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Canada’s Red Dress Day
Posted May 6, 2025 by Anonymous
May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit+ People (MMIWG2S+) Red River Métis artist and activist Jaime Black founded the REDress project in 2010 after she displayed her first REDress in…
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May the Fourth be with you, Justin Trudeau
Posted May 5, 2025 by Anonymous
I will miss the Star Wars socks:Trudeau ran for the leadership at just the right time, in 2013, when the Liberal Party was flailing and failing. And he left at just the right time too, as it turned out.Yes, by 2024 he had worn out his welcome with…
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Weekend funny stuff: Let’s bring Stanley home! Let’s laugh at Trump! Plus some other good posts, and Animal Crackers
Posted May 4, 2025 by Anonymous
Go, Canada, Go!
when it comes to the nhl playoffs i would like to simply say, “play ball”— Jon Bois (@jonbois.bsky.social) April 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
you don’t get to have good politicians AND a second round of the nhl playoffs.— Elyse (@elysebee.bsky….
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Today’s News: a random roundup — Carney’s press conference; Smith’s carpet; Poilievre’s seat; and First Nations nix Wexit
Posted May 3, 2025 by Anonymous
Basically, it seems we are back to politics-as-normal now — tonight I have just a random assortment of political news and views tonight, without anything really dominating the headlines. Yet. First, we got some good news today that the King is co…
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Stormy weather over Stornoway
Posted May 2, 2025 by Anonymous
I keep waiting for wiser heads to prevail – will the Conservative party realize that they don’t need Canada’s version of the Trumpy Man-Baby as their leader anymore?Listen to this interview with Bob Fife: “We like some of the policies you’re doing abo…
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Post-election News: voting maps, Carney wins, Wexit update, Poilievre sad. Plus, it’s always fun to ridicule Trump!
Posted May 1, 2025 by Anonymous
In Canadian events today, some interesting maps showing how Canadians voted — much more clearly than just showing big empty blocks of red and blue:
In response to the election map of #Canada showing large areas voting Conservative blue, here’s a gr…
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Let’s take a break for some funny stuff — good lines about our election plus other good posts, and of course, Animal Crackers
Posted April 30, 2025 by Anonymous
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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Whew! Carney and the Liberals did it.
Posted April 29, 2025 by Anonymous
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…
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One more sleep
Posted April 28, 2025 by Anonymous
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…
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Coming around the clubhouse turn, heading for the tape…..
Posted April 27, 2025 by Anonymous
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! …
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It comes down to this: the banker vs the wanker
Posted April 26, 2025 by Anonymous
(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 …
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Time to make fun of the Poilievre campaign!
Posted April 25, 2025 by Anonymous
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…
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Today’s News: He just couldn’t help it!
Posted April 24, 2025 by Anonymous
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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Today’s News: Just gotta laugh…
Posted April 23, 2025 by Anonymous
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…
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Carney’s “Liberal Strong” plan for Canada
Posted April 22, 2025 by Anonymous
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…
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Weekend funny stuff: Some good signs, some good laughs, some little kids being cute, and Animal Crackers
Posted April 21, 2025 by Anonymous
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…
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Today’s Heros: Universities, Pope Francis, Canadian voters
Posted April 20, 2025 by Anonymous
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…
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Finally, its time to vote, vote, vote…
Posted April 19, 2025 by Anonymous
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…
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Today’s News: “Mark Carney made his case”
Posted April 18, 2025 by Anonymous
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…
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Today’s News: Media declare the French leaders debate a draw; Carney leaps tall buildings with a single bound; Poilievre has figured out how he can undercut the Charter; and what is Carney’s cat called?
Posted April 17, 2025 by Anonymous
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…
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Today’s News: California, we won’t come; Americans gagging at Trump’s cruelty; American universities fighting back; Send Canada the huddled masses; latest Elbows Up; Election update
Posted April 16, 2025 by Anonymous
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…
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Weekend funny stuff: First-world problems, baseball funnies, political stuff, Animal Crackers
Posted April 14, 2025 by Anonymous
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…
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Today’s News: de-bunking the Carney smear campaign
Posted April 13, 2025 by Anonymous
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…
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Doom and Gloom and Lord Dread’s Lair
Posted April 12, 2025 by Anonymous
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 …
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The latest in Elbows Up!
Posted April 11, 2025 by Anonymous
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…
Interesting Fact of the Month
Did you know visiting Canada with a DUI is difficult? If a US citizen has a DUI or DWI they could be denied entry at the Canadian border! Even a misdemeanor for reckless driving, or a traffic ticket for impaired driving, can prevent an American from entering Canada. In order to enter Canada with DUI charges many people hire an immigration lawyer. Going to Canada from USA with other criminal convictions like theft or assault can also be challenging.
Did you know visiting Canada with a DUI is difficult? If a US citizen has a DUI or DWI they could be denied entry at the Canadian border! Even a misdemeanor for reckless driving, or a traffic ticket for impaired driving, can prevent an American from entering Canada. In order to enter Canada with DUI charges many people hire an immigration lawyer. Going to Canada from USA with other criminal convictions like theft or assault can also be challenging.
