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@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-29 00:22:46

For a more comprehensive view of the candidates, the CBC did an article today here:
#NDP #CanPoli #CdnPoli
cbc.ca/news/politics/ndp-leade

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-30 13:35:23

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

@teledyn@mstdn.ca
2026-01-24 22:32:10

The Impact of Canada's Working Income Tax Benefit on the Labor Supply of Low‐Income Workers - Koebel - Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society
tl;dr? "boosted it" 😊🇨🇦
#canpoli
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10

@emd@cosocial.ca
2026-02-24 05:16:55

RE: #CanPoli

@paulbusch@mstdn.ca
2026-01-19 23:20:16

The Avi Lewis AMA on Reddit this afternoon was interesting. He didn't answer my question, and I'll eventually get over it, but he was swinging for the fences with his ideas. His responses would resonate I think with MastoCanucks as they pretty much call for the government to get more involved in providing real solutions. Including building 1M public homes, tackling U.S. ownership of our media, getting rid of FPTP with electoral reform, guaranteed income programs, publicly owned options for major business categories (banks, grocery, phones, etc). Those big ideas could wake up and excite voters while at the same time facing huge opposition from big businesses and wealthy Canadians who would face a new wealth tax.
I hope he wins the leadership. At the very least he'll push the Liberals to be bolder, and maybe even lead a minority government that could bring some of his ideas to fruition.
#CanPoli #NDP
reddit.com/r/onguardforthee/s/

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-02-28 18:59:24

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-30 15:55:18

on a more positive journalism note.... surely there were multiple journalists-of-a-certain age biting their collective tongues to avoid making a Pierre Trudeau "the state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation" reference after Kinew, Ford and Carney's Heated Rivalry remarks. 😆
#heatedrivalvry #canpoli #carney #cdnpoli
cbc.ca/archives/no-place-for-t

@ellie@ellieayla.net
2026-03-12 03:47:13

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-29 16:36:52

Here’s the CBC on the win with video from the convention.
#ndp #canpoli #cdnpoli #democracy #socialism

@paulbusch@mstdn.ca
2026-01-16 18:33:46

So the Canada - China trade deal just announced is interesting, particularly regarding Electric Vehicles. It was primarily about restoring our agricultural trade with China by allowing their EVs to access our market. But it will likely, despite the limited amount that will hit our shores, jumpstart the EV market in Canada. Cars that are feature rich and cost less, like the one reviewed in the YT video linked below, will push current manufacturers in Canada to up their game.
Doug Ford abandoned his Captain Canada persona and selfishly attacked the deal because of potential impact on Ontario's auto industry. Part of his statement demanded that the Federal government cancel their Electric Vehicle mandates because it was too costly for manufacturers to build them. I think Toyota and Honda, long time Canadian partners, may be concerned about the deal, but U.S. manufacturers are abandoning EVs and Canada. Hey Doug, I thought we were Open for Business?
#CanPoli #GlobalTrade
youtu.be/Mb6H7trzMfI

@StephenRees@mas.to
2026-02-01 19:02:00

From the IMF
"the Canadian economy remains much less integrated than its global footprint would suggest. Goods, services, and workers face significant barriers when moving across provincial and territorial lines—a fragmentation that affects productivity, competitiveness, and overall resilience"
Most of the benefits would flow to the smaller provinces
#Canpoli

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-30 13:18:14

Bonjour, Merci.👋
Don’t let “la porte” hit you in “le ass” on your way out.
#aircanada #laguardia #francais #french #canada #canpoli
cbc.ca/news/business/air-canad

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-28 23:08:17

Out of an extreme sense of charity, I am not going to name the NDP leadership candidate I just received an email from with the Subject Line:
“Final Payment is Due / Le paiement final est Š rendre”.
But… not a good look for a union man… 👎
#canpoli #cdnpoli #ndp #ndpLeader #workingpeople #affordability #advertisement

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-19 18:49:38

again. Carney did not hesitate.....
#canpoli

@paulbusch@mstdn.ca
2026-01-11 13:57:03

Here is the Eurasia Group summery on risks faced by Canada.
#CanPoli #Trump

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-21 15:23:30

note to anyone listening:
If you're a Carney supporter but can't handle legitimate criticism of his policies or his actions (or inactions) then please consider what it means to be in a democracy.
The Liberal Party of Canada is not the only choice in Canada now, and never has been.
That's OK!
#canpoli #cdnpoli #canada

