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56 year OLD (and I mean old!) single father with 2 amazing adult children and a 6 year old daughter that keeps the old guy going. Ottawa native. Caution, when the short unit isn't around, I do swear, a lot. No unsolicited DMs, ty.
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Coal mines on Alberta’s eastern slopes could push fishery ‘beyond recovery’: study www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

Today is the anniversary of D-Day invasion. As a Canadian 🇨🇦 I respect, admire and salute our armed forces .....both past and current. I admire you all.

. On the 81st anniversary of 'the beginning of the end' of a 20th century German tyrant... ... let's hope we that we are nearing the 'end of the beginning' of our current American tyranny ! .

81 years ago today, Canadian forces stormed the beaches of Normandy as part of the Allied invasion of France. Today especially we should remember and honour their sacrifices 🇨🇦

“Bypassing democratic norms under the pretext of a ‘crisis’ is a tactic as old as time," Alex Cool-Fergus, national policy manager at Climate Action Network Canada said of the federal government's new legislation to fast-track major projects. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/06/n...

Stop the fossil fuel handouts: Fewer Than 2 in 10 Canadians Want Their Tax Dollars Going To Largely Foreign-Owned Companies To Build More LNG Projects cape.ca/press_releas...

What are you doing about this Doug Ford ? Ontario is now the measles epicentre of the western world. There have been 2,009 cases of measles in the province since October. Cases have been climbing by the hundreds over the last month. Three quarters of those cases occurred in the unvaccinated.

Inside an all-Canadian voyage to Antarctica www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Point of Order: Saddam Hussein wasn't an infantile moron. Had he been as easy as trump to control, he'd be alive and running Iraq for america to this day. & america, is no Iraq. Iraq seems better educated, having openly resisted and had multiple open rebellions against Saddam. Good luck eh.

🚨 This summer, we’re creating 6,000 more #CanadaSummerJobs bringing the total to up to 76,000! These jobs help youth like Aiden, now working at Watay Power as an Electrical Engineering Technologist on a clean energy project, gain experience, build careers, and strengthen our economy. #cdnpoli 🇨🇦

Thinking of a hero I knew and admired.

What it’s all about ❤️   This season, we joined Scotiabank Girls Hockey Fest to help create an unforgettable experience full of fun, skill-building, and inspiration for the next generation of girls in the game. 💪 Watch the full video here ➡️ youtu.be/fU0uH8lVmrY

Congrats to Joel Armia & his wife Emilia on the birth of their second child ♥️

Please consider signing this petition to repeal Bill 5. Ford is enshrining himself as King, giving himself & his cabinet the power to exempt any person or business they like in whatever area of Ont they designate as a special economic zone, exempting the area from laws. ontariondp.ca/repeal-bill-...