Interesting Fact of the Month
Did you know visiting Canada with a DUI is difficult? If a US citizen has a DUI or DWI they could be denied entry at the Canadian border! Even a misdemeanor for reckless driving, or a traffic ticket for impaired driving, can prevent an American from entering Canada. In order to enter Canada with DUI charges many people hire an immigration lawyer. Going to Canada from USA with other criminal convictions like theft or assault can also be challenging.
A week ago, when Poilievre's lack of a security clearance first hit the fan, because of Trudeau's testimony to the foreign interference inquiry, reporter Stephen Chase tweeted a statement from Poilievre's office -- they tried v...
You could almost hear Ottawa deflate this afternoon as the Liberal caucus "let's get rid of Trudeau!" frenzy squiffed out. Night of the Long Knives turned into the Fish-Slapping sketch.CBC gives us the (un)exciting play-by-play...
That's it. That's the title. Two weeks to go but I think America has already reached its gag limit. The McDonald's stunt may have been the last.
Tim Walz has ZERO f*cks to give:βAt McDonald's, he looks more li...
We've had two provincial elections in the last week -- BC was a squeaker for its progressive party, but New Brunswick was a resounding progressive success.Canadian Media today: BC elections reflect the political state of Canada...
Let's start with some funnies:
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Trump just can't hold it back anymore:A nonzero number of Americans are voting for Trump so they can call stuff βgayβ again and meanwhile their guyβs out here lost in a reverie about the late Arnold Palmerβs literal pen...
The Poilievre lettice watch begins:
Start the countdown. Pierre Poilievre or this head of lettuce. pic.twitter.com/zUHF4u7XPSβ Roddy π¨π¦ (@RodKahx) October 16, 2024
POILIEVRE'S CAT pic.twitter.com/5NfqfCGl9zβ Britt...
First, Trudeau testified at the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference hearings today. Trudeau was supposed to be embarassed, bumbling, and exposed by this inquiry - but instead, it was Poilievre who found hims...
Just a few Quick Takes - some stuff worth reading tonight:TrudeauMy latest: This is not a diplomatic spat β itβs state terrorism, and Canada is right to call it out https://t.co/GZGbDh6kNU pic.twitter.com/jOYXwM6RyMβ...
Well, I was going to put up a light-hearted post tonight about Thanksgiving - cartoons, nice stories, etc. But then this happened:
RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme told a news conference in Ottawa that the force decided ...
https://www.270towin.com/mpThree weeks to go and the Presidential polls are freaking everyone out:If you are noticing that the only national polls Trump is leading in are the ones taken by a single far-right polling outfi...
Lots of news today about how a group of unnamed Liberal back-benchers are supposedly organizing to get Trudeau to resign as party leader. Yeah, sure -- whose bright idea was that?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face m...
We have all heard now about Fake News - see also Truthiness, Alternative Facts, and Mis-information.
Now, we're hearing "imaginary news" --Weβve all become desensitized, but itβs amazing how at this point the Trump campaig...
Some odds and sods and bizarre news: Oh, yeah -- I forgot
So today was the day everyone who had been Covid vaccinated was supposed to die.Everyone ok?β RS Archer (@archer_rs) October 4, 2024
What people will remember f...
...They, hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow,
Through Eden took their solitary way.
- John Milton, Paradise Lost
I was going to do a post tonight on the Harris and Walz interviews, but the situation with Hurricane Mi...
So on Saturday this happened:Angus Reid reposts a doctored video that misquotes the PM as if it's reality and we're supposed to accept his company's poll results are believable? I have a bridge to sell you if you believe a sing...
Last night I posted some long threads; tonight, I have several interesting "long reads" on topics I have frequently discussed on this blog: The Stupid, It Burns!
Substack writer Black Cloud Six writes The New Norma...
Here are some long threads that I liked. This is a lengthy post because I am including many of the tweets from these threads -- a reader told me once that people who aren't on X anymore aren't allowed to read their posts n...
In his column tonight, Bribes (Between The Lines Of Age) The LPC's Correct Tactical Choice, Evan Scrimshaw is writing about the Liberal decision to vote against the Bloc motion to raise Old Age Security and he gives us this gem...
I have a feeling that things are going to just be crazy for the next five weeks. Tonight I am reading about a whole bunch of things -- the pressure on Trudeau to do something something, the Jack Smith bombshell report, the...
WALZ: Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election?
VANCE: Tim, I'm focused on the future
WALZ: That's a damning non-answer[image or embed]β Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.bsky.social) October 1, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Wallace: JD Vance wa...
The Scream, by Kent Monkman The RCMP came in. My mom was trembling. The rcmp took me from my mother's lap. (I believe it is called abuction today. ) They took me to the airport. I don't remember, may be we walked to ...
We saw Jelly Roll on SNL and this song is remarkable:"Nobody walks through these doors on a winning streak" I loved this too!
My husband saw a presentation from Playing For Change one year at Mill...
This is terrible. We're been following the Hurricane Helene stories - its hard to imagine what these people are going through:At least 56 dead and millions without power after Helene's deadly march across U.S. southeast https:/...
On October 1st 2022, the Government of Canada removed all COVID-19 border measures such as required proof of vaccination, random testing, and mandatory isolation for high-risk travelers. For the first time since early 2020, the...
As of April 1st 2022, the Canadian border will no longer require a pre-arrival negative COVID-19 test from fully vaccinated travellers entering or returning to the country. Previously, a rapid antigen test or a PCR test indicat...
After being closed for nearly 19 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on November 8th 2021 the United States land border officially opened to all fully vaccinated Canadians. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced ...
On August 9th 2021, Canada opened its border to all fully vaccinated Americans allowing tourists from the United States to visit the country once again. The US border remains closed to Canadians, however, and American authoriti...
Most Canadians are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Consequently, Canadians are starting to think about international travel again, and are beginning to research possible vacation destinations. This leads to the question,...
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