@karenhiltrud.bsky.social
Torontonian. Librarian. Atheist. Political Junkie.
“What fresh hell is this?”
“What fresh hell is this?”
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I saw the same thing on my way home on Adelaide and University. Around 30-40 people in front of me and in the crowd was a little girl about 3-4 biking on her own, her older sister and mom. If I squint, I almost feel like I'm in Amsterdam🥹
May 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I saw the same thing on my way home on Adelaide and University. Around 30-40 people in front of me and in the crowd was a little girl about 3-4 biking on her own, her older sister and mom. If I squint, I almost feel like I'm in Amsterdam🥹
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In Montreal, Liberal leader Mark Carney confirms that Canada will be retaliating against U.S. tariffs expected April 2.
Carney and Trump spoke today and committed to negotiating a new economic and security pact after the election, and he says negotiations w Secretary Lutnick will "intensify."
Carney and Trump spoke today and committed to negotiating a new economic and security pact after the election, and he says negotiations w Secretary Lutnick will "intensify."
March 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
In Montreal, Liberal leader Mark Carney confirms that Canada will be retaliating against U.S. tariffs expected April 2.
Carney and Trump spoke today and committed to negotiating a new economic and security pact after the election, and he says negotiations w Secretary Lutnick will "intensify."
Carney and Trump spoke today and committed to negotiating a new economic and security pact after the election, and he says negotiations w Secretary Lutnick will "intensify."
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"The spirit of the call was both cordial and focused on making progress," Carney says of his first call with Trump. "Positive, cordial, constructive, productive, exactly what we want."
March 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"The spirit of the call was both cordial and focused on making progress," Carney says of his first call with Trump. "Positive, cordial, constructive, productive, exactly what we want."
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Watching the Poilievre presser right now. He has been clearly thrown off his game. Hesitant, stumbling on words, strange phrasing. The breaking story about his wife's cousin entering and staying in Canada illegally means she won't be showing up at events where there will be questions. #cdnpoli
March 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Watching the Poilievre presser right now. He has been clearly thrown off his game. Hesitant, stumbling on words, strange phrasing. The breaking story about his wife's cousin entering and staying in Canada illegally means she won't be showing up at events where there will be questions. #cdnpoli
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We're going to have free interprovincial trade by Canada Day!
March 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We're going to have free interprovincial trade by Canada Day!
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King Charles’s “determination” to meet Mark Carney first (Before nazi trump) will send a clear signal that the UK is prioritising a “special relationship” with its Commonwealth realm.
www.thetimes.com/world/canada... #cdnpoli
www.thetimes.com/world/canada... #cdnpoli
King plans early meeting with Canada’s new prime minister Mark Carney
Charles knows the former Bank of England governor well and would be sending a signal of support amid the Commonwealth country’s tensions with Donald Trump
www.thetimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
King Charles’s “determination” to meet Mark Carney first (Before nazi trump) will send a clear signal that the UK is prioritising a “special relationship” with its Commonwealth realm.
www.thetimes.com/world/canada... #cdnpoli
www.thetimes.com/world/canada... #cdnpoli
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One of the virtues Prime Minister Mark Carney brings to the job is good, adult judgment.
In face of a maniacal US President who maintains they don’t need 🍁Canada, it’s a great call to head off to Paris and London first, instead of shambling in to Washington to kiss the Orange Duce’s ring.
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In face of a maniacal US President who maintains they don’t need 🍁Canada, it’s a great call to head off to Paris and London first, instead of shambling in to Washington to kiss the Orange Duce’s ring.
😌
March 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
One of the virtues Prime Minister Mark Carney brings to the job is good, adult judgment.
In face of a maniacal US President who maintains they don’t need 🍁Canada, it’s a great call to head off to Paris and London first, instead of shambling in to Washington to kiss the Orange Duce’s ring.
😌
In face of a maniacal US President who maintains they don’t need 🍁Canada, it’s a great call to head off to Paris and London first, instead of shambling in to Washington to kiss the Orange Duce’s ring.
