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Today’s Comment: Boomers “are the most coddled political constituency”

Posted October 4, 2024 by Anonymous

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 of a paragraph. I h…

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Busy busy busy! Here’s some stuff about Trudeau, the Jack Smith report, the US election, the Russia-Ukraine War

Posted October 3, 2024 by Anonymous

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 dark underside of the US…

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Today’s News: “A damning non-answer”

Posted October 2, 2024 by Anonymous

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]— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.bsky.social) October 1, 2024 at 8:41 PM

Wallace: JD Vance was still unable to say that …

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Today’s News: Remembering for Orange Shirt Day

Posted October 1, 2024 by Anonymous

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 the airport. I would not …

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Some music to enjoy

Posted September 30, 2024 by Anonymous

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 Million Dollar Round Table –…

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Today’s News: Hurricane Helene

Posted September 29, 2024 by Anonymous

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://t.co/C0l6mQTPxo— CTV Sas…

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Happy Saturday! Here’s some fun stuff about politics, golf, librarian spies, getting older, and cool maps

Posted September 28, 2024 by Anonymous

First, just a glance at politics:WHO DID THIS?? 🦇 pic.twitter.com/ihJmPT8fmQ— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) September 13, 2024

This should get an award for hilarious description of the GOP these days:
Correct. The GOP has not only ceded the moral high…

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Poilievre and the “sore winner syndrome”

Posted September 27, 2024 by Anonymous
I’m trying to think whether there was any time in modern history that Canadians elected a Prime Minister they didn’t actually like. 
Conservatives seem to have a pattern of finding unlikeable leaders — Diefenbaker, Stanfield, Scheer come to mind — but in our recent history, only those Tory leaders who appeared personable on TV were ever elected to lead a government – like Clark, Mulroney, Harper the kitten whisperer. 
(Yes, I know Diefenbaker was PM in the early 1960s, but as soon as people started seeing him on TV, he lost to Pearson.)
And Poilievre definitely falls into the “unlikeable” category, even in spite of his makeover, to anyone who catches Question Period on TV.
Cult Mtl’s Matthew Renfrew writes Poilievre’s poor favourability will cost the Conservatives come election time

A new study by the Angus Reid Institute has found that net favourability of Pierre Poilievre has reached its lowest point in over a year, at -16%. Just 36% of Canadians have a positive opinion of the Conservative Party of Canada leader.

A previous study by Léger also found that, while the Conservatives are leading in the polls, just 26% of Canadians believe Pierre Poilievre is the best choice for prime minister.

The fact remains that Pierre Poilievre is just not that likeable. He rubs most Canadians the wrong way and a large majority don’t want to see him become prime minister.

As a result, support for the Conservatives will decrease as the election approaches, and as more light is shed on right-wing foreign interference scandals.

Toronto Star’s Susan Delacourt writes Pierre Poilievre acts as if there’s power in being unlikeable. It’s not a good look

…Conservatives appear to be trying everything this fall to turn their poll lead into eventual election victory, with the exception of one force in politics — likeability.

Nothing in Pierre Poilievre’s repertoire in the Commons the past two weeks has been aimed at making people like him, beyond those who already do. He insults, he taunts, he name-calls, he sneers — all the things that parents tell their children not to do if they want to make and keep friends.

It may be making his base happy, but it is doing nothing to present a positive picture of what he would be like in power.

…Poilievre seems pretty certain that the next election will give him a majority, and not require that he work with any other parties in the House. He’s burning his bridges with the Bloc and the NDP, if any such bridges ever existed.

… About a month or so ago, I started to notice increasing mention of Poilievre’s lack of likeability in the political commentary, even among those who are not fans of the Trudeau Liberals. …

I’ve heard this privately from some Conservatives too, who roll their eyes at what they see as unnecessary vindictiveness from a party that continues to bounce along at the top of the polls. Is this sore-winner syndrome? And what will that look like if they really do end up winners after the next election? More enemies’ lists? More paranoia about the media and the bureaucracy?

