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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“The #referendum on October 19 will consume much of the country’s political oxygen. This manufactured event carries with it the guarantee of continued, concentrated, and multifaceted foreign interference and influence operations.” #Alberta #Canada #CanadaSky thewalrus.ca/alberta-sepa...

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Alberta Separatism Is Built on a Big Lie | The Walrus

Danielle Smith has turned western grievance into a national unity crisis

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

“when Canada negotiated the original NAFTA agreement, we lost 340,000 good-paying manufacturing jobs…If we were willing to sacrifice 340,000 jobs to win market dependency in the USA, are we willing to give up 100,000 jobs to regain our independence?” charlieangus.substack.com/p/there-is-n...

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No Deal To Be Had

The deadline for the latest round of trade negotiations is two days away.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 22/04/2026

Canada has already paid an "entry fee" in these negotiations — dropping counter-tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax, a modest tax on the world's most profitable tech giants, at the behest of Donald Trump. Those concessions got us nowhere. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Washington demanding 'entry fee' from Ottawa before trade talks: sources | CBC News

The Trump administration is demanding what amounts to an "entry fee" from Canada to engage in trade talks toward a revised Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA), four sources told R...

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 11/04/2026

The biggest difference between 1990s Internet and 2020s Internet is that the bulk of our online activity has been corralled onto unregulated for-profit digital platforms The profit motive driving the way these platforms are designed and run is the root cause of everything that goes wrong on them

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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Excellent, thoughtful take on a sovereign 🇨🇦Canadian strategy vis a vis 🇨🇺Cuba, from people who actually know something. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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Mark Carney should take his own advice and not sit on the sidelines of the Cuba crisis

In his Davos speech Canada’s prime minister spoke of the tools middle powers have to effect change. This is the time to use them

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Why do the Canadian winter olympians have a red baseball cap for their uniform? Why not a tuque? Or nothing at all? Is it because Chip Wilson, owner of Lululemon, is MAGA?

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BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 24/01/2026

Here's why Minneapolis reminds me of what I once saw in Ukraine When the government asserts authority in ways that a growing share of the public experiences as arbitrary or vindictive, it begins to lose legitimacy.

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Here's why Minneapolis reminds me of what I once saw in Ukraine

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Seva @seva.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

“The strong do what they can" is what Athens said right before destroying itself. New piece on the Carney Doctrine, Vaclav’s grocer, and American hubris. hegemon.substack.com/p/the-strong...

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The Strong Will Suffer What They Must

Vaclav's Grocer and American Hubris

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/01/2026

Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

“If you owe the bank $100, that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem” J Paul Getty. The world owns lots of 🇺🇸 debt right now. We are the bank, being held hostage.

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things

Tweet exchange in which a photo of Anne Hathaway is posted by @TheRoyalSerf, to which user @VvSchweetz24 replies "@grok...do your thing.

@Grok replies: Anne Hathaway isn't Jewish; she was raised Catholic but left the church. She married Adam Shulman (who is Jewish) in 2012 and celebrates Jewish holidays with their kids. SHe's played Jewish roles, like in "Armageddon Time."

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 12/01/2026

Do Canadian MPs actually connect with the public on X? I looked at RTs and views for every tweet* sent by Liberal MPs yesterday Out of 46 tweets, 21 Liberal MPs racked up a combined 475 retweets 34% had zero RTs. Only 17% got more than 10 RTs 3 tweets accounted for over half of all engagement

Name Retweets Views
Iqra Khalid 0 88
Maggie Chi 1 33
Hedy Fry 0 246
Maninder Sidhu 8 906
Maninder Sidhu 2 269
Shafqat Ali 1 72
Shafqat Ali 0 53
Rob Oliphant 1 216
Aslam Rana 0 48
Rob Oliphant 3 215
Taleeb Noormohamed 3 645
Rob Oliphant 2 188
Rob Oliphant 0 119
Eleanor Olzewski 3 221

