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"A new social-media platform built by Canadians, for Canadians, and operated in Canada, will publicly launch in October with support from some of the most prominent names in the Canadian innovation sector."

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"The crowd in Ottawa held a “No Tyrants” rally at the York Street steps before marching down Sussex Drive in front of the embassy. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

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“The Canada stuff started as a joke, and I suppose it still is a joke,” Critch sighs. “But the world is starting to realize there is no plan.”

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From this morning's Globe & Mail: The tariffs will cut U.S. gross domestic product by 0.6 per cent over the next decade, the analysis found. It will raise the price of goods purchased in the country 0.9 per cent by 2026. ... inefficient policy, a strategy heavily weighted with negative tradeoffs,

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Gifted article from this morning's Globe & Mail. "...it was clear that at the city level at least, this is not a Republican thing, but a Trump-vs.-reality thing." www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/895e808...

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According to the 2024 Ipsos World Affairs Report, Canada is the most positively viewed global leader, 79% of people across 30 countries believe we’re a force for good. Stability, respect, kindness. That’s the reputation on the line every time we vote. Leading ahead of Germany and France.

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On Red Dress Day, across Courtenay-Alberni, many formal & informal ceremonies and observances are taking place, each a powerful act of remembrance, solidarity, & a call for justice. I will never stop pushing for the full implementation of the Nat'l Inquiry's Calls for Justice. Today, and every day.

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Cons ex-MP: The party uses the same recipes as Trump: The anger, the rage that people have against the system, it feeds it and uses intellectual shortcuts .. The attacks on social media, the half-truths.. the 30-second extract that will go viral, to feed the base. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

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This is Canada — and we decide what happens here.

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www.natesilver.net/p/canada-thi...

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A fascinating deep dive by the former Clerk of the Privy Council on what it would really mean for the country if PP tried to do away with "wokism". Sounds like his government would have time for little else. secteur-public-sector.ca/en/eliminati...

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There’s something scary happening in the Canadian federal election. In Quebec, the Bloc leader is now telling voters “Carney WILL WIN” so people can vote to give the Bloc more seats. Singh is now saying Carney will get a “super majority” so voters can elect NDP candidates. Do you see the problem?

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Some refreshing, positive, and fact-based reporting on the state of the world. The G&M has kindly increased the number of paywall-free gifts, so anyone interested should be able to read it using this link. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

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