Brad Weldon
@canadensis.bsky.social
Gardener, movie lover, privacy lawyer, like food, wine, and tech. 🇨🇦 Canadian. YIMBY. A settler on W̱sáneć territory. 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈
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Of course the courts should be the ones to adjudicate constitutional issues. That’s the whole point of the rule of law, the cornerstone of government. You can’t trust government or popular opinion to determine or safeguard fundamental rights. #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Alberta’s Smith says courts should not be gatekeepers on constitutional questions
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says those seeking an independence referendum should not have “gatekeepers,” like the courts, standing in their way.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 7, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Of course the courts should be the ones to adjudicate constitutional issues. That’s the whole point of the rule of law, the cornerstone of government. You can’t trust government or popular opinion to determine or safeguard fundamental rights. #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Hello civil war.
Minneapolis Police Chief O’Hara issued a warning to his officers: Intervene when you see ICE using unlawful force or lose your job.
“If unlawful force is being used by any law enforcement officer against any person in this city, I expect them to intervene, or they’ll be fired”
Minneapolis Police Chief O’Hara issued a warning to his officers: Intervene when you see ICE using unlawful force or lose your job.
“If unlawful force is being used by any law enforcement officer against any person in this city, I expect them to intervene, or they’ll be fired”
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Hello civil war.
Minneapolis Police Chief O’Hara issued a warning to his officers: Intervene when you see ICE using unlawful force or lose your job.
“If unlawful force is being used by any law enforcement officer against any person in this city, I expect them to intervene, or they’ll be fired”
Minneapolis Police Chief O’Hara issued a warning to his officers: Intervene when you see ICE using unlawful force or lose your job.
“If unlawful force is being used by any law enforcement officer against any person in this city, I expect them to intervene, or they’ll be fired”
Reposted by Brad Weldon
December 6, 1989: An armed man killed 14 women and injured 13 other people at École Polytechnique. Fuelled by misogyny, he claimed he was "fighting feminism". We must never forget the horror of that day. I'm honoured to be joined by community leaders to name the victims. #CallItFemicide
December 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
December 6, 1989: An armed man killed 14 women and injured 13 other people at École Polytechnique. Fuelled by misogyny, he claimed he was "fighting feminism". We must never forget the horror of that day. I'm honoured to be joined by community leaders to name the victims. #CallItFemicide
This is the point that’s been really annoying me about Alberta’s rhetoric about separation.
It ignores that it’s not up to Alberta, as, unlike Quebec, Alberta did not join Canada, it was created by Canada and the First Nations whose treaties predate the creation of Alberta.
It ignores that it’s not up to Alberta, as, unlike Quebec, Alberta did not join Canada, it was created by Canada and the First Nations whose treaties predate the creation of Alberta.
Alberta Act
web.archive.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This is the point that’s been really annoying me about Alberta’s rhetoric about separation.
It ignores that it’s not up to Alberta, as, unlike Quebec, Alberta did not join Canada, it was created by Canada and the First Nations whose treaties predate the creation of Alberta.
It ignores that it’s not up to Alberta, as, unlike Quebec, Alberta did not join Canada, it was created by Canada and the First Nations whose treaties predate the creation of Alberta.
“First Nations, as founding partners in the creation of Alberta, cannot be ignored or bypassed as Alberta contemplates its future (…)
transformation of provincial (…) borders into international borders contravenes the Treaties by significantly impairing exercise of Treaty rights by First Nations”
transformation of provincial (…) borders into international borders contravenes the Treaties by significantly impairing exercise of Treaty rights by First Nations”
Judge rules proposed Alberta separation referendum would be unconstitutional | Globalnews.ca
An Alberta judge has ruled a proposed referendum question on Alberta independence violates the Canadian Constitution.
globalnews.ca
December 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“First Nations, as founding partners in the creation of Alberta, cannot be ignored or bypassed as Alberta contemplates its future (…)
transformation of provincial (…) borders into international borders contravenes the Treaties by significantly impairing exercise of Treaty rights by First Nations”
transformation of provincial (…) borders into international borders contravenes the Treaties by significantly impairing exercise of Treaty rights by First Nations”
Justice Feasby: “Alberta’s cavalier disregard for court resources and lack of consideration for the parties and First Nations intervenors who participated in this proceeding in good faith is disappointing to say the least."
Judge says referendum proposal on Alberta independence would be unconstitutional | CBC News
An Alberta judge says a referendum proposal on Alberta separating from Canada goes against Charter and Treaty rights, in a decision given less than 24 hours after the provincial government introduced ...
www.cbc.ca
December 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Justice Feasby: “Alberta’s cavalier disregard for court resources and lack of consideration for the parties and First Nations intervenors who participated in this proceeding in good faith is disappointing to say the least."
