Petition to investigate public statements that are false or misleading by sitting Members of Parliament: e-6679 Petition to the House of Commons www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER 🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️

Because sometimes you just need a pair of cute alpacas in your timeline.

I must be one of the slowest cyclists ever, but I still enjoy riding. Time to get out in the sun again.

The @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social just announced the finalists for 2025 CCBC Book Awards. They recognize excellence in picture books, historical fiction, non-fiction, speculative fiction, YA, debut fiction, etc. by Canadians. Congrats to all! canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/08/2025...

If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages

For Alberta folks, the Forever-Canadian petition has attracted some trolls. Just heard that some creeps are going around with a laptop to con seniors into thinking they can sign online. Please remind folks they must sign the petition in person and doublecheck the canvasser's credentials.

Keep buying Canadian, this is far from over.

We need to start calling out MAGA's threat to our children's health. Alberta has more measles cases than all the United States combined. Trump has been trashing American public health to satisfy the MAGA conspiracy ragers. The cost will be paid in children's lives. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3hG...

Good info & easy to remember.

The problem isn't that generativeAI will get so good it will replace artists. It can't and never will. The problem is that uncreative and incurious people will flood every venue with so much regurgitated slop that no artist has a chance of ever being seen or found.

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the core idea that can radicalize people is so simple: there is enough. there is enough food to feed everyone. enough resources to house everyone. money and technology and medicine to stop the suffering of people around the globe. once you accept that there's only one question: why don't we?

“Albertans must now consider whether partisan elected officials have a mandate to cull the province’s libraries to reflect their own values. Smith may have won political power, but does that power include the ability to decide what children are allowed to read?” thewalrus.ca/albertas-boo...

Happy Canada Day!🇨🇦 And happy 80th birthday to the Lancaster at the Hamilton Warplane Museum.

Just saw latest "Canada should be the 51st state" comments by you-know-who, UGH. Pls help show your support for CANADA on #CanadaDay (July 1st) somehow? Read a book by a Canadian creator! Eat/cook smthg Canadian! Post a fave memory of a visit to Canada! Be an honoUrary Canadian on July 1st! 🇨🇦🎉

In which I talk about maintaining creative diligence in the face of hypervigilance -- and overcoming (or failing to overcome) the difficulty of protecting your mental downtime from *gestures broadly in every direction*.

ON TOP of the ethical reasons to not use AI, it's also 1) bad at what it does 2) literally makes you stupider 3) has HUGE environmental costs: every search is equivalent to pouring out an entire bottle of water. It's not worth it to generate a cutesy emoji or have it write an error-riddled draft.

On the day that millions march in the streets. When police threaten to shoot protesters "graveyard dead". On the day that we witness horrific political assassinations it's time to talk about the rise of fascist threat in the United States. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3Gl...

I find this gobsmacking. www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...

As a late stage boomer, I completely agree. So much will be lost.

I have added writer to my BlueSky handle, and I sincerely hope it stops the incorrect tagging of my name to stories about anything to do with the mayor of LA.

What do you think? Tossing mane for a close-up shot or giving epic wide-eyed?

Having a respite from politics as I enjoy exploring Copenhagen and area with my son. We both were wowed by Odense.

A visit to a tulip farm near St Catharines, ON, was a great way to spend a sunny morning.

When googling produces conflicting answers, if possible, call the source. (In my case I called the car rental agency in Copenhagen to ask if we need an IDP to rent. We don't, so yay, and boo to the sources that said we do. I'm looking at you, gov.ca.)

Canada went through its 45th federal election last night. Let's see how the election's results compare with others in Canadian history. The voter turnout was about 67%. Canada has not exceeded 70% since 1993. This was the third-highest turnout of the 21st century. 🧵1/12

Today's the day that determines Canada's path for the next four years. Your vote matters, so make it count! Get out and vote, Canada! (To confirm the poll times and places in your riding, go to elections.ca)

Canadian authors, you have until May 1 to send out your paperwork for the public lending right program. If your work is in libraries, you get a yearly cheque. publiclendingright.ca #CanLit #WritingCommunity

"I'm not informed about the issues." Talk to people you trust. "Trump is joking." He's absolutely not. “The polls say...” The polls don't matter. "The parties are all the same." They're absolutely not. “It doesn’t matter who wins." It matters very much to someone you care about. #CanadaVotes

For what it’s worth, here’s the editorial I sent the Globe and Mail April 5. The Globe took a pass. Balancing Individual Rights and Community Health Requires Knowledge of History

Amazon's book sale is obviously designed to undercut Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday. My thought? Use Amazon to browse if you must, then go to your local independent bookstore and buy or order the book from them. As a Canadian and writer, supporting local is doubly important right now.

From now until the election, all of our content is accessible for free — no paywall. News, opinion, fact-checks and investigations, all open to read and share. It's our contribution to an information-driven election. Happy voting!

“It's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help. If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite." -Pope Francis

Advance polls close today at 9pm. Vote for a stronger Canada. Vote today. Find your local polling station: lpc.ca/how2vote

Worth listening to. Carney is very good at explaining difficult things. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V11q...

Polls don't win elections, voters do! Get out and vote!

Here’s my original starter pack @stephaniemclellan.bsky.social to help you find your fellow #Canadian writers and illustrators of books for children and teens go.bsky.app/2Ys743U

“The charter of rights and freedoms exists to protect Canadians from people like us on stage, politicians who may use their power to override fundamental rights. The issue is not where you start, but where you stop.” #CanadaVotes

If you are Canadian please vote in the federal election: - Compare party platforms: newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/202... - Ways to vote: www.elections.ca/content2.asp... - Accepted forms of identification: www.elections.ca/content2.asp... #canpoli #canada #vote

Apropos of nothing, London Drugs (western Cdn chain) has a great price on Kicking Horse coffee right now, so I ordered enough to qualify for free shipping to Hamilton.

Voting on university campuses is now ongoing from today to Wednesday (April 16)! Find information on it here 👇 www.elections.ca/content2.asp...

FUR AND INTERFERENCE AND MISINFORMATION

We spoke to Laurie @halseanderson.bsky.social, author of Speak, Chains, Shout, and the newly released Rebellion 1776, about navigating the current political climate and book bans. Read the full interview at: pen.org/when-life-is...

It may be that the best reason to vote liberal right now is that all the world’s worst regimes seem to be working actively against Mark Carney…peace, order and good government are a direct threat to them.

How Trump Turned Canadians Off Populism - macleans.ca/politics/how...

What happened to all the 51st state talk by DT and his sycophants? Seems like it stopped right after his call with PM Carney. (Not trusting it won't return, but the reprieve is nice.)

Mark Carney needs to win. Economists are warning us that the US is going to slip into a recession. This will have impact on Canada and the global economy. With that and tariffs, we need an experienced person running things. Not a con man,sloganeering career politician. Please vote.

#CDN writers of nonfiction, for adults or young people, consider submitting your recent books for @laneandersonaward.bsky.social before the April 30 deadline. laneandersonaward.ca/submissions/

Canadian authors warn readers that AI dupes of their books are popping up on Amazon - Getting fake books taken down is ‘a game of whack-a-mole,' says writers’ union www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #CBC #news #Amazon #reading #books

“Pierre Poilievre has taken anger and frustration that should be directed at the chartered banks that earn billions, grocery chains that earn the same, and the rest of the gougers and redirected it at the Liberals,” writes @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social. thewalrus.ca/poilievre-finall...