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James Howe @kitchenerguy.bsky.social · 21h

The problem with the 27 Bolt isn't size or price. Who wants to buy a newly re-designed car that will only be manufactured for one year?

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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"People living in houses get a chance to meet the candidate. They get a card or brochure left at the door. They can see who cared enough to stop by, and who didn’t bother to come around. People in apartment buildings are far less likely to get any of that attention." #WRvotes2026

therecord.com

People in apartments get less democracy than those in houses

It's harder for political candidates to get into apartment buildings to canvass, and that means people who live there aren't being heard as clearly, Luisa D'Amato writes

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Carney tells Canadians “we have to do this” (??) because there’s an energy crisis on three fronts. One of those fronts, he says, is climate change. Which is why we need………a new crude oil pipeline???????

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As @jameswsthomson.com noted already, the sheer audacity of Carney to begin his oil pipeline announcement by mentioning a wildfire that almost levelled the town. WHAT IS EXACERBATING THE WILDFIRES MARK???? MARK???

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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Having a cat means hearing things crash in the middle of the night and deciding it's a problem for tomorrow.

Jinx the green eyed bobtail cat looking snarkily at the camera.

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James Howe @kitchenerguy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Meta's ban of legit Canadian media is influencing both the Alberta non-referendum and the Quebec election by denying voters access to coverage they can trust and hold accountable

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James Howe @kitchenerguy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Of course they can, Meta has been banning legitimate Canadian news media for years while allowing anything goes by sources without credentials.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Please don’t assume anything, Alberta. Vote against the Russian and American-fuelled separation self-sabotage. Send a strong message to the rest of Canada that we’re in this together. Foreign actors want you to vote for your own Brexit or Trump… or to help them win by just staying home.

bbc.com

US and Russia fuelling separatist debate in Canada, new report says

Researchers warn that foreign actors are meddling in the Alberta separatist movement in ways that threaten Canada’s "democratic integrity".

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Our Kennedy Centre

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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Well, #WRPS, in my ideal world, the police budget wouldn't be almost a third of the entire Regional budget. #WRcouncil

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Ryan Flanagan @ryanflanagan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

KW followers who like music: I've created a website that lists upcoming concerts in Waterloo Region! Check it out at unwrapped.online

Screengrab of the homepage of https://unwrapped.online

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration. He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions). Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom. And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ. Remember this.

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 01/09/2026

How about some climate policy and high-speed rail instead?

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James Howe @kitchenerguy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

"Renaming" Lake Ontario looks like Trump's jump the shark moment. Seems that more people are laughing at him than with him. Especially internationally

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Swear to God, Google, if you change the maps for this

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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 24/08/2026

Good morning. Here's the front page of The Globe and Mail for Monday, August 24, 2026. 📰

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/08/2026

Mark Carney: "It's not a surprise that the US would take some form of reprisal to our response to their unjustified tariffs, which was on top of other unjustified tariffs. But what message does that send to the workers in Michigan and Ohio and Kentucky and Alabama who rely on Canadian demand?"

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James Howe @kitchenerguy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Canada literally had a free trade deal with the United States negotiated and signed by Trump. That he threw away to threaten 50% tariffs (paid by Americans) to bully us into a deal requiring us to cede our sovereignty. And somehow that makes Canada one of the worst countries for trade policy?

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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 23/08/2026

As a Canadian, THIS is the strength I want to see from our Prime Minister🇨🇦❤️ We will not be bullied, broken or owned. Our resources, our economy, our future are ours to protect & build. “We are masters in our own home” We set our own course. Canada belongs to Canadians❤️🇨🇦 #CanadaStrong #SheShed

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The war is on. This is the test of our nation and our generation. We call on allies from around the world to show solidarity and boycott the USA. Buy nothing from the tyrant regime. Canadians - push your grocery store to support the boycott. @laura-babcock.bsky.social youtu.be/yuzXL3VhoMY?...

