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February 24, 2014

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Allan W Janssen





 
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Yes, the Annexing Canada talk is serious now. Deadly serious.

People have been chatting about this sotto voce for weeks, but also saying "it's so paranoid, I don't really believe it, not really..." We will look back on March 7 as the weekend people finally believed it -- that Trump a...
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Weekend funnies: Jim Cuddy’s song, some funny posts from Mark Hamill, the Beaverton, Trudeau and more; and Animal Crackers

  ...Oh no What went wrongUsed to be the singers in a two part song Guess all good things come to an end But we used to be the best of friends Lately there’s been a storm on high Things got bad a...
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Today’s Memes: Trudeau Take Thursday, Musk Lose Sky, Trump Drop Trou, and today in “Elbows Up”

Following along with the "Trump Take Egg" meme, I think we need to title this one "Trudeau Take Thursday"Q: “The foreign affairs minister called all of this a psychodrama - how do you characterize it?” TRUDEAU: “Thursday...
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Elbows Up — and laughing

Scrolling through social media today, the anger was unrelenting and the patriotism palpable. But nothing can stop Canadians being funny -- here's some good stuff from today:  First, a word on terminology: View o...
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“We will fight and we will win” – Inspiration from Justin Trudeau, comments from Wesley Wark, Charlie Angus, Evan Scrimshaw, Paul Krugman, Jeff Tiedrich. And in late news, US now saying “never mind”?

My illustration today was posted by CdnHistoryEhx - it shows the Battle of Queenston Heights, Oct 13 1812 by John David Kelly. Despite being outnumbered by three to one, the Canadians and the British won against the United Stat...
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Elbows Up! Responding to the Trump tariffs

Well, here we go. And Canada is in it to win it: View on Threads Trudeau tried. But Trump is just in love with breaking things. And I think he is tired of Musk getting all the press lately for Making America Gr...
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“Why is everything so stupid right now?”

Yes, its crazy.  Just a short one today -- a great theory of the stupidity now in the US, a few funny posts, and Mike Myers.Brittlestar My Global Gas Leak Theory Why Everything and Everyone Is So Stupid Right ...
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So Trump made Zelenskyy an offer. But Zelenskyy refused …


 
 

Criminalizing drug addiction: “We can’t punish the trauma out of people by creating more trauma.”

Saskatchewan and Alberta are both bringing forward legislation to criminalize drug use as well as drug trafficking. It seems to be as much a performance, as a plan. But the people it will hurt are real. In ...
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This is the way America ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.

We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning together Headpiece filled with straw. Alas, here we go again:Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada — which he inaccurately used drug...
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Today’s News: Liberal debate night two “Chrystia Freeland won on tone, Mark Carney won on policy”

It was the second night of the Liberal leadership debates, and once again, no fireworks: View on Threads This Liberal leadership debate is so boring, so rife with specific policy ideas delivered in a careful, measured man...
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Today’s News: Liberal leadership debate, night one; and Trudeau in Ukraine

My photo is by "PoliLEGO" on tonight's Liberal leadership debate from @polilego.bsky.social -it shows @markjcarney.bsky.social @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social @karinagould.bsky.social and Frank Baylis.So tonight I went spin...
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Some questions for the Liberal leadership debates

So on Monday night the Liberal leadership candidates are debating in French, and on Tuesday in English. Like most Canadians, I have been semi-following the leadership race -- I wasn't prepared to support Mark Carney at fir...
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Weekend break: Funny stuff, some beautiful paintings, and of course, Animal Crackers


 
 

“Courage is found in unlikely places”: Chris Kluwe, Charlie Angus, AOC, Zelenskyy and Europe, Mike Pence, FP Wellman, John Cole…

Taking one of my favorite Lord Of The Rings quotes as my text today, I thought I should highlight some of the people - both likely and unlikely - who are showing courage against the fascist hellhole that is today's America:&nbs...
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What a game!

I had a post about politics almost ready to go, but not tonight! What a great game: Report: CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA![image or embed]— The Beaverton (@thebeaverton.com) February 20, 2025 at 10:43 ...
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Some days, we just need to laugh…

How funny people can be about politics, even when things are just so grim!First, isn't this good news!And isn't this the way we all feel now:  Moving on: Can’t spell tariffs without FFS.— Jen The Feisty Librarian (@Fei...
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“No Kings Day” – A day of protest against Trump and Musk

America won't go down without a fight. There were massive protests across the US on Monday, with the rallying cry "No Kings!" -- that precisely expressed the new American message to Trump and Musk. Here are some of th...
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Taking a step back

So now, in this Year of Our Lord 2025, let's look at where are we at. In Canada, by mid-March, we will have a new federal Liberal leader - I hope it will be Pat Carney - who will immediately need to deal with Trump attempting ...
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Weekend funny stuff: The ridiculous weather: Our ridiculous politics; and Animal Crackers

Our weather here on the Prairies has been generally awful this winter -- cold cold and more cold, week after week since November.Well, its going to be a little more springlike next week, apparently. Next up -- politics! ...
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Canada’s National Treasures: Elizabeth May – Craig Baird – Gurdeep Pandher – Wab Kineau, P.J. Akeeagok and R.J. Simpson – Canadian Hockey Fans. And Moose Art

Just a post to highlight some of our most impressive Canadians in these times. First, Elizabeth May is a national treasure: Elizabeth May: "This is what you get: free health care – universal free health care....Those gu...
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Yes, Carney actually did save us in 2008

The Cons are trying to re-litigate and downplay Mark Carney's role in protecting Canada from the world financial melt-down in 2008, and Scrimshaw is having none of it:Mark Carney was an “invaluable support” to Jim Flaherty,...
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Things I learned today: Canada is really pissed; the “White Horse Prophecy”; “Leprechaun economics”. And an excellent rant!

Doom-scrolling through social media today, I learned some things:First, its always better to be pissed off than pissed on! This is what is happening across all of Canada right now!🇨🇦😊 pic.twitter.com/VgtW7rJvVU— Jus...
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Bending the knee

Media organizations in the US are expected to bend the knee now: There is going to come a time in the very near future where the only way to resolve this is for every non-MAGA media company to band together and simply r...
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Our Tangled Border War — comments by Charlie Angus, Wesley Wark, Dan Gardner, Paul Krugman. And new tariffs!

To illustrate this post, here is an artwork called Non-Sign II, which was built at the Peace Arch border crossing in 2010 - I think that messy tangled black border framing an empty centre is symbolic of our Canada-US border war...
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NEXUS

Canadian Border Now Fully Open

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...
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Canada border testing

Pre-Entry COVID Test No Longer Required at Canadian Border

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...
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USA Border

US Land Border Opens to Canadians

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 ...
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When Will USA Border Open to Canadians?

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...
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International travel

Where Can Vaccinated Canadians Travel?

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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