Catherine 🇨🇦📚🎸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🖇️
@buca.bsky.social
Retired teacher, atheist, progressive. Voracious reader. Love Prog Rock and nature in all its forms. LGBTQ+ Ally. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
McGill alumna. Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦🖇️
McGill alumna. Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦🖇️
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For history lovers - super interesting article about one Quebec man’s fight and eventual win against an American monopoly on maple syrup. Tariffs, hubris, questionable methods on the American side, it has it all!
Excerpted from the book “Maple Syrup” by Peter Kuitenbrouwer🇨🇦🍁💪🏼
Excerpted from the book “Maple Syrup” by Peter Kuitenbrouwer🇨🇦🍁💪🏼
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Just saw it noted that 100% of the world’s Ozempic supply comes from Denmark, as does a somewhat smaller percentage of the world’s insulin. Almost as if it’s really quite a small world!
January 18, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Just saw it noted that 100% of the world’s Ozempic supply comes from Denmark, as does a somewhat smaller percentage of the world’s insulin. Almost as if it’s really quite a small world!
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Sometimes, I feel like I really don't understand fairly simple ideas and concepts as well as I should, but then I go look at Pierre Poilievre's Twitter timeline and I feel so much better about myself.
January 17, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Sometimes, I feel like I really don't understand fairly simple ideas and concepts as well as I should, but then I go look at Pierre Poilievre's Twitter timeline and I feel so much better about myself.
Dystopian is indeed the correct word for this.
January 17, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Dystopian is indeed the correct word for this.
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I knew this was likely considering PM Carney met with battery and industry leaders and he brought Minister Joly to China.
When she goes that means they are looking for manufacturing in Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
When she goes that means they are looking for manufacturing in Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada wants to be first in North America to build EV with Chinese knowledge: senior official | CBC News
Canada wants to look at joint ventures and investments with China within the next three years to build a Canadian electric vehicle with Chinese knowledge, according to a senior Canadian official.
www.cbc.ca
January 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I knew this was likely considering PM Carney met with battery and industry leaders and he brought Minister Joly to China.
When she goes that means they are looking for manufacturing in Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
When she goes that means they are looking for manufacturing in Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Legault and the CAQ do not represent the average Quebecer. They won a majority in 2022 due to lingering trauma from the pandemic and the quality of the other parties. Their current approval rate of 10% is indicative of their abysmal performance.
2 in 3 Quebecers acknowledge the existence of systemic racism — Why can’t François Legault?
While Legault had a longstanding history of denying that systemic racism exists, it’s worth noting that Quebecers are the most likely to acknowledge this fact.
#polqc
While Legault had a longstanding history of denying that systemic racism exists, it’s worth noting that Quebecers are the most likely to acknowledge this fact.
#polqc
2 in 3 Quebecers acknowledge the existence of systemic racism — Why can’t François Legault?
While two thirds of Quebecers acknowledge the existence of systemic racism, Premier François Legault has repeatedly denied it.
cultmtl.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Legault and the CAQ do not represent the average Quebecer. They won a majority in 2022 due to lingering trauma from the pandemic and the quality of the other parties. Their current approval rate of 10% is indicative of their abysmal performance.
Omg, I laughed so hard. Needed that this morning. 😂
Why does a baby camel sound so much like The Fonz? @hwinkler4real.bsky.social 🔊 #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...
January 17, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Omg, I laughed so hard. Needed that this morning. 😂
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The trouble with USians is that they have a profound and almost universal inability to comprehend that people from other countries don’t regard them in the same rosy, self-aggrandizing manner they look at themselves and their “brilliant” ideas.
January 17, 2026 at 12:16 PM
The trouble with USians is that they have a profound and almost universal inability to comprehend that people from other countries don’t regard them in the same rosy, self-aggrandizing manner they look at themselves and their “brilliant” ideas.
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I'm grateful to be a Canadian. I'm proud of the advances our Prime Minister is making, and the subtle severing with the U.S. is necessary; especially with a lunatic running (and ruining) their country. It's not a schadenfreude response; it's just the damn facts.
January 16, 2026 at 9:22 PM
I'm grateful to be a Canadian. I'm proud of the advances our Prime Minister is making, and the subtle severing with the U.S. is necessary; especially with a lunatic running (and ruining) their country. It's not a schadenfreude response; it's just the damn facts.
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Nancy McClure of “Nancy Unfiltered a Canadian Perspective” posted today about PM Mark Carney’s pragmatic realist leadership. A perfect description of a man who said “We take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be”. A steady leader, doing the job and making new allies and partnerships. ♥️🇨🇦
January 16, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Nancy McClure of “Nancy Unfiltered a Canadian Perspective” posted today about PM Mark Carney’s pragmatic realist leadership. A perfect description of a man who said “We take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be”. A steady leader, doing the job and making new allies and partnerships. ♥️🇨🇦
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The psychological obstacle to leaving is no longer just sunk cost.
People do not want to admit they already crossed what should have been a red line. More than once.
Nobody wants to confront their own moral flexibility.
3/5
People do not want to admit they already crossed what should have been a red line. More than once.
Nobody wants to confront their own moral flexibility.
3/5
January 14, 2026 at 5:28 AM
The psychological obstacle to leaving is no longer just sunk cost.
People do not want to admit they already crossed what should have been a red line. More than once.
Nobody wants to confront their own moral flexibility.
3/5
People do not want to admit they already crossed what should have been a red line. More than once.
Nobody wants to confront their own moral flexibility.
3/5
Oh lovely, another attempt to commercialize relationships. Plus, read the room, NYT.
