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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Alberta pays no money to Quebec, or to any other province. The Alberta government, like other provinces, receives huge transfers from Ottawa to help pay for health care and other programs.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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No, Alberta Does Not ‘Subsidize’ the Rest of Canada | The Tyee
The vast majority of workers get more from federal programs than they give.
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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Eric's latest projection — 13-point gap is the biggest Liberal lead since November 2016. www.thewrit.ca/p/carneys-li...
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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Over at the the other place, @tylermeredith.bsky.social has thoughts on airport operations. x.com/tylermeredit...
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Whether it's "associate membership" in the European Union or just a deeper alliance with Europe, Canada just showed the Trump administration that we do, in fact, have cards -- and we're going to play them. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/15/o...
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Mark Carney just played his Trump card
America's president keeps trying to bully Canada into submission — and maybe surrender. Mark Carney has apparently been working on a much better alternative: a new alliance with Europe.
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Sean Beggs @seanadb.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is a brilliant article, highly recommend reading
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Jeff's Fact Checker @thunderbayed.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The PM and Bryan Adams eating Persians in Thunder Bay today
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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
If you’ve never had @peacebychocolate.bsky.social you are, in fact, in for a treat. Read their story on their site.
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Canadians: when shopping for made-in-Canada products/produce, keep a lookout for trickery and deceptive labeling, like this. This bag of red onions gave an address as coming from Ontario. BUT, on the reverse, it says “product of USA”. #Never51 #TrumpTariffs #TrumpEconomicWarfare #TradeWar
ONIONS OIGNONS
DOMINION FARM PRODUCE LTD.
215 DISSETTE ST. BRADFORD
ONTARIO, CANADA L3Z 3G9
www.Dominionfarms.co3lbs - 48 oz - 1.36kg
NET WEIGHT POIDS NET
No.1 RED ONIONS
OIGNONS ROUGES No.1
PRODUCT OF U.S.A.
PRODUIT DES E.-U.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This isn't the first time the USA has placed 50% tariffs on Canada. In 1890, the USA's Tariff Act was touted as a way to build up American industry, but the true goal was forcing the annexation of Canada. It backfired and made Canada stronger. This is the story. 📸 LoC 🧵1/10
Political cartoon criticizing the Republican platform for favoring untaxed whiskey (jug labeled "Untaxed Whiskey 20¢ Gal.") while presenting war‑taxed common cloth with an 89% tariff, highlighting perceived hypocrisy.
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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
oh you KNOW Pierre is mad ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/vance-w...
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Sean Beggs @seanadb.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
And this is why I do not engage there
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Mark Gerretsen @markgerretsen.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The interview Conservatives don’t want you to see.
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Tyler Meredith @tylermeredith.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Since January 2025, Canada has created jobs at more than 4x the pace of the United States Tariffs are a losing strategy for Mr. Trump. And we are becoming our own best customer. #Cdnpoli #canadastrong
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 23/07/2026
California becomes the second state to pass a ban on octopus farming and first state to prohibit farmed octopus sales
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California Governor Signs Octopus Farming Ban into Law
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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Honestly, no one can beat the Aussies for shade and hilarious insight. "The Shakedown That Wasn't: How Mark Carney Sold Trump Half of Fuck-All" #cdnpoli #GordieHoweBridge open.substack.com/pub/ifloz/p/...
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The Shakedown That Wasn't: How Mark Carney Sold Trump Half of Fuck-All
A masterclass in feeding a bully a hollow chocolate Easter bunny and letting him brag about the wrapper.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Facts. Feel free to share.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 15/07/2026
Barack Obama Pretends To Be Canadian While Traveling Abroad theonion.com/barack-obama-pretends-…
Barack Obama Pretends To Be Canadian While Traveling Abroad
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 11/07/2026
“Canadians show a clear preference for allyship with Europe rather than the U.S. under the Trump administration. Canada is on track to double its non-U.S. exports, and growing jobs at twice the rate of the United States.”
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Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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Sean Beggs @seanadb.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
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Dr David S Anderson @dsaarchaeology.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Original Tweet from @Mantia: What’s something that seems obvious within your profession, but the general public seems to misunderstand?

