Bernie (the Canadian one)

YouTube video by Randy Rainbow It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like F This - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody

Most days are a little better when #RandyRainbow releases a new video. Today it looks like he's having a little trouble with the holiday season....

N.S. child-care system still struggling to meet targets in federal agreement, new report says | CBC News Families are still "desperate" for child-care spaces and some are still paying much more than the target of $10 a day laid out in the 2021 agreement with Ottawa.

"While many of those targets have been met [in #NovaScotia], child care remains unaffordable and inaccessible for many families, and ECEs are still undervalued and underpaid," the report by @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social says. #childcare #NSPoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Trump is going old-school Iraq war with his Venezuela tactics, so Jon is going old-school Daily Show, too

Canada Post commits to free postage for people who are blind as legislation changes Canada Post is vowing to maintain free-postage service for people who are blind even as Ottawa's budget bill looks to repeal those parts of the postal service's legislation.

Canada Post is vowing to maintain free-postage service for people who are blind even as Ottawa's budget bill looks to repeal those parts of the postal service's legislation.

Coalition sounds alarm over closure of supportive housings and shelters A coalition made up of more than 20 housing operators in B.C. says they're seeing a trend of closures for shelters and other temporary housing units, and are calling on the province and municipalities to take action.

A coalition made up of more than 20 housing operators in B.C. says they're seeing a trend of closures for shelters and other temporary housing units, and are calling on the province and municipalities to take action.

Cross-Island Trail? 2025 Feasibility Study Says Yes — Now It’s Our Turn CBC's All Points West with Jason D'Souza will interview Island Pathways live this afternoon at 4:45pm about Salt Spring's cross-island trail plans. LISTEN HERE -> https://www.cbc.ca/listen/l...

A safe trail for walking and biking on SaltSpring Island? Sounds great!
saltspringexchange.com/2025/12/03/c...

Join us tonight at 7:00 p.m. (ET) for our first ever Traditions and Techniques workshop, where you’ll learn how to preserve your books at home and how to make your very own zine.

Details:
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Festive season on feature at Royal BC Museum The Royal BC Museum is hosting a number of festive activities through to the end of the year, if you're looking for something to get you in the holiday spirit.

The Royal BC Museum is hosting a number of festive activities through to the end of the year, if you're looking for something to get you in the holiday spirit.

House set to vote today on Conservative motion declaring support for pipeline to B.C. Members of Parliament are set to debate a Conservative motion today that declares support for an oil pipeline to British Columbia's coast.

Members of Parliament are set to debate a Conservative motion today that declares support for an oil pipeline to British Columbia's coast.

I had shingles in my mid-20s. I got my vaccine in my mid-50s. The second shot suuuuuucked hardcore. But the actual breakout was 20 times worse. Get the vaccine, trust me.

School librarian sitting in a chair, reading a book to a group of children seated on the floor.

#MediaLiteracy tip: Get to know your school librarian!

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The “Combatting Hate Act” is part of a wave of anti-protest legislation in Canada - CCPA On September 19, amidst a flurry of other new federal legislation, Justice Minister Sean Fraser introduced Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act. The act, according to the press release announcing its int...

Bill C-9 is not actually about preventing hate crimes—it is likely to be used to target the Palestine solidarity movement, leading civil liberties experts say. By Changiz Varzi #cdnpoli @policyalternatives.ca
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Layoffs are another wound inflicted by Donald Trump. But this is how Canada can rebuild its industrial base Among the options are the government taking a stake in key industrial companies.

A vision for Canada’s industries needs to be cocreated with workers, governments and the industry itself. By @marclee.bsky.social and Stuart Trew. #canlab @policyalternatives.ca www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Fair play. Serves me right for letting it play in the background while browsing something else. I'll be feeling like an idiot for weeks.

That and one old growth tree will sequester more carbon in a year than 100 ten year old trees.

There are recipes for mushroom ketchup out there. I keep meaning to try it, but life somehow interferes.

Heck of a thread

She is here in our House of Commons, lying and gaslighting daily, to try to turn Canadians against immigrants and refugees.
She is a MAGA Conservative MP who lives in Oklahoma and is married to an American.
Michelle Rempel Garner (AKA Oklahoma Rempel) #cdnpoli

My understanding is that Bandcamp give a greater share of sales to the musicians as well. Which made me get interested in the platform.

New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says

The United States and Russia have officially formed an alliance against Europe, Ukraine, and Canada.

So freaking cool!

Danielle Smith's comments about the judiciary are among the most worrying things she's said about Alberta democracy.

Conservatives need to stand up to her. Now.

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To that same old place that you laughed about

Welp, we're fucked.

Look, I don't disagree. It's just when a progressive economist like Reich points out that this may be a positive policy, I have to think twice about it. Or maybe three times.
Doesn't help that we saw the warnings during the push to the NAFTA agreement

YouTube video by Reich Insight BREAKING: Trump Stunned by Joly’s Massive $500M Steel Move | Robert Reich

I do agree, and also am very unhappy with Carney. But. Robert Reich suggests that maybe he's doing something right. My feeling is "Praise good behaviour, scorn the bad"
Oh, the Robert Reich piece:

ACLU Sues San Francisco Landlords over AI-Powered Surveillance in Tenants' Homes | ACLU of Northern CA

“Landlords may say ‘smart home’ devices are a tenant convenience. But the reality is, these AI-enabled systems can track patterns of tenant behavior, identify when people are home, and provide landlords with personal information that could be used to push out tenants perceived as too costly.”

Alberta separatists have no intention of paying attention to legal rulings or the supreme law of the land - Alberta Politics VANCOUVER – No sooner were Alberta separatists celebrating provincial Justice Minister Mickey Amerey’s secession-friendly Bill 14 for ending the court challenge that sought to block the Alberta Prospe...

Alberta separatists have no intention of paying attention to legal rulings or the supreme law of the land. albertapolitics.ca/2025/12/albe... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

Affordability concerns are real because:
- Tariffs raise import costs
- Deportations make it harder to harvest crops
- Attacking Obamacare hikes premiums
- Budget deficits raise mortgage payments
- Undermining the Fed risks inflation.

It's not a hoax; it's a policy choice.

Hell to the no. Right there with you