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Thank goodness we are in the room.
Military chiefs from most NATO and EU countries met in Paris yesterday to discuss new security arrangements. The US wasn’t invited.
It was a closed door meeting and there’s been no announcement of outcome but with both Australia and Japan in attendance we seem to be seeing a new alliance forming.
It was a closed door meeting and there’s been no announcement of outcome but with both Australia and Japan in attendance we seem to be seeing a new alliance forming.
March 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Thank goodness we are in the room.
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My message to our steel and aluminum workers: you have our full support, now and for the future.
We’re going to build big things in Canada, and we need every one of you.
We’re going to build big things in Canada, and we need every one of you.
March 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
My message to our steel and aluminum workers: you have our full support, now and for the future.
We’re going to build big things in Canada, and we need every one of you.
We’re going to build big things in Canada, and we need every one of you.
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The # of people that go bankrupt every year from medical bills:
Canada - 0
Greenland - 0
Ukraine - 0
Australia- 0
France - 0
Sweden - 0
Norway - 0
Spain - 0
Denmark - 0
Portugal - 0
UK - 0
Japan - 0
Finland - 0
Iceland - 0
Germany - 0
United States - 326,000
Nobody wants to be the 51st state! 😠
Canada - 0
Greenland - 0
Ukraine - 0
Australia- 0
France - 0
Sweden - 0
Norway - 0
Spain - 0
Denmark - 0
Portugal - 0
UK - 0
Japan - 0
Finland - 0
Iceland - 0
Germany - 0
United States - 326,000
Nobody wants to be the 51st state! 😠
March 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The # of people that go bankrupt every year from medical bills:
Canada - 0
Greenland - 0
Ukraine - 0
Australia- 0
France - 0
Sweden - 0
Norway - 0
Spain - 0
Denmark - 0
Portugal - 0
UK - 0
Japan - 0
Finland - 0
Iceland - 0
Germany - 0
United States - 326,000
Nobody wants to be the 51st state! 😠
Canada - 0
Greenland - 0
Ukraine - 0
Australia- 0
France - 0
Sweden - 0
Norway - 0
Spain - 0
Denmark - 0
Portugal - 0
UK - 0
Japan - 0
Finland - 0
Iceland - 0
Germany - 0
United States - 326,000
Nobody wants to be the 51st state! 😠
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Mark Carney is handsome. That’s gonna bug Shitler. 🇨🇦
March 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Mark Carney is handsome. That’s gonna bug Shitler. 🇨🇦
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Chretien’s grit, Trudeau’s sincerity, and Carney’s seriousness.
A powerful combination on display.
A powerful combination on display.
March 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Chretien’s grit, Trudeau’s sincerity, and Carney’s seriousness.
A powerful combination on display.
A powerful combination on display.
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‘Burn down their house’, says Bay Street veteran. #tariffs #ElbowsUp 🇨🇦
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/eco...
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/eco...
‘Burn down their house’: Bay Street veteran weighs in on tariff response
Bay Street veteran David Rosenberg says that Canada has more leverage in its trade war with the U.S. than many experts think, and when it comes to hitting back against Donald Trump, there’s one thing ...
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
March 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
‘Burn down their house’, says Bay Street veteran. #tariffs #ElbowsUp 🇨🇦
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/eco...
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/eco...
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Lee Valley is a beloved Canadian business.
If you need tools, gardening stuff and all sorts of other things, please consider ordering in person or online.
#elbowsup
ottawacitizen.com/business/lee...
If you need tools, gardening stuff and all sorts of other things, please consider ordering in person or online.
#elbowsup
ottawacitizen.com/business/lee...
How Ottawa businesses (like Lee Valley) plan to deal with Trump tariffs
One-fifth of Lee Valley's business is direct to U.S. customer sales. But with Trump's tariffs, it’s hard to predict what will come next.
ottawacitizen.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Lee Valley is a beloved Canadian business.
If you need tools, gardening stuff and all sorts of other things, please consider ordering in person or online.
#elbowsup
ottawacitizen.com/business/lee...