…Poilievre didn’t have a good week when Parliament resumed this month, failing to win in a Manitoba byelection and falling short in a bid to rally opposition leaders to bring down the government. He tried to pull that off with taunts and name-calling. Amazing that didn’t work.
Perhaps Poilievre is operating on the principle that nice guys finish last.

Meanwhile, Poilievre apparently thinks leadership means repeatedly failing to lead:

But he doesn’t let failure stop him, does he…

When you’ve lost Charlie Angus…

And here are two more relevant comments:

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Roundup: Trudeau wins today; Scrimshaw writes a Trudeau speech; Rothkopf on the stunning Harris campaign

Posted September 26, 2024 by Anonymous

Unsurprising that Trudeau won the non-confidence vote. Parliamentary reporter Dale Smith describes the House of Commons today: Overall, the day started out stupid, and got progressively worse as it went on.I expect we’ll see more of these day…

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Remembering Ebony, our brown-eyed girl

Posted September 24, 2024 by Anonymous

Just six weeks abo, we lost our Molly, and today we lost our Ebony too. We got Ebony as a rescue when she was three or four, and we had shared our lives with her for almost 14 years. She was a Labrador, a little on the small side but such a h…

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Trudeau knocks it out of the park

Posted September 24, 2024 by Anonymous

Trudeau was on Stephen Colbert tonight and the Conservatives are furious — how dare he demonstrate his popularity, his interview chops, and his international standing so easily, when he is supposed to be crawling into the Parliamentary press gallery a…

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“Basket of deplorables” 2024 version: fearful, credulous, vicious, cheap, thoughtless and destructive

Posted September 23, 2024 by Anonymous

Remember in 2016, when Hillary said some Trump supporters were “a basket of deplorables” and the US media clutched their pearls and fainted all over their couches and gasped how unseemly for a Democrat to be so mean to Republicans.Well, like with every…

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Happy Saturday! Canadianisms, strange graveyards, animal crackers, and more!

Posted September 21, 2024 by Anonymous

As the weeks wear by, propelling us toward a crucial election in the United States and, increasingly likely, in Canada too, I find myself grasping occasionally at something less intense — funny, even. Hope nobody minds the break:

Post by @am…

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Today’s news: Canada’s intelligence priorities

Posted September 20, 2024 by Anonymous

Yes, as a matter of fact, Canada does have priorities for intelligence – why did you ask?Or if you want to save yourself 20 pages of reading, this sums it up: pic.twitter.com/XoTkCqvvwN— @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social (@StephanieCarvin) September 19, 202…

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Mainly, we duck and cover….

Posted September 19, 2024 by Anonymous

From 2016 to 2020, Canada survived Trump by ducking a lot – Trudeau managed to save NAFTA mostly, we didn’t get pulled into any American wars, we quietly helped out the refugees who found their way across the border, and only once was Trudeau caught la…

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Today’s News: Trudeau v Poilievre – is it time to put up or shut up?

Posted September 18, 2024 by Anonymous

Disappointing but not surprising to see the Liberals lose that Quebec by-election yesterday. I saw some commentary online to the effect that now Trudeau will just HAVE to resign. But today, Trudeau is basically telling Poilievre, Singh and Bl…

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Animal Crackers

Posted September 17, 2024 by Anonymous

Just a few great animal posts I have seen recently:the perfect photo doesn’t exi- pic.twitter.com/nf4EOZJ7Ji— Punch Cat (@PunchingCat) September 13, 2024

Perfect.. 😊 pic.twitter.com/ZMVkyuQPws— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) September 4, 2024

Got…

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Today’s Roundup: Sunday’s Vance Interview From Hell

Posted September 16, 2024 by Anonymous

I’ll bet Vance never thought the leopards would eat HIS face…      Listen to this closely. JD Vance is explicitly acknowledging that he’s using anti-migrant disinformation as tool for attention. This is an intentional fear-mongeri…

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Crazy stupid racist crap

Posted September 15, 2024 by Anonymous

Absolute craziness in the United States now:First they came for the pregnant women
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a pregnant woman
Then they came for the Haitian immigrants
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Haitian imigramt

Th…

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Today’s News: #ETTD

Posted September 14, 2024 by Anonymous

Back in 2016, Rick Wilson invented the hashtag #ETTD (Everything Trump Touches Dies) – and he is absolutely right. Every single time.

