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Pat @pat112.bsky.social · Mar 18
“we could not always hope to maintain peace with the Indians; that the savage was still a savage, and that until he ceased to be savage, we were always in danger of a collision, in danger of war, in danger of an outbreak,” John A MacDonald

#Cdnpoli

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Story by Story, Canada’s News Media Built Indigenous Oppression | The Tyee
How relentlessly racist framing helped ‘write’ the Indian Act — and persists today.
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stephenlautens.bsky.social
It's almost like reckless spending, no provincial sales tax, and basing your entire economy on a volatile, dying resource is not a good idea. #ableg #cdnpoli
lukaszukab.bsky.social Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 2h
Recently, UCP government advertised that “Alberta is open for business”, wanting to grow Alberta’s population to 10 million by 2030.

Now, influx on new Canadians is blamed for overcrowded hospitals, schools, and deficit.

In reality, mismanagement is the culprit, not immigrants.
February 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM
pat112.bsky.social
National Post Heading supporting Hate Speech & Discrimination

First reading: The Canadians being punished by the state for not believing in gender ideology

Truth

Former B.C. school trustee ordered to pay $750K for hate speech, discrimination

#Cdnpoli #Bcpoli #LGBTQ
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Former B.C. school trustee ordered to pay $750K for hate speech, discrimination: human rights tribunal | CBC News
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered former Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld to pay $750,000 for violating the Human Rights Code by publishing hate speech and discriminatory content again...
www.cbc.ca
February 20, 2026 at 3:04 PM
pat112.bsky.social
Shut up or you will spoil everything

#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #UK #EU
www.youtube.com/shorts/NZ8cc...
"Life Is Great" says Billionaire #comedy #satire #news #shorts #funny #brokennews
YouTube video by Larry & Paul
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February 20, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Former B.C. school trustee ordered to pay $750K for hate speech, discrimination: human rights tribunal

Canada is not the US.

In the US they would have made him President and given him a Bigotry award

#Cdnpoli #Uspoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Former B.C. school trustee ordered to pay $750K for hate speech, discrimination: human rights tribunal | CBC News
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered former Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld to pay $750,000 for violating the Human Rights Code by publishing hate speech and discriminatory content again...
www.cbc.ca
February 20, 2026 at 2:13 PM
pat112.bsky.social
Both John Demmings, a business person in Lunenberg, and his lawyer lied to screw over a tenant.

Ethical business is an oxymoron

#Cdnpoli #Nspoli #Business #Rent
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
She was renovicted, but the renovations didn't happen | CBC News
Tracey Lothian’s landlord said he was going to renovate the home she was renting and he needed her to move out. She left, but he didn’t carry out the renovations. He brought in a new tenant and raised...
www.cbc.ca
February 20, 2026 at 1:08 PM
pat112.bsky.social
Death toll in Gaza far higher in first 15 months of war than reported, new peer-reviewed study says

Of course the War Criminals US and Israel lied while intentionally committing Genocide where untold numbers died and are dying

#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #Israel #Genocide
www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
Death toll in Gaza far higher in first 15 months of war than reported, new peer-reviewed study says | CBC News
More than 75,000 Palestinians were killed in the first 15 months of Israel's military assault on Gaza, a figure far higher than the 49,000 deaths Gazan health officials ‌announced for that period, acc...
www.cbc.ca
February 20, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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@manssearch4meaning.bsky.social Thanks for the follow
February 20, 2026 at 6:04 AM
pat112.bsky.social
Trump anger as UK blocks raid on Iran: President 'may sink Chagos deal' as PM refuses use of our airbases

Whining about the inability to deploy American forces without the permission of another nation shows just how weak America truly is
#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #Iran
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Trump anger as UK blocks raid on Iran: President 'to sink Chagos deal'
Diplomatic sources told the Daily Mail that Starmer has warned Trump against launching any raids from Diego Garcia or RAF Fairford because of concerns it could break international law.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 20, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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cmcalgary.bsky.social
Here's a 2024 letter from Danielle Smith to Justin Trudeau complaining about federal immigration limits affecting Alberta.

www.alberta.ca/system/files...

#Alberta #abpoli #Canada #cdnpoli
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February 20, 2026 at 2:58 AM
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d-macphee.bsky.social
Ah yes the expected UCP BS: blame immigrants, blame the federal govt but never look in the miror or at past provincial conservative policies. Their incompetence reigns.
#Alberta #AbPoli #Canada #cdnpoli
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Danielle Smith promises Alberta referendum over immigration, Constitution changes | Globalnews.ca
Premier Danielle Smith said the immigration changes her UCP government has determined Alberta needs to push for are a significant departure from the status quo.
globalnews.ca
February 20, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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@1marzipan.bsky.social Thanks for the follow
February 19, 2026 at 8:16 PM
pat112.bsky.social
Ford warns OSAP students not to pick ‘basket-weaving courses’, pick ‘inherit trust fund’ courses instead

#Cdnpoli #Onpoli
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/02/ford...
Ford warns OSAP students not to pick 'basket-weaving courses’, pick ‘inherit trust fund’ courses instead
QUEEN'S PARK - In the wake of cuts to higher education loans, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has encouraged students "not to pick basket-weaving courses", and instead to follow his example and enrol in the...
www.thebeaverton.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:02 PM
pat112.bsky.social
AI must foster 'maternal instincts' or we risk extinction, warns Geoffrey Hinton

I can not think of any positive contribution that mankind has made to the ecosystem that would make chosen extinction a negative event . Can you ?

