Ann LeDuc (she/her)

Thinking of going to graduate school in Canada? Check out the changes to Canadian Study Permit processing. Less permits available, but faster processing for PhD applicants. Certain areas of study are given priority. bit.ly/studypermit2...

CNN: "A brand new report is out showing layoff announcements hit their highest level for October in over 20 years. It's painting a picture of a job market that is really hurting. US-based employers announced 150,074 job cuts in October, more than any October since 2003."

Inside one Conservative MP’s ‘Restore the North’ tour, a Canadian take on Charlie Kirk’s movement | CBC News By asking how to 'restore the North,' Conservative MP Jamil Jivani hopes to expand Charlie Kirk's U.S. campus tour movement — and ignite a national conversation here in Canada.

This guy is in our government.
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Don't believe your uncle who gets all his news from Facebook. Canada's healthcare system is there for you when you need it.

(For those wondering why this person paid at all for health coverage, it's because they're not a Canadian resident, and therefore not covered by our public health system.)

YouTube video by Reagan Library President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

In case you want to hear the complete address: youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc?...

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Another small garden harvest.

Sunday hike - Amisk Trail

Ursula & Co Bakehouse in Beausejour Manitoba, Apple almond tart and cappuccino ♥️

Small yard harvest

Manitoba

Prairie Dog Central Railway of the Vintage Locomotive Society (just outside of Winnipeg Manitoba) www.pdcrailway.com

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson The Declaration of Independence | Journey to American Democracy

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Remembering when Illinois was a slave state? Trigger warning. This is a nasty piece of history that slipped into a song intended to be lighthearted and for children. It centers on Amer...

I put a little something different on my blog today. It is a reminder that there was #Slavery in #Illinois #History. It was only legal in two counties, but it still echoes on to today.

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June 28, 2025 Last night just before midnight, Republicans released their new version of the omnibus budget reconciliation bill.

"... the measure also provides an additional $45 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain migrants, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion. It adds $14.4 billion for transportation and removal..." open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

After decades in the US, Iranians arrested in Trump’s deportation drive Some Iranians are getting arrested by immigration authorities after living decades in the United States.

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The best time to stop an ICE agent is before they can grab an individual, once a person is in their hands and you de-arrest them or help them flee, that person is going to be hit with federal charges on top of their deportation. This will make their legal woes far more troublesome. Know when to act.

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The ICE List ( icelist.info ): Tracking Deportation Agents Across America.

Crowdsourced database of individuals involved in deportations, ICE operations, and associated abuses. #3E #StopICE

The Stop ICE Raids Alert Network let's you send and receive emergency alerts of nearby ICE raids & activity whenever and wherever it occurs. ICE raids or activity happening in your neighborhood? Send an alert directly from your phone by text message, or with the tap of a button at StopICE.net. Adjust your notification settings at any time to receive alerts within a certain mile radius of your neighborhood. No app required. Stop ICE Raids Alerts work with technology already built into your mobile device.

ICE raids or activity happening in your neighbourhood?

Send an alert directly from your phone by text message, or with the tap of a button at StopICE.net. #3E #StopICE

Life of the Mother When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, doctors warned that women would die, but lawmakers who passed state abortion bans didn’t listen. The worst consequences are now becoming clear.

Amber Thurman. Candi Miller. Josseli Barnica. Nevaeh Crain. Porsha Ngumezi.

On the third anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, revisit our reporting about the women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans:

✨ Coming soon from NOVA ✨

We're starting 2026 off with a bang! Go to readnovabooks.com to learn more.

The Ghost of Avalon, by Casey P StJohn coming Q1 2026
Enigma Scout, by Richard LeDuc coming Q2 2026

@cpstjohn.bsky.social @rich-leduc.bsky.social

#fantasybooks #scifibooks #books #debutauthor

Toxic Mining near the Boundary Waters (BWCA) Learn how you can save the Boundary Waters from toxic copper-sulfide mines that will pollute our clean water.

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Toxic Mining near the Boundary Waters (BWCA) Learn how you can save the Boundary Waters from toxic copper-sulfide mines that will pollute our clean water.

Andrónico Mariano Luksic Craig owns a 6 bedroom house in Washington DC that he "rented" to Jared and Ivanka Kushner during Trumps first term.

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If you have time and a way with words this is a great way to resist from your couch ❤️

Canada Is Hiring US Based Health Workers Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for Canadian health workers in the US to "come home". In addition, Canada is actively looking for more doctors, nurses, and technicians and in some c...

Are you a health care worker in the US looking to emigrate to Canada? Or a Canadian health care worker working in the US and looking to return home?

We've compiled a resource list of provincial recruiting sites so you can see what the requirements are.

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🧵 True strength lies in kindness. Compassion shapes the world in ways that power, wealth, or intellect cannot. The genuine care we show one another defines our humanity. It is not a weakness, but the highest form of strength. To care is to be truly human.

Glad it was only on your way out.

The New America: Federal (ICE) Agents Boarding Trains? By Judith Roberts * As an attorney I’m deeply alarmed by an incident that occurred just this week and feel compelled to share it—to raise aw...

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