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Retired, NDP MLA 1991-96 North Vancouver Lonsdale
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#bcndp
#ndp
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Read all of Tieleman’s well documented article on his blogspot.
billtieleman.blogspot.com/2026/02/avi-...
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Avi Lewis needs to answer 5 very hard questions if he wants to be federal NDP leader
Does Avi Lewis want to be the federal NDP leader - or leader of the federal Greens? It's a question federal New Democratic Party members sho...
https://billtieleman.blogspot.com/2026/02/avi-lewis-needs-to-answer-5-very-hard.html
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#NDP
#bcndp
#bcpoli
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Here’s some essential reading for anyone eligible to vote for the next federal election NDP leader.
billtieleman.blogspot.com/2026/02/avi-...
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Avi Lewis needs to answer 5 very hard questions if he wants to be federal NDP leader
Does Avi Lewis want to be the federal NDP leader - or leader of the federal Greens? It's a question federal New Democratic Party members sho...
https://billtieleman.blogspot.com/2026/02/avi-lewis-needs-to-answer-5-very-hard.html
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4). Why has Avi Lewis - who wants to lead the federal New Democratic Party - only made 5 donations to the
#NDP
since 2016? And most of those to his own two unsuccessful campaigns to be a Member of Parliament. 5/6
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I have 5 very hard questions for federal
#NDP
leadership candidate Avi Lewis to answer as voting starts March 9 - read my detailed article here:
billtieleman.blogspot.com/2026/02/avi-...
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#bcpoli
#vanpoli
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Avi Lewis needs to answer 5 very hard questions if he wants to be federal NDP leader
Does Avi Lewis want to be the federal NDP leader - or leader of the federal Greens? It's a question federal New Democratic Party members sho...
https://billtieleman.blogspot.com/2026/02/avi-lewis-needs-to-answer-5-very-hard.html
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Here is the link to the.
#SCOUS
case that made
#Trump
a loser today. The loser is big on quoting the dissenting opinions, but the law is what was decided by the majority.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1287_4gcj.pdf
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Loser
#Trump
melted down with infant like rage.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
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Canada retains exemptions in Trump's new order for 10% global tariffs | CBC
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/livestory/scotus-tariff-ruling-9.7099048
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Donald
#Trump
plans to roll back tariffs on steel and aluminium goods - Financial Post
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Donald Trump plans to roll back tariffs on steel and aluminium goods — Financial Post
Latest softening of levies comes amid persistent voter anxiety about affordability in the U.S.
https://apple.news/AKmxuZ39ET3yyROzESHholA
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Doubt BC Greens can hang on to the two seats they have now if BC has an election this year.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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B.C. Greens pull out of governing accord with B.C. NDP | CBC News
The Greens, which have two seats in B.C.’s legislature, will not sign a new co-operation agreement with the NDP government, saying the party has stalled or sidelined too many of the measures it agreed...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-greens-pull-out-of-governing-accord-with-b-c-ndp-9.7081452
17 days ago
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On April 12, 2013, the U.S. State Dept issued Presidential Permit providing U.S. federal approval for “construction, connection, operation, and maintenance” of the new publicly owned bridge linking Detroit and Windsor. Now Trump says $8 billion bridge can’t open.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between Ontario and Michigan | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, poised to become the newest border crossing between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/trump-gordie-howe-bridge-9.7081924
17 days ago
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Another nail in journalism’s coffin. Hard to continue to subscribe.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers
Former Post executive editor blasts owner Jeff Bezos’s ‘sickening efforts to curry favor’ with Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/04/washington-post-layoffs?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
22 days ago
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NYT headline sums it up for
#Poilievre
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/w...
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Canada’s Conservatives Give Their Trump-Inspired Leader a Second Chance
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/world/americas/canada-pierre-poilievre-conservatives.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
25 days ago
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Premier Danielle Smith is far too silent in defending Canada. Like Poilievre who has a third of his base loving Trump, Smith lacks the courage to take on extremists in her party.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Canada separatists accused of ‘treason’ after secret talks with US state department
Alberta activists’ covert meetings with US officials revealed, outlining group’s increasingly emboldened efforts
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/29/david-eby-alberta-separatism-treason?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
28 days ago
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Premier Smith must not sit idly by as treason occurs.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Eby accuses Alberta separatists of ‘treason’ for meeting with U.S. officials
B.C. Premier says he plans to raise the issue when he meets with Carney and his provincial counterparts
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-david-eby-alberta-separatists-treason/
28 days ago
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#SCOUS
is in recess until February 20, not rushing on tariff case.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/p...
