OrcaYachtParty
@orcayachtparty.bsky.social
Just an orca on an island off the Left Coast.
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When we let foreign oil mega-corps control our jobs and economy — this is what happens. The global LNG market bubble will burst in 2030, right when BC projects come online. Eby is selling off BC to these foreign billionaires, instead of investing in working people and a 21st century economy. #bcpoli
January 17, 2026 at 10:42 PM
When we let foreign oil mega-corps control our jobs and economy — this is what happens. The global LNG market bubble will burst in 2030, right when BC projects come online. Eby is selling off BC to these foreign billionaires, instead of investing in working people and a 21st century economy. #bcpoli
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In case you missed it, here is my recent interview with @avilewis.ca for @canadiandimension.bsky.social
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
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‘We need a mass program of deshittification’: Avi Lewis on rebuilding Canada’s public services
In a wide-ranging interview with Christo Aivalis, NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis outlines his vision for Canada, advocating bold public ownership, stronger public services, and economic sovereignt...
canadiandimension.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:24 PM
In case you missed it, here is my recent interview with @avilewis.ca for @canadiandimension.bsky.social
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
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When countries get hooked on US tech, their governments are constrained in reining in tech’s harms while most of the economic benefits accrue to the United States.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
Escaping the trap of US tech dependence
Canada needs real digital sovereignty, not our own digital colonizers
disconnect.blog
January 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
When countries get hooked on US tech, their governments are constrained in reining in tech’s harms while most of the economic benefits accrue to the United States.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
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Among Those Who Say To Defend Our Nation:
All: 59%
New Democrats: 78%
Liberals: 73%
Bloc Quebecois: 46%
Conservatives: 38%
All: 59%
New Democrats: 78%
Liberals: 73%
Bloc Quebecois: 46%
Conservatives: 38%
"If Canada were ever to face a situation in which the United States used military force against Canadian territory, what do you believe should be Canada primary response?"
Defend and Fight: 59%
Avoid Fighting - Make Concessions: 24%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
Defend and Fight: 59%
Avoid Fighting - Make Concessions: 24%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
January 16, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Among Those Who Say To Defend Our Nation:
All: 59%
New Democrats: 78%
Liberals: 73%
Bloc Quebecois: 46%
Conservatives: 38%
All: 59%
New Democrats: 78%
Liberals: 73%
Bloc Quebecois: 46%
Conservatives: 38%
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"How would you currently describe relations between Canada and the US?"
Bad: 83%
Neutral: 12%
Good: 4%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
Bad: 83%
Neutral: 12%
Good: 4%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
January 16, 2026 at 7:13 PM
"How would you currently describe relations between Canada and the US?"
Bad: 83%
Neutral: 12%
Good: 4%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
Bad: 83%
Neutral: 12%
Good: 4%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
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Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, UBCIC President:
“By ending the decriminalization pilot, the Province is failing to treat addiction as a public-health issue, not a criminal one, and is doubling down on policies that have already caused immense harm to First Nations.“
www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...
“By ending the decriminalization pilot, the Province is failing to treat addiction as a public-health issue, not a criminal one, and is doubling down on policies that have already caused immense harm to First Nations.“
www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...
January 16, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, UBCIC President:
“By ending the decriminalization pilot, the Province is failing to treat addiction as a public-health issue, not a criminal one, and is doubling down on policies that have already caused immense harm to First Nations.“
www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...
“By ending the decriminalization pilot, the Province is failing to treat addiction as a public-health issue, not a criminal one, and is doubling down on policies that have already caused immense harm to First Nations.“
www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...
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“I will be blind for life. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, plastic in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.”
Kaden Rummler was shot in the face by Trump’s ICE goons, then dragged
Kaden Rummler was shot in the face by Trump’s ICE goons, then dragged
January 15, 2026 at 9:49 PM
“I will be blind for life. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, plastic in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.”
Kaden Rummler was shot in the face by Trump’s ICE goons, then dragged
Kaden Rummler was shot in the face by Trump’s ICE goons, then dragged
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“Everyone should be concerned that we were profiled and asked to leave for no reason.”
Three Cowichan Valley residents say they were threatened with arrest at a public town hall featuring Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and local MP Jeff Kibble — because of the messages on their T-shirts.
Three Cowichan Valley residents say they were threatened with arrest at a public town hall featuring Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and local MP Jeff Kibble — because of the messages on their T-shirts.
Cowichan Valley residents seek answers after ejection from public town hall – The Discourse.
Three Cowichan Valley residents say they were threatened with arrest and removed from a public town hall event over T-shirt slogans.
thediscourse.ca
January 16, 2026 at 2:15 AM
“Everyone should be concerned that we were profiled and asked to leave for no reason.”
Three Cowichan Valley residents say they were threatened with arrest at a public town hall featuring Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and local MP Jeff Kibble — because of the messages on their T-shirts.
Three Cowichan Valley residents say they were threatened with arrest at a public town hall featuring Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and local MP Jeff Kibble — because of the messages on their T-shirts.
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The Black Panthers in Philadelphia have initiated armed community defense initiatives to counter ICE kidnapping raids within the city. (January 15, 2026) ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏾
January 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The Black Panthers in Philadelphia have initiated armed community defense initiatives to counter ICE kidnapping raids within the city. (January 15, 2026) ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏾
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Ewoks at the Battle of Endor-level tactics:
Naaaaaaailed it
January 16, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Ewoks at the Battle of Endor-level tactics:
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have you ever listened to these discussions? THEY WANT TO ROUND PEOPLE UP AND HAVE THEM ALL TAKEN FAR AWAY WITHOUT LEGAL PROCESS
that’s not ‘treatment’
don’t call it that
#bcpoli
Polite Canadian fascism
polite Canadian concentration camps
that’s not ‘treatment’
don’t call it that
#bcpoli
Polite Canadian fascism
polite Canadian concentration camps
#Kelowna - Forum for crime-impacted businesses to be hosted by City of Kelowna westknews.com/2026/01/15/f...
Forum for crime-impacted businesses to be hosted by City of Kelowna - West K News
The Community Safety Business Forum will take place on Jan. 27
westknews.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 AM
have you ever listened to these discussions? THEY WANT TO ROUND PEOPLE UP AND HAVE THEM ALL TAKEN FAR AWAY WITHOUT LEGAL PROCESS
that’s not ‘treatment’
don’t call it that
#bcpoli
Polite Canadian fascism
polite Canadian concentration camps
that’s not ‘treatment’
don’t call it that
#bcpoli
Polite Canadian fascism
polite Canadian concentration camps
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The question this poll raises for me is whether or not Mark Carney is aligned with Liberal voters on this issue
January 16, 2026 at 3:38 AM
The question this poll raises for me is whether or not Mark Carney is aligned with Liberal voters on this issue
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Canadian Net-Favourable Opinion Of:
🇫🇷 France: +50%
🇬🇧 UK: +50%
🇲🇽 Mexico: +37%
🇺🇦 Ukraine: +35%
🇮🇳 India: -34%
🇨🇳 China: -49%
🇺🇸 USA: -50%
🇷🇺 Russia: -86%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
🇫🇷 France: +50%
🇬🇧 UK: +50%
🇲🇽 Mexico: +37%
🇺🇦 Ukraine: +35%
🇮🇳 India: -34%
🇨🇳 China: -49%
🇺🇸 USA: -50%
🇷🇺 Russia: -86%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
January 16, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Canadian Net-Favourable Opinion Of:
🇫🇷 France: +50%
🇬🇧 UK: +50%
🇲🇽 Mexico: +37%
🇺🇦 Ukraine: +35%
🇮🇳 India: -34%
🇨🇳 China: -49%
🇺🇸 USA: -50%
🇷🇺 Russia: -86%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
🇫🇷 France: +50%
🇬🇧 UK: +50%
🇲🇽 Mexico: +37%
🇺🇦 Ukraine: +35%
🇮🇳 India: -34%
🇨🇳 China: -49%
🇺🇸 USA: -50%
🇷🇺 Russia: -86%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
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"Do you support or oppose the actions taken by the United States in Venezuela?"
Oppose: 64%
Support: 22%
Neutral: 10%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
Oppose: 64%
Support: 22%
Neutral: 10%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
January 16, 2026 at 4:43 AM
"Do you support or oppose the actions taken by the United States in Venezuela?"
Oppose: 64%
Support: 22%
Neutral: 10%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
Oppose: 64%
Support: 22%
Neutral: 10%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
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Trump just said "we shouldn't even have an election.” He keeps saying he wants Greenland.
He's been acting with even MORE impunity in recent weeks.
We should probably start taking him at his word.
So let's start by talking Greenland, with a little help from @smsaideman.bsky.social:
He's been acting with even MORE impunity in recent weeks.
We should probably start taking him at his word.
So let's start by talking Greenland, with a little help from @smsaideman.bsky.social:
January 15, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Trump just said "we shouldn't even have an election.” He keeps saying he wants Greenland.
He's been acting with even MORE impunity in recent weeks.
We should probably start taking him at his word.
So let's start by talking Greenland, with a little help from @smsaideman.bsky.social:
He's been acting with even MORE impunity in recent weeks.
We should probably start taking him at his word.
So let's start by talking Greenland, with a little help from @smsaideman.bsky.social:
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Remember when I reported Ben Mulroney and Steve Paikin received a briefing from the Israeli government?
Well, it turns out the Israeli consulate paid nearly $10,000 for some of their fellow attendees to be there.
Were Mulroney and Paikin covered too?
Story here: www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
Well, it turns out the Israeli consulate paid nearly $10,000 for some of their fellow attendees to be there.
Were Mulroney and Paikin covered too?
Story here: www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
January 15, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Remember when I reported Ben Mulroney and Steve Paikin received a briefing from the Israeli government?
Well, it turns out the Israeli consulate paid nearly $10,000 for some of their fellow attendees to be there.
Were Mulroney and Paikin covered too?
Story here: www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
Well, it turns out the Israeli consulate paid nearly $10,000 for some of their fellow attendees to be there.
Were Mulroney and Paikin covered too?
Story here: www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
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“Coastal First Nations say ‘we will never tolerate' any exemptions to the oil tanker ban in British Columbia”
ricochet.media/politics/can... #cdnpoli
ricochet.media/politics/can... #cdnpoli
The colonial playbook never ended — Canada's pipeline deal proves it
Coastal First Nations say ‘we will never tolerate' any exemptions to the oil tanker ban in British Columbia
ricochet.media
December 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
“Coastal First Nations say ‘we will never tolerate' any exemptions to the oil tanker ban in British Columbia”
ricochet.media/politics/can... #cdnpoli
ricochet.media/politics/can... #cdnpoli
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Damien Joly, the chief executive officer of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, is warning a lack of funding for wildlife disease monitoring is undermining Canada’s ability to detect and respond to emerging threats to biodiversity, agriculture and human health.
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Underfunding threatens Canada’s wildlife disease response | The Narwhal
As bird flu and chronic wasting disease spread, experts say Canada’s wildlife disease monitoring network needs more resources to respond
thenarwhal.ca
January 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Damien Joly, the chief executive officer of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, is warning a lack of funding for wildlife disease monitoring is undermining Canada’s ability to detect and respond to emerging threats to biodiversity, agriculture and human health.
thenarwhal.ca/wildlife-dis...
thenarwhal.ca/wildlife-dis...
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ICE agents left a Mexican restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota, after patrons yelled at them to get out.
President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota to quell protests over a recent federal immigration enforcement surge. https://wapo.st/4by8f1A
President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota to quell protests over a recent federal immigration enforcement surge. https://wapo.st/4by8f1A
January 15, 2026 at 6:31 PM
ICE agents left a Mexican restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota, after patrons yelled at them to get out.
President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota to quell protests over a recent federal immigration enforcement surge. https://wapo.st/4by8f1A
President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota to quell protests over a recent federal immigration enforcement surge. https://wapo.st/4by8f1A
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We've heard a lot of valid concerns about AI glasses' risks as surveillance devices. Here's another issue: they put AI right in your ear, leading one man to devastating AI psychosis
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A Man Bought Meta's AI Glasses, and Ended Up Wandering the Desert in Search of Aliens
After encountering Meta AI, a man's mental health unraveled. As he lost touch with reality, the chatbot continued to affirm his delusions.
futurism.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
We've heard a lot of valid concerns about AI glasses' risks as surveillance devices. Here's another issue: they put AI right in your ear, leading one man to devastating AI psychosis
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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It was not lost on observers that Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon’s response to the sexual images controversy on X was to write a post about it... on X.
Eric Van Rythoven writes. #canpoli #uspoli #x
Eric Van Rythoven writes. #canpoli #uspoli #x
Why Poilievre and Carney Are Silent on Grok’s Child Sexual Abuse | The Tyee
The Liberals are afraid of Trump. The Conservatives fear their base.
thetyee.ca
January 15, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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The sale of natural resources to profit-making companies is stripping the country of its legacy. This is the face of corruption and it’s exactly what the sale of US public lands proposed by Republicans represents.
Brandi Morin in Ecuador part 4: ‘Canadian companies destroy in the name of Canada.’
Government & industry will do whatever it takes to push through mining projects, but Indigenous opposition is strong in the heart of the Andes.
This is Canadian mining.
ricochet.media/indigenous/b...
Government & industry will do whatever it takes to push through mining projects, but Indigenous opposition is strong in the heart of the Andes.
This is Canadian mining.
ricochet.media/indigenous/b...
Brandi Morin in Ecuador part 4: ‘Canadian companies destroy in the name of Canada’
Government and industry will do whatever it takes to push through mining projects, but Indigenous opposition is strong in the heart of the Andes
ricochet.media
June 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The sale of natural resources to profit-making companies is stripping the country of its legacy. This is the face of corruption and it’s exactly what the sale of US public lands proposed by Republicans represents.
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This dude is intense and correct
January 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM
This dude is intense and correct