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This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner
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If Canada was the 51st State this would be our Vichy Gov’s official statement:
January 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
If Canada was the 51st State this would be our Vichy Gov’s official statement:
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"At least three attendees wore the uniform of the recently formed Second Sons Canada ... Second Sons Canada is run by Jeremy MacKenzie, the founder of Diagolon, who this year filmed himself making a Hitler salute in a video shared on Telegram"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"At least three attendees wore the uniform of the recently formed Second Sons Canada ... Second Sons Canada is run by Jeremy MacKenzie, the founder of Diagolon, who this year filmed himself making a Hitler salute in a video shared on Telegram"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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In July, a white nationalist event was held at a cultural centre in Vancouver. Organizers are affiliated with the Hammerskins & the promo posts for the event included symbols used by white nationalists.
Excellent reporting by @antihate.ca
www.antihate.ca/white_nation...
Excellent reporting by @antihate.ca
www.antihate.ca/white_nation...
White Nationalist Networking: Help us Identify the Organizers and Guests
www.antihate.ca
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
In July, a white nationalist event was held at a cultural centre in Vancouver. Organizers are affiliated with the Hammerskins & the promo posts for the event included symbols used by white nationalists.
Excellent reporting by @antihate.ca
www.antihate.ca/white_nation...
Excellent reporting by @antihate.ca
www.antihate.ca/white_nation...
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"Kathleen, please don't run, because you cannot be the premier. You cannot be elected because you're a lesbian." — Kathleen Wynne, Ontario's first female & openly gay premier, on why authenticity mattered. The Premier Files, Nov. 7 at 8pm with @spaikin.bsky.social | Producer: @carrletta.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"Kathleen, please don't run, because you cannot be the premier. You cannot be elected because you're a lesbian." — Kathleen Wynne, Ontario's first female & openly gay premier, on why authenticity mattered. The Premier Files, Nov. 7 at 8pm with @spaikin.bsky.social | Producer: @carrletta.bsky.social
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As Donald Trump moves to lock up his critics, Canada's Conservative leader thinks "hey, there's a good idea!" (Gift link) www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Justin Ling: Pierre Poilievre’s conspiracy theorizing isn’t just wrong — it’s dangerous
In evoking Trump's paranoia, the Conservative leader is doing Canada a disservice.
www.thestar.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
As Donald Trump moves to lock up his critics, Canada's Conservative leader thinks "hey, there's a good idea!" (Gift link) www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Wake up babe, new Most Divorced Man in the World just dropped.
been very hard to watch a bunch of 50-year-old podcasters come to terms with having a job.
September 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Wake up babe, new Most Divorced Man in the World just dropped.
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She was Fonzie's grandmother, Mrs. Tremond on Twin Peaks, Happy Gilmore's grandmother and the Marble Rye lady on Seinfeld.
You may not know her name, but you certainly recognize her.
This is the story of Canada's Frances Bay!
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You may not know her name, but you certainly recognize her.
This is the story of Canada's Frances Bay!
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September 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
She was Fonzie's grandmother, Mrs. Tremond on Twin Peaks, Happy Gilmore's grandmother and the Marble Rye lady on Seinfeld.
You may not know her name, but you certainly recognize her.
This is the story of Canada's Frances Bay!
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You may not know her name, but you certainly recognize her.
This is the story of Canada's Frances Bay!
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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Graham Greene has died.
A Canadian acting icon, he earned an Oscar nomination for his role as Kicking Bird in Dances With Wolves. He also won a Grammy, Gemini and Canadian Screen Award, along with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. He also earned a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
A Canadian acting icon, he earned an Oscar nomination for his role as Kicking Bird in Dances With Wolves. He also won a Grammy, Gemini and Canadian Screen Award, along with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. He also earned a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
September 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Graham Greene has died.
