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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 1h

Instead of being defensive about what people are telling you, you might be wise to listen to the message.

elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 3h

Oil pipelines: old and busted.

Clean energy: the new hotness.

Cc @mark-carney.bsky.social

#cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli #abpoli #ableg #yyc #yeg

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 6h

The US wants the world to buy its fossil fuels. China wants to sell the world its clean-energy technologies.

There is one clear winner — for now

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

bloom.bg

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 3h

Canadians: We want to be less connected to the US. Less trade, Less cultural influence, less integration.

Carney during the election: Elbows Up.

Canadians: He gets us.

Carney now: I'm deepening the integration with the US. We'll basically become the 51st state in all but name.

#cdnpoli

Peter Mansbridge @petermansbridge.bsky.social · 1d

Trump & Carney’s first meeting looked tense. Not so this week - smiles, laughs and near boyish banter.

Is a deal close or was it all for the cameras? Chantal Hébert & Bruce Anderson have their say.

Today on SXM Canada Talks, podcast platforms & YouTube.

youtu.be/L0Gbzqgd248

Good Talk: Trump and Carney, Did Anything Really Change?

YouTube video by The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 3h

Danielle Smith's government is doing so much to undermine Canadian values. It's gross. And dangerous.

elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 3h

Maybe our bar should be set higher than "he's better than Poilievre"?

"We could have absolute fascism, so this slow march towards fascism is better."

It's OK to call out politicians when they are doing terrible things. It's our responsibility, actually. That's the point of democracy.

#cdnpoli

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 12h

It's time to consider closing the border to Americans.

Yes, it would hurt Canada's tourist industry, but allowing Americans to come here when they no longer have disease control is a massive threat to the health of Canadians.

@mark-carney.bsky.social

#Trump #fascism #CDC #science #health #cdnpoli

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 15h

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 12h

You may not be aware that she's a right wing fascist. She's aligned with Trump, Milei, Netanyahu, and Bukele.

Maduro may have stole the election. She wants other fascists to help her commit a coup. So yeah, not so pro democracy.

Politics in Latin America is complicated.

elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 13h

Canadians heading to Seattle?

Have you been living under a rock, man? 😅

Pre-Trump, this would have been great for Vancouver baseball fans...

#BlueJays #Mariners

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 15h

Imagine if more Americans took such initiative...

You might, ya know, collectively topple the fascist regime.

Oh, sorry, baseball is on. My mistake.

#Trump #ICE #fascism #PDX #cdnpoli #MLB

Arin Arcady @rnrkd.bsky.social · 1d

It's incredible what we all owe to the Portland frog

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 15h

Reason 1,764,925 to not travel to the US.

We don't have to watch this shit.

#Trump #Noem #ICE #fascism #cdnpoli

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 16h

Some of those who work forces...

💪🏽

#Solidarity #PDX #Trump #ICE #fascism #cdnpoli

youtu.be/bWXazVhlyxQ?...

Rage Against The Machine - Killing In the Name (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by RATMVEVO

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 17h

Canadians when Canada plays like dog shit:

"This is the worst performance ever, worse than 1-8 in Honduras!"

Americans when USA is playing like dog shit:

"The score isn't representative of our immense talent and the future will bring us the glory we deserve. Obviously."

#CanMNT #USMNT

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 17h

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a cartoon of spongebob holding his hands over his head with the word positivity next to him

Alt: Canadian football supporters trying to tell themselves that it's going to be OK.

media.tenor.com

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 17h

Yes, just like misguided Americans, Argentinos voted for a fascist, thinking that he'd be different and would fix the problems.

Except fascists only ever make things worse, of course.

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 17h

And like US Republicans, Milei is a fascist. They tend to flock together.

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 17h

If Canada plays like this against Australia, they have zero chance of getting out of their group at World Cup.

#CanMNT

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 19h

A fascist who was just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize wants a fascist with the largest military in the Americas to attack her country to overthrow an authoritarian.

There are no good guys in this story.

#Venezuela #Trump #Machado #fascism #Maduro #cdnpoli

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Venezuela has called on the UN Security Council for an emergency session over the US military buildup near its waters.

Caracas warned of a possible armed attack “in a very short time.”

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 20h

Lineups for Canada v Australia today.

#CanMNT

Marcan⚽️ @marcan.bsky.social · 20h

Votre Zonze du 10 octobre 2025

#CANmnt #ServiceAuPartisan.

elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 21h

Carney has done a lot of terrible thus far as Prime Minister. He's a fiscal conservative, which is not aligned with the beliefs of a majority of Canadians, who are mostly liberals and social democrats.

It's just that the US has set the bar sooo low that he looks like a saint in comparison to Trump.

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 22h

Film poster of Michelle Rodriguez as "She" in Machete.

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 1d

Shameful to see you publish this nonsense.

She is a right wing conservative who is aligned with Trump. She isn't defending democracy, she wants power so she can be an autocrat.

This is the type of article that would be expected from Postmedia. Do better.

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 1d

Love this for Idaho, tbh.

elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 1d

It's tragic the housing ripple effect Toronto & Vancouver have caused.

If Toronto had properly planned its city in the past 25 years, people wouldn't have been forced to move to Kitchener or Moncton or Halifax.

And prices in those cities wouldn't have ballooned.

#cdnpoli #topoli #Halifax #nspoli

The Slim Dude 🇨🇦 @slimdude.ca · 1d

Which is one big reason why they’re not currently selling. And why we should be questioning the tax assessment valuations placed on them.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Halifax house prices much higher on average than what households can afford: report | CBC News

A recent report found that house prices in Halifax are, on average, 74 per cent higher than what the typical household can afford.

www.cbc.ca

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 1d

Argentina is a failed state run by a fascist.

Of course Trump is going to be aligned with such a country. That's what he knows: bankruptcy and fascism.

#Trump #Milei #fascism #Argentina #cdnpoli

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

News from the Authoritarians Club: the US Treasury has finalised a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina and directly bought Argentine pesos to help stabilise the country’s economy.

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 1d

That's a fair point.

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