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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · 2d

Caught the show here in Vancouver. All I can say is “GO!”. You will not be disappointed with this show.

Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · 2d

The weasel Poilievre continues to work against our national interests in favour of his own - continuing to offer zero solutions.

All you need from his “scathing” letter:

“Poilievre's letter didn't say what he would do differently from Carney and his negotiation team…”

#CDNpoli #neverpoiLiEvre

'No more losing,' Poilievre tells Carney in scathing letter ahead of PM's face-to-face with Trump | CBC News

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has penned a scathing letter to the prime minister ahead of his meeting with the U.S. president on Tuesday, saying Mark Carney has been a disappointment on the tra...

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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · 6d

I literally have to turn off CBC News every morning because Pierre Poilievre’s endless whining and victim-chasing press ops kill the vibe before my day even begins.

#CDNpoli #neverpoiLIEvre

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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Sep 7

I was up before the seals were today and took a daybreak stroll along the Stanley Park seawall.

This harbour seal gave me side eye.

#yvr #vancouver #stanleypark #harbourseals

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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Aug 26

Met some brilliantly entertaining Coronation Street cast this Sunday. Learned:

1) Don’t do an edible before meeting soap stars

2) Stop shaking hands like a pickpocket

3) Classy afternoons belong with Ayikipism

#CoronationStreet #Vancouver #BritishColumbia #CBC #Corrie #yvr

Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thank you @mtltoula.bsky.social & @cultmtl.com for exposing this. Voters who are typically undecided need reminding: after taking the easiest seat in the country, Poilievre shows he’ll never have the integrity to lead Canada. He serves himself, not you.

#CDNpoli #TransRightsAreHumanRights #NeverPP

Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · Aug 25

“Pierre Poilievre’s anti-trans agenda is shameful. Any aspiring prime minister should occupy their time protecting the rights and freedoms of all Canadians. Poilievre may not care who he hurts, but Canadians should call this transphobia out.”

An editorial by @mtltoula.bsky.social.

Pierre Poilievre doubles down on trans hate while pretending to champion 'free speech'

Parroting Donald Trump, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre is dishing trans hate to score cheap points with the anti-woke crowd.

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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Aug 22

Had an amazing time at Cyndi Lauper’s Farewell Tour in Vancouver last night. Nostalgia mixed with new appreciation for a true icon who still commands the stage. 🌈

#yvr #vancouver #CyndiLauper #FarewellTour #VancouverEvents #MusicIcons

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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Aug 20

Just one day after re-election, Poilievre is already back on the campaign trail—working for himself, not Canada.

Weasels will be weaseling.

#cdnpoli #Canada #Poilievre #neverpoiLIEvre

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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Aug 16

Vancouver was such a great show!

Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Aug 15

Love this tribute and excited to see the square on my next visit!

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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · Aug 14

“Never before has a Canadian politician shared so much disinformation unchecked. As Pierre Poilievre tries to weasel his way back into Parliament, our legacy media still refuses to call out his lies or question his ties to Canada Proud, who ran disinformation campaigns targeting our prime minister.”

Observations from Montreal

An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.

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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Aug 11

What a show last night from NIN in Vancouver!

#yvr #Vancouver #NIN #Canada #BritishColumbia @nin.com

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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Aug 8

It was another beautiful sunset on Vancouver’s English Bay last night. 🇨🇦

#yvr #Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Canada #EnglishBay #sunset

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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Aug 1

I’ve noticed the same change in my behaviour:

"Shopping this way makes me stop and think, 'Do I really need this?' It has encouraged me to take a step outside the consumer culture, and that is good for my bank account and for my mental/spiritual well-being."

#CDNpoli #ElbowsUp #CanadaStrong

'I won't back down': How and why Canadians are boycotting the U.S. | CBC News

We asked Canadians to tell us more about how and why they are boycotting U.S. goods and travel. Here's what you told us.

