Gail Vaz-Oxlade
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Mother. Painter. Gardener. Memoir: According to The Book of Gail. Fiction: Secret Lives. I'm laughing because life is funny. 💃🏽🤸🏽♀️💃🏽👏🏽 332.024
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I will be selling a PDF of my 1st fiction, Secret Lives, for $4.99. Order in the same way. If you want to gift, send recipient's email addy. Both books for $9.98. I'll know what you're ordering by the amount you pay.
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What the fuck are Canadians doing flying the Confederate flag?
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Mornin'
@JustinTrudeau
. As you meet with premiers on healthcare, know that, as a tax-payer, I want strings attached to the $$ they receive. I want open reporting on what they $$ is being spent on. And I want it made clear that none of my tax $$ go to private anything.
#Strings
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Why would any gay person vote Conservative? Why would any disabled person? Any teacher, nurse or first-responder? Why would any Asian, Black or Brown person vote Conservative? Why would any WOMAN vote Conservative? These are things I think about all the time. I am confused.
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EVERYBODY. ABSOLUTELY EVERYBODY IN CANADA. SIGN UP. THEN SEND YOUR CARDS TO THE FOOD BANK.
Loblaws offers $25 gift card to customers after admitting to taking part in a price fixing scheme for bread. Sign up here to get the rebate:
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Dear Canada. Stop telling women how to dress. It's ridiculous that a woman in a hijab can't teach in a classroom. WTF is wrong with us?
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Explain to me how people who make $800 an hour have convinced people who make $40 an hour that people who make $14 an hour are making "enough."
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Remember when I said, “Don’t vote for
@fordnation
it’ll be a shitshow?” Do you believe me NOW?
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Want to send a message about food price-gouging? Don’t shop at any Loblaws owned/branded store in August and watch the message get delivered. The other chains will catch on or we move to rotating.
#StrikeLoblaws
#AugustStrke
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Teachers’ rotating strikes are about to ratchet up. Don’t lose your shit people. They are on the side of YOUR children. It’s gonna get tougher, but your kids are worth it, right?
#iStandWithTeachers
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Hey Ottawa, what is the arrest count? Give us the # of people you are holding to account for this nasty mess.
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To every MSM journalist that filed a story on Margaret Trudeau who has NOT filed a story on Krista Ford, why?
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Hmmmmm. Guess Canada ISN’T broken, eh?
Canada is ranked 2nd best country in the world for 2023. It is ranked just behind Switzerland. Canada moved from third to second place out of 87 countries this year as the best country in the world.
#IStandWithTrudeau
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I am no Liberal die-hard. I don't agree w everything they do. But I dread to think what Canada would be now if the Cons had been in charge for the last 5 years. (Just look at where they are in charge!) Canada is a great country. Our current Federal government has made it better.
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Dear Canada, if what's happening in Texas right now leaves you appalled and confused, know that Texas has been a Conservative stronghold forever; you reap what you sow. If you don't want infrastructure collapse in Canada, stop voting Conservative.
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This is a lie. No middle class person makes $250k a year from capital gains.
#RichyRich
needs to pay their fair share.
Middle-class Canadians could be hit by increases to capital gains tax. Here’s how to prepare
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No $$to pay nurses. No $$ to keep hospital ERs open. No $$ for schools. No $$ for autistic kids but $22 billion in ‘excess funds’
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Grocery funds for CUPE OSBCU Education Workers . FOR EVERY RETWEET OF THIS LINK I will donate $1 up to $1000. GO!
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To all the teachers on strike today/this week, know that we don't believe a word that comes out of
@Sflecce
's mouth. We know he's trying to fleece us. We know he's trying to fleece you. We stand with you. I stand with you.
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Canada, here’s the future writ large if you keep voting for parties determined to privatize healthcare
POV: you're an American who needed a heart transplant
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You're so full of shit. Ontario didn't have a carbon tax. And I suppose you want to take credit for the fall in oil prices ALL OVER THE WORLD? Fuck, you're stupid.
Gas prices across Ontario are lower today in large part because we scrapped the carbon tax! Our government will always work to keep more money in your pocket.
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1 in 10 people using food banks while grocery retailers make record profits. Hmmmm. Seems like a greed problem to me. You okay w this, shareholders? Really?
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Y'all, if you think Conservatives would be better for Canada, I asked that you look to ON where our government has just decided the homeless, the mentally ill, the most desperate are no longer entitled to healthcare. Then look to Florida to see just how far it can go.
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If you drive around w F*CK TRUDEAU signs, but you take this $$, you’re a fucking hypocrite
We’ve cut child care fees by at least 50% across Canada. And in nearly half of the provinces and territories, fees are down to $10 a day – three years ahead of schedule. We’ll keep working to make sure more kids can have the best possible start in life.
#NationalChildDay
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I am deeply disappointed in
@JustinTrudeau
this morning. Not for the first time either. I didn't like that pipeline BS. And sometimes he acts like a dolt. BUT. He is not racist. He is not homophobic. He is not telling me what to do with my body.
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Mornin'
@JustinTrudeau
. As you meet with premiers on healthcare, know that, as a tax-payer, I want strings attached to the $$ they receive. I want open reporting on what they $$ is being spent on. And I want it made clear that none of my tax $$ go to private anything.
#Strings
I’ll be meeting with all the premiers tomorrow, and there’s only one item on the agenda: Health care. More on that here:
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Fuck off back to your shithole. In Canada WOMEN decide what to do w our bodies.
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I can't apologize for the ignoramuses who do this, but I can say you are greatly admired & are making a difference here in Canada.
They are starting to get more and more desperate...
This shows that we’re winning.
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ON Conservatives forcing privatization by removing OHIP support for virtual visits when hospitals are overwhelmed. THIS is actually evil.
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I just filed a complaint with the Ombudsman about Conservative gvmt failure to track COVID in schools/daycares Here's the link if you'd like it:
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I’m not sure why this isn’t a bigger deal This is a HUGE success
The CCB introduced by the Trudeau government has reduced the number of children in poverty by nearly 75% since the beginning of Trudeau’s time in office.
SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT.
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This is the wrong headline. You sound like a Conservative mouthpiece. Here, let me help: Teachers continue to fight for students in the face of empty promises and misleading rhetoric
Teachers go ahead with strike action despite Ontario's concessions
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Every time I see someone talk about how the provinces are failing us re healthcare I want to scream: the provinces haven't failed us. CONSERVATIVES have failed us. FFS. See this for what it is: Conservatives are hellacious governments
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When Harper signed that 30 year deal w China putting China's interests AHEAD of Canadian interests, how come no one called HIM a traitor?
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If
@JustinTrudeau
tried to pull the BS maneuvers
@fordnation
pulls in ON, the media would be so far up his ass they could lick his lips. Secret deals are a Conservative tactic federally and provincially. If it's such a good deal, why all the secrecy?
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The profound difference between liberals and conservatives is that a Conservative would let a conservative starve, but a liberal won’t let a conservative starve.
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What rule did he break joining HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY? I don't understand.
Looks like Justin Trudeau had a nice Easter with his family. He had to break his government’s own rules to do it, but rules are for the little people.
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Dear
@JustinTrudeau
Please do NOT bail out PostMedia. It supports hate, is divisive and spins lies.
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Canada, do you want these guns, or do you want $10/daycare?
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I voted today. First chance I got. Fuck Conservatives.
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Fuck off you nasty piece of work. You don't get to judge a woman -- any woman. And the fact that you work for The Sun means you keep terrible company so keep it to yourself.
Former Canadian PM
@aKimCampbell
who once stripped for the cameras while in office proves her gutter origins. Disgraceful conduct.
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Women, Are you gonna put up w this shite?
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I don't usually follow royal news, but here's my take: as a child, Harry saw his mother harassed & killed by media-mania. As a man, he is watching the same thing happen to his wife & mother of his children. He has responsibilities to HIS family.
Queen Elizabeth II calls royal summit after Harry and Meghan announce royal exit
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this seems to be picking up momentum. This will be fun. My payment: find a women's shelter or food bank & donate whatever you can afford. If you can't afford a lot, that's fine; whatever you can afford. As long as I have > 10 people liking/commenting, I'll keep going... 365 days
But with a little love, some trimming, and a gentle hand, you can make your money bloom. Anyone interested in a masterclass on $$$$ starting in January on Twitter?
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18 mths ago I committed to getting rid of 20% of the stuff in my house. This year, I commit to getting rid of another 10%. If I succeed I'm going to buy myself (wait for it) ... drumroll please ... absofuckinglutely nothing!
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When a feeble-minded man acquires power, he often assumes his power makes him smart. It doesn't. Witness
@fordnation
and
@Sflecce
, two feeble-minded powerful men who use their power for personal gains (financial and ego), ignoring their responsibilities.
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Oh my darling Millennials, you know how I love you 💕 please crush the life out of Conservatives. Please.
Millennials will make up the largest group of eligible voters in Canada's upcoming federal election.
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good morning
@AndreaHorwath
and
@StevenDelDuca
. I'm wondering if any progress has been made on finding a way to work together so that we can finally be rid of fffffffford! Please. We, the people of Ontario, are desperate for you to do the right thing by us.
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From now on, every time anyone mentions Trudeau's blackface, Imma post this: Remember this CONServative politician
@LeslynLewis
? he sent dick pics to two guys in Africa.
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We can't convince stupid people not to vote Conservative. The only way to beat them is to VOTE against them. ALL OF US. VOTE!
If ever in power, Poilievre will f*ck over every Canadian who believes he's on their side.
He doesn't give AF about your job, retirement, freedom, family, paycheque, health, or your life.
His only concern is for himself and he proves it daily. Wake tf up.
#StornowaySquatter
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But with a little love, some trimming, and a gentle hand, you can make your money bloom. Anyone interested in a masterclass on $$$$ starting in January on Twitter?
@IDontBlog
@GailVazOxlade
Same
This year I really started looking at my finances
It’s not a pretty thing
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If y’all have the time and energy to be outraged at the new Canadian passport, y’all should get a life. FFS.
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With the economy doing a nosedive & the threat of a recession next year, would you be interested in a Q&A about how to cope/prepare financially? (I know I said no more $$ but shit's about to get real.) I could do late afternoon or early evening.
#GVOQandA
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.
@fordnation
is jamming kids in classrooms & forbidding parents access to COVID tests while children get sick and, maybe, die? Time for a province-wide strike. DATE: Tuesday October 12. STAY HOME. NO SHOPPING. NO ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION. If you don’t NOW, then WHEN?
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I am an immigrant. Until I retired, I worked hard every single day. I had a full-time job and about 6 other things going on at the same time. If I didn't show up for work, I got fired. Let's
#FireFord
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this man saved our asses at the onset of COVID and he continues to improve lives in Canada. If you're blinded to what he has helped this country accomplish, that's your problem. Tell me one thing a Conservative leader has done to make our lives better?
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THIS IS A BIG STORY IN ONTARIO: "...a judge has ruled the families of nursing-home victims can sue the minister of long-term care, citing the plaintiffs’ contention that the government showed bad faith and an acute degree of negligence."
'Gross negligence': Judge gives go-ahead to COVID-deaths lawsuit against Ontario
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anyone who is still willing to vote for Conservatives in Canada is either profiteering or seriously stoopid
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Attention voters: Great Britain is in a hot wet mess under their Conservative leadership. It is only the Conservatives in the US blocking progress. Canadian Conservative premiers have done jack squat to manage COVID. Are ya pickin' up a pattern?
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How come Shoppers keeps getting these sweet deals? Why not make a deal w manufacturers?
Ontario government makes deal with Shoppers Drug Mart to offer free menstrual products in all schools
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This is a chargeable offence. Which federal gvmt division is looking into this? They should be notified.
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Could you go a whole month making all your meals from scratch? No prepared foods. No frozen pizza. Just what you make. Go!
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Dude ran on a 🍺 platform. Y’all voted for 🍺. Now it’ll cost more than a buck tho… a billion $$ for your 🍺 you sudheads. Well done.
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Hear! hear!
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While I’ve been politically engaged, I no longer am. Declaring my Twitter feed a non-political zone. I can’t watch the next 4 yrs so I’m going to focus on my small world and making it beautiful. If you want to stay for this journey, you’re most welcome.
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Fuck off asshole. You can’t tell women how to dress.
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This is another fucking lie. We are not "afraid" of immigration. Only white Conservatives are afraid of immigration, of the dilution of their purity. The rest of us all know that we're soup... and we're proud of it.
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Conservatives are delusional. They don’t believe in climate change. They don’t believe in public education. They don’t believe in safe infrastructure. They don’t believe COVID is airborn and still mutating.
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Hello school boards, how you doin'? Just wanna point out the girls don't dress provocatively. Girls dress. Boys are always gonna get woodies when they stare are girls' breasts. Might as well start practicing self control in school. Educate your boys; stop regulating your girls.
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They aren’t “misleading” they’re lying liars. Call a liar a liar please.
Some PCs 'misleading' public by taking credit for lower gas prices in Ontario, critic says
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WTF does her sexual orientation have to do w this? FFS she’s using her brain!
The 23-year-old lesbian tutor from Toronto has amassed a total of $320,081, the most by a Canadian contestant in “Jeopardy!” history.
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Remember when
@fordnation
cancelled the autism programs 3 years ago? Since then children have lost YEARS of therapy, which would have made a HUGE difference. Parents are broke. Parents are exhausted. Parents should
#CancelDougFord
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My oldest daughter this morning: Politicians should wear shirts with their corporate sponsors on them so we know who owns them.
#RIPCPC
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Justin Trudeau has his security clearance. If you won’t agree to getting cleared STFU a STFD until you do.
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Who else calls "bullshit"?
Doug Ford claims a nurse told him yesterday "Thank God you came here. We need the federal government to give us more vaccines".