A Canadian acting icon, he earned an Oscar nomination for his role as Kicking Bird in Dances With Wolves. He also won a Grammy, Gemini and Canadian Screen Award, along with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. He also earned a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
A Canadian acting icon, he earned an Oscar nomination for his role as Kicking Bird in Dances With Wolves. He also won a Grammy, Gemini and Canadian Screen Award, along with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. He also earned a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
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A woman in Canada waited 11 years for a gynaecological diagnosis!! Women’s health is under funded and under researched. In Sept, I’ll be hosting a podcast on women’s health and how we got here. I hope you can listen to (MIS)Treated on TVO.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
August 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A woman in Canada waited 11 years for a gynaecological diagnosis!! Women’s health is under funded and under researched. In Sept, I’ll be hosting a podcast on women’s health and how we got here. I hope you can listen to (MIS)Treated on TVO.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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🏖️Nanos Tracker Shows No Summer Shift
📊Carney and Poilievre each gain three points as preferred PM in latest update, while party support remains flat.
www.338canada.ca/p/nanos-trac...
📊Carney and Poilievre each gain three points as preferred PM in latest update, while party support remains flat.
www.338canada.ca/p/nanos-trac...
Nanos Tracker Shows No Summer Shift
Carney and Poilievre each gain three points as preferred PM in latest update, while party support remains flat.
www.338canada.ca
August 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🏖️Nanos Tracker Shows No Summer Shift
📊Carney and Poilievre each gain three points as preferred PM in latest update, while party support remains flat.
www.338canada.ca/p/nanos-trac...
📊Carney and Poilievre each gain three points as preferred PM in latest update, while party support remains flat.
www.338canada.ca/p/nanos-trac...
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It’s getting cold and dark at night. (Literally. Not a cry for help.)
Parliament is about to stumble back into session. Much outrage incoming.
Meanwhile: The Line is cranking back up to a full schedule. Don’t miss it.
Parliament is about to stumble back into session. Much outrage incoming.
Meanwhile: The Line is cranking back up to a full schedule. Don’t miss it.
a man with ice on his face is standing in a snowy field
ALT: a man with ice on his face is standing in a snowy field
media.tenor.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It’s getting cold and dark at night. (Literally. Not a cry for help.)
Parliament is about to stumble back into session. Much outrage incoming.
Meanwhile: The Line is cranking back up to a full schedule. Don’t miss it.
Parliament is about to stumble back into session. Much outrage incoming.
Meanwhile: The Line is cranking back up to a full schedule. Don’t miss it.
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Head over to ReadTheLine.ca. Drop your email in the box. Ten seconds, zero dollars. Almost everything we publish is open, and it lands right in your inbox — which I assume isn’t full enough already.
The Line | Line Editor | Substack
Commentary for Canadians. Click to read The Line, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
ReadTheLine.ca
August 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Head over to ReadTheLine.ca. Drop your email in the box. Ten seconds, zero dollars. Almost everything we publish is open, and it lands right in your inbox — which I assume isn’t full enough already.
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To date, 4 candidates in Canadian federal elections have received 0 votes:
Felix-Antoine Hamel in Toronto--St. Paul's (2024)
Daniel Stuckless & Ysack Dupont in LaSalle--Émard--Verdun (2024)
Ysack Dupont (again) in Carleton (2025)
Currently 75 candidates have 0 votes in Battle River—Crowfoot (2025)
Felix-Antoine Hamel in Toronto--St. Paul's (2024)
Daniel Stuckless & Ysack Dupont in LaSalle--Émard--Verdun (2024)
Ysack Dupont (again) in Carleton (2025)
Currently 75 candidates have 0 votes in Battle River—Crowfoot (2025)
August 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
To date, 4 candidates in Canadian federal elections have received 0 votes:
Felix-Antoine Hamel in Toronto--St. Paul's (2024)
Daniel Stuckless & Ysack Dupont in LaSalle--Émard--Verdun (2024)
Ysack Dupont (again) in Carleton (2025)
Currently 75 candidates have 0 votes in Battle River—Crowfoot (2025)
Felix-Antoine Hamel in Toronto--St. Paul's (2024)
Daniel Stuckless & Ysack Dupont in LaSalle--Émard--Verdun (2024)
Ysack Dupont (again) in Carleton (2025)
Currently 75 candidates have 0 votes in Battle River—Crowfoot (2025)
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At the start of the First World War, British Columbia made a secret deal to buy two submarines originally meant for Chile.
