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@rodvanier.bsky.social

Community activist in Ottawa/lawyer

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"Mate, I can't do anything but tell it to you straight. This Canada thing is literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The Canadians ran an advertisement showing Ronald Reagan being against tariffs. Guess what? Ronald Reagan was against tariffs."

25.10.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 13247    πŸ” 3850    πŸ’¬ 357    πŸ“Œ 123

Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians.

25.10.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 23140    πŸ” 4604    πŸ’¬ 450    πŸ“Œ 160

When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.

26.10.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 29685    πŸ” 8823    πŸ’¬ 896    πŸ“Œ 339
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"Putin couldn't do a better job" of attacking America.

How do we know this isn't Putin's doing?

08.10.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5344    πŸ” 2291    πŸ’¬ 343    πŸ“Œ 164

MAGA: We are a CHRISTIAN nation & based on the BIBLEβ€”which is GREATER than the Constitution.

Me: "Do not mistreat foreigners living in your country. Treat them just as you treat your own citizens. Love foreigners as you love your-selves. I am your Lord God."

MAGA: No No Not that part of the Bible.

08.10.2025 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 570    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 10
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Oh hell!

There’s a summer COVID surge called the β€œnimbus variant.” I don’t know who comes up with these names, but if you’re sick, please stay home.

Razor‑blade throat: standout symptomβ€”feeling like razor blades or broken glass. It’s often extremely painful when swallowing.

18.07.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3727    πŸ” 1832    πŸ’¬ 228    πŸ“Œ 129
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Happy Birthday Canada!!

01.07.2025 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Cuts to Foreign Aid Leave Food Destined for Desperate Millions Rotting in Storage | Common Dreams Millions of lives hang in the balance as $98 million worth of food aid sits unused in warehouses, set to expire. Childre

66,000 tons of food are rotting away in USAID warehouses thanks to Trump and DOGE.

That's enough food to feed more than a million people in the world's poorest countries for three months β€” including over 480,000 kids.

In what world is starving children "efficient"?

19.05.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4571    πŸ” 2111    πŸ’¬ 287    πŸ“Œ 154

Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies
And everyone goes
'Cause everyone knows, we need your votes!
Hallelujah

(Apologies to Neil Diamond)

28.04.2025 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Carney confirms Trump spoke to him last month about making Canada a U.S. state COQUITLAM – Liberal Leader Mark Carney said Thursday he did not mischaracterize his first conversation with Donald Trump when he neglected to report that the U.S. president had again brought up...

Be afraid - VERY afraid.
The only reason we haven't heard more about this lately is because of the election. If PP wins, the US likely WILL attempt to annex Canada, and conservatives will not defend us.
Vote like our country depends on it - because it does. www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/202...

24.04.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 195    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2

Almost all my political positions align better with the NDP than with the Liberals, but as a grown up, I am able to understand the severity of this election. An election that would not have had to be such an emergency had Singh not put his personal ambitions above Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦.
#cdnpoli

23.04.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 247    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 2

I don't see how the polls in Canada could possibly be tightening.

Mark Carney isn't only the best choice in this election, he's the only choice. With what we're facing we need his calm and his economic expertise.

Vote! And don't be a knucklehead.

22.04.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 761    πŸ” 190    πŸ’¬ 76    πŸ“Œ 7
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#NeverVoteConservative if you care about Canada.

#Canada #election #DontVoteConservative #cdnpoli #canpoli #break #misinformation #abpoli #ableg #FireDanielleSmith

24.04.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 199    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 8

But make sure you vote!!!

25.04.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dear Canada:

That asshole in the WH hasn’t stopped calling you the 51st state because he has given up his expansionists ambitions.

He stopped saying it because Poilievre begged him to chill during the election.

If you want Canada to stay Canadian,vote Liberal. You can deal with policy differences

24.04.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3071    πŸ” 1055    πŸ’¬ 124    πŸ“Œ 78
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Learning of Long Lines at the Polling Stations … We Need to GET the VOTE Out for Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

19.04.2025 09:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

HAPPY EASTER,

Election polls are open today from 9am - 9 pm, Please go vote

CANADA NEEDS CARNEY

20.04.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 209    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vision, values, and the know-how to get it done for Canada. On election day, help me to stand with Mark Carney, stand with #Canada, and build for #Sudbury.
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

18.04.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 954    πŸ” 177    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 3

I predict Mark Carney will win the leadership election then will go on to win the Federal Election with a Majority government. πŸ€·β€β™€οΈIMO.

12.02.2025 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 3

What I learned in Canadian politics this week:

Danielle Smith and Pierre Poilievre are threats to our national security.

#cdnpoli

26.03.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 710    πŸ” 210    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 19
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Calm Before The Storm A look at the final pre-writ Polling Canada seat average before the election kicks off

Here's the latest Polling Canada seat averages:

LPC: 183 (+23)
CPC: 123 (+4)
BQ: 24 (-8)
NDP: 11 (-14)
GPC: 2 (-)

- March 22, 2025 -

(Seat Changes With 2021 Federal Election)

canadianpolling.substack.com/p/calm-befor...

23.03.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 236    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 7
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Medal of Honor recipient depicted in movie 'Glory' erased from Pentagon website Denzel Washington reenacted the heroics of Sgt. William Carney in the movie "Glory." The Pentagon removed a story about him for DEI reasons.

The Pentagon has turned Medal of Honor recipient, Sgt. William Carney, who served in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, into a 404-Error. πŸ—ƒοΈ taskandpurpose.com/news/soldier...

20.03.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 227    πŸ” 127    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 11
Canada's Carney says Trump must stop comments before bilateral talks can start

Canada's Carney says Trump must stop comments before bilateral talks can start

Trump must stop his disrespectful comments before bilateral talks can start.

17.03.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1006    πŸ” 179    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 19

Do tell Mr. President, how is this subsidy paid?

21.03.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prime Minister Mark Carney skates with the Edmonton Oilers

20.03.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1034    πŸ” 206    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 29

My sincere thanks to the many wonderful Americans who are ardently supporting Canadians.

26.02.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 333    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 8

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