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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦

@sschwinghamer.bsky.social
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Inadequate cat servant. Husband. Dad. Historian of #CdnImm. Public & oral history. Museums. Bikes. PhD candidate (Hist) @ Carleton. Kjipuktuk / Hfx. (He/him)

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 50m
All I see looking at this picture is about a billion dollars of absolutely wasted tax revenue potential.
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 18m
another bit of autovandalism unfolding in America
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햏 @hehheh.bsky.social · 3h
Yup. I've been taking drone photo shoots for this purpose exactly. Just to show people how much wasted space there is. Bayer's Lake is the prime example.
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햏 @hehheh.bsky.social · 3h
There should be bus lanes and protected bike lanes on Quinpool.
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 13h
Upon reconsideration, we really should boycott everything American, not just travel to the US. Thanks for the reminder to keep working on isolating your economy, American mayors!
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 17h
The Purdy Principle of Municipal Governance holds strong! If she opposes it, you can be 100% certain it's good policy.
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Michael Spratt @mspratt.bsky.social · 18h
New from me: Ezra Levant’s attacks on an honourable Crown prosecutor go far beyond legitimate criticism. We should scrutinize the justice system. But smears and dog whistles undermine the good-faith debates we badly need: www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion...
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Ezra Levant’s smears of a Crown counsel are unacceptable
I often disagree with Moiz Karimjee, but I am obligated to defend him against unwarranted attacks
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
honestly crying about this. been a long time since i've read good political news. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Judge tosses drug trafficking convictions for B.C. compassion club founders after constitutional challenge | CBC News
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled in favour of two harm-reduction activists convicted of drug trafficking who argued they were doing it to reduce the harms caused by toxic drugs.
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Ghoul Friday 👻 @girlfriday.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The living wage average needed to get by in NS is $27.60/hr Sooooooooo
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
One of the really interesting findings here is that microtransit is associated with better healthcare access and health outcomes because riders are able to have reliable transportation to medical appointments.
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Boy, lots of cranky entitlement about a suggestion to review capped assessment including - surprise, surprise - racism towards immigrants buying homes.
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Bank of Canada Museum @bankofcanadamuseum.ca · 28/09/2026
It pays to check! 💵 This lesson plan for grades 9 to 11 teaches workplace skills like how to 🔍spot a counterfeit note and 🚨what to do when you find one. Featuring the ✨new Vertical $20 bank note.✨ 👉 bit.ly/4hbSFv8 #vertical20
Front and back of the Canadian 20-dollar bill showing King Charles III, maple leaf designs, the Vimy Memorial, and Canadian currency details.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“It is clear that the Alberta government is not going to change course and, therefore, we strongly request that you and the federal government step in and defend the principles of the Canada Health Act” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Former deans of medicine call on Ottawa to intervene in Alberta’s dual-practice health care model
Letter to Carney argues public-private model violates federal law
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Emily @emilydawn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Somehow this is only a crisis when building things like trains, not pipelines.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 01/10/2026
Trump becomes only object on Earth exempt from Canadian urge to apologize
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Trump becomes only object on Earth exempt from Canadian urge to apologize
"Canadians will say they’re sorry, in that particular Canadian pronunciation, to literally anything, but they won’t say it to Donald Trump."
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 30/09/2026
POLITICAL SCIENCE JOB AD: Tenure-track position in International Relations at the University of Waterloo. We're *very happy* to announce this. Applications due Nov. 1st; job start date July 2027. Details here (pdf): uwaterloo.ca/arts/sites/d...
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Thanasis Kinias @tkinias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Auferre trucidare rapere falsis nominibus imperium, atque ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.” (To pillage, to destroy, to seize under false titles is empire, and where they create a desert, they call it peace.) (Why yes, I am talking about the Pax Romana in class this morning!)
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The Canadian Border 🇨🇦 @canadianborder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Canadian automakers have developed an EV car that can travel 500+ km on a single charge, shows snow covered lane lines on your windshield on snowy highways, and heatmaps animals on the side of the road so you have a warning about deer and moose at night. This is for us. BRING IT TO MARKET!! 😍❤️🍁
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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 15/04/2026
an incredibly important project by Connie Walker — most Canadians don't know that the government has an archive of 38,000 residential school survivor testimonies, which are slated to be destroyed next year www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
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Journalist plans to create new archive of residential school survivor stories — before it's too late | CBC News
A new project from award-winning journalist Connie Walker aims to create an archive of testimonies of abuse at residential schools before the accounts are destroyed in September 2027.
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
the flabbersmacking gall of an American saying you can't trust Canada on trade www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Trump trade adviser says Canada will 'pay even more dearly' if 'you interfere' in U.S. midterms | CBC News
One of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade advisers is threatening repercussions for Canada if it "interferes" in the upcoming midterm elections — though it's not clear what he anticipates the country...
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Others pointed to how federal elections appear to be settled before Albertans finish casting their ballots as evidence of how little influence the province has over policies that are crafted in Ottawa." I wonder if anyone has walked them through the ideas of population distribution and time zones.
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Nova Scotia Museum @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🐢 An Update on Gus Today we’re sharing news about Gus’s upcoming surgery. At 104 years old, he continues to receive exceptional care from our animal care and veterinary teams, and we’re optimistic about his recovery. Read the full update: naturalhistory.novascotia.ca/gus-gopher-t... 💚
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Gus the Gopher Tortoise
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ChrisannaD @chrisannad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
YES!!!!! www.cbc.ca/sports/hocke...
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CBC/Radio-Canada announces return of Hockey Night in Canada in PWHL partnership | CBC Sports
CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada is returning for a 90th season this fall after all. But instead of six-plus months of NHL action, the longest-running sports program in the world will air eight prime time...
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This might be my favourite "what do we mean when we say race is constructed and malleable" document in #CdnImm history. For not quite two months in 1930, Syrians and Armenians were not "Asiatic" until they were again because reasons. Totally credible & objective categorization here, yep. #racism
28th October, 1930.
Dear Sirs -

Please note that the instructions issued under date of September 3rd, 1930, to the effect that Syrians and Armenians are to be dealt with under the provisions of P.C., 168, as amended, are hereby rescinded and that for the future these aliens will be considered as persons of Asiatic race and are to be dealt with under the provisions of P.C.2115, dated the 16th day of September, 1930.

Yours truly,

Commissioner



Thomas Gelley, Esq.,
Division Commissioner of Immigration,
WINNIPEG, MAN.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 27/09/2026
What an odd moment in United States history. A U.S. president is running an overtly political camaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government. Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government (Gift Article)
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Safe Kjipuktuk @safehrm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
unreal what we permit on our roads whilst screaming at politicians to ban e scooters. www.thestar.com/life/autos/r...
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Ram’s new 777-horsepower super truck can launch its three-tonne frame to 96 km/h in just 3.5 seconds
Priced at $147,990, the 2027 TRX SRT lands at Canadian dealerships this fall with a supercharged V8 and luxury cabin.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 27/09/2026
Trump vows to punish Canada for EU alliance as soon as he finishes losing Iran war
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Trump vows to punish Canada for EU alliance as soon as he finishes losing Iran war
WASHINGTON D.C. - President Donald J. Trump has pledged to extract terrible, systematic revenge on all of Canada for daring to enter talks with the European Union, just as soon as he finishes losing the war he started in Iran.
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I get 7.8l / 100km better mileage than the non-hybrid model of my car. At current gas prices, my car will pay off this fee in 3200 km. The energy transition math is so heavily against dinosaur squeezings...
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 27/09/2026
Meta unsure why women not buying pervert glasses
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Meta unsure why women not buying pervert glasses
MENLO PARK, CA — As Meta’s totally cool, definitely-not-creepy smart glasses become more popular with tech bros and straight-up pervs, the tech company is reportedly baffled as to why their glasses wh...
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#cat in basket update: all the cats are in baskets
an elegant calico stretches on a cushion in a rectangular basketa grey tuxedo cat curls on a blanket in an oval basket a grey tabby rats his chin on his paw to peer over the edge of a white circular basket
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Unless you're using your clock to tell or communicate time, the 24 hour clock really is silly.
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Dana Simpson 🖼️🖌️🦄 @danasimpson.com · 27/09/2026
Only one week now!
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Engineers are accorded tremendous power and trust in many contemporary societies. Why is that? What systems create/ sustain that power? What is the nature of those systems? How did they arise? How are they changing? ____ Guess what discipline will equip you to answer these questions well...
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
why to never ever sign a deal or ally with the USA again in just a few seconds of audio
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
at this point if you're dumb enough to visit the US, you should just be expecting utter lawlessness
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I eat dinner leftovers for breakfast all the time. Archaic social conventions are just dank and lonely cells of sorrow and repression.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Nick P @npilon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“People want to park out front” Okay let’s do the math on this, Sue. How many people per hour do your members need to rotate through to pay their rent? Cool, now multiply that by the area of a subcompact. And you want me to subsidize that for your business! How about no!
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My foreign policy views are simple. I think we should be the first among equals to enforce the international law we helped build. Thanks, @ezraklein.bsky.social, for having me on the show.
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©️🅰️®️🅾️L proud 🇨🇦 and ally to 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸 @cmhall.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Glad I stopped buying US produce www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Whistleblower alleges millions of Driscoll’s berries sent to Canada with excess chemical levels | CBC News
A whistleblower lawsuit in California is alleging millions of pounds of Driscoll's fruit containing non-compliant levels of pesticides and chemicals crossed the border into Canada, and the company tri...
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#caturday cat in basket update: the cat is in the basket
a white floofy paw with pink beans sticks up over the edge of a brown oval basket. out of focus at the other end of the basket we see tabby ears poking up.
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
contingency planning has been and is part of every country's military planning let's not get too worried about the planning let's worry about the US moving the needle on the reality of the contingency
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Michael R Lambert @mrl53.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Stumbled upon. www.villages-news.com/2026/09/10/v...
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Villager sentenced to 90 days in jail for tormenting bicyclists in her Mercedes - Villages-News.com
A Villager who aimed her speeding Mercedes at a pair of bicyclists is serving 90 days in jail.
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The President is so far beyond sundowning we're searching the echoless void of his intellectual starscape for some wispy flickering remnant of basic cognition. WSJ:
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
real surprise to find an Alberta separatist behind this... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Police investigating threatening email sent to Muslim schools across Canada | CBC News
Regional police forces in Ontario have launched an investigation into an email sent to Islamic schools across Canada over the course of this week, which threatened to kill Muslims unless they are depo...
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#CdnImm telling Syrians in 1925 that the term "Asiatic race" in regulations was about geography, not race... Racists: making their targets argue against nonsense even they don't believe since time immemorial. (Blair memo of 24 Jul 1925 in LAC RG76 Vol 300 File 279907 Pt 2)
It was explained to them that the expression in PC 182 "Asiatic race" is not intended to mean yellow race, the term being geographical rather than racial and therefore applicable to all immigrants from Asia
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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DRINK WATER FROM THE SKULLS OF YOUR ENEMIES! IF YOU HAVE CRUSHED THEIR SKULLS, USE A GLASS.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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