They served on both coasts, saw no combat, and survived the Halifax Explosion.
This is this the story of Canada's first submarines.
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They served on both coasts, saw no combat, and survived the Halifax Explosion.
This is this the story of Canada's first submarines.
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August 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
At the start of the First World War, British Columbia made a secret deal to buy two submarines originally meant for Chile.
They served on both coasts, saw no combat, and survived the Halifax Explosion.
This is this the story of Canada's first submarines.
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They served on both coasts, saw no combat, and survived the Halifax Explosion.
This is this the story of Canada's first submarines.
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A strong majority of Canadians support the building of oil and gas pipelines from the oil patch to the west and east coasts
That's a stunning change among the population, as Trump's trade war spurs the public towards strengthening our economy
open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
That's a stunning change among the population, as Trump's trade war spurs the public towards strengthening our economy
open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
Support for Pipelines Surges Among Canadians
Support for pipelines and resource development rises, alongside continued backing for clean energy investment
open.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A strong majority of Canadians support the building of oil and gas pipelines from the oil patch to the west and east coasts
That's a stunning change among the population, as Trump's trade war spurs the public towards strengthening our economy
open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
That's a stunning change among the population, as Trump's trade war spurs the public towards strengthening our economy
open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
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NEW: @abacusdataca poll in the @TorontoStar:
@OntarioPCParty: 50%
@OntLiberal: 28%
@OntarioNDP: 13%
@OntarioGreens: 6%
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
@OntarioPCParty: 50%
@OntLiberal: 28%
@OntarioNDP: 13%
@OntarioGreens: 6%
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
As Donald Trump’s trade war grinds on, support for Doug Ford’s PCs hits new high, poll suggests
New survey finds 50 per cent of respondents say they would vote for Ontario's governing Progressive Conservatives as the premier remains a vocal opponent of American tariffs.
www.thestar.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
NEW: @abacusdataca poll in the @TorontoStar:
@OntarioPCParty: 50%
@OntLiberal: 28%
@OntarioNDP: 13%
@OntarioGreens: 6%
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
@OntarioPCParty: 50%
@OntLiberal: 28%
@OntarioNDP: 13%
@OntarioGreens: 6%
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Net-Approval Polling:
Carney: +29%
Blanchet (QC): +1%
Poilievre: -4%
May: -8%
Davies: -14%
Bernier: -33%
Research Co. / July 2, 2025 / n=1001 / Online
Carney: +29%
Blanchet (QC): +1%
Poilievre: -4%
May: -8%
Davies: -14%
Bernier: -33%
Research Co. / July 2, 2025 / n=1001 / Online
July 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Net-Approval Polling:
Carney: +29%
Blanchet (QC): +1%
Poilievre: -4%
May: -8%
Davies: -14%
Bernier: -33%
Research Co. / July 2, 2025 / n=1001 / Online
Carney: +29%
Blanchet (QC): +1%
Poilievre: -4%
May: -8%
Davies: -14%
Bernier: -33%
Research Co. / July 2, 2025 / n=1001 / Online
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Former Canada Tonight host Travis Dhanraj sent an email this morning to CBC employees, saying he was “forced to resign from CBC News.”
“It comes after trying to navigate a workplace culture defined by retaliation, exclusion and psychological harm,” he wrote.
“It comes after trying to navigate a workplace culture defined by retaliation, exclusion and psychological harm,” he wrote.
July 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Former Canada Tonight host Travis Dhanraj sent an email this morning to CBC employees, saying he was “forced to resign from CBC News.”
“It comes after trying to navigate a workplace culture defined by retaliation, exclusion and psychological harm,” he wrote.
“It comes after trying to navigate a workplace culture defined by retaliation, exclusion and psychological harm,” he wrote.
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📊Federal 🇨🇦 voting intentions from Research Co.:
🔴LPC 47%
🔵CPC 37%
⚜️BQ 6% (19% in QC)
🟠NDP 6%
🟢GPC 2%
🟣PPC 1%
→ 338canada.com/20250701-res...
[Research Co., June 30-July 2, 2025, n=1,001]
#canpoli
🔴LPC 47%
🔵CPC 37%
⚜️BQ 6% (19% in QC)
🟠NDP 6%
🟢GPC 2%
🟣PPC 1%
→ 338canada.com/20250701-res...
[Research Co., June 30-July 2, 2025, n=1,001]
#canpoli
338Canada | Research Co. federal poll, July 2025
338canada.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
📊Federal 🇨🇦 voting intentions from Research Co.:
🔴LPC 47%
🔵CPC 37%
⚜️BQ 6% (19% in QC)
🟠NDP 6%
🟢GPC 2%
🟣PPC 1%
→ 338canada.com/20250701-res...
[Research Co., June 30-July 2, 2025, n=1,001]
#canpoli
🔴LPC 47%
🔵CPC 37%
⚜️BQ 6% (19% in QC)
🟠NDP 6%
🟢GPC 2%
🟣PPC 1%
→ 338canada.com/20250701-res...
[Research Co., June 30-July 2, 2025, n=1,001]
#canpoli
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📊Preferred 🇨🇦 PM:
🔴Mark Carney 47%
🔵Pierre Poilievre 31%
[Research Co., June 30-July 2, 2025, n=1,001]
→ 338canada.com/20250701-res...
🔴Mark Carney 47%
🔵Pierre Poilievre 31%
[Research Co., June 30-July 2, 2025, n=1,001]
→ 338canada.com/20250701-res...
338Canada | Research Co. federal poll, July 2025
338canada.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
📊Preferred 🇨🇦 PM:
🔴Mark Carney 47%
🔵Pierre Poilievre 31%
[Research Co., June 30-July 2, 2025, n=1,001]
→ 338canada.com/20250701-res...
🔴Mark Carney 47%
🔵Pierre Poilievre 31%
[Research Co., June 30-July 2, 2025, n=1,001]
→ 338canada.com/20250701-res...
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Federal Polling:
LPC: 47% (+3)
CPC: 38% (-3)
NDP: 6% (-)
BQ: 3% (-3)
GPC: 3% (+2)
PPC: 1% (-)
Mainstreet / June 26, 2025 / n=1400 / MOE 2.9% / IVR
(% Change w 2025 Federal Election)
Visit @338canada.bsky.social for polling details: 338canada.com
Federal Polling:
LPC: 47% (+3)
CPC: 38% (-3)
NDP: 6% (-)
BQ: 3% (-3)
GPC: 3% (+2)
PPC: 1% (-)
Mainstreet / June 26, 2025 / n=1400 / MOE 2.9% / IVR
(% Change w 2025 Federal Election)
Visit @338canada.bsky.social for polling details: 338canada.com
June 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Federal Polling:
LPC: 47% (+3)
CPC: 38% (-3)
NDP: 6% (-)
BQ: 3% (-3)
GPC: 3% (+2)
PPC: 1% (-)
Mainstreet / June 26, 2025 / n=1400 / MOE 2.9% / IVR
(% Change w 2025 Federal Election)
Visit @338canada.bsky.social for polling details: 338canada.com
Federal Polling:
LPC: 47% (+3)
CPC: 38% (-3)
NDP: 6% (-)
BQ: 3% (-3)
GPC: 3% (+2)
PPC: 1% (-)
Mainstreet / June 26, 2025 / n=1400 / MOE 2.9% / IVR
(% Change w 2025 Federal Election)
Visit @338canada.bsky.social for polling details: 338canada.com
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"Do you think the Conservative Party should keep Pierre Poilievre as their leader for the next election?"
No: 44%
Yes: 39%
Unsure: 17%
Mainstreet / June 26, 2025 / n=1400 / MOE 2.9% / IVR
No: 44%
Yes: 39%
Unsure: 17%
Mainstreet / June 26, 2025 / n=1400 / MOE 2.9% / IVR
June 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"Do you think the Conservative Party should keep Pierre Poilievre as their leader for the next election?"
No: 44%
Yes: 39%
Unsure: 17%
Mainstreet / June 26, 2025 / n=1400 / MOE 2.9% / IVR
No: 44%
Yes: 39%
Unsure: 17%
Mainstreet / June 26, 2025 / n=1400 / MOE 2.9% / IVR