2026-05-26 15:51:24
ooohhhhh it might be e-petition time!
#Canada #DemocracyNerd
ooohhhhh it might be e-petition time!
#Canada #DemocracyNerd
New Canadian citizenship law prompts interest from eager Americans
#USA #CANADA
https://www…
I learned that the Environment #Canada Weather Radio Service went offline on March 16th.
They're directing people toward their web site (which they do control) and their mobile app (where the distribution is controlled by American companies).
During COVID lockdowns, when we really had no idea what was going on, I had my weather radio set to alert on emergency broadcasts, and I considered…
"Once a climate leader, Canada is now doubling down on oil"
#Canada #FossilFuels #Energy #Climate …
The name *Eurovision* now makes as much sense as Major League Baseball's "World Champions". 🙄
#Eurovision #Canada
Are there any Canadian computer assemblers?
I’m looking for something like System76 or Framework (both US) or StarLabs (UK).
#canada #elbowsuptech
Guilbeault is quitting Liberal caucus and resigning!
This speaks volumes to what is happening inside Liberal caucus.
Carney has clearly completely lost the environmental and probably the social wing of that party.
Everyone else is happy to hang out with more Conservatives I guess.
I know this is extremely unlikely, but Guilbeault jumping to the NDP would be HUGE. I am sure @… has a call in on the off-chance.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #ClimateChange #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/guilbeault-resigning-as-mp-9.7212835
#Canada is trying to increase #exports while reducing #immigration. That's a contradiction.
"Migrant networks reduce information and trust barriers,
making it easier for firms t…
"How PFAS regulation cut toxic chemical levels in Canadian wildlife"
#Canada #PFAS #ForeverChemicals
FYI: CIBC banking is offline currently?
#canada #CIBC #networkoutage
I recognize that this is not a *new* idea, but it occurred to me that if Google wanted to start pushing “51st State" propaganda (or any other disgusting ideas) to a whole generation of children in #Canada , we don't really have a viable alternative to Google Classroom and Chromebooks.
This is why I think data/technology sovereignty is so important, but from what I can tell it's not e…
We need to build support for Digital Sovereignty in Canada!
#canada #canpoli #digitalSovereignty
https://www.techpolicy.press/almost-two-thirds-of-europeans-back-replacing-us-tech-poll-finds/
I legit thought this was an April Fools joke when I saw it yesterday. Apparently not! :D
Service!? Imagine! : )
#Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/11754737/canada-passport-processing-times-30-days-or-free/
Hey Canadian Bluesky users!
Getting uncomfortable with Bluesky’s inevitable decline into USA corporate, private-equity, control?
Now is the time to come over to the Canadian Social Web.
It is free, open, community driven, and growing fast.
There is a handy directory of Canadian spaces at TheSocialWeb.ca.
And don’t worry, you can even bridge over to Bluesky from your Canadian account so you're not out of the loop.
#deshitification
#socialweb #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Bluesky #OpenSocialWeb #EndCorporateControl
census done!
we got the short form 😢 maybe next time! 😆
#canada #canPoli #census2026
Neil DeGrasse Tyson is a global treasure. Watching his interview with the CBC in relation first to the significance of the Canadian on the Artemis II and on the mission in general is really a delight.
A truly masterful communicator.
His section starts at 4:35
#Canada #Space #ArtemisII
I'm a dork but I love Census time!
We apparently just got our Census envelope at the door! I hope we get to do the Long Form! WEeeeeee!
I was trying to explain this to my kids last night and they weren't having it.
#canada #canPoli #census2026
Amongst the many overt protests, there are a few subtle USA protests happening in Canada... and there is one subtle one in particular, or at least it feels that way, at its most important and influential fast food chain.
Tim Hortons.
Have you noticed?
Have you seen the commemorative timbits, the buckets and cups?
There are flags for Team Canada, Mexico, Italy, France, Brazil….
no USA flags. none..
