Julie H. Ferguson
@photosbypharos.bsky.social
Serious #photographer, #traveller, #author, retired #physio and Naval Reserve officer, widow, gramma, lover of life! Owned by a tabby cat.
Politically progressive in Canada.
Home is in British Columbia's wine country — the South #Okanagan valley.
Politically progressive in Canada.
Home is in British Columbia's wine country — the South #Okanagan valley.
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Pierre Poilievre posted the exact number of troops we have in the Arctic TODAY.
He refuses to get security clearance.
He’s stoking Alberta separatism.
At what point does this man get charged with treason?
He refuses to get security clearance.
He’s stoking Alberta separatism.
At what point does this man get charged with treason?
January 24, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Pierre Poilievre posted the exact number of troops we have in the Arctic TODAY.
He refuses to get security clearance.
He’s stoking Alberta separatism.
At what point does this man get charged with treason?
He refuses to get security clearance.
He’s stoking Alberta separatism.
At what point does this man get charged with treason?
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Do you feel enough is being done to address medical waitlist times in B.C.?
Do you feel enough is being done to address medical waitlist times in B.C.? - Poll
A B.C. woman battling cancer took to the steps of the legislature in Victoria this week alongside an Okanagan Member of Parliament, sharing her story of a being a victim of long doctor wait lists.
www.castanet.net
January 24, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Do you feel enough is being done to address medical waitlist times in B.C.?
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A pilot just flew through one of the strongest aurora storms in years — and saw the sky explode in color. From the cockpit of a Boeing 787, pilot Matt Melnyk had a view like no one else. Flying at 37,000 feet over Manitoba, he watched as the auroras filled the entire sky.
January 23, 2026 at 12:55 PM
A pilot just flew through one of the strongest aurora storms in years — and saw the sky explode in color. From the cockpit of a Boeing 787, pilot Matt Melnyk had a view like no one else. Flying at 37,000 feet over Manitoba, he watched as the auroras filled the entire sky.
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Carney's Davos moment was the most important speech by a Canadian prime minister in decades. He's been preparing for it all his life.
https://macleans.ca/politics/carney-is-the-crisis-manager-canada-needs/
https://macleans.ca/politics/carney-is-the-crisis-manager-canada-needs/
Carney Is the Crisis Manager Canada Needs - Macleans.ca
The PM’s rousing Davos speech proves he can lead Canada—and maybe the world
macleans.ca
January 24, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Carney's Davos moment was the most important speech by a Canadian prime minister in decades. He's been preparing for it all his life.
https://macleans.ca/politics/carney-is-the-crisis-manager-canada-needs/
https://macleans.ca/politics/carney-is-the-crisis-manager-canada-needs/
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Reposted by Julie H. Ferguson
Reposted by Julie H. Ferguson
Trump threatens 100 percent tariff on Canada over China deal https://aje.news/y3ii0s
January 24, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Trump threatens 100 percent tariff on Canada over China deal https://aje.news/y3ii0s
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Number of COVID-19 Shots Delivered in Alberta Drops By Half, Following $100 Fee and Other Restrictions
“What we've heard over the last few months is extreme frustration from Albertans who were trying to use the booking system to get the vaccine.”
pressprogress.ca/number-of-co...
“What we've heard over the last few months is extreme frustration from Albertans who were trying to use the booking system to get the vaccine.”
pressprogress.ca/number-of-co...
Number of COVID-19 Shots Delivered in Alberta Drops By Half, Following $100 Fee and Other Restrictions
“What we've heard over the last few months is extreme frustration from Albertans who were trying to use the booking system to get the vaccine.”
pressprogress.ca
January 24, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Number of COVID-19 Shots Delivered in Alberta Drops By Half, Following $100 Fee and Other Restrictions
“What we've heard over the last few months is extreme frustration from Albertans who were trying to use the booking system to get the vaccine.”
pressprogress.ca/number-of-co...
“What we've heard over the last few months is extreme frustration from Albertans who were trying to use the booking system to get the vaccine.”
pressprogress.ca/number-of-co...
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We won't forget the betrayal of the US,
the silence of our friends.
Sickened by America.
the silence of our friends.
Sickened by America.
Canada sent so many dedicated young people into the hellfire of Kandahar to help the United States.
