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The Slim Dude 🇨🇦
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🇨🇦Musician, producer, recording studio owner, retired IT Pro, political junkie, Eco-Socialist dog lover, punster, straight he/him. Founder and bassist for Sissiboo. No party affiliation. Equal opportunity mudslinger. Now living in beautiful Nova Scotia.
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i doubt Ai companies can "go green" any more than oil companies can.

the very nature of their business is to strip resources and shoot for impossible exponential financial growth.

nothing about either industry is sustainable. not even for the short term, now.
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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A breakthrough of bubbles and sound: Canadian scientist gives glioblastoma patients hope
A breakthrough of bubbles and sound: Canadian scientist gives glioblastoma patients hope
A new Canadian-U.S. study gives glioblastoma patients hope and doctors a new doorway to treat brain tumours.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Colleen Jones has died.
One of the greatest curlers in Canadian history, she appeared at the Scotties 21 times, winning six championships. She also won two World Championships. Jones was also a broadcaster on CBC for four decades before she retired.
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Far too young. Such a beautiful personality. Rest in peace Colleen. #FuckCancer
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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"Tesla nearly halved (-48%) its operations in the European Union, with 5,647 registrations in October compared with 10,867 in the same month last year, making it the car brand with the worst performance in the last month."

It's a cult, but a dying one!

mobilityportal.eu/byd-doubles-...
BYD doubles its registrations in the EU in October as Tesla continues to lose ground - Mobility Portal
BYD has accumulated a 240% increase in registrations in the European Union up to the tenth month of the year compared with the same period the year before, reaching a total of 94,216 units.
mobilityportal.eu
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Tesla might've gotten ahead of itself on this one.

insideevs.com/news/779890/...
Tesla Claims Full Self-Driving Is Coming to Europe Soon. Regulators Say Nope
Tesla wants to deploy Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in Europe next year. The main regulator in its way says
insideevs.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Renewables routinely generate more than half of U.K electricity.

They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.

Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩‍🔧
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Let’s do NS Power first. I think they’re in a mess so we should be able to get a bargain.
We could live in a country where we reduce our energy bills, clean our air and water, revitalize our communities, take back our energy sovereignty, and create thousands of good-paying union jobs in the process.

The secret? Public ownership.
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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CEO pay is so absurd, and CEOs so generally shitty, that we would probably have *better results* with lower CEO pay.
Maybe we should try an experiment with CEOs and their pay.
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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A new twist on NIMBYism. Neighbours are worried it will be come a memorial park.
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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"...we're creating more affordable units for people to buy because we are creating more supply," said [Housing Minister] Flack.

...the province has quietly backed away from its goal of building 1.5 million homes over 10 years by 2031.

Flack has been noncommittal on that goal."

*rolls eyes*
Ford tells protesters to 'go find a job' as controversial housing bill passes at Queen's Park | CBC News
Shouts and chants rained down upon politicians at the Ontario legislature Monday as the government passed a housing bill that critics say makes it easier for landlords to evict tenants.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Most of the clouds will be high, so a fairly bright fine day.
Rain spreads across the region Wednesday; starts as icy mix in parts of central-north NB. Rain tapers to drizzle/showers Thursday then clears.
Not bad Friday then a gusty NW wind and onshore rain-snow showers Saturday.
Rain again Monday.
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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And it's not just in areas like federalism - Carney's got pathetically short-term vision on the economy and growth, the very things he's supposed to expert in.
Carney’s approach here is very much in keeping with an observation Paul Wells made back in the summer, that he’s focused on short-term deliverables, not long-term governance challenges.
The problem is, neglecting and failing to improve governance will leave Canada with weaker foundations.
So the PM intended to inform B.C.'s premier once the negotiations with Alberta have been finalized?

Nation-building promised, sausage-making delivered.

Regardless of whether this pipeline will ever be built, the process itself is profoundly damaging.

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Shut

This

Shit

Down

🤬

Not in our country, don’t go bringing hate into Canada, these people are domestic terrorists! These groups are on the terror watch lists.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Growing white nationalist group behind broad daylight demonstration in London on Sunday | CBC News
An apparent white nationalist demonstration on a busy overpass near London, Ont.'s downtown on Sunday afternoon is concerning for witnesses and experts who track extremist behaviour.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
One way to avoid getting knocked out in the first round of the playoffs is to miss them entirely. Is that the strategy? Should have kept Marner and dumped Matthews.
www.thestar.com/sports/leafs...
Rosie DiManno: The Maple Leafs, dead last in the East, look behind the bench for a way out
The Leafs are on the train to Nowheresville and, from one scrum to the next, coach Craig Berube has offered comments of befuddlement.
www.thestar.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The Siebel Institute of Technology, operating since 1872, will relocate in January to a building on Ste-Catherine Street East.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Prestigious Chicago brewing school relocating to Montreal amid U.S. regulatory changes | CBC News
The Siebel Institute of Technology, North America’s oldest brewing school, is moving from Chicago to Montreal in January 2026. The relocation is aimed at improving accessibility for international stud...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"The carbon pollution from expanding oil production to fill a massive, new pipeline will overwhelm any potential reductions involved."

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Ottawa, Alberta agree to broad outlines of energy deal, including path to pipeline | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have agreed to the broad outlines of a memorandum of understanding that would give Alberta special exemptions from federal environmental l...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The couple said they won’t be working at the new location until they sort out their visas.

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 11:08 AM
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Google is collecting all our data even after we have turned it off.

Time to ditch Google.
Google ordered to pay over $425 million in privacy lawsuit
A California federal jury ruled against Google in light of online privacy violations committed against approximately 98 million Gmail users, ordering the company to pay over $425 million.
www.uscannenbergmedia.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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I walked along a few kms of College St this morning before 9am. Day care drop then carried on. Watched the people push and cycle their kids around, some dad on a cargo bike waved & said hi to some tweens walking in front of me. All very Sesame Street.

And this gov't has contempt for it all.
A sad day for cyclists. Bill 60 - which prohibits the conversion of motor vehicle lanes to bike lanes (or any other prescribed purpose) - has passed Third Reading this morning which will kill various cycling projects in Toronto & across Ontario. #shame #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.

Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Carrie Fisher was the blueprint.
Protect your people. Call out the predators.
#RESIST
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM