Amy Scanlon Boughner (she/her)
@amyboughner.bsky.social
Lover of words, fan of schnauzers, mom to an amazing kid, taking a lot of pictures of birds recently. Canadian with a penchant for UK panel shows.
I write and edit: https://www.amyboughner.ca/
I write and edit: https://www.amyboughner.ca/
And he cites my favourite political philosophers
When is it okay to criticize the government? Always.
An invitation to embrace disagreement, now more than ever.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/life-durin...
An invitation to embrace disagreement, now more than ever.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/life-durin...
Life During Wartime
When is it okay to criticize the government? Always. A plea for embracing disagreement.
www.davidmoscrop.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
And he cites my favourite political philosophers
I've been thinking that too many people have decided to just trust AI very quickly.
Thanks to @davidakin.bsky.social for this contrast this morning
Thanks to @davidakin.bsky.social for this contrast this morning
December 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I've been thinking that too many people have decided to just trust AI very quickly.
Thanks to @davidakin.bsky.social for this contrast this morning
Thanks to @davidakin.bsky.social for this contrast this morning
I am so fascinated by what he think is DEI about a font
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I am so fascinated by what he think is DEI about a font
If you're in Alberta and it's a Tuesday, do you have Charter rights?
December 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
If you're in Alberta and it's a Tuesday, do you have Charter rights?
I read Sophie Kinsella's The Burnout at a time when it was the perfect book for me, I was looking forward to reading more
Sophie Kinsella died?!
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I read Sophie Kinsella's The Burnout at a time when it was the perfect book for me, I was looking forward to reading more
Sophie Kinsella died?!
December 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Sophie Kinsella died?!
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
December 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Kid and I are watching Buffy, and Joyce walked up to Buffy in the cafeteria - kid says 'how is she just walking around like that?'
Yeah, the whole locked down thing...
Yeah, the whole locked down thing...
December 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Kid and I are watching Buffy, and Joyce walked up to Buffy in the cafeteria - kid says 'how is she just walking around like that?'
Yeah, the whole locked down thing...
Yeah, the whole locked down thing...
I believe this is almost the same as saying 'we used the notwithstanding clause because we didn't want to have to be fair or meet them in the middle.'
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Alberta used notwithstanding clause to avoid costly arbitration with teachers, infrastructure minister says
Alberta infrastructure minister says the province invoked the notwithstanding clause to force teachers back was due to cost.
edmontonjournal.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I believe this is almost the same as saying 'we used the notwithstanding clause because we didn't want to have to be fair or meet them in the middle.'
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Sad that Mark Critch did not include some of my favourites in this piece:
The Happy Rock in Gladstone, Manitoba, the world's second-largest pysanka in Vegreville, Alberta.
I lived for a time in St. Paul, Alberta, home to the UFO landing pad.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
The Happy Rock in Gladstone, Manitoba, the world's second-largest pysanka in Vegreville, Alberta.
I lived for a time in St. Paul, Alberta, home to the UFO landing pad.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Canada’s memorials reveal who we are as a country
We prefer to honour the things that bind us together as one nation from coast to coast to coast
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sad that Mark Critch did not include some of my favourites in this piece:
The Happy Rock in Gladstone, Manitoba, the world's second-largest pysanka in Vegreville, Alberta.
I lived for a time in St. Paul, Alberta, home to the UFO landing pad.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
The Happy Rock in Gladstone, Manitoba, the world's second-largest pysanka in Vegreville, Alberta.
I lived for a time in St. Paul, Alberta, home to the UFO landing pad.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
We might not be doing anything on climate change, but at least we have this now
www.canada.ca/en/environme...
www.canada.ca/en/environme...
Government of Canada announces new weather alert system to help protect Canadians in extreme weather - Canada.ca
Today, Environment and Climate Change Canada announced an important update to its national weather alert program, designed to make weather information clearer for Canadians.
www.canada.ca
November 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
We might not be doing anything on climate change, but at least we have this now
www.canada.ca/en/environme...
www.canada.ca/en/environme...
A blessed day
On this day in 1927, Ernie Coombs was born.
To generations of Canadians, he was Mr. Dressup. His show aired from 1967 to 1996 with 3,000 episodes. He died in 2001.
Learn more 👇
canadaehx.com/2020/11/28/m...
To generations of Canadians, he was Mr. Dressup. His show aired from 1967 to 1996 with 3,000 episodes. He died in 2001.
Learn more 👇
canadaehx.com/2020/11/28/m...
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A blessed day
You know what I want? Long term planning
November 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
You know what I want? Long term planning
Why didn't anyone tell me there were new episodes of Toopy and Binoo?
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Why didn't anyone tell me there were new episodes of Toopy and Binoo?
I think I had a dream about shopping for notebooks last night
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I think I had a dream about shopping for notebooks last night
Parents need to be comfortable talking about post-partum symptoms so when babies are born no one is too ashamed to get help.
Can we please discuss the difference between post-partum depression and post-partum psychosis? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Charlottetown woman with postpartum depression pleads guilty to killing daughter | CBC News
A Charlottetown woman accused of killing her infant daughter has pleaded guilty to infanticide instead of the first-degree murder charge that was originally laid against her — a charge she is eligible...
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Parents need to be comfortable talking about post-partum symptoms so when babies are born no one is too ashamed to get help.
Can we please discuss the difference between post-partum depression and post-partum psychosis? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Charlottetown woman with postpartum depression pleads guilty to killing daughter | CBC News
A Charlottetown woman accused of killing her infant daughter has pleaded guilty to infanticide instead of the first-degree murder charge that was originally laid against her — a charge she is eligible...
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Can we please discuss the difference between post-partum depression and post-partum psychosis? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It's that time of year when the stores are packed and everyone forgets how to park
November 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It's that time of year when the stores are packed and everyone forgets how to park
How often do MPs who are in the Parliament Buildings use the app to vote?
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
How often do MPs who are in the Parliament Buildings use the app to vote?
David Cochrane with the conspiracy theories
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
David Cochrane with the conspiracy theories
Ah, they don't have the budget for press secretaries
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Ah, they don't have the budget for press secretaries
All I'm saying is that if I were Don Davies, I would not have gone to the mic
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
All I'm saying is that if I were Don Davies, I would not have gone to the mic
I literally walked in to see this on the TV and thought 'wow, that guy really looks like Richard Gere.'
30 minutes ahead of a confidence vote that could trigger the collapse of the Carney Government and Richard Gere has arrived on Parliament Hill to put things in perspective
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I literally walked in to see this on the TV and thought 'wow, that guy really looks like Richard Gere.'
Throwback to hanging out in Mike's Place watching the 2005 vote – the Chuck Cadman vote
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Throwback to hanging out in Mike's Place watching the 2005 vote – the Chuck Cadman vote
Sorry, is the CPC line that the PM is firing the PBO? The interim guy?
November 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Sorry, is the CPC line that the PM is firing the PBO? The interim guy?