Now they ridicule us.
JD Vance says he is tired of our "sob stories".
Trump says they never needed us.
Never again, America, Never again.
Now they ridicule us.
JD Vance says he is tired of our "sob stories".
Trump says they never needed us.
Never again, America, Never again.
January 24, 2026 at 1:30 AM
We won't forget the betrayal of the US,
the silence of our friends.
Sickened by America.
the silence of our friends.
Sickened by America.
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US vaccine panel head questions polio recommendation reut.rs/4pXBKgS
US vaccine panel head questions polio recommendation
The chair of a U.S. government vaccine advisory panel questioned broad vaccine recommendations for polio and other childhood diseases and said promoting individual choice, not public health, is the key aim of the panel, drawing a rebuke on Friday from the nation's top doctors group.
reut.rs
January 24, 2026 at 3:30 AM
US vaccine panel head questions polio recommendation reut.rs/4pXBKgS
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[United States] US formally withdrawals from World Health Organization, leaving debt
CIDRAP
January 22, 2026
By Stephanie Soucheray
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/us-f...
#USPoli #health #kakistocracy #ProVirusPolicies
CIDRAP
January 22, 2026
By Stephanie Soucheray
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/us-f...
#USPoli #health #kakistocracy #ProVirusPolicies
US formally withdraws from World Health Organization, leaving debt
stillcoviding.ca
January 24, 2026 at 12:01 AM
[United States] US formally withdrawals from World Health Organization, leaving debt
CIDRAP
January 22, 2026
By Stephanie Soucheray
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/us-f...
#USPoli #health #kakistocracy #ProVirusPolicies
CIDRAP
January 22, 2026
By Stephanie Soucheray
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/us-f...
#USPoli #health #kakistocracy #ProVirusPolicies
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No link found between routine childhood vaccines, aluminum adjuvants, and epilepsy risk https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-vaccines/no-link-found-between-routine-childhood-vaccines-aluminum-adjuvants-and-epilepsy
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January 24, 2026 at 1:17 AM
No link found between routine childhood vaccines, aluminum adjuvants, and epilepsy risk https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-vaccines/no-link-found-between-routine-childhood-vaccines-aluminum-adjuvants-and-epilepsy
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Carney's Davos moment was the most important speech by a Canadian prime minister in decades. He's been preparing for it all his life.
https://macleans.ca/politics/carney-is-the-crisis-manager-canada-needs/
https://macleans.ca/politics/carney-is-the-crisis-manager-canada-needs/
Carney Is the Crisis Manager Canada Needs - Macleans.ca
The PM’s rousing Davos speech proves he can lead Canada—and maybe the world
macleans.ca
January 23, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Carney's Davos moment was the most important speech by a Canadian prime minister in decades. He's been preparing for it all his life.
https://macleans.ca/politics/carney-is-the-crisis-manager-canada-needs/
https://macleans.ca/politics/carney-is-the-crisis-manager-canada-needs/
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Brigadier Bonespurs says other NATO members weren't on the front lines.
Canadians served in Kandahar.
"Real bullets. Real IEDs."
"We were as front line as front line could get."
- Canadian Afghan War Veterans.
40,000 Canadians served in that conflict.
Canadians served in Kandahar.
"Real bullets. Real IEDs."
"We were as front line as front line could get."
- Canadian Afghan War Veterans.
40,000 Canadians served in that conflict.
January 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Brigadier Bonespurs says other NATO members weren't on the front lines.
Canadians served in Kandahar.
"Real bullets. Real IEDs."
"We were as front line as front line could get."
- Canadian Afghan War Veterans.
40,000 Canadians served in that conflict.
Canadians served in Kandahar.
"Real bullets. Real IEDs."
"We were as front line as front line could get."
- Canadian Afghan War Veterans.
40,000 Canadians served in that conflict.
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Canadian soldiers returning from Afghanistan after “doing nothing for the USA.”
Fuck YOU Donald Trump! 🤬
Fuck YOU Donald Trump! 🤬
January 23, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Canadian soldiers returning from Afghanistan after “doing nothing for the USA.”
