CanCon
@75percentgolden.bsky.social
Making sure our screams to the void during the Autumn of Democracy contain at least 75% Canadian content by volume
Loyal we began, loyal we remain
Loyal we began, loyal we remain
As late as it is to write my congratulations to Mark Carney and the liberals for pulling the come back of the century. I would like to thank and draw attention to the Quebecois voters who chose nation over province and carried the liberals to victory.
May 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
As late as it is to write my congratulations to Mark Carney and the liberals for pulling the come back of the century. I would like to thank and draw attention to the Quebecois voters who chose nation over province and carried the liberals to victory.
The Catholic Church has a complicated history in Canada but I can respect anyone who is trying to repair that relationship between the church and the secular world. I hope that whoever replaces him carries on his work.
April 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Catholic Church has a complicated history in Canada but I can respect anyone who is trying to repair that relationship between the church and the secular world. I hope that whoever replaces him carries on his work.
We finally found the one person with institutional power willing to at least act like they can do something about Trump. #corybooker
Breaking news: Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) broke a record Tuesday night for the longest U.S. Senate floor speech of the modern era, surpassing Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 1957 remarks inside the chamber that lasted 24 hours.
Cory Booker breaks modern record for longest speech from Senate floor
The New Jersey Democrat is speaking in protest of the Trump administration’s policies. His record-breaking speech is not delaying the Senate from a vote, so it is not a filibuster.
wapo.st
April 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
We finally found the one person with institutional power willing to at least act like they can do something about Trump. #corybooker
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@booker.senate.gov has been speaking on the Senate floor for more than 20 HOURS and counting.
#RESPECT
#RESPECT
April 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
@booker.senate.gov has been speaking on the Senate floor for more than 20 HOURS and counting.
#RESPECT
#RESPECT
Never forget the original Canadian Anti Fascists the Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, a group of 1500 mostly Canadian international fighters the skirted Canadian Law to fight for Democracy in Spain in the conflict that became the opening act of WWII
April 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Never forget the original Canadian Anti Fascists the Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, a group of 1500 mostly Canadian international fighters the skirted Canadian Law to fight for Democracy in Spain in the conflict that became the opening act of WWII
The King met the King today
March 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The King met the King today
Welcome to the party /r/onguardforthee @ogft.bsky.social
March 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Welcome to the party /r/onguardforthee @ogft.bsky.social
Black History Month is over but the history facts keep coming! Mary Ann Shad was a Black Woman born in 1823 who came to the abolitionist hotbed of Chatham Ontario. She became the first Black Woman to Publish her own newspaper. You can read some old editions here : news.ourontario.ca/97849/issues...
March 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Black History Month is over but the history facts keep coming! Mary Ann Shad was a Black Woman born in 1823 who came to the abolitionist hotbed of Chatham Ontario. She became the first Black Woman to Publish her own newspaper. You can read some old editions here : news.ourontario.ca/97849/issues...
For everyone who wants to buy Canadian don't forget indigenous owned businesses! Canada has always needed indigenous people and we need to support them now as neighbours, friends, and allies! There is no reconciliation under fascism!
shopfirstnations.com
shopfirstnations.com
Home Page
Shop First Nations is the best way to discover Indigenous businesses in Canada, and shop for unique, Indigenous gifts.
shopfirstnations.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
For everyone who wants to buy Canadian don't forget indigenous owned businesses! Canada has always needed indigenous people and we need to support them now as neighbours, friends, and allies! There is no reconciliation under fascism!
shopfirstnations.com
shopfirstnations.com
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Today's black history month figure is Richard Pierpont, born in Senegal, brought to America as a slave he fought for the British and won his freedom during the American Revolution. He relocated to Canada
When war came again in 1812 he re-enlisted in the army despite being in his 60's.
When war came again in 1812 he re-enlisted in the army despite being in his 60's.
