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Observations from Montreal An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.

โ€œThe Conservatives arenโ€™t as much a political party as they are a ChatGPT-based slogan-generating algorithm speaking through the mouth of eveyoneโ€™s least favourite muppet, Pierre Poilievre โ€” who has accomplished nothing during his 20+ years in Parliament.โ€

28.01.2026 16:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 94    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Pierre Poilievre and his corporate lobby Party don't really give a shit about inflation/cost of living. They are all absurd hypocrites only pretending to care, to fool the uniformed. Behind the scenes this turkey and his corporate lobbyist CPC ass kiss the same CEOs who are ripping us all off.

27.01.2026 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Welcome to the club.

20.01.2026 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gerald Butts - For the โ€œspy carโ€ crowd in Canada. Youโ€™re doing Detroitโ€™s work. Theyโ€™re losing everywhere, and they donโ€™t give a flying fig about ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ. #cdnpoli

20.01.2026 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe the PM didnโ€™t invite him because the flight left from Ottawa and he assumed Doug didnโ€™t know how to get to there based on his disappearing act during the convoy.

19.01.2026 22:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 78    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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David Letterman: "What about those idiots at CBS? The CBS News is a wreck, it's just gone.

11.01.2026 03:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2637    ๐Ÿ” 789    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 72    ๐Ÿ“Œ 45
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We have so much opportunity in Canada โ€” to create better jobs and a more independent economy, and build better futures for our grandchildren.

I sat down with Global News last week to talk about how we're going to seize those opportunities and build Canada strong.

30.12.2025 00:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1177    ๐Ÿ” 249    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 51    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
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The person Doug Ford has appointed to the Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators doesnโ€™t know what ECEs do.

Youโ€™ll be surprised to learn that Julie Oโ€™Driscoll is a Conservative donor and former comms director for MPP Steve Clark, who resigned amid the Greenbelt land swap controversy.

22.11.2025 11:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 87    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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1991: The United States thinks it has decisively won the Cold War against Russia.

2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.

28.12.2025 22:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12847    ๐Ÿ” 4274    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 707    ๐Ÿ“Œ 252

100% guarantee. Poilievre will survive his leadership review, even if it is a low margin of support. Following, there will be many conservative MP's leaving the party, and will either join the Liberals or sit as independents.

28.12.2025 15:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The 10 bestselling Canadian books of 2025 | CBC Books CBC Books put together a list of the top 10 bestselling Canadian titles of 2025, based on data from independent bookstores.

The 10 bestselling Canadian books of 2025 #Canada

The list is put together with data from independent booksellers

www.cbc.ca/books/top-10...

28.12.2025 11:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 77    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Funny how this works, eh?!
I swear I donโ€™t recall a Conservative MP sponsoring a similar petition when Leona Alleslev crossed from the Liberals to the Conservatives when Andrew Scheer was the leader. Why the sudden interest in preventing the practise now? ๐Ÿ™„

27.12.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 62    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Not long ago, a bill tried to ban floor crossings.
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner delivered a blunt, clear-eyed case for why thatโ€™s a terrible idea โ€” and why she and her colleagues voted it down.

18.12.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Mayors urge Ontario to declare state of emergency to address homelessness, addiction TORONTO - The mayors of Ontario's 29 largest cities are calling on the province to declare a state of emergency as municipalities deal with what they call a "community safety

A state of emergency isn't going to build housing, or provide adequate public health supports including drug treatment options.
Honest to Zeus, you guys...

06.12.2025 04:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

But is anyone going to hold Doug Ford accountable for the dismantling of our system? Of course not. All healthcare blame is to be directed to the federal government, because shut up.

26.11.2025 16:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 73    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Why do things "fall apart" should be your next story.

26.11.2025 16:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Le premier ministre Mark Carney serre la main de Sa Saintetรฉ le pape Lรฉon XIV lors dโ€™une rencontre aprรจs la messe dโ€™inauguration du pontificat au Vatican.

