Graham B
@grahamroasts.bsky.social
Final stage ALS. Progressive, small business owner, Ontario.
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Graham B
@grahamroasts.bsky.social
· Dec 5
I'm using eye-gaze on a browser to view Bsky.
As a result, I often like, seldom repost, and quite rarely comment or post.
Truly an ALS warrior now.
As a result, I often like, seldom repost, and quite rarely comment or post.
Truly an ALS warrior now.
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15 years ago today:
Prime Minister Harper shuts down Parliament until March www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Prime Minister Harper shuts down Parliament until March www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
PM shuts down Parliament until March | CBC News
The Conservative government has shut down Parliament for two months, until after the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
www.cbc.ca
December 30, 2024 at 2:54 PM
15 years ago today:
Prime Minister Harper shuts down Parliament until March www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Prime Minister Harper shuts down Parliament until March www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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It looks like the Toronto Sun made extensive revisions to a Joe Warmington column about Justin Trudeau getting ambushed at a ski hill
New version adds quotes from Emily Duggan rationalizing her actions, cuts 344 words criticizing her for swearing at Trudeau in front of his kids
New version adds quotes from Emily Duggan rationalizing her actions, cuts 344 words criticizing her for swearing at Trudeau in front of his kids
December 29, 2024 at 3:04 PM
It looks like the Toronto Sun made extensive revisions to a Joe Warmington column about Justin Trudeau getting ambushed at a ski hill
New version adds quotes from Emily Duggan rationalizing her actions, cuts 344 words criticizing her for swearing at Trudeau in front of his kids
New version adds quotes from Emily Duggan rationalizing her actions, cuts 344 words criticizing her for swearing at Trudeau in front of his kids
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I legitimately don’t understand how anyone can watch this smarmy, tantrum-prone child-man and think “yeah, he seems mature enough to run a government.” I wouldn’t trust him to shovel my steps (and right now I’d let literally anyone else do that…) www.breakfasttelevision.ca/videos/pierr...
Pierre Poilievre discusses his policies and the potential future of the federal government
www.breakfasttelevision.ca
December 21, 2024 at 12:30 PM
I legitimately don’t understand how anyone can watch this smarmy, tantrum-prone child-man and think “yeah, he seems mature enough to run a government.” I wouldn’t trust him to shovel my steps (and right now I’d let literally anyone else do that…) www.breakfasttelevision.ca/videos/pierr...
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December 21, 2024 at 2:15 PM
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"The Premier blames everyone and everything else — interest rates, municipal red tape and federal government policies. He should look instead at the key role his government’s actions have played in making Ontario’s crisis worse."
Doug Ford is failing us on housing. This is why
Since getting re-elected, Ford’s government has made a flurry of fundamental changes to planning policies that don’t work and are actually making the housing crisis worse. These policies encourage…
buff.ly
December 21, 2024 at 2:30 PM
"The Premier blames everyone and everything else — interest rates, municipal red tape and federal government policies. He should look instead at the key role his government’s actions have played in making Ontario’s crisis worse."
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I hope you and/or your team read the responses here, @jagmeetsingh.ca. You have been, as the kids say, ratioed for your stupidity. Your party is already on the precipice of being a non-factor permanently but you're helping to push them over the cliff. Good job👍 @ndp.ca
Justin Trudeau failed in the biggest job a Prime Minister has: to work for people, not the powerful.
The NDP will vote to bring this government down, and give Canadians a chance to vote for a government who will work for them.
The NDP will vote to bring this government down, and give Canadians a chance to vote for a government who will work for them.
December 20, 2024 at 5:43 PM
I hope you and/or your team read the responses here, @jagmeetsingh.ca. You have been, as the kids say, ratioed for your stupidity. Your party is already on the precipice of being a non-factor permanently but you're helping to push them over the cliff. Good job👍 @ndp.ca
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Recreating my huge thread below here, will pin to my profile.
Thread of threads - Poilievre is lying to you:
Poilievre and his party have voted NO against the following legislation and bills in Parliament
Voted No on Bill C-21 - amendments to firearms bill
Voted No on Bill C-245 - amendments /1
Thread of threads - Poilievre is lying to you:
Poilievre and his party have voted NO against the following legislation and bills in Parliament
Voted No on Bill C-21 - amendments to firearms bill
Voted No on Bill C-245 - amendments /1
December 19, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Recreating my huge thread below here, will pin to my profile.