Quote tweet from @hwitteman: That $35 that scientific journals charge you to read a paper goes 100% to the publisher, 0% to the authors. If you just email us to ask for our papers, we are allowed to send them to you for free, and we will be genuinely delighted to do so.
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Michael DeMoor @michaeldemoor.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This is your regular reminder that most of your neighbours pay way less attention to politics than you do.
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Gander Social @gandersocial.ca · 29/06/2026
Got some coverage in the Globe today ahead of our very official launch on Canada Day. It’s a solid primer on what we’re up to: a Canadian social platform that can make you smile, where your data stays here, and where the community sets the tone. Heads up: paywall.
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Canadian social-media platform Gander officially launches this week, promising data sovereignty
Born out of the country’s ‘elbows up’ movement, the app aims to evoke the old days of social media
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Big week over at The Onion. — Thursday: InfoWars launches live at 8 p.m. ET on YouTube, Twitch and wherever you watch video. New handles and everything. Expect surprises. It is insane. — Friday: An entire history of the country, AMERICA: Birth of a Nation, airs at 8 p.m. ET on all Onion channels.
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Jeffrey49🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇺🇦🇨🇦 @jeffrey49.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
🇨🇦 For Canadians, only: 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 As an austerity measure, Canada should sell off STORNOWAY, which since 1950 has been the staffed 10000 sq ft residence of the leader of the Official Opposition No other western democracy owns a home for the opposition leader's use. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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Sign this Petition - Petitions
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Jerome Persaud @swingingbunt.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Incredible!
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 23/06/2026
Data centre proponents say facility will run on solar power and all of Lake Superior
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Data centre proponents say facility will run on solar power and all of Lake Superior
THUNDER BAY, ON - A proposed hyperscale data centre just outside Thunder Bay is promising the construction will be 100% sustainable elements like rooftop solar panels to power the centre. The immense ...
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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Before Poilievre lights his hair on fire about inflation hitting 3.2% last month, this is pretty much entirely on gasoline prices because of Iran. Core measures remain at 2.1% and 2.0%. And he's going to decry the price of food and blame "Liberal inflation" as opposed to the truth:
Prices grow for fresh fruit and fresh vegetables in May
Prices for fresh fruit rose at a faster pace year over year in May (+5.3%) compared with April (-0.5%). The acceleration was mostly driven by berries and grapes.

On a year-over-year basis, prices for fresh vegetables increased 9.0% in May, following a 4.1% rise in April. The upward movement was attributed to higher prices for broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes and lettuce. Tomato prices rose 45.2% in May due to supply contractions in Mexico, stemming from poor weather and a reduction in planted acreage following the implementation of US tariffs.

On a month-over-month basis, prices for fresh vegetables rose 5.5% in May following a decline of 3.9% in April. This is the largest monthly May increase since 2008 and is attributed to reduced supply and higher fuel costs.

Collectively, higher prices for fresh fruit and fresh vegetables contributed to an acceleration in inflation for food purchased from stores, rising 4.3% year over year in May, the 16th consecutive month it has outpaced headline inflation on a year-over-year basis.
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Dr. Ruth Marshall is still kicking against the pricks @wtfis2bdone.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
READ. Don’t be a sheep. www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...
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Israel's former defence minister compares settler ideology to Nazism
Moshe Ya'alon accused Israeli authorities of failing to investigate attacks against Palestinians and said the religious Zionist movement embraces 'Jewish supremacy ideology'
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Dougald Lamont @dougaldlamont.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Everything Pierre Poilievre Gets Wrong About Housing: Everything #Canada #housing #realestate #economics
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Everything Pierre Poilievre Gets Wrong About Housing: Everything
"Housing Hell" was a coherent, confident, well-produced explanation of the housing crisis that gets everything wrong from beginning to end.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Just wait until the separatists find out about this. Jack Mintz, who's leading the Alberta government's panel studying the cost of separation, is also.....a Trudeau Foundation mentor.
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
On the birthday of dictator Trump, let us above all enjoy what it was like to have a president who commanded respect throughout the world and was very loved by almost the entire population. When I see this, I have to smile. Obama was amazing. Share this, if only to tease Trump.
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Jean Yoon @jeanyoon.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
#topoli I just wrote a letter & did this survey about this stupid Billy Bishop airport expansion proposal. Here’s the link to a .gov page where there’s a link embedded to an ONLINE SURVEY. Jets downtown will make the city less attractive and less liveable. tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...
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Public consultation on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
Consultation collecting feedback on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
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Dougald Lamont @dougaldlamont.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Canadian authorities are predicting that Canada will be fine, because the massive profits will be a net gain for the economy. The oil industry's gains will not make up for Canadians' real losses - and the shocks to systems that can break them. #canada #150bbloil #elbowsup
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Oil is Going to Hit $150/Barrel Next Month. Here's a List of What Can Go Wrong in Canada. It's a Lot.
Ask your provincial and federal representatives what they're doing to get ready. Because they should have started yesterday.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 08/06/2026
"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally." Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).
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Elite Cognitive Dissonance and the Asian Energy Disruption
Notes from the Field — Singapore & Indonesia, May 2026
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DuckDuckGo @duckduckgo.com · 29/05/2026
Since Google revealed its plans for an AI search overhaul, visits to our "No AI" search page have tripled…and they’re still rising! Want to make it your default on Chrome or Firefox? Grab our No-AI extensions and banish AI-assisted answers, chat, and AI images. (1/3)
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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
For all those who didn’t get the intended irony in Prime Minister Carney’s ‘Make America Great Again’ comment in New York, and for all those who swallow 🍁Conservative lies and hypocrisy whole 👇🏻 open.substack.com/pub/canpulse...
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SPECIAL INVESTIGATION- Sorry Donald. Canada's Going to Make America Great Again.
Mark Carney walked into Trump's backyard and hijacked his most sacred slogan. It was magnificent
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 25/05/2026
Tim Hortons to reduce Temporary Foreign Worker hiring once they figure out how to treat Canadians like serfs
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Tim Hortons to reduce Temporary Foreign Worker hiring once they figure out how to treat Canadians like serfs
TORONTO - Facing backlash for alleged abuse of TFW program during record unemployment, coffee chain Tim Hortons has vowed to reduce foreign hiring just as soon as they find a legal means to treat Cana...
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#cdnpoli
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Gerald Butts @gmbutts.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Sales of cars powered by oil and gas peaked 10 years ago. You’d never know it in North America, but the fossil fuel age is dying quickly in every growth market for personal transport. The US/Israel War on Iran will accelerate its demise. Source: @ourworldindata.org
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Everyone talking about the gasoline price inflation today is ignoring that a big part of the jump is the base-year effect from the cancellation of the consumer carbon levy a year ago. (Looking at you, CBC). www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...
Infographic description
The title of the infographic is "The gasoline index accelerates on a base-year effect and current events"

