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Canadian, traveller, reader, news junkie craving truth in reporting
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All you need to know about Twitter
March 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
All you need to know about Twitter
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“In any sane and rational universe, Smith’s transparent treachery would be the end of her political career. She is openly collaborating with an administration that is trying to bring Canada to heel, whether through economic or military means, and has repeatedly threatened its sovereignty. “
Danielle Smith is Mark Carney's secret weapon
In a recent interview with far-right U.S. media site Breitbart, Smith handed Carney a gift-wrapped sledgehammer in the form of an admission that Pierre Poilievre would be "in sync" with Trump.
www.nationalobserver.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
“In any sane and rational universe, Smith’s transparent treachery would be the end of her political career. She is openly collaborating with an administration that is trying to bring Canada to heel, whether through economic or military means, and has repeatedly threatened its sovereignty. “
What an incredible service
@charlesgaba.com is a hero and downloaded CDC’s entire website. A small group of us has come together to preserve this critical resource and make it accessible to the scientific community.
More to come. These data are public and they are ours. Deletion disobedience is one way to fight back.
More to come. These data are public and they are ours. Deletion disobedience is one way to fight back.
📣 UPDATE: OK, still working with some others to figure out the best way to present it all, but in the meantime here's the first batch of links to the most-recent archived versions of every page at the CDC prior to the Trump/Musk Purge:
acasignups.net/25/02/02/whi...
acasignups.net/25/02/02/whi...
February 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
What an incredible service
Excellent interview with Mark Carney who could be the Canadian PM by mid March. youtu.be/yV101ei8mu8?...
"We're going to stand up to a bully" | Mark Carney on President Trump’s Canada trade tariffs
YouTube video by BBC Newsnight
youtu.be
February 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Excellent interview with Mark Carney who could be the Canadian PM by mid March. youtu.be/yV101ei8mu8?...
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The Canadian government has published the full list of American-made goods that will be subject to a 25% tariff starting Tuesday: www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
List of products from the United States subject to 25 per cent tariffs effective February 4, 2025 - Canada.ca
Effective February 4, 2025, the government is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on $30 billion in goods imported from the United States (U.S.).
www.canada.ca
February 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Canadian government has published the full list of American-made goods that will be subject to a 25% tariff starting Tuesday: www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.
Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
February 2, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Canada - Stop buying US:
tradingeconomics.com/canada/impor...
tradingeconomics.com/canada/impor...
Canada Imports from United States - 2025 Data 2026 Forecast 1989-2023 Historical
Canada Imports from United States was US$277.04 Billion during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada Imports from United States - data, historical char...
tradingeconomics.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Canada - Stop buying US:
tradingeconomics.com/canada/impor...
tradingeconomics.com/canada/impor...
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Here is the data on fentanyl caught at US borders. The yellow line (Canada) is close to zero because the numbers are so small (50 lbs last year vs some 20,000 lbs from Mexico).
Source: US Customs and Border Protection.
Source: US Customs and Border Protection.
February 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Here is the data on fentanyl caught at US borders. The yellow line (Canada) is close to zero because the numbers are so small (50 lbs last year vs some 20,000 lbs from Mexico).
Source: US Customs and Border Protection.
Source: US Customs and Border Protection.
Thank you Justice Hogue, Gift Article
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/46bad57...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/46bad57...
Hogue inquiry finds some parliamentarians showed ‘problematic’ conduct, but did not commit treason
Final report on foreign interference has 51 recommendations, about half of which can be implemented before the next election
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Thank you Justice Hogue, Gift Article
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/46bad57...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/46bad57...
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Alberta task force including Trump's NIH appointee recommends halting use of COVID-19 vaccines (Gift Article) www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... 🔓 @alannasmith.bsky.social @carrietait.bsky.social
Get weekly updates: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
Get weekly updates: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
January 25, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Alberta task force including Trump's NIH appointee recommends halting use of COVID-19 vaccines (Gift Article) www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... 🔓 @alannasmith.bsky.social @carrietait.bsky.social
Get weekly updates: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
Get weekly updates: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
But by all means, let’s take seriously his deep concern about drugs entering across the Canadian border. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road drug marketplace
Ulbricht, sentenced to life in prison in 2015, given ‘full and unconditional’ pardon by president
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Who is Mark Carney? What is his track record? Is he the guy for this moment? From Allie Jaynes open.spotify.com/episode/3Cfn...