It makes me smile.
The Tim Hortons corporation may not be a fully “Canadian” company (RBI is headquartered in Toronto and Florida, and 1/3 owned by Brazil's 3G), but they are "on the ball" enough to understand the Canadian zeitgeist.
USA? You don't exist.
#FIFA #Canada #USA #Mexico #FifaWorldCup2026 #boycott #TheAmericanFascist
“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here, this is the war room!”
It might be time for another viewing of that wonderful pic…
#DrStrangelove #Canada #USA #CanPoli #CdnPoli #NATO #NORAD #CAF
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/u-s-pulls-out-defence-board-canada-9.7206489
Feeling good that @… (red jacket) and my MP Gord Johns (orange tie) are right there behind @….
This is a good speech. Including parts in French delivered with confidence and passion.
There are so many quotes I have wanted to share as he spoke but couldn’t pick one!
How about:
“When Israel commits a genocide in Gaza.”
Yes!
“An economy for the many, not the money”
#ndp #canada #socialism
“Statistics Canada says the top 20 per cent of the wealth distribution accounted for 65.7 per cent of Canada’s total net worth at the end of 2025, averaging $3.5 million per household.
In contrast, the bottom 40 per cent of the wealth distribution held three per cent of Canada’s net worth, averaging $81,650 per household.”
I am in neither of these brackets which I guess means I am firmly ‘middle class’, but guys, it's still bloody hard. Way harder than it should be.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #WealthInequality #Affordability #Canada
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/04/13/statistics-canada-reports-wealth-and-income-gaps-grew-in-2025
🚨FAKE MAPLE SYRUP SCANDAL GROWING IN CANADA🚨
#canada #quebec #ontario #maplesyrup
This 10 minute “forward guidance” message is worth watching from Carney. It is mostly, but not all, the same talking points. He continues to make suggestions that Canada is moving as quickly as possible from USA trade and other links. There is some strong 1812 symbolism and nationalism toward the end. The video is reminiscent of the pandemic messages from Trudeau but with less immediate emergency and more political re-packaging of previous announcements.
I would give it a B based on a solid message, but still lacking a lot of clarity and concrete, identifiable and accountable actions.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #markCarney #usa #TheAmericanFascist #canada #
We're nearing 400 signatures on the House Petition to restore Environment Canada! You can sign here!
The issue is also starting to get press! I sent an email to the reporter behind this story yesterday telling him about the petition.
"‘It’s a little troubling’: Environment Canada cuts to radar research team puts public at risk, experts say”
News story: #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #CarneyRestoreECCC #e7465
It’s time Canada starts building its own sovereign tech software. From operating systems to text editors. Education CMS’s to mobile apps.
Trump and AI needs to mark the end of American domination of all things computer software.
That needs to start at colleges and universities.
#canada #digitalSovereignty #AI #CMS #HigherEd
And this, by the Ontario Appeals Court is also good!
Disgusting asshole.
#IntimatePartnerViolence #DomesticAbuse #Women #Safety #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Canada
It appears that @avilewis is the only Canadian political leader speaking out against Carney's anti-future plans.
#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #endFossilFuels
Before today's match, good preview/interview with Canada Coach Jesse Marsch. Talks about the team, about him as an American (and “51st state”), about luck and superstition and winning.
“I'm honoured to be their coach for this country”
#CanMNT #WorldCup #WorldCup2026 #Canada #FIFA
very glad we have Jeremy Hansen on the Artemis II mission. He is a wonderful representative for Canada. Just had some really great words of wisdom for a young First Nations boy which boiled down to listening to the wisdom of his elders and the benefit of their perspective in the world.
It really does seem like a great batch of humans up there.
#canada #artemisII #nasa #humanity
Wow. This is a good result!
"In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has created a new tort of intimate partner violence that will allow people to sue for damages when they have been subject to abuse in a relationship.
