Rogerman
@rogerman99.bsky.social
Late boomer/Early genxr. Born in Winnipeg. Raised in Mississauga. Heart in Tidnish. Been a lot of places. Life made me better. Woke AF.
He/Him. Please don't hit me up with chat.
He/Him. Please don't hit me up with chat.
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Ok, good to see:
1. Turning hundreds of 1000s of people already here into permanent residents is the right priority — the solution to “illegals” is make them legal
2. Doing some of this on top of PR immigration targets gets us into population growth we need
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
1. Turning hundreds of 1000s of people already here into permanent residents is the right priority — the solution to “illegals” is make them legal
2. Doing some of this on top of PR immigration targets gets us into population growth we need
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Foreigners living in Canada will get permanent residence priority, Immigration Minister says
Budget’s cuts to immigration targets to be partly offset by one-off programs
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Ok, good to see:
1. Turning hundreds of 1000s of people already here into permanent residents is the right priority — the solution to “illegals” is make them legal
2. Doing some of this on top of PR immigration targets gets us into population growth we need
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
1. Turning hundreds of 1000s of people already here into permanent residents is the right priority — the solution to “illegals” is make them legal
2. Doing some of this on top of PR immigration targets gets us into population growth we need
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Now is a very good time to email your MP and tell them what you think about another oil pipeline. Especially if you live in BC.
They are willing to sacrifice BC to appease Alberta.
Didn’t work for the last pipeline, won’t work this time.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
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They are willing to sacrifice BC to appease Alberta.
Didn’t work for the last pipeline, won’t work this time.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
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Carney's expected green light for oil pipeline causes unease in caucus and cabinet: sources | CBC News
With Prime Minister Mark Carney expected to lay out a path forward for an oil pipeline to northwest B.C. on Thursday, senior people around him have had to assuage skittish MPs and at least one cabinet...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Now is a very good time to email your MP and tell them what you think about another oil pipeline. Especially if you live in BC.
They are willing to sacrifice BC to appease Alberta.
Didn’t work for the last pipeline, won’t work this time.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
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They are willing to sacrifice BC to appease Alberta.
Didn’t work for the last pipeline, won’t work this time.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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“It is an offence to wilfully fail to comply with an order of the IPC, which provides a strong incentive for institutions to meet their compliance obligations. Very serious matters can be referred to the Attorney General for prosecution,” the IPC spokesperson explained #onpoli
NEW: Ontario’s transparency watchdog has been forced to “intervene” after the solicitor general’s office repeatedly ignored orders to release information.
It’s part of a trend which has also raised questions about political interference. #OnPoli
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It’s part of a trend which has also raised questions about political interference. #OnPoli
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Ontario watchdog ‘intervening’ after solicitor general ignores transparency orders | Globalnews.ca
There have been several instances in recent years where the IPC has told the solicitor general's office to release information, only for the government to ignore the decree.
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“It is an offence to wilfully fail to comply with an order of the IPC, which provides a strong incentive for institutions to meet their compliance obligations. Very serious matters can be referred to the Attorney General for prosecution,” the IPC spokesperson explained #onpoli
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BREAKING: Young litigants, @cape-acme.bsky.social, and @greenpeaceca.bsky.social slam the #Ford government over last-minute, short-sighted climate law repeal ahead of the upcoming landmark #Mathur court hearing.
Learn more >> bit.ly/481HRLA
#onpoli #canpoli #genclimateaction
Learn more >> bit.ly/481HRLA
#onpoli #canpoli #genclimateaction
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
BREAKING: Young litigants, @cape-acme.bsky.social, and @greenpeaceca.bsky.social slam the #Ford government over last-minute, short-sighted climate law repeal ahead of the upcoming landmark #Mathur court hearing.