Every new Trump favorite has that wild eyed look in their eyes for a few days like they’ll be different from all the…

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Today’s News: What does Singh think he is doing?

Posted September 13, 2024 by Anonymous

Not only is this an anti-progressive, anti climate position, but his stated basis for it is based on right-wing disinformation.Good job, NDP!— Emmett Macfarlane 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 (@EmmMacfarlane) September 12, 2024

If the carbon tax really does end up going down…

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Long Threads: More things I didn’t know

Posted September 12, 2024 by Anonymous

There is one thing that I still love about Twitter and other social media — how interesting people are still publishing interesting “long threads” where I learn about a new corner of the world, a new fascination, a new knowledge. Here are a few I…

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Today’s News: Hooray for Harris!

Posted September 11, 2024 by Anonymous

A triumph! At last! 
The Harris message of a positive, forward-looking, united America really resonated at tonight’s debate. 
And Trump just looked like the tired, befuddled old man he really is. 
Here are some zingers about the debate:

Post by @briantylercohen
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I really thought this would be the line of the night: “Donald Trump was fired by 81 million people, and he’s clearly having a hard time processing that.”

Eclipsed by “concept of a plan.”

— Steve Saideman (@smsaideman.bsky.social) September 10, 2024 at 9:41 PM

In the post-debate coverage, the universal opinion was that Harris “won” while Trump “lost”. But just as the talking heads might have swung into their ritual “but on the other hand” trashing some of Harris’ answers, the Taylor Swift endorsement dropped – another win for Harris – and all the media butterflies went flying off to that bright shiny. 

So it was a win all around!

Post by @renee.diresta
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And by the way, if you want to understand what tarrifs are and why Trump does NOT understand what he is talking about, read this thread about how tarrifs presently affect the price of a men’s suit:

Some misinformation in today’s US presidential debate about who bears the cost of tariffs. So let’s talk about how tariffs affect what you pay for a suit. 🧵

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— derek guy (@dieworkwear.bsky.social) September 10, 2024 at 11:23 PM

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Today’s News: Getting through the next eight weeks

Posted September 10, 2024 by Anonymous

Just eight more interminable weeks until the American election  I don’t know how I will get through it. The Harris-Trump debate is tomorrow night, and I suspect its the only one America will get.

Trump is now claiming tha…

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Stories from the Internet: The Great Flamingo Uprising

Posted September 9, 2024 by Anonymous

An occasional series:The Great Flamingo Uprising From the Tumblr website “Zookeeper Problems” we find this story of the Great Flamingo Uprising of 2010:In addition to the aviary/jungle exhibit, our zoo has several species of birds that pretty much…

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Canadian Border Now Fully Open

Posted November 24, 2022 by Ben

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 Canadian border is operating under “normal” conditions. For example: Americans interested in visiting Canada no longer need to download the […]

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Pre-Entry COVID Test No Longer Required at Canadian Border

Posted April 2, 2022 by Ben

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 indicating a person does not have COVID was required by border authorities. This rule change should encourage Canadians to […]

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US Land Border Opens to Canadians

Posted November 8, 2021 by Ben

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 they will be staffing their border at pre-pandemic levels, but warns that wait times may be longer than in […]

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When Will USA Border Open to Canadians?

Posted August 25, 2021 by Ben

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 authorities recently extended the border closure until September 21st citing COVID-19 transmission rates south of the border as well as […]

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Where Can Vaccinated Canadians Travel?

Posted July 1, 2021 by Ben

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, which countries can a fully vaccinated Canadian visit? As of July 2021, Canadian citizens who have received two doses of the Pfizer, Moderna, or […]

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