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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp

@thatgenxwidower.bsky.social

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Widowed at the age of 51. Eastern Canada. Probably neurodivergent, definitely immune compromised. IBD Spoonie. Diabetic. Fur parent. Atheist. Anti-fascist, politics junkie. Read the pinned post. No DMs, DM=block unless I know you offline.

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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · Aug 28

Today I sat down and emailed my MP and copied the Minister of Immigration.
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My point was simple: the United States is no longer safe for its immigrants nor the 2SLGBTQ+ community and we need to open an asylum stream for the 2SLGBTQ+ community and leave the... 1/2

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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 24m

This is developing...

‘Hold them to account’: Joly threatens legal action against Stellantis over Jeep production shift

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‘Hold them to account’: Joly threatens legal action against Stellantis over Jeep production shift

Less than 24 hours after automaker Stellantis announced that it is shifting production of the Jeep Compass from Ontario to the U.S., the federal government says it’s considering taking legal action ag...

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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 3h

"Lana Payne, leader of Canada’s largest private sector union, said it’s time for Carney to ratchet up Ottawa’s trade war response and use leverage to poke..." #BoycottStellantis

Trump’s trade war nets a major victory over Canadian auto industry - POLITICO share.google/4GpwpSBVA1P9...

Trump’s trade war nets a major victory over Canadian auto industry

Carmaker Stellantis is shifting thousands of jobs and investing billions in U.S.-side production, punching a hole in Canada’s trade talk strategy.

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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 3h

Karina Roman on CBC has said she's heard that the #Canadian govt may be suing Stellantis for being in default on their agreement. Part of the funding from us was contingent on them maintaining their footprint in Canada. #BoycottStellantis #cdnpoli #CanadaStrong

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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 4h

$2.9bln in 2009 and then $15bln for the EV battery plant(unsure how much has been paid out on that) Maybe we should nationalize the plant and start building Project Arrow vehicles there, it seems we've paid for it.

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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 4h

So after taking some time to think it through, it's time to #BoycottJeep in fact aside from the minivans, #BoycottStellantis altogether. Stellantis threw a wrench in the works of the City of Brampton and 1000s of workers, let's return the favour. #CanadaStrong

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Ford vows to push Stellantis to keep Brampton, Ont., plant open ‘no matter what’ | 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., moving production out of the Brampton Assembly Plant. That's spark...

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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 10h

Serious question: are the NLPCs a far right party? The NBPCs took a far right turn under Higgs and lost, but I don't really follow #nlpoli so I genuinely don't know.

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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 10h

A hearty mix of deplorables

L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 11h

How did you go broke?
First is was slow, then it got fast. #uspoli

J.P. Morgan strategist David Kelly warns America is ‘going broke slowly’ as federal debt spirals | Fortune share.google/XvoUqpuWkhlF...

America is ‘going broke slowly’ says J.P. Morgan, as national debt balloons and tariff revenue looks shaky | Fortune

Even with Trump’s tariffs and Musk’s spending cuts, J.P. Morgan’s David Kelly warns, America is “going broke.”

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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 11h

IMO after embracing the far right, the NBPC party needs to cleanse itself of its far right wing if it wants to take on the Holt Liberals. NBers will remember Higgs and Grasseschi for a while.

L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 11h

We're not immune here in Canada, not even close, so we must be vigilant.

L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 11h

Oh, I think there's some genuine fascists in there, not just wannabes parroting Trump. These people are legit racist bigots.

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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 11h

This is absolutely chilling. It's a long read, but I think it's a vital piece of investigative journalism and well worth anyone's time. This is the future of the GOP. #uspoli

Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 12h

Daily Spoon Count 5/10
Pain Level 3/10
Still a ways from my #baseline, still fighting off the flare. Maintaining the baseline is crucial to a #spoonie it's literally our ability to function. This is another low energy day. Be a work in progress today and everyday #ibd #widowed #grief #chronicillness

L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 23h

The boycott is working, I think. I just think it would be a fun trolling.

L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 1d

And Saab is willing to set up manufacturing and maintenance here, in Canada. I don't really see a down side.

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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 1d

I'm a 'split buy' kinda guy.

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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 1d

Tip: If you don't have a reusable coffee filter, grab one... 99% of coffee filters are made in the US.

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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 1d

The latest softwood lumber tariffs have come into effect, and every time we try to support our industry, the US claims it's an unfair subsidy. We should do the same with their farm bailouts, and slap our above quota tariffs on dairy on them. #tariffs #CanadaStrong #cdnpoli #forestry #dairy

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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 1d

When she's interacting with Trump, PM Meloni of Italy reminds me of Philomena Cunk. The facial expressions are spot on.

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 1d

She's plainly repulsed by him, understandably so. #cdnpoli

L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 1d

Set alarms for reminders, plan ahead.

L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 1d

Daily Spoon Count 5/10
Pain Level 3/10
My very low energy day yesterday has slowed down the flare. This is a balancing act, since my wife died I no longer have that support person, so I have to do what I can and rest when I must. Be a work in progress today and everyday #ibd #spoonie #widowed #grief

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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 2d

I gotta agree with Flavio Volpe here, dropping the EV tariffs on China will cause a ton of economic damage to Canada's car industry. We must have a united front. Moe and Knew must do better.

Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.social · 2d

@flaviovolpe.bsky.social is 100% correct in this.
The Canadian response needs to be united.
None of this Canadian when it suits you garbage.
Everything Flavio says in this article is correct.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

Canadian auto industry leader calls out premiers, urges ‘Canadian response’

The head of Canada’s automotive parts industry is warning against dropping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, saying the move would jeopardize the country’s EV sector and send the wrong message dur...

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L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 2d

Exactly, if you voted Trump or didn't vote at all you're not an innocent bystander. If you're standing by silently as Trump threatens your friends and allies, you're not an innocent bystander.

L Bennett 🇨🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇦✌🏻#TeamCanada #ElbowsUp @thatgenxwidower.bsky.social · 2d

Americans fucked around and now they're finding out... Your President threatened our sovereignty, if you don't remove your dictator the #BoycottUSA will continue. #cdnpoli #Never51 #CanadaStrong

www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...

Canada’s boycott America movement is hurting innocent bystanders | CNN Business

Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company’s American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.

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