Canadian Returnee
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Passionate writer and observer navigating life in Canada, exploring topics like culture, politics, and personal growth. Sharing honest insights and sparking thoughtful conversations.
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A Canadian Returnee is someone who has lived abroad and is now back home in Canada. It is a term that captures more than just physical relocation; it speaks to the experience of rediscovery, adaptation, and reflection. canadianreturnee.substack.com
Why Bluesky Feels Like the Future of Decentralized Social Media
Bluesky offers a more intuitive, user-friendly path to decentralized social media compared to Mastodon. Here's why it matters and why it works.
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Bluesky offers a more intuitive, user-friendly path to decentralized social media compared to Mastodon. Here's why it matters and why it works.
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December 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Why Bluesky Feels Like the Future of Decentralized Social Media
Bluesky offers a more intuitive, user-friendly path to decentralized social media compared to Mastodon. Here's why it matters and why it works.
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Bluesky offers a more intuitive, user-friendly path to decentralized social media compared to Mastodon. Here's why it matters and why it works.
theamericanrefugee.substack.com/p/why-bluesk...
Canada Post and the Price of Public Good
Canada Post united the country and forcing it to act like a business risks breaking that national bond.
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Canada Post united the country and forcing it to act like a business risks breaking that national bond.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Canada Post and the Price of Public Good
Canada Post united the country and forcing it to act like a business risks breaking that national bond.
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Canada Post united the country and forcing it to act like a business risks breaking that national bond.
canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/canada-pos...
How Hate Turned ICE Into a Machine of Cruelty
Trump’s rhetoric and funding turned ICE from a quiet agency into a symbol of hate, reshaping how America treats immigrants and itself.
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Trump’s rhetoric and funding turned ICE from a quiet agency into a symbol of hate, reshaping how America treats immigrants and itself.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
How Hate Turned ICE Into a Machine of Cruelty
Trump’s rhetoric and funding turned ICE from a quiet agency into a symbol of hate, reshaping how America treats immigrants and itself.
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Trump’s rhetoric and funding turned ICE from a quiet agency into a symbol of hate, reshaping how America treats immigrants and itself.
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Learning Canada Through History and Citizenship
Reflecting on the history of Canada, from treaties to the Charter, while urging unity, fairness, and accountable leadership.
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Reflecting on the history of Canada, from treaties to the Charter, while urging unity, fairness, and accountable leadership.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Learning Canada Through History and Citizenship
Reflecting on the history of Canada, from treaties to the Charter, while urging unity, fairness, and accountable leadership.
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Reflecting on the history of Canada, from treaties to the Charter, while urging unity, fairness, and accountable leadership.
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Finding My Place After Returning
A story of returning to Canada, confronting family distance, and rebuilding a sense of belonging.
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A story of returning to Canada, confronting family distance, and rebuilding a sense of belonging.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Finding My Place After Returning
A story of returning to Canada, confronting family distance, and rebuilding a sense of belonging.
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A story of returning to Canada, confronting family distance, and rebuilding a sense of belonging.
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America’s Layoff Crisis and Learning From History
Mass layoffs are reshaping American life. What happens when work disappears, and how do we respond?
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Mass layoffs are reshaping American life. What happens when work disappears, and how do we respond?
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December 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
America’s Layoff Crisis and Learning From History
Mass layoffs are reshaping American life. What happens when work disappears, and how do we respond?
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Mass layoffs are reshaping American life. What happens when work disappears, and how do we respond?
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Alberta Should Not Repeat the Brexit Disaster
Alberta’s Bill 54 paves the way for separatist referenda echoing Brexit’s chaos while inviting foreign interference and national division.
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Alberta’s Bill 54 paves the way for separatist referenda echoing Brexit’s chaos while inviting foreign interference and national division.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Alberta Should Not Repeat the Brexit Disaster
Alberta’s Bill 54 paves the way for separatist referenda echoing Brexit’s chaos while inviting foreign interference and national division.
canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/why-albert...
Alberta’s Bill 54 paves the way for separatist referenda echoing Brexit’s chaos while inviting foreign interference and national division.
canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/why-albert...
How to Fix America’s Broken Work Culture
Toxic work expectations are crushing Americans. Here’s how solidarity, storytelling, and resistance can rebuild a healthier labour culture from the ground up.
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Toxic work expectations are crushing Americans. Here’s how solidarity, storytelling, and resistance can rebuild a healthier labour culture from the ground up.
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December 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
How to Fix America’s Broken Work Culture
Toxic work expectations are crushing Americans. Here’s how solidarity, storytelling, and resistance can rebuild a healthier labour culture from the ground up.
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Toxic work expectations are crushing Americans. Here’s how solidarity, storytelling, and resistance can rebuild a healthier labour culture from the ground up.
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Michael Ma's Floor Crossing Lessons
Another Conservative MP defects to the Liberals, revealing deeper problems in Canadian politics and what voters can learn from it.
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Another Conservative MP defects to the Liberals, revealing deeper problems in Canadian politics and what voters can learn from it.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Michael Ma's Floor Crossing Lessons
Another Conservative MP defects to the Liberals, revealing deeper problems in Canadian politics and what voters can learn from it.
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Another Conservative MP defects to the Liberals, revealing deeper problems in Canadian politics and what voters can learn from it.
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Why Americans Struggle to Build Community
Exploring why American culture leans toward individualism while Canada preserves stronger communal traditions.
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Exploring why American culture leans toward individualism while Canada preserves stronger communal traditions.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Why Americans Struggle to Build Community
Exploring why American culture leans toward individualism while Canada preserves stronger communal traditions.
theamericanrefugee.substack.com/p/why-americ...
Exploring why American culture leans toward individualism while Canada preserves stronger communal traditions.
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Reposted by Canadian Returnee
Multiple sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to Global News that there was a plan by Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transportation to open the line during the last week of December.
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TTC and Metrolinx battle over Eglinton Crosstown LRT date at tense private meeting | Globalnews.ca
Multiple sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that there was a plan by Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transportation to open the line in the last week of December.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Multiple sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to Global News that there was a plan by Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transportation to open the line during the last week of December.
globalnews.ca/news/1157065...
globalnews.ca/news/1157065...
Toronto’s Education and Job Crisis
Degrees aren't leading to careers in Toronto. Explore why Canadians face underemployment despite their education and what can be done about it.
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Degrees aren't leading to careers in Toronto. Explore why Canadians face underemployment despite their education and what can be done about it.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Toronto’s Education and Job Crisis
Degrees aren't leading to careers in Toronto. Explore why Canadians face underemployment despite their education and what can be done about it.
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Degrees aren't leading to careers in Toronto. Explore why Canadians face underemployment despite their education and what can be done about it.
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Navigating Job Loss and Figuring Things Out
Experiencing job loss and toxic workplaces in Canada while searching for meaningful work amid a shifting economy.
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Experiencing job loss and toxic workplaces in Canada while searching for meaningful work amid a shifting economy.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Navigating Job Loss and Figuring Things Out
Experiencing job loss and toxic workplaces in Canada while searching for meaningful work amid a shifting economy.
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Experiencing job loss and toxic workplaces in Canada while searching for meaningful work amid a shifting economy.
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Latinos for Trump and Fitting In
How debates over birthright citizenship, identity, and race shape the politics of Latinos in America.
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How debates over birthright citizenship, identity, and race shape the politics of Latinos in America.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Latinos for Trump and Fitting In
How debates over birthright citizenship, identity, and race shape the politics of Latinos in America.
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How debates over birthright citizenship, identity, and race shape the politics of Latinos in America.
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How Canada’s Indigenous History Diverged from America’s
Canada avoided Indigenous wars seen in the U.S., but through assimilation and policy, colonialism still shaped the nation’s identity and future of reconciliation.
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Canada avoided Indigenous wars seen in the U.S., but through assimilation and policy, colonialism still shaped the nation’s identity and future of reconciliation.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
How Canada’s Indigenous History Diverged from America’s
Canada avoided Indigenous wars seen in the U.S., but through assimilation and policy, colonialism still shaped the nation’s identity and future of reconciliation.
canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/how-canada...
Canada avoided Indigenous wars seen in the U.S., but through assimilation and policy, colonialism still shaped the nation’s identity and future of reconciliation.
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Do Americans Feel Foreign in Canada?
How Americans experience life in Canada, from cultural norms to deeper historical values that distinguish the two neighbours.
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How Americans experience life in Canada, from cultural norms to deeper historical values that distinguish the two neighbours.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Do Americans Feel Foreign in Canada?
How Americans experience life in Canada, from cultural norms to deeper historical values that distinguish the two neighbours.
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How Americans experience life in Canada, from cultural norms to deeper historical values that distinguish the two neighbours.
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Canada’s Broken Job Market Is Hurting Everyone
Canada’s job market has collapsed into part-time scams and silent desperation. COVID accelerated it, but the roots go back decades. Here’s how we fix it.
