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The truth is coming out on the carbon tax The truth is no match for an honestly told lie. Witness the disconnect between what we know about the carbon tax in Canada and the way it’s perceived by large swathes of the public.

A new paper from a pair of Alberta academics makes it clear that the cost of the carbon tax is far less than its critics would like to pretend.

Will our feelings start to care about the facts? #cdnpoli

www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/27/o...

Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie.

oh you're Canadian? name 3 Degrassi characters

Orange and white cat catnapping on a white blanket

A cozy Sunday with my eldest

A restaurant board sign that reads: “we are not all in the same boat. We are in the same storm. Some have yachts. Some have canoes. And some are drowning. Just be kind and help when you can.

I love this.

Ford government spent more than a week planning ‘end-of-day’ science centre closure | Globalnews.ca The science centre was closed just hours after an announcement on Friday, June 21. The rush, the government, was due to the urgent safety issues plaguing the building.

NEW: The closure of the Ontario Science Centre was abrupt.

But did it need to be?

Internal documents reveal the gov’t was crafting and polishing a detailed public communications strategy a week-and-a-half before the urgent closure on June 21.

globalnews.ca/news/10878274/…

#onpoli

Removing Toronto bike lanes will make traffic worse, official document shows In preparation for plan, Ontario has indemnified itself from liability if cyclists are killed on streets that once had bike lanes

The world watches incredulously as our Premier puts people who bike’s lives at risk for no good reason except to start a culture war. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n... #topoli #onpoli #bikeTO

the best thing about this place is that assholes hate it

this is like something a character in Animal Farm would say, and every 6th grader in the classroom would understand why it's wrong www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/o...

Saving the CBC is really about saving Canada Pierre Poilievre reportedly has plans to slash the CBC's budget. That would be a disaster for national unity.

Saving the CBC isn't just about protecting your favourite program or personality. It's about preserving national unity -- and preventing Canada from being subject to a hostile foreign takeover. www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/19/o...

Canada…

“bluesky is an echo chamber” everywhere’s an echo chamber i’m going with the one without cybertruck guys

Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky It’s not just an Alf pics repository.

I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this.

Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.

Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably in your purse/backpack at any given moment:

- AirPods
- phone
- power bank
- lip gloss
- Presto card

Tweet from Andy Borowitz with image of Matt Gaetz’s face, reading “When QAnon said they wanted to bring pedophiles to justice, I didn’t know this is what they meant.”

Oh myyy

I could really use a vacation on a beach somewhere… Just a little break. 2-4 years. That’s all.

how it feels to not be inundated with maga ads and bots

I like it here.