Roke
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Mbappé getting Ewing Theory'd tonight?
May 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Mbappé getting Ewing Theory'd tonight?
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I dug it out of the reposts to figure it out.
good god how stupid would someone have to be to listen to this person. Insane.
good god how stupid would someone have to be to listen to this person. Insane.
May 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I dug it out of the reposts to figure it out.
good god how stupid would someone have to be to listen to this person. Insane.
good god how stupid would someone have to be to listen to this person. Insane.
If we weren't a post-accountable society the Governor General should resign over this post.
The entire job is to be the representative of the King of Canada. If the GG and their staff don't know that they aren't fit for purpose.
The entire job is to be the representative of the King of Canada. If the GG and their staff don't know that they aren't fit for purpose.
May 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
If we weren't a post-accountable society the Governor General should resign over this post.
The entire job is to be the representative of the King of Canada. If the GG and their staff don't know that they aren't fit for purpose.
The entire job is to be the representative of the King of Canada. If the GG and their staff don't know that they aren't fit for purpose.
Doing my annual "how the heck did I get Europa Universalis IV to be legible?" thing.
May 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Doing my annual "how the heck did I get Europa Universalis IV to be legible?" thing.
Elbows Down 🇨🇦
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Canada’s New Tariffs on US Drop to ‘Nearly Zero’ With Exemptions, Oxford Says
Canada has effectively suspended almost all of its retaliatory tariffs on US products, tamping down inflation risks and improving its growth outlook, according to Oxford Economics.
www.bloomberg.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Elbows Down 🇨🇦
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Carney should invite the King to open the 45th Parliament.
April 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Carney should invite the King to open the 45th Parliament.
Waited in line 0 minutes to vote 👍
Voting during a Jets playoff game was a great bit of tactical voting by me 😀
Voting during a Jets playoff game was a great bit of tactical voting by me 😀
April 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Waited in line 0 minutes to vote 👍
Voting during a Jets playoff game was a great bit of tactical voting by me 😀
Voting during a Jets playoff game was a great bit of tactical voting by me 😀
Hopefully the ridiculous, English-language questions from The Rebel after the Québec debate will be the death of the Debate Commission.
April 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Hopefully the ridiculous, English-language questions from The Rebel after the Québec debate will be the death of the Debate Commission.
Lol. Goal and assist for Demidov 14 minutes into his first game
April 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Lol. Goal and assist for Demidov 14 minutes into his first game
The Notwithstanding Clause is the flip side of the coin of Section 1. If you're okay with Section 1 limiting Charter rights you should be okay with Section 33.
With Section 33 we can at least vote the bums out. There's no recourse for Section 1.
With Section 33 we can at least vote the bums out. There's no recourse for Section 1.
April 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The Notwithstanding Clause is the flip side of the coin of Section 1. If you're okay with Section 1 limiting Charter rights you should be okay with Section 33.
With Section 33 we can at least vote the bums out. There's no recourse for Section 1.
With Section 33 we can at least vote the bums out. There's no recourse for Section 1.
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The Liberal Party is desperate to import American-style politics into Canada, even to the point of trying to manufacture election denial. A cancer on Canadian politics. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Liberal operatives planted 'stop the steal' buttons at conservative conference | CBC News
Two Liberal Party staffers attended last week's Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference where they planted buttons that used Trump-style language and highlighted division within the Conservative ...
www.cbc.ca
April 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The Liberal Party is desperate to import American-style politics into Canada, even to the point of trying to manufacture election denial. A cancer on Canadian politics. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
"On Friday night, in two Ottawa bars, campaign workers shared how the party was behind this move — how two Liberal Party staffers attended the conference intended for conservatives and placed these buttons in areas where attendees would find them."
🤡 #cdnpoli
🤡 #cdnpoli
April 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"On Friday night, in two Ottawa bars, campaign workers shared how the party was behind this move — how two Liberal Party staffers attended the conference intended for conservatives and placed these buttons in areas where attendees would find them."
🤡 #cdnpoli
🤡 #cdnpoli
"It means that Catholicism could soon overtake Anglicanism to become the country’s largest denomination of worshippers for the first time since the English Reformation initiated by King Henry VIII in 1527. "
thecatholicherald.com/catholics-se...
thecatholicherald.com/catholics-se...
Catholics set to exceed Anglicans for first time since Reformation due to younger churchgoers - Catholic Herald
Catholics are on course to outnumber Anglicans in Britain, with the growth spearheaded by younger churchgoers who outnumber their Anglican brethren by more than two to one, a report by the Bible Socie...
thecatholicherald.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"It means that Catholicism could soon overtake Anglicanism to become the country’s largest denomination of worshippers for the first time since the English Reformation initiated by King Henry VIII in 1527. "
thecatholicherald.com/catholics-se...
thecatholicherald.com/catholics-se...