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-29 18:12:44

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

@paulbusch@mstdn.ca
2026-01-11 15:05:41

My initial thoughts as I read through the Canadian summary:
- While it mentions a political revolution in the U.S., with Trump removing or ignoring controls on his powers, it doesn't talk about how critical their midterms are.
- If the Democrats fail to take control of the House and Senate, then 2027 and beyond will be worse. Trump, senile and aging badly, will be a puppet for the worst elements in the U.S government.
- There's a real possibility that midterms could get canceled outright as Trump seeks absolute power.
- Smaller risks, in terms of impact, are food and health safety.
- The U.S. is removing all restrictions on profit in their food chain. Inspection agencies are being dismantled and legislation eliminated. Yet we continue to import goods from them.
- The anti-vaccine strategy at the very top is leading to surges in COVID, flu, measles and more. How long until that spills over our border.
#CanPoli

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-17 18:22:32

"Why allies aren't leaping to Trump's aid in Strait of Hormuz”
let me count the ways….
#CanPoli #USA #IranUSAIsraelWar
cbc.ca/news/world/trump-iran-a

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-29 22:42:43

Sponsor a Separatist today!
#LetMeHelpYou #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #USA #TheAmericanFascist #JustLeave #Alberta #ABPoli

@paulbusch@mstdn.ca
2026-01-07 19:24:11

Great message from Tod Maffin - @… - about what ordinary Canadians can do in response to U.S. threats to our sovereignty. He's a great cheerleader for Canada and this message deserves to be boosted and shared.
#CanPoli #ElbowsUp
youtu.be/BdY2diZqKj0?si=j8LA0-

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-29 16:23:20

@… will be the new leader of the Federal NDP!!
I am so proud of @… coming in 3rd!! Hooray Tanille!! 🎉 🎉
As it was a first ballot victory for Lewis with 56% of the vote we will never know how folks ranked the rest of the field, but for Tanille to have come in third in that first vote ahead of the “union” candidate Rob Ashton really speaks to the work she put in. Well done my friend!!
I would have loved to see her come in 2nd but McPherson was a very strong candidate and showed it with 29.5% of the vote.
I am very very happy that a true leftist candidate has been victorious! We must try as Canadians something different.
Tanille and Avi and Tony were that difference and 64% of the voting NDP members have declared that a strong socialist movement is what they want the NDP to try to counter the Liberals and Conservatism. This is the correct decision! This is the hard path, but the one that can bear the most fruit for the party and all Canadians.
I hope all candidates and all members of the NDP can move forward now as one unstoppable force and show Canadians a real alternative to the regressive Conservatism, Austerity, and Hopelessness of the Liberal and Conservative status quo.
We need policies for all people, for all workers.
We need to rebalance our economy to favour citizens over corporations and working people over billionaires.
We need a government that will be bold enough to present a the real alternatives to oil and gas and instil the confidence in those provinces like Alberta and BC that there is a future in other industries that can start immediately and lead to prosperity and security.
But most of all, we need humanity, strength, and dignity to face down the threats against Canada. We can do this together and I believe Avi and all of these candidates will be able to make it happen if we give them the chance!
#canpoli #cdnpoli #ndp #avilewis #socialism #democracy #cpc #alberta #bcpoli

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-27 18:27:01

The GDP bump isn't really the story in this story…. this is the story:
"That would-be tariff is even higher in service-oriented sectors like health care and educational services — more than 40 per cent — where professional mobility between provinces is highly regulated. "
Teachers and Nurses and Doctors (and anyone else in any industry) should be able to work anywhere in Canada!
What a no-brainer move to make to make our country work better!
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Canada #Trade #internalbarriers
cbc.ca/news/business/canadian-

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-28 23:58:18

It's the last day to sign up as an NDP member and be able to participate in the Leadership contest.
I want to take this moment to make a pitch for Tanille Johnston.
@…
It's not just because she's on #SocialBC 😊, and understands #DigitalSovereignty. 💪
It's not just because she's a Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ woman, boots-on-the-ground social worker, #health worker, and City Councillor.
It's not just because she wants #UBI for all Canadians.
It's because she's the future of the #NDP, and of #Canada.
She is a bright light in a dark time. She gets it, all of it. She's smart and tenacious and she works really really hard.
There are a number of great candidates for Leader of the NDP, but I think Tanille is one of the best. She's the 'dark horse' to use one of those outdated terms that pundits love.
Join up and participate in what will be one of the most important leadership races in NDP history... at probably the most consequential moment for Canada since WWII.
Click the link, check out her bio, then hit Donate to sign up for a membership tonight.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #NDP #VoteTanille #Leadership