I'm calling bullshit on this one.
#onpoli
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Today is my favourite day of the year. Tomorrow the days start to lengthen and summer is around the corner. Happy winter solstice y'all.
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Over 200,000 people are homeless in Canada. In winter. In a 1st world country. And police routinely destroy their camps and rubbish what few belongings they have. In a 1st world country. In winter.
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As an educated woman I’d expect more of you than this. Do you own two homes? If so, you are indeed rich. Taxes aren’t PENALTIES. They are how a thoughtful society supports its citizens and creates fiscal efficiency... by eliminating the profit factor.
@GailVazOxlade
So, we are supposed to save and invest for our retirement, and then also penalized?
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a) Alberta turned down federal help
b) YOUR premier was lunching with Moneybags while Alberta burns
c) you're pathetic
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Dude, if I spent $500 in December, on stuff I don't need (cos there's no GST on food), you'd give me back $25. You can't have my vote for $25.
#BuckABeerPolicies
To help you and to help our hard-hit retail stores recover, we will implement a month-long GST holiday in December. All purchases made at retail stores will be tax-free for the month. It's the much-needed relief hardworking Canadians deserve against the rising cost of living.
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All of these people are refusing to be vaccinated? The police? PARAMEDICS? If you don’t want the shot, fine. Just step away and let a responsible person do your job!
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Stupid people vote Conservative. Uneducated people vote Conservative. Scared people (there is a lot of fear in the Conservative pool) vote Conservative.
The study also found that Pierre Poilievre’s popularity decreases among Canadians who are more educated, while Justin Trudeau’s increases: Poilievre’s favourability rating among university graduates is 23%, while Trudeau’s is 51%.
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Snowfall in June. No big deal.
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It's official. I'm selling my home in Brighton. I'm moving to St. Eugene, ON. My kids are gonna hobby farm and I'm getting a pony! They promised.
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So I'm going to start blogging again. Not every day, like before. Not about money, like before. But about things I think are important. Will you read me again, please?
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When corporations show their true colours, believe them.
Canadian Tire didn't stop the rally. As of this moment, I will not be shopping at Canadian Tire.
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Okay Tweeps, I've had enough of May 30, 2020. Imma get stoned AF, grab an ice-cream bar and chill. Y'all be safe and have a good night.
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Good morning
@JustinTrudeau
and
@cafreeland
Here's a good idea you can jump on
I am proposing a minimum tax for billionaires of 25 percent.
No billionaire should pay a lower tax rate than a teacher, a sanitation worker, or a nurse.
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If media gave equal attention to
@Fordnation
's loss of billions of $$ as they did to the WE scandal, I bet we'd find that $$ PDQ. How come MSM is so quiet on this... & on Erin O'Toole stealing housing money... & on the lack of vaccination amongst Conservative politicians?
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Not this Canadian. How about you peeps?
A majority of Canadians are in favour of lifting all pandemic-prompted travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border this year, according to a new survey from Nanos Research.
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I bought butter at Costco... the more expensive butter btw... for $4.50 a lb yesterday. If it’s $7.50 a lb at your supermarket, that’s a 30% markup... not 4%, as grocery execs claim...30%.
Canadians are struggling with the cost of living, while Galen Weston gets a $1.2 million raise.
Grocery prices and food bank usage are both at 40-year highs.
We need to call out price gouging when we see it.
I'm going to continue to address the affordability crisis.
#onpoli
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Isn't this the loser who stole money from his own party? Why do we give two flying flucks what he has to say?
Scheer just repeated in the Foyer that he thinks Trudeau is corrupt.
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Cos you’re too dumb to know you’re already free FFS
Why do leftists say "freedumb"? Why do they mock it? Freedom should be a uniting chant. What do they want instead? Lockdowns? Communism? A police state?
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I am deeply disappointed in
@theJagmeetSingh
Perhaps I was wrong and you are not really a leader.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh AGREES with
#POTUS
Donald Trump 100% - Justin Trudeau is TWO-FACED!
#cdnpoli
#onpoli
#TwoFaced
#TwoFacedTrudeau
#JustinTrudeau
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Please do not settle for an apology. Sue them into oblivion.
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Why don’t you DO something. You know you’re in charge, right?
The protests we’re seeing outside of hospitals are selfish, cowardly and reckless. Our health care workers have sacrificed so much to keep us all safe during this pandemic. They don’t deserve this kind of treatment — not now, not ever. Leave our health care workers alone.
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If you are offended, leave. Don’t try to police my language. I’m a grown woman. Fuck off.
Wow the lady that put your budget into a jar should put some swears money in there as well
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To my education worker friends and family, I stand with you. To my teacher friends and family, I hop you will too.
#STRIKE
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