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MKR in Victoria 🍁 @mkryyj.bsky.social · 26m

Happy Thanksgiving to all fellow Canadians. Have a wonderful and safe weekend.
Who needs pilgrims when you have turnips, eh? 🇨🇦 youtube.com/shorts/JrB-G... via @YouTube

Who needs pilgrims when you have turnips, eh? 🇨🇦

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Bruce 🇨🇦 @manitos2016.bsky.social · 1h

How refreshing to read an analysis of the White House mtg by people who have actually been in the room for these types of discussions/negotiations.
(as opposed to our hair on fire pundits and glorified stenographers in our #MSM)
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Central Banking vs. Central Casting: The Latest Carney-Trump Bilat - Policy Magazine

Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump in their second Oval Office pool spray, October 7, 2025/AP

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🇨🇦🍁True Canadian 🍁🇨🇦 @canadian-capt.bsky.social · 6h

Here’s one from the heart of winter — and the heart of Canada.

It was 1998. Ice storms rolled across Ontario and Quebec, snapping trees, crushing power lines, and leaving millions in the dark.

#CanadaStrong #TrueNorth #TrueCanadian

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M C Wilson 🍁 @barrettsprivateer.bsky.social · 11h

As a single father, I raised two sons, one attended university, the other community college. I observed that the curricula, teaching methods, and attitudes from primary to high school levels failed to engage male students. It was truly challenging to maintain my son's interest in studies.

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M C Wilson 🍁 @barrettsprivateer.bsky.social · 12h

If anyone has a plan for balancing the budget while playing sixty years of catch-up on defence spending, please, do share, because we’re all just dying to hear that genius plan. In the meantime, eliminate the PBO as a saving measure.
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ANALYSIS | What’s missing from the deficit debate? Any plan to eliminate it | CBC News

The debate about the federal deficit — or, more specifically, the health and wisdom of federal fiscal policy — remains something of a phoney war, with little substantive engagement. But perhaps, with ...

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The Rundown | TVO Today @tvotoday.bsky.social · 2d

"Trump is the most transactional and intractable president we have ever faced. We must adapt with every arrow in our quiver. That’s what Carney is doing." — by Andrew Cohen

ANALYSIS: Why are Mark Carney’s elbows down? | TVO Today

Another cheerful visit to Washington ends without a deal. Canadians should prepare for the long game — our prime minister (rightly) is.

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Dan 🇨🇦 @veloveritas.bsky.social · 1d

Back in the day.

#BuyCanadian

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M C Wilson 🍁 @barrettsprivateer.bsky.social · 1d

It ended with Harper's defeat.

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M C Wilson 🍁 @barrettsprivateer.bsky.social · 1d

During the complete chaos and desperation of scrambling to sell any asset to achieve a balanced budget, Harper insisted on finding additional internal savings to fund.... Mother Canada!
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8-storey war memorial 'blind patriotism,' say history professors | CBC News

Despite 180 people turning out for an event at Green Cove in Cape Breton yesterday to throw their support behind the Never Forgotten Memorial project in Cape Breton, a group of history professors is c...

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M C Wilson 🍁 @barrettsprivateer.bsky.social · 1d

I would love to officiate a wedding there!

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M C Wilson 🍁 @barrettsprivateer.bsky.social · 1d

Cap d'Or is spectacular.

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M C Wilson 🍁 @barrettsprivateer.bsky.social · 1d

Even the sharks are fleeing the USA!!

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Largest great white shark recorded in Atlantic resurfaces off Canadian coast

A nearly 14-foot adult great white shark, the largest male ever to be tagged in the Atlantic – Contender, has “pinged” from the northern areas of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, off Newfoundland and Labrado...