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-11 13:57:15

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-09 16:29:35

Tom Mulcair: "Trump doesn't get the joke about the ‘Donroe Doctrine’”
.... but does Tom get the joke about his relevance to anything at all?
#canPoli #CdnPoli
ctvnews.ca/politics/article/to

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-02-27 18:13:17

How many times do these situations have to happen before government stops hanging out at the the lobbyist's cocktail party and actually does its job regulating companies and protecting citizens?
“If the airline is unable to re-book a passenger on its own or partner airlines departing within 48 hours of the original departure time, they have to buy the passenger’s seat ticket on the next available flight of any carrier. And that means including competitors. That’s what the law says, that’s what WestJet has to do. The problem is that WestJet is flouting the law. WestJet treats the law as if it was just friendly recommendations.”
#Canada #CanPoli #WestJet #Airlines #PassengerRights #CdnPoli #Liberal #Mexico #PuertoVallarta
globalnews.ca/news/11708764/gh

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-25 01:21:02

B.C. Billionaire Jimmy Pattison and a connection to ICE?
ya! really!
#bcpoli #canpoli #cdnpoli #fascism

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-02-28 17:55:10

“Canada supports the United States…..”
these are the only words that matter and I’m sorry what? This is “our” position? No. I reject this!!
Canada has stood for humanitarian law and international peace and security for nearly a century.
We should be a “Middle Power” with values. Right? Wasn’t that the Davos speech?!
But here we are clapping meekly from the sidelines as the country that would love to annex us, now ruled by a Christo-Fascist Regime, and in partnership with a Judeo-Fascist Regime blows up people in a country ruled by a Islamo-Fascist regime.
We are basically back to the Middle Ages but with nukes in our back pocket.
These are the three most dangerous countries in the world all fighting amongst themselves. We should not be taking sides, except for the side of peaceful civilians of all religions in all countries.
This is not the way.
I am shocked at the shallowness, the naïveté and the cowardice of Carney’s foreign policy.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #canada #iran #usa #israel #palestine #war #genocide #fascism

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-31 05:59:26

More Poillievre 🤮
#canpoli

@paulbusch@mstdn.ca
2026-03-17 01:04:49

I don't think Bill Kelly likes #PeePee ...
#CanPoli
youtu.be/Ofm5S3LUHow

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-25 17:23:41

If any positive comes out of the Air Canada crash in New York, it would be that the CEO gets booted out for being a disrespectful, dishonest, jerk.
He said 4 years ago:
""I admit that I made a mistake by not learning to speak French when I joined Air Canada and I am correcting that mistake at this point," he told the parliamentary standing committee on official languages in March 2022.”
#LaGuardia #AirCanada #CanPoli #CdnPoli

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-29 17:22:27

I also have been thinking about this connection, it is so damn obvious, but no one in the media is talking about it.
The rise of authoritarianism, and the deep connection to the oil industry.
It has been obvious to anyone willing to stop for a moment and think... but #TheAmericanFascist, in his infinite wisdom and/or senility, has thrown down the veil.
#Venezuela is about access to #Oil in South America.
#Greenland is about access to Oil and Minerals in the #Arctic.
#Alberta Separatism is about access to Oil and Gas in #Canada.
Deposing the Iranian Regime is access to Oil and Gas in the Middle East. (Get #Iran, and you might get #Iraq too)
And lets not forget #Russia... fighting the #RussiaUkraineWar funded by their oil reserves and all about returning to an old empire in oil-rich Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
So is the fight to end fossil fuel use in order to preserve a liveable, recognizable planet, also a fight against authoritarianism and fascism?
You're damn right it is.
#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #USA #USPoli #Alberta #Separatism #Fascism #FarRight #ABPoli #BCPoli #EndFossilFuels #climatechange

@paulbusch@mstdn.ca
2026-01-15 12:51:55

Good Morning #Canada
Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin announced her retirement effective May 30th, opening up a vacancy on bench. It's a good time to review the process on how a Canadian #SupremeCourt Justice is chosen, and why we mostly avoid controversy and politicalization of the process. Mostly...
Supreme Court judges are shortlisted by an independent advisory board process, emphasizing candidates who are highly skilled, functionally bilingual, a judge of 10 years on their regional court system, and specific regional representation (3 from Quebec, 3 from Ontario, 2 from West and North, 1 from Atlantic). The PM then recommends 1 of the candidates to the Governor-in-Council for formal appointment.
The new process and legislation was introduced by PM Martin in 2004 and PM Harper attempted to ignore it (surprise). PM Trudeau strengthened the process in 2016 but also tried to alter it for Quebec. But mostly little controversy.
#CanadaIsAwesome #CanPoli
canadianlawyermag.com/news/gen

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-23 05:44:02

“Trump rescinds Carney’s invitation to be on Peace Board.”
🖕 🖕
#canpoli #cdnpoli #gaza #peaceboard #theAmericanFascist

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-23 17:54:43

"I'd love President Trump to come and see me," she says.
"I'd soon tell him how it is being an Army wife and an Army mother, and what it is to lose a child in those circumstances, something that he knows nothing about."
I'd love for him to go meet her too. He could meet a mother from every NATO country that he has insulted and betrayed with his idiotic, ignorant and disgustingly narcissistic remarks.
This is how century-long friendships and alliances are destroyed.
Americans: don't say sorry. Say, "I'm going to change this”.
#CanPoli #NATO #Afghanistan #UK #Scotland
bbc.com/news/live/cdxjjwjvkkzt

@paulbusch@mstdn.ca
2026-01-11 13:54:25

Good Morning #Canada
Yesterday @… posted an article from CTV that reported on the political risks faced by Canada in 2026. I hope Canadians read it and share it because IMO it's important.
The article is based on a report by the Eurasia Group, a consultancy that advises companies and countries about potential risks. They tie together known facts to form opinion on potential risks that could require deft navigation in the year ahead. Canada definitely faces more tariffs and trade challenges, we should expect U.S. interference in an Alberta referendum, it's likely we may have to come to the defence of Greenland, and if we resist too strongly we become a target.
The CTVNews article is attached via Snowy's post, and I'll link the original Eurasia Group summaries in the next post. It's not surprising yet incredible that so much global turmoil has resulted from arguably the worst person to be elected by a flawed American democracy.
#CanadaIsAwesome #RiskManagement #CanPoli
social.vivaldi.net/@SnowyCA/11

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-24 16:31:38

This is Doug Ford’s moment of truth… do you side with the fascist to protect auto manufacturers that have abandoned us already or, are you on Team Canada for good and looking to the future where we do business with all?
I think he knows you don’t bend down to a bully… he’ll do the right thing.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #usa #tariffs #onpoli #cars

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-02-24 21:37:54

Read this thread from @…
#AI #Capital #Economy #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Labour #LLM #scarcity

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-24 18:16:43

Uhoh… another NDP future leader on the #Fediverse!?
Welcome to @…!!
Let’s make an #opensocialweb for Canadians! Time to get off American corporate social media!
More NDP peeps on the Fedi!
Tanille
@…
And Tony!
@…
#ndp #avilewis #canpoli #cdnpoli #workers #digitalsovereignty

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-22 16:55:56

Our laws and our employment ‘systems' continue to be discriminatory and treat employees as suspicious first and foremost. This has to stop.
And the best way to stop it would be #UBI

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #GLBI #Employment

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-23 03:04:58

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-20 17:53:23

Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney speech at Davos. It was a good one. This is how he ended it, but it is worth watching in full, including the Q&A afterward.
“We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn’t mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy, but we believe that from the fracture we can build something bigger, better, stronger, more just. This is the task of the middle powers, the countries that have the most to lose from a world of fortresses and the most to gain from genuine cooperation.
The powerful have their power. But we have something too: the capacity to stop pretending, to name realities, to build our strength at home, and to act together.
That is Canada’s path. We choose it openly and confidently, and it is a path wide open to any country willing to take it with us.”
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Canada #USA

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-02-19 21:35:47

Before the final debate in the #NDP leadership race, Avi Lewis and the other candidates are making their pitches.
Canada needs a strong NDP now more than ever. We're only a month away from the vote!
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Canada #politics

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-24 20:28:43

Full disclosure for Canadian folks.
Yes I am an #NDP member.
I have also been a Green Party (Federal) member. #gpc
I have always been on the orange/green fence. This post explains my history and current thinking about parties and this moment in Canada.
I had never been a member of any party, then I voted in the GPC leadership race with Annamie Paul and Dimitri Lascarsis because I wanted to make a difference more than just talking online…
When that party disintegrated, I left, but had got the taste… so then I joined the BCNDP to participate in their leadership campaign after Horgan. I supported the upstart Appadurai who got disqualified… but she made a splash and a very very important point!
So I stuck around… and now I am going to vote in the Federal NDP leadership because I see a couple really good candidates that could push Canada in a #democraticSocialist direction.
I encourage others to do the same. Canada and Canadians need real options right now. Liberal, NDP, and others. Be involved. Become a member even if you don’t think you’ll stick. Be involved.
After the leadership vote I will likely let my membership lapse and go back to being a free agent… towing a party line is not my style…
But it is important in this moment in the world to fight for what you believe in, so that’s why I am voting in the NDP leadership.
I know I will be voting for one or more of these depending how the voting works.
@…
@…
@…
#canpoli #cdnpoli #canada #liberalparty #democracy #beinvolved

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-21 05:45:09

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-02-21 22:43:15

I like this line a lot.
NDP: “Not running to babysit the Liberal Government”.
We really need to get the NDP and especially the media out of this notion that the NDP can only ever prop up the Liberals or… in a perfect world… be opposition.
No. The NDP can, and should, form government to give Canadians a real progressive alternative to the Conservatives and Con-Light-Liberals.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #canada #ndp #cpc #lpc

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-22 21:36:26

In the immediate term, I am most happy with Mexico's reaction to Carney's speech. We need to be much closer to them. It matters that we are on each side of the bully.
We've had a poor relationship in the past compared to that of the USA. Time for our friendship to get much closer.
Edit: Oh! Our GG was there this week!
“A very interesting woman” President Sheinbaum says.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Canada #Mexico #CUSMA #Carney #DavosSpeech #CarneyDoctrine
cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-react

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-18 20:41:47

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
cbc.ca/news/politics/future-of

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-18 19:58:28

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-20 19:28:54

Dear Prime Minister Carney.
SPEAK UP for Canadians.
#ICE #TheAmericanFascist #Canada #USA #CanPoli #CdnPoli
cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-21 21:53:27

No Doug. It's the 21st century.
Keep up.
edit: also, why are you covering for American auto companies?
#Canada #EV #Cars #Auto #EndFossilFuels #canPoli #CdnPoli
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/dou

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-21 14:05:37

Even if we can't be part of the the EU as a whole, we could be part of the monetary union, and the customs union as well.
#canada #canpoli #cdnpoli #usa #eu #euro #geopolitics

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-18 20:12:06

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-14 19:19:41

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-21 21:43:01

Arctic Solidarity. 🇨🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰
For those not familiar, Nunavut is a Canadian territory encompassing most of the Canadian Arctic including Baffin Island where its capital, Iqaluit, is located.
There are deep historic and ancestral ties, but also very current familial ties between Greenlander and Canadian Inuit peoples. There are international flights between Iqaluit and Nuuk.
#Greenland #Nunavut #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Solidarity #TheAmericanFascist #Iqaluit
albernivalleynews.com/2026/01/

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-21 21:50:05

Our current Governor General Mary Simon -- Titular Commander of our Armed Forces in the King's adsence -- is Inuk, and grew up in traditional life. (yes, dog sleds, Donald!)
Her Inuk name is: Ningiukudluk
It means: “bossy little old lady”.
I am absolutely sure #TheAmericanFascist would hate her. 👍
She has a long career in Arctic/Inuk/Circumpolar politics. She will be in Nuuk next month to open Canada's new consulate.
#Greenland #Nunavut #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Solidarity #Iqaluit
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Sim

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-17 19:39:33

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-14 16:06:09

Whoa! Didn't see this coming.
Quebec politics about to get interesting?
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #QCPoli #CAQ

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-19 16:39:36

It is time that Canada and Finland cancel this ice breaker contract. (Seaspan is partnering with the Finnish company on the design and build)
If all Trump understands are "deals" then he needs to understand that threatening allies is a "deal breaker”
#canPoli #CdnPoli #Canada #USA #Greenland #Imperialism #Arctic
bbc.com/news/articles/c0q48d71

