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IB Coordinator. Counsellor. IB English teacher. Comp Sci teacher. Maker. Homebrewer. Atheist. Generally nice guy. I have a dog.
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August 2014:

11 year old Mark Carney writes to the Edmonton Journal:

First bike ride of the year. Not pictured: bikes.

2024: voters are focused on the economy. 2025:

The land of innovation, optimism, and getting ‘er done.’ 🇨🇦 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ozb...

Canada didn’t ask for this fight. But in a trade war – much like in hockey – we will win.

The Liberal Party of Canada will surpass the Conservative Party in voter intention polling later this week. Mr. Trudeau gave exactly the speech Canada needed, and Mr. Poilievre is busy playing "gotcha" politics and refusing to support the gov't. Pay attention. #cdnpolitics

A reminder- Donald Trump is officially tearing up what his favourite person had called the "largest, most significant, modern and balanced trade agreement in history."

Patio weather in Calgary!

Just get Grok AI to write your fake response. Now that's efficiency!

haha imagine if Calgary was hosting the 2026 Olympics

The beer selection for tonight.

This assumes that Ms. LaGrange is ethical in any sense of the word. Hint: nope.

I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

When people see the maple leaf, they see possibility. They see freedom. They see a helping hand. They see Canada, and the best of our values. Happy 60th to our flag. 🇨🇦

Oh look Albertans, here’s our Prime Minister at the 4Nations game in Montreal. And he isn’t sitting in a SkyBox. He’s in a seat, with his son, like a regular Canadian.

This is the sort of thing that would bring down a government 20 years ago. Now it gets shrugged off.

This is shocking. Stop everything and read this: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

⚠️ ACTION ALERT: Minister of Energy and Minerals LIFTS moratorium on coal ⚠️ Removing the moratorium means new coal mine exploration and development on more than 188,000 hectares could begin as early as THIS spring. Take action NOW: action.cpaws.org/page/164552/... 👈 #MountainsNotMines #Alberta

In Canada, a pint is equal to 20 fl oz (568 mL). The allowable limit of error for a pint is 0.5 fl oz (15 mL). The foam (head) is not included in the measurement. The term "pint" shouldn't be used to describe a glass or mug of beer. ised-isde.canada.ca/site/measure... #Canada #beer

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on:

No matter what happens with the Canadian Federal election, one thing will be true — a significant % of Canadian voters & media will have been successfully manipulated to oppose a beneficial carbon pricing approach that was either revenue-neutral or financially beneficial to almost all Canadians…1/2

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Too much excitement already... #Steve

Hey @janisirwin.bsky.social - sorry for the call screening (at least you got to experience it!) but great to get a random friendly call from Edmonton. Have a great lead up to the holidays!

A minimalistic take on the world map

Someone had some dental surgery this morning... #Steve #13yearoldboy

What a time to be alive