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Chris from the blue

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 9h
"That’s two reports in two days about how the U.S. could be a bigger player in Canadian referendums than it has ever been before. Should that concern us? You bet it should," writes @susandelacourt.bsky.social. #Gift 🎁 #CdnPoli www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...
The Globe investigation also shows how the tools of potential interference have changed radically since 1995. It documented how Republican strategists with ties to Trump went to Calgary to push software that was billed as instrumental for Trump in the last presidential election campaign.

That software, adapted for use in the Alberta referendum, was part of a large data breach, which Elections Alberta said in court filings was connected to a voters list supplied to the Republican Party of Alberta in 2025.

None of this sophisticated machinery was available 31 years ago, nor did would-be foreign meddlers have access to social media and podcasts to wade into a debate that should be up to Canadians to wage and decide for themselves.
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DCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 9h
18-year-old Arya Satheesh invented a plant-based biodegradable plastic. Once disposed of, it takes up to 2 weeks to degrade & release enzymes into the environment that break down existing microplastics in soil & water A plastic that could clean up plastic waste! F*** AI, kids will save the world! ✊
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This High Schooler Invented a Plant-Based Plastic That Removes Microplastics From the Environment as It Biodegrades
Eighteen-year-old Arya Satheesh created her award-winning Eco Purge to help address the global problem of plastic pollution
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Sheena Sharp @sheenasharp.bsky.social · 8h
If you are fiscally conservative I would like to hear your take: at what point will fiscal conservatives realize the the conservative parties in Canada are not fiscally conservative? #cdnpoli
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 9h
I wonder if the CAQ regrets not fixing the electoral system?
CAQ 1 seat from 16 of the vote
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 8h
Highly recommend this week's column by @chrishatch.bsky.social, eviscerating the Orwellian justifications for last week's new fossil fuel infrastructure announcements. Fossil fuels are climate action. Pipelines are nature protection. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/05/o...
nationalobserver.com
Fossil fuels are climate action. Pipelines are nature protection
It would be one thing if the arguments for expanding fossil fuels were geostrategic or economic. The public could weigh the projects and forecasts against protection of lives, species and livelihoods....
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 04/10/2026
Spot on from @acoyne.bsky.social on CBC. First-past-the-post means a separatist party can win a majority with 30% and plunge us into a unity threatening separation referendum. Proportional representation means such decisions require broad majority consensus, not the whims of one party.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 17h
In the last 3 Ontario elections, 40% of votes brought Doug Ford 100% of power. 71% want proportional representation. Check where Liberal candidates @lfairclough.bsky.social @stephaniebowman.bsky.social Dylan Marando @navdeepsbains.bsky.social stand on reform: www.fairvote.ca/ontariolible...
fairvote.ca
Ontario Liberal Leadership 2026 - Where Do They Stand on Proportional Representation
Ontario Liberal leadership candidates - where do they stand on proportional representation?
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 24/09/2026
Under first-past-the-post, party leaders maintain rigid control because members risk isolation and career ruin by leaving. Under proportional representation, members can easily break away if ignored. This means leaders must remain receptive to members to keep them from walking.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 03/10/2026
We analyzed some of Ford’s most controversial Toronto decisions and found they all target safe opposition ridings. Under first-past-the-post, unneeded ridings get sacrificed. Proportional representation ensures votes everywhere build seats, so no community can be steamrolled.
Infographic showing Doug Ford's targeted decisions affecting Downtown Toronto. A map marks bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge, and University, Billy Bishop Airport, and Ontario Place in opposition held ridings. Icons repeat these targets, stating safe opposition seats do not help Ford's majority, so they are sacrificed for suburban swing ridings.
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Bentley ****TALK CLIMATE**** @bigclimate.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#MarkCarney is lying to you. Stop cheerleading being lied to. Stop cheerleading being taken advantage of while under threat from his fellow #BigOil world burner #DonaldTrump #cdnpoli #ClimateChange
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Cbab @cbab.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"So then I said 'well maybe if your casseroles were made properly, he would be home for dinner every night', and that's why I suggested adding paprika. I was just trying to help as I always do. You know me Dorothy."
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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"In Canada, every provincial premier, of every political stripe, is guilty of adhering to the new climate denialism. It is now clear, however, that today, our country’s leading practitioner is Prime Minster Mark Carney." #CdnPoli
The essence of the idea is this: while conventional climate denialism simply refuses to accept the reality of human-induced climate change (think Donald Trump), this new form of denialism sees our political leaders assure us they understand and accept the scientific warnings about climate change — but they are in denial about what this scientific reality means for policy and/or continue to block progress in less visible ways. Others, perhaps more kindly, call this “all-the-above policy-making,” the inclination of political leaders to tell the public that we need not make hard choices. Whatever term one uses, the result is the continuing sorry state of Canadian political non-leadership on the defining challenge of our time.
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Last night I read from *The World of After*, @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, in the Drunk Fiction reading series at the Caledonian Pub. Many thanks to @emilyweedon.bsky.social & my co-readers.