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Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.social · 1d

This is a great & important speech by Minister Joly.
Too many highlights (lol):
Algoma Steel new orders from Irving shipyard and Seapsan for Canadian ships.
Alouette Aluminum went from Q1 4% sales to the EU to Q2 57% sales to the EU.
If the Ontario economy doesn't go well, the economy of the
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Kamloops.me @kamloops.me · 2d

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly addresses Canadian Club Toronto – October 9, 2025

In Toronto, federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly gives a speech at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s annual general meeting and convention. (October 9, 2025) (no interpretation) source

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M C Wilson 🍁 @barrettsprivateer.bsky.social · 2d

In 1988 Canadians were warned about free trade, in 1994 that Walmart wants ALL the business not a share. American exceptionalism now in the White House. Canadians have to continue the boycott, find and exploit any American weaknesses and their greatest vulnerability is exceptionalism.

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M C Wilson 🍁 @barrettsprivateer.bsky.social · 2d

The reporting is incomplete unless we know what the number of Canadian officers doing the same in the US is by proportion. I doubt it is 0. I know that there is travel back and forth, possibly some integrated training, system harmonization, joint investigations, undercover ops at the least.

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M C Wilson 🍁 @barrettsprivateer.bsky.social · 2d

How many Canadian officers are stationed in the US?

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M C Wilson 🍁 @barrettsprivateer.bsky.social · 2d

I suppose being able to say *we're in the right!* evokes a degree of pride just like yelling at the raving crack addict on the street corner to quit using or smashing into a merging transport truck on the highway.

M C Wilson 🍁 @barrettsprivateer.bsky.social · 2d

He is typically all over the map on issues but at least Angus continues to consistently delight in tag teaming with Poilievre!

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 2d

The fall out of Carney's latest visit with Trump:
After bragging about Canada joining the US, Trump made it clear he is determined to destroy our autoworkers and steelworkers.
But Danielle Smith and the planet burners are over the moon.
They say this is "love language."

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M C Wilson 🍁 @barrettsprivateer.bsky.social · 2d

They will theoretically be paid for work during the shutdown if funding is eventually approved. Can't happen in Canada because defeat of an Appropriation Act, i.e. Main Estimates, is non-confidence and triggers an election with funding continuing under Governor General Special Warrants.

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M C Wilson 🍁 @barrettsprivateer.bsky.social · 2d

No harm in responding "sure thing" to this Star Wars Spaceforce nonsense especially if it provides some trade concessions.

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M C Wilson 🍁 @barrettsprivateer.bsky.social · 2d

How do you spell ONE HUNDRED PERCENT TARIFFS? No, let's go all in and try for 200% tariffs and military occupation of our oil patch!

Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 3d

The time has come for the Government of Canada to publicly acknowledge that human rights abuses are being perpetrated by the Trump regime & that the United States is on the path to dictatorship. Canada always speaks out in defence of human rights & democracy, & should do so now.

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Rick Jemmett @rickjemmett.bsky.social · 3d

Brilliant strategy. We’re trying to avoid being taken over by an adversary orders of magnitude more powerful than us, economically & militarily, and currently run by a sadistic dementia riddled psychopath. So ya, let’s do everything possible to piss them off. Shall we bring up his rape history too?

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M C Wilson 🍁 @barrettsprivateer.bsky.social · 2d

The only event that will end the madness would be an increase in the price of gas. No President has or will survive an increase in the price of gas.

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M C Wilson 🍁 @barrettsprivateer.bsky.social · 3d

Should it simply start with banning Teneyke from lobbying while undertaking a review of public funding his company received?

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 3d

When the First World War started, there were about 500 Muslims living in Canada.
Despite not having many of the rights others did in the country, 22 enlisted to fight for Canada in the war. One never returned home.
This is the story.

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A black-and-white historical photo depicting a formal military ceremony. Several soldiers in uniform, some wearing distinctive hats, are gathered outdoors with trees in the background. One soldier is facing a senior officer, possibly receiving an award or recognition, while other military personnel and a few women in period attire, including large hats, stand nearby. Chairs are arranged for an audience.

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