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sheamuspatt.bsky.social
Jim Patterson 🇨🇦
@sheamuspatt.bsky.social
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Old folkie from Ontario.
Mostly politics (lefty), heterodox economics, genealogy
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sheamuspatt.bsky.social
It's still there, they've just moved it into the park between Lakeshore Drive (which was the main highway into town) and Memorial Drive.

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(Stone archway over road) Gateway of the North City of North Bay
November 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
I guess to the CTV journos in Toronto, Loring might be "North", but it's not in Northern Ontario. It's still well south of the French River and Lake Nippising, which is the official boundary.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
Doug Ford was on hand at the groundbreaking for a new Battery Storage facility near Spencerville. Has he finally got on the green energy train? Naaa, I think he just couldn't pass up a photo op. Prove me wrong.
epaper.ottawacitizen.com/article/2815...
#onpoli #ontario
Premier Doug Ford speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for a battery energy storage site on Wednesday, near Spencerville.
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
Vladdy Guerrero Jr. made the front page of The Globe and Mail this morning.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/47e1498...
#GiftLink #BlueJays #Canada
opinion Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s transformative playoff run gives him superstar status Cathal Kelly Cathal Kelly Published Yesterday Updated 2 hours ago
October 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
So, Pierre Poilieve is returning to Parliament. He received pretty close to what Damian Kurek received, 80%. Bonnie Critchley trounced the other parties but still just 10% of the vote.
Still "preliminary" but unlikely to change much.
#cdnpoli
Preliminary Results Click on the Close button with your spacebar if you no longer wish to consult the results in the following table. Voting Results for the electoral district of Battle River—Crowfoot Party Candidate Votes Percent of Votes Conservative Pierre Poilievre 40,548 80.4 % Independent Bonnie Critchley 5,013 9.9 % Liberal Darcy Spady 2,174 4.3 % NDP-New Democratic Party Katherine Swampy 1,050 2.1 % United Party of Canada (UP) Grant Abraham 773 1.5 % People's Party - PPC Jonathan Bridges 137 0.3 % Green Party Ashley MacDonald 116 0.2 % Libertarian Michael Harris 102 0.2 % Christian Heritage Party Jeff Willerton 91 0.2 %
August 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
The labour code section quoted by Minister Hajdu gives the power to order a return to work to "maintain or secure labour peace". Seems she severely misjudged this one (or just didn't care).
#cdnpoli #AirCanada #CUPE
www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/s...
August 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
Elections Canada says they'll accept any spelling that isn't ambiguous. So, P.P. should be enough - he's the only candidate with those initials.
www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/...
#cdnpoli
August 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
Six months in, one Canadian dead in custody (that we know of) and it's still "Take normal security precautions". Are they afraid of offending someone by saying "STAY AWAY"?

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July 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
Whether or not it was due to FPTP, this election was surprisingly proportional. Did some analysis based on the unofficial results:

#cdnpoli #elxn2025
Party Seats Percent Share Liberal 168 49.0% 168.07 Conservative 144 42.0% 144.06 NDP 7 2.0% 6.86 Green 1 0.3% 1.029 Bloc Quebecois 23 6.7% 22.981
April 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
There are more details on the web page - if you click on the Read More link: "a graduated wealth tax of 1% for wealth between $10 million and $50 million, 2% from $50 million to $100 million, and 3% for households with net worth over $100 million."
Raising revenue by taxing extreme wealth As a possible recession looms, New Democrats won’t leave working people to face it alone. We’ll deliver real support when Canadians need it most—and we’ll pay for it by making the ultra-wealthy and big corporations finally pay their fair share. We will maintain the capital gains inclusion rate changes which the Liberal government flip flopped on, and was opposed all along by the Conservatives. As the Minister of Finance said at the time, “only 0.13 per cent of Canadians—with an average annual income of $1.4 million—will be affected by this change in any given year. But millions more, especially younger Canadians, will benefit from it.” Income from flipping stocks should not be taxed at a lower rate than the wages earned by a nurse, a carpenter, a pipefitter, or a teacher. We will rebalance the tax system to ensure it values work as much as wealth. For those at the very top, super-rich multi-millionaires with over $10 million in wealth holdings, we will put in place a graduated wealth tax of 1% for wealth between $10 million and $50 million, 2% from $50 million to $100 million, and 3% for households with net worth over $100 million. We will put in place a 2% surtax on the most profitable corporations – those earning over $500 million in profits. We will take additional measures to tackle corporate tax avoidance, including instituting a 15% minimum tax on corporate book profits, ending tax agreements with known tax havens, requiring corporations to prove a genuine business reason for offshore accounts, and providing additional resources to the Canada Revenue Agency to step up enforcement.
April 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
It's actually in their Commitments. The only mention in the web page is "asking the ultra-wealthy and most profitable corporations to contribute their fair share." but their costing document (link at the end) promises a wealth tax on those making more than $10 million.
www.ndp.ca/campaign-com...
Lower taxes for families, not billionaires COMMITMENT 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 Basic personal amount 11,584 11,887 12,216 12,471 Canada Disability Benefit 1,061 1,370 1,508 1,632 Guaranteed Income Supplement 421 838 1,666 3,311 Capital gains changes outlined in Budget 2024 -1,019 0 0 0 Wealth tax on those with wealth above $10 million -22,755 -23,042 -23,591 -25,098
April 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
The #Conservative party is using it in their ads as well. This is #StephenHarper pitching his endorsement in one of their ads. Ruined my TV binge watching on Friday night!
#NeverPoilievre #cdnpoli #elxn2025
April 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
Don't split the vote.
Leila Dance took this seat in a close 2024 by-election. She's the best chance to keep it out of the Conservative fold.
338canada.com/46003e.htm
#NeverPoilieve #cdnpoli #elxn2025
NDP 41% Conservative 38% Liberal 20%
April 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
Don't split the vote
The incumbent Alistair MacGregor could use some help to keep this seat out of Conservative hands.
#NeverPoilieve #cdnpoli #elxn2025
Conservative 41% NDP 36% Liberal 18% Green 4%
April 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
Don't split the vote.
Conservatives could take this NDP seat in a four way race. Paul Manly is the best polling alternative here, and held this seat in 2019.
#NeverPoilieve #cdnpoli #elxn2025

338canada.com/59019e.htm
CPC 31% Green 27% NDP 21% Liberal 20%
April 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
Just saw an ad with #StephenHarper stumping for the #Conservative party. #PierrePoilieve is getting desperate. Let's hope it backfires.

#cdnpoli #elxn2025
April 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
Yup. They ran a full page ad in the #GlobeAndMail Saturday. All of the expected tripe:
- Support free enterprise (drop the Capital Gains Tax)
- Eliminate Red Tape (get rid of environmental oversight)
- Restore fiscal discipline ("austerity")
- Reform the tax system (lower taxes)
#cdnpoli #elxn2025
April 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
Sorry, this just popped into my head.
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February 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
sheamuspatt.bsky.social
I think @deadder.bsky.social 's cartoon caught that same Thelma and Louise vibe you talk about in your piece.

deadder.substack.com/p/trudeau-st...

#cdnpoli #PMJustinTrudeau
PM Justin Trudeau bailing out of a plane marked "Liberal Party" as it crashes nose first into the ground by deAdder
January 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM