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Lawrence Fife

@xyzlaurent.bsky.social

Dual American-Canadian citizen living in Montreal, Quebec. Progressive, ardent supporter of the queer community and anti-racism efforts. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐ŸŒŽ โค๏ธ

162 Followers  |  109 Following  |  124 Posts  |  Joined: 23.01.2025  |  2.1183

Latest posts by xyzlaurent.bsky.social on Bluesky

๐Ÿ’ฏ "Pierre Poilievre refusing to leave Stornoway when he lost his seat, charging $20K a month for travel/hospitality expenses for the last 3 years, forcing a by-election that will cost $1.4M. Stop the nonsense he cares about the public purse."

- Tom Whittaker

08.05.2025 18:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 359    ๐Ÿ” 125    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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So many people have grown up to be the villains of our stories.

08.05.2025 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49235    ๐Ÿ” 10978    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 446    ๐Ÿ“Œ 304
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Perhaps being on a โ€œrealityโ€ TV show is not the best qualification for government officials?

08.05.2025 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#WorldPressFreedomDay ๐Ÿ”ฅ

@froomkin.bsky.social

03.05.2025 15:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11488    ๐Ÿ” 4303    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 165    ๐Ÿ“Œ 126

What a disgrace!

02.05.2025 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Write your MP!

01.05.2025 05:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ’ฏ

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"This will be a third minority parliament in a row. It speaks to a lack of national consensus but also to the possibilities of compromise."
No.
It speaks to an archaic voting system that is failing voters. With proportional representation, voters would be fairly represented.

30.04.2025 13:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another one for @senschumer and his fellow brave letter writers

29.04.2025 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18951    ๐Ÿ” 3859    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 527    ๐Ÿ“Œ 290

Every day the question, โ€œIf he was intentionally trying to kill people and destroy the economy, what would he being doing differently?โ€ goes unanswered.

29.04.2025 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 770    ๐Ÿ” 170    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Yupโ€ฆ

29.04.2025 15:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10443    ๐Ÿ” 1439    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 245    ๐Ÿ“Œ 67
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Fair Vote Canada - Proportional Representation Fair Vote Canada is a national citizens' campaign for proportional representation. 30% of the vote should equal 30% of the seats. Make Every Vote Count!

I think itโ€™s time for proportional voting fairvote.ca

29.04.2025 18:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Funny comic strip. 
Old man: โ€œautism didnโ€™t exist back in my day!โ€
โ€œNow get out, you know itโ€™s my train timeโ€ *sits down in room filled with miniature model locomotives*
Illustration drawn in simplistic cartoon line art style. By Amii Illustrates.

Funny comic strip. Old man: โ€œautism didnโ€™t exist back in my day!โ€ โ€œNow get out, you know itโ€™s my train timeโ€ *sits down in room filled with miniature model locomotives* Illustration drawn in simplistic cartoon line art style. By Amii Illustrates.

25.04.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7337    ๐Ÿ” 1715    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40    ๐Ÿ“Œ 45

The Canadian election result shows that the 2024 US election might have gone very differently if American voters could somehow have known in advance what it would be like to have Donald Trump as president

29.04.2025 11:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9377    ๐Ÿ” 1307    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 307    ๐Ÿ“Œ 91
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National poll shows strong support for proportional representation - Fair Vote Canada 68% of Canadians support proportional representation, 19% opposed. Most want the next Prime Minister to support proportional representation.

www.fairvote.ca/03/02/2025/n...

28.04.2025 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We need something specifically adapted to the Canadian reality. Ranked choice ballots still encourage strategic voting and fake majorities. If Canada truly wants to be a a leader of the free world, it needs to join progressive democracies with proportional voting.

28.04.2025 17:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fair Vote Canada - Proportional Representation Fair Vote Canada is a national citizens' campaign for proportional representation. 30% of the vote should equal 30% of the seats. Make Every Vote Count!

This is the most important issue in Canadian politics. We cannot solve our enormous problems like climate change with our current winner takes all system. fairvote.ca

28.04.2025 17:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The funny thing is any high hopes that Rubio would be better than this was a totally media created narrative from back when he was getting magazine covers as the future of the party. Nobody paying attention ever saw anything but a sad opportunist.

28.04.2025 00:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1784    ๐Ÿ” 254    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 69    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
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#bluesky

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And there's a lot more junk in that drawer - DANGEROUS WEAPONS ALL ....

26.04.2025 22:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fair Vote Canada - Proportional Representation Fair Vote Canada is a national citizens' campaign for proportional representation. 30% of the vote should equal 30% of the seats. Make Every Vote Count!

I want a minority Liberal government and the proportional representation they promised in 2015 and failed to deliver ever since despite overwhelming popular support. fairvote.ca

26.04.2025 18:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bruce Fanjoy deserves your vote in Carleton. Elbows up Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ @brucefanjoy.bsky.social

24.04.2025 21:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 217    ๐Ÿ” 69    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Take Nothing for Granted "Polls don't vote.

Charlie Angus "Take Nothing for Granted" "Polls don't vote". The right always shows up at the polls.The evangelicals rent buses. We need to show up in big numbers! Pollievre could win just like Trump did if people don't show up & vote strategically. Go #TeamCanada! open.substack.com/pub/charliea...

25.04.2025 15:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

For anyone reading: Polls are not votes!
Itโ€™s far better to go out and vote than to go out and protest when itโ€™s too late.๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด๐˜๐—ต! #canadastrong

25.04.2025 02:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Keep my country out of you orange f**cking mouth.

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#canada #canadastrong #elbowsup #markcarneyforpm #cdnpoli #voteliberal #tariffs #tradewar #neverpoilievre #never51state #buycanadian #supportlocal #usa

24.04.2025 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 131    ๐Ÿ” 44    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

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