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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · 11d

If you're like me and wondering what’s really going on with trade barriers across Canada - look no further.

Thanks to Build Canada volunteers, it’s all out in the open now. Transparent, trackable, and long overdue.

buildcanada.com @buildcanada.com · 11d

📣 Introducing Trade Barriers Tracker

The very first dashboard of its kind in Canada. Track interprovincial trade agreements – what they are, which provinces are participating, and their current status.

Explore at the link below:

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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · 17d

Love this collaboration with The Civic Project + @buildcanada.com

Canadians now have transparency on which bills fuel growth or stall it.

buildcanada.com @buildcanada.com · 18d

📣 Introducing Builder MP

It takes in all the bills from parliament and asks, "What would a Builder think of this bill?"

Including votes, question period questions, and analysis – all from a pro-growth lens.

Explore at the link below

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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Sep 9

@miss604.com Hey! There’s a @buildcanada.com meetup happening in Vancouver soon - would love if you could spread the word. It should be a good group of people, would be great to have voices like yours there. luma.com/e2q61khs

Build Canada Vancouver Meetup · Luma

Join us for an evening with the Build Canada community as we bring together founders, builders, and policy thinkers shaping Canada’s future. We’ll kick things…

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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Aug 27

I wrote about the Billes family. Two brothers who started Canadian Tire with a dream, and Martha Billes, the force who kept it Canadian. Her story and impact deserves to be better known.

buildcanada.com @buildcanada.com · Aug 27

www.buildcanada.com/en/great-can...

Billes family | Great Canadian Builders

The Ones Who Kept It Canadian

www.buildcanada.com

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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Aug 7

Happy to volunteer with @buildcanada.com to kick-off this new project. My Dad's family is from Brantford, so it felt fitting to write about Alexander Graham Bell.

We're looking for more writers - if you want to get involved, signup!

buildcanada.com/great-canadian-builders

Great Canadian Builders

Stories of Canadians who have had a transformative impact on the country and the world

buildcanada.com

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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · May 30

Hey Andy did you get my email last week?

Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · May 29

Volunteers built this tracker for Canadians. It’s time to cut through the promises and rhetoric—and hold government to real results.

buildcanada.com @buildcanada.com · May 29

Introducing: Outcomes Tracker 🧭

We wanted to better understand what our government is working on. So we built a tracker to:
- Understand key commitments
- Track their progress over time
- See how they impact outcomes

Check it out: buildcanada.com/tracker

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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · May 27

Hey comms team, you should update this account so it uses the markcarney.ca domain instead of bluesky long name. Will be better for search too. Here's how:
bsky.social/about/blog/4...

How to verify your Bluesky account - Bluesky

Here's how to verify your Bluesky account by setting your website as your username.

bsky.social

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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · May 21

Cambridge, Ontario got some serious location love in last night’s #TheHandmaidsTale. Between the aerial shots and the story, it was one of the best episodes.

Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · May 20

@pistachio.bsky.social I was just thinking of you. After connecting with @miss604.com , I found out she wrote Bluesky for Dummies. Felt like I should connect her with the OG Twitter for Dummies author in case you aren't already. Full circle moment!

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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Apr 18

I've been waiting for a memo like this. We're entering a new era of Canadian innovation, time to do big things with generational talent.🚀

"Ensure at least 50% of IP created by Discovery Visa researchers is commercialized in Canada within five years."
www.buildcanada.com/en/memos/att...

A Discovery Visa to Attract the World’s Best Innovators

Let’s make it easy for the world’s top scientists, innovators and engineers to come to Canada, and give them every reason to commercialize their findings here.

www.buildcanada.com

Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Apr 11

"Canadians are taking a collective gut-check about who we are and who we want to become, and we’re seeing signs of clarity."

How Trump Turned Canadians Off Populism - Macleans.ca

The election may be Canada’s last chance to reject the authoritarian reflex sweeping through Western democracies

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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Apr 2

If you read one memo from @buildcanada.com, make it this one by @lucy-hargreaves.bsky.social. No matter your politics, improving government productivity is something all Canadians can get behind, especially now. Take a look and share your suggestions.
www.buildcanada.com/en/memos/pro...

Create A More Productive Government

It’s time to refocus. Here is a line-by-line analysis of Canada’s spend today, with suggestions to re-allocate spend from programs that are no longer serving the public interest.

www.buildcanada.com

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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Apr 2

It's alarming how many Americans have been indoctrinated by Trump to believe that Canada is 'ripping them off.' This kind of rhetoric is laying the groundwork for a level of resentment I never would have expected.

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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Mar 30

2020: anti-mask protests

2025: anti-musk protests

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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Mar 28

I know many have left Twitter/X for their own peace, but I’ve kept my account. Mostly as an observer, watching patterns of hate and disinformation. It’s difficult. Sometimes I wade in, trying to chip away at falsehoods or find common ground despite the hostility. I feel like it's my patriotic duty.

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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Mar 26

I'll let @canada-spends.bsky.social reply. It's better to improve vs. dismiss, so thanks for your comments. Anything else you'd like to see just send them a message, I know they are listening for feedback.

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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Mar 26

🇨🇦 Canadians, thanks to amazing volunteers, you can now easily track where your government spends. This isn’t DOGE—it’s about transparency and making sure our programs and services are as effective as possible. Check it out...

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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Mar 26

I know it's early days, but are there plans to open source this? We are making a lot of public policy changes up here in Canada, and it would be great to partner in some way on the tech.

Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Mar 19

Where can I buy my "Canada is nasty!" t-shirt?

Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Mar 18

“You can achieve the most amazing things if you don’t care who gets the credit”

Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · Mar 18

Chief executives of sector umbrella bodies NCVO and @acevo.bsky.social have urged larger charities to engage in “generous” collaborations with smaller organisations

Larger charities urged to engage in ‘generous’ partnerships with smaller organisations

www.civilsociety.co.uk

Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Mar 16

Even my corner store is selling 'Canada is not for sale' hats now.

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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Mar 16

Nothing beats the simple joy of opening the windows after a long winter, letting in fresh air and a sense of renewed purpose.

Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Mar 12

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

ANALYSIS | The U.S. has covertly destabilized nations. With Canada, it's being done in public | CBC News

Former senior Canadian intelligence officials say Canada needs to be on the lookout for campaigns aimed at destabilizing the country amid U.S. President Donald Trump's escalating 51st state threats. T...

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Amanda Rose @amandarose.com · Mar 11

If it’s not obvious yet, Trump has his sights set on annexing Canada.

It's not about the border or fentanyl, as that was just an excuse to circumvent Congress.

It's not about tariffs. The US benefits equally (probably more) from a free trade agreement that he negotiated.