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Sharon Boughton 🇨🇦

@sharonbou.bsky.social
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#Covid is not over, Critical thinker, politics junkie, retired public librarian.

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Here's the reality that was clear from the start: Carney wants a pipeline. He will steamroll environmental protections and Indigenous rights to get it. He will use public funds to cover costs and risks while profits go to the private sector (including US investors).
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Has anyone checked in on the pundits who said none of this would ever happen because Carney didn't really want a pipeline and he knew that no private investor would pay for it or he assumed that Indigenous communities would block it?
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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I have A LOT of questions about the inclusion of Diana Gox Carney on this panel given that she is cited as an 'economist and climate policy expert' who is joining a conversation about making the online world safer for kids. Was she invited? Was this a pitch from her camp? So many questions.
A headshot of Diana Fox Carney among headshots of three other women. The text below the photos reads: Diana Fox Carney, Baroness Beeban Kidron and Ava Smithing join the Star’s Raisa Patel on Oct. 20 to discuss making the internet safer for kids. 

The text to the right of the photos reads: What will it take to make the online world safer for kids? Join Toronto Star Live @ MaRS Mornings to find out.

Oct 20, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m. ET

MaRS Discovery Centre, Live Lounge, 661 University Ave., Toronto

In-person event
Join us for an in-person discussion on child online safety on Oct. 20th.

