Did I misread the acronym CPC? Was it the Cowardice Party of Canada all along?

I'm proud to be donating a portion of any revenue from sales of my new book Standing with Underdogs to urgent needs in Ukraine. The most recent recipient was Roxolani[dot]org to bring portable power to hospitals. Purchase today and share the warmth. Contact me directly. davidc.ca/books/

Donate to Wikipedia. It's the last stronghold against the "dezinformatsiya" and AI slop. Who you gonna ask? Wikipedia!

Kyiv remains in darkness amid ongoing blackouts. Refusing to stay in dark homes, neighbors gather outside for a picnic. Wrapped in coats, they turn a cold night into a moment of quiet solidarity. Under a sky without city lights, people find warmth—even when light is gone. 📷 leila.lo_ /Threads

Because "Oh no, it could never happen, could it?" #Canada #Ukraine From Standing with Underdogs

There are things you think, and things you write, wishing you didn't have to. #Ukraine #Canada Passages from Standing with Underdogs

To think some people objected to me adopting the word Petro-Tyranny to describe certain regimes (and a Canadian province). = all laws, rules, norms bent to favour oil & gas production and producers

"Any individual of a certain integrity must simply keep reading, be curious about the world, and think for themselves — it is that simple." Igor Pomerantsev in the Kyiv Independent kyivindependent.com/a-cult-of-de...

Shutting the door on this crazy year, all I want to say is, "Yes, you really should stop and take that picture your brain is telling you would make a really great picture if only you aren't in such a hurry." You're not. Stop. Breathe. Frame. Pedal. Click.

Apparently one can be gorgeous and a bigot. That explains more than just a few people in the news.

Ruzzia warns that seizing frozen assets is tantamount to theft. A bit like stealing your neighbours' land and kidnapping their children.

Canada’s anti-greenwashing rules protect our health, but they’re under threat. Send a message to Ottawa: don’t give fossil fuel companies the license to lie to us. Choose truth, health and transparency instead. cape.ca/action/prote...

Honoured to join regular protest in front of Russian Embassy in Ottawa. What was unusual this Friday was that it was one of dozens of protests around the world decrying the "human safari" tactics being employed against ordinary Ukrainians in places such as Kherson. #StopHumanSafari #SaveKherson

Why is there SO MUCH APATHY about the planetary climate emergency? #USPOL #USA #us #uspoli #poli #politics #cdnpoli #canada #MidasMighty #america #Politics-matter #PoliticsNation #Ethics #SocialJustice #Klimapolitik #ClimateActionNow #ClimateChange #BCClimateAction #FalseConsciousness

Taking a break from book promotion through the holiday period, then restarting gently in the new year with Ottawa and Kingston events. Looking further afield, I want to get to the Toronto area in February (seeking more partners and hosts now) and visit Montreal around that time if the stars align.

Headlines purposely misleading. EV sales continue to grow globally. ICE sales are down by approx. 25%from their peak in 2017, and show no signs of recovering. It is exceedingly likely that 2017 will be the high-water mark of gas-powered cars ever sold on this planet. #cdnpoli shorturl.at/1rYJg

Some times you think "That would be a great photo. Too bad I'm in such a hurry." Then you stop, turn around and take the shot after all. You never regret it.

Reminder.

Oil and gas trumps climate action in brutal federal budget. Excellent climate analysis of today's federal budget from @hadrianmk.bsky.social... www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/o...

I voted Liberal because Mark Carney was the adult in the room who "got" the climate urgency. I anticipated weak measures in yesterday's budget on climate & environment --owing to the global headwinds, regional politics in Canada and intense industry lobbying-- but something positive at least.

In today’s Vatnik Soup, we’ll explain the context of the upcoming Budapest Blunder, and how it follows the infamous Alaska Fiasco from two months ago and Trump’s absurd delaying of serious aid to Ukraine and effective sanctions on Russia for the past nine months. 1/19

Book launch date approaches for my new book, Standing with Underdogs. Monday November 10, 7pm at Abbotsford House, 950 Bank Street in the Glebe. More at www.davidc.ca #Ukraine #Canada #democracy #disinformation

Fascism (terrorism) is not terrorism. Anti-fascism is terrorism. Don't make this true.

“I’ve had enough russian for a lifetime.” Volodymyr was freed from russian captivity on Ukraine's Independence Day. He told his family he would never speak russian again.

The #RootCauses of Russia's murderous war on #Ukraine: 1. Russia(ns) have always felt themselves superior. 2. Russia resents others showing you can build a more tolerant, progressive and free-thinking society. 3. Russia/Putin will do and say anything to try and prove they are superior.

So they’ll arrest 474 people for holding signs opposing genocide, but the people trying to burn down immigration centres have legitimate concerns? Is that right? Have I missed something?

It is shocking to think there are humans capable of such depraved behaviour, and that neither the Saskatchewan provincial government nor law enforcement authorities are willing to act on it. just who exactly is calling the shots in our society now?

When a government or industry tells you that you're forbidden from filming, you know they have something very bad they don't want shown or known. Thinking specifically about Gaza and about Canada's tar sands.

Following Halifax bike lane debate with this thought in mind: next summer our Ottawa family is going east on vacation, maybe to Nova Scotia. We make cycling and food the centre of our holidays. We spend lots of money. Which province should we choose? Show me why we should drive further than Quebec.

This just in: Ukraine war would not have happened if Ukraine hadn't been invaded. G8 - 2 = G6 = potential for adult conversation.

Cluster bombs in Kyiv! Do not think for one moment that a Trump USA will protect Ukrainians and punish Putin. Just the opposite. One is a fool, the other is foul.

Canadians clutching their pearls about ICE barely know the Liberals are pushing through a bill right now giving the gov the ability to check your mail, get your IP and internet history, and makes immigration and asylum seeking way more difficult

Some facts, for those who celebrate: 1. Oil & gas output in Canada is at an all-time record 2. Canada is 16th in world on index of per capita income, life expectancy & education 3. No country above Canada needed bitumen to get there Poor Canada or O Canada! www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/...

Shouldn't need saying but... United States didn't enter WWII until it was attacked at Pearl Harbour. "Not our war." USSR entered WWII on same side as Hitler's Germany. Both, ever since, have depicted themselves as saviours. Countries that went in early and hard: UK, Norway, Canada, etc We see you!

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It's now over THREE MONTHS since Ukraine agreed a total ceasefire at Trump's request. It's 72 days since Sen Lindsey Graham + Sen Richard Blumenthal introduced their sanctions bill. It's over 3 weeks since they promised "decisive action" NOTHING The U.S. appeases terrorism

Been thinking how this year I won't buy either a Tesla OR whatever it is Trump is selling at any given moment.

Ukrainian drone developers/operators vs Russia = Rebels vs the Empire

It is solar AND, not solar OR when you think creatively! (and by the way, hurray for publicly-owned media like the CBC) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Subscribing to & joining the community around @kyivindependent.com is the best thing I've done in ages. Join me. We've got some serious fights ahead against disinformation, oligarchs, profiteers, fascists & all kinds of bullies. You in? kyivindependent.com/email/b61025...

I want Winnipeg to win the Stanley Cup. Because they have a sane, compassionate premier. I couldn't bear seeing the other premiers (or governors) gloat. And don't get me started on Ovechkin's overlord. Go Jets Go! Fire up those Avro engines.

Tomorrow is Vyshyvanka Day. In honour of my extraordinary Babusia, I will proudly wear one of her creations. Part of my recent journey to better understand my origins. Part of my desire to honour the brave and resilient people now subject to murderous treatment. kyivindependent.com/vyshyvanka-t...

On has to sympathize with Putin, after all. Right? Just an ordinary guy, so misunderstood. You know, like: Jack the Ripper Pol Pot Boston Strangler Timothy McVeigh Paul Bernardo Hitler

So true. Some of use might also be guiding Tulip Tours for Escape Bike Tours. Just saying. You know, for a friend.

Elbows Up goes electric. Who will build it? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/09/a...

All the prosperity gospellers having trouble with Pope Leo XIV: There's a big difference between being A Christian and being Christian. One is just a label.

“Today we stand united. We’re not going anywhere. And if you feel that you have problems with First Nations, YOU could leave.”

Terror attack after terror attack. Palestinians are being starved to death & massacred by an Israeli regime whose officials have stated their commitment to erasing them from #Gaza. Canada’s Liberal government “a defender of human rights & the rule of law” has had little to say.