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progressive, fact-based critical thinker, pro-science, pro-choice, pro-T&R, pro-human rights primary interest #cdnpoli
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#cdnpoli Breaking an addiction to doing the same old day in and day out is where I am at. I'm looking forward to many perfect summer days, which are days when I don't succumb to posting, reposting or replying to any posts by or about the CPC's failed 'leader' . 🪧🏆.
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@jahimes American courts have the power to strike down laws and statutes they find to violate the Constitution of the United States.
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#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics .OPEN LETTER TO CPC SUPPORTERS.I am a low income senior living in B.C. and I am well versed in Canadian politics. I'm not a member of any political party and have never voted Liberal. It's come to my attention that CPC supporters on Twitter are factually.
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Canada has taken first place in the 2021 Best Countries Report, an analytical study conducted by U.S. News & World Report. This is the first time Canada has claimed the top spot in the yearly ranking, having spent several years in the second and third positions. 1/3.
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I'm pleased to read that Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada has been considering a "game plan" for how it would respond if the United States takes a far-right, authoritarian shift after next year's presidential elections. It's my opinion that the last thing.
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Mark my words. There will be no silent majority in Canada. After years of being ridiculed for being 'woke' by so-called freedom convoyers, ditchbillies, antivaxxers, conspiracy theorists and other con riff raff, the progressives in Canada are going to rise up like never before.
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#wildfires #cdnpoli #cdnpolitics .@JustinTrudeau My heart goes out to those in the NWT, Yukon and B.C., who have been evacuated and those on alert, as well as, the firefighters putting their lives on the line. Though I have never voted Liberal in my long life it's clear a.
This week has been tough for Yellowknife residents. To those I spoke with yesterday in Edmonton, and to those who have been evacuated elsewhere: We’ve got your back, and we’ll continue to provide the support you and your community need.
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Five years ago I could not have imagined any MP being so power hungry to become Canada's PM that he would travel the country on the taxpayer's dime telling lies and misrepresenting truths. However, Poilievre has created a political cult by brainwashing the low Q Canadians who.
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#cdncourts Federal judge throws out lawsuit challenging Canadian Armed Forces vaccine mandate. The 330 plaintiffs in the case each sought $1 million in damages. The judge's ruling means they will have to pay a $5,045 legal bill instead. via.
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@VivekGRamaswamy The so-called #FreedomConvoy was never about truckers, or border mandates. Over 90% of the Canadian Truckers Association are vaccinated and kept the supply chain running, while they published that they didn't support the convoy. Canadian Trucking Alliance condemns trucker.
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@JustinTrudeau I 😍 this. Our PM and his son Xavier are trolling the cons and I can't stop LOL 😂😂😂 👋👋👋.
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#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics .Poilievre's credibility and history add up to well, nothing. His work history prior to becoming an MP was minimal. His 18 years in the House of Commons reveals no significant legislation that addressed Canadians needs, despite his vigorous grandstanding in.
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#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics #unions #workers #deceptiveadvertizing .Poilievre had a job at Telus doing corporate collections by calling businesses. At the age of 16, Poilievre sold Reform Party memberships for Jason Kenney and also did telephone canvassing for him. He also later.
This is a really good ad.
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FOLLOWERS: Personal Update. For the first time since the first 2 years of COVID, a dark time when hubby was diagnosed with cancer twice and then went through all the chemo, radiation and surgical hell, I have decorated a Christmas tree and it looks great. 🎄. I admit I cried 😢as
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@RosieBarton I have no objection to 'tough questions". However, I do object to your "very difficult to believe" remark. It was snarky and uncalled-for. Please do better, lest we begin to think you are a CPC shill.
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I am ignoring all NOISE saying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must resign. I am focused on why Poilievre will not apply for and secure to level security clearance? What’s he hiding? The final report of the #foreigninteference inquiry is due January 31st, 2025.
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."My job is not to be popular,” Trudeau said, briefly pausing and adding with a wry smile, "Although it helps."."My job is to do the right things for Canada now and do the right things for Canadians a generation from now.".
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I don't give a flying flip for what any honker convoy organized on Facebook has to say. The have zero credibility with me since they attempted a coup after illegally occupying Ottawa. I want to see every new convoy attempt result in criminal charges and I want judges to bring the.
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@Sflecce @stephenharper After enduring 9 yrs and 271 days of Harper's regime including shocking abuses of power, muzzling scientists, climate change denial, proroguing parliament over and over again, operating in secrecy, singing the China FIPA in Russia, and being the Canadian PM who was worst.
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I am not a member of any political party but follow politics closely and from what I see PM Trudeau is doing his job. I have never loathed a politician before for damaging confidence in our democratic institutions and that's what Poilivere is doing. Power seeking Poilievre is
Hi, My name is Dean. I'm formally asking Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre to shut the fuck up and do their jobs instead of forcing Canadians into a generational culture war waged by the dumbest people in Canada.
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My Prime Minister is neither small minded nor lacking in grace. He isn't perfect but #IStandWithTrudeau because he stays on the high road, admits his mistakes, apologizes and moves forward to address what's most important ie. the needs of Canadians in this time of #COVID19 crisis.
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🦷🦷🦷Just saying . we all need some good news and I got some today. I now have a client number and in 3 months time I ought to receive a member card and details about the #CanadianDentalCareProgram from Sun Life. Better still my income is so low that the plan will pay up to.
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@JustinTrudeau The absence of Noah Lyles isn’t what derailed the U.S.’s bid to win gold in the men’s 4x100-meter relay. It’s the Americans’ maddening inability to find four men who can pass the baton to one another while running as fast as they can.
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I don't believe for a single moment that social media training will cure the sickness Jordan Peterson suffers from. I want to see his license to practice removed so he can't harm others.
Ontario court rules against Jordan Peterson, upholds social media training order via @Yahoo . @SomeMoreNews.
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#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics I am a senior citizen who has been a political activist since I was a teen. It's my experience that conservatives of all ages are regressive black and white thinkers whose preoccupation with self-interest hampers their ability to develop empathy for the.
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A loathsome mob screaming Zelensky go home replete with obscenities and calling Trudeau a traitor. The screamers are the honker fringe supporting and supported by Poilievre and his clapping CPC seals, who don't condemn this disgusting behaviour.
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#cdnpoli #LiberalLeadershipRace.The fact Mark Carney has never held an elected position doesn't deter my support for his run for the Liberal leadership. Mark Carney, who has been former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's @cafreeland advisor has exactly the kind of skills
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Stewart is brilliant. 😍Loved this and you will too.
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Justin Trudeau flat-out pointed out that conservative premiers are lying about carbon pricing (as well he should, because they absolutely are).
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This is a brilliant cartoon but I cannot credit the creator as I'm visually challenged and cannot read the signature. I ran it through tineye image search without results. Can anyone provide the author please?
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#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics Pierre Poilievre and Donald Trump are both narcisscistic #populist #authoritarians. Have you considered the behaviours they have in common that have negatively impacted democracy?. 1. Both use leveraging #divisive, #polarizing issues to divide the public.
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@JoshuaPHilll @fractiousvoice The truth is that big corporate landlords are parasitical on the economy 🎯.
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@bk_belton MESSAGE TO CANADIAN VOTERS.Some may have a foggy memory of the Harper regime but I don't. After enduring 9 yrs and 271 days of Harper's regime including shocking abuses of power:.muzzling scientists;.climate change denial; .proroguing parliament over and over again;.operating in.
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#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics #economicstability #BestCountriesrankings.What we Canadians have been through over the course of the last 8 years aren't normal times. And no other federal government in my memory has had so many back-to-back and overlapping challenges to address. From the.
Switzerland Is No. 1 in 2023 U.S. News Best Countries Rankings .Switzerland has retained its top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s #annualBestCountries rankings and is followed by Canada (No. 2), Sweden (No. 3), Australia (No. 4) and the United States.
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I have to log out now and I am closing this tweet to all except the accounts that I follow. That will prevent a legion of troll and bot responses appearing in it. When I log in again I will open this tweet to responses from everyone again.
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Locally what I hear Canadians want are:.1. a wealth tax.2. removal of tax exemptions for churches.3. livable wages and paid sick leave for all workers.4. UBI.5. affordable housing.6. pharmacare and dental care.7. removal of spousal caps on disability and OAP.What are you hearing?.
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Manning is a religious anti-intellectual who has a negative view of the value and importance of intellectual pursuits and critical thinking. His position is the same as any populist spieling his reliance on the code of common sense of the common man. In.
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Singh needs to stop insulting our intelligence, lest he wants to be taken as a politically opportunistic troll. Singh knows that NO PM has control over housing supply, housing prices, rents or mortgage rates in a free market economy like Canada's. Singh knows a Canadian.
Under Justin Trudeau, it costs more than ever to rent or buy a place to live. Shuffling out-of-touch Ministers won’t change that. What will?. Building more homes faster. Keeping people in affordable housing - instead of kicking them out to make more money.
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Nanaimo unveils new utility covers designed by First Nation artist
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Hear! Hear! I'd like to hear/watch/read more Ministers calling Poilievre's negativity and disrespect for Canadians out, as Sean Fraser has done here. Poilievre's an elitist who has spent 19 years in HoC producing nothing of benefit to Canadians.
Pierre Poilievre only cares about Pierre Poilievre. Demeaning Canadians and calling their homes shacks won't build more homes – but our positive plan will.
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#cdnpoli Queen of the Grift? #LichBarberTrial. Crown prosecutor Tim Radcliffe in his opening statement, said the two organizers didn't just “hold the line,” they “crossed the line” into criminal activity by encouraging people to stay in Ottawa as police had ordered the
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Karina Gould @karinagould is the youngest woman to serve as a Cabinet minister in Canadian history. With the birth of Oliver, Minister Gould became the first federal cabinet minister to have a baby while holding office. She is passionate about breaking down barriers for
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#cdnecon "With Trudeau at the helm, Canada became an international trade powerhouse, boosting exports by 45% since 2015 to $593 billion in 2023, accounting for 27% of Canada’s GDP, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. During the period, imports increased 3.6% annually,.
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#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics There's no doubt about it. PM Justin Trudeau's Liberal minority govt with third party support from the NDP have established a record of having our backs and acting to benefit us Canadians. They came through with pandemic assistance. They came through with.
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FOLLOWERS: I am undertaking 4 weeks of treatment (5 times weekly) and I'm already exhausted but not in pain on day 2. Please don't ask for details. The bad news is I don't expect to be able to do much research, posting or responding. This too shall pass.
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@merry123459 I was waiting for another call from my sister-in-law in North Kelowna when the phone rang. It was a f---ing robocall from Poilievre's campaign. Poilievre is on Vancouver Island propagandizing, while our Premier declared a B.C. provincial emergency due to wildfires. I can't even.
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"To put a cherry on top of this, CBC dug up video of then-Speaker Andrew Scheer saying you can’t challenge the integrity of the Speaker, which includes allegations of partisanship, and lo, what are they doing now? Rules for thee but not for me is very much their modus.
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#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics Canadians suffered under PM Stephen Harper, who excelled at operating in secret and proroguing parliament whenever he was challenged. Under Harper's government Canadians experienced #persistentunemployment, #flatjobgrowth, #nowageincreases, and an.
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#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics . Federally, Pierre Poilievre is considered an “attack dog.” He attacks viciously and makes those attacks very personal. To date, he has offered little to no positive vision for Canada, nor any plan as to how he would govern. All.
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Each time I hear Pierre Poilievre repeat his “common sense” slogan, my mind leaps back to the turmoil in Ontario during the Common Sense Revolution of Mike Harris. It wasn’t pretty. The Conservatives immediately imposed a truly radical political agenda. Within days of taking.
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#Vaccinemandates for #healthcareworkers reasonable and #constitutional, B.C. judge rules. Religious and personal beliefs about vaccines do not entitle you to work in a health-care setting with vulnerable patients whilst unvaccinated, a B.C. Supreme Court.
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.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing the opening of a major vaccine production plant in Toronto today — part of Canada's efforts to build up the domestic biomanufacturing sector in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new #Sanofi facility.
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@DavidABeaudoin "These programs don’t actually exist."."If you’re one of these (fake, apparently) people enjoying these government programs, get it while you can.".My hubby and I are registered in the federal government's dental care plan via Sun Life and have already had appointments. We aren't.
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@journo_dale Once again, Poilievre demonstrates his disrespect for parliament with another arrogant display of rude and arrogant behaviour, while his CPC clapping seals applaud him. The last thing Canada needs is any of them as a PM. #QP
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@SeanFraserMP @theJagmeetSingh Thank you so much for correcting Singh. Many of us long time NDP supporters are a absolutely pissed off at the spin his communications team puts on his social media posts. I quit the federal NDP due to Singh's continual misrepresentation of facts and gaslighting.
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#Alberta $13M clawed back from transfers to Alberta as clinics fall under scrutiny. Health Canada says that under its Diagnostic Services Policy, provinces and territories that permit patient charges for medically necessary diagnostic services, including ultrasounds and.
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#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics A PM must represent all Canadians by speaking and acting ONLY in the best interests of our entire population and country. Poilievre is not fit to be PM as he cannot do that, so he is employing the #populistagenda of dividing and conquering Canadians in a
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#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics The vast and overwhelming majority of #wildfires have been caused by lightning, heat and dry conditions caused by #climatechange and human carelessness. Only a few have been reported as started by arsonists. The most common form of climate denial is not.
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@MichaelChongMP @melaniejoly STOP LYING! I follow @melaniejoly and I know it's already open because she posted that yesterday. Embassy staff are safe and hard at work reaching out to Canadians in Israel.
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#IStandWithTrudeau on the #EmergencyAct & hope the vote carries tonight because the threat of more blockades and occupations being disguised as "peaceful protests" when they harm Canada's economy and rob both citizens and businesses of freedom & income must be brought to an end.
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I don't believe the CPC's bill to ban #vaccinemandates reflects our reality when viewed through the lens of science. I believe the bill is intended to appease their supporters in the so-called Freedom Convoy at the risk of endangering the health of all Canadians.
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#cdnpoli How's your memory? I will #NeverForget that during a pandemic when Canadians expected all political parties to work together, the self-serving, power-obsessed CPC MP's remained partisan obstructionists in the HoC who abandoned their overarching parliamentary duty to act.
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House of Commons approves modernized Canada-Ukraine trade deal without Tory support #cdnpoli #cdnpolitics via @Yahoo.
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There's no doubt about it - the US is going to want our water, our land. Canada has about 20 per cent of the world's total freshwater resources and about 7 per cent of the world’s “renewable” freshwater supply, with just half a per cent of the global population.
Story after story from the US & elsewhere about dramatic climate change accelerated weather catastrophes should wake Canadians up to an obvious implication—the US is going to want our water, our land & generally more tolerable weather & climate in the years ahead. You think a.
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via @Yahoo FLASHBACK: Patrick Brown says members of the Conservative Party establishment and supporters of leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre worked to disqualify him from the leadership race because they feared his progressive approach to.
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@TheBreakdownAB Be aware that no government, federal included can access the CPP fund and use it for any other purpose. Conservatives have tried for years to open access to CPP funds for government spending but they can't. CPP funds are not available to governments to spend and conservatives.
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Martin Luther King Jr said: The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where they stand in times of challenge and controversy.#TeamTrudeau have defended democracy at home and in the Ukraine. They earned my deepest respect.
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#abpoli Statistics Canada has recently released revised and updated information on the number of people who report work (T4) earnings in one province while residing in another province. I think Albertans would be surprised to find how many Canadians from other provinces.
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My #CPP is my pension. It is not any province's pension regardless of where I worked and it's not the federal government's either. Smith needs to hear from all of us to stop her deviant pursuit of OUR CPP funds.
Premier Danielle Smith says if Ottawa comes back this fall with a lowball estimate on Alberta’s share of the Canada Pension Plan, hard questions will have to be asked on next steps. READ MORE: .
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More than 30 charges laid at unsanctioned truck rally in Barrie
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Deputy PM and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland slams Pierre Poilievre as ‘economically illiterate’. via @torontostar.
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If you are a Canadian and you vote conservative, you could have a memory loss: Harper, Serial Abuser of Power: The Evidence Compiled.The Tyee’s full, updated list of 70 Harper government assaults on democracy and the law.
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Federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's claim that Canada can achieve carbon neutrality in 2050 while simultaneously increasing oil and gas production is "incoherent." .And, he's right.
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Grocery prices in Canada: Online forum says #Loblaws is out of control, as outrageous prices become common. A popular online forum dedicated to exposing exorbitant pricing at Loblaw-affiliated stores is also showcasing just how little your dollar.
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We have all had enough of 19 years of Poilievre's reckless staged temper tantrums in #QP now tailored for his social media accounts and youtube channel. He's definitely not PM material. Karina Gould: "I will no longer put up with Mr. Poilievre's little tantrums. The.
Je n'accepterai plus les petites crises de M. Poilievre. Les conservateurs devraient réfléchir à leur comportement imprudent et au manque de respect qu'ils témoignent aux Canadiens avec leurs jeux partisans. M. Poilievre a beau essayer, il ne peut pas cacher ce qu'il est.
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@journo_dale An irreligious AMEN to that. We Canadians elect MPs and handsomely pay for our MPs to do important work for Canadians in the HoC. We do not elect them to be self-serving non-productive mouthpieces, who shirk their duty to us in favour of staging theatrical performances that.
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#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics How good is your memory? I clearly recall the 9 years and 271 days of Stephen Harper's conservative regime's regressive economic policies: .📌cuts to public spending; .📌suppression of workers’ wages; .📌deregulation and removal of gatekeepers; .📌tax cuts.
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True patriots know the truth: Canada is among the world’s freest nations. #cdnpoli The so-called Freedom Convoy are not patriots. They are #domesticterrorists who attempted a coup of a duly elected govt, and staged the illegal #OttawaOccupation suppressing the freedoms of.
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Lilley isn't harming Trudeau but a Down Syndrome boy he get the socks from, who runs a company with his dad and advocates for workers’ rights on behalf of Americans with disabilities. Research tip: John’s Crazy Socks
LILLEY: Justin Trudeau's words, and socks, show he's not a serious leader
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#C58 #antiscablegislation #cdnpoli #cdnpolitics Statement from Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress re: Poilievre’s Conservatives blocking priority bills for workers: .“Canada’s unions strongly urge Mr. Poilievre and his colleagues in the.
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@YourAnonCentral I have the highest degree of respect for Mexican President Sheinbaum. 🇲🇽💪 🇨🇦 💪.
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#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics #sentacare. Canada's new dental care plan could impact nearly 9 million Canadians — are you one of them? In its current form, plan is expected to cost the federal treasury about $4.4B a year. Yes, I'm one of them and will register in May 2024.
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#onpoli Unbelievable! "Ontarians are being told that one political staffer was able to take over the machinery of government to make important determinations that increased the value of certain developers’ private property by billions of dollars. And neither the minister nor.
The buck stops nowhere as Doug Ford dispenses with ministerial responsibility
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.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, second left, and his son Hadrien, 10, walk with Chief Roger William, left, and Chief Otis Guichon, front right, as they arrive for community celebrations to mark the 10th anniversary of the Tsilhqot'in decision, in.
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Canadian women, we can do better than this. Boot the Blue. 🇨🇦💪.
The latest 🇨🇦 federal polls, female voters only: 🔴LPC +7, Abacus Data.🔴LPC +9, Léger.🔴LPC +11, Liaison.🔴LPC +16, Research Co. 🔴LPC +17, Angus Reid.🔴LPC +17, Pollara.🔴LPC +19, Ipsos.🔴LPC +19, Pallas Data.🔴LPC +22, Nanos.🔴LPC +29, EKOS
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via @ipoliticsca #cdnpoli #cdnpolitics #housing Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser takes issue with being called the minister of photo ops. In an exclusive interview, Fraser said the moniker given to him by Conservatives shows.
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@presentefect @GAWHeckman @GeraldKutney @DVATW @DuncanGray Today I think creating a hashtag for these types isn't the way to go. I am now using #IStandWithGreta rather than wasting my time arguing with them.
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I live an NDP stronghold. Voting Liberal amounts to throwing my vote away. I don't live in the same electoral area as #JustinTrudeau and cannot vote for him. I vote strategically for the candidate who is most likely to defeat the conservative candidate. #NeverVoteConservative.
I'm voting for @JustinTrudeau again in the next federal election because he was raised by this guy - one of the greatest prime ministers in 🇨🇦'n history, with the values that built this country, the values I cherish. #NobodyLikesPierrePolievre
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Trudeau criticizes Conservatives on Canada-Ukraine trade deal in front of European leaders. Conservatives said they could not support the text of the deal because it commits both countries to 'promote carbon pricing'. Ukraine has had a carbon tax in place since 2011, which it.
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