February 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Today's black history month figure is Richard Pierpont, born in Senegal, brought to America as a slave he fought for the British and won his freedom during the American Revolution. He relocated to Canada
When war came again in 1812 he re-enlisted in the army despite being in his 60's.
When war came again in 1812 he re-enlisted in the army despite being in his 60's.
I meant to post more for Black History month but time got away from me. Y'all should still know about Dr. Stephen Blizzard an RCAF pilot, veterinarian and later Doctor from Trinidad who graced Canada with his brilliance and the baddest fucking name pilot's name since top gun #blackhistorymonth
February 25, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I meant to post more for Black History month but time got away from me. Y'all should still know about Dr. Stephen Blizzard an RCAF pilot, veterinarian and later Doctor from Trinidad who graced Canada with his brilliance and the baddest fucking name pilot's name since top gun #blackhistorymonth
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Canada beats the US in the 4 Nations faceoff in overtime 3-2.
The US now becomes a Canadian province and Trump is downgraded to Premier.
The US now becomes a Canadian province and Trump is downgraded to Premier.
February 21, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Canada beats the US in the 4 Nations faceoff in overtime 3-2.
The US now becomes a Canadian province and Trump is downgraded to Premier.
The US now becomes a Canadian province and Trump is downgraded to Premier.
Shamelessly stolen from reddit,
February 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Shamelessly stolen from reddit,
I'm going to be cheering for Canada tonight but even if we lose it's never going to shut us up.
February 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I'm going to be cheering for Canada tonight but even if we lose it's never going to shut us up.
The soundtrack of Canadian resistance!
"The stampede toward the border was in vain
Faces palmed, faces paled
As the wall they said would make them great could not be scaled"
"The stampede toward the border was in vain
Faces palmed, faces paled
As the wall they said would make them great could not be scaled"
Propagandhi - "Victory Lap"
YouTube video by Epitaph Records
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The soundtrack of Canadian resistance!
"The stampede toward the border was in vain
Faces palmed, faces paled
As the wall they said would make them great could not be scaled"
"The stampede toward the border was in vain
Faces palmed, faces paled
As the wall they said would make them great could not be scaled"
Kicking off black history month with a photo of Michelle Jean, a girl who came from Haiti as a refugee and a broken home to hold one of the most important roles in Canadian Democracy.
February 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Kicking off black history month with a photo of Michelle Jean, a girl who came from Haiti as a refugee and a broken home to hold one of the most important roles in Canadian Democracy.
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The market reaction underscores investor anxiety about the potential economic impact of President Donald Trump's tariff plans.
Stock Market plunges after White House confirms tariffs to begin Saturday
www.newsweek.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The market reaction underscores investor anxiety about the potential economic impact of President Donald Trump's tariff plans.
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Quite the metaphor…
January 31, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Quite the metaphor…
Here is your daily reminder that Elon Musk, the man using the world's largest fortune to kick away the ladder he used to climb to the top, only avoided conscription and being killed in Namibia because his birthright citizenship through his mom allowed him to come to Canada.
January 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Here is your daily reminder that Elon Musk, the man using the world's largest fortune to kick away the ladder he used to climb to the top, only avoided conscription and being killed in Namibia because his birthright citizenship through his mom allowed him to come to Canada.
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Get your mail-in ballot asap Ontario, fuck if I’m leaving the house for this bullshit
The official home page of the Government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Elections Ontario, Special Ballot.
votebymail.elections.on.ca
January 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Get your mail-in ballot asap Ontario, fuck if I’m leaving the house for this bullshit
Today is the birthday of Franklin Roosevelt, the only president that deserved more than two terms, took on the Nazis and the Great Depression from a wheelchair proving that the "free market" does in fact need a leash to save it from itself, not bad for an American
January 30, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Today is the birthday of Franklin Roosevelt, the only president that deserved more than two terms, took on the Nazis and the Great Depression from a wheelchair proving that the "free market" does in fact need a leash to save it from itself, not bad for an American