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Which ties us right back to the casino under construction at Ontario Place.
"Therme" is not real. It's a front for Team Ford ex-staffers and operatives, building a casino to repay the mobsters who installed him.
www.corruptario.ca/the-spa-that...
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...“The energy from a flare travels at the speed of light, which means it reaches Earth about eight minutes after a flare happens,” NASA said. “Essentially, by the time we see a flare, most of its effects are here.”
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...The sun’s most active region is currently moving to face the Earth, which can lead to forecasts of significant space weather."...
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...A strong solar flare, peaking at 4:25 a.m. EDT on May 14 was recorded by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.
This flare was classified as an X2.7 flare – the highest category for a solar flare...
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Are they on bluesky? I can't seem to find them 🤷
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In sum, the overton window "shifting left" to some perspectives, but really a return to the Canadian Center of decades past.
3/3 🇨🇦🗣🟧🟩🪟🟥🟦
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2/3 🧵🇨🇦🗣🟧🟩🪟🟥🟦
the Conservative Party of Canada (Reform-Alliance party by a different name) dwindling when all the negative rhetoric media blitz funding gets brought to light along with undeniable ties to the Authoritarian IDU; and the "left parties" shift more toward the "center" as a result.
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WEF is just deflecting from the IDU. Another accusation as an admission.
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🧵8/8 🇨🇦🗳
This is how Ireland's electoral system works (PR-STV), who was quoted in this article on best approach to address polarization and functional government.
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🧵7/8 🇨🇦🗳
This is beneficial in that it has a moderating effect on who obtains power - representing the majority - while maintaining diversity and every vote counts - addressing the primary cause of voter apathy, thereby increasing voter turnout and thus a more accurate representation.
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🧵6/8 🇨🇦🗳
In an election surplus votes for 1st get to be moved to their second choice. Once there are no more / if there are no surpluses and there seats unfilled, the lowest candidates are dropped and the second choice of their votes get counted and so on until all the seats are filled.
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🧵5/8 🇨🇦🗳
- the region represented is bigger, and everyone gets a representative they feel comfortable approaching with their concerns
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🧵4/8 🇨🇦🗳
This formula reveals the lowest possible number of votes that can be filled by the number of candidates to be elected. Several candidates are elected to represent each constituency
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🧵3/8 🇨🇦🗳
Single Transferable Vote is Ranked Voting where there is a quota calculated by taking the (total number of valid ballot papers) dividing it by (the number of seats to be filled plus one) and then adding one.
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Essentially what we often refer to in Canada as 'the balance of power' would become 'King Makers', but much more smaller parties would pop onto the scene and fill this niche where previous balance of power parties would become bigger, becoming a main party and lose that traditional role.
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The breadth and depth of his experience at home in Canada and abroad will be invaluable to Canada going forward in the new direction we need to go in this new global reality. Let's build Canada Strong, Together. 🇨🇦
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Canadians backed Mark Carney because he is an expert in crisis management. His approach is one of unity, clarity, and evidence based decision-making.
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The Canadian Electorate said NO. 💪🍁
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Pierre's dismal voting record, divisive rhetoric, matching narratives with the Republican Party, those he kept company with and got endorsements from, along with their shared membership in the International Democracy Union (IDU) indicated his favorability towards joining the USA.