Thread of threads - Poilievre is lying to you:
Poilievre and his party have voted NO against the following legislation and bills in Parliament
Voted No on Bill C-21 - amendments to firearms bill
Voted No on Bill C-245 - amendments /1
Thread of threads - Poilievre is lying to you:
Poilievre and his party have voted NO against the following legislation and bills in Parliament
Voted No on Bill C-21 - amendments to firearms bill
Voted No on Bill C-245 - amendments /1
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I’ll say it again. We are at war. Democracy & a liveable society is being threatened at every turn by greedy billionaires, authoritarians & other grifting malignant actors.
Double standards & attacks on pro-democracy politicians, are rampant. #cdnmedia #cdnpoli
Double standards & attacks on pro-democracy politicians, are rampant. #cdnmedia #cdnpoli
I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating. We are at war. The fact that we in most Western countries, fail to recognize this, is how our adversaries have gotten the upper hand. #InfoOps #PsyOps #AsymmetricalWarfare #DestabilizationOps #NATO #Ukraine
December 17, 2024 at 4:49 PM
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Doug Ford presents himself like Uncle Buck:
• a kind, soft-hearted giant who will always defend you and come to your aid when you need him most.
Doug Ford behaves more like Johnny LaRue:
• a narcissistic prick who'd drive his Lincoln Navigator right through you for a more convenient parking spot.
• a kind, soft-hearted giant who will always defend you and come to your aid when you need him most.
Doug Ford behaves more like Johnny LaRue:
• a narcissistic prick who'd drive his Lincoln Navigator right through you for a more convenient parking spot.
December 13, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Doug Ford presents himself like Uncle Buck:
• a kind, soft-hearted giant who will always defend you and come to your aid when you need him most.
Doug Ford behaves more like Johnny LaRue:
• a narcissistic prick who'd drive his Lincoln Navigator right through you for a more convenient parking spot.
• a kind, soft-hearted giant who will always defend you and come to your aid when you need him most.
Doug Ford behaves more like Johnny LaRue:
• a narcissistic prick who'd drive his Lincoln Navigator right through you for a more convenient parking spot.
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As #Trump and #Musk continue to antagonize #Canada and escalate attacks on PM #Trudeau, #Russia's disinformation and influence campaign is ramping up in unison.
Experts warn that Canada is sleepwalking into a Russian made political disaster, needs to fight back and take stronger measures.
Experts warn that Canada is sleepwalking into a Russian made political disaster, needs to fight back and take stronger measures.
Russia’s propaganda machine is running roughshod in Canada
Moscow’s disinformation is often shared unwittingly by Canadians who don’t know its origin or purpose. Canada needs to fight it with stronger actions.
policyoptions.irpp.org
December 12, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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Don't put too much faith in polls, ask how the polling company conducts their polls. If they are online polls which is cheap to do, you need to read this: #polls #pollbots #skewedpolls #data
Are Poll Bots Skewing Your Poll Data?
www.anura.io/blog/are-pol...
Are Poll Bots Skewing Your Poll Data?
www.anura.io/blog/are-pol...
Poll Bots: Are They Distorting Your Data? | Anura
Are poll bots contaminating your political poll results? Discover what you can do to protect your data integrity from bots!
www.anura.io
December 12, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Don't put too much faith in polls, ask how the polling company conducts their polls. If they are online polls which is cheap to do, you need to read this: #polls #pollbots #skewedpolls #data
Are Poll Bots Skewing Your Poll Data?
www.anura.io/blog/are-pol...
Are Poll Bots Skewing Your Poll Data?
www.anura.io/blog/are-pol...
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Here we go, folks. It’s finally conclusive. I guess the tax is lax, so fire the liar.
Spread it far and wide to make Poilievre/Cons cry:
“Trudeau government’s carbon price has had ‘minimal’ effect on inflation and food costs, study concludes”
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Spread it far and wide to make Poilievre/Cons cry:
“Trudeau government’s carbon price has had ‘minimal’ effect on inflation and food costs, study concludes”
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Trudeau government’s carbon price has had ‘minimal’ effect on inflation and food costs, study concludes
Carbon pricing had a small impact on the rate of inflation over the past five years, when the climate policy was responsible for a "small fraction" of the surge in
www.thestar.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Here we go, folks. It’s finally conclusive. I guess the tax is lax, so fire the liar.
