Matt C
@matcook.bsky.social
Gave up on twitter a while ago, finally found Bluesky (slow to the party).
Albertan, Work in the natural resources sector (O&G, Mining, Forestry). Politically engaged (not an auto-con) don’t believe everything I read on the internet!
Edmonton, AB
Albertan, Work in the natural resources sector (O&G, Mining, Forestry). Politically engaged (not an auto-con) don’t believe everything I read on the internet!
Edmonton, AB
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USA wins gold at Super Bowl
USA wins gold at Super Bowl
SANTA CLARA, CA - Team USA is triumphantly announcing their third gold medal since the start of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, in the much-watched Super Bowl event.
www.thebeaverton.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
USA wins gold at Super Bowl
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The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
Insane, that this has to be a thing.
The front page of Alberta Courts website is now joint statement by chief justices of all three court levels, proclaiming the importance of judicial independence. albertacourts.ca
January 27, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Insane, that this has to be a thing.
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Anti-science BS a feature of fascism.
Let’s keep fighting for the light. 💪
Let’s keep fighting for the light. 💪
January 27, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Anti-science BS a feature of fascism.
Let’s keep fighting for the light. 💪
Let’s keep fighting for the light. 💪
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Airlines will not show this to prevent walkouts.
January 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Airlines will not show this to prevent walkouts.
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“Canada: Still Here” is a perfect Canadian slogan (pay attention to the podium as he speaks)
January 25, 2026 at 10:20 PM
“Canada: Still Here” is a perfect Canadian slogan (pay attention to the podium as he speaks)
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Trump demands Carney give him his standing ovation from Davos
Trump demands Carney give him his standing ovation from Davos
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - Following his poorly-received and rambling address at the World Economic Forum, U.S. President Donald Trump angrily demanded that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney personally gi...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Trump demands Carney give him his standing ovation from Davos
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Chickens won't even cross the road anymore for fear of being detained.
April 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Chickens won't even cross the road anymore for fear of being detained.
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Mark Carney: 20 days as Liberal Leader
Pierre Poilievre: 931 days as Conservative Leader
Pierre Poilievre: 931 days as Conservative Leader
March 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Mark Carney: 20 days as Liberal Leader
Pierre Poilievre: 931 days as Conservative Leader
Pierre Poilievre: 931 days as Conservative Leader
Note to self, don’t ever fly into Regan National!
Breaking: A Delta jet just came close to colliding with a US military jet over Washington, DC, causing alarms to go off.
Collision warning sounds in cockpit of Delta plane due to close call with Air Force jet near Reagan National Airport | CNN
A close call between a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and a US Air Force T-38 jet, often used by the military for training, sounded alarms in the...
www.cnn.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Note to self, don’t ever fly into Regan National!
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Police: We pulled you over because we have you on radar going 30 kilometers an hour over the posted speed limit.
Danielle Smith: That wasn't me. I am not even driving this car right now.
Danielle Smith: That wasn't me. I am not even driving this car right now.
March 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Police: We pulled you over because we have you on radar going 30 kilometers an hour over the posted speed limit.
Danielle Smith: That wasn't me. I am not even driving this car right now.
Danielle Smith: That wasn't me. I am not even driving this car right now.
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I’m old enough to remember when Secretary Hegseth tried to publicly mock Judge Reyes—suggesting that she didn’t know what she was doing when it comes to protecting our national security.
It was … two days ago.
It was … two days ago.
March 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I’m old enough to remember when Secretary Hegseth tried to publicly mock Judge Reyes—suggesting that she didn’t know what she was doing when it comes to protecting our national security.
It was … two days ago.
It was … two days ago.
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hey did anyone else get invited to "blame canada/land invasion" nextdoor group chat too
March 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
hey did anyone else get invited to "blame canada/land invasion" nextdoor group chat too
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After countless hours of election planning and detailed campaign design, Mark Carney and the federal Liberals have landed on the foolproof strategy of “Let Danielle Smith speak.”
March 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
After countless hours of election planning and detailed campaign design, Mark Carney and the federal Liberals have landed on the foolproof strategy of “Let Danielle Smith speak.”
Great to see, all parties need more MP’s like Sean Fraser. #CdnElxn
www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Just like Anand, other Liberal MPs are deciding to run again. Change in the polls, change in their decision-making.
Liberal MP Sean Fraser changes mind, will seek re-election: sources | CBC News
Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Sean Fraser is cancelling his plans to retire from politics and will announce today he will seek reelection in his Nova Scotia riding of Central Nova, CBC News h...
www.cbc.ca
March 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Great to see, all parties need more MP’s like Sean Fraser. #CdnElxn
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😳 When Alberta Premier Danielle Smith demanded Mark Carney call a federal election after he was sworn-in as Prime Minister ten days ago, she probably didn’t expect that a two week old interview with the American alt-right Breitbart website would be making headlines on the first day of the campaign.