Fuck YOU Donald Trump! 🤬
Fuck YOU Donald Trump! 🤬
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Every country bordered by a possibly hostile large nation that has been an ally or at least not openly aggressive should have deterrence by force and defence collaboration in place in today’s world.
Finland is prepared for almost everything.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Finland is prepared for almost everything.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion
Armed Forces envision insurgency tactics like those used by Afghan mujahedeen, sources say. But officials and experts stress a U.S. operation is unlikely, and the scenarios are conceptual
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Every country bordered by a possibly hostile large nation that has been an ally or at least not openly aggressive should have deterrence by force and defence collaboration in place in today’s world.
Finland is prepared for almost everything.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Finland is prepared for almost everything.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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If you know a teen who loves to write, encourage them to submit their story to the Youth Short Story category of the 2026 Amazon Canada First Novel Award. For details, visit: thewalrus.ca/afna.
January 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM
If you know a teen who loves to write, encourage them to submit their story to the Youth Short Story category of the 2026 Amazon Canada First Novel Award. For details, visit: thewalrus.ca/afna.
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Carney's Davos moment was the most important speech by a Canadian prime minister in decades. He's been preparing for it all his life.
https://macleans.ca/politics/carney-is-the-crisis-manager-canada-needs/
https://macleans.ca/politics/carney-is-the-crisis-manager-canada-needs/
Carney Is the Crisis Manager Canada Needs - Macleans.ca
The PM’s rousing Davos speech proves he can lead Canada—and maybe the world
macleans.ca
January 21, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Carney's Davos moment was the most important speech by a Canadian prime minister in decades. He's been preparing for it all his life.
https://macleans.ca/politics/carney-is-the-crisis-manager-canada-needs/
https://macleans.ca/politics/carney-is-the-crisis-manager-canada-needs/
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Mark Carney’s Davos speech is a ‘manifesto of free people.’ Here’s what else the world is saying #Analysis
Mark Carney’s Davos speech is a ‘manifesto of free people.’ Here’s what else the world is saying
Carney’s keynote address to the gathering of business and political leaders was heard widely as a cri de coeur at a turbulent time in global politics.
www.thestar.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Mark Carney’s Davos speech is a ‘manifesto of free people.’ Here’s what else the world is saying #Analysis
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Penticton council green lights 'Community Radio Week' #Penticton
Penticton council green lights 'Community Radio Week' - Penticton News
I encourage all citizens to tune In to community radio and to support the volunteers and creators whose Work strengthens our community and enriches our cultural life
www.castanet.net
January 20, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Penticton council green lights 'Community Radio Week' #Penticton
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Worth reading in full.
This is one of the sharpest analyses of international affairs that I've heard from a Canadian leader - or any national leader - in a long time. And I suspect he wrote the main bits himself. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Worth reading in full.
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Very important speech here from Carney. Watch it in full at this link. "Canada ‘strongly opposes’ tariffs over Greenland, won’t waver on Article 5" globalnews.ca/news/1162085... #cdnpoli
Canada ‘strongly opposes’ tariffs over Greenland, won’t waver on Article 5 - National | Globalnews.ca
In a major speech on the 'rupture' of the global order, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will not waver on its support for NATO's Article 5.
globalnews.ca
January 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Very important speech here from Carney. Watch it in full at this link. "Canada ‘strongly opposes’ tariffs over Greenland, won’t waver on Article 5" globalnews.ca/news/1162085... #cdnpoli
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Mark Carney earned a rare standing ovation in Davos. Read the full text of his speech here
Mark Carney earned a rare standing ovation in Davos. Read the full text of his speech here
Carney addressed World Economic Forum Tuesday, expressing his vision for middle powers
www.thestar.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Mark Carney earned a rare standing ovation in Davos. Read the full text of his speech here
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🇨🇦PM Carney just schooled our cowardly European leaders at #Davos. This speech was clearly aimed at them:
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🇨🇦PM Carney just schooled our cowardly European leaders at #Davos. This speech was clearly aimed at them:
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
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"Trump wants $1-billion from each 'peace board' member for extended membership."
Grifting for Gaza.
Grifting for Gaza.
January 18, 2026 at 2:42 PM
"Trump wants $1-billion from each 'peace board' member for extended membership."
Grifting for Gaza.
Grifting for Gaza.