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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · Jul 27

We Will Survive! Canada Strong! 🇨🇦👍 #cdnpoli
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We Will Survive

YouTube video by Jesse McFaul

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 4h

CBC reporter: Donald Trump says "outrageous" things. Mark Carney was winking at reporters. #cdnpoli
The "wink" is Carney's tell. 🤣👍💯❤️

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 4h

Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporters at a press conference following the meeting that substantial progress was made and there is now momentum to make deals that wasn't there before Tuesday. #cdnpoli
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Carney returns to Ottawa without a deal to end the U.S. tariffs

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney returns to Ottawa today without any deals to remove U.S. tariffs from Canadian goods, but he is leaving two of his key ministers behind

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 4h

Island doctor weighs in on report finding P.E.I. has worst rate of patients leaving ERs without care. Over 14 per cent of patients leave the ER before receiving care—almost double the national average. #cdnpoli #peipoli www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Island doctor weighs in on report finding P.E.I. has worst rate of patients leaving ERs without care

A new report finds that over 14 per cent of patients leave the ER before receiving care—almost double the national average. CBC’s Louise Martin spoke with Dr. Kay Dingwell, an ER doctor at Prince Coun...

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 5h

Message to MAGA Smith on Alberta teacher strike. #cdnpoli
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Alberta's Teacher Strike. #rant #teacher #teachersoftiktok #alberta

TikTok video by Unlearn16

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 5h

About 1.5 million more adults under 35 live with their parents today than a decade ago. That’s a 6.3% jump, more than double the rate of growth for the young adult population overall. #cdnpoli theconversation.com/more-young-a...

More young adults are living with their parents than previous generations did

Rising housing costs are driving young adults back home – and reshaping careers, relationships and the economy.

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 5h

Smartphones capture our attention and cultivate our loyalty. #cdnpoli
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Smartphones manipulate our emotions and trigger our reflexes — no wonder we’re addicted

The collective behaviours of smartphones — alerts, responsive interfaces, the use of gestures, the knowledge of intimate data — all feed into our reliance on the devices.

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 5h

‘Shameless’:
How the Alberta Next Panel Blamed Immigrants
Divisive scapegoating, including showing a slanted video, fits the populist playbook. #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

‘Shameless’: How the Alberta Next Panel Blamed Immigrants | The Tyee

Divisive scapegoating, including showing a slanted video, fits the populist playbook, says an expert.

thetyee.ca

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 6h

Are Canadian Conservatives the same as US Republicans? No. However they are more increasingly aligned. More & more.
They belong to the same international party alliance, use the same culture war tactics & have increasingly adopted US style talking points on immigration, media & identity. #cdnpoli

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 6h

Carney, Trump take questions at 2nd Oval Office meeting | See full Q&A with reporters. #cdnpoli
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Carney, Trump take questions at 2nd Oval Office meeting | See full Q&A with reporters

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 6h

Carney: This is the most important—
Trump: The merger of Canada and the US
Carney: That wasn’t where I was going. #cdnpoli

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 6h

Snipers on the roof‼️ The military on the streets‼️ ICE wearing face masks‼️ America, the land of the unfree, home of the weak‼️ Under siege‼️ #cdnpoli

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 7h

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority”
Historic fascists with plenary authority:
• Adolf Hitler
• Benito Mussolini
• Joseph Stalin
CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out. #cdnpoli

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 7h

This is crazy awkward - Donald Trump mocks transgenders while talking to Mark Carney. #cdnpoli

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 7h

Richard Southern -
WATCH - I ask Premier Ford why he saying “No” to 21 Ontario mayors who are calling for a compromise on speed cameras. They are asking for them to remain in school zones, but to only operate during school hours, and to only ticket drivers going well over the limit. #cdnpoli

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 7h

In an unbelievable moment, Grinder Johnson denies that Adelita Grijalva hasn't been sworn in yet because she is the 218th vote to release the Epstein files, and says he'll do it "as soon as she wants." #cdnpoli

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 7h

"You wanna talk about job creation, Mr. Speaker? The only job the member opposite, the leader opposite (Poilievre)
has ever created was the one he left open for the Member for Carleton in the last election." - #LPC MP Wayne Long. #cdnpoli

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 7h

Hey Poilievre 👇
“Great PM, I mean, he can represent me anytime. I will tell you, I’m not saying that because he’s, he is, very strong, very good leader, he’s a nice man, but he can be nasty. He’s a world class leader. He’s a good man, he does a great job, but he’s a tough negotiator.” #cdnpoli

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 7h

Powerful Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today calling the enemy uneducated! #cdnpoli

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 7h

In a fiery statement, Eby called her out directly stating...
"This is not the Danielle Smith show!" #cdnpoli

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 7h

PM Mark Carney 🇨🇦 in Washington today 👇 #cdnpoli

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 7h

Christofascism at its worst. #cdnpoli

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 7h

BREAKING: Trump just suggested some federal employees don’t deserve BACK PAY that’s legally required:
“I would say it depends on who we're talking about. There are some people that really don't deserve to be taken care of.”
#cdnpoli

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 7h

PM Mark Carney 🇨🇦 - #cdnpoli
President Trump and I know that there are areas where our nations can compete — and areas where we will be stronger together.
We’re focused on building these new opportunities.

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 1d

Lawrence O'Donnell HUMILIATES THE SHIT out of hack Jake Tapper, after he let dementia-addled Trump submit his "interview" answers VIA TEXT! Disgraceful journalism #cdnpoli
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Lawrence: Trump reveals he’s considering pardoning convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell

YouTube video by MSNBC

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