Tootfinder

I always wonder, do the people in power not appreciate their own communications being secure against surveillance? Or do they think they're somehow going to get the secret not-backfires option?
#canpoli #c22

Perhaps those "skeptics", like the "climate skeptics" we have also endured over 20 years, weren't actually "skeptical" at all. They were just fossil fuel industry talking heads and plants, paid or brain washed or both to ensure Fossil Fuels were never without a cheerleader.
"A new large‑scale UK dataset suggests EV batteries are holding up far better than many skeptics expected."
#enfossilfuels #climateEmergency #bcpoli #canpoli https://electrek.co/2026/02/18/most-ev-batteries-outlast-their-cars-real-world-data-shows/

Wow, this chart is wild!! Also, UK Ministers are dropping like flies, which means Starmer is going to be gone soon.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Democracy
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c1e2n923v1lt

To be honest, this doesn't sound like a horrible way to govern.
No political parties, but house and senate approval needed to pass anything.
#CanPoli

This is essential reading for every single British Columbian, and by extension Canadian.
#bcpoli #dripa #FirstNations #canpoli #cdnpoli
https://dripafacts.ca/en/

An interesting interview with a former Canadian General on his recent visit to Ukraine and his impressions of the current state of the #russiaUkraineWar
“ Many Ukrainians argue that Western support has often arrived too slowly. Looking back over the past four years, do you think allies have fully adapted to the realities of this war?
In Canada’s case, I would say no. The support was well-intentioned, but often politicized and disconnected from battlefield realities. Too much emphasis was placed on being seen to provide aid, rather than on delivering capabilities quickly and effectively.”
#canpoli #cdnpoli
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4132767-lieutenantgeneral-retd-christopher-coates-former-commander-of-canadian-joint-operations-command.html

Yay Census! Hopefully the government doesn't immediately post unanonymized data an open S3 bucket!
#canpoli #census2026

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/

RE: #canpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli

If I ever ran for office, I'd run on a single issue, government transparency.
Unless it was super duper top secret, every single gov't decision must be automatically and immediately posted to public page/site that had a RSS/Fediverse feed.
Governments are FOR the people BY the people, give us the info!
Let us deal w/ the firehose of information, we can take it!
#CanPoli

should have denied landing rights to the fighter jets of the illegal war machine….
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #IranUSAIsraelWar

“Elbows Up Carney” now deploying a kneel-and-kiss strategy.
“CTV News
48m ago
Carney says Canada open to deeper integration with U.S. ahead of CUSMA review”
#canpoli #cdnpoli #carney

RE: #canpoli #cdnpoli

RE: #bcpoli #canpoli

The clock is ticking…
The question I have, who will replace him (long term?)
#Poillievre #CanPoli #CdnPoli #CPC
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-mps-poilievre-9.7164795

It appears that @avilewis is the only Canadian political leader speaking out against Carney's anti-future plans.
#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #endFossilFuels

census done!
we got the short form 😢 maybe next time! 😆
#canada #canPoli #census2026

Why are conservative parties not only always deeply corrupt and often doing illegal things... but also traitorous?
The UCP, "Centurion Project" and "Republican Party of Alberta" are all so tainted with this scandal that Jason Kenney... yes Jason Kenney... is playing the victim.
I feel bad for Albertans, but they've also brought a lot of it on themselves by voting these bozos in time and time again.
#ABpoli #CanPoli #CdnPoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/elections-alberta-voter-data-centurion-project-ndp-ucp-9.7189167

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

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/

There is something darkly poetic about the Straits of Hormuz opening on the same day Japan coins a new official word -- “kokushobi” -- to describe extreme hot weather days.
#EndFossilFuels #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Japan #USA #Iran #IranUSAIsraelWar #Israel #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Oil #Gas

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

And this, by the Ontario Appeals Court is also good!
Disgusting asshole.
#IntimatePartnerViolence #DomesticAbuse #Women #Safety #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Canada

