Sonja 🇨🇦
@osiggie.bsky.social
watercolorist, swimmer, lover of tidepools and a good read, 🍁 Vive le Canada! #NeverVoteConservative
Spring has sprung in Victoria.
February 6, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Spring has sprung in Victoria.
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The Power of the Powerless is the essay by Václav Havel in which he speaks of the Greengrocer referenced in PM Carney's "Principled and Pragmatic: Canada's Path" speech.
This is a downloadable pdf.
dn710009.ca.archive.org/0/items/the-...
This is a downloadable pdf.
dn710009.ca.archive.org/0/items/the-...
January 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The Power of the Powerless is the essay by Václav Havel in which he speaks of the Greengrocer referenced in PM Carney's "Principled and Pragmatic: Canada's Path" speech.
This is a downloadable pdf.
dn710009.ca.archive.org/0/items/the-...
This is a downloadable pdf.
dn710009.ca.archive.org/0/items/the-...
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“The Guardrails are restrained, but they exist”
We are Minneapolis, Portland, Los Angeles, D.C. Chicago, Charlotte, NOLA- Don’t fall for the psychological warfare.
BE A GUARDRAIL
We are Minneapolis, Portland, Los Angeles, D.C. Chicago, Charlotte, NOLA- Don’t fall for the psychological warfare.
BE A GUARDRAIL
January 13, 2026 at 12:24 AM
“The Guardrails are restrained, but they exist”
We are Minneapolis, Portland, Los Angeles, D.C. Chicago, Charlotte, NOLA- Don’t fall for the psychological warfare.
BE A GUARDRAIL
We are Minneapolis, Portland, Los Angeles, D.C. Chicago, Charlotte, NOLA- Don’t fall for the psychological warfare.
BE A GUARDRAIL
ICE = Gestapo. There is no question about it anymore.
January 13, 2026 at 4:40 AM
ICE = Gestapo. There is no question about it anymore.
His descendants will be changing their last name. That will be his legacy.
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 AM
His descendants will be changing their last name. That will be his legacy.
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Our Solar System is orbiting the center of our Galaxy at about 220 km/s so in 2025 we collectively traveled something like 7 billion kilometers across the Milky Way. Once in a while, when you have a moment, it’s worthwhile to take a look around, see where you are, and appreciate how far you’ve come.
January 1, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Our Solar System is orbiting the center of our Galaxy at about 220 km/s so in 2025 we collectively traveled something like 7 billion kilometers across the Milky Way. Once in a while, when you have a moment, it’s worthwhile to take a look around, see where you are, and appreciate how far you’ve come.
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What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
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It’s 2026 in Newfoundland. To everyone celebrating across the country tonight: stay safe and have fun. This is the greatest country on earth, and next year, we’ll keep working together to make it even better.
January 1, 2026 at 3:31 AM
It’s 2026 in Newfoundland. To everyone celebrating across the country tonight: stay safe and have fun. This is the greatest country on earth, and next year, we’ll keep working together to make it even better.
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😯 This letter in the US went undelivered to 🎅
Meanwhile, here in 🇨🇦 - despite the postal service being on strike this month - delivering these letters was a #1 priority. No stamp needed.
Kids could even drop them off at the picket lines and they got delivered and responded to by Santa.
H0H0H0
Meanwhile, here in 🇨🇦 - despite the postal service being on strike this month - delivering these letters was a #1 priority. No stamp needed.
Kids could even drop them off at the picket lines and they got delivered and responded to by Santa.
H0H0H0
December 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
😯 This letter in the US went undelivered to 🎅
Meanwhile, here in 🇨🇦 - despite the postal service being on strike this month - delivering these letters was a #1 priority. No stamp needed.
Kids could even drop them off at the picket lines and they got delivered and responded to by Santa.
H0H0H0
Meanwhile, here in 🇨🇦 - despite the postal service being on strike this month - delivering these letters was a #1 priority. No stamp needed.
Kids could even drop them off at the picket lines and they got delivered and responded to by Santa.
H0H0H0
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An environmental charity says it has reached an agreement with the federal and British Columbia governments as well as other private and public sector partners to conserve 45,000 hectares of timberland in the province.
Major conservation of B.C. forestry land totalling 45,000 hectares announced
An environmental charity says it has reached an agreement with the federal and British Columbia governments as well as other private and public sector partners to conserve 45,000 hectares of timberland in the province.
cheknews.ca
December 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
An environmental charity says it has reached an agreement with the federal and British Columbia governments as well as other private and public sector partners to conserve 45,000 hectares of timberland in the province.
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An unapologetic ally through and through. Thank you, Rob Reiner. May you and Michele rest in power.
December 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
An unapologetic ally through and through. Thank you, Rob Reiner. May you and Michele rest in power.
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Montreal Has Just Opened Its First-Ever 100% Women’s Sports Bar
Montreal Has Just Opened Its First-Ever 100% Women’s Sports Bar
Le Nadia opened in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighborhood of Montreal after entrepreneurs Catherine D. Lapointe and Caroline Côté found the city lacked a consistent place for women’s sports fans.
www.forbes.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Montreal Has Just Opened Its First-Ever 100% Women’s Sports Bar
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Canada’s new government is investing big to attract world-class talent in science and technology — and become an innovation powerhouse.
December 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Canada’s new government is investing big to attract world-class talent in science and technology — and become an innovation powerhouse.
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Jane Goodall. An angel on Earth. I'm so sad, and so grateful for her existence.
October 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Jane Goodall. An angel on Earth. I'm so sad, and so grateful for her existence.
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#Halifax kitchen and café gives food to people in need no matter what #NovaScotia
The Upward Kitchen and Café was created to ensure everyone in Halifax’s north end has access to affordable and healthy food.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
The Upward Kitchen and Café was created to ensure everyone in Halifax’s north end has access to affordable and healthy food.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Halifax kitchen and café gives food to people in need no matter what
The Upward Kitchen and Café was created to ensure everyone in Halifax’s north end has access to affordable and healthy food.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
#Halifax kitchen and café gives food to people in need no matter what #NovaScotia
The Upward Kitchen and Café was created to ensure everyone in Halifax’s north end has access to affordable and healthy food.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
The Upward Kitchen and Café was created to ensure everyone in Halifax’s north end has access to affordable and healthy food.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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This is huge!
For the first time in over a century, sockeye salmon are able to return to Okanagan Lake #BritishColumbia
Syilx Nation has been working to restore sockeye salmon in Okanagan waters for decades
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Syilx Nation has been working to restore sockeye salmon in Okanagan waters for decades
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
For the first time in over a century, sockeye salmon are able to return to Okanagan Lake | CBC News
After more than a century without salmon in Okanagan waters, a new fish passageway means that salmon and numerous other fish species will be able to migrate upstream to spawn.
www.cbc.ca
August 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is huge!
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Oh, my heart 💔
July 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Oh, my heart 💔
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Katja Lang, Road to E. (2022) #WomensArt
July 19, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Katja Lang, Road to E. (2022) #WomensArt
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And here is the online version of the Ottawa Citizen's story about my latest novel, THE BONE-FINDER! I will be at Mansfield's Shoes from 11 to 4 today and I'll have copies of that and my other books with me! ottawacitizen.com/opinion/book...
Summer reading: A homecoming and a homicide in THE BONE-FINDER
Ottawa detective Charlie Pike is sent to Northern Ontario to search for the bodies of two murdered Ojibway boys, in Peggy Blair's new novel.
ottawacitizen.com
July 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
And here is the online version of the Ottawa Citizen's story about my latest novel, THE BONE-FINDER! I will be at Mansfield's Shoes from 11 to 4 today and I'll have copies of that and my other books with me! ottawacitizen.com/opinion/book...