Learn more >> bit.ly/481HRLA
#onpoli #canpoli #genclimateaction
Learn more >> bit.ly/481HRLA
#onpoli #canpoli #genclimateaction
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A sinkhole suddenly swallowed a playground, and new condo owners are facing repair bills approaching $40,000 each. Insurance company refuses to pay. Developer Treasure Hill defends its work. Crickets from Tarion & HCRA, Ontario’s dozy homebuilding regulator www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #onpoli
Townhome owners stuck footing $2M bill after stormwater system at new-build complex collapses | CBC News
Dozens of townhome owners in Vaughan, Ont., are facing massive bills — now up to about $2 million collectively — to replace major damage to their recently built complex. Some owners point to what they...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A sinkhole suddenly swallowed a playground, and new condo owners are facing repair bills approaching $40,000 each. Insurance company refuses to pay. Developer Treasure Hill defends its work. Crickets from Tarion & HCRA, Ontario’s dozy homebuilding regulator www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #onpoli
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This is serious Ontario!
#onpoli
#onpoli
Critics are worried the government is routinely ignoring the rules to avoid accountability and frustrate public access to information.
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Ontario watchdog ‘intervening’ after solicitor general ignores transparency orders | Globalnews.ca
There have been several instances in recent years where the IPC has told the solicitor general's office to release information, only for the government to ignore the decree.
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is serious Ontario!
#onpoli
#onpoli
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"court concubine ensnares palace in scandal that humiliates the kingdom"
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"court concubine ensnares palace in scandal that humiliates the kingdom"
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#topoli #onpoli New from me on @spacing.bsky.social: When did we begin dismissing opioid addiction, especially among homeless encampment residents, as "delinquent" behaviour? Contrary to the claims of pundits like The Globe's Robyn Urback, there's much more to this story. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
When did we start describing opioid addiction as "delinquent" behaviour? - Spacing Toronto
In a widely read, shared and commented upon column in Saturday’s Globe and Mail, columnist Robyn Urback asked a question that, I’d say, is on a lot of people’s minds these days: how did we “normalize ...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
#topoli #onpoli New from me on @spacing.bsky.social: When did we begin dismissing opioid addiction, especially among homeless encampment residents, as "delinquent" behaviour? Contrary to the claims of pundits like The Globe's Robyn Urback, there's much more to this story. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
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Ford is consistently removing revenue streams that fund public services (LCBO, license plates) and then throws millions of our tax dollars into private corporations. #FordFkdItUp
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Toronto may have to lay off about 1,000 people because of Ontario's speed camera ban: mayor | CBC News
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the city may have to lay off about a thousand workers now that the Ontario government has effectively banned speed cameras in municipalities across the province.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Ford is consistently removing revenue streams that fund public services (LCBO, license plates) and then throws millions of our tax dollars into private corporations. #FordFkdItUp
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Indeed!
"There is no economic, political or environmental case for even considering the project. Northern Gateway 2.0 is the antithesis of “nation-building.” Carney could do a lot better than trying to imitate the worst of the Harper era." #cdnpoli @mark-carney.bsky.social
"There is no economic, political or environmental case for even considering the project. Northern Gateway 2.0 is the antithesis of “nation-building.” Carney could do a lot better than trying to imitate the worst of the Harper era." #cdnpoli @mark-carney.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Indeed!
"There is no economic, political or environmental case for even considering the project. Northern Gateway 2.0 is the antithesis of “nation-building.” Carney could do a lot better than trying to imitate the worst of the Harper era." #cdnpoli @mark-carney.bsky.social
"There is no economic, political or environmental case for even considering the project. Northern Gateway 2.0 is the antithesis of “nation-building.” Carney could do a lot better than trying to imitate the worst of the Harper era." #cdnpoli @mark-carney.bsky.social
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jfc. new liberal cope is pretending carney actually doesn't want the pipeline he's approving and fast tracking. i'm sure it's "6D chess" or some bs... because, to carney stans all the shit things he does he actually doesn't want to do.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
jfc. new liberal cope is pretending carney actually doesn't want the pipeline he's approving and fast tracking. i'm sure it's "6D chess" or some bs... because, to carney stans all the shit things he does he actually doesn't want to do.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
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I’ve been busy the last while and had to pull back a bit, but I hope people read this article and realize that moving our CPP from one of the best run plans in the world to this investment firm would be a HUGE mistake!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #HandsOffourCPP
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#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #HandsOffourCPP
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Alberta to insulate AIMCo from liability, companies from greenwashing allegations
Alberta is moving to insulate its Crown investment corporation from potential legal liabilities and protect companies in the province from lawsuits accusing them of greenwashing.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I’ve been busy the last while and had to pull back a bit, but I hope people read this article and realize that moving our CPP from one of the best run plans in the world to this investment firm would be a HUGE mistake!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #HandsOffourCPP
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#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #HandsOffourCPP
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David Eby: LNG for Me, But No Pipeline for Thee
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#energy #oil #LNG #bcpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli
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#energy #oil #LNG #bcpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli
David Eby: LNG for Me, But No Pipeline for Thee
Meanwhile, there is no business case for LNG or oil exports to Asia
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November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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For any American who's curious about Canada's trump wanna be...his name is Jeff Pierre Poilievre, he goes by Pierre but we call him PP. He is the "leader" of the official gov. Opposition party called the Canadian Progressive Conservatives(cpc). We recently discovered he was elected "leader" due..1.)