Galentine’s Day offers uncomplicated seasonal joys. Here are some sophisticated, silly, or whimsical gift ideas for celebrating your fave ladies. nyti.ms/4qmhhDH
January 16, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Oh lovely, another attempt to commercialize relationships. Plus, read the room, NYT.
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We don't need to know the pros and cons about carrying out an illegal act.
Stop with the analysis. It's irrelevant
The story should be why Congress isn't impeaching the crazy orange man
Stop with the analysis. It's irrelevant
The story should be why Congress isn't impeaching the crazy orange man
While many Americans and Europeans say the U.S. doesn’t need to own Greenland to bolster security, the island does play a big role in defense for North America and across the North Atlantic.
Why Greenland Matters to U.S. Defense, in 7 Maps
While many Americans and Europeans say the U.S. doesn’t need to own Greenland to bolster security, the island does play a big role in naval and missile defense for North America and across the North Atlantic.
on.wsj.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM
We don't need to know the pros and cons about carrying out an illegal act.
Stop with the analysis. It's irrelevant
The story should be why Congress isn't impeaching the crazy orange man
Stop with the analysis. It's irrelevant
The story should be why Congress isn't impeaching the crazy orange man
Um, they’re only letting in 49,000 per year for now. The industry leaders are being intentionally misleading/hysterical. US cars are becoming a thing of the past for Canadians other than pickup drivers.
China EV deal puts Canada’s entire auto sector at risk, industry leaders say
China EV deal puts Canada’s entire auto sector at risk, industry leaders say
Head of auto parts association says allowing cheap Chinese EVs into Canada concedes ground to a “hostile” players in the market.
www.thestar.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Um, they’re only letting in 49,000 per year for now. The industry leaders are being intentionally misleading/hysterical. US cars are becoming a thing of the past for Canadians other than pickup drivers.
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🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Canada just cut deals with China cause they’re more stable than the US.” There you go. We, (the world in general) sees Trumps version of the US unstable. That’s sad. Tourism is down to the US. Trumps isolationism and bullying is fucking things up.🇨🇦🇨🇦
January 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Canada just cut deals with China cause they’re more stable than the US.” There you go. We, (the world in general) sees Trumps version of the US unstable. That’s sad. Tourism is down to the US. Trumps isolationism and bullying is fucking things up.🇨🇦🇨🇦
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Canada has helped build the US auto industry & has been its biggest market outside the US market since its inception. Meanwhile the US Big 3 continues to move production from Canada to the US. Time 🇨🇦 consumers remind those automakers there's a cost for their betrayal. #BoycottUSautos
January 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Canada has helped build the US auto industry & has been its biggest market outside the US market since its inception. Meanwhile the US Big 3 continues to move production from Canada to the US. Time 🇨🇦 consumers remind those automakers there's a cost for their betrayal. #BoycottUSautos
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Canada is turning away from the US, and Mexico may be next. The US still does not grasp that as Europe and China expand trade and influence with its key partners, a timer toward economic irrelevance is set. The consequence will be higher prices at the US dinner table and a food supply kill switch.
January 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Canada is turning away from the US, and Mexico may be next. The US still does not grasp that as Europe and China expand trade and influence with its key partners, a timer toward economic irrelevance is set. The consequence will be higher prices at the US dinner table and a food supply kill switch.
Thuggie is unhappy.
🍼🐣Suck it Doug Ford www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Doug Ford slams Canada’s 'lopsided' new EV deal with China | CBC News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford isn’t mincing words about Canada’s new electric vehicle deal with China, saying Chinese manufacturers are gaining a foothold in the country’s auto market at the expense of Ca...
www.cbc.ca
January 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Thuggie is unhappy.
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Canadian PM Mark Carney on Greenland: “We are NATO partners with Denmark.
“Our full partnership and our obligations to Article 5 and Article 2 stand. We stand fully behind those.”
“Our full partnership and our obligations to Article 5 and Article 2 stand. We stand fully behind those.”
January 16, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Canadian PM Mark Carney on Greenland: “We are NATO partners with Denmark.
“Our full partnership and our obligations to Article 5 and Article 2 stand. We stand fully behind those.”
“Our full partnership and our obligations to Article 5 and Article 2 stand. We stand fully behind those.”
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Canada will meet you and will fight for its territory and sovereignty, every single time you Americans threaten us. We will never surrender.
January 16, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Canada will meet you and will fight for its territory and sovereignty, every single time you Americans threaten us. We will never surrender.
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Legault resigns to spend more time privately hounding minorities
Legault resigns to spend more time privately hounding minorities
QUEBEC CITY - Quebec Premier François Legault announced his resignation today, explaining that he plans to bring his famed enthusiasm for attacking basic human rights to the private sector.
www.thebeaverton.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Legault resigns to spend more time privately hounding minorities
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Together
Jerry Whitehead ~ Cree
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Jerry Whitehead ~ Cree
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January 16, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Together
Jerry Whitehead ~ Cree
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Jerry Whitehead ~ Cree
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I find Gmail’s new “write this for me” feature deeply sinister. They’re trying to convince you that you are dumb and helpless. Don’t let them steal your ability to formulate thoughts and communicate. You were capable of writing an email in 2022 and you’re capable now.
January 15, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I find Gmail’s new “write this for me” feature deeply sinister. They’re trying to convince you that you are dumb and helpless. Don’t let them steal your ability to formulate thoughts and communicate. You were capable of writing an email in 2022 and you’re capable now.
And Canada doesn’t need him. I wish he would just fuck off to wherever he came from. He is not wanted here.
January 16, 2026 at 12:16 AM
And Canada doesn’t need him. I wish he would just fuck off to wherever he came from. He is not wanted here.