Eleanor Olzewski 1 124
Randeep Sarai 0 167
Randeep Sarai 0 105
Anita Anand 8 2000
Sima Acan 0 120
Anita Anand 5 1400
Ali Ehasassi 13 2000
Ali Ehasassi 33 15000
Anita Anand 21 8200
Anita Anand 3 963
Maninder Sidhu 131 19000
Maninder Sidhu 2 450
Yasir Naqvi 1 233
Sameer Zuberi 0 141
Randeep Sarai 0 141

Randeep Sarai 0 124
Terry Duguid 0 359
Sameer Zuberi 0 124
Marjorie Michel 0 58
Marjorie Michel 3 93
Sima Acan 0 78
John Zerucelli 2 132
Anita Anand 5 1200
Anita Anand 25 2800
Francois-Philippe Champagne 60 6300
Francois-Philippe Champagne 9 1500
Anita Anand 37 4400
Anita Anand 7 2400
Marianne Dandurand 0 25
Anita Anand 78 10000
Anita Anand 5 1800
Ben Carr 2 205

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Gander Social @gandersocial.ca · 31/12/2025

In the time honoured tradition of year-end posts, here is a hodgepodge list of garbage-social-media-and-social-media-adjacent stories that came across our desks in 2025. In no particular order. (Feel free to add yours to the list.)

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

I’m worried that 🇨🇦 will be getting to experience the 🇺🇸 imperialism that Latin America has suffered from for many decades. Pieces falling into place: new Monroe Doctrine, USA seizing Venezuelan oil tanker today, gearing up for war / regime change there, new potash tariff threats.

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Loi 2 is forcing clinics (“GMF”) to close, with private companies Biron and Telus Health already offering to buy them. Legault is a businessman first and he’s making our healthcare system into a business, where his wealthy friends will profit and working class Quebeckers will suffer.

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Just cancelled Spotify. Easy switch to Apple Music and it already seems better.

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Gander Social @gandersocial.ca · 03/11/2025

Exgoose me? You’re funding Gander how? We're inviting Canadians to become co-owners. Over 1.5k Canadians have invested from $255 to $10K or more, totalling $1.2M so far! Become an owner! Tell friends, family, frenemies... anyone who wants better socials in Canada 🇨🇦 frontfundr.com/gandersocial

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Gander Social @gandersocial.ca · 30/10/2025

Ahem. We give you Gander. The app. On a phone. Not public yet… but it’s real, in our hands, and soon in beta. The timing is a bit nuts… given we just opened investment to all Canadians (at frontfundr.com/gandersocial) but we’re over the moon. Amazing what can get done with community.

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Personally wait times for the Groupe de Medecine de famille are not too bad, but the problem is they push private ($$) clinics very hard. Even calling the GAP to make an appt for something that is covered by RAMQ, I was told not to bother because the GMF will only refer me to private clinics.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

A Canadian Social Media platform is getting ready for Beta testing, if you want to be a part of it, sign up here ⤵️ I have signed up. #Canada #GanderSocial

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Spontaneous applause for Ukrainian President Zelenskyi at the funeral of Pope today in Rome. russia wants to convince us that we're all alone in this fight. We are not. Video: Acyn Twitter.

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

I am looking forward to hearing exactly what our 🇨🇦 leadership candidates think of this so-called peace plan. Clear, unequivocal condemnation of this unacceptable deal is the only right answer. But what weasel words will our mini-Trump come up with?

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Watching the debate. Poilievre: we should override charter to punish mass murderers more harshly. Carney: that’s a slippery slope, bad idea. “Not where you start, it’s where do you stop?” Poilievre: BUT WHAT ABOUT CAR THIEVES?!? Dumbass you just proved Carney’s point.

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

PP has been screeching for an election for months, and when we have one they drop 5 idiot candidates in a week! You’d think they would be prepared no? Don’t they vet these losers? What kind of dumbasses are running the Conservative Party? And they want us to trust them with the whole damn govt?!

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

The circus is indeed the right place for clowns! And Montreal circuses (cirques) are the best!

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

So according to 🇺🇸 own threat assessment, Canada not mentioned a single time in their report: www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/d... So POTUS doesn’t have authority to enact tariffs as emergency measures in violation of the USMCA, the reasoning is contradicted by their own govt. But we all knew that already

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

A whole thread of fine, learned insults toward some loser who hosted a reality show in the early 2000s. My fave: “C'est pas le ski-doo le moins laissé dans la cour” 🤣

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

New PP slogan just dropped: “Boots Not Suits” lol I’m dying. This guy is a joke and he must think his voters are idiots. I thought this was @thebeaverton.com .

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Alienating allies, violating laws and norms, abandoning those in need. And now the regime in Washington is going after The Postal Service. You are the one worth leaving, D.C. youtu.be/xUIBnmdJJ50?...

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The Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

YouTube video by Sub Pop

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

What is the best way to deal with disinfo on Bluesky? Should I debunk it in a reply for the benefit of others then block? Once I block, it’s like the user doesn’t exist - will others still see my reply? Asking cuz the tidal wave of disinfo is coming for us, hoping to make a positive difference.

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

🇫🇮 Finland for some reason makes damn good footwear. Karhu for myself (best shoes of my life), Kuoma for my kids. Buy anything but American and you’ll find some high quality good value out there that you didn’t expect.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 14/03/2025

Check this out - X removed all positive replies to any “positive” comment under Trudeau’s video and left only the hatred. It’s pretty stunning. Screen recording ⬇️

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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

So Doug Ford gave up energy surcharges to get absolutely nothing today but press and a trip to Washington? 👍🏻

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Canada’s mood right now: youtu.be/JObnr5e0TIg?... Letterkenny is a great show to learn a lot about Canada and laugh your ass off at the same time.

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Letterkenny - Natives and Hicks vs The Hard Right

YouTube video by ColdDayInHell

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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

It’s only a Presidential Tantrum if it comes from the Tantrum Region of Florida, otherwise it’s just a sparkling whine.

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Franca (Ph.D.) 🇨🇦 @francaqc.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

C'est parti (12-14 mars): réunion des ministres des Affaires étrangères du G7. Pour manifestants et pancartes anti-USA, pcq Marco Rubio est là, ça se passe au Manoir Richelieu (La Malbaie/Pte-au-Pic). Attention à la falaise au bout du terrain de golf! ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/214...

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La guerre en Ukraine au coeur du G7 dans Charlevoix

Les violences au Moyen-Orient et la stabilité dans la région indo-pacifique seront aussi au menu de cette réunion des chefs de la diplomatie des pays membres.

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Franca (Ph.D.) 🇨🇦 @francaqc.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Habitant soups, which used to be made in Montréal, are now produced in USA (Campbell). Even their "French-Canadian pea soup" is made in US.

A can of Habitant's French-Canadian pea soup, with warning that it's now made in USA.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

The entire town has come out to protest JD Vance and reports indicate he’s been either run out or forced to go into hiding. #3E #EndImpunity #StandWithUkraine

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I’m finding the punk rock music of my youth more relevant than ever, and very cathartic to listen to: “My future's determined by thieves, thugs and vermin It's quite an excursion but it's okay Everything's backwards in Americana my way” youtu.be/GtzKW_ONjJ0?...

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Americana

YouTube video by The Offspring - Topic

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Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Let Musk keep his Canadian citizenship, he doesn’t even believe Canada is a real country anyway. The real petition to sign is to remove our govt comms from twitter: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... It’s shameful that our govt still uses a propaganda outlet controlled by people who hate us.

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Petition e-5359 - Petitions

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Gerald Butts @gmbutts.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Americans, we love you. But you elected a president who thinks the Russians are your friends and Canadians are your enemies. What did you think would happen? www.espn.com/olympics/hoc...

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Fans in Montreal boo U.S. anthem at 4 Nations

Fans at Bell Centre booed "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the United States' 6-1 win over Finland on Thursday night in the 4 Nations Face-Off.

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