DianneLG
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🇨🇦Clean water, clean air, food security
Rule of law, separation of church and state
Every 0.1°C matters
Rule of law, separation of church and state
Every 0.1°C matters
How would NORAD be affected if Canada got Gripens and the US didn't? No big deal?
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
How would NORAD be affected if Canada got Gripens and the US didn't? No big deal?
Conservatives used to be a lot more honorable than they seem to be now. Mark Carney could easily fit in with the style of most 1970's Progressive Conservatives.
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Conservatives used to be a lot more honorable than they seem to be now. Mark Carney could easily fit in with the style of most 1970's Progressive Conservatives.
I'm what they used to call a 'blue grit', a democratic socialist who wants to see fiscal accountability. I'm very sad when I see vote splitting between greens, ndp and liberals (all of whom I've voted for), allowing the conservatives to slide up the middle.
November 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I'm what they used to call a 'blue grit', a democratic socialist who wants to see fiscal accountability. I'm very sad when I see vote splitting between greens, ndp and liberals (all of whom I've voted for), allowing the conservatives to slide up the middle.
A more mature house of commons would be great.
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
A more mature house of commons would be great.
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In my article, I quoted something from Stuart Hall's "Culture, Community, Nation," an essay first published in a 1993 issue of Cultural Studies. He writes:
"It should not be necessary to look, walk, feel, think, speak exactly like a paid-up member of the buttoned-up, stiff-upper-lipped, ...
"It should not be necessary to look, walk, feel, think, speak exactly like a paid-up member of the buttoned-up, stiff-upper-lipped, ...
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
In my article, I quoted something from Stuart Hall's "Culture, Community, Nation," an essay first published in a 1993 issue of Cultural Studies. He writes:
"It should not be necessary to look, walk, feel, think, speak exactly like a paid-up member of the buttoned-up, stiff-upper-lipped, ...
"It should not be necessary to look, walk, feel, think, speak exactly like a paid-up member of the buttoned-up, stiff-upper-lipped, ...
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This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here:
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here:
I'm still very annoyed that we haven't been able to get past the petty bickering and dump fptp.
November 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I'm still very annoyed that we haven't been able to get past the petty bickering and dump fptp.
Agreed. First past the post forces a choice between two parties, if you need to vote against one of them.
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Agreed. First past the post forces a choice between two parties, if you need to vote against one of them.
The ideas are a worse problem for them
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The ideas are a worse problem for them
Why is there a content warning attached to this post?
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Why is there a content warning attached to this post?
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/4 as demand for the warplanes ramps up.
Saab CEO Micael Johansson told Canadian media in Sweden last week that the company is in talks with Ottawa and Bombardier about assembling the Gripens in Canada, a development that would create thousands of domestic jobs.
Saab CEO Micael Johansson told Canadian media in Sweden last week that the company is in talks with Ottawa and Bombardier about assembling the Gripens in Canada, a development that would create thousands of domestic jobs.
November 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
/4 as demand for the warplanes ramps up.
Saab CEO Micael Johansson told Canadian media in Sweden last week that the company is in talks with Ottawa and Bombardier about assembling the Gripens in Canada, a development that would create thousands of domestic jobs.
Saab CEO Micael Johansson told Canadian media in Sweden last week that the company is in talks with Ottawa and Bombardier about assembling the Gripens in Canada, a development that would create thousands of domestic jobs.