Canuck Traveler🇨🇦
@nancyeaton.bsky.social
🍁 Proud Canadian
Travel, photography & politics are my passions
#CanadaStrong
#TeamCanada
#BuyCanadian
#BoycottUSGoodsServicesandTravel
Travel, photography & politics are my passions
#CanadaStrong
#TeamCanada
#BuyCanadian
#BoycottUSGoodsServicesandTravel
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Gun control wouldn't be as much of an issue if the USA 🇺🇸 would stop the flow of illegal firearms into Canada 🇨🇦. (You know, like they want with illegal drugs crossing into their country?) The epidemic of gun violence in America should be a "national emergency" you can stop exporting to us, thanks.
Gun control is popular in Canada. So why is a major buyback program attracting criticism? | CNN
The deadly mass shooting at a school in British Columbia came as Canadian authorities face significant obstacles in rolling out a nationwide firearms buyback that is mired in practical and logistical ...
www.cnn.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Gun control wouldn't be as much of an issue if the USA 🇺🇸 would stop the flow of illegal firearms into Canada 🇨🇦. (You know, like they want with illegal drugs crossing into their country?) The epidemic of gun violence in America should be a "national emergency" you can stop exporting to us, thanks.
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Obviously 🙄 Americans that voted for Trump are just as Corrupt and Stupid as Trump. Repost so they can Feel our Wrath 😡😡😡
February 16, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Obviously 🙄 Americans that voted for Trump are just as Corrupt and Stupid as Trump. Repost so they can Feel our Wrath 😡😡😡
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Counting down to the pairs free skate tonight. This venue has provided immense drama
Canada’s Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud are on the ice practicing one last time.
They are currently third place after the short program of their lives at the Olympics. They skate at 4:28pm ET
Canada’s Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud are on the ice practicing one last time.
They are currently third place after the short program of their lives at the Olympics. They skate at 4:28pm ET
February 16, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Counting down to the pairs free skate tonight. This venue has provided immense drama
Canada’s Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud are on the ice practicing one last time.
They are currently third place after the short program of their lives at the Olympics. They skate at 4:28pm ET
Canada’s Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud are on the ice practicing one last time.
They are currently third place after the short program of their lives at the Olympics. They skate at 4:28pm ET
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This might be the single best piece I've read from the Olympics given the creativity and brilliance with words. It's on Julian Junca, the starting goalie for France. From Chris Jones:
www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
'It was a gift': French goalie Junca's birthday was a memorable one despite 10-2 loss to Canadian stars | CBC Sports
Imagine, for a few horrifying moments, that you have woken up as Julian Junca, the starting goalie for France. It’s your birthday. You have just turned 28. And you are facing Canada in Olympic hockey.
www.cbc.ca
February 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
This might be the single best piece I've read from the Olympics given the creativity and brilliance with words. It's on Julian Junca, the starting goalie for France. From Chris Jones:
www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
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Canada is now the first non-European country to be granted a membership in SAFE. This is a gamechanger program that means Canada can rearm our Canadian Armed Forces members more effectively and scale up our defence industries with more contracts overseas.
February 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Canada is now the first non-European country to be granted a membership in SAFE. This is a gamechanger program that means Canada can rearm our Canadian Armed Forces members more effectively and scale up our defence industries with more contracts overseas.
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February 15, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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People are calling him Baby Mack, Baby Canada, he’s the next rising star in Canadian hockey!
Canada’s Macklin Celebrini 🏒🥅🍁🇨🇦
I do love these red and black jerseys🍁
Canada’s Macklin Celebrini 🏒🥅🍁🇨🇦
I do love these red and black jerseys🍁
February 16, 2026 at 12:49 PM
People are calling him Baby Mack, Baby Canada, he’s the next rising star in Canadian hockey!
Canada’s Macklin Celebrini 🏒🥅🍁🇨🇦
I do love these red and black jerseys🍁
Canada’s Macklin Celebrini 🏒🥅🍁🇨🇦
I do love these red and black jerseys🍁
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🇨🇦 Courtney Sarault captures silver in the women's 1,000-metre short track.
#Olympics
#Canada
#ShortTrack
#SpeedSkating
www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/art...?
#Olympics
#Canada
#ShortTrack
#SpeedSkating
www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/art...?
Canada's Courtney Sarault wins Olympic silver in short-track 1,000m
www.sportsnet.ca
February 16, 2026 at 12:28 PM
🇨🇦 Courtney Sarault captures silver in the women's 1,000-metre short track.
#Olympics
#Canada
#ShortTrack
#SpeedSkating
www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/art...?
#Olympics
#Canada
#ShortTrack
#SpeedSkating
www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/art...?
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"US businesses and consumers last year paid for nearly 90% of 2025’s import taxes, the Fed branch found." edition.cnn.com/2026/02/12/b...
A year in, it’s official: Americans, not foreigners, are paying for Trump’s tariffs | CNN Business
A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York confirms what economists have long warned about: The burden of tariffs is borne almost entirely by the people living in the country that imposes ...
edition.cnn.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM
"US businesses and consumers last year paid for nearly 90% of 2025’s import taxes, the Fed branch found." edition.cnn.com/2026/02/12/b...
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Hamilton's port saw steel shipments plummet in 2025 — but agrifood business continues to grow
Hamilton's port saw steel shipments plummet in 2025 — but agrifood business continues to grow
The multi-hub Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority took a substantial blow from tariff storm
www.thespec.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Hamilton's port saw steel shipments plummet in 2025 — but agrifood business continues to grow
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Outgoing Dutch Defence Secretary Tuinman says if the US blocks F‑35 software updates, the Netherlands will crack the code and develop its own updates to make the jets fully European. He added he is not allowed to provide further details. #cdnpoli
February 16, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Outgoing Dutch Defence Secretary Tuinman says if the US blocks F‑35 software updates, the Netherlands will crack the code and develop its own updates to make the jets fully European. He added he is not allowed to provide further details. #cdnpoli
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After Marco Rubio said countries shouldn’t rely on the US Ottawa said: don’t worry we won’t.
Leaked Defence Industrial Strategy:
• 5% of GDP on defence
• 70% built at home
• 125,000 Canadian jobs
• Billions staying north of the border
#Elbowsup
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
Leaked Defence Industrial Strategy:
• 5% of GDP on defence
• 70% built at home
• 125,000 Canadian jobs
• Billions staying north of the border
#Elbowsup
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
BREAKING: Canada Just Dropped the Blueprint to Break Free from the U.S. Military Industrial Complex
125,000 jobs. 5% of GDP. 70% domestic procurement. And a deliberate pivot away from American arms manufacturers. This isn’t procurement reform — it’s geopolitical emancipation.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:08 AM
After Marco Rubio said countries shouldn’t rely on the US Ottawa said: don’t worry we won’t.
Leaked Defence Industrial Strategy:
• 5% of GDP on defence
• 70% built at home
• 125,000 Canadian jobs
• Billions staying north of the border
#Elbowsup
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
Leaked Defence Industrial Strategy:
• 5% of GDP on defence
• 70% built at home
• 125,000 Canadian jobs
• Billions staying north of the border
#Elbowsup
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
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Swarms of AI bots are threatening democracy
The level of coordination among inauthentic online agents is unprecedented
www.salon.com/2026/02/15/s...
The level of coordination among inauthentic online agents is unprecedented
www.salon.com/2026/02/15/s...
Swarms of AI bots are threatening democracy
The level of coordination among inauthentic online agents is unprecedented.
www.salon.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Swarms of AI bots are threatening democracy
The level of coordination among inauthentic online agents is unprecedented
www.salon.com/2026/02/15/s...
The level of coordination among inauthentic online agents is unprecedented
www.salon.com/2026/02/15/s...
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Hungary holds elections in 2 months. And the US Secretary of State is in Hungary campaigning for Viktor Orban. And as you can see, Russian state media loves it.
February 16, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Hungary holds elections in 2 months. And the US Secretary of State is in Hungary campaigning for Viktor Orban. And as you can see, Russian state media loves it.
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Americans, not other countries, paid Trump's tariffs in 2025 finance.yahoo.com/news/america...
Americans, not other countries, paid Trump's tariffs in 2025
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said foreigners would pay for his import tariffs. A new report says Americans picked up most of the tab.
finance.yahoo.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Americans, not other countries, paid Trump's tariffs in 2025 finance.yahoo.com/news/america...
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Trump’s new defense plan quietly creates a National Guard “response force” for crowd control and civil unrest — deployable nationwide by April 2026.
All 50 states. #cdnpoli
All 50 states. #cdnpoli
February 16, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Trump’s new defense plan quietly creates a National Guard “response force” for crowd control and civil unrest — deployable nationwide by April 2026.
