Brian Nicol

It would be nice if the regular business of the senate could be interrupted to address this

Linkedin started out ok, then immediately became annoying. Now it is just a cesspool - and is now suggesting people like these for me to follow. How exactly is this intended to advance my professional life and career? What a colossal waste of time and network of corporate douchebags it has become.

Thought of the day:

Poilievre’s “Canada is broken” message is weak tea. How is this leadership? Who does this speak to other than the Freedom/Convoy crowd? What we need now strength and unity - something we are not seeing from the CPC. Vote for any party other than CPC and we may stand a chance #cdnpoli

The fact that Musk backs Poilievre should be a wake-up call to all Canadians and be seen as a direct threat to our democracy. #cdnpoli

The fact that Poilievre and the Cons are changing the dial to find a new message speaks to their lack of understanding what the legitimate issues and challenges are for most Canadians. A platform built on hyperbole with an intentionally uninformed leader will not move us forward #cdnpoli

I know this was misattributed to Werner Herzog, but it still rings loudly in my mind : "Dear America: You are waking up as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches." #Antifa

BTW, if you're into Buy Canadian remember that basically all mainstream print media in Canada... Isn't

Choose @thetyee.ca @thenarwhal.ca hell, even @thebeaverton.com

Imagine the lunacy it takes to start a trade war on three fronts on the same day with your three largest trading partners #retaliate #tariffs

I don’t think most Americans understand just how mad the average Canadian is right now. Trump, with his idiotic act of economic aggression has managed to do something no Canadian leader has done for a very long time - he is uniting our country. #cdnpoli #tariffs

Canada's tariff target list covers U.S. products from soup to nuts - The Logic Ottawa has unveiled its first moves to retaliate against Trump. Here’s what—and who—is being targeted

What a mess - at first glance it looks to be a firm and measured (and immediate) response. I hate that so many people are going to suffer all over the continent - all because of a deranged President and his cult, but I’m glad Canada is responding like this🇨🇦🇨🇦#cdnpoli

thelogic.co/news/tariff-...

“In the dark and unfettered by fact” - Poilievre is running on ideology and non sequiturs only. This ignorance is calculated and intentional. #cdnpoli

The absolute torture of having under 100km on a new bike and it’s too stormy and wet to rack-up road time #royalenfield #int650

New bike day!! #int650 #royalenfield #motorcyclelife

The Tariff Act of 1930 was designed for protectionist trade. It imposed high tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods which led to retaliatory tariffs from other countries.

Why am I telling you this?

In case you're ever asked "what were the key contributors to the Great Depression?"

The mo' you know

Our nations’ relationship status is changing from “it’s complicated” to abusive. It is time for us (Canadians) to reconsider our relationship with the U.S. and move on. It is time to find new, friendlier nations to do business with. We are not the problem, America, it is you #tariffs

The relationship between Canada and America has always been complicated, but I don’t think I’ve ever felt such disappointment in, and animosity towards, America. This breaks my heart as I have so many close friends who are American and I spend time in America (I can see the U.S. from my balcony)

As a Canadian, I’ve seen U.S. protectionist policies bring about tariffs that impact and hurt our economy (lumber and steel for example). The tariffs now proposed by the Trump regime will prove to be catastrophic on both sides of the border. This is an act of aggression against a friendly nation.

Somebody please tell Pierre to stop texting me

I made a friend! #eastsideculturecrawl

Keeping this reading list handy for the upcoming Cdn election in 2025 - Václav Havel, Timothy Snyder, Hannah Arendt, Jason Stanley and Ruth Ben-Ghiat #cdnpoli

Timothy Snyder’s second lesson - Defend Institutions #OnTyranny #antifascism

Amazing opening night at the East Side Culture Crawl #art #canadianart #eastsideculturecrawl

So excited to do the Crawl tonight! See you at the Eastside Culture Crawl! #YVR #Canadianart #art #eastsideculturecrawl