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Tomorrow the advance polls are open in Canada. This is my first time working the election as a Deputy Returning Officer. Voting is important and elections have consequences. Keep me busy, please vote. #elxn45

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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

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Nothing gets my blood boiling like ICBC reminding “drivers to slow down” to prevent pedestrian and cyclists injuries and deaths. At the same time all levels of government do the bare minimum to crack down on drivers or providing safe infrastructure. #bcpoli

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So you reckon that was the stock market dip last week? You ain’t seen all the effects yet, it’s gonna get way worse and the dip is gonna get bigger. #uspol

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As I head out to my local all candidates meeting tomorrow a reminder - you aren’t just voting for a leader, you are voting for someone to represent you in Ottawa. Make sure it’s a person you want to be there. #cdnpoli

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Some stats from 100 days in on congestion pricing: - Complaints about car-honking are down 70% - The Holland Tunnel has 65% fewer delays at rush hour; time to get thru it is down 48% - 6 million fewer cars - Half as many traffic-related injuries - 1.5 million more visitors to BIDs year over year

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Probably. I mean you started it. You united everyone, allies and enemies, against the US. #uspol www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

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Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...

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Survey response to Apple on why I cancelled Apple TV #uspol #elbowsup #apple

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This GCN video about cars and the policy problems is absolutely excellent and a great introduction to the issues youtu.be/CVq7XOXkg1U?... #cdnpoli

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Finland replaces coal with wind power www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...

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Loved this, “FREE” always tastes so good…

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Trunp is Stupid, Erratic and Weak paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-is-s...

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Stock market waking up to the fundamentals still being there: * massive tariffs on China * tariffs on the rest of the world * massive uncertainty killing investment in the US * massive corruption in the US government * a deranged mad king making shit up #uspol

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TL;DR: The new U.S. tariff rate against our two largest trading partners is either 10%, 25% or 35%, and so far no one I've reached out to at the White House is able to tell me which.

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Guess someone didn’t Hank Tough eh? #uspol

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“…hope that this turmoil in DC is going to be short-lived… and not be in fear of how our pocketbooks and livelihoods are going to be affected” Just talking about pocketbooks and livelihoods severely underestimates the threats from this dictatorship. #uspol www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Elections have consequences

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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

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Once your own government can sell you into slavery abroad, never to be seen again - you start to realize you have nothing to lose by fighting. #uspol

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Let me answer that for you. No. #uspol

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Say what you want about Donald Trump, but he IS the first President smart enough to put economic sanctions on the United States.

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I have no idea how any company that is in the US or trades with the US is able to figure things out right now. Existing plans and contracts all in tatters. Must be impossible to plan anything right now. This is the last thing any business needs. #uspol

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1. We contacted the 100 largest American companies and asked a simple question: Do you support the tariffs announced by President Trump on April 2? These are tariffs that have already destroyed trillions of shareholder value NOT ONE COMPANY WOULD ANSWER THE QUESTION

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China can totally outlast the US. #uspol

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Haha! Love this letter from Douglas Adams to his US editor about not Americanising the text of Hitchhiker's Guide. 🐋🌸

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The rout continues, heading for the biggest drop ever in the US stock market #uspol www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/b...

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Now the next parts of the scam happens next week: huge tax breaks for rich people, countries come begging for tariff relief with money and gifts. So corrupt and preying upon the poor. #uspol

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The White House admits they sent an innocent father of three to the prison in El Salvador but they are still fighting to make sure he doesn’t come home. The definition of evil.

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Hells yeah. Can we use it in Canada too? #uspol #cdnpoli #elbowsup www.businesstoday.in/world/us/sto...

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The fact that one person can enact a huge tax increase on the population without involving Congress is wild. #uspol

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I don’t live in Vancouver so can’t vote for @lucymaloney.bsky.social sadly😢 But if you are in Vancouver and want to see change, you really should check out her platform - she’s awesome.

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The Canadian Nuclear submarine program that was cancelled partly because “told in no uncertain terms by the U.S. Defense Department and submarine service officials that a Canadian nuclear submarine program was unnecessary and even unwelcome” #uspol en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada-...

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It's not manufacturing jobs you want, it's a stable job with a middle-class wage, retirement, affordable health insurance, and worker protections that you want. Which isn't naturally tied to factory jobs, but it is naturally tied to union organizing.

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In the UK this a much smaller meltdown than this caused Liz Truss to step down. Will never happen in the weird US political landscape where the President wields a lot of power and has little responsibility or accountability.

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Looking for new running shoes? On is a Swiss company. They are good shoes. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_(com... Most other brands I know of are American. So don’t buy them. #cdnpoli #uspol #elbowsul

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Listening to @adamtooze.bsky.social podcast which was recorded just before the US tariffs were announced. I could feel his outrage at the incredulous insanity of what we knew - before it happened. Looking forward to next weeks podcast to see what he thought afterwords.

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#uspol

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Time to start a war to distract people from the crashing economy. #uspol

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JD Vance claims the Maryland father the Trump administration mistakenly deported to a slave prison in El Salvador wasn't "father of the year" bc he had "traffic violations," and says "we do not ask permission from far left Democrats before we deport illegal immigrants." (He's talking about judges)

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