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Where is the Supreme Court’s decision on Trump’s tariffs? | CNN Politics
When the Supreme Court agreed last September to hear a dispute over President Donald Trump’s billion-dollar tariffs on foreign goods, it heeded the administration’s plea that time was of the essence.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/politics/where-is-supreme-court-ruling-on-trump-tariffs
29 days ago
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Both sides have irritants to discuss and negotiate.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Canada in talks with Meta on return of news to Facebook as CUSMA review nears | CBC News
The federal government says its willingness to speak with Meta about the possibility of seeing online news return to Facebook is part of an ongoing conversation Canada is having with the United States...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/meta-miller-cusma-facebook-news-return-9.7064933
29 days ago
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“Carney rolled his eyes and rejected U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s contention to Fox News that he aggressively walked back his comments at the World Economic Forum during a phone call with Trump on Monday.”
apnews.com/article/carn...
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Carney rolls his eyes at US Treasury secretary, says he told Trump he meant what he said at Davos
In Davos at the World Economic Forum last week, Carney condemned economic coercion by great powers on smaller countries without mentioning Trump’s name.
https://apnews.com/article/carney-trump-canada-trade-davos-bessent-tariffs-8e83cdd9443f6f4a523b6e05fd63843a
about 1 month ago
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The federal administration has no right to usurp California’s regulatory authority,” he said at a news conference. “We’re taking them to court to draw a line in the sand and to protect our coast, beaches & communities from potentially hazardous pipelines.”
apnews.com/article/cali...
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California sues the Trump administration over plans to restart oil pipelines along the coast
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing the Trump administration for approving an oil company's plans to restart two oil pipelines along the state's coast.
https://apnews.com/article/california-oil-pipelines-coast-sable-trump-lawsuit-cbf79cac5dcdd7d2a720281246e52b09
about 1 month ago
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@mark-carney.bsky.social
appropriately responded to
#Trump
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/w...
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Mark Carney Says Firmly That ‘Canada Doesn’t Live Because of the United States’
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/world/canada/carney-trump-canada-speech.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
about 1 month ago
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Watch Veronika the brown cow pick up a rake to scratch herself — a scientific first - National Geographic
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Watch Veronika the brown cow pick up a rake to scratch herself—a scientific first — National Geographic
Veronika the cow has learned to scratch herself with deck brushes and other tools. Scientists took note.
https://apple.news/AoPStGxOARB21pHN0eNts8g
about 1 month ago
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@mark-carney.bsky.social
speech at World Economic Forum in Davos is a don’t miss that should make Canadians proud. Spend 16 minutes and hear all of it.
www.youtube.com/live/uStuQ-T...
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PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum in Davos – January 20, 2026
YouTube video by cpac
https://www.youtube.com/live/uStuQ-TbL9k?si=Dqa0mNtlFpBroAdL
about 1 month ago
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Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds - The Wall Street Journal
#cdnpoli
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Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds — The Wall Street Journal
Research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill, and could weaken his hand in the dispute over Greenland
https://apple.news/A1odNAQeJSMC7dlagkxXB9w
about 1 month ago
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#Trump
ties
#Greenland
takeover bid to Nobel Prize in text to Norway leader. Trump is clearly very very sick.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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Trump ties Greenland takeover bid to Nobel Prize in text to Norway leader
Trump’s push to take over Greenland and unleash a trade war with European nations has sparked the greatest transatlantic crisis in generations.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/19/europe-trump-greenland-alliance-trade-war/
about 1 month ago
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Wish I could stick around and see how the earth looks a million years from now. Lucky if I make it ten more.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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The fate of the planet’s coastlines depends on how fast Antarctica’s ice sheets melt. We don’t know what’s coming
Some regions of the continent have enough ice to push up sea levels by 15 metres if they all melt, but researchers don’t yet fully understand the consequences
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/17/climate-antarctica-ice-sheets-glaciers-melting-research-affect-sea-levels?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 1 month ago
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FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home
#nofreesoeechinus
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home
The search came as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/14/washington-post-reporter-search/
about 1 month ago
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US Justice isn’t just.
#cdnpoli
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/us/prosecutors-doj-resignation-ice-shooting.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
about 1 month ago
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#Trump
is a threat to world order.
#cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Greenland says it cannot accept US takeover ‘under any circumstances’
Self-governing island stresses it is member of Nato, which is looking at improving Arctic defences, through Denmark
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/12/greenland-cant-under-any-circumstances-accept-us-takeover-and-is-boosting-defences?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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#Trump’s
oil grab Is a big problem for the OPEC cartel - The Wall Street Journal
#bcpoli
#abooli
#cdnpoli
Trump’s target price for oil would make Alberta Premier’s pipe dream uneconomic.
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Trump’s Oil Grab Is a Big Problem for the OPEC Cartel — The Wall Street Journal
Bringing Venezuela’s output under U.S. control has the potential to upend the power balance in the world market
https://apple.news/AAoXo_Jx-RbOIJwfQxTUQ0w
about 2 months ago
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Oil companies reluctant to follow
#Trump
in to
#Venzuela
www.cnn.com/2026/01/09/b...
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Oil CEOs are meeting with Trump today. These are their demands | CNN Business
President Donald Trump is set to meet with Big Oil executives Friday as part of a weeklong charm offensive to persuade America’s largest energy companies to return to Venezuela.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/09/business/oil-executives-trump-meeting-venezuela?cid=ios_app
about 2 months ago
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Any new leader of the BC Conservatives will have to herd cats. It won’t be easy to deal with extremists in that caucus.
#bcpoli
add a skeleton here at some point
about 2 months ago
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CNN
about 2 months ago
Minneapolis mayor refutes claim that ICE's fatal shooting of a woman was in self-defense and tells the agency to "get the f*** out" of the city. Follow live updates:
https://cnn.it/4sw5yDK
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about 2 months ago
Statements from Greenland's Premier and Denmark's PM a short time ago.
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about 2 months ago
The Premier Of Greenland Obliterates Trump
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www.politicususa.com
The Premier Of Greenland Obliterates Trump
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#Trump
Threatens
#Venezuela’s
New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s - The Atlantic He says Greenland could be next.
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Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s — The Atlantic
The president told The Atlantic that Delcy Rodríguez needs to comply with U.S. wishes—or else.
https://apple.news/AqSStpWJNR52utAPk9ui3Yg
about 2 months ago
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#Trump
undermines science
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information
Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/canada-us-health-institutions-information?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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When did humanity take its first step? Scientists say they now know.
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026...
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When did humanity take its first step? Scientists say they now know.
A new analysis of fossils uncovered in Central Africa offers additional evidence that a human ancestor walked upright 7 million years ago.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026/01/02/human-ancestor-biped/
about 2 months ago
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#bcpoli
This is very bad. Lots of families need foreign care givers.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Ottawa reverses course on immigration programs for caregivers
Government is pausing the Home Care Worker Immigration pilot projects, saying demand far exceeded spaces available
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-caregivers-immigration-pathway-home-care-worker-pilot/
about 2 months ago
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An interesting read. I hope Larry Campbell is aware of the research referenced here. Homelessness is a problem that extends far beyond BC
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
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Trump Says ‘Housing First’ Failed the Homeless. Here’s What the Evidence Says.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/us/trump-housing-first.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
2 months ago
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#bcndp
Elections are about choices on the ballot where perfection is not an option; nevertheless, Premier Eby should be concerned about the close polls.
www.biv.com/news/comment...
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Rob Shaw: After a year of implosions, the 2026 outlook is surprisingly competitive for the right
B.C. premier says he still feels on track, despite year of Trump tariffs and global instability
https://www.biv.com/news/commentary/rob-shaw-after-a-year-of-implosions-the-2026-outlook-is-surprisingly-competitive-for-the-right-11663014
2 months ago
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News issues takedown orders for axed ‘60 Minutes’ story after it “mistakenly” aired on Global app - Toronto Star Sometimes screwups thwart political censorship.
