Diane McLeod
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Diane McLeod
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Canadian politics. Atheist. Old movie lover. #IStandWithCarney #NeverPoilievre
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Honestly, what difference does it make? This petition effort has been gargantuan, all in favour of Canada. Why should we object to a new politician/political party that has Alberta's and Canada's best interests at heart?
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Stay at home, we have a magnificent country to explore. I altered my plans this year, avoided US. No excuse not to keep our money in Canada, glad to see these numbers. You can't compartmentalize
going South, you're feeding Trump, shame anyone who does. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A summer to remember as tourism numbers hit all-time high | CBC News
Canada’s tourism sector generated a record-breaking amount of revenue of between May and August, reaching $59 billion, a six per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
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"The preemptive use of the notwithstanding clause cannot be allowed to normalize. Neither should the curtailment of legislative debate become routine...We cannot take the Rule of Law for granted; if we do, it may not be there to protect our rights when we most need it." #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
CBA Alberta Statement on the Use of the Notwithstanding Clause | CBA Alberta
The Alberta government has invoked the notwithstanding clause to order teachers back to work. The " Back to School Act " imposes a collective agreement on teachers and prohibits them from striking unt...
cba-alberta.org
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I'm not impressed that DoFo used loads of taxpayer money to put this commercial on US channels. But people seem to be eating it up, so there's that.

"This Ad Made Me Realize How BAD It’s Gotten"
#canada #cdnpoli #canadianpolitics #DougFordIsCORRUPT #DougFord #USCanada #USCanadaRelations #Trump
This Ad Made Me Realize How BAD It’s Gotten
YouTube video by Tennessee Brando
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Thank you @LukaszukAB snd Team Alberta. We’re forever grateful. Forever Canadian!

Next stop, referendum to confirm forever Canadian.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#ForeverCanadian #Ableg #Cdnpoli
https://cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…
I report every one of these I see. Sometimes it seems to help, sometimes not.
This was seven years ago, Pat. It's kid stuff compared to what he's doing now.
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Long read - but worth it. Free trade generally raises all boats, but it comes with peril. The seas these days are rocky, to be sure. It helps to have some historical context. #cdnpoli
Canada’s embrace of free trade with the U.S. 40 years ago has come back to haunt it. To understand how, Dónal Gill winds the clock back to 1988 — the year the country abandoned its axiomatic principle: its separateness from the U.S.
www.thedial.world/articles/new...
Canada’s Heroic Delusion — The Dial
The country’s 40-year-ago embrace of free trade with the U.S. has come back to haunt it.
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Mulroney's election in 1988 was the one time I've literally shed tears at the result. I was a one-issue voter - free trade. Some of us could see the eventual integration of Canada into the U.S., more than just economically, and we've been proven right. It remains one of the saddest days of my life.
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Meanwhile, in Manitoba…

At least one premier has a grasp of just how serious using the notwithstanding clause is…

And is taking steps to ensure that at least one province doesn’t use it before hearing from the courts.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Hello Canadians! Would you consider signing this to petition the federal government to create a pathway to citizenship for those who came here from Ukraine. #cdnpoli www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-6866 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
"Those were real consequences inflicted on real Canadians by Jack Layton’s ego and naïve lust for the power that he already had over Martin and would never, ever achieve with Harper".

nationalnewswatch.com/2024/09/06/n...
NDP Déjà vú
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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As the @lukaszukab.bsky.social Forever Canadian petition campaign heads into the home stretch, I thought I should re-post our Alberta Unbound conversation from earlier this month. #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #ForeverCanadian #Canada
Forever Canadian
Podcast Episode · Alberta Unbound · S4 E1 · 22m
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I talk about this every chance I get. Saint Jack got zilch in return from Harper when he pulled this stunt. I will never forgive Layton or the NDP for bringing us the Decade of Darkness.
I agree with you 100% except for one caveat... Doug Ford had no business going off half-cocked with that ad. Whatever happened to "Team Canada"?
#cdnpoli