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John Roscoe

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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Thrushes (or the alternative, #waders) so here's a Hermit Thrush I met a few weeks ago in SW Ontario, Canada. Sweet little ball of feathery harmony; a delight to see and hear.
#birds #Birding #Nature #NaturePhotography #photography #EastCoastKin

November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM

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Herr Carroll Elmer-Henry-David Reimer-Schmidt

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November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM

Cynthia

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Danielle Smith Goes Nuclear on Trans Rights via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

Danielle Smith Goes Nuclear on Trans Rights | The Tyee

Alberta’s premier is overriding Charter protections. Here’s a fact check on her claims.

thetyee.ca

November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM

Cynthia

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OneBC Leader's Comments Drive Indigenous Delegation from Legislature via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

OneBC Leader’s Comments Drive Indigenous Delegation from Legislature | The Tyee

Dallas Brodie called reports of residential school graves the ‘worst lie in Canadian history.’

thetyee.ca

November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Cynthia

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Jamil Jivani: the Conservatives' Great White Saviour
open.substack.com/pub/noralore...

Jamil Jivani: the Conservatives' Great White Saviour

"Together with your voice, we will restore the promise of Canada" says Jivani's new initiative.

open.substack.com

November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Cynthia

@tintie.bsky.social

Smith Still Faces Questions in the Dodgy Contracts Scandal via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

Smith Still Faces Questions in the Dodgy Contracts Scandal | The Tyee

The premier said a report on AHS procurement practices cleared her government. It didn’t.

thetyee.ca

October 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM

Cynthia

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How the Ostrich Farm Cull Has Unleashed Threats of Violence via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

How the Ostrich Farm Cull Has Unleashed Threats of Violence | The Tyee

The CFIA union head says members and their families are being threatened.

thetyee.ca

October 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM

Cynthia

@tintie.bsky.social

In OneBC's World, Political Opposition Is Branded as Harassment via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

In OneBC’s World, Political Opposition Is Branded as Harassment | The Tyee

The party’s message isn’t about fixing what’s broken. It’s about creating fear and resentment.

thetyee.ca

October 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM

Cynthia

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Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee

MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.

thetyee.ca

October 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM

Cynthia

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'Shameless': How the Alberta Next Panel Blamed Immigrants via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

‘Shameless’: How the Alberta Next Panel Blamed Immigrants | The Tyee

Divisive scapegoating, including showing a slanted video, fits the populist playbook, says an expert.

thetyee.ca

October 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM

Cynthia

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Stephen Maher on News in Polarized Times via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...

Stephen Maher on News in Polarized Times | The Tyee

Ahead of his UVic talk, the political reporter on ‘partisan sorting,’ media ‘hucksters,’ MPs applauding Charlie Kirk and more.

thetyee.ca

October 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM

Cynthia

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As Smith Pushes New Pipeline Plan, Eby Says No Way via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

As Smith Pushes New Pipeline Plan, Eby Says No Way | The Tyee

BC premier decries environmental risk of tanker traffic from proposed northern terminal.

thetyee.ca

October 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM

Cynthia

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The Definitive History of Canada's Residential School Shame via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

The Definitive History of Canada’s Residential School Shame | The Tyee

Ten years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its landmark report. Everyone should read it.

thetyee.ca

September 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM

Cynthia

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@thetyee.ca I just read Andrew’s excellent essay on Mr Lemkin and how the term genocide came to be. I have read about him through reading Philippe Sands but Andrew’s essay is a brilliant focus on all he did. Wanted you to know a student I had is now teaching Genocide studies in MetroVan.

September 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM

Cynthia

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Raphael Lemkin Coined the Word Genocide. What Would He Say Today? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...

Raphael Lemkin Coined the Word Genocide. What Would He Say Today? | The Tyee

The haunting story of the refugee driven to name and prevent the greatest crimes of all.

thetyee.ca

September 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM

Cynthia

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Rustad Says He'll Stay After Controversial Leadership Review Vote via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

Rustad Says He’ll Stay After Controversial Leadership Review Vote | The Tyee

The BC Conservative leader then kicked MLA Elenore Sturko out of the caucus.

thetyee.ca

September 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM

Cynthia

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Every parent with school age children should read this. As a teacher I saw this starting just as I retired. My friends still working claim it has become a huge problem, this hero worship of Tate.

Cynthia @tintie.bsky.social · Sep 20

The Andrew Tate Effect in Your Child's Classroom via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...