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Article in Open Canada by Chief Claire Sault. "Canada’s credibility abroad begins with Indigenous truth and leadership at home. That is why reconciliation matters. And that is why it matters for all Canadians." #NTRD opencanada.org/canadas-cred...

Excellent analysis of the Jimmy Kimmel cancellation by two of Canada's best communications and crisis response experts, Barry McLoughlin and Laura Peck. barrymcloughlin.substack.com/p/jimmy-kimm...

Thanks to @ottawapolice.bsky.social @dutyinspector.bsky.social for last night's visit! A fun way to connect with the community. The (human) officers answered lots of questions and the kids in particular were delighted!

“Women are the kind of people that people come out of,” Wilson said. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Gifted article: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... "But all authoritarians share a common fear: a fear of their own people. Because when citizens unite around a common cause, they can overwhelm the power of any despot."

Meanwhile in Canada....

As the first Indigenous judge appointed to an appellate court in Canada, LaForme’s life and legal career have been shaped by “the shadow of settler colonialism,” which he says contributed to the deep kinship that he feels to Jewish people and their “ancestral homeland.”

"A new social-media platform built by Canadians, for Canadians, and operated in Canada, will publicly launch in October with support from some of the most prominent names in the Canadian innovation sector."

"The crowd in Ottawa held a “No Tyrants” rally at the York Street steps before marching down Sussex Drive in front of the embassy. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

“The Canada stuff started as a joke, and I suppose it still is a joke,” Critch sighs. “But the world is starting to realize there is no plan.”

From this morning's Globe & Mail: The tariffs will cut U.S. gross domestic product by 0.6 per cent over the next decade, the analysis found. It will raise the price of goods purchased in the country 0.9 per cent by 2026. ... inefficient policy, a strategy heavily weighted with negative tradeoffs,

Gifted article from this morning's Globe & Mail. "...it was clear that at the city level at least, this is not a Republican thing, but a Trump-vs.-reality thing." www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/895e808...

According to the 2024 Ipsos World Affairs Report, Canada is the most positively viewed global leader, 79% of people across 30 countries believe we’re a force for good. Stability, respect, kindness. That’s the reputation on the line every time we vote. Leading ahead of Germany and France.

On Red Dress Day, across Courtenay-Alberni, many formal & informal ceremonies and observances are taking place, each a powerful act of remembrance, solidarity, & a call for justice. I will never stop pushing for the full implementation of the Nat'l Inquiry's Calls for Justice. Today, and every day.

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Cons ex-MP: The party uses the same recipes as Trump: The anger, the rage that people have against the system, it feeds it and uses intellectual shortcuts .. The attacks on social media, the half-truths.. the 30-second extract that will go viral, to feed the base. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

This is Canada — and we decide what happens here.

www.natesilver.net/p/canada-thi...

A fascinating deep dive by the former Clerk of the Privy Council on what it would really mean for the country if PP tried to do away with "wokism". Sounds like his government would have time for little else. secteur-public-sector.ca/en/eliminati...

There’s something scary happening in the Canadian federal election. In Quebec, the Bloc leader is now telling voters “Carney WILL WIN” so people can vote to give the Bloc more seats. Singh is now saying Carney will get a “super majority” so voters can elect NDP candidates. Do you see the problem?

Some refreshing, positive, and fact-based reporting on the state of the world. The G&M has kindly increased the number of paywall-free gifts, so anyone interested should be able to read it using this link. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Welcome to all our friends from the U.S.

They set tariffs on uninhabited islands. As Krugman suggests, it seems their formula was created by the Musk kids playing with AI. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/will-carel...

“I’m proud to be Canadian, because when they go low, we get high – we go high.” – Michael Bublé in his opening remarks. It was unclear if this was quip about hosting in a city known for its stoners, or a genuine stumble.

"Senator Tim Kaine is leading a challenge to the White House’s justification for imposing tariffs on goods from Canada, arguing that the Trump administration created a “fake emergency” over Canadian fentanyl as a means to bypass congressional oversight." www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

While the U.S. grapples with an egg shortage caused by avian flu, eggs remain plentiful and affordable in Canada. There are reasons for that, including that egg farms there tend to be smaller.

I love that this piece went viral on Substack--and absolutely adore that Americans were cheering us Canuckleheads on. ♡

You can’t overstate the historic importance of today’s speech to both American and Canadian citizens by Canada’s Prime Minister. Please watch it and share it wherever you live, but especially if you’re in the United States. You need to know what Trump is doing, and why. youtu.be/wz_42pckM7w

Reminder to both U.S. residents and Canadians that everyone out there right now badly needs to understand what a tariff is, how they work, AND WHO PAYS FOR THEM. Hint: Not surprisingly, almost everything Trump says about tariffs, Canada, Mexico, and the EU is a lie. Please watch and share.

You mean Timmies