Booker Prize Shortlist
The best novels of 2025 – this year's Booker Prize shortlist, as discussed by judge and novelist Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
fivebooks.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
NEW
We spoke to Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, the novelist and judge on this year's Booker Prize panel, about the six books on their 2025 shortlist
fivebooks.com/best-books/t...
We spoke to Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, the novelist and judge on this year's Booker Prize panel, about the six books on their 2025 shortlist
fivebooks.com/best-books/t...
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Let me remind you that the leader of the Canadian Conservative party is on record for the permanent abolition of all future vaccine mandates, no matter the degree of public health emergency or epidemic, no matter the risk of uncontrolled spread, no matter the potential suffering and deaths.
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Let me remind you that the leader of the Canadian Conservative party is on record for the permanent abolition of all future vaccine mandates, no matter the degree of public health emergency or epidemic, no matter the risk of uncontrolled spread, no matter the potential suffering and deaths.
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As expected, Canada has lost its measles-free status because of the long-running outbreak there. With it goes the #measles elimination status of the entire zone of the Americas, the only division of the #WHO to ever have achieved measles elimination. www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/m...
Canada loses measles elimination status — as does the entire Americas region
Canada has formally lost its measles elimination status, the country’s public health agency announced, triggering the loss of that status throughout all of the Americas.
www.statnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
As expected, Canada has lost its measles-free status because of the long-running outbreak there. With it goes the #measles elimination status of the entire zone of the Americas, the only division of the #WHO to ever have achieved measles elimination. www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/m...
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“It felt like a frat house, not a serious political party.”
Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont tells CBC he was yelled at by Scheer & Warkentin — and says that sealed the deal on leaving Poilievre’s Conservatives.
📰 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
#SaveTheCBC #cdnpoli #LeadershipCrisis
Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont tells CBC he was yelled at by Scheer & Warkentin — and says that sealed the deal on leaving Poilievre’s Conservatives.
📰 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
#SaveTheCBC #cdnpoli #LeadershipCrisis
November 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
“It felt like a frat house, not a serious political party.”
Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont tells CBC he was yelled at by Scheer & Warkentin — and says that sealed the deal on leaving Poilievre’s Conservatives.
📰 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
#SaveTheCBC #cdnpoli #LeadershipCrisis
Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont tells CBC he was yelled at by Scheer & Warkentin — and says that sealed the deal on leaving Poilievre’s Conservatives.
📰 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
#SaveTheCBC #cdnpoli #LeadershipCrisis
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globalnews.ca/news/1151735...
Health Canada warns of serious health risks after raid of Kelowna wellness clinic - Okanagan | Globalnews.ca
Health Canada warns of serious health risks after raid of Kelowna wellness clinic - Okanagan | Globalnews.ca
Health Canada warns of serious health risks after raid of Kelowna wellness clinic - Okanagan | Globalnews.ca
The advisory comes in the wake of a Health Canada raid at Ezra Healing in Kelowna, B.C.
globalnews.ca
November 9, 2025 at 2:31 AM
globalnews.ca/news/1151735...
Health Canada warns of serious health risks after raid of Kelowna wellness clinic - Okanagan | Globalnews.ca
Health Canada warns of serious health risks after raid of Kelowna wellness clinic - Okanagan | Globalnews.ca
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Things are getting worse for Pierre. When bullies are bosses, things go off the rails and work environments become toxic. Those MPs who can, are leaving and soon, only the bullies and bullied will be left. That’s no way to run an organization, or provide effective leadership. 1/2
November 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Things are getting worse for Pierre. When bullies are bosses, things go off the rails and work environments become toxic. Those MPs who can, are leaving and soon, only the bullies and bullied will be left. That’s no way to run an organization, or provide effective leadership. 1/2
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'Jeneroux would rather be unemployed than stay in the Conservative caucus'
www.youtube.com/live/_UQzTlt...
www.youtube.com/live/_UQzTlt...
Rosemary Barton Live | Nov. 9, 2025
YouTube video by CBC News
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
'Jeneroux would rather be unemployed than stay in the Conservative caucus'
www.youtube.com/live/_UQzTlt...
www.youtube.com/live/_UQzTlt...
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Au Cente Bell avec 13 000 autres MDs, résidents et étudiants en médecine afin de dénoncer les aberrations de la loi 2.
La CAQ et le ministre Dubé oivent cesser de tromper la population !
La CAQ et le ministre Dubé oivent cesser de tromper la population !
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Au Cente Bell avec 13 000 autres MDs, résidents et étudiants en médecine afin de dénoncer les aberrations de la loi 2.
La CAQ et le ministre Dubé oivent cesser de tromper la population !
La CAQ et le ministre Dubé oivent cesser de tromper la population !
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www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
There’s a line between being disruptive&being destructive—&[Poilievre’s]operation crossed it a long time ago.The Cons have become a movement driven by paranoia instead of purpose.They don’t build trust;they weaponize fear.They don’t inspire loyalty;they enforce silence
There’s a line between being disruptive&being destructive—&[Poilievre’s]operation crossed it a long time ago.The Cons have become a movement driven by paranoia instead of purpose.They don’t build trust;they weaponize fear.They don’t inspire loyalty;they enforce silence
Sharan Kaur: Inside the Conservative Party’s culture of fear
Canadian politics has never been for the faint of heart. Every party has its fractures, leadership wars, and moments of chaos. But what’s happening inside the Conservative Party under Pierre Poilievre...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
There’s a line between being disruptive&being destructive—&[Poilievre’s]operation crossed it a long time ago.The Cons have become a movement driven by paranoia instead of purpose.They don’t build trust;they weaponize fear.They don’t inspire loyalty;they enforce silence
There’s a line between being disruptive&being destructive—&[Poilievre’s]operation crossed it a long time ago.The Cons have become a movement driven by paranoia instead of purpose.They don’t build trust;they weaponize fear.They don’t inspire loyalty;they enforce silence
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The fellow who quit was told by PP and others that if he crossed, there'd be severe consequences. WTF is wrong in this country that they can run a party like the mob and no one bats an eye?
