Unrepentant Maritimer. Author & editor, long time journo. User of hydronyms. Canada now and forever! #Habs #Jays

Halifax, N.S., Canada
Joined March 2009
In one day, two politicians - Bolsonaro in Brazil and Vucic in Serbia - with ties to Trump and his family have lost surprise elections, thanks to high turnout. The rise of the international far-right is not inevitable.
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Call me skeptical. Why not gold from mercury or lead?
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Unless turnout rates end up quite a bit higher on these questions, people will debate how much of a mandate was conferred on the provincial government on questions 1-9. eg 600,000 votes = 19% of 3.1 Million eligible voters
L’Alberta a voté OUI à huit des neuf autres questions. La démarche albertaine a toujours été autonomiste, jamais indépendantiste.
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For those complaining that CAF isn't giving specific info about exactly what caused the explosion @ Wainwright, you might consider the possibility that everyone who knows exactly what happened are dead or too hurt to explain it.
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I spent time at CFB Wainwright back in 2012, working on an army exercise. I waw that military training is inherently dangerous. Wainwright is a training base. This tragedy reminds us that serving Canada comes with a price and we should all be thankful to those who serve.
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Hey @fuboTV No play by play on the Arsenal-Forest game feed, crowd noise only.
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Oops... somebody hasn't been paying their monthly cut of profits into maga inc. No juice for the boss & you're gonna have problems.
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Odd that a story like this should appear only in foreign media. I've been waiting for Canadian MSM to explore how CF veterans feel about the contempt in which they are held by the Trump admin. Good to see someone's done the work. theguardian.com/us-news/2026…
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The $72b Emera-Canadian Utilities deal, is by FAR the largest such deal in Cdn history. Emera's a former NS crown asset, sold off in 1992. Taxpayers in NS don't get dividends, more's the pity. Company still trying to unscramble a massive cyber attack from 2025.
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Molasses: the sticky substance (Toronto Star) @secondmentions
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This is one of the least mind boggling and most easily believable charts of the last two years. The US government is deliberately repelling visitors, starting with the Canadians.
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” semafor.com/article/09/29/20…
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More than 400 personnel from 11 NATO Nations are training across Greenland as part of Exercise #ArcticShield and #ArcticSentry. This includes Canadian Arctic specialists, sharing their operational knowledge with Allies. ❄️🍁 ⤵️
Ready for the Arctic 🧊 More than 400 personnel from 11 NATO nations are training across Greenland, bringing Allied forces together on land, at sea and in the air to strengthen their ability to operate in demanding Arctic conditions ↓ 🔗 jfcnorfolk.nato.int/activity…
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Mark Carney has denounced this act of racist mob intimidation. No word yet from @PierrePoilievre, though. How very odd. Total head-scratcher. I mean, he's pretty trigger-happy when it comes to excoriating pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Priorities. cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…
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Tr*mp is right about oil prices coming down after the U.S. midterms. He knows the Dems are going to take Congress and tie him to the swivel chair of his Bribe Jet with duct tape, bring in the adults and sort something out. But many messy weeks are still ahead.
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Hey folks, here's a new piece from our colleague Graham Day over at our Substack. It's on reform and confidence building in the security sector. Follow us for more from the Spirit of Lester Pearson. grassrootspeacekeeping.subst…
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Dan Leger retweeted
A BC judge said the DEA operated illegally in Canada despite knowing the rules. She called the conduct "egregious" and threw out an extradition case against a Canadian and alleged drug smuggler. My latest: vancouversun.com/news/crime/…
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If you walk the dog, clean your room and believe in fairy tales, I will give each and every one of you a shiny new quarter to spend on whatever you want!
Trump: "Only I can make this promise to you: If the Republicans win the House and Senate, I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000"
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Kind of a crap take. If this "sr. prov. rep" wants so badly to undermine the federal position, he should use his own name. Seems to be obviously from the AB/Dani Smith camp. Kind of cowardly to say the least and offering anonymity undermines the impact of the piece itself.
A senior Canadian trade source said that Prime Minister Mark Carney must explain to Canadians why he pulled the country out of negotiations with the Americans as the White House moves forward with bans on certain Canadian imports #cdnpoli ipolitics.ca/2026/09/09/hows…
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POV: You’re at the North Pole and somehow there’s a Canadian hockey game happening. 🏒❄️🎅 Our crew aboard the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent made it all the way to the top of the world, with a little time for hockey and a visit from Santa.
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