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Cindy Swoveland 🍁

@cpswoveland.bsky.social
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Quilter, knitter, gardener, tennis player and fan. Retired librarian. Wife/Mom/Grandma living on beautiful Vancouver Island. Happily married for 58 years. Liberal federally; NDP provincially

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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 08/10/2026
Endangered orcas will likely face an ocean noisy enough for the foreseeable future to cause their extinction, as new federal targets risk locking in harmful noise levels, advocates warn.
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Carney picks 'a very noisy year' as yardstick to beat for ocean noise
There are only 76 whales left in the genetically distinct Southern Resident orca population. While a shortage of their main food source, chinook salmon, and pollutants have driven their decline, the u...
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Cindy Swoveland 🍁 @cpswoveland.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BC Voters - Do you trust the BC Conservative Party to NOT set us on a path to privatized health care (the way Alberta has done)? I do not. The NDP are not perfect but they are vastly better than the BC Cons. Remember Christy Clark's government? These guys would be way worse!
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Invasion." "Remigration." They're terms you'd more commonly associate with America's toxic debate around immigration policy than Canada's. But they're starting to pop up here. You can thank Danielle Smith and the UCP for that. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/06/o...
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America’s anti-immigration politics are coming to Canada — and Alberta invited them in
The separation question has consumed most of the attention around the province's October 19th referendum. The immigration-related questions also on the ballot might be just as dangerous and divisive.
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Andreas 🇨🇦 Fella 💙 #AbolishICE, #SlavaUkraini @andreasor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ig: COLE.NOTCOLE 🇨🇦: #Alberta #UCP #Seppies As Premier David Eby said, treason. Holy shit!!
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Guard The Leaf @guardtheleaf.com · 03/10/2026
Point Roberts Wants Canada’s Compassion. But What About Campobello? #elbowsup #boycottusa #FuckTacoTrump #canadastrong #CanadaSky #never51state #canadaunited #political www.guardtheleaf.com/p/point-robe...
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Point Roberts Wants Canada’s Compassion. But What About Campobello?
An American community is asking Canada for humanitarian consideration while a Canadian island was basically told to f*ck off, go find another way to get your shipment
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ahem
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 01/10/2026
The Pacific Link pipeline, newly listed as a project of national interest, could take a surprising left turn: going through a wide corridor that includes Squamish and the Sunshine Coast
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A pipeline through Whistler, BC?
The route for Alberta’s one-million-barrel-per-day West Coast pipeline project has been described as ending in the Lower Mainland, near Vancouver. But documents show it could expand its footprint into...
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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Excellent piece on the dodgy fundamentals behind Canada's new oil pipeline Very simply, if it's a guaranteed investment because the demand is there, then why doesn't the private sector also think so? sagecanada.substack.com/p/a-pipeline...
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A PIPELINE ISN'T A FIELD OF DREAMS: Before Canada builds another west coast pipeline, someone has to show where the new oil will come from
Peter Nicholson is a former Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy in the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada and currently serves as Chair of the Board of the Canadian Climate Institute.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Carney's first-ever project designated as being in the “national interest" is...a crude oil pipeline. That means the oil pipeline can bulldoze past environmental laws, impact assessments, and Indigenous consultation. It can also kill all of Vancouver's orcas. Here's what you need to know:
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Cindy Swoveland 🍁 @cpswoveland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So apparently it was a dashed hope re investment. TransMountain Pipeline (owned by Fed) and Alberta Govt are funding 90% of this!!! So the South coast of BC (people, migratory birds, whales and the environment) will be sacrificed to placate the Alberta separatists. Who won't be placated anyway.
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Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 01/10/2026
Rather ironic that this proposed pipeline goes through places burnt to the fucking ground due to out of control forest fires.
Map of proposed route for new oil pipeline from Alberta to B.C. Coast.
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Jeffrey49🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇺🇦🇨🇦 @jeffrey49.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is crazy. So Canada has to pay for another Alberta pipeline as O&G post obscene profits but they don't want to invest in a new pipeline. Do we need it? I guess not. Not a priority. Oh and what they pay to ship oil through the Trans-Mountain pipeline doesn't ever pay off the investment. Nuts
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Raincoast Conservation Foundation @raincoast.org · 01/10/2026
Today, the Government of Canada designated the West Coast Oil Pipeline a Project of National Interest under the Building Canada Act. Contrary to the Prime Minister’s assurances, this is truly the worst location for a project of this scale, risk, and consequence. www.raincoast.org/press/oil-pi...
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Fast-tracking an oil pipeline to the Fraser River Estuary gambles with salmon and killer whales
Raincoast Conservation Foundation responds to the federal designation of the West Coast Oil Pipeline as a Project of National Interest.
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Cindy Swoveland 🍁 @cpswoveland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Having a difficult time choosing candidates to vote for in #yyj civic elections. One slate blames the present City Council for changing zoning rules to allow 4-plexes in areas previously zoned for single family or duplexes. But this is a Provincial requirement! I consider that misleading!
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is foul. A reader reached out and told me the first google result when you search "kamloops unmarked graves discovery" is residential school denial. I did the search myself, and I found the same thing. The first non-sponsored result is the Fraser Institute's residential school denial.
Google search result for "kamloops unmarked graves discovery" has, as its first non-sponsored post, a publication from the Fraser Institute.

It reads: "No evidence of 'mass graves' or 'genocide' in residential ..."

"Feb 12, 2024 — ... Kamloops narrative are either false or highly exaggerated. No unmarked graves have been discovered at Kamloops or elsewhere-not one. As of ... Read more"Another screenshot shows the only result before the Fraser Institute result is a sponsored post from Angus Reid, affirming that the Fraser Institute result is the first non-sponsored one.Screenshot shows the intial response Google provides to the search "kamloops unmarked graves discovery"

All you can see on this first screenshot is the AI overview (barf) and the sponsored result from Angus Reid. However, as the other screenshots show, that Angus Reid result is followed by the first non-sponsored result: residential school denial from the Fraser Institute.
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Neil Before Zod @waytowichneil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It is about time that the Canadian government ends subsidies for foreign owned news organizations in Canada and exclusion from the Canadian Journalism Labour Tax Credit, Canadian Periodical Fund, Digital News Subscription Tax Credit, and the Canada Media Fund. Keep Canadian media Canadian.
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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
For the past week, I've heard a lot of people say "provincial and municipal elections happening at the same time is confusing, especially since I don't fully understand what a city is in control of." So, I did a four minute explainer piece to try and help www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqlh...
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What municipalities can and can’t do in B.C.
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Shit, this is concerning. Please stay safe folks:
Alert reads:

