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clarkethecynic.bsky.social @clarkethecynic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Carney government accused of burying climate report warning of worsening impacts www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/04/n...
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Carney government accused of burying climate report warning of worsening impacts
The report, which analyzes the impacts of climate change in Canada, was posted to a government website with no fanfare on Thursday evening ahead of the Labour Day long weekend.
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clarkethecynic.bsky.social @clarkethecynic.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Carney capitulates to Big Oil
Prime Minister Mark Carney has put the demands of Big Oil ahead of fighting the climate crisis.
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 18/07/2026
Pierre Poilievre has voted against the environment over 400 times during his 20+ year career. “The Conservatives have consistently denied the climate crisis and opposed any significant federal measures to address it as ‘attacks on the oil & gas industry.’”
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Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The fact that Carney is posting this today shows that he genuinely doesn't give a single solitary shit about the climate crisis that is BURNING SWATHS OF CANADA AS WE SPEAK
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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 14/07/2026
They are very loudly telling Albertans, and the rest of us, they are stealing our money and giving it to oil companies.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 03/07/2026
Today’s announcement shows what this federal government will protect above all else: the profits of Big Oil. Read my full statement on the oil pipeline proposal from the Prime Minister and Premier Smith: www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-rea...
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NDP Reaction to West Coast Pipeline Announcement
NDP Leader Avi Lewis shared the following statement in response to the oil pipeline proposal from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith:
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 03/07/2026
This pipeline isn’t nation building. It’s nation burning.
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 02/07/2026
“Pierre Poilievre was Housing Minister in Stephen Harper’s Conservative government, which allowed 800,000 affordable rental units to be sold off to corporate landlords and developers. Under Harper, the average home price in Canada went up 70%, and Poilievre refused to do anything about it.”
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Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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Mr. Blabalino 🇳🇴🇺🇸💙 @blabalino.com · 02/07/2026
Poverty, lack of education and right-wing propaganda have destroyed America. If China was able to bring 800 million citizens out of poverty, the US can afford to help 300 million live a decent life.
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clarkethecynic.bsky.social @clarkethecynic.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Liberal Loophole Will Let Dark Money Fund Election Ads, Critic Warns www.readthemaple.com/liberal-loop...
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Liberal Loophole Will Let Dark Money Fund Election Ads, Critic Warns
“They’re fine with the undemocratic influence of wealthy interests.”
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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I think we just passed oops.
A timeline of climate change concern.
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Costa Rica Kid @zymplex.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Why it’s time for Democratic socialism!
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Turning Point is a Terrible Organization….
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The GREAT HOUDINI @thegreathoudini.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The president of the United States is a sociopath. I'd love for him to sue me for saying that because then he'd have to prove he's not a sociopath. FDT!!!
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clarkethecynic.bsky.social @clarkethecynic.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Mayor Ken Sim tries to kill Vancouver's popular gas ban. Again www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/15/n...
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Mayor Ken Sim tries to kill Vancouver's popular gas ban. Again
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is trying to get rid of the city's ban on natural gas heating in new buildings as well as a suite of other rules designed to reduce emissions.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/05/2026
BURGUM: When the sun goes down, solar produces zero electricity HUFFMAN: I want to enter into the record this amazing new technology that apparently the secretary is unaware of -- it's a battery
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clarkethecynic.bsky.social @clarkethecynic.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Busting neoliberal myths about pharmacare in Canada | CCPA
About the author Joel Lexchin
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clarkethecynic.bsky.social @clarkethecynic.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
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Let’s Compare Hasan Piker’s Comments to Elite Centrists’
Statements far more reprehensible than anything Hasan Piker has said are regularly written and spoken by prominent liberals in respectable outlets. But because war and Islamophobia are acceptable in e...
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 06/05/2026
“Danielle Smith doesn’t care about Canadian sovereignty, and it shows whenever she speaks to the American far-right, which is unfortunately often. Her actions are completely unacceptable for any Canadian politician, proving her unworthy of her office.”
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Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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Renee 💙 @lupuswarrior69.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
We need more white people to step up and say this isn't ok!!! It will take all of us.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Mayor Mamdani Is Proving That It's The Corruption, And The Backroom Deals That Politicians Make Behind Closed Doors,That Dooms Our Politics,Which In Turn, Dooms Our Progress......
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This is a deeply, *deeply* shameless -- and shameful -- op-ed. Allow me to explain why. #cdnpoli 🧵 🧵 🧵 www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Canada should back away from carbon capture and storage and focus on infrastructure like pipelines
The time might come to build CCUS, but right now we need to focus on economic and national sovereignty
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Feral Millennial Communists of Late Stage Capitalism @feralcommie.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Really, you need this in your monday morning
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Why do we live in such a childish, stupid country? A country that wastes its money on useless billion dollar aircraft carriers, when it could be spending those tax dollars to actually help its citizens like sane countries.
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Eric Foltz @ericfoltz.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
If we bought a few less bombs, we could probably afford nice things. One thing I'd like to see from the next presidency would be to appoint a special commission to prepare a report on the actual cost to defend the United States from attack. Not foreign wars. Just the cost to defend this country.
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 03/04/2026
“The entire conservative movement is composed of insufferable cry babies aided and abetted by spineless corporate media.”
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Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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Flux Liner @fluxliner.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
This is the Truth. heeeee haaaaa
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 09/03/2026
If you're scared of protesting or a general strike because you could lose your job, healthcare, and housing, or even go to jail, now you understand why the US has no universal healthcare or housing and no guaranteed parental leave, but DOES have the largest prison and police system on planet Earth.