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-19 20:08:39

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-02-11 21:30:56

If anyone comes into my mentions with anything along the lines of “the shooter was trans, therefore”…
expect a public excoriation and immediate block.
This is not the place for your gd culture war.
We don't even know the full motivation yet, all we know is this was a deeply troubled young person who did not get what they needed to survive and be a productive member of society.
That is a failure on all of us. This event is our collective failure.
First we support the community and the people directly affected... then we figure out how we could have supported this family in a way that would have prevented this outcome.
#canPoli #TumblerRidge #CdnPoli #LGBTQ

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-17 17:36:17

Addendum: and the first thing we need to do to shore up our own borders, is have a long talk with Alberta about ending this separation talk and coming together as Canadians. #canpoli #cdnpoli #usa #nato #norad #russiaUkraineWar #theAmericanFascist

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-13 04:59:19

Carney would never do this because Canada = 3 Property Investors in a Trenchcoat and that’s exactly the way the Liberal and Conservative Parties like it.
#laissezyfaire
#canpoli #cdnpoli #trumpdidagoodthing #stoppedClockSyndrome
infosec.exchange/@darkuncle/11

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-13 20:06:16

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-17 17:33:36

Trump is now implying that Canada is dependent on the USA acquiring Greenland in order for it to gain “protection” under the “golden dome”.
It is time for Canada to end its participation in the Golden Dome and NORAD until the USA once again becomes a trustworthy global nation.
We cannot be dragged into complicity with international crimes.
It is time for Canadians to have a very very deep discussion about our military, our own expectations, and our neighbour. The days of “the longest unguarded border” are gone.
We need to consider a much more European stance. A much more Ukrainian stance.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #usa #nato #norad #russiaUkraineWar #theAmericanFascist
trumpstruth.org/statuses/34583

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-15 17:17:27

I've been a bit of a broken record on this... but the fact that Greenland's only North American neighbour, Canada, is not participating in this is concerning.
All we had to do was send literally one military attaché or something.
We are isolating ourselves. Trump doesn't give a *ck what we do, and the Europeans are being shown that our “pragmatic" leader is actually utterly spineless.
#Denmark #Greenland #NATO #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli
bbc.com/news/articles/cd0ydjvx

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-10 16:45:56
Content warning: Important question about Open AI use by the Tumbler Ridge Shooter - My post contains details that are disturbing.

“The suspect was able to then open a second ChatGPT account, despite being flagged by OpenAI systems in the past, and "continue planning scenarios involving gun violence”.”
The BBC, CBC and other media are only focusing on half the story. But the quote above almost gets there! Hey @… can you help highlight this in your reporting??
Yes, it is extremely important that OpenAI tells the authorities if obviously dangerous planning is happening. But we should also be asking a second question:
Should we as a society allow automated tools to be created that can help plan “scenarios involving gun violence”?
This is not an "age verification" question. As far as I'm concerned, a computer system should not be designed or be allowed to counsel people of any age on how to kill others. That is what ChatGPT is likely to have done here. There is no limit on what any LLM/AI system can say to users.
That is a problem that must be regulated.
This might also be an issue of 'sober second thought' @…
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #CBC #TumblerRidge

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-15 18:07:57

follow up from a Canadian perspective.
Denmark sets a military tripwire. (Canada says… its considering…)
by CBC's Defense Correspondent Murray Brewster. (who, given his decades of experience following conflict and tensions around the world must be completely flabbergasted at the turn of events in the past year)
#Denmark #Greenland #NATO #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-13 19:07:49

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-03 22:48:02

He speaks!
Bordering on milketoast, but it’s an ok statement.
#carney #canpoli #cdnpoli #uspoli

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-09 19:01:15

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-14 22:08:05

Big thanks to @… for having me on his podcast. While I never actually went to Ottawa (though I have visited!), it has been quite a journey since landing on the Fedi in 2022.
The struggle continues to try to get our Canadian politicians to understand that *they* will drive viewers no matter what platform they're on.
Also, I am just one person. There are, thankfully, a whole bunch of people trying to accomplish the same goal!
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Fediverse #DigitalSovereignty #Activism #Ottawa #Parliament

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-15 16:56:02

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-05 14:28:36

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-09 18:53:59

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-13 21:27:55

Why is Carney in China and Canadian automakers (ie. USA automakers) are freaking out?
👇👇
#Canada #CUSMA #TheAmericanFascist #FreeTrade #China #CanPoli #CdnPoli

