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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I said this before and it remains true: "So Canadians, I think you should question your political candidates' intentions toward you when they talk about separating you from your foundational supports instead of joining them." #Canada #Unity #conservatives #ABPoli #Alberta #ABLeg #CanPoli

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sometimes the most important thing we can do is show up. We show up to class, work, game night, dinner... For kids, parents, siblings, friends, loved ones, strangers... To be present, to be heard, to register our choice. #ABPoli #Alberta #ABLeg #Separate #Referendum #Canada #CanPoli

A colourful group of three happy people welcoming a fourth person to join them while three people in gray and beige look on in the background on a sunny day outside on a grassy field.

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Two new public domain (CC0-1.0) graphics related to renewable energy and fossil fuels were added to the repository. #ClimateChange #CO2 #Coal #Hydro #Hydroelectric #Renewable #Green #art #SciArt #scicomm #Yuck github.com/WholeBrainTh...

Image of a blue smiley face in a waterfall at a hydroelectric dam with the words "Happy Hydro!"

Image of a grey lump of coal with a yuck disgust expression with the words "Yuck Coal!"

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Regarding the sale of Moneris, I think contacting the privacy commission is not useful after reading their page describing what they can and cannot do. Contacting the competition bureau and your local MP is appropriate. Here is a draft you can modify and make your own.

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Once again, I am "one of the lucky 10,000" xkcd.com/1053, learning something for the first time. Here is a link to an interesting Start Trek project by OTOY if you have not seen it already. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng8q...

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YouTube video by OTOY

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Here is a github page with public domain (CC0-1.0) graphics related to renewable energy and fossil fuels. #ClimateChange #CO2 #Oil #Solar #art #SciArt #scicomm #Yuck github.com/WholeBrainTh...

A splatter of oil with iridescent sheen and a facial expression of disgust with tongue out and the words YUCK OIL!

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Canada's National Parks! The glory and splendour of this great land for everyone to experience. They are one of our national treasures. It is comforting to find a Parks Canada sign when out on the trail. This summer, the Canada Strong Pass is back! #ParksCanada #Canada #Canadian parks.canada.ca

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Parks Canada

Canada's national parks, national marine conservation areas, and national historic sites are the ultimate awe-inspiring experience.

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Iljuwas Bill Reid's work is amazing in terms of the design, the physicality, the symbolism, and storytelling. He brought Haida culture out of a colonial history that almost buried it. Pictures do not do justice to seeing his sculpture in person #BillReid #Canada #Canadian #Haida

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Where would we be without Tommy Douglas? Much worse off than now. Creator of Canada's national health insurance program guaranteeing accessible, universal, comprehensive, and portable health care for all. Got cancer? Only pay for parking. His legacy to us. #TommyDouglas #Canada #Canadian

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

More Canadians! Stan Rogers, hall of fame singer and songwriter who wrote and sang so well that he made you feel it. Great Songs: The Mary Ellen Carter, Northwest Passage, The Idiot, and Lies. #StanRogers #Canada #Canadian stanrogers.net

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Stan Rogers - Fogarty's Cove Music

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

For Canada Day, some of my favourite Canadianisms and Canadians! Kate Beaton, award winning author and cartoonist, author of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, Hark! A Vagrant and much more. Here is "Canadian Stereotype Comics" www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id... #KateBeaton #Canada #Canadian

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

It's possible to reduce your gas costs by doing more by bike or scooter. E-bikes are an efficient way to get around. There are programs to help with the cost of purchase. Check them out before you buy. #ClimateChange #EV #E-Bike #Cycling streetrides.ca/blogs/our-bl...

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Canadian E-Bike Rebates & Incentives 2026: Every Program Tracked

We tracked every active, paused, and ended e-bike rebate program in Canada for 2026. See which provinces offer rebates, tax incentives, and municipal programs before you buy an e-bike.

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

A new green retrofit program is coming to 4 more provinces to help low and median income households install heat pumps, insulation and other upgrades at no cost to lower bills and lower emissions. Get yourself a heat pump. #ClimateChange #Canada #HeatPump #CdnPoli #CBC www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Green home retrofit program expands to 4 provinces, renters now eligible | CBC News

The federal government is expanding a greener homes retrofit program to Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and British Columbia.

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I like statistics, infographics, and integrity. This chart from Statista is a triple-play. It illustrates why participating in and supporting democratic institutions is economically valuable. www.statista.com/chart/35823/... #CdnPoli #CdnPolitics #Democracy #Corruption #Statistics #Infographics

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Used electric vehicles are a good way to go if you are looking at purchasing a vehicle. They are as affordable as an equivalent gas vehicle, cost less to run and maintain, and battery degradation is not a significant problem for recent (5 yrs) models. #EV #ElectricVehicle #ClimateChange #Car

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Here we are with the Honourable Danielle Smith using any means necessary to push through a referendum that is harming people and, no matter the outcome, will hurt people. She is driving a wedge into our lives as hard as she can. That isn't right. That isn't normal. #CdnPoli #CdnPolitics #Alberta

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

I revised my posts on CO2 and Natural Gas and put it up as a single post on Medium. medium.com/@macdougallp...