So Vice pulled a Sports Illustrated and hired a bunch of scabs to relaunch Waypoint?
April 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
So Vice pulled a Sports Illustrated and hired a bunch of scabs to relaunch Waypoint?
Fact-checkers getting basic stuff completely wrong in the course of their fact-checking is disqualifying.
As Gilmore did when claiming John Turner was PM from the Parliamentary gallery when in fact he wasn't even sworn in until after Parliament was adjourned.
youtu.be/bK9CPb-wuwA?...
As Gilmore did when claiming John Turner was PM from the Parliamentary gallery when in fact he wasn't even sworn in until after Parliament was adjourned.
youtu.be/bK9CPb-wuwA?...
Misinformation Already Spreading About Canada’s Election | Your Morning
YouTube video by CTV Your Morning
youtu.be
April 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Fact-checkers getting basic stuff completely wrong in the course of their fact-checking is disqualifying.
As Gilmore did when claiming John Turner was PM from the Parliamentary gallery when in fact he wasn't even sworn in until after Parliament was adjourned.
youtu.be/bK9CPb-wuwA?...
As Gilmore did when claiming John Turner was PM from the Parliamentary gallery when in fact he wasn't even sworn in until after Parliament was adjourned.
youtu.be/bK9CPb-wuwA?...
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Last week UN CRPD committee released a report that among other things, called on Canada to repeal Track 2 MAiD.
Story here by @mikehager.bsky.social with comments from @trudolem.bsky.social and myself.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Story here by @mikehager.bsky.social with comments from @trudolem.bsky.social and myself.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
United Nations report recommends Canada repeal MAID for people without terminal illnesses
International committee also called on Ottawa to scrap the proposed expansion of MAID eligibility in 2027 to people whose sole underlying illness is a mental disorder
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Last week UN CRPD committee released a report that among other things, called on Canada to repeal Track 2 MAiD.
Story here by @mikehager.bsky.social with comments from @trudolem.bsky.social and myself.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Story here by @mikehager.bsky.social with comments from @trudolem.bsky.social and myself.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
How have the Liberals not sacked Paul Chiang?
This is Day 4.
This is Day 4.
March 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
How have the Liberals not sacked Paul Chiang?
This is Day 4.
This is Day 4.
A day later and this candidate hasn't been turfed yet.
🇨🇦 Elbows Down for the Chinese Communist Party.
🇨🇦 Elbows Down for the Chinese Communist Party.
'If you can take him to the Chinese Consulate General in Toronto, you can get the million-dollar reward,' Liberal Paul Chiang said of Conservative rival Joe Tay
Liberal MP apologizes for suggesting Tory candidate be turned over to Chinese consulate for Hong Kong bounty
"If you can take him to the Chinese Consulate General in Toronto, you can get the million-dollar reward,” Liberal Paul Chiang said of Joe Tay.
nationalpost.com
March 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A day later and this candidate hasn't been turfed yet.
🇨🇦 Elbows Down for the Chinese Communist Party.
🇨🇦 Elbows Down for the Chinese Communist Party.
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Paul Chiang needs to step aside as the Liberal candidate in Markham-Unionville immediately.
March 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Paul Chiang needs to step aside as the Liberal candidate in Markham-Unionville immediately.
Elbows Down for 🇨🇳
www.tadc.ca/china-electi...
www.tadc.ca/china-electi...
March 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Elbows Down for 🇨🇳
www.tadc.ca/china-electi...
www.tadc.ca/china-electi...
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If I knew nothing about Canada except the promises from the three parties, I'd conclude that the federal government must have a large budget surplus and no pressing need to invest in productivity, infrastructure, or defense.
March 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
If I knew nothing about Canada except the promises from the three parties, I'd conclude that the federal government must have a large budget surplus and no pressing need to invest in productivity, infrastructure, or defense.
Incredible courage
Palestinians demonstrated against Hamas in northern Gaza on Tuesday, in what appeared to be the largest protest against the militant group since its attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.
Palestinians take part in largest anti-Hamas protests in Gaza since start of war | CNN
Palestinians demonstrated against Hamas in northern Gaza on Tuesday, in what appeared to be the largest protest against the militant group since its attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.
www.cnn.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Incredible courage
CBC's Vote compass with zero housing questions this election is a choice.
March 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
CBC's Vote compass with zero housing questions this election is a choice.