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Mary from Barrie
@maryfrombarrie.bsky.social
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She/her. Canadian settler.

Music, film, book and nature lover. Folk-roots music festival junkie. Without art, love, and diversity, what is the point?

Defender of public health care and human rights. Everything is political.

No unsolicited DMs, please.
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maryfrombarrie.bsky.social
#MadeInCanada
NOT on #BDS lists that I saw.
#peanutfree
#vegan
#halal
#inclusive
#HappyHalloween
A box of Dare Real Fruit gummies and a bag of Rockets candy.
October 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
maryfrombarrie.bsky.social
Zoey says #VOTE!
#VoteRoseZacharias #BSOM
A golden retriever sits beside an Elections Canada Vote sign.
April 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
maryfrombarrie.bsky.social
Well, @22-minutes.bsky.social. That's the first time I've wept at the end of your show.
The laughter from the rest of the show was a great stress reliever leading into Monday, though. Well done. #CDNpoli #22minutes
Alan Frew performs Free to Be Strong and Free on This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
April 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
maryfrombarrie.bsky.social
Who is Gabriela Trujillo? Has anyone ever met her?

I am so angry that the NDP is vote-splitting with this absentee placeholder in #Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte.

Please #BSOM #NDP, for the love and future of the riding and the country, #VoteRoseZacharias on Monday!
Screen shot of the federal NDP website showing photos of some candidates, but just an NDP logo where Gabriela Trujillo's photo should be.
April 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
maryfrombarrie.bsky.social
Heading into the debates, #RoseZacharias is within striking distance according to #338canada.

Who is even running for the NDP? They didn't attend the debate. Please, NDP supporters. Direct those votes to #RoseZacharias.
Graph from 338canada.com showing the Barrie - Springwater - Oro-Medonte federal vote projection as of April 22, 2025. *Conservative Doug Shipley 49% +/-8% *Liberal Rose Zacharias 41% +/-8% *NDP 7% +/-4%
April 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Today in "What Have You Done For Us ... Ever)," we examine the two #Barrie MPs' records. It's a short discussion. Shipley & Brassard have sponsored just one bill each. Neither bill made it past first reading.

We haven't had representation in the HoC. Time for change! #VOTE #RoseZacharias #BSOM
Screen shot from https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo showing the record for bills C-378 and C-389.
April 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
maryfrombarrie.bsky.social
Yay me, lol.
March 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
maryfrombarrie.bsky.social
The leaders of the opposition parties hold a joint press conference to welcome the new prime minister to Parliament.
Bram, Lois, Sharon and their elephant mascot smile with arms outstretched.
March 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
maryfrombarrie.bsky.social
Owners of anxious dogs might want to pre-screen "relaxing" dog music videos before leaving them on for their dogs. We just had one that started nicely, but a few moments in it had air raid sirens.
#AnxiousDogsOfBlueSky #GoldenRetrieversOfBluesky
An anxious golden retriever pins their person down on a bed.
March 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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When you search by postal code on the Elections Ontario website, it only gives the election day info,not advance polls. To get advance poll info, go to the drop-down menu at the top of the page and choose "Early Voting".

These annoyances do not help to get out the vote. #onpoli #ElectionsOntario
Screen shot of the Elections Ontario selection menu, with options for: -Voter Information Service -Voting on election day -Voting early -Voting by mail -Your candidates -Working for us during the election -Your local election office
February 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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#Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte

Doug Ford's underfunding of hospitals and the lack of primary care physicians have created a dire situation at RVH. PLEASE make a plan to #VoteFordOut.

Vote strategically as though your life depends on it, because it does!

#VoteRoseZacharias #ONpoli #ONhealth
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February 19, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Latest predictions for Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte fro @338canada.bsky.social ! Liberal Rose Zacharias is gaining on the incumbent. Get out and #VOTE ! #VoteFordOut #VoteForHealthCare
Ontario election projections from 338canada.com for Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte shows: PCO: 46% +/-10 Liberals: 41% +/-9 NDP: 7% +/-4 Green: 5% +/-3 Odds of winning: PCO: 79% Liberal: 21% NDP: <1%
February 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
maryfrombarrie.bsky.social
The EPA now has a "Gulf of America" division.
So you're just renaming things now?
Source: x.com/EPA/status/1...
Slide with EPA logo shows "Gulf of America Watershed" with the Mississippi Drainage Basin in blue, and the Gulf Drainage Basin in yellow. Text: 31 states and a large portion of Mexico drain into the watershed. The watershed is made up of 33 major rivers. The U.S. Gulf coastline is 1,630 miles long. The watershed encompasses over 5 million acres. The watershed serves as an essential habitat for countless fish and wildlife species. The watershed counts as 66% of the total estuarine wetland acreage in the U.S.
February 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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I think Doug remembers last time he stopped by our house, or maybe he saw our Ontario Health Coalition sign. At any rate, we were here. He didn't knock. He can't defend his record. #scaredy-cat #VoteFordOut #ONpoli
Ontario PC photo card showing Doug Downey with a hand-written message, "Sorry I missed you! Doug".
February 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Protest to save our public health care.
Sat., Feb. 8
12 p.m.
Health Minister Sylvia Jones' office at 180 Broadway, Orangeville #ONhealth #ONpoli
Protest to save our public health care. Sat., Feb. 8 12 p.m. Health Minister Sylvia Jones' office at 180 Broadway, Orangeville A cardboard protest sign with the image of an alarm clock reads: SAVE OUR PUBLIC HEALTH CARE
February 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
maryfrombarrie.bsky.social
Well.ca has always had a filter for finding Canadian products. #BuyCanadian
Screen shot shows filters, including Canadian, on shopping website well.ca .
February 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM