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Brian Unlikely
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The Fake Accounts Pushing Alberta Separation… based in the United States
The FAKE Accounts Pushing Alberta Separation
YouTube video by The Goose
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November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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policyalternatives.ca
ICYMI: Reviving 1990s-style austerity will weaken services, increase inequality and inflict long-term scars on Canadians. @policyalternatives.ca senior researcher @kjscott.bsky.social explains what's at stake for Canadians if these federal govt cuts go through. therosetowneagle.ca/politicslaw/...
Ottawa can’t cut its way to a stronger Canada
Katherine Scott - Do we really want to relive the pain of Paul Martin’s 1995 budget?
therosetowneagle.ca
August 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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rachelgilmore.bsky.social
A Canadian company, GardaWorld, is staffing Trump's "Alligator Alcatraz" -- and Carney's government awarded it MILLIONS in contracts.

They also told me they won't rule out working with the company in the future.

Here's what I dug up in my first-ever column for @thetyee.ca:
August 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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dmacalvert.bsky.social
Canada is looking at doing the "Submit your private data to every site" thing. I'm not a fan of the idea.

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Have you seen this petition yet?
Stop Bill S-209’s De-Anonymization of Every Canadian Adult
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August 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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policyalternatives.ca
The federal public service could lose up to 57,000 employees by 2028, says @policyalternatives.ca senior economist @davidmaccdn.bsky.social. Job cuts fall heavily on young workers; many cuts will be at CRA, Employment and Social Development and IRCC #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Number of federal public service jobs could drop by almost 60,000, report predicts
Three agencies could see tens of thousands of the cuts, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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A Quebec fisherman who was fishing 15 kilometers north of the US border was essentially kidnapped by US Border Patrol, who capsized his boat and dragged him to an American prison cell.

In any normal time this'd be quite the international incident, y'know?

www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
Lallemand said he borrowed his friend’s boat and was fishing near Venise-en-Québec, which is roughly 15 kilometres north of the U.S. border at the northern tip of Lake Champlain. He says he has been fishing for decades and is adamant that he was in Canadian waters when the Coast Guard showed up and told him to turn off his engine, to which he complied. The three officers told him he was in U.S. territory. “I said, ‘No, I’m very sorry, I’m in Canada.’ And I said I’m polite enough to talk to you guys but you cannot arrest me. ‘You can’t come across the border and pick me up’ but they did,” he recalled. Lallemand started his engine and said he wanted to talk with the officers by the shore, but the Coast Guard followed and tried to push him into the U.S., which is what caused him to go overboard. “They’re tying my boat to their boat. They’re not even taking care of me. The third time I went down, coming out with water in my mouth, spitting it out, I said throw me a buoy,” he said. Once on their vessel, he said he was aggressively put in handcuffs. “I never saw somebody so angry,” he said. He was then handed over to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, who fingerprinted him, put him in a jail cell with his clothes soaking wet, and gave him a “dirty” blanket.
July 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Canada should build public cloud infrastructure—
Canada should build public cloud infrastructure rather than relying on U.S. tech giants - CCPA
During the 2025 election campaign, prime minister Mark Carney made a striking admission about Canada’s dependence on U.S. tech companies. The Canadian government was in the process of choosing a partn...
www.policyalternatives.ca
July 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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"Unemployment is rising...in particular for young people — young graduates coming out of school, they're not finding their first job," said @kjscott.bsky.social, a senior researcher focused on gender equality and public policy at @policyalternatives. ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/07/16/s...
Statistics Canada says income gap hit record high in first quarter
Statistics Canada says the income gap between the country's highest and lowest income households reached a record high in the first quarter of 2025.
ottawa.citynews.ca
July 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир... V @ZelenskyyUa Warmest congratulations to @MarkJCarney and the entire Canadian people on Canada Day. This day celebrates a nation that has become a shining example of unity, democracy, and the defense of freedom. Throughout its history, Canada has become home to many Ukrainians, who today form one of the most influential Ukrainian diasporas in the world. Canada stands with Ukraine in our most difficult times, providing financial and defense assistance, humanitarian support, and playing a vital role in ramping up pressure on Russia through sanctions. We are deeply grateful to all Canadians for this unwavering commitment and valuable contribution. Together, we are stronger. Together, we stand for the values that unite our nations. Happy Canada Day!
July 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Manitoba and Kherson sign agreement to support reconstruction efforts.

#cdnpoli #mbpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Manitoba signs deal to support reconstruction efforts in war-torn Kherson region of Ukraine | CBC News
The Manitoba government has signed an agreement with an area of Ukraine to support reconstruction efforts. Premier Wab Kinew made the announcement in Calgary following the G7 leaders' summit in nearby...
www.cbc.ca
June 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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The Dark Connections Between Trump's Billionaires and Canada | The Goose 🇨🇦
YouTube video by The Goose
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June 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Just legally walked across Portage and Main. Turns out it’s just like any other intersection. Weird.
June 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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philmarfisi.bsky.social
Edmonton has done more than any other city in Canada to legalize gentle/missing middle density (8 units per lot AOR, no parking minimums) and the results: "across Canada is the only major city on track to build enough housing to get back to pre-pandemic levels of affordability."
This Canadian city has become a leader in building housing. As Toronto debates sixplexes, is there anything it can learn?
As Canada’s biggest city debates sixplexes, Alberta’s capital is on track to meet pre-pandemic affordability targets.
www.thestar.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Portage and Main starting to look like a normal place in a normal city.
June 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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There has never been a better time for Canada to not build more pipelines.

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The REAL Price of More Pipelines | The Goose 🇨🇦
YouTube video by The Goose
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June 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Somebody hit the liguor and carmabis a bit too hard when making this graphic. 😂
“Ligour and carmabis”
April 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Morning fog in Winnipeg, April 11 2025
Foggy riverbank in Winnipeg with a rocky shore and the Esplanade Riel and the skyline mostly obscured by fog
April 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Winnipeg's Propagandhi breaks silence with 1st new song in 8 years
YouTube video by CBC News Manitoba
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April 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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POLL: 75% of US scientists considering leaving, with many looking for jobs in Europe and Canada www.nature.com/articles/d41... @alexwitze.bsky.social

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
Cuts to research funding in the US have forced many scientists to rethink their careers.
March 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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joanbaxter.bsky.social
The Hudson’s Bay, Canada’s oldest company, will liquidate all but 6 stores across the country. But it hasn’t been a Canadian company for years, & its demise can be blamed on its American private equity owner, NRDC, and American real estate mogul, Richard Baker, who put the nail in The Bay coffin.
March 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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The most #Winnipeg film ever made re-imagines the city as a Farsi/French bilingual metropolis of grey and beige apartment blocks. A surreal yet charming story, loaded with Winnipeg references and in-jokes. #UniversalLanguage
Universal Language - Official U.S. Trailer - Oscilloscope Laboratories HD
YouTube video by Oscilloscope Laboratories
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March 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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“The push to make Canada part of the U.S. reached a fever pitch following passage of the highly protectionist McKinley Tariff in 1890.”

For @time.com I discuss the last time the GOP tried to use tariffs to annex Canada.

*spoiler: it didn’t go well

time.com/7212675/tari...
March 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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River Trails, Winnipeg, Canada
February 2025 #flashes
A friendly zamboni driver waves at a person walking a dog on an icy river trail on a sunny winter day Dog walkers and pedestrians walk past temporary art installations on a long river ice trail on a sunny day Three deer on a snowy river look cautiously at 2 people in the distance with buildings on the horizon
February 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Post an animation style that you love
February 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM