I have been seeing some great “takes” on the election results:  View on Threads

Great routine from Colbert:
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Here is Carney dancing at the Liberal celebration Monday night. He just genuinely loves music, doesn’t he:

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Whenever I get the Wordle answer on my sixth try, the computer says “Whew!” That’s what I feel tonight. It was much closer than I wanted it to be, and Carney had to survive an onslaught of smears and fears, and it’s going to be challenging fo…

Here are some good cartoons that sum up this campaign:
SAnd some final words:
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Lying right to the very end:Perspective is everything. Same venue, same crowd. How to make your rally look enormous by forcing phot…

It’s just too damned hard to act all solemn and serious right now — I’m laughing on the outside but quivering on the inside, just waiting for Monday to be over. In the meantime — here are a few posts and cartoons to enjoy!Lead on, Big Daddy! …

(Illustration from Wayne Horton’s substack )We’re almost at the end now, and the choice comes down to this:

Banker or wanker.Your choice, Canada.#cdnpoli #elxn45— Ian Morrison 🇨🇦 (@IanDMorrison) April 18, 2025

If you’d told me a few months ago …

Three days to go!And I’m feeling deliriously hopeful (with a sliver of dread that Carney won’t get the majority government Canada needs).So I can’t focus on anything serious right now, just the funny stuff.On CBC’s At Issue panel tonight, Chantal Heber…

Five more days. All Trump needed to do was to keep quiet about Canada for just five more days. He just couldn’t do it.
Danielle and Pierre must be simply furious:

Eight-year-olds are trying to run the world.

#ElbowsUp #CanadaStrong

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Here’s some mid-week humour, as we sit on pins and needles waiting for next Monday. 

First, Poilievre finally released his budget plan and Canada was predictably underwhelmed:Did this one make the cut? #cdnpoli https://t.co/XnLIj7uVuJ pic.twit…

Now, I am no economist nor can I make an informed analysis of election platforms. But I’m seeing some interesting posts from knowledgeable people about the Liberal Strong platform that Carney released:This is a massive shift in approach from the 2…

Happy Easter, everyone!

pic.twitter.com/snWTyIqf1Q— E. Jean Carroll (@ejeancarroll) April 20, 2025 Here’s something to think about:

[image or embed]— thethinblackduke.bsky.social (@thethinblackduke.bsky.social) April 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM

Reminds me o…

Universities
My love for my university is life-long and deep.
After I got my own degree, I spent much of my working life as an employee of my university. I had various positions over the years – writing the alumni magazine and other publications, asse…

Doesn’t this feel like the longest election campaign ever? It’s actually an average length of 37 days, it only seems like Canadians have been waiting FOREVER to get this election decided so we can get on with whatever comes next. 
The advance…

 Tonight was the last of the federal election debates. The overall media conclusion was that nobody “lost”. While the CBC At Issue panel discussion above was interesting, I found the Toronto Star columnists live-blog to be a detailed yet thou…

Media declares the French leaders debate was a draw:Wednesday was the first of the two leaders debates. 

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Poilievre and his short pants boys have had two years to figure out thei…

I think I’ll just stay in Canada, thank you:Today, California governor Gavin Newsom decided he would try to get Canadians to visit …. 

Nah, one way tickets to El Salvador are cheaper if you fly direct. #cdnpoli[image or embed]— Anonymous (@you…

First world problems:Cruel Fate, 1525: Our cow died during the night. We will surely perish.

Cruel Fate, 2025: Our Keurig stopped working during the night. We will surely perish.— Stop Illegal Ideas Hat (@kenwhite.bsky.social) April 13, 2025 at 11…

Graeme MacKay/The Hamilton SpectatorAs the Conservatives get more desperate, the attempts to smear Carney get more heated. The latest is something about offshore tax havens. While the smears are stupid, they need to be de-bunked. To the rescue com…

First, here’s some doom and gloom to kick off your weekend:

Trump crash economy[image or embed]— mtsw (@mtsw.bsky.social) April 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Paul Krugman
The Third-Worlding of America
How to destroy 80 years of credibility in less than …

Here is some of the Elbows Up that I have seen recently.Enjoy! A couple of good slogans:Singing elbows up: View on Threads

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Buy Canadian

Buy Canadian. Don’t buy American. I’m careful now with oranges, apples, dog food…

They call economics “the dismal science”. And now I know why. We are all, unfortunately, learning more about international trade policy than we ever wanted to know.tbh i didn’t know one person could destroy the global economy— derek guy (@diework…

I’m seeing some more references about “sore loser-ism” and how Conservatives are now convincing themselves that their large rallies in Pentiction (3,000) and Edmonton (15,000) must mean Poilievre actually has the election in the bag. They think th…

Three great videos today:

This funny ‘American Pie’ parody bites hard — from a comedy show that went out a few days ago in the UK[image or embed]— Ian Johnson 🔆 (@mrianjohnson.bsky.social) April 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM

It was only a matter of time bef…

I know you’re only as old as you feel, but really….my score on this is zero.. Oops!Trump Monday[image or embed]— Sister Golden Bear (@sistergoldenbear.bsky.social) April 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM

An incredible observation:
A tricky thing about moder…

Big Daddy Carney
Isn’t this hilarious?As I reported yesterday at a rally in Scarborough a woman shouted from the crowd “Big Daddy, lead us!” and everyone laughed. Now its a meme – this photo was posted at EhBuddyHoser on Reddit.

A recent CPC attack o…

Teflon Carney – they keep throwing stuff at him but it just doesn’t stick One of the most impressive attributes that Mark Carney brings to Canada is respect, both given and taken. As he is going across the country, meeting people and giving s…

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