Kishone Roy ✍🏾
@kishone.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Pacific Canadian Author & Executive
🌊 Victoria, BC
🏳️⚧️ they / them
🧘🏾♂️ yogi
🌊 Victoria, BC
🏳️⚧️ they / them
🧘🏾♂️ yogi
Canada lives because we are not the United States.
Canada lives because there is freedom north of the United States.
Canada lives because Canadians live here.
America lives because Canada is the greatest neighbour and ally any country could ever wish to have.
Remember that?
Canada lives because there is freedom north of the United States.
Canada lives because Canadians live here.
America lives because Canada is the greatest neighbour and ally any country could ever wish to have.
Remember that?
Trump says Canada ‘lives’ because of U.S.: ‘Remember that, Mark’ globalnews.ca/news/1162244... #cdnpoli
January 21, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Canada lives because we are not the United States.
Canada lives because there is freedom north of the United States.
Canada lives because Canadians live here.
America lives because Canada is the greatest neighbour and ally any country could ever wish to have.
Remember that?
Canada lives because there is freedom north of the United States.
Canada lives because Canadians live here.
America lives because Canada is the greatest neighbour and ally any country could ever wish to have.
Remember that?
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It is official, the #EU is pressing pause on the Europe/US trade deal negotiated last year, a deal #Trump called the greatest ever at the time, due to his repeated threats to take over #Greenland.
January 21, 2026 at 4:31 PM
It is official, the #EU is pressing pause on the Europe/US trade deal negotiated last year, a deal #Trump called the greatest ever at the time, due to his repeated threats to take over #Greenland.
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This is the best speech by a world leader that I have read in a very long time. More later, but for now, just read what @mark-carney.bsky.social has to say. Rhetorically, at least, he has met the geopolitical moment.
paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
January 20, 2026 at 6:28 PM
This is the best speech by a world leader that I have read in a very long time. More later, but for now, just read what @mark-carney.bsky.social has to say. Rhetorically, at least, he has met the geopolitical moment.
paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
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This speech goes so hard.
"This fiction was useful. And American hegemony, in particular, helped provide public goods: open sea lanes, a stable financial system, collective security and support for frameworks for resolving disputes..."
"This fiction was useful. And American hegemony, in particular, helped provide public goods: open sea lanes, a stable financial system, collective security and support for frameworks for resolving disputes..."
January 20, 2026 at 10:33 PM
This speech goes so hard.
"This fiction was useful. And American hegemony, in particular, helped provide public goods: open sea lanes, a stable financial system, collective security and support for frameworks for resolving disputes..."
"This fiction was useful. And American hegemony, in particular, helped provide public goods: open sea lanes, a stable financial system, collective security and support for frameworks for resolving disputes..."
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This is one of the sharpest analyses of international affairs that I've heard from a Canadian leader - or any national leader - in a long time. And I suspect he wrote the main bits himself. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:13 PM
This is one of the sharpest analyses of international affairs that I've heard from a Canadian leader - or any national leader - in a long time. And I suspect he wrote the main bits himself. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
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"The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home, and to act together. That is Canada’s path. We choose it openly and confidently."
Read the whole speech here. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
Read the whole speech here. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:37 PM
"The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home, and to act together. That is Canada’s path. We choose it openly and confidently."
Read the whole speech here. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
Read the whole speech here. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
Peter Mansbridge posts on substack that the Mark Carney speech at Davos was the best political speech he has heard in his lifetime.
January 20, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Peter Mansbridge posts on substack that the Mark Carney speech at Davos was the best political speech he has heard in his lifetime.
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I cannot stress enough that homelessness is caused by policy levers primarily at the provincial level.
And AMO's new report shows it: homelessness in Ontario rose 8% last year, with 85,000 people becoming homeless. 20,000 were youth and children.
Horrifying.
globalnews.ca/news/1161124...
And AMO's new report shows it: homelessness in Ontario rose 8% last year, with 85,000 people becoming homeless. 20,000 were youth and children.
Horrifying.
globalnews.ca/news/1161124...
Nearly 85K people homeless in Ontario, up 8% in 1 year: report | Globalnews.ca
Homelessness is getting worse across Ontario with an estimated 85,000 people who were without a home in 2025, a new report from Ontario's municipalities shows.
globalnews.ca
January 14, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I cannot stress enough that homelessness is caused by policy levers primarily at the provincial level.
And AMO's new report shows it: homelessness in Ontario rose 8% last year, with 85,000 people becoming homeless. 20,000 were youth and children.
Horrifying.
globalnews.ca/news/1161124...
And AMO's new report shows it: homelessness in Ontario rose 8% last year, with 85,000 people becoming homeless. 20,000 were youth and children.
Horrifying.
globalnews.ca/news/1161124...
India next?
Nearly 2 million Canadians are of Chinese descent, many with family and friends across the Pacific.
As we renew this relationship, China has committed to soon allowing Canadians to visit without a visa.
As we renew this relationship, China has committed to soon allowing Canadians to visit without a visa.
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
India next?
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Nearly 2 million Canadians are of Chinese descent, many with family and friends across the Pacific.
As we renew this relationship, China has committed to soon allowing Canadians to visit without a visa.
As we renew this relationship, China has committed to soon allowing Canadians to visit without a visa.
January 17, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Nearly 2 million Canadians are of Chinese descent, many with family and friends across the Pacific.
As we renew this relationship, China has committed to soon allowing Canadians to visit without a visa.
As we renew this relationship, China has committed to soon allowing Canadians to visit without a visa.
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As a Canadian, my advice: do it anyways.
It's effectively impossible to boycott US companies because they own so many British brands. You'd have to stop buying Cadburys, Walkers Crisps, HP sauce.... or shopping at Gails or Waterstones etc etc...
