
Simon Jefferies
@sjefferies73
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St. Louis Blues, Michigan Blue, Conservative Blue.
Toronto, ON / Cambridge, ON
Joined March 2012
[This is the last post of 119,836 names of Canadian Armed Forces members who died while serving, bringing to an end this online roll call that began on Remembrance Day 14 years ago. Thanks to everyone who followed.]
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The @WeAreTheDead projects is coming to an end. The account has been tweeting the names of Canadian fallen since 2011. After more than 119,000 hourly posts, the account will send out the final name on the list of our war dead at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
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The CBC rightly corrects me. Both Carney’s failure on trade diplomacy AND his domestic economic failures are to blame for the jobs losses Canadians are experiencing.
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“That brings the grand total to more than $1.7 million of taxpayer money.” https://t.co/sjSC7eTHOa
ctvnews.ca
Canada’s Department of National Defence spent at least $1.28 million on King Charles III’s overnight trip to Ottawa in May, including nearly $870,000 for a ceremonial flyover by Royal Canadian Air...
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I thought they were “military style assault rifles”? What kind of military would turn those down?
Carney government cancels plan to send buyback rifles to Ukraine after ‘extremely limited interest,’ @markramzyy reports https://t.co/er81m4ifBV Find out more at https://t.co/1zbPY5H87t
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The Liberals used this ban as a political wedge three elections in a row. They’ve now acknowledged it’s horrible policy and political BS. Unfortunately it’s us taxpayers who are on the hook for $742 million that could be used to actually tackle violent crime.
Leaked audio recording captures Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree saying he doubts police can enforce gun buy back plans In a roughly 20-minute conversation, the minister also suggested Carney is sticking with the policy because of Quebec https://t.co/jCdCdQsOgo
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Our Conservative agenda for this Parliamentary session: A Canada where hard work is rewarded, where food and homes are affordable, where streets are safe, where borders are solid, and where we're all united under our proud 🇨🇦 flag.
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On this day, we honour the nearly 3,000 innocent lives stolen on September 11, 2001. We remember the courage of the heroes who ran toward danger, and we reaffirm this truth: terror must never defeat free and democratic nations. #NeverForget.
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“Stop crying,” Rick Rescorla told his wife, on 9/11. “I have to get these people out safely. If something should happen to me, I want you to know I’ve never been happier. You made my life.” https://t.co/x3CebuHMAy
newyorker.com
The Vietnam veteran helped save hundreds of lives on September 11th, before he was swallowed by the South Tower collapse. “For Rick Rescorla, this was a natural death,” his best friend said—a hero’s...
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I watch this every year around this time and it remains one of the most powerful videos I’ve ever seen. With the anniversary coming up tomorrow, and all the other B.S. going on, I think it’s more important than ever to remember Welles Crowther. https://t.co/ugRCn8tSm3
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We are saddened by the passing of Team Canada alumnus Ken Dryden, who wore the 🍁 at the '69 #MensWorlds and '72 Summit Series. Nous sommes attristés par le décès de l’ancien d’Équipe Canada Ken Dryden, qui a porté la 🍁 au #MondialMasculin 1969 et à la Série du siècle de 1972.
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The most impressive “unknown” QB in CFB this past weekend was at @UMichFootball All eyes this weekend at OU
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