"Intimate partner violence is a pernicious social ill deserving of the full attention of the law," the summary of the majority judgement says in defining intimate partner violence.
"Best understood, it is not confined to conduct that inflicts physical or psychological injury, but includes all abusive conduct by which one intimate partner coerces and controls the other, thus depriving them of their autonomy.””
#IntimatePartnerViolence #DomesticAbuse #Women #Safety #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/supreme-court-intimate-partner-violence-9.7197896
So the Canadian government is cracking down on anti-semitism (CBC: #israel #palestine #canada #cdnpoli #canpoli
Hat tricks in the #fifaworldcup2026
Messi 🇦🇷
David 🇨🇦
#canada
There is a summit happening in Barcelona, Spain this weekend hosted by PM Sanchez titled "IV In Defense of Democracy". He is hosting leaders of 15 counties including Mexico's Sheinbaum, Brazil's Lula, and South Africa.
They are countering the "illiberal forces" building in the world with a force for democratic values.
No, Carney is not there.
#ElbowsWhatever #canada #canpoli #cdnpoli #democracy #progressive
Good to see this kind of reporting in Canada!
"A new report calls the market for cloud computing in Canada "broken" and warns that domestic alternatives to U.S. tech giants could still leave Canadians trapped in "maplewashed dependencies" unless providers are required to be compatible”
#DigitalSovereignty #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Cloud
I support the voice(s) in the Canadian wilderness... near to Carney's birthplace!
#ProportionalRepresentation #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Yellowknife #NWT
https://cabinradio.ca/286842/news/politics/yellowknife-calls-on-ottawa-to-introduce-proportional-representation/
"As the Trump administration consolidates its anti-democratic control over America, Congressional and Senate Democrats have united to ask the nation of Canada if they could handle it instead."
#micdrop #beaverton
#usa #canada #democrats #theAmericanFascist
Oh great... so we're going to privatize or sell 'equity' in our airports to private interests so that we can spend the 'proceeds’ on... let me guess... fossil fuel projects.
The more this government digs in, the more it looks like the worst Brian Mulroney Stephen Harper mashup.
@avilewis and the NDP need to be relentlessly loud in their opposition to this and presenting of socially progressive alternatives.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Canada #Airports #Transportation #EndFossilFuels
The daughter @… came home last night from a semester in Cork, Ireland and she is trying to deal with the fact that it is literally double the temperature today — at 26.6°C — of anything she experienced in the green vistas of windy and misty southern Ireland. 🇮🇪 ☔️ 🍀
(These are firmly first world problems, but her confusion and pale skin is funny nonetheless especially considering Vancouver Island is the “rainy” place of Canada )
#weather #ireland #canada #portalberni
really happy to see nearly 200 signatures on the petition to the Government of Canada to restore the services cut from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Science, research, and emergency preparedness should not be at the whim of political winds.
If you haven't already, head over to ourcommons.ca, click Petitions, and look for Petition e-7465.
SIgn, and please post and share the link as well!
Thank you!
#e7465 #CarneyRestoreECCC #ECCC #Weather #ClimateChange #Canada
I have a problem with the House of Commons floor crossers, as I think most people do.
But I havent been able to come up with a more palatable alternative or at least a different scenario.
The biggest problem, for me, is the act of poaching. The trickle of MPs.
It gives the impression, falsely or not, that these people needed just a little more time, a little more convincing, a little more... ? to eventually turn on their constituent's choice of party.
What would be more pallatable? How about a group? Rather than a trickle.
People tallk, it is naïve to think it isn't known between individuals who may be thinking of leaving or switching parties.
So if there is more than one with that thought I think it would be better for our democracy if those MPs banded together and made their concerns known privately in their caucus first, then if nothing changes, they communicate to others including the public, and make it clear this is something that could happen en masse.
Then at least it takes away the transactional nature of it and frames it more as a democratic choice, informed by whatever situation is happening and done for the benefit of constituents and Canadians.
How does this change get made? Unfortunately that's the hard part. It would be hard or maybe inappropriate to "legislate".
It would need to be an expectation, a habit, a "norm".
It could happen. Though today, politicians following "norms" seems to be a little out of vogue.
#canPoli #cdnpoli #canada #democracy #houseofcommons
https://halifax.citynews.ca/video/2026/04/13/floor-crossing-raises-questions-on-canadian-voting-stability/
On a positive note. It is nice to see a diversity of women continuing to be a strong part of the Liberal Party caucus of MPs.
All three MPs elected in the by-elections on Monday were women, two POC including Doly Begum who was previously an Ontario NDP MPP and deputy leader of that party.
#Canada #representation #POC #CanPoli #CdnPoli #LPC #NDP
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7164457
BC's strategy was doomed to fail because, like nearly every government program in BC and Canada, there is a deep reluctance to increase spending and taxation to create actual capacity and capability in government.
The BC Government thought they could just decriminalize a few drugs and maybe put in some ‘targeted' funding here and there that would eventually shift to the private or charity sector.
It was never going to work. This was not a failure of the Portugal method in BC, it was an unwillingness to actually implement everything Portugal did to have success.
"Portugal’s drug strategy paired decriminalization with a massive, coordinated investment in treatment, housing, and social support, whereas B.C.’s decriminalization came without enough detox beds, long-term treatment, supportive housing, mental health services or follow-up care, leaving major gaps in its response. “Portugal had politicians and thought leaders who recognized the issue and that the response wasn’t just to decriminalize, but also to provide increased support,” said Pauly.”
#BCPoli #Drugs #Decriminilization #Canada #Homelessness #CanPoli #CdnPoli
Anyone with an objective bone in their body could see that the Ostrich ‘issue' was a conjob and a grift. But CBC went for the literal receipts.
"Angela Rasmussen, an avian flu virologist at the University of Saskatchewan, reviewed journalists' findings and dismissed claims the farm was engaged in any groundbreaking research.
"I think calling it scientific work is quite generous," she told fifth estate co-host Mark Kelley. "I call it a scam.””
#RightWing #Grifters #Canada #Fake #Ostrich #Edgewood #BCPoli #CanPoli #CdnPoli #CBC
Devastating cowardice and both-sides-ism from our Prime Minister. Chamberlain-esque naïveté.
“Carney urges 'all parties' in Iran war not to target civilian infrastructure amid Trump threats
Prime minister stands by earlier support for U.S. and Israel's attacks on Iran”
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Canada #LiberalParty
It's very interesting indeed to see Carney standing beside Macron at this "major EU summit”.
#EU #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/5/4/armenia-hosts-major-eu-summits-in-pivot-away-from-russia?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
“Wang Chuanfu, BYD’s CEO, barely slept for weeks. Three passengers, all in their twenties. His chemistry. His cell. His company’s name on the casing. He had not built it to kill anyone, but it had. He pulled his engineers together with one question: What is the mechanism by which this cell fails, and how do we make that physically impossible”
Someone needs to get this article in front of Mark Carney and Doug Ford and then the stupid limits on Chinese cars need to be eliminated so Canada can start building these things immediately.
This is the future.
China is leading that future and we need to come to terms with it and use our influence to make it, and them, better.
#climateEmergency #climatechange #byd #china #canada #canpoli
A former Supreme Court Justice, UN Human Rights Commissioner, and War Crimes Tribunal participant is a strong pick for Governor General.
Louise Arbour is to be named Vice-Regal by Prime Minister Carney, replacing Mary Simon after her 5 year term.
I know Mary Simon attracted legitimate criticism for not being fluent in both official languages. But she was fluent in her own Indigenous language (Inuk), and that in itself was very powerful. She brought her lived experience as an Inuk elder and stateswoman from the remote Arctic shores of Québec to the highest office of the land. She did her job with honour and respect and I believe that is how she should be remembered.
I hope when the next Indigenous GG is appointed, that they are fluent in English, French and their own language... or even better... that it is less of a controversy because we are all more secure in our individualities within Canada.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #canada #governorgeneral #ConstitutionalMonarchy #commenwealth
Only 4-0 and no hat trick, but not bad by the Spanish side. The inevitable Spain-Canada final should be a close one!
Vamos España! Go Canada!
#spain #fifaworldcup2026 #canada #españa #saudiarabia
Bonjour, Merci.👋
Don’t let “la porte” hit you in “le ass” on your way out.
#aircanada #laguardia #francais #french #canada #canpoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/air-canada-ceo-michael-rousseau-retires-9.7146886
Canadian DND deploying anti-drone defenses in and around naval bases, airbases and overseas deployments.
The new-era of warfare and defense has come.
#Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Drone
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/drones-attack-military-bases-legislation-9.7188515
Cameron Whitcomb! From #portalberni
Breakthrough Artist of the Year!
#music #junos #canada
Alberta Senator @… delivered an excellent speech warning of the harms of online censorship, moral panic, book bans, and the problems with bans and age verifications as Senate Bill S-209 moves from the Senate to the House of Commons.
Thank you Senator! I could not agree more!
#OnlineHarms #AgeVerification #CanPoli #CdnPoli #SoberFirstThought #Canada #Censorship #BookBan #Alberta #ABPoli #DanielleSmith
It is legitimately exciting that 4 humans might start on a journey around the Moon today!
Godspeed to all of them but especially The Big Unit* Canadian Jeremy Hansen!!
(*my unofficial nickname. the dude is huge, how does he even fit in the capsule!)
#NASA #ArtemisII #Space #Moon #Canada
Lost a bit in the hubbub about Labour losing massively to the Reform UK is this little tidbit:
Wales is using a new proportional representation model!
There are 96 seats in the devolved parliament (Senedd).
There are 16 new constituencies created with six members each.
The 96 seats are allocated by share of the votes for a party, or by votes for an independent candidate.
Scotland already uses a mixed Constituency and Regional member system to get proportional representation in their parliament.
In England these votes are purely municipal/council/mayoral races. I'm not sure if they're proportional, ranked FPTP, or what.
And yet here we are in Canada, too afraid to change to a more democratic system.
#CanPoli #Canada #UK #CouncilElections #CdnPoli #ProportionalRepresentation #Wales #Scotland #England #Democracy
France is planning to:
exit coal by 2030
oil by 2045
natural gas by 2050.
Done. End. Finished. C'est fini.
The fossil fuel industry is a dead end!!
#EndFossilFuels #Canada #CanPoli #France #CdnPoli #ClimateEmergency
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/france-unveils-fossil-fuel-exit-plan-at-colombia-climate-summit?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NzQ3Nzc2NCwiZXhwIjoxNzc4MDgyNTY0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURTlHNEtLSVAzTFUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwQzg4NkY0NTI0NzY0RUE0OEY2QTk4RTk1NDc5RTI2NSJ9.YyRRvfA43ONKCIANNWIpdeGW7PHIn6WfgK7HGnk2NsU
Finally! Some not-conflicted adults looking at the privacy concerns of LLM bots just slurping up your data without regulation or permission.
“OpenAI did not respect Canadian privacy laws when it trained its immensely popular ChatGPT tool, resulting in the collection and use of sensitive personal information, according to a joint investigation.
The federal privacy commissioner and his counterparts in Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta outlined their findings Wednesday morning into ChatGPT— a chatbot that generates conversational, human-like responses when users type in questions or tasks.
The privacy watchdogs' launched their probe in 2023 following a complaint that the company unlawfully collected, used and disclosed personal information without consent. "
#OpenAI #ChatGPT #LLM #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Privacy
*chokes*
BAAAHAAAHAHAHAAAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAH
*GASP*
AHHAAHHHAAAAAA
*GASP*
*closes window*
#FIFA #FIFAWorldCup #Canada #USA #Mexico #Affordability #CNMT
It was good, last year, when we booed the heck out of the US National Anthem. I think everyone understood what exactly people were booing. It wasn't the citizens or our many friends and family in the USA, it was the person driving us apart.
So this beautiful singing of the Canadian anthem by Buffalo fans this week before a game that didn't even feature a Canadian team is special, because it's Americans saying they still love and respect us, their friends.
The feeling is mutual.
Miss you, Americans.
#USA #Canada #NHL #CanPoli #USAPoli #Hockey #HNOM
Keeping up with the Canadian pace. 🤣
Olé
#spain #fifaworldcup2026 #canada #españa #saudiarabia
If #spain keeps the pressure on like this they could definitely be up 6-0 by the end of the match.
🤣 🇪🇸 🇨🇦
#fifaworldcup2026 #canada #españa #saudiarabia
Halftime!? Sangria Time!!
omg. The 24hr marinade works every time.
So good. Don’t mind the confusing glassware. 😝 🍷
#spain #fifaworldcup2026 #canada #españa #saudiarabia
““The reason that we want to help spread the word is two-fold,” said Amy Miller.
“People are interested in coming here to work in health care. Obviously, we’re so grateful to be here. But I want the community here to know that it’s working and to continue with that momentum. And I want to let people in the States know that this is an option, that it’s a real option.”
#BCPoli #BC #HealthCare #HealthCareInfusion #Canada #USA #TheAmericanFascist #Immigration
Anyone know of this is accurate?
I have been told in the past that one big thing tying Canada to continuing, and expanding, oil production is because of terms in NAFTA (now USMCA) that essentially say every drop of oil must continue until the customer deems otherwise.
If Trump has essentially broken large parts of CUSMA AND has said openly he believes it should end then…
Outside of its own needs, is Canada under any obligation to continue exporting/importing oil and gas products to/from the USA?
Could the end of CUSMA give Canadian climate activists the first real chance to push for reductions in absolute fossil fuel production and a true transition for fossil fuel workers in the industry!?
#canada #canpoli #cdnpoli #climatechange #climatecatastrophe #endfossilfuels #usa #theAmericanFascist #NAFTA #USMCA
If the world wasn't so full of greedy, idiotic, assholes we could have ultra high speed zero-emission electric trains connecting North America and Asia and we wouldn't need to pollute the skies or the seas.
🤝
We probably burn more fuel in a day with all the air traffic in the world than it would take to build the entire railway from Prince George or Edmonton through Fairbanks, across the Bering Sea/Land Bridge and on to Yakutsk, Moscow, and Beijing.
It's such a shame, you know?
#Rail #theWorld #Canada #USA #Alaska #Siberia #Russia #Ukraine #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels #HighSpeed
And no, I'm not the only one who has ever thought about it....
But as the #Rail #theWorld #Canada #USA #Alaska #Siberia #Russia #Ukraine #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels #HighSpeed
I am glad that the Qatar player, Assim Madibo, who broke Koné’s leg, sought out Kone immediately in the dressing room to apologize before Kone was taken to hospital.
He seemed genuinely distraught and upset after the tackle.
Some of the people on the Qatar bench need a good slap for their reactions... but on the whole, Madibo reacted in the right way, and that goes a long way to making what happened truly a tragic accident that can happen at any time in professional sports.
I wish Madibo well, and I hope Koné's recovery can be as quick, and complete as possible over the next few months.
And of course, I hope this gives Canada at least some added motivation and drive to get to the knockout stage and really make some noise in this thing!
#Canada #Qatar #Soccer #FIFAWorldCup2026 #Vancouver #Kone #Madibo
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2026/06/18/qatar-apologizes-ismael-kone-injury-broken-leg-world-cup/90616232007/