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CBS News issues takedown orders for axed '60 Minutes' story after it 'mistakenly' aired on Global app — Toronto Star
https://apple.news/AvL9jtrRfQG6qZOieuLNwHQ
2 months ago
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#cdnpoli
A middle-class family’s only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium. Here’s why Canada’s single payer health system is essential. Don’t let
#abpoli
Smith undermine it.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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A middle-class family’s only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium
Consumers are left with few options and crushing prices as insurers offering Affordable Care Act plans pull out of some regions.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/12/21/obamacare-monopolies-subsidies/
2 months ago
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“Canada reports biggest population decline on record”
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Canada reports biggest population decline on record
Drop marks the country’s first population decrease outside the pandemic, as Ottawa moves to curb immigration
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canada-population-decline-third-quarter-statistics-canada/
2 months ago
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#bcpoli
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How dangerous are the waters where Alberta wants to ship its oil? - Toronto Star
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How dangerous are the waters where Alberta wants to ship its oil? — Toronto Star
A deal between the federal Liberals and Alberta’s government opens the door to allowing oil tankers on a notorious stretch of water between Haida Gwaii and the B.C. mainland.
https://apple.news/AqJy0f2G_RrWhnp8peN4SdQ
2 months ago
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In Rosemary Barton interview today, Pierre Poilievre again showed he’s learned nothing and can only spout empty rhetoric. He’s incapable of appearing like a PM in waiting.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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FULL INTERVIEW | Pierre Poilievre speaks with CBC's Rosemary Barton after 2nd MP defection
CBC News chief political correspondent speaks to Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre about his leadership following Michael Ma crossing the floor to join the Liberals. They also discuss the Ott...
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7015404
2 months ago
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Those who can’t run a political party, ought not pretend to be able to govern BC.
nanaimobulletin.com/2025/12/14/o...
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One B.C. board says Dallas Brodie removed as party leader - Nanaimo News Bulletin
Tara Armstrong says she’s lost confidence in Brodie,
https://nanaimobulletin.com/2025/12/14/one-b-c-board-says-dallas-brodie-removed-as-party-leader/
2 months ago
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How Private Equity Is Changing Housing - The Atlantic. It’s happening in Canada too.
apple.news/AH-xB8VAwSVe...
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How Private Equity Is Changing Housing — The Atlantic
In some communities, corporations control more than 20 percent of properties.
https://apple.news/AH-xB8VAwSVeRE7h0mZKIQg
3 months ago
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Ontario MP Michael Ma crosses floor to
#Liberals
. One more floor cross to Liberals and
@mark-carney.bsky.social
will have a majority government free from silly games played by
#Poilievre
.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Ontario MP Michael Ma crosses floor to Liberals
Ma was elected for the first time in April and says in his statement he entered the public service to focus on solutions, not division
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-mp-michael-ma-crosses-floor-liberals-carney-conservatives-markham/
3 months ago
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You couldn’t pay me enough to make me visit
#Trump’s
US.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan
Plan would apply to countries not currently required to get visas to the US, including Britain and France
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/tourists-social-media-trump?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 months ago
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Jim Stanford
3 months ago
Glad to contribute to this outstanding 'About That' explainer from Andrew Chang for CBC News, on how Canada's big banks make so much money:
youtube.com/watch?v=TMew...
. A widening net interest gap, combined with cream from the AI stock bubble, drove record profits in '25.
#cdnecon
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How Canada’s Big 6 banks made a ton of money in 2025 | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
https://youtube.com/watch?v=TMewFGupkX0
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Scientists discover oldest evidence of human-made fire in a 400,000-year-old hearth
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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Scientists discover oldest evidence of human-made fire in a 400,000-year-old hearth
A new archaeological find pushes back the timeline on when humans mastered the ability to make fires, a transformative technology.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/12/10/oldest-fire-making-discovery/
3 months ago
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@katiederosa.bsky.social
Part of Rustad story is he will lose $60,000/year in pay once he is not Leader of the Official Opposition. Leader gets 50% onus on top of base MLA pay. Must be Speaker who determines which Conservative will get that pay.
3 months ago
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