Michael Patterson
@mdp211.bsky.social
Political junkie, progressive Canadian, Anglican Priest, Maple Leaf fan!
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September 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Despite the US veto, here’s what the world can do to stop Israel killing Palestinians in Gaza — especially if Canada were willing to play the “special role” at the UN that it did in the 1956 Suez crisis. #Cdnpoli #gaza
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Linda McQuaig: Canada can do more to help starving children in Gaza — but it would require some real leadership
Despite the U.S. using its veto to block intervention by the United Nations Security Council, there’s something that the world’s nations can do and Canada being an influential middle power
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September 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Despite the US veto, here’s what the world can do to stop Israel killing Palestinians in Gaza — especially if Canada were willing to play the “special role” at the UN that it did in the 1956 Suez crisis. #Cdnpoli #gaza
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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For the last 2 years I have travelled into the TO monthly for appts. It is staggering to me the number of people who are sadly living on the streets- this is tragedy, a crisis, that we all share. This says it all!
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Shellene Drakes-Tull: Oh, the heat is punishing these days but that’s not what is making most of us suffer
Capitalism is teaching us that if you’re poor, you didn’t work hard enough. If you can’t afford rent or groceries, that’s on you.
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July 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
For the last 2 years I have travelled into the TO monthly for appts. It is staggering to me the number of people who are sadly living on the streets- this is tragedy, a crisis, that we all share. This says it all!
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
I have been living in a "This, too, will pass" denial bubble. Carol Cadwalladr has a dire warning of what the reality truly is. Her TED talk is a 'must see' for all of us who cherish our democracies.
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This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
YouTube video by TED
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July 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I have been living in a "This, too, will pass" denial bubble. Carol Cadwalladr has a dire warning of what the reality truly is. Her TED talk is a 'must see' for all of us who cherish our democracies.
youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
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Elbows up, hunker down, this is an opportunity for a new beginning for our great country. It will take all of us!
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Opinion: God save Mark Carney, the man with the simple job of completely remaking Canada’s economy
The country is locked into an economic model that depends heavily on resource extraction and auto manufacturing, industries whose past glories probably exceed their future ones
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May 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Elbows up, hunker down, this is an opportunity for a new beginning for our great country. It will take all of us!
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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Rosie Barton is certainly showing her Blue blood.... Come on Rosie! You can do better
April 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Rosie Barton is certainly showing her Blue blood.... Come on Rosie! You can do better
I've had enough of Stephen Harper trying to diminish the role of Mark Carney. Listen to what the finance Minister of the time had to say about him. Vote Liberal! youtu.be/nYVgKc8SXjU?...
Stephen Harper’s Minister of Finance, Jim Flaherty, praising Mark Carney in 2012
YouTube video by Peyman ADL DOUSTI HAGH 🥋 ☼ 𓃬
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April 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I've had enough of Stephen Harper trying to diminish the role of Mark Carney. Listen to what the finance Minister of the time had to say about him. Vote Liberal! youtu.be/nYVgKc8SXjU?...
PP suggesting that he might use the notwithstanding clause to keep criminals in jail for life should be the final nail in his electoral coffin. If this were to ever occur, it is a slippery slope toward us moving in the same direction as our neighbours to the South..
April 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
PP suggesting that he might use the notwithstanding clause to keep criminals in jail for life should be the final nail in his electoral coffin. If this were to ever occur, it is a slippery slope toward us moving in the same direction as our neighbours to the South..
PP is attempting to stoke fear and uncertainty in Cdns. Sounds like a very familiar tactic!
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Darn Eas (@well_i_wasnt_expecting_that) on Threads
Boots fact checks Poilievre on crime rates.
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April 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
PP is attempting to stoke fear and uncertainty in Cdns. Sounds like a very familiar tactic!
www.threads.net/post/DIfBP7L...
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Every Canadian needs to hear this. She is a Canadian now living in US and has a very large following. We must heed her warning.https://www.threads.net/@iampoliticsgirl/post/DISMeVvMZnd?xmt=AQGzDcwKPPkXRuDNK-S2AyHkJiDhUKOt5lDtHaLFb3NGnA
Leigh McGowan (@iampoliticsgirl) on Threads
To my fellow Canadians….