If you need tools, gardening stuff and all sorts of other things, please consider ordering in person or online.
#elbowsup
ottawacitizen.com/business/lee...
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Never underestimate Canadian passive-aggressiveness. #cdnpoli
The Canadian embassy in DC has just removed its friendly banners… just in time for the presidential motorcade to pass. Coincidence? See below, before and after
March 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Never underestimate Canadian passive-aggressiveness. #cdnpoli
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Folks in Ontario get out to vote. Remember that Doug Ford made a big hoopla about cancelling a $100 million deal with Elon Musk. It was back on the table within hours.
No wonder Elon is taunting us.
Get out and vote.
No wonder Elon is taunting us.
Get out and vote.
February 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Folks in Ontario get out to vote. Remember that Doug Ford made a big hoopla about cancelling a $100 million deal with Elon Musk. It was back on the table within hours.
No wonder Elon is taunting us.
Get out and vote.
No wonder Elon is taunting us.
Get out and vote.
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This is astonishing. The UK finance minister who hired Carney glowingly raves about him many times in a way all Canadians must hear. “If I was sending someone on behalf of Canada I’d want Mark Carney because I’d say this is the moment we need our most international statesperson.” 1/3
February 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This is astonishing. The UK finance minister who hired Carney glowingly raves about him many times in a way all Canadians must hear. “If I was sending someone on behalf of Canada I’d want Mark Carney because I’d say this is the moment we need our most international statesperson.” 1/3
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Germany's Ambassador to Canada Tjorven Bellmann says European ambassadors in Ottawa have been in touch with corporations on both sides of the Atlantic to discuss how they can boost trade in face of U.S. threats. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/can... via @CdnPressNews
Canada, Germany working on diversifying trade in face of U.S. threats
OTTAWA - Canadian companies and diplomats are working with their European colleagues to find ways to diversify trade as the U.S. threatens to impose steep tariffs.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
February 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Germany's Ambassador to Canada Tjorven Bellmann says European ambassadors in Ottawa have been in touch with corporations on both sides of the Atlantic to discuss how they can boost trade in face of U.S. threats. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/can... via @CdnPressNews
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I'm posting this every day until Thursday just in case any of you are still like, hey, maybe Doug Ford isn't that bad (untrue), maybe he's just misunderstood (wildly untrue), or maybe the libs are just being dramatic (not always untrue but untrue in this case) #ONelxn youtu.be/pUoX9FGT0M0?...
Please Don't Vote For Doug Ford This Time, Ontario
YouTube video by Clare Blackwood
youtu.be
February 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I'm posting this every day until Thursday just in case any of you are still like, hey, maybe Doug Ford isn't that bad (untrue), maybe he's just misunderstood (wildly untrue), or maybe the libs are just being dramatic (not always untrue but untrue in this case) #ONelxn youtu.be/pUoX9FGT0M0?...
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PULL QUOTE: "Pierre Poilievre’s perverse promise to destroy the CBC by slashing its budget and selling off its assets will undermine Canada’s national unity and our ability to access reliable news and facts at a time when both are under severe threat." www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/... #CBC
COMMENTARY: CBC needs saving, now more than ever
Commentary on value of public broadcasting
www.saltwire.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
PULL QUOTE: "Pierre Poilievre’s perverse promise to destroy the CBC by slashing its budget and selling off its assets will undermine Canada’s national unity and our ability to access reliable news and facts at a time when both are under severe threat." www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/... #CBC
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This is a pretty good political ad IMO: From the Mark Carney #LPCDr campaign www.instagram.com/reel/DGdjXwA...
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February 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This is a pretty good political ad IMO: From the Mark Carney #LPCDr campaign www.instagram.com/reel/DGdjXwA...
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Maybe frame the question so it doesn't sound like Canadians are blandly musing over whether or not this would be a good thing. The majority are horrified by the prospect!
February 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Maybe frame the question so it doesn't sound like Canadians are blandly musing over whether or not this would be a good thing. The majority are horrified by the prospect!