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Writer, communications consultant, legal gadfly, velvet jacket enthusiast. Big believer in the rule of law. Desperately trying to remain optimistic against all the odds. Posts are clearly my own.

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It looks like the bottom is falling out for Poilievre. That's a bunch of polls now that have him in the low 30s.

10.03.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 196 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 8

Doesn't everyone have 6 toes on each foot?

10.03.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alberta Court of Appeal upholds four-month jail term for organizer of Coutts blockade CALGARY β€” Alberta's top court has dismissed the appeal of one of the organizers of the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta., arguing his four-month jail term was fair.

Alberta's top court has dismissed the appeal of one of the organizers of the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta., arguing his four-month jail term was fair.

www.lakelandtoday.ca/alberta-news...

#Alberta #abpoli

09.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Feds announce nearly $1 billion for domestic defence innovation, drone technology with Bombardier As the federal government seeks to bolster its domestic defence industry, Industry Minister Melanie Joly announced more than $900 million for defence innovation in Canada, including money for drone te...

Canadian military goes all in on drones.

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

09.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 252 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 8
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🎯🎯

09.03.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 995 πŸ” 462 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 27

As a percentage of population, Russia was by far the highest, followed by the UK, Canada, then the US last of the four.

09.03.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Let me guess. Would his solution be more pipelines by any chance? #cdnpoli

09.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1
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Day one of voting in the NDP leadership race. The party info machine says they have never heard of me.
They certainly take the donations.

09.03.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 162 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 3

I'm pretty sure the expensive gas at my corner station is the same gas that was in there before the war started.

09.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Shocked. I'm shocked I tell you.

09.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Winston Churchill was a great wartime PM, but generally terrible as a peacetime politician. He was also responsible for Gallipoli, one of WWI's great disasters.

09.03.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Canada Warns Citizens Against All Travel To Iran Canada has updated its travel advisory recommending against all travel to Iran, citing general security concerns and β€œthe possibility of arbitrary detention.”

There has been a travel advisory for Canadians in Iran since at least 2022. Canada has no embassy or consular representation there. www.iranintl.com/en/202201279...

09.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's the thing about the US surprise attack. It was a surprise. Telling all your people to get out in advance kinda spoils the surprise part.

09.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

That's because they'll have to state their positions publicly. #cdnpoli

09.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Actually, the bars are wrong. Canada was in WII only 7 days less than the UK. It should look like this... #cdnpoli

09.03.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Is it really a war?

Play along with Andrew Heaton's new game show.

07.03.2026 23:17 πŸ‘ 992 πŸ” 486 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 34
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Waiting for Bill to show up.

07.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And Kristi Noem is stuck outside the room running the merch table.

07.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'll put it on my OnlyFans.

07.03.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There's no wrong time for velvet.

07.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've never seen the appeal. He's a fat-shaming, transphobe, anti-Muslim, narcissist who hasn't told a funny joke in years. He won't let women speak, whines constantly about children and young people while never having to care for any, and only cares about his marijuana and property taxes.

07.03.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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You should see me gardening.

07.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Temu thinks I live a rich and varied life... I'm not sure the chiffon leggings are approved safety wear for operating the smelting furnace.

07.03.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

There's enough news in the world without making it up.

07.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Calls for" makes it sound like an initiative, not an opinion.

07.03.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know why Bill Maher even has guests anymore. He doesn't let them speak and only talks about himself. Last night he spent 45 minutes on his disappointment that his Trump kiss-assing isn't appreciated, and then argued with a cancer survivor about what it's like to have cancer.

07.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There were dozens of posts with exactly the same moronic theme. Hard to tell the bots from the genuine idiots. #Twitter

07.03.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We live in a time of terrible headlines and awful takes. Like "Carney calls for (former) Prince Andrew to be removed from succession." He didn't "call" for it. He answered a question about whether he would support it. #cdnpoli

07.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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One more reason I'm not on Twitter / X anymore. I feel dumber every time I look in.

07.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Next up: "The Inquisition - Could it bring people together today?"

07.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0