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Canadian & Irish novelist of character-driven fiction from horror to sci-fi to contemp. Film school grad. Ottawa dweller. Humanist. Pro-democracy, pro-human rights, pro-science 😷 INFJ www.caramartin.ca | www.ckkellymartin.com
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If you want to share your concerns with CBC about the “51st state” Cross-country Eff-up, I’m told the emails to use are [email protected] and [email protected] for the ombudsperson and editor in chief respectively

Freedom of press means freedom to ask this question, which is fine. It's his right. But freedom of speech means the rest of us get to compare the choice to French media discussing the benefits of a Vichy collaborator government, minutes before the actual Nazi invasion.

Takes a few more minutes to do grocery shopping when you're reading the sometimes very small print to make sure you're supporting Canadian products and avoiding U.S. ones, but it's well worth it. Canadians are all in this together. 🍁

The sign of the times in Canada.

These are the lies America fell for, Canada!!! Want to see BROKEN? Look at America just ONE MONTH after Trump was reinstated. PLEASE learn from our downfall.

Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.

Outstanding ……………🤭

Every single Ontarian needs to demand an answer to this question: which candidate for Premier in the upcoming election will rip up the Starlink contract with Musk? It’s a risk Ontario should not take. #onpoli

Amazon should not allow hateful, bullying, threatening merchandise like this. Cancel your Amazon, Canada. #cancelyouramazoncanada

Bonnie Crombie 🇨🇦 - "Doug Ford is using your money to support the same people encouraging attacks on our independence. He can't be trusted as your premier." #cdnpoli #peipoli

Most of you have only had seven years of Doug Ford. I'm from North Etobicoke — I've had an entirely lifetime of the Ford Family. Please: don't let me grow old with them in my periphery.

This BETTER OUTRAGE EVERYONE DO YOU KNOW HOW HELPFUL AND NECESSARY THESE VISITS ARE??? CALL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES 202 224-3121 THIS IS WRONG !!!

It is happening, yay!! Minister Anita Anand informed the provinces Friday that Ottawa will remove more than half of federal internal trade barriers in a move to make Canada less reliant on the US, according to a senior federal government source. #Canada #cdnpoli 🍁 www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Just go do it - early #voting locations are open until 8pm. #OntarioElection

Had a trying time scanning and submitting documents to verify my identification for the Liberal Leadership Vote but mission accomplished. The next 🇨🇦 federal election might well be the most important one of our lives.

Instant mood enhancer

Des plus brillants exploits! Thank you Team Canada for an incredible win last night.

Oh Canada! #4Nations #Canada #StrongandFree

🚨 JUST IN: Canada DEFEATS the USA 3-2 to take home the #4Nations  Championship

This POS is copying the felon in the US Poilievre will defund the CBC and expand government funding arrangements to include right-wing alternative media outlets. #cdnpoli #Canada #PoiLIEvreIsAPOS WAKE UP CANADA🚨‼️ pressprogress.ca/pierre-poili...

"It's not a question of if AI will interfere in global democracies. It almost certainly will happen. How, and to what extent, is the big question mark." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸

An 11-year-old girl took her own life in Texas after she was tormented for weeks by her sixth-grade classmates at Gainesville Intermediate School, who threatened to call ICE authorities and have her family deported from the US, her grieving parents have said. 💔 💔

Blumenthal: "What world is he living in? It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth but utterly despicable. A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom ... the president's surrender is pathetic and weak."

I'm already sick of being force-fed AI crap. It's essentially empty calories that in large amounts will make you sick.

That's a polite way of putting it, but certainly the Trump administration, both official and unofficial, live and breathe noxious disinformation. It's their gospel. A hideous Jenga tower of outrageous lies. We must not let a word of it go unrefuted. Slava Ukraine. www.rte.ie/news/2025/02...

I hope Canadians are smart enough to learn from the mistakes of the Americans...

A sovereign democracy in Europe was invaded by Putin. His forces have inflicted immeasurable destruction, pain and deaths upon Ukraine and its people. The notion that Ukraine should surrender land or pay US ANYTHING for providing help for Ukraine to defend itself is obscene.

Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk posing for an official portrait at Mar-a-Lago this morning on the 4th straight day at home for Drumpf.

Ed the Sock has got it figured out. The MAGA Conservatives use the same playbook as Trump & co right down to the belligerence, reactionary anti-diversity views and complete aversion to facts. They won't invest any real $ in you; just their wealthy pals.

View from outside Ottawa's Bytowne Cinema today. 69 cm of snow (what a mess!) over 5 days & a temp of -12C feeling like -21C. Didn't realize the Bytowne was temporarily closed due to technical problems but at least we got to meet a cute dog while shopping in Imaginaire at the Rideau Centre.

Thousands marched in New York City against the fascist Trump regime. (📹@StatusCoup) "Fascist Trump has got to go" #3E #USProtests #fiftyfiftyone #NoKings #Feb17

True north strong and free, and yes, also exceedingly cold and snowy. -12C feeling like -21 this afternoon in Ottawa after getting 37 cm of snow yesterday on top of the 32 cm we received on Wednesday/Thursday.