All 50 states. #cdnpoli
All 50 states. #cdnpoli
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Broadly speaking: reality tv is bad for democracy, influencers are bad for democracy, streamers are bad for democracy, YouTubers are bad for democracy.
Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists
Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists
February 15, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Broadly speaking: reality tv is bad for democracy, influencers are bad for democracy, streamers are bad for democracy, YouTubers are bad for democracy.
Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists
Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists
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Well said. The problem is that the leaders of the US government and the people around them are more interested in their ability to profit from the resources of Ukraine and business deals in Russia than a lasting peace for Ukraine and Europe.
February 16, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Well said. The problem is that the leaders of the US government and the people around them are more interested in their ability to profit from the resources of Ukraine and business deals in Russia than a lasting peace for Ukraine and Europe.
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Excellent summary of how terrible Tesla's sales are in Europe over the last few years.
It warms the heart to read how Tesla is Toast in Europe.
#TeslaTakedown
cleantechnica.com/2026/02/15/t...
It warms the heart to read how Tesla is Toast in Europe.
#TeslaTakedown
cleantechnica.com/2026/02/15/t...
Tesla Sales Down 55% in UK, 58% in Spain, 59% in Germany, 81% in Netherlands, 93% in Norway vs. 2024 - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! I recently looked into Tesla’s January sales in 12 European markets, and the results wer...
cleantechnica.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Excellent summary of how terrible Tesla's sales are in Europe over the last few years.
It warms the heart to read how Tesla is Toast in Europe.
#TeslaTakedown
cleantechnica.com/2026/02/15/t...
It warms the heart to read how Tesla is Toast in Europe.
#TeslaTakedown
cleantechnica.com/2026/02/15/t...
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Glad to see this in today’s @nytimes.com.
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February 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Glad to see this in today’s @nytimes.com.
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During the Prime Minister’s visit earlier this year, China committed to visa-free entry for Canadians. This will take effect on February 17, making travel easier, supporting business exchanges, and strengthening people-to-people ties between our countries.
China confirms visa-free travel for UK and Canadian nationals
Relaxed visa rules for British and Canadian passport holders will come into force on 17 February.
www.bbc.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:45 PM
During the Prime Minister’s visit earlier this year, China committed to visa-free entry for Canadians. This will take effect on February 17, making travel easier, supporting business exchanges, and strengthening people-to-people ties between our countries.
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This time, CNN actually gets it right. No matter what happens in the mid-terms or in 2028, the era that saw the United States as the leader of the free world has ended. We have gone from beacon of hope to pariah, from advocate for democracy to fellow traveler with despots.
This is Trump's America.
This is Trump's America.
Analysis: Trump’s damage is done. Democrats – and Europe – are struggling to define what’s next | CNN Politics
Democratic presidential hopefuls descended on the Munich Security Conference over the weekend as they might normally flood Des Moines, Iowa, or Manchester, New Hampshire. They found a Europe that’s al...
www.cnn.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:11 AM
This time, CNN actually gets it right. No matter what happens in the mid-terms or in 2028, the era that saw the United States as the leader of the free world has ended. We have gone from beacon of hope to pariah, from advocate for democracy to fellow traveler with despots.
This is Trump's America.
This is Trump's America.
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It's always about grifting. There's money to be made spooning pablum at the really dumb MAGA constituency.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Right about everything’: Liz Truss tweets photo of meeting with Trump
Unclear how encounter between Britain’s shortest-serving PM and US president was initiated and how long it lasted
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:15 AM
It's always about grifting. There's money to be made spooning pablum at the really dumb MAGA constituency.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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This is my Mum's story from 2013.
Please support palliative care.
Beauty at the end of life | The Kingston Whig-Standard
www.thewhig.com/2014/02/28/b...
Please support palliative care.
Beauty at the end of life | The Kingston Whig-Standard
www.thewhig.com/2014/02/28/b...
Beauty at the end of life
As a columnist, I tend to write in the third person about international relations, human rights and political economy.
www.thewhig.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:20 AM
This is my Mum's story from 2013.
Please support palliative care.
Beauty at the end of life | The Kingston Whig-Standard
www.thewhig.com/2014/02/28/b...
Please support palliative care.
Beauty at the end of life | The Kingston Whig-Standard
www.thewhig.com/2014/02/28/b...