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Paolo De Buono is the Principal Consultant at PDB Education. Based on Paolo’s experience in education law, management, workplace investigations, & DEI, Paolo (office based in Ontario) provides special services in public & private education across Canada.
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Proposed Restrictions on Religious Freedom – Bill C-9 - Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
(Ottawa) — The Liberal government has reached an agreement with the Bloc Québécois concerning an amendment to eliminate the religious exemption clause from Canada’s hate speech legislation in Section ...
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The Catholic Church in Canada should stop using public Catholic schools in Ontario, Alberta & Saskatchewan to teach students the anti-queer & hate-promoting beliefs that gay love is evil & that it’s evil to identify as transgender or non-binary. (Note: I’m Catholic.)
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On fait attention à la cruauté basée sur la politique de Trump envers les immigrants non-Blancs aux États-Unis, mais nous devrions aussi faire attention à la cruauté basée sur la politique de la CAQ envers les immigrants non-Blancs au Québec.
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/222...
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/222...
La fin du PEQ fustigée aux quatre coins du Québec
Des manifestants ont clamé haut et fort dans sept villes du Québec leur opposition à la fin du Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ).
ici.radio-canada.ca
February 7, 2026 at 11:22 PM
On fait attention à la cruauté basée sur la politique de Trump envers les immigrants non-Blancs aux États-Unis, mais nous devrions aussi faire attention à la cruauté basée sur la politique de la CAQ envers les immigrants non-Blancs au Québec.
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/222...
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/222...
Using Copenhagen as the standard, Montréal & Québec City are ranked as the top 2 cities respectively for biking in North America.
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momentummag.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Using Copenhagen as the standard, Montréal & Québec City are ranked as the top 2 cities respectively for biking in North America.
momentummag.com/the-5-most-b...
momentummag.com/the-5-most-b...
Clara Molot of @vanityfair.com explains so well what is haunting from the latest batch from the Epstein Files.
What is so haunting too, as the US descends into authoritarianism, is how Trump is intentionally protecting so many rich & powerful pedophiles.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
What is so haunting too, as the US descends into authoritarianism, is how Trump is intentionally protecting so many rich & powerful pedophiles.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
The 10 Things That Haunt Me From the Latest Batch of Epstein Files
Complete with Epstein’s musings on Robert Maxwell’s mysterious passing, his curious usage of the word “whoops,” and an offer for a “fake wife.”
www.vanityfair.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Clara Molot of @vanityfair.com explains so well what is haunting from the latest batch from the Epstein Files.
What is so haunting too, as the US descends into authoritarianism, is how Trump is intentionally protecting so many rich & powerful pedophiles.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
What is so haunting too, as the US descends into authoritarianism, is how Trump is intentionally protecting so many rich & powerful pedophiles.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
A great thing about 🇺🇸 is how Bad Bunny (a citizen from Puerto Rico, so popular worldwide) was chosen to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show.
What makes 🇺🇸 not great is that 10s of millions of Americans will choose not to watch based on their anti-Latino racism.
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
What makes 🇺🇸 not great is that 10s of millions of Americans will choose not to watch based on their anti-Latino racism.
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
What to expect from Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show? Dancing, culture and a side of politics | CBC News
Culture war commentary has swirled around the upcoming Super Bowl halftime performance since Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny was named as the headliner. That’s only increased after music stars, inclu...
www.cbc.ca
February 7, 2026 at 4:36 PM
A great thing about 🇺🇸 is how Bad Bunny (a citizen from Puerto Rico, so popular worldwide) was chosen to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show.
What makes 🇺🇸 not great is that 10s of millions of Americans will choose not to watch based on their anti-Latino racism.
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
What makes 🇺🇸 not great is that 10s of millions of Americans will choose not to watch based on their anti-Latino racism.
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
“Tell Canadians I love them,” is the message that Trump asked MP Jivani to pass on to Canadians.
But we Canadians know better, that a president who threatens annexation, makes demands for trillions of dollars, & breaks trade agreements, doesn’t know what love is.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
But we Canadians know better, that a president who threatens annexation, makes demands for trillions of dollars, & breaks trade agreements, doesn’t know what love is.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Conservative MP Jivani says Trump gave him a message for Canadians during Washington trip | CBC News
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani says he met with Trump administration officials on Wednesday as he visits the United States capital on an independent trip billed as an effort to improve Canada-U.S. trade...
www.cbc.ca
February 7, 2026 at 11:32 AM
“Tell Canadians I love them,” is the message that Trump asked MP Jivani to pass on to Canadians.
But we Canadians know better, that a president who threatens annexation, makes demands for trillions of dollars, & breaks trade agreements, doesn’t know what love is.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
But we Canadians know better, that a president who threatens annexation, makes demands for trillions of dollars, & breaks trade agreements, doesn’t know what love is.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
It’s good that JD Vance was booed (perhaps the only boos) at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Milan today, because maybe at least 1 out of the 10s of millions of MAGA Americans will realize that Trump’s claim that the US is respected more than before (because of Trump) is a lie.
JD Vance loudly booed at the Winter Olympics today.
February 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
It’s good that JD Vance was booed (perhaps the only boos) at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Milan today, because maybe at least 1 out of the 10s of millions of MAGA Americans will realize that Trump’s claim that the US is respected more than before (because of Trump) is a lie.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“For better or for worse, what people most admire in Canada, certainly more than success, is the capacity to endure,” Stephen Marche writes. “What liberal democracies need now, more than ever, is the sheer will to go on, without nostalgia for what once was.”
“For better or for worse, what people most admire in Canada, certainly more than success, is the capacity to endure,” Stephen Marche writes. “What liberal democracies need now, more than ever, is the sheer will to go on, without nostalgia for what once was.”
Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage
The world is angry. Canada’s been there all along.
nyti.ms
February 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“For better or for worse, what people most admire in Canada, certainly more than success, is the capacity to endure,” Stephen Marche writes. “What liberal democracies need now, more than ever, is the sheer will to go on, without nostalgia for what once was.”
“For better or for worse, what people most admire in Canada, certainly more than success, is the capacity to endure,” Stephen Marche writes. “What liberal democracies need now, more than ever, is the sheer will to go on, without nostalgia for what once was.”
MAGA: Trump is not racist! Show me proof that he’s racist!
REALITY: Did you see the video that Trump posted last night (February 5, 2026, at 11:44 pm) depicting Barack & Michelle Obama as apes?
MAGA: Show me proof that he’s racist!
REALITY: 😢
REALITY: Did you see the video that Trump posted last night (February 5, 2026, at 11:44 pm) depicting Barack & Michelle Obama as apes?
MAGA: Show me proof that he’s racist!
REALITY: 😢
a man in a suit and tie says that he needs more evidence
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says that he needs more evidence
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:10 PM
MAGA: Trump is not racist! Show me proof that he’s racist!
REALITY: Did you see the video that Trump posted last night (February 5, 2026, at 11:44 pm) depicting Barack & Michelle Obama as apes?
MAGA: Show me proof that he’s racist!
REALITY: 😢
REALITY: Did you see the video that Trump posted last night (February 5, 2026, at 11:44 pm) depicting Barack & Michelle Obama as apes?
MAGA: Show me proof that he’s racist!
REALITY: 😢
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“The West is feeling its betrayal turn into rage. The world is waking up to both its vulnerability and its value. But better late than never: We’re all Canadian now.” Excellent piece by @stephenmarche.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM
“The West is feeling its betrayal turn into rage. The world is waking up to both its vulnerability and its value. But better late than never: We’re all Canadian now.” Excellent piece by @stephenmarche.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
What the leadership at Fridley Public School District (in a Twin Cities suburb) is doing is commendable, including driving teachers to/from work & buying groceries for families (respectively afraid of ICE) & patrolling schools for ICE activity at dismissal time.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
A Minnesota School District Guards Against ICE, From Dawn to Dusk
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:49 AM
What the leadership at Fridley Public School District (in a Twin Cities suburb) is doing is commendable, including driving teachers to/from work & buying groceries for families (respectively afraid of ICE) & patrolling schools for ICE activity at dismissal time.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Premier Ford referring to this as “a few bad apples” is not enough. This alleged corruption by so many officers (& the many more police officers who likely saw something & did not report suspicious activity), to support organized crime, calls for a public inquiry.
www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
Seven Toronto cops charged in corruption, organized crime investigation: York police
Seven Toronto police officers and one retired officer are among 27 suspects facing charges in an organized crime and corruption investigation that the chief says has shaken the "very foundation"
www.thestar.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Premier Ford referring to this as “a few bad apples” is not enough. This alleged corruption by so many officers (& the many more police officers who likely saw something & did not report suspicious activity), to support organized crime, calls for a public inquiry.
www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
I believe Melinda (that Bill’s involvement with Epstein was to the level that she had no choice but to leave him).
