Pat Boucher (@patboucher) — Bluesky Profile

1 day ago

Close Canada's base in Kuwait. Bring Canadian troops in West Asia home. On Thursday La Presse reported that Canada’s base in Kuwait was hit during a strike on a US compound. Please email the Minister of Defence to say it’s time to close Canada’s base in Kuwait and br...

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Close Canada's base in Kuwait. Bring Canadian troops in West Asia home.. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/shut...

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2 days ago

Tell Microsoft: No AI for War AI in war is the most harmful form of AI and is proliferating at a frightening pace. Microsoft is providing the technological backbone for wars that kill children in Iran, Palestine, and beyond. AI sy...

actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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2 days ago

Whales Playing With Dolphins YouTube video by Craig Emmerich

Timeless.
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4 days ago

This statement was one of the most disturbing things I've heard him say, non-sensical & no doubt contributing to a level of distrust in him that I feel has been growing over time.

As I said in a post somewhere... when Canadians go to the polls, the only choice we have is the lessor of two evils.

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4 days ago

UPDATED: Stop Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, as it will criminalize dissent! - International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group Since you’re here… … we have a small favour to ask. Here at ICLMG, we are working very hard to protect and promote human rights and civil liberties in the context of the so-called “war on terror” in C...

UPDATED: Stop Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, as it will criminalize dissent! iclmg.ca/withdraw-bil...

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4 days ago

Referring to @mark-carney.bsky.social I'm hoping you're wrong, but suspect you may be right.

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5 days ago

Joint Jewish statement on Canada’s Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion Independent Jewish Voices, Jewish Faculty Network, and United Jewish People’s Order Canada cautiously welcome the announcement of Canada’s new Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion. We ex...

Joint Jewish statement on Canada’s Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion www.ijvcanada.org/joint-jewish... via @indjewishvoices

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5 days ago

Citizens in a Democracy Must Be Allowed to Criticize Israel If you cannot say what is true about Israel’s horrific actions in the world, you do not live in a democracy, writes fascism expert Jason Stanley.

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1 week ago

Withdraw Canadian troops from region assisting US/Israeli aggression on Iran According to CBC, Canadian soldiers stationed on US bases in West Asia have assisted the US/Israeli war on Iran. Please email defence minister McGuinty and opposition party critics to call for the wit...

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Please distance Canada from any military involvement with the terrorist state of Israel & the illegal war mongering of the USA. These countries represent the antithesis of everything that Canada is.

actionnetwork.org/letters/with...

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2 weeks ago

IDF soldiers speaking at Montreal Jewish schools 'not acceptable,' PQ MNA says YouTube video by Montreal Gazette

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Please outlaw the indoctrination of Canadian students in the practice of genocide, by Israeli war criminals, which these schools in Quebec are currently involved in.

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2 weeks ago

Press Release: Schools promoting Israeli military must lose public subsidies There is much evidence that publicly subsidized Quebec schools devote significant resources and energy to promoting the Israeli military and Zionism.

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@charlesmilliard.bsky.social

Please outlaw the indoctrination of Canadian students in the practice of genocide, by Israeli war criminals, which these schools in Quebec are currently involved in.

www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/press-releas...

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3 weeks ago

Scotiabank fully divests from Elbit Systems - Just Peace Advocates Scotiabank’s most recent filings reveal that it has fully divested from Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems. They currently have zero shares in the company. In early 2023, work from corporate a...

@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social

Impose sanctions, seize assets & end all support to Israel, or the genocide continues. Treat Israel as Russia is, including orders re: arrest warrants.

Kudos to Scotiabank for doing the right thing.

www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/scotiabank-f...

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1 month ago

TRT World - Over 50,000 Israeli soldiers reportedly hold foreign citizenship More than 12,000 carry US nationality, the largest group by far, according to army data given in response to information request.

For reference, from TRT World, data collected from the Israeli army following the request & results declassified by the UK.

www.trtworld.com/article/e3b2...

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1 month ago

From TRTWorld

The image is a graph showing the number of dual-nationals serving in the Israeli army listed by country or origin, totaling 50,632 soldiers.

Note: The data was obtained from the Israeli army following a request submitted in March 2025. Source: Declassified UK.

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Returning dual nationals suffering PTSD by what they witnessed & worse, by what they did while serving with the @IDF, will need expert monitoring re: voluntary involvement in war crimes & their mental health as a result.

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1 month ago

Botenga calls out European Parliament for silence over Israel West Bank annexation measures YouTube video by Middle East Eye

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Please, on behalf of all Canadians, hold Israel accountable for this ongoing genocide, not just with words, which after all are useless, but with a national call for debilitating boycotts, divestments & sanctions.

youtube.com/shorts/8obne...

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1 month ago

Israel's Prisons, a Torture Network | B'Tselem's "Living Hell" Report YouTube video by Miko Peled - Palestine House of Freedom

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B’Tselem's report was published more than a week ago & still nothing concrete is being done by you, to end the ongoing genocide within the Israeli prison system, or on the ground in Gaza.

Do something. Please.

