WWKIP - watching friends play rugby this morning. @pineandpurl.bsky.social’s “very colourful, very demure” colourway looks lovely in the sun! #knitsky#wwkip
Does this tax cut also mean cuts to social services, because if so, I don’t want it. What I do want to see are the top percent earners paying their fair share.
I've never, in my life, been represented by a government at any level that comes close to sharing my political beliefs. And you don't see me whining about it...
Ok, you do see me whining about it, constantly, but you don't see news orgs writing about me whining about it.
There are so many safeguards in place, truly. It’s very low tech on purpose - even the use of graphite pencils (with no eraser) is deliberate, since pens can malfunction or smudge and possibly make a ballot mark unclear.
I worked the election in Canada yesterday. The care and attention to detail with keeping ballots and voter information safe and secure before, during and after the vote, not to mention making the election day process easy for voters, is an impressive logistics masterpiece. 🇨🇦
With all sincerity, Elections Canada is a national treasure.
- Voting typically takes less than 15 minutes - We make it easy for citizens to vote, without cumbersome registration hurdles - We have every reason to trust that ballots will be counted fairly, and results reported swiftly
Mark Carney has a unique opportunity to remake Canada in ways his predecessors would’ve struggled to find the political capital to do.
I hope he takes advantage to build ambitious, nation-building projects to bring the country together again and get serious about reducing our dependence on the US.