Spread it far and wide to make Poilievre/Cons cry:
“Trudeau government’s carbon price has had ‘minimal’ effect on inflation and food costs, study concludes”
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Spread it far and wide to make Poilievre/Cons cry:
“Trudeau government’s carbon price has had ‘minimal’ effect on inflation and food costs, study concludes”
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Everyone laughed except his clapping seals, who sat there nodding their vacuous meatheads at the preposterous bull💩 skippy spews. They either have no brains, no decency or no allegiance to any of us. Not the kind of people i want making policies for 🇨🇦!
#NeverEverVoteConservative
#NeverPoilievre
#NeverEverVoteConservative
#NeverPoilievre
🇨🇦HEY, CANADA🇨🇦
Many laughed at his lie.
Many laughed at his lie.
December 12, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Everyone laughed except his clapping seals, who sat there nodding their vacuous meatheads at the preposterous bull💩 skippy spews. They either have no brains, no decency or no allegiance to any of us. Not the kind of people i want making policies for 🇨🇦!
#NeverEverVoteConservative
#NeverPoilievre
#NeverEverVoteConservative
#NeverPoilievre
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This is fantastic news for our economy and personal finances. The Bank of Canada cut interest rates today by a whopping 50 basis points down to 3.25% with more reductions to come.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Bank of Canada makes another hefty rate cut with slower pace of cuts going forward | CBC News
The Bank of Canada lowered its interest rate by 50-basis points to 3.25 per cent on Wednesday but signalled a slower pace of rate cuts moving forward.
www.cbc.ca
December 11, 2024 at 11:02 PM
This is fantastic news for our economy and personal finances. The Bank of Canada cut interest rates today by a whopping 50 basis points down to 3.25% with more reductions to come.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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In ON, Ford tried to pass voter suppression legislation and the courts said no.
Ford used the notwithstanding clause to pass it anyway.
We had an election with lowest voter turnout ever, of course.
A court ruled it unconstitutional.
Ford is still premier.
www.corruptario.ca/suppress-the...
Ford used the notwithstanding clause to pass it anyway.
We had an election with lowest voter turnout ever, of course.
A court ruled it unconstitutional.
Ford is still premier.
www.corruptario.ca/suppress-the...
Suppress the vote and win
The Ontario PC Party and friends excelled at voter suppression during 2022 provincial election, getting Doug a second term
www.corruptario.ca
December 7, 2024 at 4:57 PM
In ON, Ford tried to pass voter suppression legislation and the courts said no.
Ford used the notwithstanding clause to pass it anyway.
We had an election with lowest voter turnout ever, of course.
A court ruled it unconstitutional.
Ford is still premier.
www.corruptario.ca/suppress-the...
Ford used the notwithstanding clause to pass it anyway.
We had an election with lowest voter turnout ever, of course.
A court ruled it unconstitutional.
Ford is still premier.
www.corruptario.ca/suppress-the...
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PM Trudeau should surprise everyone and table Ranked Ballot. Electoral reform was his first promise ever and it would be so important to so many people to have it fulfilled. It’s also highly executable with more or less only a ballot-based change, not a massive system overhaul like PR.
December 5, 2024 at 11:16 AM
PM Trudeau should surprise everyone and table Ranked Ballot. Electoral reform was his first promise ever and it would be so important to so many people to have it fulfilled. It’s also highly executable with more or less only a ballot-based change, not a massive system overhaul like PR.
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If you watch something today please take time to watch my thoughts on the crisis facing Canadian democracy.
We are in deeply uncertain times and parliament is failing to step up beyond dumbed down partisanship.
Democracy is not meeting the crisis of the time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHPL...
We are in deeply uncertain times and parliament is failing to step up beyond dumbed down partisanship.
Democracy is not meeting the crisis of the time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHPL...
Charlie Angus on State of Democracy In a Beavis/Butthead Parliament
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:55 PM
If you watch something today please take time to watch my thoughts on the crisis facing Canadian democracy.
We are in deeply uncertain times and parliament is failing to step up beyond dumbed down partisanship.
Democracy is not meeting the crisis of the time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHPL...
We are in deeply uncertain times and parliament is failing to step up beyond dumbed down partisanship.
Democracy is not meeting the crisis of the time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHPL...
I'm using eye-gaze on a browser to view Bsky.