Le premier ministre Mark Carney serre la main de Sa Saintetรฉ le pape Lรฉon XIV lors dโ€™une rencontre aprรจs la messe dโ€™inauguration du pontificat au Vatican.

It was an honour to meet His Holiness Pope Leo XIV today following his Mass of Inauguration.ย 
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His message of unity and compassion inspires the best in us all.

18.05.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1529    ๐Ÿ” 179    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 66    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
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Je suis honorรฉe dโ€™avoir รฉtรฉ nommรฉe ministre des Affaires รฉtrangรจres du Canada. Jโ€™ai hรขte de travailler avec le premier ministre Mark Carney et notre รฉquipe pour bรขtir un monde plus juste et plus sรฉcuritaire, et livrer des rรฉsultats pour les Canadiennes et les Canadiens.

13.05.2025 23:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I agree with you.

13.05.2025 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Support for the Conservative Party of Canada decreases with education There is an inverse relationship between education and support for the Conservative Party of Canada.

Itโ€™s time to have an honest discussion about critical thinking.

The less educated you are, the more likely you are to vote Conservative.

09.05.2025 21:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 222    ๐Ÿ” 82    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

Charlie-what happened in your riding turning blue in support of Pierre Poilievre?

09.05.2025 22:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This was all of us today listening to the ramblings of a lunatic

06.05.2025 21:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 192    ๐Ÿ” 45    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I had a productive call with Ursula von der Leyen this morning. Weโ€™re ready to build on our free trade relationship, bolster economic security, and work side-by-side on shared defence and security challenges.

When Canada and the European Union build together, our futures are stronger.

04.05.2025 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18333    ๐Ÿ” 3318    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 620    ๐Ÿ“Œ 297
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I donโ€™t always bring people coffee and donuts, but when I do, theyโ€™re occupying downtown Ottawa and dancing on the War Memorial.

28.04.2025 01:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1211    ๐Ÿ” 323    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
Poilievre set up to use forced perspective to fool the camera.

Poilievre set up to use forced perspective to fool the camera.

Perspective is everything. Same venue, same crowd. How to make your rally look enormous by forcing photographers to keep at a distance and use a small group as a background if you want a close-up of the speaker. #cdnpoli

27.04.2025 13:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 297    ๐Ÿ” 109    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
A bar graph from votewell.ca shows the Liberal candidate at 44% and the Conservatives candidate at 42%.

A bar graph from votewell.ca shows the Liberal candidate at 44% and the Conservatives candidate at 42%.

It would be great if progressive voters in Peterborough continue to throw their support behind the Liberal candidate Emma Harrison and send Conservative Michelle Ferreri back to vlogging from her bathtub.

#CanadaVotes

26.04.2025 12:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 111    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Please, #Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte #NDP. THERE IS NO NDP CANDIDATE. IT IS JUST A NAME ON A PAGE TAKING UP VOTES. PLEASE #BSOM #VOTE #VoteRoseZacharias

smartvoting.ca/ridings/fede...

27.04.2025 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
True North Centre for Public Policy - Wikipedia

You may see a lot of "Juno News" pretending to be an unbiased and accurate news organization on X. Certainly Poilievre favours them. Be aware they're actually True North, rebranded just before this election, a RW advocacy organization. Different name, same con game.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_No...

26.04.2025 02:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 217    ๐Ÿ” 123    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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Liberals have large lead in Atlantic Canada, latest poll shows Just under a week to go before the federal election and the latest polls are showing a decisive lead for the Liberals in Atlantic Canada. According to Narrative Research, east coast Canadians are โ€œfir...

Liberals maintain โ€˜commandingโ€™ lead in Atlantic Canada polls #Canada #FederalElection #cdnpoli #Elxn45

Vote on April 28, 2025 - Election Day, no matter what the polls state.

halifax.citynews.ca/2025/04/24/l...

24.04.2025 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 954    ๐Ÿ” 220    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 48    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19

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