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Cathy Andreu 🇨🇦 @seasidegardener.bsky.social · Feb 9

📣 When it comes time to vote in the upcoming Canadian 🇨🇦 election, I'll be considering the federal leader of that candidate's party's stance on:

Trump/tariffs
Climate
Economy/housing crisis
Indigenous peoples
Protecting/improving our health care system
Human rights
Protecting world democracies

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Politico @politico.com · Jun 14

Sen. Amy Klobuchar dined with Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker and decades-long friend, just hours before she and her husband were shot and killed in what authorities are saying was a politically motivated killing.

“I wish everyone had known her like we knew her,” Klobuchar told POLITICO.

Klobuchar dined with Minnesota lawmaker just hours before she was killed

The Minnesota senator remembers Hortman, a friend of decades, as a "skilled legislator," she told POLITICO.

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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · Jun 14

“A politically motivated assassination”. Absolutely horrifying. It is a dangerous time to be a politician. That’s not just brutal for politicians and their families. It’s terrible for democracy.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 14

Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · Jun 13

How Canada emerged as the safest port in a storm of global trade #Canada #cdnpoli

RBC report finds Canada has the lowest U.S. tariff rate of any major trading partner

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ANALYSIS | How Canada emerged as the safest port in a storm of global trade | CBC News

Canadians are rightly angry and scared about what the U.S. tariffs and threats will mean for the economy. When the trade war first began, the outlook was dire. But since then, Canada has swung from th...

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Reuters @reuters.com · Jun 14

Police evacuate Texas state Capitol after credible threat to lawmakers reut.rs/4l5lpVt

Police evacuate Texas state Capitol after credible threat to lawmakers

The Texas State Capitol and grounds in Austin were evacuated on Saturday ahead of a planned protest after a credible threat to lawmakers, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

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Reuters @reuters.com · Jun 12

Democratic US Senator Alex Padilla was shoved out of a room, forced to the ground and handcuffed by security after attempting to ask a question at a press conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reut.rs/4l4iOev

Democratic US Senator Padilla forced to ground, handcuffed by security agents

Democratic U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was shoved out of a room, forced to the ground and handcuffed by security after attempting to ask a question at a Thursday press conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · Jun 12

BREAKING: SENATOR PADILLA HANDCUFFED AND THROWN TO THE GROUND AFTER BEING FORCIBLY REMOVED FROM PRESS CONFERENCE.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · Jun 10

Northern Sask. mayor calls province's wildfire evacuation response 'disgusting' #Saskatchewan

Julie Baschuk says people are hungry and sleeping in tents because of 'confusing' response #ScottMoeFailure

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

Northern Sask. mayor calls province's wildfire evacuation response 'disgusting' | CBC News

Julie Baschuk says people are hungry and sleeping in tents because of the a “confusing” response to wildfire evacuations.

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Cathy Andreu 🇨🇦 @seasidegardener.bsky.social · Apr 30

🇨🇦 Well done! 🙌

"Elections Canada's preliminary estimates indicate that 19,583,016 Canadians cast a ballot. This translates into a voter turnout rate of about 68.65%."
www.elections.ca/content.aspx...

The 45th Federal Election by the Numbers

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Apr 30

“…this morning, from a war zone half a world away, I was reading about your election. And for the first time in days, I exhaled.

A small, almost invisible breath. Relief.

And then came gratitude…

You didn’t just choose kindness or experience…

You chose not to flirt with fascism.”

From Ukraine.

The Nation That Trump Could Never Break

Canada didn’t just resist, they reminded the rest of us how to endure

viktorkravchuk.substack.com

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Emma Miller 😁 @emmadmiller.bsky.social · Apr 29

I LOVE his Dad dance moves 🥹🫡🫡🫡😁😁 I am in tears, and SO furiously proud to be Canadian!!! 🫡👏❤️🇨🇦🍁

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Dr. Hello Bonjour @hellobonjour.bsky.social · Apr 29

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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · Apr 29

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · Apr 29

Amen, lady.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Apr 29

Canadian Voter: I think who I voted for would be the best to take care of Trump, because Trump is, I’m sorry to say, an asshole.

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Cathy Andreu 🇨🇦 @seasidegardener.bsky.social · Apr 29

Amen! 😂🙏

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Reuters @reuters.com · Apr 29

BREAKING: Canada's ruling Liberals win the election, CBC projects, but it's too early to say if they have majority reut.rs/4lO3kMG

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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · Apr 29

CBC called it!

Liberal government!!

#CanadaStrong

a little girl wearing a vest and tie is cheering with her fist in the air

Alt: a little girl wearing a vest and tie is cheering with her fist in the air

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Cathy Andreu 🇨🇦 @seasidegardener.bsky.social · Apr 28

But when we're faced with the threat of her no longer existing, Canadian patriotism sure shines through! We are not slogans of hate, and we aren't going to pick a fight, but we will stand up to bullies. As the nation heads to the polls, keep that Canadian pride in your heart and #ViveLeCanada 🇨🇦

Cathy Andreu 🇨🇦 @seasidegardener.bsky.social · Apr 28

And right now I'm seeing that same patriotism all over Canada, from the feeling that we just can't lose her. We like to go about our lives, not really thinking about how much Canada truly means to all of us. 2/

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Cathy Andreu 🇨🇦 @seasidegardener.bsky.social · Apr 28

🍁 It's ELECTION DAY in Canada! I'm so grateful to be HOME and you can bet I VOTED! 🇨🇦
I always loved Canada quietly, like most Canadians, until I moved to the US. Canadian patriotism seems to breed more by spending time outside of our borders, whether by choice or in service. 1/

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Apr 27

Q: "Have you taken any steps to carry out President Trump's plans, as he has said, to annex Canada?"

Rubio: "No."

Q: "Does the U.S. still want to make Canada the 51st state?"

Rubio: "The president has stated repeatedly he thinks Canada would be better off as a state."

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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · Apr 25

“I dream of a a safe, kind, and clean Canada. A Canada that is not the US.”

This video is amazing. Canada will emerge stronger with a leader made for this moment -
@mark-carney.bsky.social 💪❤️🇨🇦

Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · Apr 24

I met a teacher in Georgetown, Ontario, who asked her students to describe their dreams for Canada. This is what they wrote:

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Cathy Andreu 🇨🇦 @seasidegardener.bsky.social · Apr 25

I have to say, kudos to premier Tim Houston. I disagree with him on a lot of policies, but I'm grateful he's not endorsing or promoting Pierre Poilievre. 👏👏👏
#cdnpoli
#nspoli
#CanadaVotes
#VoterTurnoutChallenge
#NeverPoilievre
#ViveleCanada
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Tensions with N.S. premier simmered as Poilievre made his sole stop in the province | CBC News

For the first time this campaign, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made a stop in Nova Scotia on Thursday — the second province he's visited led by a Progressive Conservative premier conspicuously...

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Paulette 🇨🇦 @paulette-o.bsky.social · Apr 24

Monday Apr 28th is Election Day. 🇨🇦 ❤️ 🇨🇦

Polls don’t vote, WE DO .. and 🇨🇦 needs us all to VOTE!

If you didn’t vote early .. then #ElbowsUp 💪 it’s your turn - Apr 28th VOTE to protect Canada.

👀 what’s happening in the USA .. 4yrs is a really, really long time to regret not voting.

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · Apr 24

Liberals maintain ‘commanding’ lead in Atlantic Canada polls #Canada #FederalElection #cdnpoli #Elxn45

Vote on April 28, 2025 - Election Day, no matter what the polls state.

halifax.citynews.ca/2025/04/24/l...

Liberals have large lead in Atlantic Canada, latest poll shows

Just under a week to go before the federal election and the latest polls are showing a decisive lead for the Liberals in Atlantic Canada. According to Narrative Research, east coast Canadians are “fir...

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David Cochrane @davidwcochrane.bsky.social · Apr 18

Our podcast on the night of the English language debate. And the night that security had to sneak us out of a building our employer owns because alt media made it unsafe to leave like a normal person.

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Leaders face off in final debate as commission scrutinized

Podcast Episode · Power & Politics: Election Daily · 2025-04-17 · 1h 5m

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Cathy Andreu 🇨🇦 @seasidegardener.bsky.social · Apr 4

🇨🇦 #ElbowsUp my fellow Canadians! We can beat these numbers on April 28th!

🍁 Who loves our country enough to show up and VOTE? 🍁

🍁 Don't forget to talk to young adults, and encourage first time voters!

🍁 Vote in advance!

🍁 Let's do this!!!
#cdnpoli
#VoterTurnoutChallenge

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Apr 10

A play in two acts.

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