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Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️

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Sustainability Practitioner, Solutions Journalist & Advocate of Peace ✌️ LEKWUNGEN/WSANEC territory ✌️ Musician 🎵 Human Geog, Env Studies & Psychology UVIC 🌍 🧠 Business Admin NAIT 💰 zacclavigne.wordpress.com & IG: zacczeep

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Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Dec 31

First post... exploring this platform... here we are ! Sharing this Earth + sharing some blogging of some (relatively) recent scholarly endeavours that I took the time to blog about ! Hope Matters. and so do you! Art and expression are essential to our humanity. Much love zacclavigne.wordpress.com

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Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · May 27

Say what you will about the Monarchy (obviously mixed reviews, we'll let the comments section roll on that one) but that throne speech was a serious power-move for Canada on the world stage. We won't be hearing about the 51st nonsense from Orange Man anytime soon.

Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · May 23

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Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Apr 30

Don't let the size of the colours on the map fool you! 50% of the population lives in greater Van, 7% in greater Vic, the rest is 43% of the population but the surface area is primarily trees and wildlife habitat. lol

Welcome to BC Geog 101

Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Apr 14

Clear day, cool shot. This image goes to show just how close Canada and the USA truly are, geographically, symbolically, and otherwise 🇨🇦 🇺🇸

Mt Baker, Washington State, USA, as viewed from Oak Bay, BC, Canada 😍

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Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Apr 14

Look at us Canadians, so rich in eggs we flaunt it with off-season Eggnog 🤣 🇨🇦 🥚

Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Mar 20

Insane: Canadian citizen from Van detained at US/Mex border for 19 days. Story goes into greater detail about ICE's recent detentions / deportations and shows evidence supporting the fact that ICE has detainee quotas they have to meet and, as a result, are detaining people left-right and center.

Canadian Woman One Of Many Chained & Held By U.S. Border Security To Meet 'Quotas'

YouTube video by The Rational National

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Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Mar 20

Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Mar 16

Wow I super appreciate you saying that. I am actually a freelance consultant with experience in social media mgmt and a robust education - open to interesting opportunities ! 😀

Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Mar 16

Video breakdown by the Rational National:

youtu.be/RnIJewQzVZ8?...

Liberal Party Sees WILD Surge In New Poll

YouTube video by The Rational National

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Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Mar 16

Primary source:

tinyurl.com/4u5rkhnn (Liberals Surge to between 42 and 49 Points, Ekos)

Liberals Surge to between 42 and 49 Points as Progressive Voters Rally Behind Carney

[Ottawa – March 13, 2025] Mark Carney’s landslide victory as Liberal leader on Sunday has propelled the party to 49.5 per cent – a record high in our 26 years of IVR tracking. Most of these g…

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Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Mar 16

New polling by EKOS (March 13, 2025) shows the Liberal Party has surged dramatically in all regions (even Alberta, lol) according to their likely voter model, and could be set to form a majority gov if current trends continue and the election is set to take place this spring: tinyurl.com/4u5rkhnn

New polling by EKOS' (March 13, 2025) shows the Liberal Party has surged dramatically across all regions (even Alberta, lol) according to their likely voter model, and could be set to form a majority gov if current trends continue and the election is called to take place this spring (most likely scenario).

Primary source:

https://tinyurl.com/4u5rkhnn (Liberals Surge to between 42 and 49 Points, Ekos)

Video breakdown by the Rational National:

https://youtu.be/RnIJewQzVZ8?si=csXlATRLiisZzZ3n

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Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Mar 12

Woop woop 🇨🇦

Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Mar 6

Here are a few actions you can take to Save the CBC !

Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · Mar 1

Want to help Save the CBC? Here are the things you can do RIGHT NOW to help the cause. We are a grassroots organization and we need individuals to contribute as a community!

Together we are stronger, so please take time to do these things and help Save the CBC!
Links: buff.ly/g6n31iJ

Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Mar 6

Here are a few action items you can take to help Save the CBC !

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · Feb 25

When Ontario Procurement Minister knocked on Ontario resident Lisa Crompton’s front door on Feb. 12, he might not have realized he was being recorded.

But he was, and Crompton shared the footage with me — footage that appears to show the MPP lying about the Greenbelt scandal.

Here’s what happened:

Ring doorbell footage: Ontario minister appears to lie about Greenbelt scandal

YouTube video by Rachel Gilmore

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Rhiannon Giddens @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social · Feb 26

I have decided to cancel my show at The Kennedy Center on May 11, 2025 and move it to The Anthem.

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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · Feb 23

We like you, Ian. And this is a big mistake. Never accept the framing from the enemy. And Trump is the enemy of Canada. @ianhanomansing.bsky.social

Tara M @taratrying.bsky.social · Feb 22

Anyone - correctly - furious can leave a comment here for the show:

What do you think of Trump's comments about Canada becoming the 51st state? | CBC Radio

Ian Hanomansing and Jeremy Hobson of NPR's The Middle co-host the special edition, taking calls from the both sides of the border.

www.cbc.ca

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Pamela Banting, PhD 🇨🇦 @pamelabanting.bsky.social · Feb 23

If the US were to want a king (abhorrent idea), Prince Harry already lives there and couldn’t possibly do a worse job than “Trusk.”

Michelle Cohen @docmcohen.medsky.social · Feb 23

CBC continuing to ask the unnecessary questions.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/k...

Donald Trump keeps talking about Canada as the 51st state. Why isn't King Charles saying something? | CBC News

Donald Trump's repeated comments about Canada becoming the 51st state have led some to wonder about the role of Canada's head of state as the U.S. president repeatedly casts his eyes and rhetoric nort...

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Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Feb 24

26 years running ! This will be my 13th working it :)

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Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Feb 21

Another amazing lineup from one of the world's best festivals !

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Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Feb 21

So pretty much anything that has "post" or "sun" in the title. Got it 👍

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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · Feb 9

Oct 2024; the McGill Center for Media, Tech, and Democracy published a national survey of Canadians on public service media titled "Do We Need the CBC?" - the public's answer is yes. You can find the full published study hyperlinked in this article: www.mediatechdemocracy.com/all-work/can...

National Survey: How Do Canadians Really Feel About the CBC? — Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy

Canadians Want to Reform and Grow the CBC — Not Cut It, National Survey Finds Oct. 23, 2024 The future of CBC/Radio Canada has become a fixture of political debate, but to what extent does the pa...

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Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Feb 19

Great comic

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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · Feb 19

Last week, we asked Canadians about their favorite spots to find inspiration! Here are some of our favorite responses - thanks to those who participated ❤️ 🇨🇦 🍁

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Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Feb 17

I've got so many eggs in my fridge right now, available to ship to American friends... 30% tariff may apply but we might be able to negotiate a deal if you ensure no chickens cross the border with bird flu.

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