November 20, 2024 at 12:37 AM
For any American who's curious about Canada's trump wanna be...his name is Jeff Pierre Poilievre, he goes by Pierre but we call him PP. He is the "leader" of the official gov. Opposition party called the Canadian Progressive Conservatives(cpc). We recently discovered he was elected "leader" due..1.)
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It isn’t a surprise people in AB are putting our UCP MLAs, under the gun. Perhaps if they actually represented constituents instead of voting the party line, it’d be different. We don’t want Republican style policies or politics here!
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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5 more UCP legislature members facing recall, bringing total to 14 | CBC News
Elections Alberta says it has approved recall petitions against five more members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus, bringing the total to 14.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It isn’t a surprise people in AB are putting our UCP MLAs, under the gun. Perhaps if they actually represented constituents instead of voting the party line, it’d be different. We don’t want Republican style policies or politics here!
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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David Eby: LNG for Me, But No Pipeline for Thee
Meanwhile, there is no business case for LNG or oil exports to Asia
What a mess. Blames @mark-carney.bsky.social, @ABDanielleSmith, and @Dave_Eby.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #abpoli
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Meanwhile, there is no business case for LNG or oil exports to Asia
What a mess. Blames @mark-carney.bsky.social, @ABDanielleSmith, and @Dave_Eby.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #abpoli
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David Eby: LNG for Me, But No Pipeline for Thee
Meanwhile, there is no business case for LNG or oil exports to Asia
markhamhislop.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
David Eby: LNG for Me, But No Pipeline for Thee
Meanwhile, there is no business case for LNG or oil exports to Asia
What a mess. Blames @mark-carney.bsky.social, @ABDanielleSmith, and @Dave_Eby.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #abpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/david-eby-...
Meanwhile, there is no business case for LNG or oil exports to Asia
What a mess. Blames @mark-carney.bsky.social, @ABDanielleSmith, and @Dave_Eby.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #abpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/david-eby-...
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I hope the CPC holds onto Poilievre as leader for as long as possible.
Why stop at 4 consecutive general election losses? Let’s go for the historic FIVE, amirite?
Good holy Zeus. Nearly 8 months after the election, and Pierre’s favourability has only sunk to new depths.
#cdnpoli
Why stop at 4 consecutive general election losses? Let’s go for the historic FIVE, amirite?
Good holy Zeus. Nearly 8 months after the election, and Pierre’s favourability has only sunk to new depths.
#cdnpoli
November 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I hope the CPC holds onto Poilievre as leader for as long as possible.
Why stop at 4 consecutive general election losses? Let’s go for the historic FIVE, amirite?
Good holy Zeus. Nearly 8 months after the election, and Pierre’s favourability has only sunk to new depths.
#cdnpoli
Why stop at 4 consecutive general election losses? Let’s go for the historic FIVE, amirite?
Good holy Zeus. Nearly 8 months after the election, and Pierre’s favourability has only sunk to new depths.
