Peter Mortimer
@peterhfx.bsky.social
Retired after 30+ years working in the NGO/Charity sector. Now I garden, play in the kitchen, and make a lot of sawdust in my workshop. A cynical optimist.
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Almost everyone who touts the benefit of private healthcare is hoping to profit from private healthcare.
December 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Almost everyone who touts the benefit of private healthcare is hoping to profit from private healthcare.
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Más del 75% de los cultivos alimentarios dependen de insectos polinizadores...
December 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Más del 75% de los cultivos alimentarios dependen de insectos polinizadores...
Interesting to note that Halifax isn't the only city that plays this stupid game.
🤦🏻♀️you can’t run a growing complex city on 0% increase in taxes that is hell bent on building roads and communities everywhere
A little hint at Ward 6 Coun. John Pantazopoulos’s amendments. He says he wants to cut the proposed 3.6% property tax increase to zero in this adjustment.
December 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Interesting to note that Halifax isn't the only city that plays this stupid game.
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The highest calling of journalism isn’t to tell two sides of a story.
The highest calling of journalism is to tell the truth.
And acting like a stenographer is a betrayal of your audience.
The highest calling of journalism is to tell the truth.
And acting like a stenographer is a betrayal of your audience.
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
The highest calling of journalism isn’t to tell two sides of a story.
The highest calling of journalism is to tell the truth.
And acting like a stenographer is a betrayal of your audience.
The highest calling of journalism is to tell the truth.
And acting like a stenographer is a betrayal of your audience.
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"I know the member opposite likes to think himself as judge, jury and executioner, but we do have due process in this province," Smith said.
So that's why she invoked the Notwithstanding Clause to deny affected trans youth the ability to challenge her laws in court, right?
What a fucking hypocrite.
So that's why she invoked the Notwithstanding Clause to deny affected trans youth the ability to challenge her laws in court, right?
What a fucking hypocrite.
Alberta's Smith says UCP caucus not afraid to defend record in face of recall efforts
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her United Conservative Party caucus isn't afraid to defend its record as it faces more than a dozen recall campaigns.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 AM
"I know the member opposite likes to think himself as judge, jury and executioner, but we do have due process in this province," Smith said.
So that's why she invoked the Notwithstanding Clause to deny affected trans youth the ability to challenge her laws in court, right?
What a fucking hypocrite.
So that's why she invoked the Notwithstanding Clause to deny affected trans youth the ability to challenge her laws in court, right?
What a fucking hypocrite.
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This was a very interesting and fairly nuanced read:
Gripen E vs F-35? The Wrong Question to Ask
Mikael Grev is a former Gripen pilot and co-founder and CEO of Avioniq. In this column for Nordic Defence Sector, he compares the Gripen E and the F-35, arguing for a more nuanced view of fighter capa...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This was a very interesting and fairly nuanced read:
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Toronto has to raise property taxes.. But guess what? They just opened another CITY run nonprofit daycare and it only costs &22/day (and is gorgeous). I’d rather you raise my taxes and start acting like a real city with real services..
A statement from the office of Mayor Andy Fillmore regarding the 2026-2027 #budget.
“Affordability is the top concern for everyone right now. Our job at City Hall must be to reduce the property tax burden on residents as much as possible." /1
“Affordability is the top concern for everyone right now. Our job at City Hall must be to reduce the property tax burden on residents as much as possible." /1
November 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Toronto has to raise property taxes.. But guess what? They just opened another CITY run nonprofit daycare and it only costs &22/day (and is gorgeous). I’d rather you raise my taxes and start acting like a real city with real services..
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My first published story was in The Western Producer in 1985.
It took 40 years, but this is my best sentence:
"Democracy dies with a shrug, not a coup"
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/part-ii-th...
It took 40 years, but this is my best sentence:
"Democracy dies with a shrug, not a coup"
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/part-ii-th...
Alberta's Attack on the Idea of Canada
Democracy dies with a shrug, not a coup
markhamhislop.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:08 AM
My first published story was in The Western Producer in 1985.
It took 40 years, but this is my best sentence:
"Democracy dies with a shrug, not a coup"
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/part-ii-th...
It took 40 years, but this is my best sentence:
"Democracy dies with a shrug, not a coup"
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/part-ii-th...
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Trudeau spent eight years trying to get provinces on board. He set up the Canadian Drug Agency to negotiate a formulary. Provinces except PEI *refused* to get on board.
The NDP's ass-backward approach only created a bigger mess.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/exper...
The NDP's ass-backward approach only created a bigger mess.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/exper...
November 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Trudeau spent eight years trying to get provinces on board. He set up the Canadian Drug Agency to negotiate a formulary. Provinces except PEI *refused* to get on board.
The NDP's ass-backward approach only created a bigger mess.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/exper...
The NDP's ass-backward approach only created a bigger mess.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/exper...
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Blunndell:
"MAGA Operative turned US Ambassador to Canada can go F*** himself.
If Donald Trump went shopping for the purest possible embodiment of the “ugly American” cliché to send to Ottawa, he hit the jackpot with Pete Hoekstra."
TRUTH !
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"MAGA Operative turned US Ambassador to Canada can go F*** himself.
If Donald Trump went shopping for the purest possible embodiment of the “ugly American” cliché to send to Ottawa, he hit the jackpot with Pete Hoekstra."
TRUTH !
deanblundell.substack.com/p/pete-hoeks...
Pete Hoekstra: MAGA Operative/Ambassador Thinks Canada Should Sit Down, Shut Up, and Buy the F-35, Stop Telling The Truth About Trump. Or Else.
How Trump’s Project 2025 pit bull in Ottawa is threatening our ads, our airports, and even NORAD because Canadians dared to think for ourselves.
deanblundell.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Blunndell:
"MAGA Operative turned US Ambassador to Canada can go F*** himself.
