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Animated policy surfer and Principal with @EarnscliffeCda located in Ottawa, Canada, and a member of the Fipra Network.

Joined September 2010
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🤔 Maybe Poilievre should take some notes.. “I’m not standing up here stumping for the Liberal Party or anything like that, but I do appreciate when good non-partisan work is being done.” "Premier Scott Moe calls federal budget ‘best in a decade’" globalnews.ca/news/12139915/…
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Lunacy.
🇫🇷 FLASH - LFI a dévoilé le programme de Jean-Luc Mélenchon pour la présidentielle de 2027. Parmi les propositions : - Autoriser jusqu’à 3 jours d’arrêt maladie autodéclaré, sans consulter de médecin. - Accorder 7 jours de congé après le décès d’un ami. - Porter le SMIC à 1.700€ net par mois, soit une hausse de 220€. - Ramener l’âge de départ à la retraite de 64 à 60 ans, avec une retraite à taux plein après 40 années de cotisation. - Réduire progressivement la durée du travail à 32 heures par semaine. - Instaurer un service écologique obligatoire de 9 mois pour les moins de 25 ans, rémunéré au SMIC. - Faire rembourser les soins à 100% par la Sécurité sociale. - Prendre en charge les séances de psychothérapie des moins de 26 ans. - Fixer un plafond de 12 millions d’euros pour les héritages. - Augmenter les APL de 10% pour aider à payer les loyers. - Bloquer les prix de certains produits essentiels afin de limiter les hausses excessives. - Revaloriser les salaires des fonctionnaires. - Garantir un revenu minimum aux jeunes grâce à une allocation. - Proposer aux étudiants des repas à 1€. - Limiter à 1 pour 20 l’écart entre les rémunérations au sein d’une même entreprise. - Soumettre les aides publiques aux entreprises à des engagements sociaux et écologiques. - Rétablir l’ISF afin d’accroître l’imposition des grandes fortunes. - Mettre en place la taxe Zucman pour taxer davantage les milliardaires. - Répartir l’impôt sur le revenu en 14 tranches pour augmenter la contribution des plus riches. - Engager une sortie progressive du nucléaire. - Atteindre une production d’électricité issue à 100% des énergies renouvelables d’ici 2060. - Interdire les vols entre 23h et 6h. - Suspendre les zones à faibles émissions (ZFE), qui restreignent la circulation des véhicules les plus polluants dans certaines villes. - Passer de la Ve à la VIe République en donnant davantage de pouvoir aux citoyens. - Supprimer le 49.3, qui permet au gouvernement de faire adopter un texte sans vote. - Intensifier la lutte contre les discriminations, notamment au sein de la police. - Reconnaître comme crime d’État le massacre des Algériens du 17 octobre 1961. - Renégocier les traités européens et refuser l’application de certaines règles européennes jugées incompatibles avec le programme. - Quitter progressivement le commandement militaire intégré de l’OTAN. - Soutenir la création d’un État palestinien aux côtés d’Israël.
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What if having Canada-friendly Democrats in both legislative chambers actually makes 2027 and 2028 worse and more menacing for Canadians? I examine the possibility of a foreign-revenge executive with nothing to lose (and Miller pulling the strings)
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Hey @grok what does this phrase mean? Where does it come from?
Patriots in control.
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Replying to @DerrickEvans4WV
The phrase "Patriots in control" (or "Patriots are in control") originated in early QAnon drops on 4chan starting October 2017. Q used it repeatedly (e.g., drops 4, 2254, 3387) to claim military and political "patriots" held secret power over events against a deep-state cabal. It became a core reassurance slogan in that community. Hegseth's post echoes it directly.
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Yup. Agreed. It was unnecessary and apparently on a whim. Of course so was cutting the additional GST point.
