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citytechie 🇨🇦 @citytechie.bsky.social · 22m

He's never had a real job before either. His CV is essentially blank. All he knows is squatting in a publicly owned mansion and living off public funds and a gold-plated public pension. Biggest welfare queen ever.

The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 8h

“Restore merit, end DEI” says man who could only get elected in Canada’s safest Conservative stronghold

OTTAWA - Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has launched a petition to "end DEI programs and restore merit", just months after losing his own heavily-favoured seat before running in an even more hea...

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citytechie 🇨🇦 @citytechie.bsky.social · 32m

If we had competent provincial/municipal leaders, we would be building out whole new research institutions and campuses to attract and house the influx of researchers and students.

Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 1h

“I would have remained in the United States had Trump not won the election. My presence at Yale made it a target. Now I’m compliantly unconstrained, I can say whatever I want.”

Maybe Canada (and Europe) should build a lot of *housing* to welcome Americans escaping Trump.

Academics leave Trump’s America over budget cuts and threats to intellectual freedom • FRANCE 24

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 1h

“I would have remained in the United States had Trump not won the election. My presence at Yale made it a target. Now I’m compliantly unconstrained, I can say whatever I want.”

Maybe Canada (and Europe) should build a lot of *housing* to welcome Americans escaping Trump.

Academics leave Trump’s America over budget cuts and threats to intellectual freedom • FRANCE 24

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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 1h

Canada has a political hinge moment for sure. But it doesn't have a fiscal crisis, so let's stop pretending the sky is falling and we're an economic basket case. Good to see measured, rational thought ahead of next month's budget www.policymagazine.ca/budget-2025-...

Budget 2025: Financing Canada’s Hinge Moment - Policy Magazine

Budget 2025 will be tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne on November 4th. It is an opportunity for Prime Minister Mark

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citytechie 🇨🇦 @citytechie.bsky.social · 18h

The Detroit Big 3 can go bankrupt and take their oversized trucks to the grave with them. We gave tariff relief so long as they kept production in Canada; we should revoke that relief. Also, open the floodgates to Chinese EVs and let them crush them. An enemy of enemy can be an ally.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18h

Keep track of this kind of thing, Canada. You can choose to never buy these products, and others that turn their back on our country by bending the knee to Trump, again.

The REAL #ElbowsUp is us.

Stellantis backtracks on plans to build Jeep model in Ontario, shifts to U.S. | CBC News

Stellantis announced Tuesday it will invest $13 billion US over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capacity in the U.S. — a move that will take production of one model out of Ontario, rai...

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citytechie 🇨🇦 @citytechie.bsky.social · 18h

Beat me to it. I was going to say: corrupt and shameless idiots.

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citytechie 🇨🇦 @citytechie.bsky.social · 19h

We gave the automakers tariff relief so long as they kept production in Canada. Hit Stellantis and GM with the retaliatory tariffs and open the floodgates to Chinese EVs. The Detroit Big 3 can leave Canada and go bankrupt for all we care.

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 19h

Stellantis shifts Jeep production to Illinois from Brampton

Auto maker’s move part of a US$13-billion plan to boost production in the U.S.

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citytechie 🇨🇦 @citytechie.bsky.social · 19h

Footage from a failed state.

Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · 22h

Zero Regard for Safety, ICE Escalation in Chicago Leaves Baby in Harm’s Way🇺🇸

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Bloody Mary (mirror entity, not cocktail) @marygillis.bsky.social · 3d

I did this, took like 30 min.
Points I kept hammering: domestic cloud, regulations around copyright and likeness rights, focusing on machine learning with concrete, real world uses (creating new drugs, etc), the damage done by slop, the need to listen to AI experts who are realists, not boosters.

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 7d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 5d

Quebec's new 'Constitution Bill' doubles down on the absurd idea that a province can directly amend the national constitution. It purports to directly change the text of provisions of the Constitution Act, 1867, and repeal others.

Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 5d

Uhh, what is this unconstitutional horseshit?
"The constitution bill would also have the Quebec premier recommend who should be appointed the province's lieutenant-governor. ...
The new legislation would also rename the lieutenant-governor the "officer of Quebec.""
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Quebec tables draft constitution to affirm its 'distinct national character,' premier says | CBC News

The constitution, filed at the National Assembly on Thursday and lambasted by opposition parties as a piece of political theatre filed without proper consultation, includes language asserting Quebec’s...

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Machine Pun Kelly @kellyscaletta.bsky.social · 5d

What if—and hear me out now—the guy who threatened to invade Canada DOESN'T deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?

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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 5d

Carney on Canada's National School Food Program: "No child should go to school hungry or sit in a classroom all day wondering where their next meal will come from... Until today, this program was a pilot..so, we're announcing we'll move forward with the funding and legislation to make it permanent."