Who let Wayne Gretzky draw Canada’s World Cup opponents? That traitor is persona non grata. Barely Canadian.
December 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Who let Wayne Gretzky draw Canada’s World Cup opponents? That traitor is persona non grata. Barely Canadian.
Is it just me or did Carney just get Danielle Smith to praise the federal government for what is, essentially, just an agreement to work towards an agreement?
Obi Wan Carney: “These aren’t the feds you’re looking for.”
Obi Wan Carney: “These aren’t the feds you’re looking for.”
November 28, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Is it just me or did Carney just get Danielle Smith to praise the federal government for what is, essentially, just an agreement to work towards an agreement?
Obi Wan Carney: “These aren’t the feds you’re looking for.”
Obi Wan Carney: “These aren’t the feds you’re looking for.”
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About a dozen parents and children here at Vancouver city hall this morning for a change-in protest in response to the city looking at removing change tables and hygiene stations. Today, council votes on the 2026 budget that would see a zero percent property tax increase.
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
About a dozen parents and children here at Vancouver city hall this morning for a change-in protest in response to the city looking at removing change tables and hygiene stations. Today, council votes on the 2026 budget that would see a zero percent property tax increase.
I have a question for my USA friends. I’m reading about pretty clear violations of civil liberties down there by ICE hooligans.
If both of your houses flip in the midterms, is there the ability to prosecute these officers or their bosses? Is that a remedy that is available to Congress?
If both of your houses flip in the midterms, is there the ability to prosecute these officers or their bosses? Is that a remedy that is available to Congress?
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I have a question for my USA friends. I’m reading about pretty clear violations of civil liberties down there by ICE hooligans.
If both of your houses flip in the midterms, is there the ability to prosecute these officers or their bosses? Is that a remedy that is available to Congress?
If both of your houses flip in the midterms, is there the ability to prosecute these officers or their bosses? Is that a remedy that is available to Congress?
I, for one, am very pleased that Alberta is newly prepared to accept the federal government’s jurisdiction over provincial affairs. Seems like a win to me.
“In the end, the decision is the federal government’s to make. The ball is in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s court.”
- Premier Danielle Smith
“In the end, the decision is the federal government’s to make. The ball is in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s court.”
- Premier Danielle Smith
Bell: Danielle Smith on a new pipeline deal with Carney, all signals point to Yes
Premier Danielle Smith says we will see very soon if Team Canada is real or just talk as Albertans wait for a pipeline deal with Carney
calgaryherald.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I, for one, am very pleased that Alberta is newly prepared to accept the federal government’s jurisdiction over provincial affairs. Seems like a win to me.
“In the end, the decision is the federal government’s to make. The ball is in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s court.”
- Premier Danielle Smith
“In the end, the decision is the federal government’s to make. The ball is in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s court.”
- Premier Danielle Smith
I only buy my autos used, so I’m not actually someone automakers should pay attention to, but for what it’s worth I won’t buy a car that doesn’t have CarPlay.
November 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I only buy my autos used, so I’m not actually someone automakers should pay attention to, but for what it’s worth I won’t buy a car that doesn’t have CarPlay.
American adults and their fetishization of college sports.
November 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
American adults and their fetishization of college sports.
Shocking no one, the G20 is more effective when the US stays home.
"This G20 is not about the U.S. It's about all the 21 members of the G20. We are all equal members of the G20. What it means is that we need to take a decision. Those of us who are here have decided this is where the world must go."
"This G20 is not about the U.S. It's about all the 21 members of the G20. We are all equal members of the G20. What it means is that we need to take a decision. Those of us who are here have decided this is where the world must go."
www.reuters.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Shocking no one, the G20 is more effective when the US stays home.
"This G20 is not about the U.S. It's about all the 21 members of the G20. We are all equal members of the G20. What it means is that we need to take a decision. Those of us who are here have decided this is where the world must go."
"This G20 is not about the U.S. It's about all the 21 members of the G20. We are all equal members of the G20. What it means is that we need to take a decision. Those of us who are here have decided this is where the world must go."
“‘(Smith and Moe) feel to me like two tourists wearing sandals wandering off into the woods in the north shore of Vancouver, saying, ‘Don’t worry about us. We’ll be fine.’ They don’t know what they’re talking about,’ Eby said.”