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CANADA VS USA - DROPPING THE GLOVES !!!

YouTube video by Charlie Angus

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

We are stronger now than when the United States started this trade war. More unified, more determined and more ambitious.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

In his speech yesterday, Canada PM Mark Carney seemed to try to explain to the President what a “trade deficit” is. You’re not just giving another country 100s of millions of dollars… You’re buying things from them! That you want!

Another prominent justification for U.S. tariffs has been their claim that, since the United States runs a trade deficit with Canada, we were "ripping them off"
But the United States' narrow merchandise trade deficit only exists because the U.S. buys so much of its energy from us.
Canada fuels American growth: supplying 99% of their natural gas imports, 85% of electricity imports, and 60% of crude oil imports. I don't think they want us to stop sending it.
And the comprehensive U.S.-Canada trade balance, which includes the many services - from finance to entertainment - that we buy from the U.S. shows a persistent American trade surplus.
Most fundamentally, trade is about building mutual strength - creating a relationship that benefits both countries.
For example, Canada is the largest customer for U.S. cars - in fact, we buy more American-built cars than the United Kingdom, Japan, and China combined.

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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Word of warning: There seem to be some purported lists of US demands floating around the Internet that may not be entirely accurate. As always, look for an original source.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/08/2026

i wrote this last year but there is literally no publicly available evidence that donald trump knows what a tariff actually is

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Carney now suggesting the U.S. was making demands that threatened the French language in Canada. Mes dudes, vous n’avez aucune idée à qui vous avez affaire. ⚜️🇨🇦

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James Howe @kitchenerguy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Municipal election campaigns also run on $. Consider donating to candidates especially those running against incumbents.

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James Howe @kitchenerguy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Guess Ford doesn't have any friends looking to make money in Otttawa

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James Howe @kitchenerguy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I get what you're saying. But aren't the 50% tariffs across the board after decades of free trade the real first shot in a war. The US wanted us to capitulate our sovereignty. We're standing up for ourselves. Always

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

After announcing a big clean energy deal earlier this week, Carney took a victory lap. “We're living through the consequences of a world that collectively hasn't taken climate change seriously enough,” he said. It's part of his latest effort to greenwash his climate record:

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

If only there were an obvious alternative like "concede nothing until after the midterms you goofs"

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Pollara Strategic Insights @pollara.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Pollara Trump Tracker shows record negative sentiment towards President Trump in Canada: How do you feel about Donald Trump? Excited 2% Comfortable 7% Frustrated 28% Angry 52% www.pollara.com/80-of-canadi...

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"Lucy definitely won't pull the football this time" —the Canadian business class

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The fletcher/ndp-anointed replacement. Politics is mean. Waiting till the last minute to drop out is kinda shitty as is a surprise star candidate running elsewhere when other fine people have put their lives on hold to run for months. Alls fair in politics but there are no high horses.

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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

"Keeping people divided is useful for some political interests, but it doesn’t help us get around any quicker or reduce traffic. We should resist being forced into a specific identity: we’re all just commuters, in it together, but using different kinds of transportation." buff.ly/v7dLcL2

thestar.com

Shawn Micallef: I’m a cyclist, I’m a driver, I’m a TTC rider. Stop making me pick sides, just make it easier to get around

Cyclists, drivers, TTC riders and pedestrians can unite in service of a better commute

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It astonishes me that industry and business in Canada still thinks anything about Trump 2.0 can be predictable.

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James Howe @kitchenerguy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I reported the Ford government text as spam

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Apologies for all that swearing in this video, but, well, it pretty much captures where we are: youtu.be/1FqXTCvDLeo?...

youtu.be

Honest Government Ad | Net Zero (feat. Greta Thunberg)

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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James Howe @kitchenerguy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

You're right again. The real concern is density. Might still be worth the effort if we care about building community and strong neighbourhoods. Even if it doesn't make people happy about the density. Thanks for your thoughts.

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