Canadian Returnee

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EU tells countries to make plans to cope with 3C of global warming ft.trib.al/g12dl5M

How to Get Voters to Vote in the 2026 Midterms Start by checking your own registration, then talk to people you know. What works to raise turnout in the 2026 midterms. #Midterms #Voting #Turnout theamericanrefugee.substack.com/p/how-to-get...

Praise Allah!

If you're trolling for the sake of trolling you're going to be muted and blocked. That's it. Consider this the official warning.

The same thing in rural ridings in Ontario - they vote Con no matter what and they’re more intolerant www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Fiannant@gmail.com bought 3 coffees.

Nobody Votes for the Prime Minister in Canada Canadians say they never voted for Carney. Here's how our parliamentary system actually works, and why many never learned it. #CanadianPolitics #MarkCarney #CivicEducation canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/nobody-vot...

#bc fucked up this time

Coming Home: How It Affected My Career I came home to Canada after years abroad, and my career stalled. Here's what I learned and how to plan if your return comes early. #ReturningToCanada #CareerReset #ExpatLife theamericanrefugee.substack.com/p/coming-hom...

Lorne Doerkson is the new premier of British Columbia. David Eby announced his resignation as BC NDP leader. And BC Greens leader Emily Lowan won her seat on Vancouver Island. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

It’s official: Eby and the BC NDP really fucked themselves hard up their own asses with this snap election. This makes it even more awkward for the other NDP to become more relevant. Eby needs to resign for this major fuckup. BC can enjoy their votes now www.youtube.com/watch?v=fycU...

Late night meal at local Harvey's. Can pick your own sauce and toppings for burger and option for onion rings. #buycanadian #canada #elbowsup

A Russian subsidiary of Germany’s Metro AG transferred 1 billion rubles to the Russian military without the company’s approval. Metro AG says it did not authorize the donations. On Sept. 28, Putin placed the subsidiary under Kremlin control.

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Coming Home: How It Affected My Career I came home to Canada after years abroad, and my career stalled. Here's what I learned and how to plan if your return comes early. #ReturningToCanada #CareerReset #ExpatLife canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/coming-hom...

In 1958, Muriel Billes hit upon an idea. Why not introduce a form of store currency in the form of a coupon? She took her idea to her husband Alfred, the president of Canadian Tire. Thus Canadian Tire Money was born. This is the story. 📸 Canadian Tire 🧵 1/8

Also created a #Gander group for #Canadians who moved back to Canada from abroad or #repatriating Canadians looking for connecting or advice gander.social/group/canadi...

Created a Gander Social group for #hongkong people or #hongkongcanadians to discuss topics gander.social/group/hongko...

The Ford government knew there was a scam going on with OSAP at a handful of career colleges. Instead of stopping it, they cut funds to all students. Now they've frozen OSAP for private career colleges that had nothing to do with the fraud. The knew it. They chose not to act.

Losing Subscribers is Part of Writing We lose readers after almost every post, and that pattern reveals who stays. #CanadianWriters #Substack #ImmigrationCanada canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/losing-sub...

Amy Acton, you have our support. 🫂

Was working on something when my copy of Office gave an update alert. So I did. It ended my licence, and demands I either buy the 2024 edition for C$199, or subscribe to 365. I refuse to subscribe to 365. And I'm pretty sure I don't want to pay another $199. So it looks like Pages is my new default.

Trump’s appointees wanted a voting machine hacked, the findings sent to the White House, and its maker kept in the dark. And we’re supposed to trust them? Nobody in power should get a secret weapon to challenge the votes that could fire them. #TrumpsCrimesOnYourDime #sheshed#momsky #momthevote

TODAY IN CANADA: Brian Bowman became the first Indigenous mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba, when he was elected in 2014. 🍁YOUR SAY: What was the first moment you saw someone "like you" in a position of power?

Kelly Sankewitsch bought a coffee.

Why Americans Say They Feel Worse Right Now For Americans or readers who despair over American politics, why despair keeps deepening, and what actually helps. #AmericanPolitics #MentalHealth #Democracy theamericanrefugee.substack.com/p/why-americ...

In this case, I do want them to be as corrupt as possible so they don't have enough money to hire thugs.

Well no one takes wannabe Americans seriously

PM Carney announces billion in aid for ON industries, including the auto sector "from Windsor to Woodstock". Appreciate alliteration in speechwriting but... this excludes major automaking parts of the province such as Oakville and Oshawa #pedantry

Told you he was Mengle incarnate☠️

Sun Life is rebranding. Now they'll fight and dispute my claims with a new LOGO and with different marketing

Reminder to vote. This is the person Paul Chiang wanted to help get arrested to the Chinese embassy in Canada for speaking out against CCP misrule in Hong Kong.

What Orange Shirt Day Means to Indigenous Canadians Indigenous Canadians disagree on whether an orange shirt matters. The history behind September 30 points to what we can do. #OrangeShirtDay #Reconciliation #Canada canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/what-orang...

With Trump's removal of Starlink, Russians are now hunting cars full of people in Kyiv, using jet drones for which Ukraine's interceptors no longer function to stop. Three people murdered an hour ago in southern Kyiv, with six others injured, three of which are children.

Dear Americans, Please Stop Treating Your Midterms Like They're Going to Save Everything #elbowsup #boycottusa #FuckTacoTrump #canadastrong #CanadaSky #never51state #canadaunited #political www.guardtheleaf.com/p/dear-ameri...

We need more Maple Trees for syrup and to green the country

I Asked Locals About the Trade War Casual conversations in a Toronto suburb reveal how the Canada-U.S. trade war affects groceries, travel and small business here. #CanadaUSTradeWar #BuyCanadian #TrumpTariffs theamericanrefugee.substack.com/p/i-asked-lo...

This is what enough American swing state voters wanted

Scott Carter bought a coffee.

How Canada Picked Up America's Worst Habits On American habits Canada imported and how to unlearn them before they become permanent. #CanadaUS #CanadianIdentity #Politics canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/how-canada...

When you lose ‘Father Pence’ …

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