Catherine 🇨🇦📚🎸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🖇️
@buca.bsky.social
Retired teacher, atheist, progressive. Voracious reader. Love Prog Rock and nature in all its forms. LGBTQ+ Ally. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
McGill alumna. Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦🖇️
McGill alumna. Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦🖇️
Pinned
Psst. Tourists. Canada won't ask to see the past 5 years of your social media. Plus we are a freaking beautiful and awesome country from coast to coast to coast. Come and see!
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Above the clouds on Skiddaw Summit 3 years ago ☺️ #mountains #greatoutdoors #wonderful_places #cloud #inversion #winter #snow #wainwrights #lakedistrictnationalpark
December 18, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Above the clouds on Skiddaw Summit 3 years ago ☺️ #mountains #greatoutdoors #wonderful_places #cloud #inversion #winter #snow #wainwrights #lakedistrictnationalpark
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Snow Dancers
Leah Dorion ~ Métis
2006
Leah Dorion ~ Métis
2006
December 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Snow Dancers
Leah Dorion ~ Métis
2006
Leah Dorion ~ Métis
2006
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The Eaton's Window, Montreal
Adrien Hébert
1937
Adrien Hébert
1937
December 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The Eaton's Window, Montreal
Adrien Hébert
1937
Adrien Hébert
1937
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“The phenomenon is known as induced demand. The result is an endless cycle in which congestion leads to highway expansion, which invites more trips, which brings back traffic…The pattern is so inevitable that economists have dubbed it the iron law of congestion.” #InducedTraffic
It’s an American Obsession. It’s Based on a Total Lie. We Have to Stop Before It’s Too Late.
The truth about what's happening on America's roads—and how we can stop it.
slate.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
“The phenomenon is known as induced demand. The result is an endless cycle in which congestion leads to highway expansion, which invites more trips, which brings back traffic…The pattern is so inevitable that economists have dubbed it the iron law of congestion.” #InducedTraffic
Crooks or separatists?
Quebecers who refuse to support separatist parties have literally zero alternatives.
Will his replacement manage to turn things around before the next election?
Quebecers who refuse to support separatist parties have literally zero alternatives.
Will his replacement manage to turn things around before the next election?
Wow.
“Quebec Liberal Party Leader Pablo Rodriguez is said to have made the decision to resign, according to Radio-Canada sources.
The move comes after weeks of turmoil within the Quebec Liberal Party. Prominent Liberals have been calling on Rodriguez to resign.”
#Canada
#Québec
“Quebec Liberal Party Leader Pablo Rodriguez is said to have made the decision to resign, according to Radio-Canada sources.
The move comes after weeks of turmoil within the Quebec Liberal Party. Prominent Liberals have been calling on Rodriguez to resign.”
#Canada
#Québec
Quebec Liberal leader has decided to resign after weeks of turmoil: sources | CBC News
Quebec Liberal Party Leader Pablo Rodriguez is said to have made the decision to resign, according to Radio-Canada sources.
www.cbc.ca
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Crooks or separatists?
Quebecers who refuse to support separatist parties have literally zero alternatives.
Will his replacement manage to turn things around before the next election?
Quebecers who refuse to support separatist parties have literally zero alternatives.
Will his replacement manage to turn things around before the next election?
From the memo sent to the conservative caucus. Someone wants to get rid of PP! 😆
December 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
From the memo sent to the conservative caucus. Someone wants to get rid of PP! 😆
Tragic consequences for an anti-vax trucker convoy attendee who wanted no medical personnel at her home birth, not even a midwife. When she belatedly went to hospital & Dr told her the baby was dead, she went to a different hospital for a second opinion. (Gift link)
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
www.thestar.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Tragic consequences for an anti-vax trucker convoy attendee who wanted no medical personnel at her home birth, not even a midwife. When she belatedly went to hospital & Dr told her the baby was dead, she went to a different hospital for a second opinion. (Gift link)
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
For those who complain about too many rules at school, this is the new recommendation by the association that insures Quebec School Boards re: snow hills in the schoolyard. When are teachers supposed to find the time to teach? Because rest assured that this will be added to their workload.
December 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
For those who complain about too many rules at school, this is the new recommendation by the association that insures Quebec School Boards re: snow hills in the schoolyard. When are teachers supposed to find the time to teach? Because rest assured that this will be added to their workload.
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Children among Canadians detained by U.S. immigration authorities, data shows.
‘My advice actually would be don’t go’: Expert warns Canadians about U.S. travel risks
A growing number of Canadians, including several young children, have been arrested or detained by U.S. immigration authorities over the past two years, according to newly released government data obt...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Children among Canadians detained by U.S. immigration authorities, data shows.
Oh sweet Jesus. 😬
JIVANI: “I have offered Mark Carney to help... I would love it if Mark Carney said to me, ‘Look, we need a multi‑partisan, all‑hands‑on‑deck approach. Please go down to Washington — here’s the strategy... see what you can do to help.’ I would love it if he asked me to do that.”
December 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Oh sweet Jesus. 😬
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"American history offers a warning about moments like this. The United States has endured demagogues before. What ultimately undermined them was not policy failure or legal sanction, but the public recognition of cruelty as a governing principle rather than an aberration."
Excellent short essay. No
Excellent short essay. No
Have You No Sense of Decency?
The Steady State | By Steven A. Cash
substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"American history offers a warning about moments like this. The United States has endured demagogues before. What ultimately undermined them was not policy failure or legal sanction, but the public recognition of cruelty as a governing principle rather than an aberration."
Excellent short essay. No
Excellent short essay. No
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I love Michael Harris, he is so good! thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Drip by Drip, Poilievre Is Handing Liberals a Majority | The Tyee
Just one seat to go. And it’s likely to happen as the Conservative leader causes the bleeding.
thetyee.ca
December 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I love Michael Harris, he is so good! thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
This is horrible news.
My god, ABC is now reporting that police initially began a death investigation at the home of Rob Reiner, and it has now developed into a murder case.
Heartbreaking. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Heartbreaking. Absolutely heartbreaking.
2 found dead at home owned by director Rob Reiner; LAPD launches murder investigation: WATCH LIVE
Two people were found dead at a home owned by director Rob Reiner, prompting the Los Angeles Police Department to launch a murder investigation.
abc7.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:57 AM
This is horrible news.
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Wakefield, QC Canada 🇨🇦 🌄❄️
December 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Wakefield, QC Canada 🇨🇦 🌄❄️
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Downtown Montreal looked like a Christmas snow globe 🇨🇦🎄🎅🏻
December 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Downtown Montreal looked like a Christmas snow globe 🇨🇦🎄🎅🏻
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The Canadian Pacific Christmas Train is travelling across Canada
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
December 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The Canadian Pacific Christmas Train is travelling across Canada
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
🇨🇦Canadians🇨🇦 If you want to keep your universal healthcare, don’t vote for Conservative candidates, federally or provincially. Personally, I would like the Feds to do something to rein in what’s happening in Ont, QC and Alta re: trying to privatize everything that they can.
If folks are complaining about the cost of living now, wait til their insurance premiums skyrocket. Last week, my employer-connected insurance, FloridaBlue, which I pay $1500 for every month, just denied a doctor-prescribed medicine that I have been using for 20 years! WTAF. It's a level 1 generic!
December 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🇨🇦Canadians🇨🇦 If you want to keep your universal healthcare, don’t vote for Conservative candidates, federally or provincially. Personally, I would like the Feds to do something to rein in what’s happening in Ont, QC and Alta re: trying to privatize everything that they can.
Depends on the teaching ability of the adult and the reasons/motivations for homeschooling. It could go either way. Wanting to maintain the insularity of a religious group is a huge red flag.
December 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Depends on the teaching ability of the adult and the reasons/motivations for homeschooling. It could go either way. Wanting to maintain the insularity of a religious group is a huge red flag.
Meanwhile, some of us worked in person for all but a couple of months in the very beginning. One of the reasons that I retired early.
Mark Carney’s back-to-work plan has federal workers worried
Mark Carney’s back-to-work plan has federal workers worried
The prime minister earlier this week said plans for more office days will "come to a sharper view" over the coming weeks, adding "there will likely be different levels of
www.thestar.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Meanwhile, some of us worked in person for all but a couple of months in the very beginning. One of the reasons that I retired early.
The descriptions in this 🧵 about corporate Christmas trees in Toronto are priceless. I do admit to liking the book tree, however. 😊🎄🎄
Shops at Aura tree. Snow dusted wonderland under (for now) Canada’s tallest residential bldn. Formal skirt transitions to snow fam exploding w uncontainable joy in witnessing drive-by action Santa. A perfect scene to visit & revisit, each time seeing more. 11/10
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
December 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The descriptions in this 🧵 about corporate Christmas trees in Toronto are priceless. I do admit to liking the book tree, however. 😊🎄🎄
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This is news to me - what an amazing Canadian heroine! Please read her story.
“Palmer was the last person to be prosecuted for advertising birth control in Canada. Three decades later in 1969, birth control was legalized in Canada.”
“Palmer was the last person to be prosecuted for advertising birth control in Canada. Three decades later in 1969, birth control was legalized in Canada.”
Dorothea Palmer said "A woman should be the master of her own body."
She worked to promote birth control in Canada. She was arrested, charged and put on trial.
Her trial, the Eastview Birth Control Trial, became a landmark case in Canada.
This is her story.
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She worked to promote birth control in Canada. She was arrested, charged and put on trial.
Her trial, the Eastview Birth Control Trial, became a landmark case in Canada.
This is her story.
🧵 1/10
December 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This is news to me - what an amazing Canadian heroine! Please read her story.
“Palmer was the last person to be prosecuted for advertising birth control in Canada. Three decades later in 1969, birth control was legalized in Canada.”
“Palmer was the last person to be prosecuted for advertising birth control in Canada. Three decades later in 1969, birth control was legalized in Canada.”
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Rosie has to go - she is always miserable when she interviews a liberal
François-Philippe Champagne on other possible floor crossers: "My sense is that some are at unease with the situation and the leadership that they have taken in the opposition because people don't want to oppose for opposing."
December 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Rosie has to go - she is always miserable when she interviews a liberal
Oh just shut up, Rosemary. If he hadn’t gone to the Christmas party the day before, he probably would have been roughed up/intimidated by the Conservative Whip and Scheer.
Q: Do you have any issues with Michael Ma's integrity?
CHAMPAGNE: What matters at the end of the day is that he made the choice to join the Liberal Party and the government.
CHAMPAGNE: What matters at the end of the day is that he made the choice to join the Liberal Party and the government.
December 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Oh just shut up, Rosemary. If he hadn’t gone to the Christmas party the day before, he probably would have been roughed up/intimidated by the Conservative Whip and Scheer.