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-02-09 22:24:03

Question: Given the trade war, and other pressures from our "North American” partner... is it time to re-nationalize CN Rail (and potentially CPKC?) so that we can be sure that these critical Canadian transportation and economic assets are fully in Canadian control and serve Canadians first?
(It was the 30 year anniversary of the privatization of CNRail back in November 2025)
#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Economy #TradeWar #Rail
cn.ca/en/stories/le-20251117-3
Yes - Nationalize
Not Yet - But possibly.
No

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-03 15:55:42

Canadian useful idiot @… is offering his full throated support for Trump’s illegal action… “down with Socialism” he says.
Predictable and disgusting.
NDP interim leader Davies condemns the action.
Stunned silence from the Prime Minister so far. I expect the mealy mouthed fence sitting to reach extreme levels.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #uspoli #venezuela

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-31 04:09:39

i can't say that a conservative MP being JD Vance's best buddy at Yale fills me with confidence that he would somehow make a substantive positive difference for Canada.
More likely that he is infected with the same deep desire for power and influence.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #usa #theAmericanFascist
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-06 15:33:15

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
@…
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-13 23:46:41

Coastal First Nations group (comprising multiple First Nations on the North Coast of BC) tell the Prime Minister to shove it...
“We also made our positions very clear and reiterated those positions around our stance regarding the oil pipeline, and that has not changed.”
OK, not exactly that undiplomatic, but I'm sure the feeling is the same in Alberta. Thank you to these First Nations for having the decency and good sense to stick to their guns.
There will be no more pipelines. None. Ever, in BC. That is the way it must be.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #ClimateAction #EndFossilFuels #NorthernGateway #FirstNations #BCPoli #ABPoli
albernivalleynews.com/2026/01/

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-14 18:08:34

So there are lots of Conservative Albertans that are Big Mad about the Coastal First Nations acting as though they have "a veto”.
(That's not what FPIC means by the way: #ABPoli #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Pipeline #Separatism #Canada #Oil #EndFossilFuels

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-08 22:08:35

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-07 05:11:48

Those new SK submarines need to get here in a hurry, and in numbers.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #russia #ukraine #arctic #greenland #denmark

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-10 19:38:10

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-07 05:03:04

If the USA “acquires” Greenland, then Canada can be effectively surrounded, and blockaded by the USA.
Just putting that out there.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #russia #ukraine #arctic #greenland #denmark
reuters.com/world/trump-advise

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2025-12-31 03:08:03

we should definitely be focusing on Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS, not CCS like the PM calls it) and new oil pipelines and not utility scale battery systems on our electrical grids.
#canPoli #cdnpoli #EndFossilFuels #battery #climateEmergency universeodon.com/@digyoursoul/

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-17 07:03:34

Lester B. Pearson is spinning in his grave as his prime ministerial descendant participates in an effort to delegitimize and destroy the UN.
“a person briefed with the proposal told FT that the Trump administration views the concept "as a potential substitute for the UN... a kind of parallel unofficial body to deal with other conflicts beyond Gaza."”
#Canada #CdnPoli #Carney #Liberals #canPoli #UN #world #diplomacy #genocide #gaza #ethniccleansing

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-13 21:11:55

Dear all… if you're into #union issues and care about the #workingclass... or you're working for someone who says they do, then using AI to 'draft’ responses to common political questions is not the best idea!
#workers #NDP #CanPoli #CdnPoli #NDPLeadership #politics #AI #DonTBeLazy
cbc.ca/news/politics/rob-ashto

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2025-12-30 19:21:51

“Full report” (700 pg PDF): “5.6 Cascadia Megathrust M9.0 Earthquake during wildfire season”
The scenario:
"On a morning in August, during wildfire season and a heatwave, megathrust (subduction interface) a magnitude
9.0 (M9.0) earthquake occurs offshore of Vancouver Island. Minutes of strong shaking are felt across the region—on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland—and as far south as northern California.”
Light reading! :)
#BCPoli #Earthquake #CanPoli #ClimateRisk #ClimateEmergency

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-04 22:59:21

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

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2025-12-30 19:36:12

Oh look... LNG doesn't make Earthquake disaster response easier either!
page 82:
“Energy”
The initial earthquake and ongoing aftershocks cause extensive damage to power plants, transmission lines and
substations, leading to prolonged power outages across the region. Damage is also likely to impact major fuel processing and storage locations and LNG refining sites, which are coastal based. These include two Indigenous-led LNG projects (Ksi Lisims and Cedar— Nisga’a and Haisla).”
#BCPoli #Earthquake #CanPoli #ClimateRisk #ClimateEmergency

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-07 21:44:16

So... #TheAmericanFascist is
1) suppressing speech (citizens and visitors)
2) launching trade wars with other nations
3) rounding up immigrants and citizens
4) launching military missions for economic gain
5) threatening other countries, near and far, ally or not,
and now….
6) increasing military spending by half from $1 Trillion to $1.5 Trillion.
This is the most dangerous man to world peace, stability, and human life since Adolf Hitler, period.
#Canada #USA #NATO #EU #CanPoli #CdnPoli

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-02-04 19:54:27

“Canada's incentive program for zero-emissions vehicles, known as iZEV, was suspended more than a year ago after it ran out of money due to high demand.”
Canadian consumers: we want EVs!
Government of Canada: Hello, we're from 2005. Let's do Fuel Efficiency!
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #EV #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #Driving #Affordability
cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-au

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-02-05 03:45:47

extremely relevant to the upcoming "Auto Strategy" being released by the Liberal Carney government.
make no mistake. Decades of Canadian, Ontarian, and Alberta governments are complicit in the Oil companies efforts to avoid the transition
#endfossilfuels #canpoli #cdnpoli #onpoli #ev #cars #jobs jacobin.com/2026/02/fossil-fue

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2025-12-30 19:03:37

pet peeve.
when articles mention a report or study and don't link the report or study!
"A 9.0 magnitude earthquake could eclipse all past B.C. disasters combined: provincial report”
#BCPoli #Earthquake #CanPoli #ClimateRisk #ClimateEmergency

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-02-09 18:58:56

The entirety of this interview with a Canadian Soldier fighting in a Ukrainian unit first as a tanker and now as an FPV drone pilot is essential viewing for anyone interested in the #RussiaUkraineWar, anyone interested in the effectiveness of the Canadian military, anyone interested in women in the Military and anyone interested in modern (ie. drone) military warfare.
Oh, and she learned Ukrainian ‘on the job’.
She is also Indigenous. (accent sounds possibly Québecois or Manitoba)
#Russia #Ukraine #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #CAF #USA

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-02-03 17:10:55

and to think there are still people all-in on trying to convince us that somehow big hydro, big nuclear and fanciful “SMR”nuclear will deliver the same kind of cheap, clean, reliable power.
It's not.
Just get on with building solar and wind and tidal and batteries banks and all the rest!
Australia is now far ahead of Canada. Why…?
"Australia’s long, complicated and difficult energy transition is finally working. As our recent research suggests, if these trends continue – and nothing new goes wrong – we should begin to see lower retail electricity bills by mid-2026. As more coal plants close and new transmission and storage infrastructure is delivered, electricity prices could rise again. But overall, shifting demand from gas and coal for power and petrol for cars is likely to deliver significantly lower energy bills for households.”
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Energy #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels
theconversation.com/renewables

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-01-09 20:25:55

This article is absolute insanity. The only way I can describe it is being from a Rabidly anti-Canadian American.
And in an overall tone of disrespect for the rule of law, autonomy, democracy, or progressive thought.
"In a strategy of the retrenchment, the dismemberment of Canada becomes a wise decision. Rather than allowing it to continue down a path of anti-American antagonism, the United States could support the Alberta and Quebec separatist movements. A successful secession by Alberta alone would cripple the federal fisc, and drive separatism in other regions due to the resultant decline in their equalization payments which comprises such a substantial part of their provincial budgets. In the end, British Columbia and a unified Maritime province would be admitted to the Union as Democratic states while Alberta and Saskatchewan would be admitted as Republican states; ensuring continued balance in the US Senate.
The rump of Canada, left with only one or two provinces, would finally be able to revise its constitution with ease. Under US pressure, the rump could become a freely associated state similar to Palau, with a new constitution reordering society along American lines. In time, perhaps it too could be annexed.”
#Canada #USA #CanPoli #CdnPoli #51stState #Separatism #Alberta #Quebec
defenseanalyses.org/work/our-c
(edit: sorry, wrong link previously)