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citytechie 🇨🇦 @citytechie.bsky.social · 4d

We either pay competitive compensation vs. the private sector for the best, most competent individuals for the job, or we don't hire the best. These are agencies managing multi-billion dollar funds, which we need and want the best. Working for the public sector shouldn't be a major pay cut.

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citytechie 🇨🇦 @citytechie.bsky.social · 4d

Either you want the best, most competent individuals for the top job and willing to pay competitive compensation to the private sector or you don't.

🍁make it make sense @ocanadaeh.bsky.social · 5d

Douglas Guzman, the head of a new defence procurement office, and Dawn Farrell, the head of the new Major Projects Office, will each make more than $577,000 a year -- not counting performance pay.
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Carney defends paying 2 CEO appointees upwards of $577,000 a year

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

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citytechie 🇨🇦 @citytechie.bsky.social · 4d

Even if we let them build here, we should require them to form a joint venture with a Canadian firm, license their technology to the Canadian JV, and structure the Canadian entity so that the US Cloud Act cannot be applied and that it is a separate entity and majority Canadian owned.

Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 4d

This does not look like a good idea: www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

ANALYSIS | Why OpenAI wants to help Canada build homegrown artificial intelligence | CBC News

OpenAI wants to help Canada build a sovereign digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence, putting the country in a tough spot as it tries to distance itself from overreliance on U.S. tech comp...

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 4d

This does not look like a good idea: www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

ANALYSIS | Why OpenAI wants to help Canada build homegrown artificial intelligence | CBC News

OpenAI wants to help Canada build a sovereign digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence, putting the country in a tough spot as it tries to distance itself from overreliance on U.S. tech comp...

www.cbc.ca

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citytechie 🇨🇦 @citytechie.bsky.social · 4d

Predictably, the Conservatives, the shills at the "Tax-payers Federation," and online trolls are framing automatic tax filing as socialist and that it will make lower income Canadians lazy.

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 5d

Automatic tax filing for low income, permanent school food program coming in budget: PM Mark Carney #Canada

PM Carney said the federal govt is renewing the “Canada Strong Pass” which lowers the cost for families to visit museums, historic sites, parks & travel.

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Automatic tax filing, permanent school food program coming in budget: Carney

Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing a series of affordability measures Friday, making good on some spring campaign commitments ahead of the fall budget.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 5d

Automatic tax filing for low income, permanent school food program coming in budget: PM Mark Carney #Canada

PM Carney said the federal govt is renewing the “Canada Strong Pass” which lowers the cost for families to visit museums, historic sites, parks & travel.

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Automatic tax filing, permanent school food program coming in budget: Carney

Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing a series of affordability measures Friday, making good on some spring campaign commitments ahead of the fall budget.

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Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · 6d

Despite all your submissions, disappointed Council adopted the item without debate. With new cycling projects not moving forward and previous approvals put on hold, the (already modest) planned progress of Toronto's cycling network is at risk of being set back a decade.

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Protecting Public Investment and Advancing Interim Solutions Along Sheppard Avenue East - by Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Jon Burnside (Ward 17)
* Notice of this Motion has been given.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.

Communications have been submitted on this Item.

Adopted

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 5d

“Canada’s energy minister says Alberta will need to get its neighbouring province on board in order to see its proposed pipeline project to the West Coast come to fruition.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Alberta will need B.C. government’s backing to build proposed pipeline: energy minister | CBC News

Canada’s energy minister says Alberta will need to get its neighbouring province on board in order to see its proposed pipeline project to the West Coast come to fruition.

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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 11d

Former PBO on Canada's fiscal situation: "If you look at the numbers right now, a baseline deficit of a little over 2%, that's a third of what it is in the US and UK, and it's well below the OECD average. If you look at our debt-to-GDP ratio, it will be the lowest of the G7. ... We're sustainable."

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 6d

‘Stable’ reputation makes Canada attractive to investors, Minister Melanie Joly says #Canada #cdnpoli

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'Stable' reputation makes Canada attractive to investors, Joly says

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says Ottawa’s industrial strategy will leverage Canada’s reputation for stability to attract more foreign investment. Joly is at the Canadian Club Toronto today laying o...

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 6d

Foreign companies will now require Beijing’s approval to export products that contain even trace amounts of Chinese-sourced rare-earth minerals, or that were manufactured using the country’s technology on.ft.com/4ofimM8

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citytechie 🇨🇦 @citytechie.bsky.social · 6d

Because the Chinese aren't going to build in the US, especially under this regime. Canada put tariffs on Chinese EVs to maintain US market access. Now that that is in doubt, we should let the Chinese EVs in and get as many benefits from that as possible. Even just to spite Americans.

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