Tootfinder

RE: #CanPoli #CdnPoli

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

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

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

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

"Why allies aren't leaping to Trump's aid in Strait of Hormuz”
let me count the ways….
#CanPoli #USA #IranUSAIsraelWar
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-iran-allies-strait-hormuz-oil-shipping-9.7131218

Getting really embarrassing to be in the same country as Canada's leading politicians these days.
Bunch of genocidal bastards.
#bill-C-233 #canpoli

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

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

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

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

Tell me I’m Wrong:
Lori Idlout’s defection from the NDP to the Liberals feels timed for maximum negative impact to the NDP and maximum distraction from the Iran issue that the PM and Government has been floundering on for the last two weeks.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #canada

“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

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

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

RE: #canpoli #cdnpoli

RE: #AI #privacy #canpoli #cdnpoli #Canada #regulation #usa #copyright

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/

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

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

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

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

“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

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

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/

"Carney says the world is facing an 'energy crisis' and Canada must help solve it”
How pray-tell will Canada help solve it, Mr. Carney. By building an oil pipeline in 10 years?
Take your nonsensical threats and....
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Energy #Oil #EndFossilFuels #BCPoli #Transmountain

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

meanwhile Albertans are big mad because their big lakes are not big enough anymore for their big boats.
"David Barrett, a University of Calgary biological sciences instructor, said changing climate patterns are making low water levels a growing reality across Alberta lakes.”
#FAFO #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #Drought #EndFossilFuels #CanPoli #ABPoli

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

What is actually happening Mr. Prime Minister?
It's demand transformation, not supply disruption.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Energy #EndFossilFuels #ClimateEmergency #Iran #Hormuz #USA

Hey American healthcare workers! BC would love to have you!
“British Columbia is ready to welcome you with open arms,” he said. “We have a public health-care system, we respect the environment, we respect reproductive rights.”
Read more at: #BCPoli #CdnPoli #CanPoli #USA #Healthcare

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 #

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

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

Went shopping.
One pack of lean ground beef (that used to serve four, now 2.5) went from $9 last week to $9.50 today. (Save-On Foods - Jimmy Pattinson Group)
That “pact” the grocery billionaires signed is working great.
I am sure Carney is seized with affordability for Canadians while he flies around the world promising secure oil for Europe.
Anyway, more cowbell.
#cdnpoli #canpoli #food #shopping

Mark Carney April 4, 2025: “Promises to increase CBC Funding”
Mark Carney March 19, 2026. "the CBC will get $192 million less next year, a seven per cent spending cut.”
Also... cut food security, cut climate financiing, cut Space Agency, cut Env Canada….
Always so many broken promises. It's the Liberal way.
From @…: #CanPoli #CdnPoli #CBC #MarkCarney #LiberalParty #NDP #CPC

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/

“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

RE: #NDP Leadership candidate Avi Lewis on CPAC (Canada's Parliamentary Access Channel) talking about Iran and the Prime Minister's lack of leadership or coherence.
#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #IranUSAIsraelWar

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/

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

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

Dear Liberal partisans: “we can’t do anything about this chaos Trump is creating” is a bad look, and also completely untrue and a cop out.
Things you can do *today*
1) food and gas price controls
2) food and gas rebates/grants
3) EV, solar and wind mandates and grants
4) direct investment in electrification of fossil fuel transport and infrastructure, today. Move all existing projects on the books up to start asap.
These are just some of the things that could directly and immediately help Canadians through #theAmericanFascists oil wars.
Acting like it is 1975 and we just have to stick it out because there is no alternative is a cop out and makes you complicit.
Either we are different, or we are along for the sick ride. Which would you prefer?
🇨🇦
#canpoli #cdnpoli #usa #iranisraelUSAWar #oil #fossilfuels

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

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

Q: How is Russia part of the G7 without the group becoming the G8?
You install Donald J. Trump as President of the USA.
"As Trump pauses Russian shadow fleet sanctions, Carney says Canada holding firm
German chancellor says all but U.S. in G7 opposed move”
#Canada #NATO #G7 #CanPoli #CdnPoli #USA

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

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

RE: #canpoli #ndp #cdnpoli #greenUK

Here is the official explainer page for the new Canadian citizenship-by-descent rules from the GoC
#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Heritage #Geneology

“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

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

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

The Globe and Mail:
“Mr. Carney’s new statement on Iran read like a leader having an argument with himself.”
Carney is lost on Iran and needs to find himself and connect with the Canadian people right quick.
free link: #canada #cdnpoli #canpoli #iranUSAIsraelwar

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

When I was researching and then pursuing obtaining my Spanish citizenship, I came to realize that citizenship laws are incredibly varied and changeable. They'll change with the political winds, for good and bad!
It looks like Canada has gone a little against the grain and opened up its citizenship requirements!
Now anyone with a proveable ancestral connection to Canada can apply, not just one generation back! This is even better than Spain “Historical Memory" changes that are now slowly expiring!
"“In January 2025, we had 32 requests for certified copies of vital records and this year in January 2026, we've had over 1,000,” she said, adding most of those requests were made by Americans.”
#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Heritage #Geneology

*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

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

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

Here is a future I never considered until this moment.
There is a timeline where Canadians are defending against an invading force in part to prevent that force, or anyone including Canada itself, from extracting its fossil fuel resources.
We would be defenders of not just Canada, but a stable climate.
This is the future Putin, Trump, and others are pushing us toward.
Where is Mark Carney on that?
#canpoli #cdnpoli #oil #EndFossilFuels
#climateChange
@…
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/oil-wars-vs-energy-transition-feat-markham-hislop/id1636062630?i=1000746980583

I 100% support NDP Leadership candidate @…’s full statement. This is what progressive leadership should be saying in Canada. And it starts with:
“The US and Israel have launched an illegal act of war….”
#canada #canpoli #cdnpoli #ndp

It would be a tragic, horrible irony if the way we got to a renewable energy future is by oil soaked countries and their genocidal, idiotic leaders and hangers on destroying themselves in a final desperate act to secure the entire thing for themselves.
But that would also be entirely human.
We need to have a long and honest talk with our Albertan and other Canadian oil friends and convince them that we need to get out of this sphere as fast as possible for our own safety.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #oil #renewables #energy #solar

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

Alternate Headline: “Trans Mountain doubles exports in 2025 resulting in 82 million tonnes of CO2 to atmosphere.”
The news dutifully omits the CO2 impact so here's the math:
There is 2.79 tonnes of CO2 in 1 tonne of average crude oil.
2025 exports: 24.4 million tonnes
= 68 million tonnes of CO2
Oh, but that's not all!
Alberta oil emits about 85kg of CO2 for every barrel of oil produced.
24.4 million tonnes of crude is 176 million barrels
Another 14 million tonnes of CO2!
Yay Canada!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #ClimateAction #Oil #EndFossilFuels #ClimateCatastrophe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

in case you believe Leavitt that Spain is now allowing US forces to use Spanish bases.... the Foreign Minister of Spain disabuses her of that belief.
#IranUSAIsraelWar #España #Spain #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli

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

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

“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

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

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

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

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