B.C. premier blasts ‘secret’ talks on proposed North Coast pipeline between Alberta, Sask. | CBC News
B.C. Premier David Eby is sharply criticizing Sask. Premier Scott Moe over supposed “secret conversations” with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Ottawa on an energy plan that could include a new oil...
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“‘(Smith and Moe) feel to me like two tourists wearing sandals wandering off into the woods in the north shore of Vancouver, saying, ‘Don’t worry about us. We’ll be fine.’ They don’t know what they’re talking about,’ Eby said.”
This makes sense to me.
Even ignoring their poor quality and lack of innovation, I can’t imagine ever buying a US car now.
“Vehicles made outside North America accounted for 34 per cent of Canadian vehicle sales in August, from 28.8 per cent in March, the month before the U.S. introduced tariffs.”
Even ignoring their poor quality and lack of innovation, I can’t imagine ever buying a US car now.
“Vehicles made outside North America accounted for 34 per cent of Canadian vehicle sales in August, from 28.8 per cent in March, the month before the U.S. introduced tariffs.”
Global automakers grab a bigger chunk of Canadian market in Trump's trade war
Vehicles from outside North America are now more than a third of sales — and growing
ca.finance.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This makes sense to me.
Even ignoring their poor quality and lack of innovation, I can’t imagine ever buying a US car now.
“Vehicles made outside North America accounted for 34 per cent of Canadian vehicle sales in August, from 28.8 per cent in March, the month before the U.S. introduced tariffs.”
Even ignoring their poor quality and lack of innovation, I can’t imagine ever buying a US car now.
“Vehicles made outside North America accounted for 34 per cent of Canadian vehicle sales in August, from 28.8 per cent in March, the month before the U.S. introduced tariffs.”
Disease. Cruelty. Ignorance.
Trump’s great America.
“A rupture unlike anything I’ve covered. It’s not just that pillars of democracy are threatened, reality itself is under siege. Bedrock tools to know the world are undermined and discredited. Replaced by ignorance I can only describe as planned.”
Trump’s great America.
“A rupture unlike anything I’ve covered. It’s not just that pillars of democracy are threatened, reality itself is under siege. Bedrock tools to know the world are undermined and discredited. Replaced by ignorance I can only describe as planned.”
Richard Warnica: Ignorance. Cruelty. Disease: I travelled to the epicentre of Trump’s new America. This is what I found
Trump has radically changed the U.S. But everywhere, there are signs of resistance.
www.thestar.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Disease. Cruelty. Ignorance.
Trump’s great America.
“A rupture unlike anything I’ve covered. It’s not just that pillars of democracy are threatened, reality itself is under siege. Bedrock tools to know the world are undermined and discredited. Replaced by ignorance I can only describe as planned.”
Trump’s great America.
“A rupture unlike anything I’ve covered. It’s not just that pillars of democracy are threatened, reality itself is under siege. Bedrock tools to know the world are undermined and discredited. Replaced by ignorance I can only describe as planned.”
I’m torn by talk of Poilievre’s leadership being in trouble.
While he’s their leader the Cons can’t win, so I sort of hope he stays.
Nations rarely have the good fortune to have someone the calibre of Mark Carney willing to put up with politics to lead, I don’t want to waste that opportunity.
While he’s their leader the Cons can’t win, so I sort of hope he stays.
Nations rarely have the good fortune to have someone the calibre of Mark Carney willing to put up with politics to lead, I don’t want to waste that opportunity.
Half of Canadians would be ‘ashamed’ to call Pierre Poilievre PM: Angus Reid
Despite a decisive byelection victory on Monday, winning him back a seat in the House of Commons, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is coming up short in winning Canadians overall.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I’m torn by talk of Poilievre’s leadership being in trouble.
While he’s their leader the Cons can’t win, so I sort of hope he stays.
Nations rarely have the good fortune to have someone the calibre of Mark Carney willing to put up with politics to lead, I don’t want to waste that opportunity.
While he’s their leader the Cons can’t win, so I sort of hope he stays.
Nations rarely have the good fortune to have someone the calibre of Mark Carney willing to put up with politics to lead, I don’t want to waste that opportunity.
I am against floor-crossing, but I’m also against hypocrisy.
How quickly we forget…
“Scheer will appoint Leona Alleslev as his Deputy Leader.
Alleslev was elected as a Liberal but crossed the floor to the Tories in 2018. In her time as a Conservative she served as a backbencher under Scheer.”
How quickly we forget…
“Scheer will appoint Leona Alleslev as his Deputy Leader.
Alleslev was elected as a Liberal but crossed the floor to the Tories in 2018. In her time as a Conservative she served as a backbencher under Scheer.”
