A Serious Canadian
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Retired Infantry Officer, I’ve witnessed the best and worst in the world. Father of two awesome young men and very lucky to have had my wife stick with me thru our 30-year career. Trying to figure out my place in a post-service life.
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Donald Trump’s imperialistic aim has Canada directly in his crosshairs
U.S. President Donald Trump’s seemingly innocuous ribbing of America’s northern neighbour becoming a state has now turned into something darker and more nefarious, writes Washington political analyst ...
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My ancestor fought at Queenston Heights (1812) to stop the US invasion of what would be Canada. 200 yrs later my Mom is US, Dad Cdn. Family served in WW1/2, Korea, Vietnam, OP JC, Desrt Storm (14 in all), IQ and me Afgh. I love my cousins but will never ever be a yank www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
At some point you have to wonder if this is self flagellation by the orange man? He really does hate his country.
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U.S. to slap big surcharge on foreign visitors to national parks
Foreign tourists visiting U.S. national parks including the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone will now pay a hefty surcharge, the Trump administration announced Tuesday.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
At some point you have to wonder if this is self flagellation by the orange man? He really does hate his country.
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Imagine that. Canadians don’t like it when the “Not Withstanding Clause” is used to make something legal when their policy is decidedly illegal. It’s use is snowballing from original cultural protection (I sort of get) to worker and human rights… not good for democracy.
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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.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Imagine that. Canadians don’t like it when the “Not Withstanding Clause” is used to make something legal when their policy is decidedly illegal. It’s use is snowballing from original cultural protection (I sort of get) to worker and human rights… not good for democracy.
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The opening of Poland's prime minister, Donald Tusk, in reference to the 28 point paper is quite something.
This is trolling on the most professional level politics can give. It is even questionable whether the US side will be understanding this subtlety. Hilarious!
This is trolling on the most professional level politics can give. It is even questionable whether the US side will be understanding this subtlety. Hilarious!
November 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The opening of Poland's prime minister, Donald Tusk, in reference to the 28 point paper is quite something.
This is trolling on the most professional level politics can give. It is even questionable whether the US side will be understanding this subtlety. Hilarious!
This is trolling on the most professional level politics can give. It is even questionable whether the US side will be understanding this subtlety. Hilarious!
Russia is already fighting a hybrid war against NATO. The West needs to start acting accordingly before it is too late. www.cbc.ca/news/world/p...
Polish PM calls railway line explosion 'unprecedented act of sabotage' | CBC News
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Monday that an explosion on a section of railway line used for deliveries to Ukraine was an "unprecedented act of sabotage."
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November 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Russia is already fighting a hybrid war against NATO. The West needs to start acting accordingly before it is too late. www.cbc.ca/news/world/p...
When the bar is set so low, a low bar is easily reported by the media.
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Anand says U.S. secretary Rubio has avoided ’51st state’ chatter as G7 meeting looms
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hasn’t repeated President Donald Trump’s musings about making Canada the 51st state during their conversations.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
When the bar is set so low, a low bar is easily reported by the media.
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Democracy is further weakened by the media's cowardness. www.bbc.com/news/live/cd...
BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign - live updates
Turness said mistakes had been made but allegations of institutional bias were
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November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Democracy is further weakened by the media's cowardness. www.bbc.com/news/live/cd...
People vote with their feet. Your party lost two members due to bad leadership. Don't whine "undemocratic," it's beneath you as an individual, let alone as a member of Parliament. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
In damage control after 2 departures, Conservatives accuse Liberals of 'undemocratic' distractions | CBC News
Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer held a brief media availability Friday morning in an attempt to redirect attention from the Official Opposition's internal crisis to the Liberal Party.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
People vote with their feet. Your party lost two members due to bad leadership. Don't whine "undemocratic," it's beneath you as an individual, let alone as a member of Parliament. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Excellent numbers for Canada! Tourism: "six per cent increase compared to the same period last year...[from]overseas markets, which increased by 10 per cent," www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A summer to remember as tourism numbers hit all-time high | CBC News
Canada’s tourism sector generated a record-breaking amount of revenue of between May and August, reaching $59 billion, a six per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Excellent numbers for Canada! Tourism: "six per cent increase compared to the same period last year...[from]overseas markets, which increased by 10 per cent," www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sorry, but a lack of self awareness does not count as diplomacy. Take your lapel pin down and start thing about what democracy means,
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‘Canada burned the bridges’: U.S. ambassador doubts tariff deal feasible before new year
The U.S. ambassador to Canada doesn’t foresee a new security and economic deal between Canada and the United States — which could see the reduction or full removal of tariffs amid an ongoing trade dis...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Sorry, but a lack of self awareness does not count as diplomacy. Take your lapel pin down and start thing about what democracy means,
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When is all media going to frame the issue of Tariffs properly? Canada doesn't pay tariffs on stuff we sell to the states, Americans do. Cowardice or incompetence?
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Trump says he's hiking 'tariff on Canada' by 10% 'over and above' what it pays now | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced on social media he will be increasing “the Tariff on Canada” by 10 per cent “over and above what they are paying now" because of an advertisement by the Ontar...
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October 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
When is all media going to frame the issue of Tariffs properly? Canada doesn't pay tariffs on stuff we sell to the states, Americans do. Cowardice or incompetence?
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Ontario uses key sentences from a long speech on tariffs. Orange man calls off the trade talks because Reagan’s words make his schizophrenic policies look bad. MAGA’s Dear Leader widens the CAN/AM schism, hurts US workers more than Cdn and the Cult plays on...
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‘Reagan knew that we are stronger together’: Ford responds after Trump calls off trade talks
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has responded to the U.S. president’s announcement it would cut off negotiations with Canada over an anti-tariff ad.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Ontario uses key sentences from a long speech on tariffs. Orange man calls off the trade talks because Reagan’s words make his schizophrenic policies look bad. MAGA’s Dear Leader widens the CAN/AM schism, hurts US workers more than Cdn and the Cult plays on...
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I was there in the Skydome in '92. I wish I could be there to feel that energy again. Let's go Blue Jays!
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The numbers behind the Blue Jays’ wild playoff run — one win away from the World Series | CBC Sports
The Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from the World Series. Here are the numbers behind their historic post-season run.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I was there in the Skydome in '92. I wish I could be there to feel that energy again. Let's go Blue Jays!
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Yes, this is what Duty with Honour does.
New: “I resigned from the military because of Trump” - “I could not swear to follow a commander in chief who seems so willing to disregard the Constitution.”
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Opinion | I resigned from the military because of Trump
I could not swear to follow a commander in chief who seems so willing to disregard the Constitution.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Yes, this is what Duty with Honour does.
Masked snatch squads is a very bad look for "Freedom" in the US. Community action is a good look at this point. I expect that the civil rights abuses will some days come to haunt all of Trump's "willing executioners." I look forward to that day.
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
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Community action works.
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October 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Masked snatch squads is a very bad look for "Freedom" in the US. Community action is a good look at this point. I expect that the civil rights abuses will some days come to haunt all of Trump's "willing executioners." I look forward to that day.
Although his government is a serious problem for the world, the orange man himself is a laughing stock.
The Prime Minister of Albania came up to Macron and Azerbaijani President Aliyev and joked about how Trump had resolved the conflict between Albania and Azerbaijan.
October 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Although his government is a serious problem for the world, the orange man himself is a laughing stock.
Next, he’ll be saying “they’re eating the dogs, they’re eating the cats of the people that live there…” This failed/failing Conservative leader thinks Canadians are stupid or he is deliberately making a liar of himself to feed red meat to the base.
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Poilievre claims Christians 'may be the number 1' victims of hate-based violence | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday that Christians and their places of worship are being targeted and, if elected, he will crack down on religion-based hate.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Next, he’ll be saying “they’re eating the dogs, they’re eating the cats of the people that live there…” This failed/failing Conservative leader thinks Canadians are stupid or he is deliberately making a liar of himself to feed red meat to the base.
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“Free speech was written for hard truths, not polite fictions. Calling something fascist isn’t violence—it’s vigilance.”
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Naming Fascism Is Not Violence
How a new right-wing tactic tries to silence critics—and why Americans must keep speaking plainly.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“Free speech was written for hard truths, not polite fictions. Calling something fascist isn’t violence—it’s vigilance.”
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Riddle me this: he thinks windmills cause cancer, asylum seekers come from old fashion insane asylums, dictators are good, ending wars is easy, “Canada has nothing to offer” – despite an envious amount of natural resources, … I can go on ad nauseum.
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U.S. ambassador lashes out at suggestion that Trump is uninformed
The U.S. ambassador to Canada says he takes offence to suggestions that President Donald Trump is uninformed about what his country’s northern neighbour has to offer.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Riddle me this: he thinks windmills cause cancer, asylum seekers come from old fashion insane asylums, dictators are good, ending wars is easy, “Canada has nothing to offer” – despite an envious amount of natural resources, … I can go on ad nauseum.
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"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday
Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday
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September 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Sorry, we've been more than disappointed with your government's behaviour. 51st state? Tariffs? Gov't agencies running rackets? I can go on... Not really sorry I guess...
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U.S. ambassador 'disappointed' with anti-American sentiment in Canada | CBC News
The U.S. ambassador to Canada is expressing frustration over the anti-American sentiment he sees in this country, including from politicians, after U.S. President Donald Trump hit most of the world wi...
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September 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Sorry, we've been more than disappointed with your government's behaviour. 51st state? Tariffs? Gov't agencies running rackets? I can go on... Not really sorry I guess...
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Justice, in a world sadly lacking it.
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Brazil Supreme Court sentences Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup plot
A panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court sentenced on Thursday former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election.
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September 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Justice, in a world sadly lacking it.
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Maybe repeating this but I really like this guy
September 9, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Maybe repeating this but I really like this guy
"Doctor warns against 'sheer unadulterated craziness' in U.S." -Finally a worthy subheading/deck CBC!
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Florida is ending vaccine mandates. What do Canadian travellers need to know? | CBC News
CBC News asked doctors what Canadians should know before flying south, in light of Florida's plan to end vaccine mandates.
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September 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"Doctor warns against 'sheer unadulterated craziness' in U.S." -Finally a worthy subheading/deck CBC!
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Management has no idea how broken their medical system is. I know of mbrs on sick leave for years and neither leadership nor the medical staff have bothered to check on their people in the depths of OSI-PTSD. It’s a disgraceful leadership problem at all levels. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Number of Mounties on long-term sick leave poses 'significant operational challenges': report | CBC News
The proportion of Mounties on long-term, off-duty sick leave has reached an all-time high and become a critical issue for the national police force, according to a new outside report that’s already ga...
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August 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Management has no idea how broken their medical system is. I know of mbrs on sick leave for years and neither leadership nor the medical staff have bothered to check on their people in the depths of OSI-PTSD. It’s a disgraceful leadership problem at all levels. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...