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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The original 2013 God Made a Farmer TV commercial for Dodge Ram was the best ad during that year’s Super Bowl. The @lincolnproject.us version was a good takeoff on it. youtu.be/xOi2cYz5nXE?...

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God Made a Dictator

YouTube video by The Lincoln Project

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Hey Josh, you missed on in this list. “An extended runway will necessitate a larger terminal and additional infrastructure — everything from utilities, taxi-ways, parking, luggage, de-icing, security, emergency services, roads, and transit.” How many of these in the daily traffic jams?

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

It wasn’t just opponents who helped stop it. The Transport Minister had consultation data but he also had advice from some of over 1,300 staff including 900 inspectors at the Civil Aviation Directorate informing his decision. They likely had substantial concerns that were passed on to the Minster.

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The move sounds like it is out of Trump’s playbook.

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Now where have we seen that tactic being used before?

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Aviation is federal, not provincial. A responsible Minister of Transport would have listened to the public plus advice from more than 1,300 staff including 900 inspectors at the Civil Aviation Directorate before deciding on expansion and jets. There are likely many underlying safety issues there.

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The Transport Minister had the consultation data but also over 1,300 staff at the Civil Aviation Directorate advising him on matters related to the airport. Similar advice was given in 2015 to stop expansion and jets. Two attempts. Same result.

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

To all those complaining about stopping Billy Bishop Airport expansion. The Transport Canada consultation was open for anyone to add their feedback. The non-existent supporters did not turn up…

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

A very different tone from TC than their private responses last time the expansion and jets issue happened. These are from a TC FOI in 2014.

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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

On Toronto's island airport, only Carney can stop the madness. Where is the case for an expansion? And what else could this place be? My column: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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Now is the time for a public reckoning on the costs of a Billy Bishop Airport expansion

A sophisticated federal government should enhance its most valuable asset: the city

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

You know else has referred to the airport as a ”very hot potato” on the same day that Porter announced there intention to have jets back in 2013? The Program Manager, Aerodrome Standards for Transport Canada at the time. This from an FOI that NoJetsTO got in 2014.

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Just saw him out there ready to clean up.

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Also on Apple Maps in satellite view.

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Thank you for posting it earlier. Watched it. A great speech.

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

I met a teacher in Georgetown, Ontario, who asked her students to describe their dreams for Canada. This is what they wrote:

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Here is more that is equally enjoyable. bsky.app/profile/newi...

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

ChatGPT explains it for those that still do not get it.

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Thanks Norm. That was entertaining.

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Seat projection in the federal election in Canada has an interesting trend in the las three days.

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Carney had a couple of great quotes today. See here ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/jimp...

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

"... meeting standards expected of a leader of a party, let alone a Prime Ministers something that the leader of the opposition has not respected either and I'm speaking directly to his refusal still at a time of great crisis to get his security clearance. Something I managed to do in two weeks.”

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Great quote from Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social during today's press conference after getting sworn in. "Employment in the private sector is something that the leader of the opposition has never experienced" Comparing Carney to PP couldn't make that more clear.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

“Carney was brought on to modernize the UK’s ossified banking system, and kudos poured in from the left, the right, and the centre.” “Mark Carney is the outstanding central banker of his generation,” former chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne told the House of Commons. Our likely next PM.

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Mark Carney Was the World’s Rock-Star Banker. Now He’s Ready for His Encore | The Walrus

Carney led two central banks through two world-shifting crises. Does that make him a political contender?

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Glad to see that my vote helped in such a decisive win. Congratulations Mark Carney.

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

The LCBO is the largest retail buyer of alcohol in the world. The second largest is SAQ (Société des alcools du Québec). They have done the same as have other provinces including B.C.

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Good take by Timothy Snyder on today’s Oval Office visit by Zelensky. substack.com/@snyder/note...

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Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)

America hurt itself badly today.

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Tesla driver in Toronto disguised their car as a Vinfast

Tesla driver in Toronto disguised as a Vinfast

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Liberal Party • Parti libéral @liberalca.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Guess he’s right. Imitation is the highest form of flattery. 🥴

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Too bizarre to be real. bsky.app/profile/alex...

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I want you to know that I couldn’t be more serious about strengthening our economy, and protecting Canadians.

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

You missed the last line. Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies. Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder.

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Justin Trudeau quoted most of those words as part of his speech responding to Trump’s tariffs. He left out the last sentence.

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

“Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies. Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder.” JOHN F. KENNEDY To the Canadian Houses of Parliament May 17, 1961

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Here is another clear explanation. bsky.app/profile/bren...

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Jim Panou @jimpanou.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

And in the U.S. to industry it could add up cumulatively.

If the U.S. imposes a 25% tariff on imported parts, a $55,000 Dodge minivan could rise to around $102,600 due to the cumulative effects of tariffs. Roughly 60% of the minivan's value ($33,000) comes from parts that cross the U.S.-Canada-Mexico borders multiple times. Each crossing incurs a 25% tariff, compounding the parts' cost. After four crossings, the imported parts' value grows from $33,000 to over $80,500, dramatically inflating the final price. This demonstrates how tariffs disrupt complex supply chains, turning incremental taxes into massive cost increases for consumers.

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