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

In Canada, passengers are the regulators because Government is bought by lobbyists.
“In the absence of stronger regulation, Lukšcs says passengers who are told their flights are cancelled due to a maintenance issue should press airlines for specifics — outlined on his website — including which aircraft was originally assigned, whether it was swapped and when any mechanical issues were identified and fixed.
Because, he says, there's a fundamental issue at play.
"We cannot really trust what the airlines are telling us as passengers."”
#canpoli #cdnpoli

The Liberals investment vehicle is not a Sovereign Wealth Fund.
that's all I feel like saying about it mostly because it's so deeply disappointing.
Always.
It's always so disappointing.
This is why Trump happened.
I am glad at least that we have a true anti-Trump option in @… unlike the USA.
He won't get sabotaged by his own party like Bernie. (Or to a lesser extent Clinton, and Harris)
#canpoli #cdnpoli

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/

Can I just say I hate that "Canada Strong" has gone from political pitch to clumsy two-worded adjective?
Quoteth the Prime Minister:
""If you have a bit of extra money, we'll make it easy for you to invest in the fund to help build Canada strong for all,".
Aaauuuggghhh
Just use regular words.
Also, naming your Sovereign Wealth Fund after your own partisan nomenclature is a great way to ensure it doesn't live past the current political party in power.
Not everything has to be a slogan!
#CanPoli #CdnPoli

these two major fires happened nine days apart. Either one could have come into town with the right conditions. We are having a community meeting on Wednesday to go over what happened last year. It's going to be interesting and probably pretty emotional. Rightly so.
I honestly think a big reason why most of the Liberal Party just doesn't get it is because they are centered in urban and sub urban Ontario and don't have to worry about their homes burning down every year.
And allow me to just stop you right there before you say this is normal for our neck of the woods.
Fires? sure. Fires that threaten towns on Vancouver Island. No. Never. Not in my lifetime. Nor anyone elses.
#cdnpoli #canpoli #climateEmergency #wildfire #climateChaos #endfossilfuels

Question for Carney supporters.
When my house burns down in a climate change- accelerated fire, will I be allowed to vote for someone other than the Liberals without the "but you'll just elect a Conservative" or "but the economy" bullshit?
I await your permission. 🙏
P.S. And this is not a rhetorical question, we have had 3 major fires within 20km of our home in the past 3 years. We have been protected by geography, BCWildfire, and luck.
#cdnpoli #canpoli #climateEmergency #wildfire #climateChaos #endfossilfuels

RE: #CanPoli #CdnPoli

“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

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

Good to see the NDP in second with 18.9% of the vote in one of the by-elections last night.
The polarization between the Bloc and Liberals in Terrebonne is pretty stunning but at least there was a clear winner this time! The CPC got just 3% and the other three barely added up to 1% there!
The Toronto ridings were at least a little more spread out, but both remain solid Liberal seats with more than 60% of the vote.
I don’t like how the Liberals gained their majority, a first in Canadian history… but that’s the hand we are dealt. Time to work at it.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #ndp #lpc #cpc #bloc #gpc #ppc

So Rogers, the NHL, and the CBC have officially killed Hockey Night in Canada after 75 consecutive years.
If you want Hockey on Saturday night, you need to buy a Rogers Sportsnet subscription... so they can afford their billion dollar deal with the NHL I guess?
Not even the USA is this ridiculously corporate in their TV/sports broadcasting.
Remember that time Carney said he loved the CBC and would invest in it? Hahhahahah... deflection!
#CanPoli #Hockey #HNIC #canPoli #CarneyCons #LiberalPartyofCanada
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/cbc-nhl-hockey-night-in-canada-ends-9.7236977

For the love of god, we've had transcription software for decades that will take your spoken words and transcribe them without trying to add in other stuff. Yes, sometimes they get the words wrong, but at least they're not hallucinating about topics they are not designed to understand or opine about.
#AI #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Medical #HealthCare #Doctors #AIHallucinations