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April 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Every Canadian needs to hear this. She is a Canadian now living in US and has a very large following. We must heed her warning.https://www.threads.net/@iampoliticsgirl/post/DISMeVvMZnd?xmt=AQGzDcwKPPkXRuDNK-S2AyHkJiDhUKOt5lDtHaLFb3NGnA
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NEW: CTV cancelled a fact-checking segment in response to political pressure from Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
An audio recording obtained by PressProgress shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
An audio recording obtained by PressProgress shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
CTV Cancelled a Fact-Checking Segment in Response to Political Pressure From Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
Audio recording shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
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April 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
NEW: CTV cancelled a fact-checking segment in response to political pressure from Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
An audio recording obtained by PressProgress shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
An audio recording obtained by PressProgress shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
My favorite Canadian artist, Rufus Wainwright. As relevant today as it was in 2007. Thanks Rufus
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Rufus Wainwright - Going To A Town (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RufusWainwrightVEVO
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March 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My favorite Canadian artist, Rufus Wainwright. As relevant today as it was in 2007. Thanks Rufus
youtu.be/CtVyl402W5s?...
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Yesterday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith flew to Florida on taxpayer dollars to share a stage with far right MAGA influencer Ben Shapiro. What was she doing there?-Greenpeace
It is now time to take a stand!
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It is now time to take a stand!
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Don’t Trump Canada
Don’t Trump Canada: join the movement to protect Canada from Maple MAGA’s Trump-style politics.
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March 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Yesterday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith flew to Florida on taxpayer dollars to share a stage with far right MAGA influencer Ben Shapiro. What was she doing there?-Greenpeace
It is now time to take a stand!
act.gp/3DJUIpo
It is now time to take a stand!
act.gp/3DJUIpo
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Canada will be okay.
Our history proves it.
I don’t usually asks for reposts but both video sites restricted this… because of a 1-sec clip of Rene Lévesque smoking.
If you like this video, it would help a lot if you could recommend this to your followers. #cdnpoli ❤️
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Our history proves it.
I don’t usually asks for reposts but both video sites restricted this… because of a 1-sec clip of Rene Lévesque smoking.
If you like this video, it would help a lot if you could recommend this to your followers. #cdnpoli ❤️
youtu.be/DhHqksh51_U
We’ll be okay. History proves it.
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
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March 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Canada will be okay.
Our history proves it.
I don’t usually asks for reposts but both video sites restricted this… because of a 1-sec clip of Rene Lévesque smoking.
If you like this video, it would help a lot if you could recommend this to your followers. #cdnpoli ❤️
youtu.be/DhHqksh51_U
Our history proves it.
I don’t usually asks for reposts but both video sites restricted this… because of a 1-sec clip of Rene Lévesque smoking.
If you like this video, it would help a lot if you could recommend this to your followers. #cdnpoli ❤️
youtu.be/DhHqksh51_U
Beware the dis-information campaign. The Conservatives are panicking!
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The Disinformation War Against Mark Carney Begins: A Coordinated Global Attack
How a US-Russian Propaganda Machine is Targeting Canada’s Leading Political Threat
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March 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Beware the dis-information campaign. The Conservatives are panicking!
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
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The pathological lack of empathy displayed by Trump (and Musk) is the most dangerous aspect of this administration. It legitimizes and models the same behaviour for the rest of western democracies. Canada stay strong!
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Globe editorial: Empathy is the foundation of civilization, not its weakness
Skeptics of the impulse should know that history shows trying to squelch empathy can lead to dark places
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The pathological lack of empathy displayed by Trump (and Musk) is the most dangerous aspect of this administration. It legitimizes and models the same behaviour for the rest of western democracies. Canada stay strong!
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
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A Short Lesson in Small-Minded Nationalism #tariffs #cdnpoli #buycanadian
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A Short Lesson in Small-Minded Nationalism #tariffs #cdnpoli #buycanadian
YouTube video by Tod
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March 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
A Short Lesson in Small-Minded Nationalism #tariffs #cdnpoli #buycanadian
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Today is election day in Ontario. Please exercise your right & privilege to vote! Ford has had his time-we are worse off today than when he came to office-Green Belt scandal, Ontario Place fiasco, Hwy 413, & . education and healthcare collapse. Bonnie Crombie deserves a shot!
February 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Today is election day in Ontario. Please exercise your right & privilege to vote! Ford has had his time-we are worse off today than when he came to office-Green Belt scandal, Ontario Place fiasco, Hwy 413, & . education and healthcare collapse. Bonnie Crombie deserves a shot!