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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Jul 30

It was a gorgeous night in Vancouver with the moon shining over English Bay. 🇨🇦

#yvr #Vancouver #Canada #BritishColumbia #moonlight #summer

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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Jul 23

As we rally around Colbert’s unjust treatment by Trump & Paramount, don’t miss Alan Cumming’s guest-host turn on Kimmel. A masterclass in amplifying marginalized voices. Required viewing.

#2SLGBTQIA #MediaJustice #TransRights #AlanCumming #Kimmel #CDNpoli #Colbert

Guest Host Alan Cumming on Attacks Against the Trans Community & Bringing Kindness Back in America

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Jul 18

Moving day: chaos. Still haven’t sorted the bedroom, so crashing on the couch—but with this view of the West End, I’m not complaining.

Grateful for this city and the friends who helped make it home.

#YVR #Vancouver #WestEnd #Canada #MovingDay #Gratitude #CityViews

A view of Vancouver’s West End skyline at night capturing the city lights.

Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Jul 15

Agreed. If your job is to provide a critique and hold a government to account at least provide alternatives rather than “GOTCHA!” soundbites that hold no merit.

I think O’Toole is the only decent candidate they’ve run over 2 decades. We need to learn to debate politics and end this behaviour.

Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Jul 14

It costs over $600K/mo to keep an unelected person without security clearance, serving no purpose to Canadians and driven by their own self-interests housed in Stornoway.

Spare me the “holier than thou” routine.

#CDNpoli #neverpoiLIEvre #poilievre

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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Jul 14

Rewatching Extrapolations (Scott Z. Burns, Apple TV) and it’s chilling how accurately it foresaw the chaos we’re now living post-Trump 2.0.

What once felt like fiction is now a mirror.

Canada needs grown-up allies.

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#CDNpoli #ClimateCrisis #Trump #Extrapolations @mark-carney.bsky.social

Extrapolations — Official Trailer | Apple TV+

YouTube video by Apple TV

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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Jul 13

It’s becoming painfully clear: good people are being harmed—by America and its ‘gods’.

How many more must die before we say enough?

It’s time to turn our backs on their hate, their pulpits, and their silence permanently.

#CDNpoli #2SLGBTQIA #LGBTQ #TransLivesMatter #EndHate

Church doubles down after preacher encouraged prayers for LGBTQ deaths

A preacher from the Sure Foundation Baptist Church in Indianapolis said LGBTQ+ people "deserve the death penalty."

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · Jul 10

Meet the military trailblazer-turned-political candidate looking to take down Pierre Poilievre in the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection... #cdnpoli

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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Jul 9

This brought a grin to my face today:

"I think that we have something very unique here that we don't have anywhere else," said Dean Lucas, founder of Freedom Culinary Culture. "With our communities, we have so many stories."

#Canada #NovaScotia #CDNpoli #Halifax

'Something very unique': Halifax kiosk serves up African Nova Scotian heritage, culture | CBC News

Freedom Culinary Culture offers classic comfort dishes and a selection of goods by local African Nova Scotian artists.

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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Jul 1

I turn 49 on July 1 and the meaning of sharing a birthday with “Canada Day” has changed over my lifetime.

I started my learning with ‘21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act’ by Bob Joseph.

As you celebrate tomorrow, make a plan to learn:

#LandBack #CDNpoli #CanadaDay #Reconciliation

21 Things™ - Books by author Bob Joseph

Continue the journey started with the bestseller 21 Things®️ You May Not Know About the Indian Act and join the conversation.

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Todd Clarke 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @toddyvr.bsky.social · Jul 1

Frustrated after posting this article. Biden objected to the DST in 2022—this convo would happen under Harris too.

Implementing it now would stall talks with any admin. Carney didn’t hand Trump a win—we’re watching the move, not the game.

Let’s focus on policy, not caricatures.

#CDNpoli #DST

Canada rescinds digital services tax to advance trade discussions with the United States | CBC News

The federal government announced late Sunday evening it is rescinding the digital services tax, days after U.S. President Donald Trump demanded it gone and cut off Canada-U.S. trade negotiations.

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