#Cdnpoli #Climate
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AI must foster 'maternal instincts' or we risk extinction, warns Geoffrey Hinton | CBC Radio
Nobel Prize Winner and ‘godfather’ of artificial intelligence Geoffrey Hinton warns if AI continues to develop without appropriate guardrails, a worst-case scenario could unfold and lead to human exti...
www.cbc.ca
February 19, 2026 at 4:40 PM
pat112.bsky.social
Jamil Jivani’s plan to neg Canadians into making him PM off to rocky start

“You pussies wouldn’t have the guts to make me the most powerful man in the country.”

#Cdnpoli #Con
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/02/jami...
Jamil Jivani's plan to neg Canadians into making him PM off to rocky start
“You pussies wouldn’t have the guts to make me the most powerful man in the country.” Luke and the Panel (Ian MacIntyre, Clare Blackwood and special guest Rachel Gilmore) talk about Canadians coming t...
www.thebeaverton.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:34 PM
pat112.bsky.social
#Cdnpoli #Con #ConTraitor #MagaCon #RepubliCon
February 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
pat112.bsky.social
U.S. legal scholars baffled as Prince Andrew arrested for Epstein ties, Korean president sentenced for insurrection ????

I’m pretty sure that arresting a man for breaking the law with Jeffrey Epstein is, itself, against the law”,
#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #UK
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/02/u-s-...
U.S. legal scholars baffled as Prince Andrew arrested for Epstein ties, Korean president sentenced for insurrection
WASHINGTON, D.C. - America’s top legal minds have reported utter bafflement at the news that former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has arrested by U.K. police due to his connections with Jeffrey Ep...
www.thebeaverton.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:51 PM
pat112.bsky.social
Matt Jeneroux leaves Conservative party after being too intimidated by Poilievre’s workout regime

#Cdnpoli
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/02/matt...
Matt Jeneroux leaves Conservative party after being too intimidated by Poilievre's workout regime
OTTAWA - In another parliamentary upset for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives, Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux crossed the floor to the Liberals this morning after revealing that he was too intimidated by Po...
www.thebeaverton.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:42 PM
pat112.bsky.social
IDF says it dug up Canadian soldiers' graves to destroy Gaza tunnel

The idea that a war criminal state committing genocide would care about a few graves of foreigners seems to clearly fly in the face of reality in my view

#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #Israel #Genocide
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
IDF says it dug up Canadian soldiers' graves to destroy Gaza tunnel | CBC News
The Israel Defence Forces have given CBC News an official explanation for the destruction of a cemetery holding the remains of 22 Canadian soldiers who died serving as peacekeepers in the Middle East ...
www.cbc.ca
February 18, 2026 at 9:52 PM
pat112.bsky.social
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux joins Liberal caucus: Carney

#Cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux joins Liberal caucus: Carney | CBC News
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux has joined the Liberal cacucus, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on social media Wedneday.
www.cbc.ca
February 18, 2026 at 3:40 PM
pat112.bsky.social
Trump threatens more attacks on Nigeria unless their prince returns his money

#Cdnpoli #Uspoli
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/02/trum...
Trump threatens more attacks on Nigeria unless their prince returns his money
WASHINGTON, DC - President Donald Trump recently took to his Truth Social media platform to warn Nigeria that it will be targeted with more airstrikes, unless "Prince Adewale Oluewesan returns the mon...
www.thebeaverton.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM
pat112.bsky.social
Backing right wing extremists, dictators, racists and genocidal maniacs is not new for the United States and now openly manifests itself at home.

#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #BoyCottUSA
February 18, 2026 at 1:09 PM
pat112.bsky.social
CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing interview with James Talarico
#Cdnpoli #Uspoli
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/thi...
This decision is for ‘purely financial reasons’: Stephen Colbert says CBS blocked Texas lawmaker James Talarico's interview over FCC ‘equal time’ fears - The Times of India
US News: Stephen Colbert claimed that CBS barred him from interviewing Texas state representative James Talarico, citing legal fears linked to new federal guid.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM
pat112.bsky.social
‘Real economic consequences’: US warned over ESTA visa changes

Warning the US of anything is both a waste of time & counter productive as the quicker they go to hell in a hand basket of their own making the better of the world will be

#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #BoyCottUSA
www.euronews.com/travel/2026/...
‘Real economic consequences’: US warned over ESTA changes
Research by the World Travel and Tourism Council reveals that the US risks losing 157,000 jobs and up to 4.7 million international tourists.
www.euronews.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:31 PM
pat112.bsky.social
Some Israelis and some Jews do indeed oppose genocide and war criminals

#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #Israel #Genocide

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Female Israeli soldiers rescued after being chased by ultra-Orthodox men
The two women were helped by police after being forced to run from a mob in the city of Bnei Brak.
www.bbc.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:23 PM
pat112.bsky.social
Australia faces reckoning over police crackdown on Palestine protests

Israeli Genocidal Regime and War Criminals bring state violence wherever they go

#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #Israel #Genocide
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Australia faces reckoning over brutal police crackdown on pro-Palestine protests
Police in Sydney are being investigated by a state watchdog over their response to protests of Israel president Isaac Herzog’s visit. Namita Singh talks to witnesses and rights groups about an inciden...
www.independent.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 1:19 PM