Imagine if we had a real alternative to Microsoft apps in our school boards & in our other public organizations.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
Imagine if we had a real alternative to Microsoft apps in our school boards & in our other public organizations.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
Melinda French Gates Addresses New References to Bill Gates in Epstein Files
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I believe Melinda (that Bill’s involvement with Epstein was to the level that she had no choice but to leave him).
Imagine if we had a real alternative to Microsoft apps in our school boards & in our other public organizations.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
Imagine if we had a real alternative to Microsoft apps in our school boards & in our other public organizations.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
While we in Canada imagine that we’re better than other countries in the concept of the rule of law, we also imagine that we’re a safer place for queer persons.
The fact is that 3 provinces (ON, AB, SK) have pubic schools boards teaching that it’s a sin to be queer. 😢
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The fact is that 3 provinces (ON, AB, SK) have pubic schools boards teaching that it’s a sin to be queer. 😢
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Corruption has no place in policing': York police say 7 Toronto police officers, 1 retired officer charged | CBC
www.cbc.ca
February 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
While we in Canada imagine that we’re better than other countries in the concept of the rule of law, we also imagine that we’re a safer place for queer persons.
The fact is that 3 provinces (ON, AB, SK) have pubic schools boards teaching that it’s a sin to be queer. 😢
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The fact is that 3 provinces (ON, AB, SK) have pubic schools boards teaching that it’s a sin to be queer. 😢
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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"... they said ‘we had ground squirrels walking around bleeding out of their eyeballs’ no child wants to see that, I really don’t think that’s what we want our parks to be like in this city." — Kaitlyn Mitchell, director of legal advocacy at Animal Justice
Winnipeg plans to use deadly pesticides for ground squirrels
The City of Winnipeg is asking the province for permission to use pesticides to control ground squirrel population at several athletic fields, but animal welfare advocates argue the proposed methods c...
winnipeg.citynews.ca
February 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
"... they said ‘we had ground squirrels walking around bleeding out of their eyeballs’ no child wants to see that, I really don’t think that’s what we want our parks to be like in this city." — Kaitlyn Mitchell, director of legal advocacy at Animal Justice
Trump to Canada 2 weeks ago: “Give the US $2.8 trillion or else.”
Carney at Davos: “There has been a rupture in the world order.”
It’s tragic to see a nation like the US with its available checks & balances allow its leader Trump to bully friends & sully the US’s reputation.
youtu.be/0MY9yIhA8GE
Carney at Davos: “There has been a rupture in the world order.”
It’s tragic to see a nation like the US with its available checks & balances allow its leader Trump to bully friends & sully the US’s reputation.
youtu.be/0MY9yIhA8GE
Trump DEMANDS $2.8 TRILLION from Canada — Carney’s 3‑Word Reply STUNS The World
YouTube video by Trend Report USA
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February 5, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Trump to Canada 2 weeks ago: “Give the US $2.8 trillion or else.”
Carney at Davos: “There has been a rupture in the world order.”
It’s tragic to see a nation like the US with its available checks & balances allow its leader Trump to bully friends & sully the US’s reputation.
youtu.be/0MY9yIhA8GE
Carney at Davos: “There has been a rupture in the world order.”
It’s tragic to see a nation like the US with its available checks & balances allow its leader Trump to bully friends & sully the US’s reputation.
youtu.be/0MY9yIhA8GE
This is not good, given the increase in the last few years in Islamophobia & antisemitism in Canada & the need for a special focus on them.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Carney government replacing Islamophobia and antisemitism envoys with advisory council
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is eliminating Canada's special envoy positions on fighting Islamophobia and antisemitism.
www.thestar.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:27 AM
This is not good, given the increase in the last few years in Islamophobia & antisemitism in Canada & the need for a special focus on them.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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What I said is true. I’m a lawyer & a teacher in Ontario & Catholic. We cannot pretend we are so amazing at LGBTQ+ inclusion when 3 of our provinces (representing about a half of Canada’s population) have public education systems with Catholic boards/districts effectively teaching anti-LGBTQ+ hate.
February 4, 2026 at 9:48 PM
What I said is true. I’m a lawyer & a teacher in Ontario & Catholic. We cannot pretend we are so amazing at LGBTQ+ inclusion when 3 of our provinces (representing about a half of Canada’s population) have public education systems with Catholic boards/districts effectively teaching anti-LGBTQ+ hate.
But ON, AB & SK have public Catholic school boards/districts that teach their students that it’s a sin (evil!) to be in a gay relationship or to identify as trans.
I understand the need to believe that Canada is safe. It’s easier to believe our society is not cruel to LGBTQ+ persons than to change.
I understand the need to believe that Canada is safe. It’s easier to believe our society is not cruel to LGBTQ+ persons than to change.
Canada named second safest country in the world for LGBTQ+ travellers. #cdnpoli
Canada was also named the second safest country in the world to travel for women and people of colour.
cultmtl.com/2026/02/cana...
Canada was also named the second safest country in the world to travel for women and people of colour.
cultmtl.com/2026/02/cana...
Canada named second safest country in the world for LGBTQ+ travellers
According to a report by Berkshire Hathaway, Canada is the second safest country in the world for LGBTQ+ travellers in 2026.
cultmtl.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
But ON, AB & SK have public Catholic school boards/districts that teach their students that it’s a sin (evil!) to be in a gay relationship or to identify as trans.
I understand the need to believe that Canada is safe. It’s easier to believe our society is not cruel to LGBTQ+ persons than to change.
I understand the need to believe that Canada is safe. It’s easier to believe our society is not cruel to LGBTQ+ persons than to change.
I think you meant $250 billion, not $250 million.
February 4, 2026 at 7:16 PM
I think you meant $250 billion, not $250 million.
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BREAKING: Shocking new undercover footage from Burnbrae Farms, supplying eggs to Farm Boy & others, shows hens trapped in cages, suffering from injuries, & having their necks snapped by workers 🐔⚠️ Sobeys oversees this cruelty. Take action: https://bit.ly/4c9pTsQ
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
BREAKING: Shocking new undercover footage from Burnbrae Farms, supplying eggs to Farm Boy & others, shows hens trapped in cages, suffering from injuries, & having their necks snapped by workers 🐔⚠️ Sobeys oversees this cruelty. Take action: https://bit.ly/4c9pTsQ
Federal & provincial politics in Ontario are not equivalent within the names of parties. In Ontario, for example, the provincial NDP is not the same as the federal NDP. Doly Begum as a former NDP MPP feels at home with the federal Liberal Party like Bob Rae did.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Federal NDP torches Ontario NDP's Doly Begum for joining Carney's Liberals | CBC News
Interim federal NDP Leader Don Davies is accusing Ontario NDP deputy leader Doly Begum of undermining democracy after announcing she will run federally as a Liberal for the seat vacated by former MP B...
www.cbc.ca
February 4, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Federal & provincial politics in Ontario are not equivalent within the names of parties. In Ontario, for example, the provincial NDP is not the same as the federal NDP. Doly Begum as a former NDP MPP feels at home with the federal Liberal Party like Bob Rae did.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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🎉 Big win for animals!
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has upheld plastic protections—rejecting industry efforts to roll them back & protecting animals from plastic pollution 🐢🐋
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has upheld plastic protections—rejecting industry efforts to roll them back & protecting animals from plastic pollution 🐢🐋
VICTORY! Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Plastic Protections in Major Win for Animals
A major Federal Court of Appeal ruling confirms Canada can regulate plastic pollution under CEPA, protecting millions of animals from deadly plastic waste.
animaljustice.ca
February 3, 2026 at 10:06 PM
🎉 Big win for animals!
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has upheld plastic protections—rejecting industry efforts to roll them back & protecting animals from plastic pollution 🐢🐋
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has upheld plastic protections—rejecting industry efforts to roll them back & protecting animals from plastic pollution 🐢🐋
It’s good that Catholic priests like Father James Martin’s queer-inclusive efforts are trickling down into some Catholic public school boards in Ontario.
But Catholic boards across Ontario still teach the Catholic beliefs that it’s a sin to live fully & openly as queer persons.
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But Catholic boards across Ontario still teach the Catholic beliefs that it’s a sin to live fully & openly as queer persons.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:35 PM
It’s good that Catholic priests like Father James Martin’s queer-inclusive efforts are trickling down into some Catholic public school boards in Ontario.
But Catholic boards across Ontario still teach the Catholic beliefs that it’s a sin to live fully & openly as queer persons.
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But Catholic boards across Ontario still teach the Catholic beliefs that it’s a sin to live fully & openly as queer persons.
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