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CO2 is Shit.

CO2 is shit. It is literally human excrement. 🏭💩☁️ ⚠️☠️🤮🪦

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

I like EVs. It cheers me up to see that EVs make up a rising percentage of vehicles on the road in the same way I like to see more solar panels on buildings. We are moving toward a better Star Trek inspired future. And EVs don't stink.

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

CO2 is shit. It is literally human excrement. 💩 Natural Gas (CH4, aka Methane) is also shit. 💩 #Climate #CDNPoli #Science

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

The new immortality is to be the original source for AI slop.

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Dr. Glaucomflecken @glaucomflecken.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Just passing along some friendly advice on how to approach potential changes to the Australian health care system @drruthmitchell.bsky.social

PowerPoint slide that says: “does America do it, if yes, then no”

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Stephen Quinn @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

And remember, you can listen to - and WATCH The Early Edition. Listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... Watch here: www.cbc.ca/player/play/... And on CBC Gem!

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Honourable Premier Danielle Smith I want you to stop wasting our time and our money promoting and pursuing the separation of Alberta from Canada. There are more important and valuable issues to address.

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

At the top of my posts I have pinned the Breaking Harmony Square online game. I encourage you to play it. It is about how “trolls”—people who deliberately start fights—work to destroy cooperative groups. www.harmonysquare.game/en

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default - Harmony Square

Can you destroy Harmony Square with disinformation? A serious game designed to expose techniques used to mislead and exploit media.

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

High five's all around to everyone who voted in the federal election! Extra fist bumps to everyone who looked at party policy and voted for their own interests rather than against them! Good job! #cndpoli

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

There are a lot of things to worry about: affordability of housing and necessities, attacks on individual human right to be themselves, natural disasters due to climate change... Good news for Canadians, on April 28, there is an opportunity to make a big impact on these problems. #cdnpoli

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Even if the candidate you want to vote for will not win due to the choices of your neighbours, it is still important to vote. The parties do not get to know who you voted for, but they do get to know you voted.

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

As Canada has a First Past The Post election system, it can be useful to know how votes are shaping up in your area. 338canada.com Several candidates may be acceptable to you and others are not. Being strategic in your vote is sometimes the best way to protect your interests.

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Welcome to 338Canada

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Advance Polls for the Canadian federal election started April 18 and Canadians can vote from 9AM to 9PM April 18, 19, 20, & 21. There are more ways to vote in advance and all the details about how to vote are at www.elections.ca

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Elections Canada On-line - Élections Canada en ligne

Elections Canada is the independent, non-partisan agency responsible for conducting federal elections and referendums.

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

On a related note about abandoning Meta for your sake and the country you live in.... pluralistic.net/2025/04/11/i...

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Pluralistic: Zuckerberg in the dock (11 Apr 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

If anyone here is still using Facebook (and Messenger, Whatsapp, Instagram, Threads, Oculus, and Meta app...) and feels trapped in their network effect, I am here to remind you that just because all your friends are in hell doesn't mean you should stay there with them. You can lead them out.

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

I don't know Mr. Poilievre but I think the leader of our country should be following the wishes and acting in the interest of all Canadians. Since the majority of Canadians see the value in the CBC and want to keep it, I think it shows poor leadership, unsuitable for a would-be prime minister.

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Buying Canadian means listening, watching, and supporting the CBC.

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

For information on Avian Influenza from a trustworthy source: inspection.canada.ca/en/animal-he...

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Facts about avian influenza - inspection.canada.ca

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

The price of eggs in the US is up due to culling egg-laying hens because of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The US administration is trying to lower egg prices by importing eggs. Canada is not one of the countries they have approached. Nor is Mexico. #eggs

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

It is Women's Day! International Women's Day! It is Women's Day everywhere in the known universe. And it is good! For everyone!

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

For those who want to explore political labeling and polarization for themselves, there is The Political Compass. You can try it out at www.politicalcompass.org.

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The Political Compass

A typology of political opinions plotted on 2 dimensions: economic and social.

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Peter MacDougall @pmacdougall.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Some further thoughts. I would like to revise what I have written but writing here is like using a permanent marker on a post-it note. It's not good for reflection or nuance. A grain of salt and spoonful of sugar may be necessary to appreciate what is written. No insult is intended. I mean #unity.

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