BREAKING: Scheer to appoint Liberal floor-crosser as deputy leader
The Western Standard has learned that Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will appoint Leona Alleslev as his Deputy Leader tomorrow. Alleslev was first elected as
www.westernstandard.news
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I am against floor-crossing, but I’m also against hypocrisy.
How quickly we forget…
“Scheer will appoint Leona Alleslev as his Deputy Leader.
Alleslev was elected as a Liberal but crossed the floor to the Tories in 2018. In her time as a Conservative she served as a backbencher under Scheer.”
How quickly we forget…
“Scheer will appoint Leona Alleslev as his Deputy Leader.
Alleslev was elected as a Liberal but crossed the floor to the Tories in 2018. In her time as a Conservative she served as a backbencher under Scheer.”
The difficulty the Conservatives will have discrediting d’Entremont’s criticisms is that Poilievre proudly displays these behaviours.
Who watches smarmy apple-eating Poilievre dismissing journalists and has any difficulty believing d’Entremont’s criticism of his leadership style?
Who watches smarmy apple-eating Poilievre dismissing journalists and has any difficulty believing d’Entremont’s criticism of his leadership style?
November 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The difficulty the Conservatives will have discrediting d’Entremont’s criticisms is that Poilievre proudly displays these behaviours.
Who watches smarmy apple-eating Poilievre dismissing journalists and has any difficulty believing d’Entremont’s criticism of his leadership style?
Who watches smarmy apple-eating Poilievre dismissing journalists and has any difficulty believing d’Entremont’s criticism of his leadership style?
Why should investors choose Canada over the USA for business?
PM Carney: “We have rule of law.”
PM Carney: “We have rule of law.”
Carney says Canada has "rule of law" when asked why investors should choose it over the US
YouTube video by Global News
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Why should investors choose Canada over the USA for business?
PM Carney: “We have rule of law.”
PM Carney: “We have rule of law.”
Trump is on track to turn North America’s once-dominant auto industry into a backwater, where a few companies churn out inferior, dirty cars for a captive consumer base that has no choice but to buy them.
Unless Canada quickly unties itself from the U.S., we’ll be in the same automotive mess.
Unless Canada quickly unties itself from the U.S., we’ll be in the same automotive mess.
Trump is turning America’s auto industry into a global backwater. Canada must now go its own way
North America’s once dominant auto industry may turn into a place where a couple of car companies churn out inferior, dirty vehicles for a captive consumer base that has no choice but to buy them
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Trump is on track to turn North America’s once-dominant auto industry into a backwater, where a few companies churn out inferior, dirty cars for a captive consumer base that has no choice but to buy them.
Unless Canada quickly unties itself from the U.S., we’ll be in the same automotive mess.
Unless Canada quickly unties itself from the U.S., we’ll be in the same automotive mess.
I decided last week it was time to stop worrying about LLMs and start using them.
Wow. Just playing around, asking them for help with travel plans, woodworking tips, and to analyze my investments (ironically, for vulnerabilities from an AI bubble), and I’m really impressed.
It’s fun too.
Wow. Just playing around, asking them for help with travel plans, woodworking tips, and to analyze my investments (ironically, for vulnerabilities from an AI bubble), and I’m really impressed.
It’s fun too.
November 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I decided last week it was time to stop worrying about LLMs and start using them.
Wow. Just playing around, asking them for help with travel plans, woodworking tips, and to analyze my investments (ironically, for vulnerabilities from an AI bubble), and I’m really impressed.
It’s fun too.
Wow. Just playing around, asking them for help with travel plans, woodworking tips, and to analyze my investments (ironically, for vulnerabilities from an AI bubble), and I’m really impressed.
It’s fun too.
In case you’re wondering, it’s the Liberals’ fault Conservative MPs are leaving. Not Poilievre’s.
In damage control after 2 departures, Conservatives accuse Liberals of 'undemocratic' distractions | CBC News
Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer held a brief media availability Friday morning in an attempt to redirect attention from the Official Opposition's internal crisis to the Liberal Party.
www.cbc.ca
November 8, 2025 at 3:40 AM
In case you’re wondering, it’s the Liberals’ fault Conservative MPs are leaving. Not Poilievre’s.
Where do I get my tickets to watch the Conservatives implode? Is it available anywhere in IMAX?
Conservative MP announces resignation days after another crosses the floor
OTTAWA — A Conservative member of Parliament has announced his resignation, just days after another caucus member crossed the floor to join the Liberals.
www.timescolonist.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Where do I get my tickets to watch the Conservatives implode? Is it available anywhere in IMAX?