As a result, I often like, seldom repost, and quite rarely comment or post.
Truly an ALS warrior now.
As a result, I often like, seldom repost, and quite rarely comment or post.
Truly an ALS warrior now.
December 5, 2024 at 11:12 PM
I'm using eye-gaze on a browser to view Bsky.
As a result, I often like, seldom repost, and quite rarely comment or post.
Truly an ALS warrior now.
As a result, I often like, seldom repost, and quite rarely comment or post.
Truly an ALS warrior now.
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This is who the Conservatives are.
Imagine overriding the courts to force homeless from their encampment right before Christmas.
The money he wasted on useless spas, etc could have housed every single homeless person.
Bah Humbug jackass.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Imagine overriding the courts to force homeless from their encampment right before Christmas.
The money he wasted on useless spas, etc could have housed every single homeless person.
Bah Humbug jackass.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Doug Ford preparing to override courts, give police and municipalities enhanced legislative powers to ‘dismantle’ homeless encampments
That was his response Thursday to a dozen mayors who appealed to Ford to enact tougher laws to help them deal with encampments.
www.thestar.com
December 5, 2024 at 6:57 PM
This is who the Conservatives are.
Imagine overriding the courts to force homeless from their encampment right before Christmas.
The money he wasted on useless spas, etc could have housed every single homeless person.
Bah Humbug jackass.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Imagine overriding the courts to force homeless from their encampment right before Christmas.
The money he wasted on useless spas, etc could have housed every single homeless person.
Bah Humbug jackass.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Here’s another one of Doug Ford’s costly mistakes. Conservatives don’t know how to handle money, contrary to popular belief.
NEW: The cost of relocating the Science centre to Ontario Place increased by $400 million, the AG has found, throwing cold water on the government’s assertion that moving the tourist attraction would be cheaper than renovating it.
globalnews.ca/news/1089904...
#onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1089904...
#onpoli
Cost of moving Ontario Science Centre skyrockets before construction even starts: AG | Globalnews.ca
Savings the government boasted about moving the Ontario Science Centre from its current location have already been wiped out before construction even begins, a new report said.
globalnews.ca
December 3, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Here’s another one of Doug Ford’s costly mistakes. Conservatives don’t know how to handle money, contrary to popular belief.
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Sometimes the rhymes are so dumb, he has to jettison them. What’s worse is Pierre has been harping about tax cuts for over a year, and when he get his opportunity to vote for one, he scurries away. Pierre Poilievre is all flannel and no axe!
December 3, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Sometimes the rhymes are so dumb, he has to jettison them. What’s worse is Pierre has been harping about tax cuts for over a year, and when he get his opportunity to vote for one, he scurries away. Pierre Poilievre is all flannel and no axe!
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Why hasn't Doug Ford done anything? Because he truly doesn't care. Words are cheap.
Marit called on the Doug Ford to declare intimate partner violence (IPV) an epidemic. They urged the passage of Bill 173, the Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act.
And nothing...
#onpoli #MaritFights #cdnpoli
Marit called on the Doug Ford to declare intimate partner violence (IPV) an epidemic. They urged the passage of Bill 173, the Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act.
And nothing...
#onpoli #MaritFights #cdnpoli
Premier Doug Ford, asked about intimate partner violence, says the province is "100% behind making sure there's zero violence against women."
The premier talks about a zero tolerance approach, but doesn't answer why his government hasn't taken legislative action.
#onpoli
The premier talks about a zero tolerance approach, but doesn't answer why his government hasn't taken legislative action.
#onpoli
On the UN Int'l Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Ontario NDP are restating its call for intimate partner violence to be declared an epidemic in Ontario.
Hearing on Bill 172 were held At Queen's Park in August.
#onpoli
Hearing on Bill 172 were held At Queen's Park in August.
#onpoli
November 30, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Why hasn't Doug Ford done anything? Because he truly doesn't care. Words are cheap.
Marit called on the Doug Ford to declare intimate partner violence (IPV) an epidemic. They urged the passage of Bill 173, the Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act.
And nothing...
#onpoli #MaritFights #cdnpoli
Marit called on the Doug Ford to declare intimate partner violence (IPV) an epidemic. They urged the passage of Bill 173, the Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act.
And nothing...
#onpoli #MaritFights #cdnpoli
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November 28, 2024 at 8:06 PM
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