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Documentary filmmaking / books / learning Irish / poetry / cinema / art / cats / music / gardening / border collies / politics / yoga / Punjana tea / corvids / the sea 🇨🇦🇮🇪 “If we opened people up, we’d find landscapes.” — Agnès Varda
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The night of the English-language election debate in Montreal was not Canadian journalism’s finest night. There were heated arguments in the press room, an attempt to crash a CBC broadcast, a line of police officers to ensure journalists could do their jobs and a cancelled post-debate scrum.

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Let’s keep words alive, for the love of poetry 🙏🏻 go.bsky.app/2F9FQDq

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From now until the election, all of our content is accessible for free — no paywall. News, opinion, fact-checks and investigations, all open to read and share. It's our contribution to an information-driven election. Happy voting!

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Speaking of free stuff, join us tomorrow for a chat with @maxfawcett.bsky.social and @rachelgilmore.bsky.social!

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Happy Earth Day, Earth! “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” – Rachel Carson 🌍

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When French resistance fighters were condemned to death by Nazi firing squad, they wrote final letters to their loved ones. Their words can teach us how to live buff.ly/TMSdgjO

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Happy Easter to everyone! ‘Egg with a Pearl Earring'

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My @theglobeandmail.com obit of versatile Canadian filmmaker Ted Kotcheff (1931-2025), who directed "The Adventures of Duddy Kravitz," "First Blood" and "Weekend at Bernie's" (Gift link. No paywall) www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/af67fce...

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Great to talk with Canadian Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social on the podcast. link.chtbl.com/ProfGPod?sid...

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And that, as they say, is the Tweet, “The charter of rights and freedoms exists to protect Canadians from people like us on stage, politicians who may use their power to override fundamental rights. The issue is not where you start, but where you stop". - @mark-carney.bsky.social

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‘Something playful’: celebrating the art of endpapers in children’s books

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On April 17th, 1982, Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II signed into law the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, enshrining the Charter into the Constitution of Canada. The Charter defines and protects the rights and freedoms that people in Canada enjoy.

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When was the last time a party leader, running for prime minister, refused to allow reporters to travel with the campaign, or submit to in-depth interviews on policy?

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Wonder how you lose your democracy? Proactively giving legitimacy to peddlers of disinformation is definitely near the top of the list.

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Ontario is proving to be an electoral obstacle for Pierre Poilievre. www.thewrit.ca/p/election-w...

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"Canada must become a serious country in the world, rediscovering the confidence, ability, and authority abroad it had a generation ago. The party that understands that will be the one to form the next government." — Andrew Cohen (@carleton.ca) #cdnpoli

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Unlocked | Susan Riley Pierre Poilievre: we’re just not that into him www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

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“I like poetry that doesn't fancy itself up to be poetry.” Remembering the poet, Seamus Heaney, who was born on April 13th, 1939.

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The Raven Stomp silkscreen - 1997 by Anne Meredith Barry (1932 - 2003)

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Cat, by US artist Sue Beatrice who creates steampunk style sculptures and jewellery out of old watch parts #womensart

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It took its own sweet time, but Spring finally arrived here in Newfoundland. Hallelujah!

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Okay, this seals the deal. He's a huge The Clash fan, I'm officially smitten. #cdnpoli

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Mmm…who knows?

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What happens when still images make the journey to motion pictures? Peter Watson considers the field of photo docs, from WAR PHOTOGRAPHER to FINDING VIVIAN MAIER to TISH povmagazine.com/making-it-re...

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Radiant white blazes of evening sun. Warmth gilds & bathes the suburban hedgerow. Cars & dewy grass spritz with silver. Fallen magnolia petals seem forlorn from afar but up close glisten like wet eggshells. Then I look up at the blue & spy a ghost. Waxing gibbous moon. Lachrymose skull. Memento mori

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hotel at night a young man sings of purple heather blooming empty beer glass lit by garden lights rings of glowing foam in the bar window a guitar player leans into reflected flowers Belfast night from the darkness a lighter’s clicking

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Are you wondering where to vote or how you can vote in advance? Get all the details for YOUR riding here. Just type your postal code in the purple box at this link, and get all the info specific to your area. #cdnpoli www.elections.ca/home.aspx

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