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The fellow who quit was told by PP and others that if he crossed, there'd be severe consequences. WTF is wrong in this country that they can run a party like the mob and no one bats an eye?
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A failed UCP candidate is suing @pressprogress.ca for reporting and quoting things she said.
With no anti-SLAPP protection in Alberta, they've been drawn into a long, costly legal battle.
If you believe in accountability and a free press, and can spare it, give them your support.
With no anti-SLAPP protection in Alberta, they've been drawn into a long, costly legal battle.
If you believe in accountability and a free press, and can spare it, give them your support.
@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
PressProgress: Defend Canadian Journalism
pressprogress.ca
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A failed UCP candidate is suing @pressprogress.ca for reporting and quoting things she said.
With no anti-SLAPP protection in Alberta, they've been drawn into a long, costly legal battle.
If you believe in accountability and a free press, and can spare it, give them your support.
With no anti-SLAPP protection in Alberta, they've been drawn into a long, costly legal battle.
If you believe in accountability and a free press, and can spare it, give them your support.
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Chris d'Entremont on other possible floor crossers: "I really think there was probably three or four... People aren't happy with the leadership style, not just of the leader, but of the leadership team. A lot of times I felt it was a part of a frat house, rather than a serious political party."
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Chris d'Entremont on other possible floor crossers: "I really think there was probably three or four... People aren't happy with the leadership style, not just of the leader, but of the leadership team. A lot of times I felt it was a part of a frat house, rather than a serious political party."
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Tonda MacCharles reports on CBC that there is a "heavy handed approach" to the delegate selection for the CPC convention. Instead of allowing a free vote on leadership, Poilievre is strong arming ridings to send sympathetic delegates. Nothing says strength like using fear to survive. #cdnpoli
November 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Tonda MacCharles reports on CBC that there is a "heavy handed approach" to the delegate selection for the CPC convention. Instead of allowing a free vote on leadership, Poilievre is strong arming ridings to send sympathetic delegates. Nothing says strength like using fear to survive. #cdnpoli
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Photographer Alex Kormann and I went Up North last week to talk to people along Lake Superior about why "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" still resonates so much, especially this time of year.
www.startribune.com/50-years-lat...
www.startribune.com/50-years-lat...
‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ song is a tribute to the shipwreck and Lake Superior
Sit on a barstool along Lake Superior in November, and you might well hear Gordon Lightfoot’s ballad written soon after the ship sank.
www.startribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Photographer Alex Kormann and I went Up North last week to talk to people along Lake Superior about why "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" still resonates so much, especially this time of year.
www.startribune.com/50-years-lat...
www.startribune.com/50-years-lat...
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driving.ca/column/motor...
‘[Poilievre’s] announcement seemed to reveal a breathtaking lack of understanding regarding how automobile manufacturing works, which cars Canadians buy, or the cars we manufacture here in Canada’
Good article.
Skippy really is grossly unqualified, & a moron. #NeverPP
‘[Poilievre’s] announcement seemed to reveal a breathtaking lack of understanding regarding how automobile manufacturing works, which cars Canadians buy, or the cars we manufacture here in Canada’
Good article.
Skippy really is grossly unqualified, & a moron. #NeverPP
Motor Mouth: Why Pierre Poilievre won't get elected
Canada's official leader of the opposition has finally come up with an auto industry policy—and it’s a complete dud!
driving.ca
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
driving.ca/column/motor...
‘[Poilievre’s] announcement seemed to reveal a breathtaking lack of understanding regarding how automobile manufacturing works, which cars Canadians buy, or the cars we manufacture here in Canada’
Good article.
Skippy really is grossly unqualified, & a moron. #NeverPP
‘[Poilievre’s] announcement seemed to reveal a breathtaking lack of understanding regarding how automobile manufacturing works, which cars Canadians buy, or the cars we manufacture here in Canada’
Good article.
Skippy really is grossly unqualified, & a moron. #NeverPP
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This is incredible. I’m not a fan of AI in photography, but I can see how this will be valuable. And possibly dangerous.
youtu.be/B65b7ZV_WRU?...
youtu.be/B65b7ZV_WRU?...
the AI camera of your dreams. And nightmares.
YouTube video by Micro Four Nerds
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This is incredible. I’m not a fan of AI in photography, but I can see how this will be valuable. And possibly dangerous.
youtu.be/B65b7ZV_WRU?...
youtu.be/B65b7ZV_WRU?...
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November 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Good News!!
RCMP investigating online threats made to MP Chris d’Entremont after crossing floor to join Liberals
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
RCMP investigating online threats made to MP Chris d’Entremont after crossing floor to join Liberals
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
RCMP investigating online threats made to MP Chris d’Entremont after crossing floor to join Liberals
Police in Nova Scotia are investigating online threats made against the Liberal party’s newest MP.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Good News!!
RCMP investigating online threats made to MP Chris d’Entremont after crossing floor to join Liberals
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
RCMP investigating online threats made to MP Chris d’Entremont after crossing floor to join Liberals
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...