Get tickets
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Iris Gorfinkel, M.D. @drgorfinkel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Shifting tax dollars to PRIVATE CLINICS is a PROVEN POLICY FAILURE that- Costs more Poaches scarce healthcare workers Increases wait times ...& threatens patient safety Time to STAND on GUARD for the Canada Health Act @thestar.com @dralandrummond.bsky.social @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
No, we do not respect international law. www.narcity.com/netanyahu-cr...
narcity.com
Netanyahu crosses Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect
Netanyahu crosses Canadian airspace on way to UN
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Judy Trinh @judytrinh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Seniors who were protesting Mark Carney’s Bill c39 and fast tracking of environmental reviews arrested and charged with trespassing on Parliament Hill.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
No one could have foreseen this.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 22/09/2026
None of the reasons cited by Prime Minister Mark Carney for airport privatization hold up. So why is he doing it? DT Cochrane writes. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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There’s No Good Reason for Carney to Privatize Canada’s Airports | The Tyee
The plan would worsen labour conditions and make flying more expensive.
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LESams @lsam22.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Convoy terrorists were permitted to shut down Ottawa with impunity for weeks. But this? Not cool, Carney. Not cool.
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Things I didn't realize until this US administration: Seemingly independent Institutions like FBI, DOJ, SCOTUS, DOD, NIH all can get completely washed out and unhinge with a single change in the White House. Doesn't strike me as a good governmental system.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Told ya. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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Transport minister won’t guarantee prices won’t go up after airport privatization, promises fees will be ‘partially regulated’
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon won’t guarantee the cost to fly won’t go up for travellers if the federal government follows through on its plan to privatize Canada’s four largest airports but doe...
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 10/09/2026
Not so fast: airports may very well be on the auction block at the investment summit. We've seen a copy of the pitch book for Carney's investor summit, and here's an interesting paragraph:
Screenshot of an article headline from the Toronto Star: Carney’s $1-trillion investment summit to feature pipelines, nuclear build-outs and data centres — but no airports. Subheading: A document obtained by the Star offers a window into the aims of the much-hyped summit taking place in Toronto next week.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 14/09/2026
Canada has binding regulations on everything from guns to butter. And none for AI. Are we going to trust people like Elon Musk & Sam Altman to regulate themselves? Or is our government going to stop cheerleading & start regulating in the public interest? It’s literally what government is for.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
And so Carney's sell off of Canada is underway. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Morgan Stanley, CIBC Win Mandate for Sale of Canada Airport Concessions
The Canadian government has hired Morgan Stanley and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce to advise on selling the operating rights to the country’s four largest airports, according to people with knowl...
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Carney is anti-labour and that was obvious from the start.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Cancel the F-35s. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Stephen Fuhr’s journey from staunchly opposing the F-35 to leading Canada's defence procurement | CBC News
Former RCAF fighter pilot Stephen Fuhr drew mockery from members of the military community after he retired from the Armed Forces in 2009 when he vigorously opposed the purchase of American F-35 aircr...
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 05/09/2026
A lot of y'all aren't gonna wanna hear this, but this trend is also in part due to COVID
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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
There is a reason why many people you know seem different now. Not quite who they were before. www.psypost.org/brain-scans-...
psypost.org
Brain scans reveal widespread structural and functional changes in patients following COVID-19 infection
A systematic review of 49 imaging studies highlights how COVID-19 affects the human brain. Researchers found widespread structural and functional changes in areas responsible for memory, emotion, and ...
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TamerlaneBlog @tamerlaneblog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A private company operates a bunch of parking lots one town over. The problem is I don’t have cell phone data coverage at most of those lots. And I can’t pay with coins or a credit card.
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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Avi Lewis says no one should struggle in a country as rich as Canada www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WQa...
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Avi Lewis says no one should struggle in a country as rich as Canada
YouTube video by Toronto the Politics the Show
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Rogue state.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I think the general consensus of people around the world is that Americans can get fooled by a con man once, but to return him to power a 2nd time after having seen his corruption, incompetence, ignorance, & buffoonery, the problem isn’t just Trump it’s the American people.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Everyone everywhere should be boycotting the fascist US.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
There is no trustworthy deal to be had with Trump. None. Concessions made in order to get one only embolden him and make things worse. time.com/article/2026...
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Trump Delays 50% Canada Tariffs as the Two Countries Race to Finalize a Deal
The U.S. and Canada brokered a three-day pause as the neighboring countries work to finalize a broader trade agreement.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived." - Isaac Asimov
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
OK. @jamellebouie.net has a great takedown of our pundit class. Exhibit 1 is David Brooks. Guess what? Yale just hired him to teach undergrads. 1/ youtu.be/46tpqFxfomI?...
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The pundits have completely lost the plot
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"I’m not saying putting a tail on a political rival is quintessentially Watergate Nixonian, but it sure feels as if some Ontario PC operatives saw a rat across the bar, really liked its vibe, and spent party funds buying it a drink."
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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The eyes have it!! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Subclinical neurovascular and immune correlates of post-COVID-19 syndrome detected by retinal imaging
Post-COVID-19 Syndrome (PCS) encompasses a range of persistent symptoms, including cognitive and autonomic disturbances, potentially linked to microva…
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I'm honestly not super invested in the origin debate. I also don't really care how life started. In both cases, I'm interested in how it then evolved. But I will say "It escaped from a lab" and "It's mild and everyone should just get it" said by the same people is quite the combination of claims.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
www.discovermagazine.com/covid-19-is-...
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COVID-19 Is Spreading Again as a Summer Wave Grows Across the U.S.
Learn how COVID-19 is spreading across the U.S., what is driving the summer wave, and how health officials are tracking it.
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 18/08/2026
Lost solar power due to smoke blocking the sun cost Europe and North America nearly $2 billion in 2023 alone
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Canadian wildfires are reducing solar power generation in Europe | New Scientist
Lost solar power due to smoke blocking the sun cost Europe and North America nearly $2 billion in 2023 alone
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
No. He'd run as a Liberal now. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca
Could Harper Replace Poilievre atop Conservatives? | The Tyee
A recent poll prompts the question. And portrays a party lost in the political wilderness.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Can’t we compromise on this? What if we named the tiny tip of land next to the strait as the Point of Trump’s Humiliation? Isn’t that something everyone could get behind?
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🤖🫧💥
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
www.nbcnews.com/world/africa...
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Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record
The grim toll comes nearly three months since the outbreak was declared on May 15.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Hopefully the same happens in Canada.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
It requires political will and action (not performative statements) from leaders. Sadly, Canada and others are actively going in reverse. www.ft.com/content/1aec...
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The global green transition won’t be driven by self-interest alone
States must actively tilt the playing field on renewable energy too
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Ah. See, the issue is that in fact you're one of the worst humans ever to live.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
It gets worse. Taxpayers contribute to fire departments and police departments and yet they hope they'll never need them!
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Live your life such that no one has to say "Please don't speak ill of the dead, no matter how awful they were in life" about you.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
One of at least 8 incumbent Green or NDP seats handed to the Conservatives because of "We all have to vote Liberal to stop Poilievre!" rhetoric. In any case, May absolutely needs to go. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Former Green MP Mike Morrice announces he's running to be party's next leader | CBC News
Mike Morrice, the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Kitchener Centre in southern Ontario, has announced he's one of two candidates running to be the next leader of the federal party.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
🤖🫧💥
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
AI drinks your water and eats your brain.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 05/08/2026
A wave of progressive populism is defying political gravity (ie big money) and upending primary season in the US. It’s exhilarating to witness. 🧵
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"Centrists" are getting very scared of progressives. Good.
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I’m not following the whole thing because it’s awful. As a doctor, I’m grateful for the health leadership of Dr. Fauci. As a Canadian, I’m grateful that he provided this leadership to the world, including Canada. This is a travesty. Shame on them. History will judge them to fools.
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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I don't want a "Smart Fridge" that orders milk for me. I want a fridge that lasts 25 years and doesn't have a privacy policy that allows it to share my late-night snacking habits with my health insurance provider.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The caller on Rand Paul’s virtual town hall is all of us.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
If you don’t know a genocide when you see it you’re not fit to be president.
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