Reminder that Canada under the Harper government *did* raise the OAS eligibility age. Had Trudeau not reversed this courageous reform, we would be spending $11 billion less on OAS by 2029, according to the PBO. When OAS was created in 1952, the benefit began at age 70. Life expectancy was 68, and the ratio of workers to retirees was 8 to 1. Eligibility is now at 65, with life expectancy at 81, and the ratio of workers to retirees down to 3 to 1. The current system represents a massive, unjust intergenerational transfer of wealth which is obviously unsustainable.
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Holy shit
Apparently there’s a lady named Dana White who is an DoD public affairs assistant and I guarantee you someone recommended her to Trump and he thought they meant UFC Dana White and nobody is allowed to correct him lol
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Yes it is, I checked. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT…
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Big: Kris Kobach, the Kansas attorney general, one of the country’s most notorious far-right figures who charted the way for Trump’s election denialism well before Trump got to it, has lost his reelection bid. Democrat Chris Mann will be new Kansas attorney general, AP calls.
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In case you’re keeping score, Things that died this week: The Republican majority  JD Vance’s political future Election denialism A Red Texas Russell Brand’s freedom Laura Loomer’s podcast Trump on the ballot LIV golf Mike Johnson’s relevance NY 21’s dignity Katie Miller’s voting ability  The “manosphere” Cyber trucks Susie Wiles’s NDA  MAGA influencers’ Iran war support “Total immunity” Pete Hegseth’s sobriety Mid-census redistricting  Elon’s $500 million Vivek Ramaswamy’s concession call  TPUSA Susan Collins’ “concerns” But don’t worry…it’s nothing Stephen Miller can’t solve.
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Donald Trump, explaining why he eased sanctions on Russian diesel: “I want to thank President Putin, to be honest with you.” 1/13
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Russia does not need another security agreement. It has the world’s largest nuclear arsenal, and absolutely nobody in Europe has the slightest desire to invade or occupy that miserable country. What Kushner is describing as some magnificent new European security architecture is, essentially, the security system Europe already had before Russia decided international law was optional and its neighbours’ territory was available for collection. We had treaties. We had security guarantees. We had diplomatic consultations. We had internationally recognised borders. Russia violated them, invaded Ukraine, annexed its territory and turned European security into a catastrophe. The problem was never a shortage of agreements. The problem was Russia’s refusal to honour them. And now Washington apparently believes the solution is to sit down with Moscow and invent another agreement. Brilliant. Perhaps this time Putin could promise to behave himself in writing. Oh, wait. He already did.
🇺🇸🇺🇦 The US is preparing a "grand deal" to end the war in Ukraine and create a new security system for all of Europe, — Kushner. The plan calls for regular consultations between the countries, the prevention of military conflicts, and long-term security guarantees.
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Perhaps no chart illustrates more Mark Carney's balance-sheet style, leverage-to-invest economic program. Essentially, the federal government is borrowing heavily to invest in (and own) productive assets, at a level we haven't seen in a long time. It's ambitious at a time when we need ambition. But also risky. So it's absolutely vital we make the right investments here.
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Congratulations to Linda Nazar of the University of Waterloo on receiving the @NSERC_CRSNG Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal, Canada's top honour for science and engineering research. We're proud to celebrate this achievement by a longtime CLS user. bit.ly/48B8XbF
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McDavid gets ROCKED into the net and Podkolzin starts THROWING HAYMAKERS 🥊
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Does UCP’s new boundary map make an NDP win impossible? No. But it clearly skews southern Alberta seats toward Danielle Smith’s party. New CBC election data analysis: cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/a…
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Multiple long-time sponsors of IIHF-sanctioned tournaments released statements on Wednesday, threatening to pull out any financial support if Russia is included in any tournaments: thehockeynews.com/news/lates…
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Today is Thursday, November 5 & the 5th of 13 Every Thursday Art Auctions 100% of proceeds will be split between PEI & Ottawa Food Banks 9-9 EDT 32auctions.com/christophergr… (click on green box: 'view all items' ONLY! do not click on ads) Sly the Patriotic Moose oil on canvas 14"x11"
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