Everyday I'm blown away that Americans voted this guy to lead their country. In any other country, he wouldn't get elected to lead a PTA or neighbourhood association.

One reason Rob Reiner’s death was so shocking is that he was a living embodiment of a gentle, righteous, kind humanity. Trump’s reaction, meanwhile, was an embodiment of his inhumanity, vile as it is. We all get to choose which one we would want to be. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Looks like yet another email to my MP is required.

Another poison pill buried in Mark Carney’s budget: a repeal of a reduced postage rates for books and shipments between libraries. Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.

Turned #CBC on just in time to see Rosemary Barton interviewing Pierre Polievre. He was blaming someone for "anti-Semitic riots" on our streets and blaming Carney for grocery prices....then I changed the channel. 90 seconds was about all I could take. #cdnpoli

Dear #NLL - At the #Rock game here in #HamOnt, and can confirm NLL VIDEO REPLAY FUCKING SUCKS!!!! Been sitting here for 5 minutes!! Momentum killer!

It is one of Canada's most famous Christmas songs (and a personal favourite of mine), but what is the history of Bob and Doug McKenzie's Twelve Days of Christmas? This is the story of one of the greatest Christmas songs. 🧵1/7

Hamilton kids are always ready to step up! (Gotta love both Xhekaj's!) #HamOnt

Progressive Conservative joins Progressive Conservative party

🚨 Alberta’s Two-Tier Healthcare plan is a threat to all Canadians from coast to coast to coast. While the rich get a fast lane to care, your costs and wait times are set to increase dramatically. Tell Ottawa to act now and stop it. Sign the petition and send a letter: NoTwoTier.ca/CanadaHealthAct

Kinda funny. Left this comment on a @thespec1846.bsky.social story about Trump's self-proclaimed 'peace-making'. My very-appropriate comment got deleted. I'd expect this from Postmedia, but TorStar?? www.thespec.com/opinion/colu...

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Part of the excitement of international and Olympic hockey is seeing these players play on the big ice. ...so the Milan Olympics has an ice surface smaller than NHL size. Great. Nothing like the best and fastest skaters on the planet having about 5 metres LESS length to use.

Gotta say, this is pretty damn interesting. I don't follow much of Voyagers travels - and has NO idea it's been up there since 1977 - but can't help but find this impressive.

I think we probably underplay how deluded and radical the Alberta government actually is

If you're up for protecting our universal healthcare and ensuring decent funding for education (which a few provinces seem hellbent on eroding), here's a House Of Commons petition that could help. Takes about 1 minute, so definitely can't hurt. #cdnpoli www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

More Canadians, including children, detained in U.S. for immigration violations, new data show “An estimated 207 Canadians have now been held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at some point since January…” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Matthews plays a terrible game and scores an empty netter. Guess that's good....as undeserved as it was. Just a garbage game to watch. #Leafs

For two teams with the offensive talent of the #Leafa and Lightning, this is some dogshit hockey. And Auston Matthews is either playing hurt, or has lost all his confidence...hope it's the former. Refuses to shoot the puck.

Gotta love when the #Leafs play terribly for 16+ minutes but still manage to score the first goal. This game could easily be 3-0, Tampa.

Always pumped for this tournament!!(As nerve-wracking as it is!) search.app/eVvQe

Solid opinion piece in The Spec. #HamOnt #cdnpoli www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...

If humans were smart, we'd prevent/ regulate this. Having even close to $1b is grossly absurd. Having hundreds of billions is horrifically inhumane. (And I get these aren't all liquid assets.)

Is there anything less exciting than 3 on 3 overtime? Guess you get to watch teams regroup for 4 minutes. #Leafs #Habs

FINALLY!! Kudos to The Spec and Scott Radley for showcasing Matthew Schaefer. What this hometown kid is doing is pretty incredible. (Another feather in the cap of a city without a hockey team.) #HamOnt #NHL #Isles www.thespec.com/sports/hamil...

On Dec. 6, 1917 at 8:45 a.m., the Imo and Mont-Blanc (which was packed with explosives) collided in Halifax Harbour. At 9:05 a.m., the Mont-Blanc exploded. The 2.9 kiloton blast levelled most of Halifax, killed 1,700 and injured 9,000. This is the story. 📸 LAC 🧵 1/12

Perfect beverage for watching Friday Night #Lacrosse on @tsnofficial.bsky.social ! Another great #HamOnt brew from Grain &Grit - damn good beer from some awesome lax supporters! #BengalsLax

This has been incredible goaltending by Halifax's Warren Hill. Only giving up 2 goals on 42 shots would be great in hockey....it's insanely good for #lacrosse. Two goals after 3.5 quarters is just incredible. #NLL

Remember when Americans would chest-thump about their 2nd Amendment, claiming it was necessary to keep the government from coming in and pushing citizens around? Hmmm...wonder if it'll be harder to rationalize school shootings now?

Trump gets the FIFA Peace Prize the day after the USA aligns with Russia against Europe, and the morning before Russia continues to bombard Ukraine

Watching Halifax Thunderbirds and Oshawa Firewolves....pretty sloppy #lacrosse so far. #NLL #TSN

Props to @billkellypodcast.bsky.social - you work is much appreciated!

LMAO!!! Just heard FIFA is presenting some invented "Peace" award and giving it to Donald Trump. If the stink of FIFA corruption wasn't ultra clear before... Once again, soccer/ World Cup showing how stupid it really is.

Despite all the hype Canadian sports channels are churning out, I'm not sure anything will make me care about this World Cup of soccer "draw". As much as I dislike the sport, I'll definitely watch the Canadian men and women. Boggles me a bit as to why we work so hard to push international sports.

Also just a reminder if you watch live: I try to take about 10 mins of audience questions at the end 🥰

I really enjoy watching and listening to CBC's At Issue. Great panel, and informative discussions. And I know Rosie Barton takes a lot of heat, but I like her. Manages the convos well, seems balanced, and does a great job with the panel.

I think a really good commentary about the state of our species is this: There are people who deny the deaths and abuse at residential schools, but also believe in god. Let that sink in. (Made the mistake of reading comments of a Facebook post.)

Here's what annoys me about travelling within Ontario. We loosely planned to head to Ottawa for 2-3 days this week. Due to work, a hotel room was paid for. BUT, the VIA from Hamilton to Ottawa (or GO+VIA) woulda been over $400 for 3 of us. (Discounted rates are now avail.) To me, that's absurd.

Even flipping directly from the Habs/ Jets game, this #PWHL game (NY at Seattle( is damn good hockey.

Canada’s conservatives are rotting so fast. But while it may also refer to influencers, try tweeting about Poilievre, vaccines, or ostriches sometime and see where that gets you.

NDP leadership hopeful @tonymcquailndp.bsky.social paused his fundraising efforts with one goal in mind: Redirecting those donors so his competitor, @votetanille.bsky.social, could stay in the race. It worked -- but Tanille refused to leave Tony behind. 
The result? A wildly heartwarming story:

Ooof that last sentence

Energy transitions can happen faster than we think: In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels. In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.

Can anyone point me to any private members bills or legislation fm the CPC that would help workers rights, to unionize or improve working conditions by Fed regulated workers? If you're going to campaign for those votes, shouldn't you have some legislative history to support that? #cdnpoli

Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps. McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay. Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay. See the problem?

What's hilarious is that Americans voted this guy in and expected something different....well, maybe they didn't. The US has to wear this - and it will take generations to shed.

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