“Transcripts created by 12 of the 20 programs contained incorrect information like capturing a different drug than was prescribed by the doctor.”
12 of 20 is a 60% failure rate.
Seventeen of the 20 systems missed key details about patients’ mental health issues. “
17 of 20 is a 85% failure rate.
THESE SYSTEMS ARE NOWHERE CLOSE TO ACCURATE AND SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR HEALTH MATTERS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT IS IMPORTANT.
#AI #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Medical #HealthCare #Doctors #AIHallucinations

RE: #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Food #Affordability #NDP #Canada #SurveillancePricing

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

*Right underneath* the massive headline from the Auditor General of Ontario warning of AI ‘hallucinations' in medical AI transcripts used by Ontario doctors, there is another article with the headline
“Artificial Intelligence shows promise in emergency room diagnosis”
NO! There is not promise. There are CLEAR DANGERS being pointed out by responsible adults.
"“Inaccuracies in medical notes generated by AI scribe systems could potentially result in inadequate or harmful treatment plans that may potentially impact patient health outcomes,” the auditor’s report said.”
Auditor General story: #AI #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Medical #HealthCare #Doctors #AIHallucinations

“don't invade us because now we put a cap on EVs our citizens can afford... i thought you'd like that”
Carney to Trump on EVs apparently.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #TheAmericanFascist #EndFossilFuels #AffordabilityCrisis
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-trump-chinese-evs-g7-9.7237002

OK, now that I think we're back on track... let's test it out with a petition post! : )
We’re over 300 signatures on our way to the first goal of 500 minimum to get it presented in the House!
Thank you to all of you who have signed so far!
Come on fellow weather nerds! Share the petition and restore Environment Canada, and our essential services!
#e7465 #carneyRestoreECCC #cdnPoli #CanPoli
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7465

RE: #canpoli #cdnpoli #enfossilfuels #fuelshortage #electrification #EV

RE: #digitalSovereignty #canada #canpoli #cdnpoli #gripen #f35

Since @… and @… are the first Canadian federal and provincial party leaders respectively to be on the #Fediverse, I wonder if they will have an outsized influence on this place until other parties inevitably join. 🤔
#mastodon #canada #cdbpoli #canpoli #ndp #LPC #GPC #CPC #BCGreens #politics

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

Private member's bills rarely if ever turn into law, but I am proud that my MP is bringing this forward. We need to take the stigma out of Mental Health and drug addictions treatment and this is one way to help.
"The bill, The Mental Health Parity Act, proposes that mental health, addictions, and substance use services into Canada’s universal, public health care system. It would introduce framework for the federal government to partner with provinces and territories to provide public coverage, and is modelled after the Canada Health Act. It will also include provisions to promote public accountability to reduce regional disparities in coverage.”
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #HealthCare #health #MP

Hello!?
Yes please!
#labour #work #canada #canPoli #CdnPoli
https://techfixated.com/mexico-cuts-workweek-bans-after-hours-contact-and-guarantees-no-worker-will-take-a-pay-cut-in-the-most-sweeping-labor-reform-in-a-generation/

There are increasing rumours and reports that two things are happening with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
1) that the Snowbirds may be replaced or cancelled.
2) that a decision is imminent on the F35 or split Gripen fighter fleet.
This “long shot” prediction from Esprit de Corps Canadian Military Magazine floats an interesting possibility that could happen as soon as May 19.
They suggest Minister of National Defence McGuinty will simultaneously announce:
1) The Gripen as the fighter of choice (presumably along with partnerships with SAAB).
2) The pause of the Snowbird program.
3) Replacement of the CF-114 Tutor jets with the Gripen for the revamped Snowbirds squadron.
I would approve of this plan!
#snowbirds #cdnpoli #canpoli #caf #rcaf #f35 #saab #gripen

RE: #canpoli #ndp #cdnpoli #greenUK

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

Ooof.
Oh PM Carney, never laugh. never.
#canPoli #CdnPoli #FirstNations #Mercury
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/first-nations-protesters-demand-apology-from-pm-9.7150237