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 09/03/2026
“Let’s be clear: There is no private sector solution to the housing crisis. Our society no longer considers housing a right, but a privilege, and as such, the private sector is only going to prioritize high-end housing.” “Building more luxury homes doesn’t create more affordable housing.” #polmtl
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There is no private sector solution to Montreal's housing and homelessness crises
Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada needs to realize that the private sector won't solve housing and homelessness crises.
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Dagger John @thesloopjohnm.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
One thing that’s always been wild to me is there inability to recognize who the bad guy is. Jessup, Patrick Bateman, Jordan Belfort. These guys consistently idolize the obvious villain.
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BC Reality @bcreality.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
When running to lead a party & unwilling to articulate your position on important issues like post secondary ed, truth & reconciliation, human rights, what do you stand for. Yuri is running to lead a party that wants the BC Human Rights Tribunal dismantled www.capilanocourier.com/2026/03/01/c...
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CapU’s Chancellor Yuri Fulmer is Running to Be Leader of the BC Conservatives | Capilano Courier
Who is Yuri Fulmer, what does the Chancellor do, and why his political aspirations are relevant to every CapU student  Authors: Elliott J Fisher (he/they) // Contributor & Theodore Abbott...
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 01/03/2026
“If the City of Montreal wants to house the homeless — and it should — it needs to be leading the development. We can’t depend on the private sector, and tolerating homelessness is far more expensive than fixing the problem. Montreal needs to stop accepting homelessness as inevitable.” #polmtl
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The City of Montreal should be ashamed of its handling of the homelessness crisis
If the City of Montreal wants to house the homeless — and it should — it needs to be leading the development.
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BC Reality @bcreality.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Pierre's managing council, corporate lobbyists and pro life twits, of course. #cdnpoli breachmedia.ca/pierre-poili...
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Pierre Poilievre’s new governing council stacked with corporate lobbyists ⋆ The Breach
Lobbyists and anti-abortion activists on influential body are a contrast to Conservative Party’s public messaging
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clarkethecynic.bsky.social @clarkethecynic.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
UCP Warns of Bad-News Budget, but Denies Responsibility via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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UCP Warns of Bad-News Budget, but Denies Responsibility | The Tyee
And Danielle Smith pushes for more control of judges.
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 30/01/2026
New study finds that 80% of Canadians with the strongest belief in disinformation vote Conservative “80% of the most disinformed Canadians support the CPC.”
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New study finds that 80% of Canadians with the strongest belief in disinformation vote Conservative
An EKOS study on disinformation in Canada has found that Conservative Party voters are the most likely to believe disinformation.
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Ron Placone @ronplacone.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I’ve not met a single person in the club circuit or the industry who has a nice thing to say about Bill Maher. Anyone who has ever encountered him says he’s insufferable. I know one of his friends and the closest thing to a compliment they could muster is “Bill’s Bill.”
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 29/01/2026
“As Pierre Poilievre’s favourability nears rock bottom, we remind you that he voted against the Canadian Dental Care Plan, $10/day child care, the National School Food Program and the Canada Child Benefit — all while whining about the affordability crisis.”
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Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 29/01/2026
“Danielle Smith doesn’t care about Canadian sovereignty, and it shows whenever she speaks to the American far-right, which is unfortunately often. Her actions — always immature, often childish and completely unacceptable for any Canadian politician — have proven her unworthy of her office.”
cultmtl.com
Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
This is who the separatists are. Huge thanks to my colleague @arnokopecky.bsky.social for getting that on the record. #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/29/n...
nationalobserver.com
'They're trying to replace us': the conspiracy theories driving the man behind Alberta separatism
Mitch Sylvestre says the Canadian government is criminal, he has fears of a communist takeover and he's 'cured of federalism.' Arno Kopecky spoke with him about the allegations of coordination with US...
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Mike the Dog @photochris5511.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
"Yes Trump is domestically a fascist which is bad, but when he applies the exact same fascist logic to foreign policy (i.e. imperialism), so it's good" 🙄
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/01/2026
Chris Murphy: "At some level he's winning tonight because clearly part of his intent here was to distract the American people -- you and I -- from what's happening here at home. You have 20 million families who are getting massive increases in their healthcare premiums. People will die."
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
"The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand."
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Weird that it doesn’t cause “radar interference” in Britain or Norway or Canada or Texas or any number of other places on earth.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
So fun to join @mostmoralpod.bsky.social to talk about Jesse Brown’s destruction of the once-great Canadaland (and his slight obsession with posting about me) Thank you @mattlieb.bsky.social and Daniel Maté for having me!! Watch now: youtu.be/f7MbBF-aP1A?...
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169: A Jesse Brown Christmas, with Rachel Gilmore
YouTube video by BadHasbara
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BC Reality @bcreality.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Voting CONservative has CONsequences
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
NDP MP @jennykwan.bsky.social was among the 30-person delegation Israel turned away from visiting the West Bank. But when she called me, I Iearned why her staff told me the incident was worse than what's been reported -- and that TWO Israeli officials laid hands on an MP. Here's what happened:
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Read this. Then read it again.
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clarkethecynic.bsky.social @clarkethecynic.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
What exactly is low emission Bitumen? Carney-Smith Pipeline Plan Is Slammed in BC via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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Carney-Smith Pipeline Plan Is Slammed in BC | The Tyee
Eby said the project has ‘no proponent, no route, no money, no First Nations support.’
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice. The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
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China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice
Despite the US’s economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch – it’s the system
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Two men who occupy prominent positions in Canada’s media landscape just travelled to Israel, where they received a briefing from the Israeli government. Yeah. What are journalism ethics anyway? Those men were TVO’s Steve Paikin and Global News’ Ben Mulroney:
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