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1 month ago

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1 month ago

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A follow up to my original post attached, requesting your assistance... 1/2

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1 month ago

... and then falsely characterizing the victims as domestic terrorists, while generously protecting the shooters.

There is a domino effect as millions of us around the world make decisions about our interactions with the US.

Sympathetic, but we have to protect our families, friends, ourselves.

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1 month ago

Kristi Noem is keeping America safe, trust her... | This Hour Has 22 Minutes YouTube video by 22 Minutes

I won't be visiting the states any time soon, if ever again.

This Hour has 22 Minutes, helps us to take some of the edge off of the raw exposure of the hate filled, violent undercurrents that have always been there.

The sketch hits the truth head on.
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1 month ago

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Sitting in a bullet riddled car, the lone survivor, she was incredibly brave.

You're adults sitting in the safety of powerful positions, refusing to call it a genocide.

Two years later the genocide continues. Do something.
aje.io/nt2f3u

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1 month ago

“The Voice of Hind Rajab,” Shortlisted for Oscar, Uses Audio of 6-Year-Old Girl Killed in Gaza Two years ago this month, the world was gripped by a series of shocking recordings of a 6-year-old girl in Gaza pleading for help as she sat trapped in a car riddled with bullets alongside the bodies ...

Surrounded by death, her voice is one of the bravest that I've ever heard. She was six years old.

This was the Palestinian reality January 29th, 2024, which continues to this day.

Remember her words.

🕊️ In memory of Hind Rajab, may she rest in peace.🕊️
www.democracynow.org/2026/1/9/the...

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1 month ago

Donald Trump is in Greenland... because he needs it! | This Hour Has 22 Minutes YouTube video by 22 Minutes

To my cousins in the US, I know you need something to brighten up your day a bit, so here you go:
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1 month ago

Zubin Mehta says he cancelled Israel performances over Netanyahu’s policies on Palestinians * * *

In much the same vein...

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1 month ago

The ‘Don-roe Doctrine’ emerges

By endorsing what Venezuela is calling a “cowardly kidnapping” by U.S. forces, Poilievre is embracing what analysts are calling the “Don-roe Doctrine” — a 21st-century mutation of the Monroe Doctrine that views the Western Hemisphere not as a community of nations, but as a private fiefdom for American interests.

Trump’s motive is not the liberation of the Venezuelan people; it is the requisition of their oil. His administration has already signalled that American firms will be the ones to “revitalize” Venezuela’s 300 billion barrels of reserves. This isn’t a victory for democracy; it’s a hostile takeover and an absolute erosion of the rule of law.

The precedent being set here is catastrophic. If we accept the premise that a superpower can unilaterally invade a sovereign nation (regardless of who is at the helm) to enforce its own domestic criminal indictments, we are essentially declaring the end of international law.

If the U.S. can ‘arrest’ Maduro today, what prevents Beijing from ‘arresting’ the leadership in Taipei tomorrow under the guise of domestic security? By validating the breach of Venezuelan sovereignty, Poilievre erodes Canada’s moral standing to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. If ‘spheres of influence’ justify military incursions in Caracas, they will be used to justify them in Kyiv.

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1 month ago

Conservatives vote on a leadership review in a few days. Odds are Poilievre remains their leader.

A reminder of what is at stake, this post from @greenpeaceca.bsky.social together with the attached post from CTV News contributor, Sharan Kaur, spells out who Poilievre is, aligned with Trump.

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1 month ago

1. If ICE stops or intimidates you, do not precipitously flee

ICE is only supposed to detain people upon “reasonable suspicion” that a person has committed or is about to commit a violation of immigration laws. But in September, the far-right justices on the Supreme Court held in an “emergency” ruling for Trump that ICE can detain people based on factors like race, ethnicity, or speaking Spanish or English with an accent. So it makes sense, if you believe you are being detained, to ask the agent, “Am I being detained?” If the answer is “no,” calmly leave.

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Please end the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA & since our Canadian accent might endanger us, amend our advisory to warn against USA travel.

🕊️ Renée Good & Alex Pretti thought they were safe. RIP 🕊️

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1 month ago

When that Man is Dead and Gone (1941) - Protest song against Hitler (Live Take) YouTube video by Lizzy & the Triggermen

On a side note, I didn't go looking for this, it popped up just now in my YouTube feed & judging from the comments, I'm not the only one.

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1 month ago

Colleagues at a US veterans hospital honour salute the body of Alex Pretti YouTube video by Middle East Eye

Tragic representation of the US dominating our news, not just in Canada, but around the world.

These murderous scenes, much like previous ones from the US, Gaza & other war torn countries, will be remembered forever.

The US, staunch supporter of genocide, is a war zone.
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1 month ago

Media Advisory: Armoured Vehicles Made by Canadian Company Caught on Camera at the Scene of Latest ICE Killing in Minnesota - World BEYOND War Following the fatal shooting of another civilian by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis Friday morning, the Arms Embargo Now Coalition is releasing new information. #W...

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Why?

Media Advisory: Armoured Vehicles Made by Canadian Company Caught on Camera at the Scene of Latest ICE Killing in Minnesota worldbeyondwar.org/armoured-veh...

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