Paul LeBlanc
@paulleblanc.bsky.social
Vancouver business owner, occasional musician, and political obsessive trying not to give up on the world.
I was proud to be Canadian on Canada Day last year. But I'm more proud today.
July 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I was proud to be Canadian on Canada Day last year. But I'm more proud today.
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Passing this along.
Please circulate as you see fit.
Thank you.
Please circulate as you see fit.
Thank you.
May 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Passing this along.
Please circulate as you see fit.
Thank you.
Please circulate as you see fit.
Thank you.
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I wonder if Trump will have the same effect on the Conclave election as he did in Canada and Australia.
May 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I wonder if Trump will have the same effect on the Conclave election as he did in Canada and Australia.
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Absolutely not.
April 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Absolutely not.
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This video is great - A journalist break downs the highly misleading chart Trump is using to support his tariff policies youtu.be/PWhv-06DNjE?...
The bizarre way Trump’s team calculated reciprocal tariffs | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
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April 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This video is great - A journalist break downs the highly misleading chart Trump is using to support his tariff policies youtu.be/PWhv-06DNjE?...
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I think we should still send them a tree
April 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I think we should still send them a tree
Massive lineup at Hillcrest Community centre for the Vancouver civic by-election vote. I’ve been here 35 minutes so far and I can’t see the front of the line yet #vanpoli #vancouver
April 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Massive lineup at Hillcrest Community centre for the Vancouver civic by-election vote. I’ve been here 35 minutes so far and I can’t see the front of the line yet #vanpoli #vancouver
Surely not intentional but Chrystia Freeland did Mark Carney a huge favour by being in this race. It makes his win much more meaningful.
March 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Surely not intentional but Chrystia Freeland did Mark Carney a huge favour by being in this race. It makes his win much more meaningful.
NATO expansion neither explains nor justifies the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
Putin uses NATO as an excuse for his war against Ukrainian statehood
Vladimir Putin claims his invasion of Ukraine was provoked by NATO expansion but his efforts to eradicate Ukrainian identity in areas under Russian occupation and his insistence regarding Ukraine's co...
www.atlanticcouncil.org
March 4, 2025 at 5:30 AM
NATO expansion neither explains nor justifies the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
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Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.
Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
February 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.
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This is what convinced me they’re going to intentionally crash the economy. They said it out loud several times.
February 2, 2025 at 5:10 AM
This is what convinced me they’re going to intentionally crash the economy. They said it out loud several times.
Canada Line fully shut down between King Edward and Waterfront. Police incident. #vancouver
December 5, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Canada Line fully shut down between King Edward and Waterfront. Police incident. #vancouver
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The closure of the Ontario Science Centre, Alison Motluk writes, was a murder. Then devastated staff were given four months to dispose of the body. A former Science Centre employee takes readers inside the final days of a beloved institution. thelocal.to/ontario-scie...
The Killing of the Science Centre | The Local
The 55-year old museum shuttered without warning one Friday in June. Then devastated staff were given four months to dismantle it. A former employee on the last days of a beloved institution.
thelocal.to
November 25, 2024 at 12:53 PM
The closure of the Ontario Science Centre, Alison Motluk writes, was a murder. Then devastated staff were given four months to dispose of the body. A former Science Centre employee takes readers inside the final days of a beloved institution. thelocal.to/ontario-scie...
A stunning day. Taking a quick walk on the Canada Line bridge from Vancouver to Richmond
November 18, 2024 at 9:46 PM
A stunning day. Taking a quick walk on the Canada Line bridge from Vancouver to Richmond
So if the Conservatives are going to axe the tax, we probably should remind people that they are also going to cremate the rebate
November 18, 2024 at 4:50 AM
So if the Conservatives are going to axe the tax, we probably should remind people that they are also going to cremate the rebate