January 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM
As a Canadian, my advice: do it anyways.
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Breaking - #Denmark’s DR is reporting that Danish, French, and German military transport planes are transporting a large number of Danish and #EU soldiers, including elite Arctic combat troops, and equipment to #Greenland in “a major operation” meant to significantly bolster Greenland’s defences.
January 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Breaking - #Denmark’s DR is reporting that Danish, French, and German military transport planes are transporting a large number of Danish and #EU soldiers, including elite Arctic combat troops, and equipment to #Greenland in “a major operation” meant to significantly bolster Greenland’s defences.
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This is just outstanding explanatory reporting from Frances Bula in the Globe. Covers the affordability benefits of building wood frame midrise, the trade-offs of IZ, and the broader politics of housing advocacy...and there's even a guest appearance from @shanedphillips.bsky.social!
Developers embrace the big advantages to building small
Lower-rise projects can be more affordable to build – and carry less risk
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:48 PM
This is just outstanding explanatory reporting from Frances Bula in the Globe. Covers the affordability benefits of building wood frame midrise, the trade-offs of IZ, and the broader politics of housing advocacy...and there's even a guest appearance from @shanedphillips.bsky.social!
This seems pretty substantial to me, it appears Stanford has proved that AI contains the full and copyrighted information of books, and that it can read the entire book back to the user.
youtu.be/KY8tQdKYtnw?...
youtu.be/KY8tQdKYtnw?...
The Biggest AI Coverup Just Got Exposed
YouTube video by Parthknowsai
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 5:12 PM
This seems pretty substantial to me, it appears Stanford has proved that AI contains the full and copyrighted information of books, and that it can read the entire book back to the user.
youtu.be/KY8tQdKYtnw?...
youtu.be/KY8tQdKYtnw?...
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The latest episode of our podcast is a good one: "Why can't Vancouver get a Skytrain to UBC built?"
Hear transit nerds nerd out about transit.
Okay, I'm one of them.
"This is Vancouver" - Listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Hear transit nerds nerd out about transit.
Okay, I'm one of them.
"This is Vancouver" - Listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
January 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
The latest episode of our podcast is a good one: "Why can't Vancouver get a Skytrain to UBC built?"
Hear transit nerds nerd out about transit.
Okay, I'm one of them.
"This is Vancouver" - Listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Hear transit nerds nerd out about transit.
Okay, I'm one of them.
"This is Vancouver" - Listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
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I’m really happy to say that #portmoody council voted last night to get off X. Governments should not be participating in a platform that makes and distributes CSAM and NCII.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Musk’s Grok Is Abusing Women and Children. Our Government Needs to Act | The Tyee
Where are Canadian lawmakers? Oh, they’re on X.
thetyee.ca
January 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I’m really happy to say that #portmoody council voted last night to get off X. Governments should not be participating in a platform that makes and distributes CSAM and NCII.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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Quebec Premier François Legault steps down www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Quebec Premier François Legault steps down | CBC News
Quebec Premier François Legault has announced he is stepping down. The party he founded, the Coalition Avenir Québec, will have just months to choose a new leader ahead of the vote scheduled for Oct. ...
www.cbc.ca
January 14, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Quebec Premier François Legault steps down www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
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Statement from MP Will Greaves on X/Twitter (I know, I know, not popular on here)
January 13, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Statement from MP Will Greaves on X/Twitter (I know, I know, not popular on here)
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As the federal major projects agenda ramps up, we obtained Tim Hodgson's briefing materials, offering an unprecedented view into the complex terrain of negotiations. Here are what the provinces and territories want most.
Hodgson’s briefing binder reveals provincial asks for new fossil fuels, critical minerals and electricity
In 2025, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government began building the architecture to develop major projects, but 2026 is when the rubber meets the road. Here’s what the provinces and territories want t...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
As the federal major projects agenda ramps up, we obtained Tim Hodgson's briefing materials, offering an unprecedented view into the complex terrain of negotiations. Here are what the provinces and territories want most.
CBC examines what politicians are getting wrong about the BC coast oil tanker ban.
Some great footage here.
youtu.be/ZT4beOs5tTs?...
Some great footage here.
youtu.be/ZT4beOs5tTs?...
What politicians get wrong about the B.C. oil tanker ban
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
CBC examines what politicians are getting wrong about the BC coast oil tanker ban.
Some great footage here.
youtu.be/ZT4beOs5tTs?...
Some great footage here.
youtu.be/ZT4beOs5tTs?...
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Carney is travelling to Prince Rupert, B.C. for the meeting, along with Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
Carney to discuss major projects with Coastal First Nations
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Coastal First Nations on Tuesday to discuss major projects and marine conservation.
www.aptnnews.ca
January 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Carney is travelling to Prince Rupert, B.C. for the meeting, along with Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
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New data: B.C. land border crossings into U.S. saw Canada’s biggest drop in 2025
New data: B.C. land border crossings into U.S. saw Canada’s biggest drop in 2025
Crossings at the Canada-U.S. land border in B.C. decreased at a rate above the national average in 2025, according to new data.
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
New data: B.C. land border crossings into U.S. saw Canada’s biggest drop in 2025
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Snow-protected bike lane
January 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Snow-protected bike lane
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Deep down America's allies know that only Americans can put a stop to the madness.
The fact that they can't or won't is why the damage to our partnerships will last far beyond this President.
The fact that they can't or won't is why the damage to our partnerships will last far beyond this President.
January 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Deep down America's allies know that only Americans can put a stop to the madness.
The fact that they can't or won't is why the damage to our partnerships will last far beyond this President.
The fact that they can't or won't is why the damage to our partnerships will last far beyond this President.