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Canadian politics. Atheist. Old movie lover. #IStandWithCarney #NeverPoilievre
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Come on, Canadians! This is not the time. You’ve got to run right through the finish line, no backing off.
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Good morning from Alberta, where writing furious emails to MLA’s is basically a new civic hobby!

#ableg #cdnpoli #Alberta #transrightsarehumanrights
November 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Messrs Chrétien and Harris are absolutely correct.
Canada needs its CANDU nuclear technology and must keep foreign interlopers (🇺🇸) out of that sector.
🍁🍁🍁
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Since leaving "The National" Andrew Chang has become one of my @cbcnews.ca favs...

His "About That" deep dive series, is phenomenal ...

#Cdnpoli 🇨🇦
#ElbowsUp 📢
#BuyCanadian & 🌎 allies

youtu.be/4mVmS-8xWnI?...
Is the U.S. starving for Canadian travellers? | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
People are scum.
youtu.be/gsqmujqNqyU?...
Suspects posing as grieving family members arrested for hundreds of cemetery thefts
YouTube video by CityNews
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Gifting this article from The Atlantic by a judge appointed by Reagan, who is resigning so he can speak out about how Trump is destroying the rule of law. Must read.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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I love the whole "I don't have kids in school anymore, I shouldn't have to pay taxes that go to the public school" argument from people.

It's the classic "I got mine, fuck you."

I have no kids.

I never want kids.

Take more of my tax money and put it towards schools and not cops.

Thank you.
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Brian Mulroney fought apartheid, defended the environment, and believed in global cooperation.
Today’s Conservatives would call that “woke.” CBC connects these moments in history with the politics of now.
🎨 Cartoon by Michael de Adder
🔗 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
#SaveTheCBC #cdnpoli
November 14, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Wrote about Epstein, the misogynistic culture that protected him, and the banality of evil when it comes to harming women and children. He was not a unique man.

open.substack.com/pub/houseofm...
This Is How The World Works
Epstein, and the violence we all live with
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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"Swedish defense company Saab (SAABb.ST) is in talks with the Canadian government and Bombardier (BBDb.TO), opens new tab to build its Gripen fighter jet under license in Canada, which is expected to create 10,000 jobs in the country, CEO Micael Johansson told the Globe and Mail on Thursday."
www.reuters.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Noel Casler worked with Trump for years:
"Trump snorted Adderall all thru the day on ‘Apprentice’ he also ate UK. Sudafed like candy. But at night & at parties he switched to cocaine & high-end Methamphetamine that was hand-delivered by Bikers. The point is he was always high. That hasn’t changed."
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM
If you're not subscribed to HouseofEl on Youtube, may I suggest you do so. A Dane living in London, she comments on many things Canadian with a clarity and rationality that is very refreshing. #cdnpoli #Canada
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“Build Canadian”: Carney Launches Full Pivot from U.S. Dependency
YouTube video by House of El
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November 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Damn that is fucking awesome! I am 62 and I can barely walk to my car. She is absolutely phenomenal.
Congratulations!!
80-year-old Natalie Grabow became the oldest woman ever to finish the grueling, 140.6-mile Ironman World Championship triathlon last month. But she’s not slowing down.

“I think 80 must sound really old to people,” she says. “I don’t feel old. So to me, it just was a race.”
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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@bsky.app @safety.bsky.app care to explain why you think Sarah Kendzior should be banned from this platform. There’s plenty of us here who believe we need her voice here. #GaslitNation
@pfrazee.com why was Sarah Kendzior suspended?
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I bought in. I always remember the story told by Catherine Ford (a former journalist with the Calgary Herald) about having a chance to invest in "Trivial Pursuit" when it was in its infancy and she turned it down. I don't want to be telling a similar story when Gander takes off.
LOVE THIS IDEA!
Canada-focused social media platform Gander Social has raised over $1 million through the first phase of its equity crowdfunding campaign. betakit.com/gander-socia... #cdnpoli
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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This is an amazing long read. Required reading for Canadians #cdnpoli
open.substack.com/pub/dgardner...
Let's Go, Canada!
A few thoughts about travel and getting big things done.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Tomorrow, at 1100hrs we will stop.
We will stand still and silent.
We will remember that we are only here enjoying what we have because others -vastly better than us - gave their futures for us to work together to build a better Canada.
Honour their sacrifice.
To us, they have past The Torch.
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Hollywood's Canada 🙄

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When Hollywood Does Canada: The Great Escape
YouTube video by Canadian History Ehx
youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I'm seeing all these posts aimed at #MarkCarney saying "Progressives didn't vote for this" and "Carney is behaving like a red Tory", etc., and I'm sick of it. We ALL looked at our measly options and chose the Libs. We need to own it and stop trying to make perfection the enemy of the good. #cdnpoli
November 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Okay. So I think a lot of you know how I feel about CBC, but..this. This I have to share. #cdnpoli
ROSIE: "I do think that we should say that from what we understand, there was an enormous amount of pressure on Matt Jeneroux from the leader's office and the people around him to not only stay in the party but to understand what would happen if he left. I'll just leave it at that."
November 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
"Those who opposed free trade 40 years ago have, by and large, been proven correct by its long-term consequences".
#cdnpoli
Free trade was sold as prosperity. Forty years later, we’ve lost industries, leverage, and much of our say.
If a deal isn’t worth the paper it’s written on, why act bound by it? #cdnpoli
Food for thought from @readthemaple.
🔗 www.readthemaple.com/time-to-thin...

#cdnpoli #Trade #Sovereignty
Time To Think Beyond ‘Worthless’ Free Trade Agreements: Economists
“Why should we feel constrained by a free trade agreement?”
www.readthemaple.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM