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Michele Cairns

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History, despite its wrenching pain, Cannot be unlived, and if faced with courage, Need not be lived again. Maya Angelou, The Rock Cries Out to Us Today

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Michele Cairns @xplorabook.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Sing it loud, sing it proud! Congratulations #teamcanada 🇨🇦👏🏅
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WIRED @wired.com · 11/02/2026
Obsession over a show about two closeted hockey players has brought new fandom to the sport just ahead of the Olympics. But men's hockey's lack of support for LGBTQ+ players and fans is notable. www.wired.com/story/winter...
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‘Heated Rivalry’ Is Bringing New Fans to Hockey. Does the Sport Deserve Them?
Obsession over a show about two closeted hockey players has brought new fandom to the sport just ahead of the Olympics. But men's hockey's lack of support for LGBTQ+ players and fans is notable.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 06/02/2026
It’s incredible how many headlines that focus on Jamil Jivani are prompted by Jivani personally feeding self-serving information to media outlets about himself or Jivani releasing misleading statements implying he’s assumed some kind of national leadership role
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 23/01/2026
David McGuinty, Canada's Minister of National Defence, has responded to Donald Trump's claim that America has "never really asked anything" of NATO, that the alliance sent only "some troops" to Afghanistan and that "they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines." It's pretty blunt.
“There was no standing back. Only standing side by side, together on the front lines with our allies.

 

From 2001-2014, Canada joined allies in the fight against terror in Afghanistan. CAF men and women were on the ground from the beginning, not because we had to, but because it was the right thing to do. Canadian troops led allied efforts in the perilous Kandahar Province. Combat operations were regular duty, demanding sacrifice from our soldiers.

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158 of our personnel, along with a Canadian diplomat paid the ultimate price. 

 

Lest we forget.”
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Canadians who support Trump at this point are edging pretty close to betraying their country, is my considered opinion
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Liz Renzetti @lizrenzetti.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
"Large SUVs and pickups are harmful to everyone who isn’t in one, increasing the risk of death or injury to drivers of smaller cars, cyclists and pedestrians." Thank you, @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
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Ghoul-in’ Dickey @colindickey.com · 26/11/2025
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 31/10/2025
My column today, on how police departments' car-first attitude makes them say the darnedest things. Like "leave your e-bike at home."
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The scariest part of Halloween is drivers — yet police departments blame bikes and kids
For pedestrians, the message is common-sense — wear bright and reflective clothing, don’t dart into traffic, watch where you’re going — but in its tunnel vision, the overall impression veers into vict...
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Oh, hell no! Rich people can do what they want with their own money, but that entitlement ends when it's public money. Canada has a federally funded literary prize already--any money the Giller organization is asking for can go DIRECTLY to the Governor General's Literary Awards, thank you very much.
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Canadian Anti-Hate Network @antihate.ca · 16/07/2025
1/ NEW: Researchers at Dalhousie University have found large numbers of teachers dealing with explicit misogyny and male supremacist ideology - such as the influence of Andrew Tate - in schools. 🧵 www.antihate.ca/new_report_a...
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New Report Examines the Impact of Andrew Tate and Male Supremacy on Classrooms and Teachers
The most prominent theme that emerged from the analysis of comments and posts in /r/Teachers about Tate’s influence was “the direct impacts on the teachers themselves, especially on women-identifying ...
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Hi. A personal column this week. Pope Francis’s death got me thinking about Catholic school & whether Ontario should fund them at all. Flags are a small symbol but miracles to my Gen X eyes. Life would have been different if they flew when I was in Catholic school. Please read & share.
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Shawn Micallef: As Pope Francis’s successor is chosen, it’s worth asking this question about Ontario’s Catholic schools
There are good reasons why the flying of the Pride flag outside schools matters.
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Jason's Mom Has Got It Going On 🎃 @sailorsoapbox.com · 02/05/2025
I was a closeted queer kid when I attended Loretto Abbey. I remember the insinuations that I chose an all-girls school specifically because I was a lesbian. I hid a part of myself because I felt ashamed that, yes, I was attracted to some of my classmates. A pride flag would have meant so much.
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Catholic teachers marching in the parade.
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Michele Cairns @xplorabook.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Understanding the TDSB’s Budget Woes in Five Charts - thelocal.to/tdsb-2025-26...
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Understanding the TDSB’s Budget Woes in Five Charts | The Local
The province says the school board has a spending problem. The board says it’s chronically underfunded. We sort through the numbers.
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Michele Cairns @xplorabook.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Great piece, thank you Shawn.
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🇨🇦 Bernice Hillier 🇨🇦 @bernicecb.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
If you want to report foreign interference in the Canadian election, there’s a form on the website of the Commissioner of Canada Elections: #cdnpoli www.cef-cce.ca/content.asp?...
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🇨🇦 Bernice Hillier 🇨🇦 @bernicecb.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
‼️Bookmark this website. ‼️ Elections Canada has an ElectoFacts page so you can check whether the info you're seeing about federal elections is true or not. If YOU see info that you think is inaccurate or misleading, email: electofaits-electofacts@elections.ca #cdnpoli www.elections.ca/content.aspx...
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
OK, this is almost funny
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
FYI a tech banker
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
I don’t ever want to hear another person from Ontario call Alberta a province full of stupid hayseeds. We’re more alike than you think.
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CBC Pitchbot @cbcpitchbot.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
BREAKING: Ontario has lost the 2025 provincial election
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
So Marty Baron says it plain: “It was only weeks ago that The Post described itself as providing coverage for ‘all of America,’” Baron wrote in his statement. “Now its opinion pages will be open to only some of America, those who think exactly as he does.” www.thedailybeast.com//ex-wapo-edi...
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Legendary Washington Post Editor Slams Bezos for ‘Betraying’ Paper with MAGA Makeover
Former executive editor Marty Baron told the Daily Beast there was “no doubt in my mind” that Bezos was prioritizing his business interests over The Washington Post.
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Billionaire propaganda
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🇨🇦 Bernice Hillier 🇨🇦 @bernicecb.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Please don’t believe the rhetoric. Canada is a trading partner of the United States. If you take out energy exports, which the US very much wants, the US is actually in a surplus position on trade with Canada. Canada is not “ripping off the United States.” #uspoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Trump says he will hit Canada with 25% tariff next week after month-long pause | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he will go forward with a 25 per cent tariff on most Canadian goods next week, saying Canada has ripped off the U.S. for too long and it's time to put a stop to...
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John Ganz @lioneltrolling.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
To me, a Nazi salute means, "I want to murder your family." There can be no irony about it: It puts deep anger and hatred in my heart to see it done and I will never forgive anyone who justifies or minimizes it.
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Scott Piatkowski @scottpiatkowski.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Doug Ford will do anything to avoid talking to Ontario voters and media, even if it means doing fake negotiations with a junior file clerk and the White House parking attendant. You called this unnecessary election, Doug. Get back here and defend your record. #OnPoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ontario's top bureaucrat criticizes Doug Ford over Washington trip | CBC News
Ontario's top bureaucrat is admonishing PC Leader Doug Ford and his staff for allegedly trying to use his Washington D.C. trip last week to the party's advantage in the election campaign.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 23/02/2025
Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
At a NATO cocktail party a European dude scolded me on Canada not pulling its weight. "Your ships are all 40 years old." I said, "You want to talk about age? My father in law was only 17 when he and other Canadian teenagers were freeing your country from the fascist jackboot." Canada #strongasfuck
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Michele Cairns @xplorabook.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Along Yonge Street in #YorkRegion which is a busy pedestrian transit hub the sidewalks and intersections are abysmal. Zero priority for pedestrians and it gets worse every year.
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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 20/02/2025
🧵 Our special election issue, “7 Years of Doug Ford,” is now live. From health care to education, online gambling to the Greenbelt, this is the best collection of stories about how the lives of Torontonians have changed during Ford’s time as premier. thelocal.to/7-years-of-d...
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7 Years of Doug Ford | The Local
After seven years in office, Doug Ford has left his mark on Toronto. From health care to education, online gambling to the Greenbelt, we examine the record of the Progressive Conservative leader seeki...
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
So much hydration hype & marketing, including for kids. Reality: Drink when thirsty, mostly water (tap fine). Thx evolution. Healthy drinks are as important as healthy foods for kids wapo.st/40UrsUc "Water should be the 'primary beverage for meeting hydration needs.'"
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Healthy drinks are as important as healthy foods for kids, panel says
Sweetened beverages “are not recommended as part of a healthy diet for children and adolescents,” the panel concludes.
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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 07/02/2025
Hallway Medicine. Endless Wait Times. Overworked Staff. Ontario’s Healthcare System is Facing It’s ‘Worst Crisis’ Ever. ‘Healthcare in Ontario has never been in such disarray’, experts say pressprogress.ca/hallway-medi...
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Hallway Medicine. Endless Wait Times. Overworked Staff. Ontario’s Healthcare System is Facing It’s ‘Worst Crisis’ Ever.
‘Healthcare in Ontario has never been in such disarray’, experts say
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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 14/02/2025
Ford government’s chronic underfunding of education is creating compounding issues for staff and students “Students are basically being left behind and we see an education system that is frankly in crisis.” pressprogress.ca/ford-governm...
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Ford government’s chronic underfunding of education is creating compounding issues for staff and students
“Students are basically being left behind and we see an education system that is frankly in crisis.”
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Not One Seat @notoneseat.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
We don't have winter elections for a reason, Doug. Ontario. It's winter. Keep an eye on the weather and have a plan to vote. Then make sure your neighbours have a plan too. Chip Ford down to a minority Sign the pledge act.notoneseat.ca/UnityPledge #UniteTheVote #NotOneSeat #ONpoli
Don't Get Stuck with Doug Ford because you got stuck in the snow
Image: A highway filled with cars and trucks during a blizzard
Election Day: Feb 27th, 9am - 9pm
Advance Voting: Feb 20th - 22nd, Locations available after Feb 14th
Vote by Mail, Apply to before Feb 21st. Must be received by Elections Ontario by Feb 26th
Vote at your local election office. Vote Jan 30th - Feb 26th. Final list of candidates available after Feb 13th
Vote for the candidate in your riding most likely to defeat Ford's PCs
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Doug Ford lives in the house he inherited from his parents & inherited his father’s company.
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
(Reminder they won’t hear Ford has been an abject failure at building housing and is a NIMBY)
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
His boomer base already thinks young people can’t afford a house because of Avacado toast so this will play just fine.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
The for-profit, both-sides press has killed this country. Americans have no idea what's happening to their own government, how it's going to impact them, or where these events fit historically.
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CBS News poll — Trump has positive approval amid "energetic" opening weeks; seen as doing what he promised
Trump's deportation plans are popular, but Americans say there's not enough focus on lowering prices.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 09/02/2025
Doug Ford blames youth unemployment on the ODSP / Ontario Works programs he’s been in charge of for several years: ”Healthy young people that are sitting on the couch watching The Flintstones, they should be out there, they should be working – there’s still 200,000 jobs available here in Ontario“
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Hannah Arendt says the most evil thing about fascism weren't the atrocities but the willingness of people to go along. Trump has cut funds to the most desperately poor. He threatens Canada. But he can't tell you where to spend your money. His economy needs our tourism $$. You know what to do.
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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Wake up, babe, new Greatest Generation just dropped. The Toronto Star salutes retirees who aren’t going to let a little thing like rising fascism and threats against their country put a damper on their holidays.
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These Canadian snowbirds aren’t leaving Florida — even though Trump’s threats are a slap in the face
These Canadians haven’t weathered 80 years or so just to give in to some threats from a bully — even if that bully is the U.S. president.
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Michele Cairns @xplorabook.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
The 57% are always the ones who bitch the loudest but never do anything about it.
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Sam Greene @samagreene.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Anyone who happened to know that the White House would announce and then suspend tariffs within 24 hours just made a boatload of money.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 04/02/2025
Same was true in Poland
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Neither the mainstream press nor our political system seem to have digested the fact that the U.S. president is trying to illegally annex a NATO ally using economic coercion.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
This isn’t going to go well. #TrumpsTariffs
Graph showing that Americans get MUCH more oil from Canada than they think.
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Matt Gurney @mattgurney.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
“I think it’s a bad plan. But I think it’s what the plan is.” youtube.com/shorts/OSCVk...
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Trump is bullshitting about Canada’s border
YouTube video by The Line
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Michele Cairns @xplorabook.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
How long before Trump and Maduro are seen shaking hands on a new trade agreement for Venezuela's oil?
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