Mike Vlasic
@mikevlasic.bsky.social
Ottawa, Ontario.
Mean & nasty wilderness camper, fisherman, canoeist, & hiker.
I've got thirsty ears.
Non-partisan. Dump FPTP and give us PR.
I do NOT stand with LPC or CPC.
Here since 24 Jul 2023
Mean & nasty wilderness camper, fisherman, canoeist, & hiker.
I've got thirsty ears.
Non-partisan. Dump FPTP and give us PR.
I do NOT stand with LPC or CPC.
Here since 24 Jul 2023
Pinned
Mike Vlasic
@mikevlasic.bsky.social
· Aug 23
Carney says Canada's trade with U.S. is mostly tariff-free. But that's not the whole story | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney said "85 per cent of the trade between Canada and the United States is tariff-free" despite U.S. President Donald Trump imposing 35 per cent tariffs on goods that aren't com...
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A reminder that when Carney says 85% of our exports are covered by CUSMA, he's wrong & they're weasel words. It's actually somewhere between 38 and 50%.
It's also not easy to be certified, which hurts small businesses.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
It's also not easy to be certified, which hurts small businesses.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
We lost George Logan on 9 Apr 1917 at the beginning of the battle for Vimy Ridge. Richard Gregory died in a later battle & was buried in a shell crater.
My Uncle Gord Logan was tail-gunner on Halifax & Lancaster bombers. He somehow survived WWII but never talked about it.
Lest we forget.
My Uncle Gord Logan was tail-gunner on Halifax & Lancaster bombers. He somehow survived WWII but never talked about it.
Lest we forget.
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
We lost George Logan on 9 Apr 1917 at the beginning of the battle for Vimy Ridge. Richard Gregory died in a later battle & was buried in a shell crater.
My Uncle Gord Logan was tail-gunner on Halifax & Lancaster bombers. He somehow survived WWII but never talked about it.
Lest we forget.
My Uncle Gord Logan was tail-gunner on Halifax & Lancaster bombers. He somehow survived WWII but never talked about it.
Lest we forget.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Mavis Staples, Sad & Beautiful World
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAZG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAZG...
Mavis Staples - "Sad and Beautiful World"
YouTube video by ANTI- Records
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November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Mavis Staples, Sad & Beautiful World
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAZG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAZG...
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Tell me more about 'sleepy Joe'
November 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Tell me more about 'sleepy Joe'
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Whoever made this, you nailed it.
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Whoever made this, you nailed it.
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James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Dies at 97
His decoding the blueprint for life with Francis Crick made him one of the most impt scientists of 20C. He wrote a celebrated memoir and later ignited an uproar with racist views.
His achievements were many, beyond The Double Helix.
His decoding the blueprint for life with Francis Crick made him one of the most impt scientists of 20C. He wrote a celebrated memoir and later ignited an uproar with racist views.
His achievements were many, beyond The Double Helix.
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Dies at 97
His decoding the blueprint for life with Francis Crick made him one of the most impt scientists of 20C. He wrote a celebrated memoir and later ignited an uproar with racist views.
His achievements were many, beyond The Double Helix.
His decoding the blueprint for life with Francis Crick made him one of the most impt scientists of 20C. He wrote a celebrated memoir and later ignited an uproar with racist views.
His achievements were many, beyond The Double Helix.
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🚨PLEASE SHARE🚨 #Missing 14 year old from #Sheshatshiu #NewfoundLand #Canada
Alaina is described as:
EYES: Brown HAIR: Dark
HEIGHT: 5'4" | WEIGHT: 130 lbs
#MMIW #MMIWG #EveryChildMatters #NoMoreStolenSisters #RedDressAlert #AboriginalAlert
www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingperso...
Alaina is described as:
EYES: Brown HAIR: Dark
HEIGHT: 5'4" | WEIGHT: 130 lbs
#MMIW #MMIWG #EveryChildMatters #NoMoreStolenSisters #RedDressAlert #AboriginalAlert
www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingperso...
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨PLEASE SHARE🚨 #Missing 14 year old from #Sheshatshiu #NewfoundLand #Canada
Alaina is described as:
EYES: Brown HAIR: Dark
HEIGHT: 5'4" | WEIGHT: 130 lbs
#MMIW #MMIWG #EveryChildMatters #NoMoreStolenSisters #RedDressAlert #AboriginalAlert
www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingperso...
Alaina is described as:
EYES: Brown HAIR: Dark
HEIGHT: 5'4" | WEIGHT: 130 lbs
#MMIW #MMIWG #EveryChildMatters #NoMoreStolenSisters #RedDressAlert #AboriginalAlert
www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingperso...
Excellent idea...
I have an idea: If city council votes to put more money into Lansdowne, the move could include renaming it to "Watson-Sutcliffe Park."
Whatever resulted, good or bad, would be tied to their names indefinitely.
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
Whatever resulted, good or bad, would be tied to their names indefinitely.
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
I used to be in favour of Lansdowne 2.0. I've changed my mind
I used to be in favour of the Lansdowne 2.0 development. I changed my mind because I don’t trust this deal. | Opinion
ottawacitizen.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Excellent idea...
Guess which one is Carney?
In the category that SOMONE SOMEWHERE needed to see this RIGHT now. I offer
November 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Guess which one is Carney?
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I NEEDED it!
In the category that SOMONE SOMEWHERE needed to see this RIGHT now. I offer
November 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I NEEDED it!
If only he'd learn...
November 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
If only he'd learn...
Eby now says he won't run their anti-tarrifs ad.
