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From Afterthought to Imperative Support for defence spending has reached historic highs. Once a lower-tier concern for Canadians, defence has surged to a near-pinnacle level. This shift is driven by deepening anxieties about the …

From Afterthought to Imperative www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/20...

This is so invisible. So important

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A LOT of joining defence partnerships #Canada. Let’s hope nuclear deterrence is in the talks with France

A Roadmap toward a strategic partnership between 🇨🇦 and France, designed to deliver concrete, actionable outcomes across areas of shared interest

Proposed Quebec constitution 'not written by a proud and confident people,' Cree Grand Chief says montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...

Bruce Fanjoy has launched a petition to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top security clearance.

It's open for a couple of months.
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star

Shorter Raitt: "How dare they judge us based on our behaviour!?"

Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.

Mark Carney's speech in Davos. A must-read for anyone hoping to go back.

"We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn’t mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy, but we believe that from the fracture we can build something bigger, better, stronger, more just."

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Please see my statement on the situation in Venezuela:

A citizen e-petition has been launched in the House of Commons calling on the Federal Government to use its disallowance power to override Alberta and Saskatchewan’s use of the notwithstanding clause to violate the human rights of trans Canadians.
Sign here: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

SWTCH Energy Launches Canada Home Charging Program, Offering Homeowners Free EV Chargers and Ongoing Earnings for Charging – SWTCH Energy Canadian homeowners can get a free Level 2 EV charger, plus earn money back each time they charge their car at home through Canada’s Clean Fuels Regulation Carb

🇨🇦💰🔌 ICYMI, charging provider SWTCH has launched a new Canadian program that hooks homeowners up with a free Level 2 charger and pays them to charge their EVs.

Learn more here👇 #cdnpoli

Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star

Steven Guilbeault resigns from Mark Carney’s cabinet Before entering elected politics, Guilbeault was a famed environmentalist.

Steven Guilbeault resigned from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet Thursday in a dramatic renunciation of the government’s new deal to support oil-rich Alberta’s proposal for a major pipeline to the west coast, a senior government source confirmed to the Star.

I believe the technical term for this is extortion

Prime Minister Mark Carney on texting with Trump, staring down the housing crisis and the perils of AI - Toronto Life For defending Canada in a time of turmoil, the PM is Toronto Life ’s most influential person of the year

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The loss of our measles-free status is a message to the world that we are no longer a 🇨🇦 nation that is lead by science and community care but one where right-wing reactionary politics dictates the health of Canadians. It is a stain upon our reputation and should be cause for self-reflection.

Canadians care about the world and we care about each other. So we’re going to fight climate change and build a stronger, more competitive economy – together.

Please sign and share: Petition to pass legislation requiring majority Canadian ownership and control of print, digital and other non-audio-visual news media, to protect Canadian sovereignty.
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"Restore the merit principle," I scream, having apparently developed selective amnesia about losing my job based on a complete and total lack of merit

Central Banking vs. Central Casting: The Latest Carney-Trump Bilat - Policy Magazine Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump in their second Oval Office pool spray, October 7, 2025/AP

"Prime Minister Mark Carney may not have emerged deal in hand from his latest White House bilateral with President Donald Trump, but he has clearly figured out how to get Trump’s attention and begin to break the tariff logjam."
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Canada not angling to get out of F-35 contract with U.S., says head of defence procurement | CBC News During an interview on CBC's Rosemary Barton Live, Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr said he doesn’t think the federal government plans to get out of its contract to buy American...

Then maybe we should let them know how we feel before they do something stupid, like make deals with the enemy for defense equipment.
Canada not angling to get out ...
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Journalists, orgs + people worth a follow - Bluesky Directory Get started with the best of the best

Tons of starter packs out there. Here's one that you should find useful.
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Federal budget watchdog's comments are 'just wrong,' says one of his predecessors | CBC News A former parliamentary budget officer says it is “just wrong” to suggest that the federal finances are unsustainable and is publicly disagreeing with the current fiscal watchdog.

Page is right to call out the inappropriate comments made by Jacques and better yet, let's just eliminate the PBO! It is a duplicate unnecessary function in government. The same information is already publicly available.
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Gotta say. I like this lady.
Sound up.
#cdnpoli

Screenshot of final paragraph of Paul Wells substack article

Debate in the HoC is just another opportunity to play politics for the CPC. It's all about them and what serves the party. They're too busy campaigning non-stop to work on behalf of Cdns.
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Only 25% of Canadians expect Trump would respect a new Canada-US trade agreement, while 64% expect he would break it. Full Pollara poll results: www.pollara.com/wp-content/u...

Seriously?

in light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments.

that fox news host still has his job.