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

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

Dear Canadians.
Send a message to our Prime Minister!
pm@pm.gc.ca
This is what I just sent.
Dear Prime Minister,
I am shocked and deeply disturbed by your inaction and inability to call out the President of the United States who is using the rhetoric of a madman.
Canada should call in the USA Ambassador, close our airspace to USA forces on Iran-related flights, and denounce in public this clearly criminal and suicidal rhetoric.
Sincerely
Chris
You can also fill in this contact form: #IranUSAIsraelWar #Iran #USA #TheAmericanFascist #CanPoli #CdnPoli

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

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

If you are perhaps not from Canada and want to get a taste of the complexity of the 'national unity' debate in Canada, I'd recommend these comments from Yves-François Blanchet, leader of the separatist Bloc Quebecois in the House of Commons.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Canada #Québec #Alberta #Monarchy

The BBC is showing videos of Iranians gathering around bridges and power plants.
#USA #IranUSAIsraelWar #Iran #War #Genocide #WarCrimes #CanPoli

Is this allowed? This feels really really gross if it is. You shouldn’t just be able to appoint your own staff people to Senate positions.
G&M:
“Two other senior Liberals say there are also active discussions to appoint the Prime Minister’s principal secretary, Tom Pitfield, to the Senate with a mandate to get legislation passed quickly. The Globe is not naming them because they are not authorized to speak publicly about internal party matters”
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Senate #Liberals

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

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

“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

RE: #canpoli #cdnpoli #russiaUkraineWar #NATO
h/t @…

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

Dear @… I believe you have a plank already about this… but time to turn up the volume.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #HNIC #Canada #endOligarchy #taxTheRich #eatTheRich #endBillionnaires #mediaForAll #media #Telus #rogers #bell

RE: #canpoli #navy #RCN #southKorea

RE: #Israel #canada #ndp #spain #españa #IranUSAIsraelWar #USA #canPoli #CdnPoli

So the Canadian government is cracking down on anti-semitism (CBC: #israel #palestine #canada #cdnpoli #canpoli

Oh wow, two days after his son wins the leadership of the #NDP, Avi Lewis' father, former Ontario NDP leader, and global activist passes away.
Condolences to @….
The Stephen Lewis Foundation has done many amazing things for people all over the world and it will continue.
I hope Avi is able to carry on some of his dad's work.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #StephenLewis #RIP

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

Today Rogers have added national insult to our telecommunication oligarchy injury. They have taken away Hockey Night in Canada and Bell and Telus continue to fleece Canadians as well (look up their latest illegal fee…)
Enough is enough. The privatization and deregulation experiment has failed. Canadians are poorer, less cohesive, and less able to experience all that Canada and the world has to offer regardless of their station in life or technological ability. This started in the 80s. It must end now.
It is time to take back our national pastimes and restore the expectation that every Canadian can communicate through equal and free access to communications.
1) Nationalize all telecommunication infrastructure under the CRTC.
2) Nationalize Bell, Rogers, Telus, and Quebecor media assets into the CBC.
3) Restore ad free CBC broadcasts across all platforms.
4) Provide Fibre home Internet, TV, and Mobile connectivity to every Canadian for $10 a month within 5 years.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #HNIC #Canada #endOligarchy #taxTheRich #eatTheRich #endBillionnaires #mediaForAll #media #Telus #rogers #bell

The three most interesting paragraphs from this story, IMO:
"The Stay Free Alberta petitioners say they have collected 301,620 signatures, well over the 178,000 threshold that can prompt the province to consider a referendum question. "
"Gordon McClure, chief electoral officer, has said that [the verification] process will now also include a search for fake names seeded in copies of voter lists — designed as a mechanism to prove if improper use of the electoral list has been used.”
"A pro-unity ‘Forever Canadian’ petition had 404,293 signatures verified in December. That citizen initiative wants the government to consider making it official policy for Alberta to remain a part of Canada.”
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #ABPoli #Separatism #Republicanism #Fascism #USA #Expansionism
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-separatists-say-more-than-300k-have-signed-petition-9.7187218

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

“Having flown more than 2,500 hours on the CT-114 Tutor, I can say it has been an outstanding aircraft for the RCAF and for the Snowbirds.
The Tutor has served Canada for 66 years, and the team has flown it for more than five decades.
I recently had the opportunity to fly the Pilatus PC-21 in Switzerland, and I came away extremely impressed. This is not a downgrade from a jet to a turboprop; frankly, that argument misses the point entirely.”
#canpoli #rcaf #snowbirds #pc21 #cdnpoli
https://skiesmag.com/opinions/a-pilots-take-why-the-snowbirds-new-turboprop-is-the-right-choice/

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

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

Here's a quick comparison:
Both are 2 seaters. The CT-157 is a little bigger, but near the same performance as the Tutor jet.
CT-114 Tutor / CT-157 Siskin II
Length: 9.75m / 11.23m
Wingspan: 11.07m / 9.11m
Height: 2.8m / 3.7m
Max Takeoff Weight: 4990kg / 4250kg
Powerpant: Orenda J85 Turbojet / PW Canada PT6A-68B Turpoprop
Max Speed: 782kph / 685kph
Range: 1519km / 1333km
Celing: 13,600m / 11,580m
Rate of Climb: 21.4 m/s / 20.3m/s
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #RCAF #Snowbirds

According to Wiki, the Pilatus PC-21 is being used as training fleet for the air forces of:
Australia
France
Jordan
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Spain
Switzerland
UAE
Indonesia (in future)
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #RCAF #Snowbirds

If we had a national oil company instead of being overrun by Texas oilmen and their Albertan sycophants, maybe we'd be able to redirect some of this temporary profit into... oh I don't know...
reducing national food prices…
building affordable housing…
funding the transition to renewable energy and electrification.
But oh, I see the only two options are: "increase production" or “take the money and run”.
Great.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Oil #EndFossilFuels #ClimateEmergency #Economy

RE: #coincidence #ai #SKPoli #CanPoli #AI

Electrification must be accelerated! Including at the municipal level with things like electric garbage trucks (like in Cowichan), zambonis (like in Port Alberni), and Vancouver’s fire trucks!
@… asked the question recently at a council meeting!
"Cator… estimated that the savings in fuel from the electric garbage truck would be in the tens of thousands of dollars per year at the current prices of diesel.
“It’s just one of our four garbage trucks, but it’s definitely a substantial savings,”
Cowichan Garbage Truck: #MuniPoli #Electrification #EndFossilFuels #ClimateEmergency #CanPoli #CdnPoli

Looks like the Alberta Government under Danielle Smith is going to try to have a referendum on separating or remaining in Canada.
(the pipeline deal really worked, eh Carney!?)
Make no mistake. Regardless of the fact that the *vast* majority (70% ) of Albertans don't want to have a referendum because they have never wanted to separate from Canada, this is an effort, supported by a foreign country, namely the United States of America and traitorous sycophants in Alberta, to weaken, and break up Canada.
It won't be successful.
Albertans don't want it.
First Nations oppose it.
Canadians support Albertans and Albertans support Canada.
Premier Smith is going to have a news conference tonight. I'm sure it'll be sickening.🤮
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #ABPoli #Separatism

Courtenay-Alberni MP Gord Johns - NDP Critic on the Environment and Climate Change file had a passionate and grateful send off for Steven Guilbeault today.
They worked together alot and their mutual respect showed here.
#cdnpoli #canpoli #climatechange #climateemergency #stevenguilbeaul #LPC

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

And there you have it, the old "Tutor" planes of the Snowbirds will be officially retired after this flying season.
The squadron will be replaced by 2030 according to Minister McGuinty with the CT-157 Siskin II.
It is a turbo-prob plane now moving into place as the RCAF's primary training aircraft.
It is a Swiss-made Pilatus PC-21 aircraft. Last week, the first CT-157 achieved "factory acceptance”, so the timing is no coincidence I'm sure. Looks like these will be the new snowbirds in 2030.
Full CT-157 Siskin II info here:
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #RCAF #Snowbirds

