filcon.bsky.social
@filcon.bsky.social
Trumpisms are becoming more evident in the Canadian Conservative governments.....voters need to stomp all over this in the next election or reap what they sow, just like the Americans are doing.

Bullshit doesnt help you when your losing your job or watching your healthcare and housing disappear.
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
globalnews.ca/news/1154356...
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 7:23 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
If ever there was a reason for recall legislation it is the total disdain politicians have for accountability
What we’d once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford’s Ontario.

A $16 orange juice once ended a political career. Today, government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund — the result of a decade of far-right impunity.

ricochet.media/politics/wha...

#onpoli
What we'd once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford's Ontario
Once a $16 orange juice could end a career. Today, Ford’s government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund, revealing a political culture reshaped — and degraded — by a decade of far-r...
ricochet.media
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Might be time to kick them out....damn squatters wont leave
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Leadership is demonstrated by how your group gathers around you....oh...wait...never mind
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Industry wins, taxpayer loses.....when governments enable the true cost to be shifted
If you're a journalism student or blogger, read as much as you can find of Bob's journalism. He possesses an extraordinary skill for making complex topics understandable and readable. Thorough reporting and crystal clear writing.
CP legend Bob Weber retired* in 2024 & I had the privilege of hosting his farewell talk, which you shd watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF57...

*Turns out Bob can’t quit journalism & thank the galaxy for that. Bob’s latest in @albertaviews.bsky.social #ableg #cdnpoli

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November 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Apparently MLB doesnt want the Blue Jays to win....their officiating staff must have gone to Trump University...America is the world's biggest joke
September 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
For the next 25 or 30 years, while the boomer housing crisis is upon us, retrofitting and upgrading existing social housing units makes a lot more financial and environmental sense. Has anyone looked at the landfill capacity for demolition waste?

www.efficiencycanada.org/canadas-retr...
Canada’s retrofit mission is the key to unlocking housing and economic growth - Efficiency Canada
A national retrofit mission is a made-in-Canada economic strategy that is the foundation for building new housing faster, cheaper, and sustainably.
www.efficiencycanada.org
September 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Trump style BS wont work here....voters in Ontario demand facts or their vote goes elsewhere
When the Ford government announced that it was forcing the Somerset West Community Health Centre to close its supervised consumption site, they quoted unsourced stats about local crime rates. They lied. Crime actually went down significantly when the CTS was open.
Crime rate around Somerset supervised consumption site lower than government suggested when announcing closure
The crime rate around the Somerset West Community Health Centre did not rise to the figures put forward by the provincial government last year when announcing the closure of its supervised consumption...
www.ctvnews.ca
August 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"Elbows Up" was meant to find alternatives, not capitulate to the best case scenario for maximum US trade under Trump
In this existential 'Elbows Up' moment for Canada's economy, public discourse has been overly influenced by loud demands from corporations & their political backers to implement their age-old agenda: deregulate (especially environmental rules), cut taxes, build more pipelines. /2
August 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Ordered this book after watching the podcast...Canada has big problems and we need in-depth analysis of what they are and how we got here before we can solve them. A guy with skills in history and economics seems like someone worth listening to.
Great conversation with Books in Five about At the Trough: The Rise and Rise of Canada's Corporate Welfare Bums, my book (available wherever fine books are sold) about the history and practice of business subsidies in Canada www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqKt...
At The Trough: The Rise of Canada's Corporate Welfare Bums with Laurent Carbonneau (Episode 19)
YouTube video by Booksin5
www.youtube.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Requiring each service provider to build their own network makes as much sense as making each car manufacturer build their own highway. Time for the government to start governing.
August 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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From flights to cell phone bills, Canadians get a raw deal. This is why — and how Mark Carney can fix it, @justinling.ca writes. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Justin Ling: From flights to cell phone bills, Canadians get a raw deal. This is why — and how Mark Carney can fix it
Protectionism and a lack of competition are making life expensive for Canadians.
www.thestar.com
June 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
When the lies are proven to be lies, you must change your support or you are the victim of a cult.....and there are no good cults.
June 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The delay in actually implementing and enforcing tough recycling rules now will provide the justification of "necessity" in the near future to despoil large plots of land in Northern Ontario
June 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
America has lost it's way...the Statue of Liberty should be returned to France
My fn gawd! These scenes just kill me! How, how can this be allowed? You have no shame America.#uspoli
Thou shalt not tie up children in zip ties and then deport them, for that maketh thou a MONSTER.

A MONSTER!

THE PEOPLE DOING ZIPTYING CHILDREN ARE MONSTERS!
June 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Did you catch @acoyne.bsky.social on @tvotoday.bsky.social last week?

Here, he succinctly outlines what's wrong with first-past-the-post and why proportional representation is more important than ever!

#cdnpoli
May 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"Moral scolding" wont work...we need enforceable regulations that the Competition Bureau, CRTC et al can use to balance the inherent power of large corporations.
May 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Agreed
April 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If the LIberals form the next government, they would be well advised to consider the truths that Poilievre uses to spin out the crisis he insists exists. Great article to read.
I think I will subscribe to National Observer...truths are hard to find
April 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"It is hard not to appear biased, as a fact checker, when one side lies significantly more than the other"
April 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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youtube.com/watch?v=oZCE...

@charlieangus104.bsky.social is right. When people stand up to Donald #Trump, he backs down.

#ElbowsUp #HandsOff
Lawrence: Trump, a 'humiliated clown' who always pretends he never backs down, backed down again
YouTube video by MSNBC
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April 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM