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James Howe

@kitchenerguy

An advocate for action on climate change and universal basic Income. Believes in making Waterloo Region better for all. Loves spending time in Kenya.

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You're probably right.

Before the water fiasco, i expected Redman to run again.

If not, who is running?

05.03.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Of course, she could also be waiting for Doug Ford to appoint her to be Chair.

05.03.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm assuming she is until i hear.otherwise.

Of course, chances are reduced considering the water fiasco.

If not, her intentions should be announced early enough that candidates to succeed her can build teams and raise money to run competitive campaigns over such a large area.

05.03.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Who is running against Karen Redman to be the next chair of Waterloo Region?

#Timeforachange

05.03.2026 08:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money? Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say

Anderson Cooper: β€œSo it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?”

Answer: β€œYes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing.” #HousingFirst #UrbanTruth

03.03.2026 03:01 πŸ‘ 1383 πŸ” 528 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 57
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Canada Feeds the Crocodile This morning, I keep thinking about Winston Churchill, and the powerful allegory he used to warn that the appeaser is the man who feeds others to the crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

PM Carney has forgotten the story of the crocodile.
The appeaser supports feeding others to the crocodile in the hope that the crocodile will eat them last.
We are watching horrific violence in the Middle East.
Canada cannot stand with the crocodiles.

charlieangus.substack.com/p/canada-fee...

01.03.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 595 πŸ” 146 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 11

Kitchener City Hall

01.03.2026 07:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Statement by Prime Minister Carney and Minister Anand on the situation in the Middle East Canada’s position remains clear: the Islamic Republic of Iran is the principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East, has one of the world’s worst human rights records, and must ...

Canada would have been better off saying nothing. You can detest the regime in Iran without supporting chaos. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...

28.02.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 560 πŸ” 153 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 20

Carney: Canada supports the United States…

Canada: no, we fucking do not.

28.02.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 584 πŸ” 177 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 6
The first is that the Liberal government screwed the pooch on immigration; this is now a fairly consensus opinion β€” and one we’ve talked about at some length here at The Line. It’s no particular mystery to us why the longstanding pan-partisan consensus on immigration is breaking. In short, we’ve taken on far too many, especially temporary foreign workers and questionable international β€œstudents,” without any real plan for how to improve basic infrastructure or social services to compensate. The problem, here, is a real one. And all of the provinces β€” not just Alberta β€” are struggling to keep up.

That acknowledged, it is nothing short of appalling for a government to blame immigration for its own fiscal mismanagement especially when that same government has been welcoming and even demanding that immigration until all of five seconds ago.

The first is that the Liberal government screwed the pooch on immigration; this is now a fairly consensus opinion β€” and one we’ve talked about at some length here at The Line. It’s no particular mystery to us why the longstanding pan-partisan consensus on immigration is breaking. In short, we’ve taken on far too many, especially temporary foreign workers and questionable international β€œstudents,” without any real plan for how to improve basic infrastructure or social services to compensate. The problem, here, is a real one. And all of the provinces β€” not just Alberta β€” are struggling to keep up. That acknowledged, it is nothing short of appalling for a government to blame immigration for its own fiscal mismanagement especially when that same government has been welcoming and even demanding that immigration until all of five seconds ago.

I'm getting very tired of this framing. The only reason there is "consensus" that the Liberals screwed up immigration is because we are allergic to holding any premier to account for a) demanding more immigration; b) doing fuck all about housing and healthcare; and c) let scam colleges run amok. 1/

23.02.2026 03:35 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I'm a Canadian watching in Kenya

22.02.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Does McCormack have the same type of crossing as proposed for Fairway?

22.02.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Danish PM on Facebook this morning:

β€œI am happy to live in a country where there is free and equal access to healthcare for everyone. Where insurance and wealth do not determine whether you receive proper treatment. The same approach exists in Greenland. Happy Sunday to you all”

22.02.2026 10:21 πŸ‘ 611 πŸ” 197 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 9

β€œShe has a message for other tourists considering a trip to America:

β€œβ€˜Don’t go – not with Trump in charge. It’s totally out of control over there. There’s no accountability. They don’t seem to need a reason for detaining you.’”

21.02.2026 07:13 πŸ‘ 1198 πŸ” 587 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 17
Screenshot of a CNN segment shared by Acyn. A split-screen shows commentator Lydia Moynihan on the left and Kevin O’Leary on the right during a heated exchange. The chyron reads, β€œObama: Dems need to avoid scolding and β€˜virtue-signaling.’” The post quotes O’Leary referencing China and concentration camps, and McGowan responding about West Virginia.

Screenshot of a CNN segment shared by Acyn. A split-screen shows commentator Lydia Moynihan on the left and Kevin O’Leary on the right during a heated exchange. The chyron reads, β€œObama: Dems need to avoid scolding and β€˜virtue-signaling.’” The post quotes O’Leary referencing China and concentration camps, and McGowan responding about West Virginia.

I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.

17.02.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 36783 πŸ” 11225 πŸ’¬ 1005 πŸ“Œ 380

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

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The CBC made this clever & cute video that uses kids to explain the rules of curling:

13.02.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 1137 πŸ” 463 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 74
My tweet from Twitter: Please protect all the trans people in your lives in Canada right now.

My tweet from Twitter: Please protect all the trans people in your lives in Canada right now.

11.02.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The most blatantly corrupt gangster government in American history. Where are congressional Republicans on this stuff? Nowhere to be found. Vote them ALL out.

10.02.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 3382 πŸ” 1227 πŸ’¬ 159 πŸ“Œ 70
​A screenshot of a post from the account Acyn featuring a video of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC). The text of the post quotes AOC speaking about the humanitarian crisis in Cuba, drawing parallels to Gaza.
​She describes a "new era of depravity" where innocent civilians are starved or deprived because their political regimes are found "objectionable." She emphasizes the need to defend human rights, mentioning the risk of hospitals running out of fuel and children being put in harm's way. The video thumbnail shows AOC walking through a hallway while being interviewed by a reporter holding a microphone.
​Would you like me to help you draft more QRTs based on these specific images or provide a deeper summary of the AOC video?

​A screenshot of a post from the account Acyn featuring a video of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC). The text of the post quotes AOC speaking about the humanitarian crisis in Cuba, drawing parallels to Gaza. ​She describes a "new era of depravity" where innocent civilians are starved or deprived because their political regimes are found "objectionable." She emphasizes the need to defend human rights, mentioning the risk of hospitals running out of fuel and children being put in harm's way. The video thumbnail shows AOC walking through a hallway while being interviewed by a reporter holding a microphone. ​Would you like me to help you draft more QRTs based on these specific images or provide a deeper summary of the AOC video?

The United States is purposefully blockading Cuba from accessing fuel that powers everything from grocery stores to hospitals. People will die. Children will die. What's being done to the people of Cuba is monstrous.

The people in power were ok with it in Gaza and now they're doing it to Cuba.

10.02.2026 03:59 πŸ‘ 2791 πŸ” 1157 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 48
Fuck ICE

Fuck ICE

09.02.2026 01:31 πŸ‘ 6428 πŸ” 1766 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 107

When I'm ready to travel to the United States again, I look forward to going to Minneapolis.

07.02.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Having food banks is a choice.

Social assistance instead of universal basic income is a choice.

It's time we started making new and better choices.

01.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores.

TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.

Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.

Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.

29.01.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 13484 πŸ” 6104 πŸ’¬ 560 πŸ“Œ 370
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Man, 75, charged in fatal collision that killed a 3-year-old in Cambridge A 75-year-old Cambridge man charged in death of three-year-old Violet MacDonald after being hit by a pickup truck.

A 75-year-old Cambridge man is charged in the death of three-year-old Violet MacDonald who was hit by a driver in a pickup truck in December. www.therecord.com/news/crime/c...

30.01.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why would anybody want to vacation in the country where they're doing ethnic cleansing and shooting dissidents in the street?

30.01.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

The idea of replacing locally elected leaders of regional government with provincially appointed ones is insane. Bonkers. Appalling.

29.01.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I had a relative who literally hid with Anne Frank in that attic. If you cannot be accused of exaggerating, it’s too late. Once they’re marching kids into gas chambers, it’s too late.

28.01.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 128 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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38-year-old driver killed in fatal flyover crash remembered as loving sister and daughter The driver who was killed Monday morning after her car drove off the Highway 7/8 flyover has been identified as a Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada employee.

38-year-old driver killed in fatal flyover crash remembered as loving sister and daughter

28.01.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt

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