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Advocate for a better way of life, building coalitions that create unity not divisions. Voting systems matter, support proportional voting where your vote's in the game not out of it.
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With friends like Orban and Musk, and an election right around the corner, it'll be interesting to see how many votes the AfD gets. Germany uses a proportional voting system... 20% of the vote = 20% of the seats. And at 20% that's not enough to govern, and NO PARTY will work with them.

Mr. Poilievre vows to get rid of the public broadcaster, CBC, endearing him to Fox News, Joe Rogan, Musk plus many other high-profile supporters of Mr. Trump, who showered Mr. Poilievre with compliments. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/w...

" A deep dread settles in my gut, heavy in my heart. I watch democracy unravel, torn apart by greed, hatred and fear." Di guthrie

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www.dw.com/en/new-germa...

Remember this when PP attacks Carney on ethics. The Commissioner of Canada Elections entered into a compliance agreement with PP for having circumvented the prohibitions on contributions to a registered party by ineligible contributors. vm.tiktok.com/ZMk7E6wTC/

Good question. Perhaps because his ego has lost so much, so quickly to one man who's yet to, perhaps, be named as leader of the Liberal Party. I haven't seen the commercials, sign of the times??

The US is world leader in scientific research and Trump and Musk are actively burning it down… our previous Harper Government muzzled scientists but nothing like what’s happening in the US where departments are being gutted. What will MAGA supporter Poilievre do? www.cbc.ca/news/science...

I do enjoy being able to help out in any way I can, so I made some timeline cleanser! 🤣

Do you use Rogers?

Trump and Putin meeting to “negotiate peace” on anything should be seen for what it is — two criminals discussing how to split the loot.

Good news!! The Conservatives are panicking. Their leader, a career politician, is up against a world class thinker of economics. Carney is in a dead heat with Poilievre and he's yet to be chosen leader....

Remember, there’s infrastructure, and then there’s Dutch infrastructure.

Another Trump protection racket, but with an entire country's future at stake

Looking forward to exploring this inspiring new neighbourhood in Utrecht NL when it’s fully “lived in!” Northern & Western European cities like Vienna, Oslo, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Helsinki, Stockholm, Malmo, Goteborg, Hamburg have some of the most intriguing recent urban communities to learn from.

former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney surging in the polls... angusreid.org/liberal-lead...

Tesla Toxicity In Europe 'Perhaps his worst offense was giving what appeared to be a Nazi salute at the recent inauguration of the so-called president of the United States.' cleantechnica.com/2025/02/15/t...

The Trump administration has proposed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States be granted 50 percent ownership of Ukraine's rare earth minerals in exchange for its military support, according to a report by NBC News.

We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.” Who needs a gallon of ketchup?

Every Canadian remembers Sidney Crosby’s “Golden Goal” to beat the US in overtime for the 2010 Winter Olympics Gold Medal here in Vancouver. But don’t forget that win happened AFTER we lost to them in the qualifying round. First we take the Fins seriously. Then, hopefully, see you soon #TeamUSA.

The next PM of Canada vm.tiktok.com/ZMkW1pkvY/

Canada has never been more united

The choice is pretty damn clear! #cdnpoli

Happy 60th birthday to our flag. (Since I am also 60, I feel a certain solidarity.) The timing of this Flag Day feels fortuitous. But our national pride has to be about more than flag waving. We all have to stand up for the ethical values that make us so proud to be Canadian. #FlagDay #Canada

I have never been more proud to be Canadian ❤️🇨🇦 #CanadianUnity

Mini Trump is holding his Canada First rally! #cdnpoli

Just can’t say this loudly enough! Never trust a wolf in sheep’s clothing. #NeverVoteConservative Pierre Poilievre is endorsed by these people. Donald Trump Elon Musk Alex Jones Stephen Harper Megan Kelly Jordan Peterson Steve Bannon

Shopping Canadian on Flag Day.

I wish all Democrats had the same level of fight in them like badass Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett.

As long-term forest planning work is being done with First Nations, temporary old-growth deferrals are a key tool in the fight to protect BC’s globally rare old-growth forests. I commend the NDP’s announcement of the Fairy Creek deferral extension and hope to see more good news. #bcpoli

I'm all for more food processing happening in Canada so that we have more Canadian options and are less reliant on the US. But those processing facilities can't be put on farmland. Otherwise we get this bull shittery paving over Class 2 land. www.abbynews.com/news/red-bul...

BC's #CoastalMarineStrategy must be backed by legislation to do its job and ensure a healthy coast. #Saanich and #Langford Councils agree – both passed resolutions this week pushing for a strong BC coastal law 🙌 🌊 #bcpoli

Weimar and the Superbowl - here's my latest reflection on how we got where we are and how we can get out of it. Fascism is on the move and we have to make clear choices to protect democracy and an inclusive society. substack.com/home/post/p-...

My first print column, Inside Immunity, for Skeptical Inquirer Magazine, is in the upcoming March/April 2025 issue. In it, I discuss why mRNA vaccines are not gene therapy, what mRNA is, what gene therapy is—and why that isn’t something to fear either. 🔗 skepticalinquirer.org/category/ins...

The mortality rate of H5N1 influenza in cats ranges from 50-100%. Cats, like birds, have high levels of the specific receptor this flu strain attaches to: α2,3-linked (SAα2,3) sialic acid receptor. The biggest source of H5N1 in cats? Raw pet food. 1/

You can’t make this stuff up!

🇨🇦 We couldn’t buy a flag anywhere.😃 I made one from construction paper & put it up in our window! I AM CANADIAN! I love this country & all my fellow Canadians, even the ones I don’t agree with politically. We are all in this together. Go Team Canada!🍁🇨🇦💕 #resist #CanadaStrong #CanadaSky #TeamCanada

Healing words from Di guthrie.....

A UK perspective.. www.readtheline.ca/p/greg-quinn...

www.thedailybeast.com/putins-crazy...

How many among us thought we would have to worry about democracy? Who would have thought that people would willingly vote for a man who tried to overturn a fair and free election?

Autocrats can be stopped by a proportional voting system. With a proportional system a party MUST have over 50% of the vote in order to govern, which means working in coalition with other parties, so, no 'one party' rules.