If Donald Trump went shopping for the purest possible embodiment of the “ugly American” cliché to send to Ottawa, he hit the jackpot with Pete Hoekstra."
TRUTH !
deanblundell.substack.com/p/pete-hoeks...
"MAGA Operative turned US Ambassador to Canada can go F*** himself.
If Donald Trump went shopping for the purest possible embodiment of the “ugly American” cliché to send to Ottawa, he hit the jackpot with Pete Hoekstra."
TRUTH !
deanblundell.substack.com/p/pete-hoeks...
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Freedom? Small government? No, conservatives love governments interfering in the most personal aspects of your life, so long as you belong to a group they don't like, whether it's trans people or women or people with disabilities.
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Freedom? Small government? No, conservatives love governments interfering in the most personal aspects of your life, so long as you belong to a group they don't like, whether it's trans people or women or people with disabilities.
As NS experiences more droughts with climate change, we need to pay attention to our wetlands and leave them alone.
Wetlands are rare and exceptional, even small ones.
Intrinsically valuable, they also:
🌱 Offer habitat for plants, insects, amphibians and birds
🌊 Absorb stormwater, buffering against floods
🌍 Filter and reduce pollutants, improving water quality
Learn more with the Convention on Wetlands 👇
Intrinsically valuable, they also:
🌱 Offer habitat for plants, insects, amphibians and birds
🌊 Absorb stormwater, buffering against floods
🌍 Filter and reduce pollutants, improving water quality
Learn more with the Convention on Wetlands 👇
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
As NS experiences more droughts with climate change, we need to pay attention to our wetlands and leave them alone.
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For the late/west coast crowd, my @xtramagazine.com column on how premiers have taken the lesson that there are no political consequences for invoking the Notwithstanding Clause, which put all of our Charter rights at risk #canqueer #cdnpoli
Provinces’ cavalier use of Notwithstanding Clause a dangerous sign | Xtra Magazine
There should be a political cost for using the clause; unfortunately, there isn’t
xtramagazine.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
For the late/west coast crowd, my @xtramagazine.com column on how premiers have taken the lesson that there are no political consequences for invoking the Notwithstanding Clause, which put all of our Charter rights at risk #canqueer #cdnpoli
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I think we have to apologize to the QAnon people who sussed out that there was an elite conspiracy of pedophiles at the highest levels.... they just got one detail wrong--the party. Ooopsie.
November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I think we have to apologize to the QAnon people who sussed out that there was an elite conspiracy of pedophiles at the highest levels.... they just got one detail wrong--the party. Ooopsie.
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Premier Houston is pissing off a lot of #NovaScotian’s lately, this seems disingenuous
NDP Lisa Lachance said the announcement by the Progressive Conservatives “means very little” when they’re also open to development within the very parks they say they’re protecting.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
NDP Lisa Lachance said the announcement by the Progressive Conservatives “means very little” when they’re also open to development within the very parks they say they’re protecting.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
N.S. gov't protects 1,300 hectares of land amid criticism over its openness to development | CBC News
The Nova Scotia government announced about 1,300 hectares of new land for 16 parks and other protected areas on Wednesday at a time when it’s being criticized for contemplating development opportuniti...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Premier Houston is pissing off a lot of #NovaScotian’s lately, this seems disingenuous
NDP Lisa Lachance said the announcement by the Progressive Conservatives “means very little” when they’re also open to development within the very parks they say they’re protecting.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
NDP Lisa Lachance said the announcement by the Progressive Conservatives “means very little” when they’re also open to development within the very parks they say they’re protecting.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Protecting the coast is hard. Rebranding it as a giant bunker is easy.
November 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Protecting the coast is hard. Rebranding it as a giant bunker is easy.
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Rather than actually reading the fucking #SCC decision and crafting targeted legislation LIKE THE COURT SAYS, Conservative Senator Housakos introduces a bill to invoke the Notwithstanding Clause, because of course.
Absolutely everyone has just turned their brains off.
Absolutely everyone has just turned their brains off.
November 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Rather than actually reading the fucking #SCC decision and crafting targeted legislation LIKE THE COURT SAYS, Conservative Senator Housakos introduces a bill to invoke the Notwithstanding Clause, because of course.
Absolutely everyone has just turned their brains off.
Absolutely everyone has just turned their brains off.
Wordle - I should probably but a lottery ticket today.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Wordle - I should probably but a lottery ticket today.
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Poilievre’s maple MAGA methodology
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Opinion: Poilievre’s maple MAGA methodology
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November 4, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Poilievre’s maple MAGA methodology
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This list is scary, and probably the envy of every Conservative Premier.
Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult.
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
November 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
This list is scary, and probably the envy of every Conservative Premier.
It's disturbing that our provincial Justice Minister doesn't understand the SCC decision ...
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November 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
It's disturbing that our provincial Justice Minister doesn't understand the SCC decision ...
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Alberta's future ...
We need to resolve this discrepancy and get to the real numbers.
"The state has catalogued about 20,000 orphan wells, but federal researchers believe the true number may be over 300,000, based on historic industry data and airborne imaging techniques that identify old wells underground."
"The state has catalogued about 20,000 orphan wells, but federal researchers believe the true number may be over 300,000, based on historic industry data and airborne imaging techniques that identify old wells underground."
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
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November 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Alberta's future ...
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No. Because he's a right-wing populist clown, like too many politicians in this country.
Did he read the actual decision? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Poilievre says he’d invoke notwithstanding clause to overturn ruling on child porn sentences | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if elected he’d use the notwithstanding clause to overturn Friday’s ruling from the Supreme Court striking down mandatory minimums for accessing or possessing...
www.cbc.ca
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
No. Because he's a right-wing populist clown, like too many politicians in this country.