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 […]

That rumbling sound you hear across the country tonight is a major floor-crossing in Ottawa. From Cole Bennett:
Lori Idlout will cross the floor from the New Democratic Party to the Liberal Party of Canada, according to confirmation from the Liber…

Canadians being Canadians
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A great video showing the building of Toronto over the last 200+ years
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The Canucks can’t get a break these days:
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Just the usual batch of funny stuff for this week – enjoy!
In happy political news, the Green Party unexpectedly but decisively won a byelection in northern England:
For Europeans looking in:

– The Greens are the only party in England advocating a new…

So the US and Israel have been at war with Iran for a week now. How’s it going?
Well, first of all, they say history doesn’t repeat itself but sometimes it rhymes. I’m hearing a rhyming now — “hell no, we won’t go” was what the young men of America …

US/Israel/Iran War update
First, its time for some FAFO – I don’t know if a war can ever be funny, but this one is getting ridiculous.
In FRESH HELL Diary, Tina Brown writes Trump’s Wild War Game
…I dream of the cabinet meeting when Trump is finally …

I must say, I am feeling discouraged tonight:
– Poilievre went on Joe Rogan and Canadian media just ate it up. Then Poilievre gave a tone-deaf statement about what a great time he had in the United States! Christ, what an asshole!
– on Thursday we foun…

Its “The Carney Rebellion”!
Now that Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping – except for ships whose country has made its own deal and is paying in Yuan – it means the US stock market is going to react. So Trump is terrified.
But now the N…

With Carney traveling make friends and influence more trade agreements, I have seen several good comments and interviews that I want to share.And yes, there was an f-bomb too. First, in the Toronto Star, columnist Steve Paikin interviews David Fru…

What about Canada joining the European union?

Politico Europe reported last week Canada could join EU, French foreign minister says Half-joking comments about Canada joining the bloc have become common as Ottawa adapts to its fraying relationship with…

Some “What the Hell?” momentsWhen I saw this, I wondered what the hell had gotten into Tom Mulcair?
Tom Mulcair on Pierre Poilievre’s Joe Rogan appearance: “I thought it was an outstanding piece of political communication, and it was bookended by … f…

Sunday was International Women’s Day – enjoy these:
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And here’s a great thread story:
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And from the comments to this thread:
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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 […]

We went out for supper tonight (hooray!) so I didn’t get a lot of reading done, but I do just have to share these hilarious stories:

Clown Shoes as metaphorThis week’s dumbest story – the shoes! And this clowning is just so typical of the whole stup…

First, some Canadian Actual News from Brittlestar:

Next, did you know that the Canadian citizenship rules have now changed, so that people whose grandparent was Canadian can apply for Canadian citizenship now?
We’re getting lots of interest too:
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Global Village collage by Juliet O’NeillSo many times we put our focus on the people and politicians we are criticizing — and there’s a lot to criticize so much of the time, yes indeed. But today I saw a number of stories about good stuff being done, …

Carney walked it back today:

– #Francesk🇨🇦Read on Substack

I like this statement considerably better than his first

https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2026/03/03/statement-prime-minister-carney-evolving-situation-middle-east – Black Cloud Si…

As I was doom-scrolling today, I seemed to find a lot of crazy or sad or angry stuff, or all three! This Canada Goose reference seemed apt: View on Threads

About the LaGuardia crash
The two pilots who died are being remembered as heroes, becaus…

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 […]

Paralympics are underway!The Paralympics have begun and Canada has 50 athletes attending. Above is a photo of Canada’s team.
Alpine skier Kalle Eriksson and guide Sierra Smith take silver

Natalie Wilkie takes silver in biathlon

Kurt Oatway wins bron…

Ok, lets get back to it — some updates and oddball posts about this week’s news stories.I thought this was pretty good — its Trump’s map of the world, as drawn by Julian Fiebach for Der SpiegelCatching up on this week’s news:Reactions to Poilievre on…

Starting December 26th, Canadians travelling to the United States by air, land, or sea will no longer be able to opt out of having their photo taken at the border. The new rule, announced by the Department of Homeland Security, will make facial biometrics mandatory for all non-US citizens when entering or exiting the country. […]

This is just a miscellaneous roundup of various comments and opinions.

On Carney:
Just for a second, I thought maybe this was true:
Carney eyes Bloc MP to complete his collection[image or embed]— The Beaverton (@thebeaverton.com) March 12, 2026 a…

So yesterday in Australia, Carney seemed to say that he wasn’t ruling out Canada military in the US/Israel war with Iran. Everyone yesterday thought that was just a mistaken phrasing. Today I’m not so sure.Here’s what he said:
Speaking in Australi…

Now its Monday night, two days into the US/Israel War with Iran, and its quite clear that the United States doesn’t know what it is doing, why it is doing it, or when it can ever stop.
Sunday and today, we saw absolute clown shows across the US gov…

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 […]

I am a little amused at how startled Americans are now, to learn that Greenland and Europe, plus Canada, was ready to fight back in January, to defend Greenland against Trump.
What did they think the North would do? Just roll over? This is truly i…

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 […]

First up today, the CBC At Issue panel

TL;DW – Tonight’s panel seemed inordinately puzzled about why so many MPs are crossing the floor to join the Carney Liberals. Should we tell them?Because Carney is our only hope to strengthen Canada enough …

The whole world is realizing that the United States is just a paper tiger now.
And we know that Trump and Hegseth and their gang of idiots: 1. Don’t know what they’re doing, so they’re basing their war plans on wishful thinking, and 2. In the…

Now that Carney has been Prime Minister for a year, I’m seeing some “anniversary” pieces analyzing what he is accomplishing:

Evan Scrimshaw writes One Year Of Carney: Thank Fuck For Him
…the truth that is self-evident to me watching Carney – eve…