Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦
@optimisticskeptic.bsky.social
Life-long photographer. Living on Vancouver Island BC
Appreciative of journalists who know what W5 means.
I believe in the social safety net even if it costs me more in taxes.
I try not to be rude when I disagree.
Appreciative of journalists who know what W5 means.
I believe in the social safety net even if it costs me more in taxes.
I try not to be rude when I disagree.
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I would think that, given its bilingual nature, politicians in Canada would have opted to learn French from the beginning.
Everything in Ottawa has a French component, so learning is much easier. All one needs is the commitment to try.
#cdnpoli
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Everything in Ottawa has a French component, so learning is much easier. All one needs is the commitment to try.
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
The NDP’s leadership candidates aren’t fluent in French. Will that hurt the party’s future? | CBC News
Having a leader who can't communicate with the 22 per cent of Canadians whose first official language is French could hurt the New Democrats' credibility as a national party, a concern shared by two f...
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November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I would think that, given its bilingual nature, politicians in Canada would have opted to learn French from the beginning.
Everything in Ottawa has a French component, so learning is much easier. All one needs is the commitment to try.
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Everything in Ottawa has a French component, so learning is much easier. All one needs is the commitment to try.
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
This begs the question, "Is it the landlord's responsibility to fix the housing crisis?"
In this case, the tenant gets notice, money and adequate warning. Landlords get their property back.
The burden of fixing the housing crisis belongs to the government.
#cdnpoli
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In this case, the tenant gets notice, money and adequate warning. Landlords get their property back.
The burden of fixing the housing crisis belongs to the government.
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
‘Cash for keys’ offers are making people homeless, say housing advocates in northern Ontario | CBC News
Housing advocates in the northern Ontario city of Sudbury say “cash for keys” agreements are making people homeless over the long term.
www.cbc.ca
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This begs the question, "Is it the landlord's responsibility to fix the housing crisis?"
In this case, the tenant gets notice, money and adequate warning. Landlords get their property back.
The burden of fixing the housing crisis belongs to the government.
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
In this case, the tenant gets notice, money and adequate warning. Landlords get their property back.
The burden of fixing the housing crisis belongs to the government.
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I'm sure that Trump has a document titled "The Worst of the Worst", subtitled "Pending Mass Pardons" from which he plans to exercise his Godly duties!
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Trump says he will pardon former Honduran president serving sentence in drug-trafficking case | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Friday he intends to grant a “full and complete pardon” to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, a move that would erase a major US drug-trafficking conviction ...
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November 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I'm sure that Trump has a document titled "The Worst of the Worst", subtitled "Pending Mass Pardons" from which he plans to exercise his Godly duties!
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Doctors concerned about mental health and/or loneliness will most often prescribe some pill or another.
How many prescribe art?
#cdnpoli
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How many prescribe art?
#cdnpoli
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How the arts can help cure the loneliness epidemic. It’s called a social prescription and its catching on
By Gail Lord and Lola Rasminsky, Contributors
Gail Lord is the co-founder and partner of Lord Cultural Resources and author of The Manual of Museum Management: for Museums in Dynamic Change.
Lola Rasm...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Doctors concerned about mental health and/or loneliness will most often prescribe some pill or another.
How many prescribe art?
#cdnpoli
www.lord.ca/news/media-c...
How many prescribe art?
#cdnpoli
www.lord.ca/news/media-c...
The decision to buy Canadian is made difficult by both price and selection. Nobody expects that 100% of purchases will be directed to Canadian products, but going out of one's way to buy more home-made goods than you ever have helps the entire country.
Even you!
#cdnpoli
Even you!
#cdnpoli
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The decision to buy Canadian is made difficult by both price and selection. Nobody expects that 100% of purchases will be directed to Canadian products, but going out of one's way to buy more home-made goods than you ever have helps the entire country.
Even you!
#cdnpoli
Even you!
#cdnpoli
If one does not get paid properly, even cheap goods are unaffordable.
"If pay for typical workers had kept pace with productivity over the past 45 years, their paychecks today would be roughly 40% larger."
Definitely not a problem for CEOs.
#USA
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"If pay for typical workers had kept pace with productivity over the past 45 years, their paychecks today would be roughly 40% larger."
Definitely not a problem for CEOs.
#USA
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Opinion | Everyone is talking about affordability – and making the same mistake
"As lawmakers grapple with the cost of living, they need to remind Americans – again and again – that pay is a policy choice," Heidi Shierholz writes.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If one does not get paid properly, even cheap goods are unaffordable.
"If pay for typical workers had kept pace with productivity over the past 45 years, their paychecks today would be roughly 40% larger."
Definitely not a problem for CEOs.
#USA
www.ms.now/opinion/infl...
"If pay for typical workers had kept pace with productivity over the past 45 years, their paychecks today would be roughly 40% larger."
Definitely not a problem for CEOs.
#USA
www.ms.now/opinion/infl...
Xmas Party, 2 kinds of pizza, lasagne, chips, beer, 3 kinds of dessert, salad and chocolate . . . .
🤢
Didn't sleep much last night!
🤢
Didn't sleep much last night!
November 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Xmas Party, 2 kinds of pizza, lasagne, chips, beer, 3 kinds of dessert, salad and chocolate . . . .
🤢
Didn't sleep much last night!
🤢
Didn't sleep much last night!
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No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
There are a lot of advertising claims in this world, but name one product, from pills to pop, tyres to shoes, computers, to wireless services or insurance that you can say has lived up to expectations.
We are forever hopeful but are seldom satisfied with the quality we get.
And yet, we buy!
#cdnpoli
We are forever hopeful but are seldom satisfied with the quality we get.
And yet, we buy!
#cdnpoli
November 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
There are a lot of advertising claims in this world, but name one product, from pills to pop, tyres to shoes, computers, to wireless services or insurance that you can say has lived up to expectations.
We are forever hopeful but are seldom satisfied with the quality we get.
And yet, we buy!
#cdnpoli
We are forever hopeful but are seldom satisfied with the quality we get.
And yet, we buy!
#cdnpoli
So, Trump was supposed to make America great again.
When was he planning on doing that?
When was he planning on doing that?
November 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
So, Trump was supposed to make America great again.
When was he planning on doing that?
When was he planning on doing that?
A just and humane nation takes prisoners when opponents can no longer fight.
This double-tap attack proves the US is neither just nor humane. Quite simply, these are vengeful attacks and like the gangsters they are, they make sure that there are no witnesses when done.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
This double-tap attack proves the US is neither just nor humane. Quite simply, these are vengeful attacks and like the gangsters they are, they make sure that there are no witnesses when done.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
US military carried out second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat that had already been attacked, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board, sources familiar with the ma...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A just and humane nation takes prisoners when opponents can no longer fight.
This double-tap attack proves the US is neither just nor humane. Quite simply, these are vengeful attacks and like the gangsters they are, they make sure that there are no witnesses when done.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
This double-tap attack proves the US is neither just nor humane. Quite simply, these are vengeful attacks and like the gangsters they are, they make sure that there are no witnesses when done.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
Good, bad or indifferent, he must be commended for his years of dedication. I take my shots at politicians, but it is a very tough job!
Louis Plamondon honoured as MP with the longest continuous service in Canadian history.
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Louis Plamondon honoured as MP with the longest continuous service in Canadian history.
#cdnpoli
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November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Good, bad or indifferent, he must be commended for his years of dedication. I take my shots at politicians, but it is a very tough job!
Louis Plamondon honoured as MP with the longest continuous service in Canadian history.
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Louis Plamondon honoured as MP with the longest continuous service in Canadian history.
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
The tragic shooting of Guard members has given Trump another excuse to pursue his Aryan race dreams.
White people commit all sorts of atrocities every day, and yet, white people are not stopped from immigrating.
For Trump, this shooting is a bonus, not a tragedy!
#USA
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White people commit all sorts of atrocities every day, and yet, white people are not stopped from immigrating.
For Trump, this shooting is a bonus, not a tragedy!
#USA
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
Trump vows to further clamp down on migration after D.C. attack | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration will "permanently pause" migration from all "Third World Countries," following an attack near the White House he attributed to Biden-e...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The tragic shooting of Guard members has given Trump another excuse to pursue his Aryan race dreams.
White people commit all sorts of atrocities every day, and yet, white people are not stopped from immigrating.
For Trump, this shooting is a bonus, not a tragedy!
#USA
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
White people commit all sorts of atrocities every day, and yet, white people are not stopped from immigrating.
For Trump, this shooting is a bonus, not a tragedy!
#USA
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
The US has a multitude of immigration problems, most of its own making. It should be taking lessons from other countries, not telling them how to handle their own migration levels. #cdnpoli
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Immigration minister denies knowledge of U.S. diplomatic directive to get Canada, allies to lower immigration | CBC News
Federal Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she’s unaware of a reported directive sent to the U.S. Embassy from the Trump administration ordering its envoy in Ottawa to press Canada to lower most immi...
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The US has a multitude of immigration problems, most of its own making. It should be taking lessons from other countries, not telling them how to handle their own migration levels. #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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If one Afghan nationalist shooter means all Afghan nationalists are evil, wait until I tell you about white male shooters.
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If one Afghan nationalist shooter means all Afghan nationalists are evil, wait until I tell you about white male shooters.
Gripen v F-35 debate seems to come down to the Gripen being a much more affordable defence unit and the F-35 being a better attack plane.
Canada's focus is on defence. Attacks are low on our list of priorities.
16 F-35s and 72 Gripens suit me.
@mark-carney.bsky.social
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Canada's focus is on defence. Attacks are low on our list of priorities.
16 F-35s and 72 Gripens suit me.
@mark-carney.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Weighing Canada’s fighter jet options: F-35 vs Gripen
With the future of Canada’s fighter jet fleet being re-examined, CBC’s Murray Brewster breaks down the differences between the American F-35 and Sweden’s Gripen.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Gripen v F-35 debate seems to come down to the Gripen being a much more affordable defence unit and the F-35 being a better attack plane.
Canada's focus is on defence. Attacks are low on our list of priorities.
16 F-35s and 72 Gripens suit me.
@mark-carney.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Canada's focus is on defence. Attacks are low on our list of priorities.
16 F-35s and 72 Gripens suit me.
@mark-carney.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Desperate to reclaim the headlines, Trump vows an immigration crackdown in a typical overreaction and hands Canada another chance to attract badly needed quality immigrants.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/p...
Analysis: Trump vows immigration crackdown after shootings of National Guard members in DC | CNN Politics
It took only a few hours for President Donald Trump to turn what he called “an act of evil, and an act of terror” into a full-blown argument for an even more intense crackdown on immigration.
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Desperate to reclaim the headlines, Trump vows an immigration crackdown in a typical overreaction and hands Canada another chance to attract badly needed quality immigrants.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/p...
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Utter bastards. Stellantis ghosted parliament
The hearing was to allow MPs to question the government & Stellantis about the hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives to help secure its presence in Canada — and maintain thousands of unionized jobs in Ontario.
Utter bastards. Stellantis ghosted parliament
The hearing was to allow MPs to question the government & Stellantis about the hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives to help secure its presence in Canada — and maintain thousands of unionized jobs in Ontario.
MPs ‘speechless’ after Stellantis fails to show up to hearing, citing technical issues | CBC News
Members of Parliament from multiple parties slammed Stellantis on Tuesday for failing to show up to a committee hearing about the federal government’s multimillion-dollar funding deals with the global...
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Utter bastards. Stellantis ghosted parliament
The hearing was to allow MPs to question the government & Stellantis about the hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives to help secure its presence in Canada — and maintain thousands of unionized jobs in Ontario.
Utter bastards. Stellantis ghosted parliament
The hearing was to allow MPs to question the government & Stellantis about the hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives to help secure its presence in Canada — and maintain thousands of unionized jobs in Ontario.
I'm not buying the Stellantis excuse!
If they had been serious about the meeting the least they could have done was "go live" with a conference call.
Another US corporate deceit!
If they had been serious about the meeting the least they could have done was "go live" with a conference call.
Another US corporate deceit!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Utter bastards. Stellantis ghosted parliament
The hearing was to allow MPs to question the government & Stellantis about the hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives to help secure its presence in Canada — and maintain thousands of unionized jobs in Ontario.
Utter bastards. Stellantis ghosted parliament
The hearing was to allow MPs to question the government & Stellantis about the hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives to help secure its presence in Canada — and maintain thousands of unionized jobs in Ontario.
MPs ‘speechless’ after Stellantis fails to show up to hearing, citing technical issues | CBC News
Members of Parliament from multiple parties slammed Stellantis on Tuesday for failing to show up to a committee hearing about the federal government’s multimillion-dollar funding deals with the global...
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I'm not buying the Stellantis excuse!
If they had been serious about the meeting the least they could have done was "go live" with a conference call.
Another US corporate deceit!
If they had been serious about the meeting the least they could have done was "go live" with a conference call.
Another US corporate deceit!
The transactional coercion affecting Canadian sovereignty is highlighted in this video.
It's not just about the jets; it's about succumbing to blackmail and an inferior product.
28 minutes worth watching!
#cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vLw...
It's not just about the jets; it's about succumbing to blackmail and an inferior product.
28 minutes worth watching!
#cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vLw...
Most People Don't Know The US Blackmailed Canada Over The F-35 Deal | Heather Explainer
YouTube video by The US Agenda Channel
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November 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The transactional coercion affecting Canadian sovereignty is highlighted in this video.
It's not just about the jets; it's about succumbing to blackmail and an inferior product.
28 minutes worth watching!
#cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vLw...
It's not just about the jets; it's about succumbing to blackmail and an inferior product.
28 minutes worth watching!
#cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vLw...
Hey, good buddy, this here is the Rubber Duck . . .10-4!
Small businesses on both sides suffer, all because the US orange marvel wants to control the world for himself.
Voting for hateful, stupid people creates many casualties.
#cdnpoli
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Small businesses on both sides suffer, all because the US orange marvel wants to control the world for himself.
Voting for hateful, stupid people creates many casualties.
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This American rubber duck museum is moving to B.C. due to tariffs, drop in tourism | CBC News
Quirky Point Roberts-based Rubber Duck Museum is coming to Tsawwassen Mills mall in B.C. after increasing tariffs and decreasing tourism have made business in the U.S. exclave unsustainable.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Hey, good buddy, this here is the Rubber Duck . . .10-4!
Small businesses on both sides suffer, all because the US orange marvel wants to control the world for himself.
Voting for hateful, stupid people creates many casualties.
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Small businesses on both sides suffer, all because the US orange marvel wants to control the world for himself.
Voting for hateful, stupid people creates many casualties.
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A local hotel is offering afternoon tea for $110.00 per person.
I'm sure the tea is very nice . . .
I'm sure the tea is very nice . . .
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A local hotel is offering afternoon tea for $110.00 per person.
I'm sure the tea is very nice . . .
I'm sure the tea is very nice . . .