#cdnpoli
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Ah, the good old fa$cist playbook
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Ford says he will audit ‘left-wing radical groups’ opposed to government legislation | Globalnews.ca
Ford's warning came after members of the tenant advocacy group ACORN interrupted the legislature to protest a controversial omnibus bill that shortens some eviction timelines.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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This is an attack on both labour and tenant unions which are among our protected rights as outlined in the Charter, Section 2(d). The cause for alarm surrounding Ford’s destructive premiership somehow gets louder every day. #onpoli @cupescfp.bsky.social @acornunion.bsky.social @oflabour.bsky.social
‘So-called charitable organizations:’ Ford claims groups ‘funnel’ money to ‘left-wing radical groups’ - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government will audit groups receiving funds from the province, claiming that some of them “funnel it quietly to these left-wing radical groups.”
‘So-called charitable organizations:’ Ford claims groups ‘funnel’ money to ‘left-wing radical groups’
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government will audit groups receiving funds from the province, claiming that some of them “funnel it quietly to these left-wing radical groups.”
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November 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This is an attack on both labour and tenant unions which are among our protected rights as outlined in the Charter, Section 2(d). The cause for alarm surrounding Ford’s destructive premiership somehow gets louder every day. #onpoli @cupescfp.bsky.social @acornunion.bsky.social @oflabour.bsky.social
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Back in the day, you scratch the Ford government and find corruption. Today we don't even have to scratch. Corruption lies about Doug Ford's feet like grains of sand on a beach. There, in the wide open, for everyone to see. #onpoli #FordFailedOntario
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From the front page of the @TorontoStar, @MoiraWelsh on planning exemptions for training centres built with cash from the controversial Skills Development Fund.
#onpoli
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Ford government seeks planning exemptions for training centres built with Skills Development Fund cash
Premier Doug Ford is making sweeping exemptions to planning rules — all for the benefit of operators running worker training facilities built with money from the Skills Development Fund, warns
www.thestar.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Back in the day, you scratch the Ford government and find corruption. Today we don't even have to scratch. Corruption lies about Doug Ford's feet like grains of sand on a beach. There, in the wide open, for everyone to see. #onpoli #FordFailedOntario
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Good morning to every one except Doug Ford, not only the most corrupt man to ever call himself Premier, but also the most flagrantly anti-democratic. He has turned Ontario into a gangster state, and means to keep it that way. #onpoli #FordFailedOntario
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Ford says he will audit ‘left-wing radical groups’ opposed to government legislation | Globalnews.ca
Ford's warning came after members of the tenant advocacy group ACORN interrupted the legislature to protest a controversial omnibus bill that shortens some eviction timelines.
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Good morning to every one except Doug Ford, not only the most corrupt man to ever call himself Premier, but also the most flagrantly anti-democratic. He has turned Ontario into a gangster state, and means to keep it that way. #onpoli #FordFailedOntario
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Recalls the after action report from the CAFs after they rescued Doug Ford's Long Term Care debacle. Thousands dead, including by malnutrition and dehydration. Inmates left in their own feces for days. Doug Ford cried & promised to do better, did nothing instead. #onpoli
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One young man with developmental #disabilities "was tied to his bed & chemically sedated for most of his 2 years in hospital. Another lived 5 years in a psychiatric hospital, restrained at times for 20 hours a day."
Sudan? Russia?
No. Doug Ford's #Ontario.
#ONpoli
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Sudan? Russia?
No. Doug Ford's #Ontario.
#ONpoli
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Ombudsman calls for improved collaboration, proactive planning to prevent unnecessary hospitalization of adults with developmental disabilities
/CNW/ - Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé's latest report, released today, reveals how the province's systemic failure to help people with complex developmental...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Recalls the after action report from the CAFs after they rescued Doug Ford's Long Term Care debacle. Thousands dead, including by malnutrition and dehydration. Inmates left in their own feces for days. Doug Ford cried & promised to do better, did nothing instead. #onpoli
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November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Corruption is bad for business. Doug Ford is bad for business. Doug Ford is the worst for small businesses that can not afford his pay to play model & businesses with integrity that reject his corruption. #onpoli #FordFailedOntario
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November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Corruption is bad for business. Doug Ford is bad for business. Doug Ford is the worst for small businesses that can not afford his pay to play model & businesses with integrity that reject his corruption. #onpoli #FordFailedOntario
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