Danielle Smith’s MAGA charm offensive could haunt the Conservatives
Smith asks Trump to "put things on pause so we can get through an election”
daveberta.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
😳 When Alberta Premier Danielle Smith demanded Mark Carney call a federal election after he was sworn-in as Prime Minister ten days ago, she probably didn’t expect that a two week old interview with the American alt-right Breitbart website would be making headlines on the first day of the campaign.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney:
"It's easy to be negative about everything when you've never fixed anything...Negative slogans aren't solutions...Division isn't strength. Negativity won't win a trade war...Negativity won't bring down the price of groceries."
"It's easy to be negative about everything when you've never fixed anything...Negative slogans aren't solutions...Division isn't strength. Negativity won't win a trade war...Negativity won't bring down the price of groceries."
March 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney:
"It's easy to be negative about everything when you've never fixed anything...Negative slogans aren't solutions...Division isn't strength. Negativity won't win a trade war...Negativity won't bring down the price of groceries."
"It's easy to be negative about everything when you've never fixed anything...Negative slogans aren't solutions...Division isn't strength. Negativity won't win a trade war...Negativity won't bring down the price of groceries."
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If the federal party leaders left politics after the election and resumed their private sector careers:
Carney: International finance and commerce
Singh: Criminal defence lawyer
May: Environmental lawyer / Pedneault: Journalist
Blanchet: Owner artist management firm
Poilievre: Calgary Sun paperboy
Carney: International finance and commerce
Singh: Criminal defence lawyer
May: Environmental lawyer / Pedneault: Journalist
Blanchet: Owner artist management firm
Poilievre: Calgary Sun paperboy
March 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If the federal party leaders left politics after the election and resumed their private sector careers:
Carney: International finance and commerce
Singh: Criminal defence lawyer
May: Environmental lawyer / Pedneault: Journalist
Blanchet: Owner artist management firm
Poilievre: Calgary Sun paperboy
Carney: International finance and commerce
Singh: Criminal defence lawyer
May: Environmental lawyer / Pedneault: Journalist
Blanchet: Owner artist management firm
Poilievre: Calgary Sun paperboy
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True and terrifying.
And pretty much all we need to know.
And pretty much all we need to know.
March 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
True and terrifying.
And pretty much all we need to know.
And pretty much all we need to know.
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Capital markets frozen on tariff uncertainty. Just not great policy.
March 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Capital markets frozen on tariff uncertainty. Just not great policy.
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Trump: We're going to tariff everything coming from Canada because reasons!
Trudeau: Okay, so here are YOUR new tariffs, buddy.
Ford: Good luck getting power from us!
Carney: Oh, you want to start a trade war, do you, Voldemort?
Poilievre: Eats apple loudly.
Trudeau: Okay, so here are YOUR new tariffs, buddy.
Ford: Good luck getting power from us!
Carney: Oh, you want to start a trade war, do you, Voldemort?
Poilievre: Eats apple loudly.
March 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Trump: We're going to tariff everything coming from Canada because reasons!
Trudeau: Okay, so here are YOUR new tariffs, buddy.
Ford: Good luck getting power from us!
Carney: Oh, you want to start a trade war, do you, Voldemort?
Poilievre: Eats apple loudly.
Trudeau: Okay, so here are YOUR new tariffs, buddy.
Ford: Good luck getting power from us!
Carney: Oh, you want to start a trade war, do you, Voldemort?
Poilievre: Eats apple loudly.
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Nickel CEO says Canada can ship its critical minerals ‘anywhere’ in the world amid U.S. tariffs
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/co...
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/co...
Nickel CEO says Canada can ship its critical minerals ‘anywhere’ in the world amid U.S. tariffs
The CEO of one critical mineral company says Canada provides nearly half of all nickel supplies to the U.S. and could find other trading partners if needed.
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
March 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Nickel CEO says Canada can ship its critical minerals ‘anywhere’ in the world amid U.S. tariffs
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/co...
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/co...
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"If you love this country, now’s the time to act like it.
Put the grievance politics aside. Burn the ledgers where you calculate who’s paying the most and getting the least. None of us are getting through this without a bit of sacrifice."
Put the grievance politics aside. Burn the ledgers where you calculate who’s paying the most and getting the least. None of us are getting through this without a bit of sacrifice."
And now, tariffs
This has not been our finest hour, but it still could be.
www.coreyhogan.ca
February 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"If you love this country, now’s the time to act like it.
Put the grievance politics aside. Burn the ledgers where you calculate who’s paying the most and getting the least. None of us are getting through this without a bit of sacrifice."
Put the grievance politics aside. Burn the ledgers where you calculate who’s paying the most and getting the least. None of us are getting through this without a bit of sacrifice."