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Canada’s job market has collapsed into part-time scams and silent desperation. COVID accelerated it, but the roots go back decades. Here’s how we fix it.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Canada’s Broken Job Market Is Hurting Everyone
Canada’s job market has collapsed into part-time scams and silent desperation. COVID accelerated it, but the roots go back decades. Here’s how we fix it.
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Canada’s job market has collapsed into part-time scams and silent desperation. COVID accelerated it, but the roots go back decades. Here’s how we fix it.
canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/canadas-br...
From Abroad to Home: December 2025
An update about loss, uncertainty, and finding the strength to rebuild after a difficult season.
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An update about loss, uncertainty, and finding the strength to rebuild after a difficult season.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
From Abroad to Home: December 2025
An update about loss, uncertainty, and finding the strength to rebuild after a difficult season.
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An update about loss, uncertainty, and finding the strength to rebuild after a difficult season.
canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/from-abroa...
Why Canadians Turned Away from Jagmeet Singh
Despite progressive wins, Jagmeet Singh failed to grow NDP support. Why did voters abandon him and what does it mean for Canada's left?
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Despite progressive wins, Jagmeet Singh failed to grow NDP support. Why did voters abandon him and what does it mean for Canada's left?
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December 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Why Canadians Turned Away from Jagmeet Singh
Despite progressive wins, Jagmeet Singh failed to grow NDP support. Why did voters abandon him and what does it mean for Canada's left?
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Despite progressive wins, Jagmeet Singh failed to grow NDP support. Why did voters abandon him and what does it mean for Canada's left?
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Reposted by Canadian Returnee
I went to the NYT and this is in fact their lede and like, you know how bad things have to get for NYT of all pubs to call something “unapologetic bigotry”? Infinity alarm fire
NYT: “.. Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.”
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December 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I went to the NYT and this is in fact their lede and like, you know how bad things have to get for NYT of all pubs to call something “unapologetic bigotry”? Infinity alarm fire
Finding My Way Back after the Fall
A personal story about recovery, work, loss, and how we learn to rebuild after breaking.
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A personal story about recovery, work, loss, and how we learn to rebuild after breaking.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Finding My Way Back after the Fall
A personal story about recovery, work, loss, and how we learn to rebuild after breaking.
canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/finding-my...
A personal story about recovery, work, loss, and how we learn to rebuild after breaking.
canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/finding-my...
Why I Left America and Found a New Life Abroad
From American disillusionment to renewal overseas, exploring identity, politics, and personal agency in an uncertain world.
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From American disillusionment to renewal overseas, exploring identity, politics, and personal agency in an uncertain world.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Why I Left America and Found a New Life Abroad
From American disillusionment to renewal overseas, exploring identity, politics, and personal agency in an uncertain world.
theamericanrefugee.substack.com/p/why-i-left...
From American disillusionment to renewal overseas, exploring identity, politics, and personal agency in an uncertain world.
theamericanrefugee.substack.com/p/why-i-left...
What It Feels Like to Live in the United States
Americans describe the reality of life in the U.S. today, from pride and progress to fear, division, and the struggle to survive.
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Americans describe the reality of life in the U.S. today, from pride and progress to fear, division, and the struggle to survive.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
What It Feels Like to Live in the United States
Americans describe the reality of life in the U.S. today, from pride and progress to fear, division, and the struggle to survive.
theamericanrefugee.substack.com/p/what-it-fe...
Americans describe the reality of life in the U.S. today, from pride and progress to fear, division, and the struggle to survive.
theamericanrefugee.substack.com/p/what-it-fe...
Doug Ford’s Taxpayer Betrayal and the Billion-Dollar Bill
Doug Ford’s decisions have cost Ontario billions. How his policies wasted public funds and hurt the environment, health care, and education.
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Doug Ford’s decisions have cost Ontario billions. How his policies wasted public funds and hurt the environment, health care, and education.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Doug Ford’s Taxpayer Betrayal and the Billion-Dollar Bill
Doug Ford’s decisions have cost Ontario billions. How his policies wasted public funds and hurt the environment, health care, and education.
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Doug Ford’s decisions have cost Ontario billions. How his policies wasted public funds and hurt the environment, health care, and education.
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How Reagan Maimed the American Middle Class
Reagan’s economic revolution promised prosperity but left behind a deeper wealth gap and a weakened middle class.
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Reagan’s economic revolution promised prosperity but left behind a deeper wealth gap and a weakened middle class.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
How Reagan Maimed the American Middle Class
Reagan’s economic revolution promised prosperity but left behind a deeper wealth gap and a weakened middle class.
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Reagan’s economic revolution promised prosperity but left behind a deeper wealth gap and a weakened middle class.
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