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…

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…

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 …

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 …

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 –…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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:

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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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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

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…

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…

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]