For now, only Carney & his team will not speak for Canada & continue vainly trying to appease King Donny.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
For now, only Carney & his team will not speak for Canada & continue vainly trying to appease King Donny.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
B.C. premier says his province will not be running planned anti-tariff ads
Following a forestry summit with federal Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade Dominic LeBlanc, Premier David Eby said British Columbia will not run anti-tariff advertisements on its own, as it h...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Eby now says he won't run their anti-tarrifs ad.
For now, only Carney & his team will not speak for Canada & continue vainly trying to appease King Donny.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
For now, only Carney & his team will not speak for Canada & continue vainly trying to appease King Donny.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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The Investment Canada Act? A worthless, paper tiger, just like Carney's promises.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Burnaby, B.C., oil refinery to fall under U.S. control in $9.1B deal
British Columbia’s largest oil refinery is set to fall under U.S. control this week with the expected takeover of Canadian fuel refiner and retailer Parkland Corporation by American fuel giant Sunoco.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The Investment Canada Act? A worthless, paper tiger, just like Carney's promises.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
I'm not a big baseball fan but I watched some of the games. The thing that struck me was that all of these guys actually seemed to like & support each other. The Blue Jays are a team in so many ways.
It will be a shame if free agency splits them up.
It will be a shame if free agency splits them up.
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I'm not a big baseball fan but I watched some of the games. The thing that struck me was that all of these guys actually seemed to like & support each other. The Blue Jays are a team in so many ways.
It will be a shame if free agency splits them up.
It will be a shame if free agency splits them up.
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They’re already here: How U.S. corporations have been eroding Canada’s economic sovereignty.
From Big Oil to Big Tech, American firms are tightening their grip on Canada’s economy — with Ottawa’s quiet approval.
New column by Jared Walker:
ricochet.media/politics/can...
#cdnpoli #elbowsup
From Big Oil to Big Tech, American firms are tightening their grip on Canada’s economy — with Ottawa’s quiet approval.
New column by Jared Walker:
ricochet.media/politics/can...
#cdnpoli #elbowsup
They’re already here: How U.S. corporations have been eroding Canada’s economic sovereignty
From Big Oil to Big Tech, American firms are tightening their grip on Canada’s economy — with Ottawa’s quiet approval
ricochet.media
October 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
They’re already here: How U.S. corporations have been eroding Canada’s economic sovereignty.
From Big Oil to Big Tech, American firms are tightening their grip on Canada’s economy — with Ottawa’s quiet approval.
New column by Jared Walker:
ricochet.media/politics/can...
#cdnpoli #elbowsup
From Big Oil to Big Tech, American firms are tightening their grip on Canada’s economy — with Ottawa’s quiet approval.
New column by Jared Walker:
ricochet.media/politics/can...
#cdnpoli #elbowsup
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This is an excellent and infuriating thread
confirms AGAIN that if there’s a competition between people & $$, corporations will ALWAYS choose $$
Protect yourself because they won’t. But CBC will pay bonuses even when they’re in the red 🤬
confirms AGAIN that if there’s a competition between people & $$, corporations will ALWAYS choose $$
Protect yourself because they won’t. But CBC will pay bonuses even when they’re in the red 🤬
🆄🅽🆂🅰🅵🅴 🅸🅽 🆃🅷🅴 🆆🅾🆁🅺🅿🅻🅰🅲🅴
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
[links to referenced articles in ALT text]
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
[links to referenced articles in ALT text]
November 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This is an excellent and infuriating thread
confirms AGAIN that if there’s a competition between people & $$, corporations will ALWAYS choose $$
Protect yourself because they won’t. But CBC will pay bonuses even when they’re in the red 🤬
confirms AGAIN that if there’s a competition between people & $$, corporations will ALWAYS choose $$
Protect yourself because they won’t. But CBC will pay bonuses even when they’re in the red 🤬
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Thanks to UCP, EPS, Take Back Alberta and all the other #christofascists and narcissistic abusers out there (along with the ones enabling them).
#ableg #abpoli #corruptUCP
#ableg #abpoli #corruptUCP
November 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Thanks to UCP, EPS, Take Back Alberta and all the other #christofascists and narcissistic abusers out there (along with the ones enabling them).
#ableg #abpoli #corruptUCP
#ableg #abpoli #corruptUCP
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I told my wife I'm not watching the Jays game tonight & she applauded. She doesn't like it when I make spitting or chewing sounds whenever a player or coach does it. They're so gross.
Sorry, baseball is way too slow for me, but good luck to the Blue Jays. ⚾
Sorry, baseball is way too slow for me, but good luck to the Blue Jays. ⚾
November 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I told my wife I'm not watching the Jays game tonight & she applauded. She doesn't like it when I make spitting or chewing sounds whenever a player or coach does it. They're so gross.
Sorry, baseball is way too slow for me, but good luck to the Blue Jays. ⚾
Sorry, baseball is way too slow for me, but good luck to the Blue Jays. ⚾
It broke me up when Carney said, "I'm always prepared to stand up for the right thing."
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
'This is not a game,' Carney says as he signals he's ready to fight election over federal budget | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney signalled at the close of the APEC summit that he'd be prepared to fight an election over the upcoming federal budget — remarks that set the stage for a parliamentary showdo...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It broke me up when Carney said, "I'm always prepared to stand up for the right thing."
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
It’s time to admit our Charter rights are under attack.
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November 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It’s time to admit our Charter rights are under attack.
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This continues to be a menopause fun facts account 😎
November 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This continues to be a menopause fun facts account 😎
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When it’s over it’s over! 🦘🧙♀️🎃🥊
Halloween in Australia #shorts #halloween #kangaroo #animals
YouTube video by The only car
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November 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
When it’s over it’s over! 🦘🧙♀️🎃🥊