This is a line chart.

The y-axis represents the gasoline index level in Canada.

The y-axis starts at 170 and goes to 260, with increments of 10.

The x-axis represents the monthly periods from January 2025 to April 2026, moving forward one month at a time.

There is one series. The series represents the gasoline index in Canada, spanning the period from January 2025 to April 2026.

There are four highlighted data points. The first two points are for March 2025 and March 2026, with index values of 224.7 and 238.0 respectively. The second two points are for April 2025 and April 2026, with index values of 201.7 and 259.3 respectively.

One area is shaded: the decline from 224.7 in March 2025 to 201.7 in April 2025, coinciding with the removal of the consumer carbon levy.

At period January 2025, the gasoline index is at 227.4.

At period February 2025, the gasoline index is at 228.8.

At period March 2025, the gasoline index is at 224.7.

At period April 2025, the gasoline index is at 201.7.

At period May 2025, the gasoline index is at 205.5.

At period June 2025, the gasoline index is at 204.0.

At period July 2025, the gasoline index is at 202.5.

At period August 2025, the gasoline index is at 205.4.

At period September 2025, the gasoline index is at 209.4.

At period October 2025, the gasoline index is at 199.4.

At period November 2025, the gasoline index is at 203.0.

At period December 2025, the gasoline index is at 188.6.

At period January 2026, the gasoline index is at 189.5.

At period February 2026, the gasoline index is at 196.3.

At period March 2026, the gasoline index is at 238.0.

At period April 2026, the gasoline index is at 259.3.
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 19/05/2026
A painting of a bird beside the text "my bullshit tolerance level is basically at zero"
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
No, Mark Carney isn't just like Stephen Harper on climate and the environment, as some have argued lately. But he's not like Justin Trudeau either. That's a good thing, as far as climate policy is concerned. Today's announcement proves it. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/15/o...
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On climate, Mark Carney is no Stephen Harper
The prime minister is relaxing environmental regulations, reducing the industrial carbon price and talking up the importance of pipelines. He's also doing more to implement durable and lasting climate...
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 11/05/2026
A woodcut of a bird beside the text "AI art can fuck off"
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 11/05/2026
THAT'S RIGHT, MOTHERFUCKERS, I WON A WEBBY AWARD. Here's my 5-word speech. #webbys
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Okay. This is today's version 2. Hopefully, the typos are corrected and additions made. I greatly appreciate the feedback - I put it out in a rush. Sorry about that. I moved some text to a sidebar to allow a little breathing room.
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Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
New from me, on a listless speech to the Canada Strong and Free Network conference: Pierre Poilievre encounters nothing but jerks, all day long. #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...
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Opinion: Pierre Poilievre encounters nothing but jerks, all day long
In his speech at the CSFN this week, Poilievre went all-in on the argument he’s now settled on: that he really won the election, if you think about it the right way
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