Who is Mark Carney?
Front Burner · Episode
open.spotify.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Who is Mark Carney? What is his track record? Is he the guy for this moment? From Allie Jaynes open.spotify.com/episode/3Cfn...
Excellent interview, Canada rocks with folks like this in the pit
youtu.be/xd9dMdEL_Jc?...
youtu.be/xd9dMdEL_Jc?...
Trump loves tariffs and won’t be talked out of them, Canadian advisers say
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
youtu.be
January 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Excellent interview, Canada rocks with folks like this in the pit
youtu.be/xd9dMdEL_Jc?...
youtu.be/xd9dMdEL_Jc?...
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B.C. scores another victory in long legal battle against #opioids companies with class-action certification, David Ebner, @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #ToxicDrugCrisis
B.C. scores another victory in long legal battle against opioid companies with class-action certification
The lawsuit, first launched by B.C.’s NDP government almost six years ago, is a milestone in the effort to recover health care costs over alleged wrongful corporate conduct
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:28 AM
B.C. scores another victory in long legal battle against #opioids companies with class-action certification, David Ebner, @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #ToxicDrugCrisis
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Excellent primer on the Canada US trade situation and why Trump is 💯 WRONG with his claims it is a subsidy
gem.cbc.ca/about-that-w...
gem.cbc.ca/about-that-w...
About That with Andrew Chang | Shows | CBC Gem
Andrew Chang goes beyond the headlines and explains the major news stories everybody is talking about.
gem.cbc.ca
January 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Excellent primer on the Canada US trade situation and why Trump is 💯 WRONG with his claims it is a subsidy
gem.cbc.ca/about-that-w...
gem.cbc.ca/about-that-w...
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STREAMING NOW: The Poilievre Investigations Ep 1 🔎 on www.protectingcanada.ca/streaming
Dig into the evidence in a new series with episodes that expose Poilievre for who he really is — his dangerous allies and policies that threaten the future of Canada.
Dig into the evidence in a new series with episodes that expose Poilievre for who he really is — his dangerous allies and policies that threaten the future of Canada.
Streaming | The Poilievre Investigation
Watch the explosive new documentary series now!
www.protectingcanada.ca
January 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
STREAMING NOW: The Poilievre Investigations Ep 1 🔎 on www.protectingcanada.ca/streaming
Dig into the evidence in a new series with episodes that expose Poilievre for who he really is — his dangerous allies and policies that threaten the future of Canada.
Dig into the evidence in a new series with episodes that expose Poilievre for who he really is — his dangerous allies and policies that threaten the future of Canada.
Well done 👏👏👏
January 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Well done 👏👏👏
Great follow - At Issue is my favourite weekly show
January 9, 2025: Canada’s response to Trump’s intensifying threats against Canada, Liberals jockey to take Trudeau’s spot as leader, growing concerns about foreign election interference www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bbc...
@rosiebarton.bsky.social @acoyne.bsky.social ChantalHébert @althiaraj.bsky.social
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At Issue | Canada’s response to Trump’s threats
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Great follow - At Issue is my favourite weekly show
Only a month later Zuck ends fact checking, threads is doomed 😢
Healthy competition between two platforms, neither spewing hate or disinformation thru algorithms, at this pont. I'm not making a choice
Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
January 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Only a month later Zuck ends fact checking, threads is doomed 😢
Healthy competition between two platforms, neither spewing hate or disinformation thru algorithms, at this pont. I'm not making a choice
Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
November 20, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Healthy competition between two platforms, neither spewing hate or disinformation thru algorithms, at this pont. I'm not making a choice
First repost 👍
I’ve seen enough to make a call: Bluesky is going to be a legit competitor to Twitter.
Sweet.
Sweet.
November 17, 2024 at 3:49 AM
First repost 👍