I don't know... how about stopping using gas because it's volatile, expensive, polluting, and makes the world a more dangerous and unstable place?
#DriveElectric #ElectrifyEverything #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #EndFossilFuels #Iran #USA #Hormuz
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/armstrong-oil-trump-strait-of-hormuz-9.7235613

OH HELL NO.
"There will be an "acute" energy shortage in the U.S. as AI takes off, Carney said, and Canada "can be part of the solution.””
We are not using up our electricity to feed the failing fascist fantasy generators south of the border.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #AI #Waste #USA #Trade #Carney

Interesting to see this article on the BBC talking about Carney's "Dangerous Bluff" quote and his warning about Brexit.
He's been quick to criticize Brexit since it happened but he did not do much to stop it from happening when he was the head of the Bank of England.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #BBC #UK #Brexit #Alberta

Tell me I’m wrong.
Danielle Smith is an agent of Donald Trump.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #separatism #theAmericanFascist #endfossilfuels #usa

put another way.
Mark Carney is no Jean Chrétien.
#Canada
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #BBC #UK #Brexit #Alberta

We in Canada have a poor record when it comes to looking after our own history, colonial or otherwise. 24 Sussex should be restored and renovated for use by all Canadian Prime Ministers.
#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #History #24Sussex
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/future-of-prime-minister-official-residence-24-sussex-drive-9.7132472

RE: #CanPoli #CdnPoli #NDP #CPC #LPC

Oh CBC, your Liberal is showing… on the panel before talking to @… the dismissive tone and hand wringing began in earnest (especially the Toronto Star guy who seems to love the word “royalty”).
Both provincial NDP opposition leaders in Alberta and Saskatchewan have expressed concern on Lewis’s win… but they didn’t mention that Wab Kinew, NDP Premier of Manitoba, and the most popular Premier in the country, was right there on stage.
Canadian politics just got very interesting indeed!
#canpoli #cdnpoli #ndp #liberals #abpoli #bcpoli #ndp #fossilfuels

Today Iran launched the longest range ballistic missile ever used in open warfare by (unsuccessfully) attacking Diego Garcia 4000km away in the Indian Ocean.
They also said they were open to attack tourist and other non military places.
That would put Paris, Rome, Athens, Berlin, Dehli, Kyiv, and myriad other places in range.
All because of #theAmericanFascist
#canpoli #cdnpoli #usa #IranUSAIsraelWar

I hate this timeline.
As a long time #climate campaigner... I almost feel like I should be hoping that the Iran/US war continues as long as possible so the price of oil and gasoline can go as high as possible and force economies to electrify and shift at emergency-speed to renewables.
We could have started on this the easy way 30 years ago... but a few of the same people objected and obstructed.
#IranUSIsraelWar #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateWar #Oil #EndFossilFuels #ClimateCollapse #USA #CanPoli #CdnPoli

"TRAITORS"
“SHAME ON YOU!”
“TRAITORS”
Exclamations heard after the Legislature Committee passed a motion 3 UCP For - 2 NDP Against, to recommend holding a referendum on remaining in Canada coming out of the Forever Canada petition.
#ABPoli #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Separation #Referendum #USA
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/livestory/committee-meeting-pro-canada-petition-alberta-premier-danielle-smith-address-speech-9.7207396

This should be a national scandal.
#elbowsup #canada #canpoli #cdnpoli #usa #banff #jasper

Dear Prime Minister Carney.
SPEAK UP for Canadians.
#ICE #TheAmericanFascist #Canada #USA #CanPoli #CdnPoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-woman-texas-ice-facility-9.7135607

It is frustrating every single time that I see the popular votes versus seats won in Canadian elections.
Especially when you have a party like the Bloc Quebécois who run only in Québec, pull 1.2 million votes in that province, and receive 22 seats in the House, yet the NDP pulls 1.2 million across Canada and gets 7 seats.
All our system does is reward density, rather than delivering actual representation.
But someone please tell me how 'ranked ballots' will fix this*
#ProportionalRepresentation #ElectoralReform #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli