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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Trump only wants 14 year olds to be seen as the same as adults because he’s on the list

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Perhaps Canada should follow Germany’s lead and stop arming Israel

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

The olive trees are Hamas bsky.app/profile/coun...

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Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Carney & Canada's statements on Gaza are completely vacuous & shameless Gaza doesnt need Canada's pity. Canada is still arming Israel. Canada must implement full and immediate arms embargo. And sanction Israel. And suspend all military and trade agreements. Escalate to break imperialist consensus

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

The hospitals are Hamas The civilians seeking aid are Hamas The orphaned children are Hamas The clearly identified journalists are Hamas The cameras that will continue to reveal the war crimes are Hamas

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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

It's antisemitic blood libel to say Israel would bomb a hospital, unless there's proof Israel did bomb the hospital in which case the hospital was Hamas, unless nobody buys that the hospital was Hamas in which case it was a tragic accident and Israel is looking into it.

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Israel bombed a hospital. Rescue workers and reporters rushed to recover the dead and the wounded. Israel bombed the hospital again. Live on TV. Read that again. Our government’s legacy will be its complicity in crimes against humanity. End all arms sales to Israel, now.

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Deejay_YYJ @deejayyyj.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Canada has to put in real sanctions. 83% of people killed are civilians, mostly children. Starvation and famine across Gaza. 200 journalists killed. Bombing hospitals and then bombing the rescuers. Expanding illegal settlements in the West Bank. This has to stop. We have to do more.

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Israel is committing war crimes on live stream and the Liberals are refusing to act It is already far too late but at this point anything less than severe sanctions and an arms embargo makes us complicit in this genocide

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Liz Renzetti @lizrenzetti.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

"On the workers’ side, the repeated use of Section 107 has sent the message that their Charter rights don’t count for much. Governments support the right to strike – until an actual strike happens." www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

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Opinion: Ottawa’s Air Canada strike debacle shows it failed to learn from history

By ordering flight attendants back to work, the government may be stoking further labour unrest

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

And this is precisely why the Fed govt should have stayed out of it . Greedy corporations who collect bailouts but refuse to pay their employees fairly don’t operate in good faith as a rule so of course this would be their tactic

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

I get that’s it’s incredibly detrimental to have a strike but that’s also the point. It’s not ridiculous to be expected to pay people for the work they do and they hours that they do it in

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Mark Gerretsen @markgerretsen.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

The first stop for Pierre on his way back to Ottawa should be at CSIS to apply for his security clearance. He has a month before the House resumes to take care of this. Will he?

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

In light of the Air Canada situation I thought I’d come back to pull this controversial little statement out of the archives

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

You thought you would try to correct my comment even though it’s bloody obvious people who don’t pay tax don’t get a tax reduction and now you’re irked that I am clarifying your incomplete information ? I’m really starting to see why this platform has the reputation it does 🥴

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

And to be more precise on your comment it isn’t only those living with disabilities and seniors. People who are single filers under 65 who make below the BPA for that year also do not pay federal income tax

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I think it’s wisely understood that there would be no reduction on a rate of zero but if you want to be precise you could edit to say everyone with taxable income

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

We need a Canadian Heritage moment that shows society where there are no services that are currently funded by tax

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

You will pay 14% tax on taxable income up to $57,375 instead of 15%. So whatever that works out to based on your income situation

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

They are divesting from Israel not Israelis . The answer to what has Israel done is “commit war crimes to carry out a genocide”

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

To clarify for those who are unsure, everyone who earns taxable income is eligible for the Liberal tax cut. The 1% reduction applies to tax owing on up to $57,375 . Anything earned above that is taxed at the rate in the next bracket (as usual) but your rate is still reduced for tax on $57,375

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

It technically applies to everyone because it’s a 1% reduction on federal tax on earned income up to $57,375. (Income above that gets taxed at the rate in the next bracket (unchanged with this cut) but the person would qualify on the reduction of tax for the first amount)

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Mostly just looking for further proof of their hypocrisy

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

What are the odds that Team Axe the Tax votes no on this ?

Headline from CTV: Carney signs order to prioritize middle-class tax cut, after first meeting with new cabinet
Spencer Van Dyk
Writer & Producer, Ottawa News Bureau, CTV News

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I listened and was nodding my head and then she dropped that part and I cackled

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I just saw a video where a women said she thinks there should be a knowledge test for people to vote and then went on to imply that if they did that conservatives would have won and I’ll be sure to let you all know when I stop laughing about that

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Is not one particular person/comment . In the lead up to the leadership race, election and since there were many post that read like Carney is infallible , Canada’s saviour , perfect. It makes me uneasy bc seeing someone as these things often means you won’t be critical or will give them passes etc

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I totally get that people want stability but we don’t have it. Trump is still a huge issue and the time between now and the next election is short given what we have to accomplish to ensure we don’t have Poilievre in office in the next few years

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I mean you refuse to hear about the people who refused to hear so I think my point has been proven. Have a nice day, John

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I don’t agree- A lot of people refused to hear anything remotely critical of the Trudeau Liberals I agree that the latter is a serious problem but there is a big difference between scrutiny and a smear campaign. Some seem to think that these are the same if directed at their leader of choice

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Vanessa Sarges 🇨🇦 @vanessasarges.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Not only do we have a right to criticize our governments - we have an obligation to. Blind hero worship of ANY political party, ANY elected official is irrational & dangerous. NO party, NO politician, is above reproach. It makes us stronger when we stop excusing bad policy & hold them accountable.

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Stevie @authorsvlynn.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

That’s the thing, when you worship a politician, you’ll never criticize their awful policies, even when you are adversely affected.

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

If I don’t see it it can’t be happening is quite a childish worldview

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Dad With No Filter 🇨🇦 @pottymouthdad.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

You’d think seeing all the shit going on downstairs…we’d be more cautious? While I am complimentary and hopefully optimistic that PM Carney will steer us in the right direction & I stand by my choice for him as my PM… He still has work to do and the “can do no wrong” attitude is dangerous.

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a woman sitting in front of a laptop with the words " you 've made some very valid points "

ALT: a woman sitting in front of a laptop with the words " you 've made some very valid points "

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I don’t care if sharing my opinion and observations is alienating me. I’d rather be honest than popular. And agreeing that it’s happening but calling me a troll for acknowledging it is kinda dumb

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

The point is that people are speaking about him like he’s infallible and that is problematic. I didn’t paint anyone specifically; if people are taking something that doesn’t apply to them personally that’s not for me to control

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

If a cartoon avi , all lower case weirdo didn’t think I was a dick I’d be worried. Toodaloo

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

No one said you can’t . Again, if it doesn’t apply to you it’s not about you.

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

This isn’t about people being relieved. Im sorry I disrupted the echo chamber by saying something people don’t like and expecting them to , oh I dunno, manage their own feelings about why it feels personal

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Brad Max 🍁 @bradc.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Indeed, the answer to a populist right isn’t an unchecked left. It’s going to be very interesting to see both how MC as a non-career politician will govern outside of current crisis management, as well as how media covers him in that role.

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

*shouldn’t treat them like they are infallible

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

That was a typo. It definitely should have said we shouldn’t treat them that way

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

No reasonable person I’ve ever met thinks there is room for pedestal placing in politics

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I am surprised at how many people are up in arms about it TBH

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Who would have imagined that it would be controversial to say that we shouldn’t hero worship any politician

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Well my post is about people speaking about him as if he’s idfalliable. Hero worship rarely if ever comes with scrutiny so that is what is troubling. If it doesn’t apply to you it’s not about you

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

No we don’t. Tariffs are in place. The 51st State rhetoric continues. This outcome is better than the alternative but it’s by no means a reprieve

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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

If you worship someone you don’t hold them accountable. Which is why the former is problematic.

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