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Chris from the blue @chrishcdn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Meme showing a young man walking with a woman, but turning around to look at another woman in a red dress. The boy is labeleled David Eby, the girl he's with is labeled Fair Elections, the girl in the red dress is Snap Elections
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 22/09/2026
Why are BCers facing a costly, unnecessary snap election? First-past-the-post. When 40% of the vote can deliver an increased majority, politicians choose power grabs over cooperation. Proportional representation removes these toxic incentives. Read our statement: www.fairvote.ca/22/09/2026/f...
fairvote.ca
First-past-the-post to blame for opportunistic snap election in BC
First-past-the-post is responsible for David Eby calling a snap election in British Columbia. BC voter need proportional representation.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 21/09/2026
From Jan. to July 2026, 1,389 children were hospitalized for acute malnutrition at Mudug regional hospital in #Somalia. As needs grow, funding cuts are forcing organizations to scale back emergency food assistance.. Watch a mother share her story:
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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Carney’s relying on selling our resources. Ripping up wilderness. Extracting as much as they can for unsustainable growth. Pouring into the AI tech bubble. Extending markets for our #toxic gas & #tarsands plans to deal with #AB toxic waste problem by gov’t sanctioned dumping in the Athabasca🇨🇦 #SayNo
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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 22/09/2026
The more of us who stand together for universal basic income and say it, the harder it is to ignore.
Basic Income Action. @basicincomeaction.org.
Don't know what to do? Tap 
"Quote post" and say: "I support Universal Basic Income. How about you?" 
That's it. Tap quote post, add that line, post. basicincomeaction.org
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🍁 Left Coast Tree Frog 🕊️ @leftcoasttreefrog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#cdnpoli bsky.app/profile/alja...
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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 21/09/2026
I think it's ill-advised and anti-democratic to introduce an omnibus bill, cite a crisis, and rush major changes to labour and environmental law. It's going to provoke aggressive resistance and risks, ironically, slowing down the projects the government is so keen on. It's going to be a huge mess.
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PsyPhiGrad @psyphigrad.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Flashback to dark times. #CdnPoli #PRNow
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PsyPhiGrad @psyphigrad.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When will Carney do the right thing? #CdnPoli
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I am told all the time by folks affiliated with the fossil fuel industry that Asian demand for LNG will grow "for decades". Yeah, about that:
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Alberta separatist referendum is a democratic legitimacy crisis in waiting. It's yet another unwelcome American import from Canada's most pro-America premier. #abpoli #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/17/o...
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Danielle Smith is sowing the seeds of a democratic legitimacy crisis
Forget about banning American imports. In Alberta, the government is actively importing as many aspects of their political culture as possible. The latest: election denialism.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
There is no rake these guys won't step on.
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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Reading for pleasure is linked with structural brain changes and a laundry list of positive effects, including improved mental health and reduced risk of cognitive decline. Starting young is linked to better attention, memory, executive function, academic achievement and fewer mental health problems
newscientist.com
Reading for pleasure boosts memory, empathy and mental health | New Scientist
Fewer people are reading for pleasure, but getting lost in a good book has repeatedly been linked to substantial cognitive benefits
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Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ontario Society Of Professional Engineers (OSPE) continues to speak out against the province's reckless and arbitrary scheme to rip out 19 km of protected bike lanes. Now will engineering firms heed this message before bidding on Ontario's RFP?
ospe.on.ca
OSPE Statement: Where Things Stand on Bill 212 and Toronto's Bike Lanes
Explore the OSPE Statement on Bill 212 and its impact on Toronto's bike lanes and transportation planning.
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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 17/09/2026
"I try whenever possible to say #FossilGas rather than #NaturalGas so people understand & I'll reiterate so you don't have to that it's a #Climate disaster. It's not helping us. The argument that has always been made is that #FossilGas was going to be a bridge fuel to a #Renewables but it's not."
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David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap @davidheap.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Opinion by @petermacleod.bsky.social in @thestar.com : Alberta #separatism isn’t just an #Alberta problem. It’s a sign of a much deeper issue in Canadian politics. #cdnpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... h/t @fairvote.ca
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Alberta separatism isn’t just an Alberta problem. It’s a sign of a much deeper issue in Canadian politics
The collapse of political competition and winner-takes-all mentality has allowed fringe elements to hijack mainstream political parties.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 16/09/2026
If European Union closeness and U.S. decoupling are popular, why do we keep the voting system of the latter and not the former? Most EU nations and the EU Parliament use proportional representation. It is time we adopt proportional voting to match our values.
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Chris from the blue @chrishcdn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Canada is opening up airports to some privatization. Some advantaged people and groups will grow their wealth as a result. How about taxing billionaires? UBI? Some real democracy via proportional representation? Not from this government I guess.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 09/09/2026
AI companies: This technology we’re developing is dangerous and might destroy humanity and we don’t know how to stop it Other people: So we should strictly regulate it, create legislative guard rails, and monitor its development? AI companies: lol no the opposite of all that & give us more money
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 12/09/2026
“these solutions are announced in a rush, leaving no time for a proper writeup, the isolation of new methods & ideas, & citing relevant previous work of others. … We are witnessing a general threat to intellectual work, with misalignment between the outcome of the use of AI and its initial purpose.”
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This argument can (and should) be applied to many other university decisions about which courses to offer and/or promote. (Also to nonsense like making all high school students learn to code.)
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Everything this government does begins (and often ends) with one calculation: how can we help the oil and gas industry? Not workers. Not Albertans. Not even businesses. Just one industry -- one that's clearly captured this government.
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DCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
And sign this petition too! #cdnpoli “The proposed acquisition of Moneris Solutions Corporation…would place essential Canadian payments infrastructure under U.S. ownership and control, creating unacceptable risks to Canadian data sovereignty, privacy, operational resilience, and economic security.”
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Petition e-7712 - Petitions
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Rosanna 🍁Canada Strong And Free! Liberal Canadian @rosannan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Protests to keep bike lanes in Toronto! Yay, people are speaking out! youtu.be/xK-z6WweQKk?...
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Cyclists rally against downtown bike lane removal
YouTube video by CityNews
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 13/09/2026
Great news! @copevancouver.bsky.social just backed proportional representation for Vancouver Council! We need other parties to step up and commit to PR too. Your move, @onecityvan.bsky.social @vangreens.bsky.social @votevancouver.bsky.social Read more: www.fairvote.ca/12/09/2026/w...
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Which Vancouver parties support proportional representation?
Where do Vancouver's parties stand on proportional representation?
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Cbab @cbab.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
New meme template for 2027 just dropped.
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🍁 Left Coast Tree Frog 🕊️ @leftcoasttreefrog.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Homelessness on the rise in Ontario while province on track to spend less, report says. Number of unhoused people has risen by over 23% over past 4 years to over 76,000 people, report says. #cdnpoli #onpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Homelessness has risen 23% in Ontario over past 4 years: financial accountability office | CBC News
Homelessness in Ontario is on the rise, climbing by more than 23 per cent over the past four years to more than 76,000 people, but the province is projected to spend less on it, the fiscal watchdog sa...
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🍁 Left Coast Tree Frog 🕊️ @leftcoasttreefrog.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Iceland to submit bill that could ban whaling in its waters. The country is one of just three that still permits commercial whaling, while its government has faced mounting pressure to ban the practice. #cdnpoli www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Iceland to submit bill that could ban whaling in its waters
The country is one of just three that still permits commercial whaling, while its government has faced mounting pressure to ban the practice
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Bentley ****TALK CLIMATE**** @bigclimate.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
You can download the full report that #MarkCarney has made it abundantly clear he'd REALLY prefer you not see HERE: www.canada.ca/content/dam/... /11 #cdnpoli #ClimateChange
report available here https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/pdf/science-tech/cccr2026/CCCR%202026_Report%20Summary-EN-Sep2.pdf
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Conor Curtis @conorcurtis.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Again: if a leader is not serious about ending extreme inequality now or does not view ending it as 'pragmatic': energymixweekender.substack.com/p/a-new-fund... Then they are not serious about fixing any of the other issues we are confronting, from climate change to fascism: bsky.app/profile/cono...
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Matt Henderson @matthen.com · 26/08/2026
To tell if a maze is solvable, just hang it by its corners If it tears into pieces, you’ve found a solution
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The wonderfully talented Marsh Family has a new parody of Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic." This will piss off Crybaby Caligula yugely. Isn't he moronic? Don't you think?😅
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 02/09/2026
Like in ON & NS, first-past-the-post fuels snap elections when polls shows a majority on 40% of the vote. Federally, we've held more early elections than PR allies. Proportional representation reduces these cynical games by requiring parties to cooperate rather than call an opportunistic election.
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Steve Lafleur @stevelafleur.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Including operating costs over 40 years without accounting for revenue is just weird. They say in the article they expect revenue to cover expenses. Why not just stick to capital costs, which the story acknowledges are within the stated band (for now).
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 02/09/2026
One month before the federal government is expected to decide if Alberta’s proposed West Coast oil pipeline is a project of national interest, a new international report is challenging whether the pipeline is needed at all.
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New report says Alberta’s proposed West Coast oil pipeline may not pay its way
With one month to go before federal government decides whether Alberta’s proposed West Coast oil pipeline is in the national interest, a new report questions whether the project is needed or worth its...
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Mtn_Vibe @sea2sky99.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
MP Heather MacPherson’s concerns regarding Russian and US interference linked to the AB Separatist movement.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 24/08/2026
The US offers a terrifying glimpse into our future if we fail to end winner-take-all voting. Hyper-partisan politics, regional domination, wrong-winner outcomes, and single-party majorities enable authoritarian shifts. Without proportional representation, we remain vulnerable.
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