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@becompassionate

Semi-retired educator. Proud Canadian. Toronto Raptor’s fan. Be kind.

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When Common Sense Isn’t Enough: Fire Bans and the Performative Ego. Canada is in the midst of a tinder dry spell. Governments are responding with forest access restrictions and burn bans. Right on cue, the usual suspects are using it as an opportunity to divide us.

Exactly.
When Common Sense Isn’t Enough: Fire Bans and the Performative Ego. open.substack.com/pub/margaret...

14.08.2025 17:58 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Shit Show

02.07.2025 03:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

1984 is a good one too.

02.07.2025 03:33 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I hope you are right. Can't get behind him if he doesn't want to be here.

26.06.2025 01:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🥲

18.06.2025 02:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Good move. Rebel “News” is not credible journalism.

13.06.2025 04:10 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Exactly

11.06.2025 00:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Stoney Creek

07.06.2025 00:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The Israeli government, by it's actions, is making Jewish communities across the world targets. Starving children is not going to eliminate Hamas. Bibi has to go.

23.05.2025 01:33 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wages need to increase and keep up with inflation. They haven't for at least a decade.

14.05.2025 23:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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06.05.2025 01:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

taking the high road will not go unnoticed. only those who treat politics as sporting match of win/loss will not see this. most reasonable Canadians will. time to pull together

04.05.2025 23:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Amen

04.05.2025 23:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Listened to him on Power and Politics....good grief...the Cons should be embarrassed.

04.05.2025 03:17 👍 21 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Unfortunately there are others in the wings that are equally toxic.....Melissa Lantsman comes to mind.

01.05.2025 21:40 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0


great results. now time to get to work.

30.04.2025 13:31 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How do children learn to read? This literacy expert says ‘there are as many ways as there are students’ US schools are going all in on phonics, but research shows that approach won’t work for every child. A blended literacy strategy can get more students reading.

How do children learn to read? This literacy expert says ‘there are as many ways as there are students’
theconversation.com/how-do-child...

25.04.2025 13:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Politics of fear and anger. So very tired of this.

24.04.2025 17:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

💯 Harper’s unnaturally red lips and his smile at the end reminded me of the Joker.

24.04.2025 02:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Poilievre’s plan to deport residents under the pretense of hate crimes is not leadership. It’s dangerous politics What Poilievre is proposing isn’t about protecting Jewish Canadians — something all decent Canadians support. It’s about expanding political power, eroding due process and creating a dangerous precede...

Yup.

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

22.04.2025 00:33 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

grasping at plastic straws to find something that resonates. just be honest and tell people you don't believe that climate change is a direct result of things we humans do/make/extract from the earth. I'm really tired of this guy.

18.04.2025 17:59 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Class act. no response is the best response in this case.

17.04.2025 12:40 👍 18 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Three Things Reporters Would Ask Poilievre. If They Could | The Tyee The Conservatives are keeping a stranglehold on media questions. Here are a few that aren’t getting to the party leader.

Concerned about crowd size and “managing” journalists has a familiar ring.
Three Things Reporters Would Ask Poilievre. If They Could via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...

10.04.2025 15:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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06.04.2025 01:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Let's go. Give young people lots of opportunities. One step in reducing poverty.

05.04.2025 17:16 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

If you are worried about disinformation and media manipulation in this election give a pass to
@ctvyourmorning.bsky.social
They caved to pressure from Pierre Poiievre's online posse in their continual harassment of @rachelgilmore.bsky.social
She is a truth teller.
CTV is not.

02.04.2025 12:00 👍 3288 🔁 1293 💬 172 📌 132
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31.03.2025 13:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tax cuts are alive and well in this federal election, but who benefits? (Hint: Look up, way up) - CCPA The first full day on the election trail and both the Liberals and Conservatives have pledged the same thing: to change the personal income tax rate of the lowest federal tax bracket. The Liberals wou...

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

26.03.2025 00:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

100%

10.03.2025 18:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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a cartoon character is holding a sign that says yes definitely and absolutely ALT: a cartoon character is holding a sign that says yes definitely and absolutely
10.03.2025 00:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0