Civil Emergency
Tsawwassen First Nation, BC
September 30, 2026, 1:59 PM
Status: Active
CRITICAL
Source: Tsawwassen First Nation
Description
An incident is currently in progress that has ended our Truth & Reconciliation event. Participants are asked to walk back the way we came and stay out of the area.
Another update will be provided within 30 minutes.
Affected Areas (1)
• Tsawwassen First Nation
Instructions
• If you are not in the area, avoid the area.
• Have a plan to check in on family, friends and vulnerable neighbours.
• Listen to local news stations for information and watch for further updates.
• Follow the direction of local authorities.
• Do not call 911 for information or updates.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨ATTENTION BRITISH COLUMBIA🚨 👇🏽 💯💯💯
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Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yet another reminder that #DanielleSmith has been working to undermine 🇨🇦 at every opportunity. She used the COVID pandemic - the worst global health and financial crisis in a century - to undermine 🇨🇦’s federal government. Colluding with foreign malign influence operations to do it. #Ableg #cdnpoli
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Colleen @collburns.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I don’t know
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Cindy Swoveland 🍁 @cpswoveland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
And this often means voting for the imperfect to keep out the very bad. The imperfect are at least trying. Don’t “punish” a party for not being 100% on your issues or ideals. You are really punishing yourself.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
"Americans might elect a normal Dem in '28 who will try to repair relations. But what if they opt for another insane Canadian-hating demagogue? From Canada's perspective, what’s the point of signing a contract with Dr. Jekyll when Mr. Hyde might emerge later, betray you, & tear up the whole thing?"
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The view from Canada: Make America Think Again
Rebuilding trust will take generations.
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My name is Joeline and I am Canadian 💗 @jsw2jz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#BC Time to pay attention. We have a few of these type of folks that are currently sitting as MLA's in our province. No matter your thoughts on the election call, this is an opportunity to get ride of the people that want to do us harm! Time to send them packing! If you do anything this October VOTE
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Straight up if these orcas die, I will never forgive this government. It’s genuinely devastating to contemplate — and make no mistake, the west coast pipeline and port expansion WILL kill them. We have to draw the line somewhere and these orcas deserve to have us fight for them.
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Charlie Angus and Markham Hislop Challenge Canada’s Energy Strategy @CharlieAngusNDP, @MarkhamSHislop challenge the business case for a West Coast oil pipeline and ask whether @MarkjCarney’s electrification ambitions have the policies to match. #cdnpoli youtu.be/WhSVkaPl8z0
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Charlie Angus and Markham Hislop Challenge Canada’s Energy Strategy
YouTube video by Energi Media
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 20/09/2026
"Of the 50 Republicans in the Senate at the time, only seven voted to convict him, despite being handed a golden opportunity to end his political career and his influence in their party, to say nothing of a chance to do the right thing and salvage a bit of self-respect."
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America’s Moral Rot in the Age of Trumpism and How to Reverse It
Accountability and court reform must be zealously pursued once Trump is out of power.
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Cindy Swoveland 🍁 @cpswoveland.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
All the subsidiaries too…Thrifty Foods is one. green onions labelled Canadian with actual tags showing they are from California. And bins of apples mixed BC and Washington St. And Compliments products with Canadian stickers but labelled otherwise.
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Signs of Fascism" originated in my town. (Sequim, WA) I filmed it. I remember getting a call, "hey your video got 5,000 views." By the end of the day it had 60K. Over 100K in a few days from just one platform. Then my DM blew up! Everyone wanted to replicate the signs. Nice to see the signs today.
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🇨🇦 👊 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️
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planetmoon.bsky.social @planetmoon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Yes! 👇🏼 Municipal is just as important as provincial and federal elections. Check out school trustees! Educate yourselves, do your research, care for your community! Vote wisely. 🇨🇦
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is the part many Americans -- including the Bezosites at the Washington Post -- don't understand. Canadians don't see this just as a Trump thing. It's that America elected him twice, and the second time with an even bigger mandate. The problem we're addressing is America, not Trump.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Read Mark Carney's full speech to the European Parliament PM says Europe, Canada aren't 'fair-weather allies' #Canada www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Read Mark Carney's full speech to the European Parliament | CBC News
Read Prime Minister Mark Carney's remarks to the European Parliament on Thursday.
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Cindy Swoveland 🍁 @cpswoveland.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@victoria.ca A database of all the various roadwork projects that is searchable so that one can find out exactly what may effect one's travel at the minute would be incredibly useful. So many roads have current projects and route planning is so difficult when one needs to search many screens.
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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 16/09/2026
Remember, a bird in hand is worth like 200 that pretend they're in hand but then keep flying away and squawking about Lake America or whatever every time they need to distract their population from the price of gas
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
European Union invites to Canada to become associate member - Canada would align with the values of the union, work alongside but stay sovereign 🔥🔥🍁
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Ben Rothenberg @benrothenberg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A remarkable moment on Sunday’s broadcast.
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Cindy Swoveland 🍁 @cpswoveland.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Has anyone found a Canadian or European alternative to Better than Bouillon? And please don't tell me to make my own stock!!! I know I can do that but just have a little freezer with my fridge. Normal bouillon cubes are horrible but Better than Bouillon is really good.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Ewwww! Check the labels Canadians before you eat any American shit. Especially also beef products after they bought Argentina beef for a fire sale that China banned for being contaminated. #cdnpoli
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Cindy Swoveland 🍁 @cpswoveland.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
@mark-carney.bsky.social Take a look at this map, then tell me how mega giant oil tankers will navigate the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca without harming the whales. Yet you are on the verge of approving a pipeline and the Deltaport, which will allow this to happen. NO to a new pipeline!!!
A map of Southwestern BC  and Western Washington State showing red dots indicating Orca sightings in August 2026. Source: https://www.orcabehaviorinstitute.org/sightings-maps
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Billionaires don't use the money they save on taxes to create jobs. That's another myth. They use it to buy back stock, get bigger corporate jets, and build grander yachts.
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Cindy Swoveland 🍁 @cpswoveland.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Message to Canada: Continue to Fight Trump
Most of us in the U.S. are with you
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Cindy Swoveland 🍁 @cpswoveland.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is an important read. Not just backing El-Sayed, it is a thoughtful piece on what is and what is not anti-semetism and on differentiating between being against Netanyahu and his genocide and being anti-Israeli. It is not black and white.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Sighs, yeah, we knew this would happen
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
When the AfD won in Germany champagne corks were popping in the Kremlin, the White House and in Danielle Smith's office in Alberta. With foreign interference rising in the Alberta referendum we need to learn lessons from about the extreme right in Europe. charlieangus.substack.com/p/danielle-s...
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DANIELLE SMITH AND THE RISE OF THE FAR RIGHT IN GERMANY
The MAGA Maple crew are focused on replicating the dark success of the German Far Right in Canada. We need to know what we are up against.
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Catherine🇨🇦📚🎸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @buca.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Look for the sign Canadian peeps. Don’t be deceived.
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Cindy Swoveland 🍁 @cpswoveland.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Apparently Trump is banning Cdn mattresses from the US. Shout out to Fawcett Mattress in Victoria BC who make their mattresses here and they are wonderful mattresses!!! Organic and customizable too. If you need a mattress or a mattress topper, consider buying from them. fawcettmattress.com
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Fawcett Mattress | Organic Latex Mattresses In Canada
In Canada, we manufacture high-quality organic latex mattresses. Toppers, duvets, pillows, protectors, and other organic bedding are available in our collection.
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Alyson 🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦 @alyson.northsky.social · 08/09/2026
Trump literally said as much last year - annexation through economic coercion. Anyone leaving this out is either so misinformed that they aren't worth listening to, or deliberately omitting it to mislead people.
Transcript of a press session with Donald Trump from early in 2025:

REPORTER 1: Are you also considering military force to annex and acquire Canada?

DONALD TRUMP: No. Economic force. Because Canada and the United States, that would really be something. You get rid of that artificially drawn line, and you take a look at what that looks like. And it would also be much better for national security...
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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🇺🇸Nazi Trump’s move on Bombardier (which employs over 3000 🇺🇸USA residents in the 🇺🇸USA) has to seal the deal for @mark-carney.bsky.social to cancel all remaining 🇺🇸USA F-35 acquisitions and commit to buying the Saab Gripen from Sweden, manufactured in 🇨🇦Canada. 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
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