MaryKay 🇨🇦
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“Nearly all of our modern gun control legislation came about as a consequence of the tragedy and subsequent lobbying by the gun control advocates born at Polytechnique that night.
“We must fight like hell to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
#December6
“We must fight like hell to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
#December6
Never forget Polytechnique
The Polytechnique massacre on Dec. 6, 1989 was a mass femicide that left an indelible imprint on all Montrealers.
cultmtl.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“Nearly all of our modern gun control legislation came about as a consequence of the tragedy and subsequent lobbying by the gun control advocates born at Polytechnique that night.
“We must fight like hell to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
#December6
“We must fight like hell to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
#December6
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Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
#MontrealMassacre 💔
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
#MontrealMassacre 💔
December 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
#MontrealMassacre 💔
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
#MontrealMassacre 💔
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If you want to criticize political decisions remember who has primary jurisdiction and responsibilities
#Cdnpoli #Jurisdiction
#Cdnpoli #Jurisdiction
December 3, 2025 at 4:24 AM
If you want to criticize political decisions remember who has primary jurisdiction and responsibilities
#Cdnpoli #Jurisdiction
#Cdnpoli #Jurisdiction
I hate when I go to bed because I'm exhausted and then once in bed my brain decides to fully activate and come up with ideas (or questions) for all the things going on. Tonight is one of those nights. Emailed myself all my thoughts to "download" it from my brain. Fingers crossed sleep comes soon.
December 3, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I hate when I go to bed because I'm exhausted and then once in bed my brain decides to fully activate and come up with ideas (or questions) for all the things going on. Tonight is one of those nights. Emailed myself all my thoughts to "download" it from my brain. Fingers crossed sleep comes soon.
This made me LOL
December 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This made me LOL
Of course he will. Canada and Mexico should already be planning for this
Trump may use USMCA withdrawal as a bargaining tactic, trade experts warn www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Trump may use USMCA withdrawal as a bargaining tactic, trade experts warn
Trump administration seeking ‘unilateral concessions from Canada and Mexico,’ an expert says
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Of course he will. Canada and Mexico should already be planning for this
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Fuck you Pete Hegseth!
"We strongly condemn any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin’s name or image, which directly contradicts these values."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"We strongly condemn any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin’s name or image, which directly contradicts these values."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Pete Hegseth's use of Canadian character Franklin the turtle in post about boat strikes prompts anger, mockery | CBC News
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth turned the beloved Canadian children's book character Franklin the turtle into a bazooka-wielding soldier going after "narco-terrorists" in a social media post Sund...
www.cbc.ca
December 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Fuck you Pete Hegseth!
"We strongly condemn any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin’s name or image, which directly contradicts these values."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"We strongly condemn any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin’s name or image, which directly contradicts these values."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Hey, it’s Franklin. Coming over to play. I mean, to clarify things in the most polite way possible. #HandsOffOurTurtle
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Hey, it’s Franklin. Coming over to play. I mean, to clarify things in the most polite way possible. #HandsOffOurTurtle
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Can someone please forward this to the "Not so supreme court"
According to former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart (1958-1985), Ethics is "knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is the right thing to do".
According to former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart (1958-1985), Ethics is "knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is the right thing to do".
December 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Can someone please forward this to the "Not so supreme court"
According to former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart (1958-1985), Ethics is "knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is the right thing to do".
According to former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart (1958-1985), Ethics is "knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is the right thing to do".
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The world needs this
November 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The world needs this
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God hath spoken.
Thou shalt not pretend that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
November 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
God hath spoken.
Yes, please.
Abolish chronic illness, please. I need to do my dishes and laundry
November 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Yes, please.
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shorturl.at/0Wndt "The man who spent a decade warning world leaders about stranded assets and carbon bubbles, who was a UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, who dedicated chapters of his book to the “biblical” consequences of unchecked emissions, could just… say 'f*** it.'"
Read it and weep: This pipeline agreement is a document of betrayal
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. It’s not just the hard-won ground lo...
shorturl.at
November 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
shorturl.at/0Wndt "The man who spent a decade warning world leaders about stranded assets and carbon bubbles, who was a UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, who dedicated chapters of his book to the “biblical” consequences of unchecked emissions, could just… say 'f*** it.'"
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today's essential read for all Canadians.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
Read it and weep: This pipeline agreement is a document of betrayal
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. It’s not just the hard-won ground lo...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
today's essential read for all Canadians.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
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No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
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America, It's Not You, It's...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
November 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
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It’s that time of year again 🎄🎄😹🙀
November 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It’s that time of year again 🎄🎄😹🙀
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The Canada-Alberta deal pushes a pipeline AND
- Allows Alberta to delay cutting methane emissions
- Suspends clean energy regulations in Alberta
- Loosens restrictions on tax breaks for clean tech to encourage more oil drilling
- Allows oil tankers on the west coast
thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
- Allows Alberta to delay cutting methane emissions
- Suspends clean energy regulations in Alberta
- Loosens restrictions on tax breaks for clean tech to encourage more oil drilling
- Allows oil tankers on the west coast
thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
Carney’s Alberta pipeline deal weakens climate policies | The Narwhal
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ‘grand bargain’ isn’t just about an Alberta pipeline —it also proposes rolling back a host of climate policies
thenarwhal.ca
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
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The pipeline’s just the start: Carney’s deal with Alberta weakens (at least) 7 climate policies
thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
Carney’s Alberta pipeline deal weakens climate policies | The Narwhal
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ‘grand bargain’ isn’t just about an Alberta pipeline —it also proposes rolling back a host of climate policies
thenarwhal.ca
November 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The pipeline’s just the start: Carney’s deal with Alberta weakens (at least) 7 climate policies
thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
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The main thing I’ve taken away from a pipeline (which will probably never get built) dominating the discourse again, in a year that was supposed to be all about Canada doing things differently from in the past, is that federal politics is a flat circle.
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The main thing I’ve taken away from a pipeline (which will probably never get built) dominating the discourse again, in a year that was supposed to be all about Canada doing things differently from in the past, is that federal politics is a flat circle.
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🇨🇦 GUILBEAULT QUITS CARNEY CABINET IN PROTEST OF PIPELINE DEAL 🇨🇦
The "radical pragmatist" has reached his limit.
Steven Guilbeault, the former activist turned cabinet minister, has resigned in a "dramatic renunciation" of the new Alberta energy accord.
#CdnPoli #ClimateChange #Ottawa
🇨🇦 GUILBEAULT QUITS CARNEY CABINET IN PROTEST OF PIPELINE DEAL 🇨🇦
The "radical pragmatist" has reached his limit.
Steven Guilbeault, the former activist turned cabinet minister, has resigned in a "dramatic renunciation" of the new Alberta energy accord.
#CdnPoli #ClimateChange #Ottawa
November 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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🇨🇦 GUILBEAULT QUITS CARNEY CABINET IN PROTEST OF PIPELINE DEAL 🇨🇦
The "radical pragmatist" has reached his limit.
Steven Guilbeault, the former activist turned cabinet minister, has resigned in a "dramatic renunciation" of the new Alberta energy accord.
#CdnPoli #ClimateChange #Ottawa
🇨🇦 GUILBEAULT QUITS CARNEY CABINET IN PROTEST OF PIPELINE DEAL 🇨🇦
The "radical pragmatist" has reached his limit.
Steven Guilbeault, the former activist turned cabinet minister, has resigned in a "dramatic renunciation" of the new Alberta energy accord.
#CdnPoli #ClimateChange #Ottawa
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BRITISH COLUMBIA: “Eby says the proposal signed by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith risks becoming an “energy vampire” draining federal, Indigenous and provincial resources...” cheknews.ca/first-nation... - @cheknews.ca
#ABLeg #BCPoli #CDNPoli #OilAndGas
#ABLeg #BCPoli #CDNPoli #OilAndGas
B.C. Premiers Eby calls pipeline MOU a distraction that risks being 'energy vampire'
B.C. Premier David Eby says a proposed northern pipeline that is the subject of a memorandum of understanding between Alberta and the federal government is a distraction that has already resulted in t...
cheknews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
BRITISH COLUMBIA: “Eby says the proposal signed by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith risks becoming an “energy vampire” draining federal, Indigenous and provincial resources...” cheknews.ca/first-nation... - @cheknews.ca
#ABLeg #BCPoli #CDNPoli #OilAndGas
#ABLeg #BCPoli #CDNPoli #OilAndGas
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"This is simply unimaginable. This is a betrayal of so many different values, so many different agreements, so many different orders of rights, and existing Canadian law," says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May in reaction to the new Alberta–Ottawa energy deal.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
November 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"This is simply unimaginable. This is a betrayal of so many different values, so many different agreements, so many different orders of rights, and existing Canadian law," says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May in reaction to the new Alberta–Ottawa energy deal.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli