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Jim Patterson πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

@sheamuspatt

Old folkie from Ontario. Mostly politics (lefty), heterodox economics, genealogy

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Carney Revamps Cabinet: Focused on Canada-U.S. Relationship, Affordability, and Crime Discover the changes in cabinet announced by Mark Carney, highlighting new appointments and the role of junior ministers.

Since when does Canada have Secretaries of State?
Oh, since Mark Carney reintroduced the title last year. Sounds more impressive than Junior Minister I suppose.
strategycorp.com/2025/05/carn...
#cdnpoli

07.03.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

10/10

(If you don’t know the back story Iran had painted planes & helicopters on tarmacs knowing how flawed AI is, and both US & Israeli militaries spent millions bombing murals)

06.03.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Foreign bombs won’t bring Iranian freedom I have marched in support of Iranian protesters fighting for freedom and liberation, and against the repression and corruption of the current regime. But we must not allow ourselves to be misled as tw...

Foreign bombs won’t bring Iranian freedom. From the 1953 coup against Mohammad Mosaddegh to today’s assault by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, regime change has meant death, sanctions, and foreign control. Iranians deserve more than a choice between destruction and dictatorship.

04.03.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Ontario to move permanently to daylight saving time as long as Quebec, New York follow | CBC News Ontario has decided to stop changing the clocks twice a year β€” if Quebec and New York State follow suit.

Ontario has already decided to end DST after passing a bill to do so in 2020. Kicker is, they won't go it alone. First, Quebec and New York State have to make the change.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#onpoli #DST

04.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PM Carney needs to come back to Canada and make his case for supporting Trump and Netanyahu to the Canadian people.
He is not a CEO. He is our democratically-elected representative. In this moment of global crisis he must explain his position and take direction from the people.

04.03.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 255 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 6
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The case for a wealth tax is stronger than ever in Canada - CCPA An excerpt from β€œCancelling Billionaires Before They Cancel Us: The Urgent Case for a Wealth Tax” by Linda McQuaig & Neil Brooks

The issue of wealth inequality is one of the most pressing social and economic problems of our time. States must take action to rein in the power of billionairesβ€”and one key tool for doing so would be a wealth tax. By @lindamcquaig.bsky.social + Neil Brooks.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

03.03.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
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World at War: Canada Must Speak Up On the first day of the Iran war, they bombed a school and murdered 165 children, seriously injuring 95 more.

On day one of the war 165 children were murdered in a terror bombing of a school.
At one time such an atrocity would result in widespread condemnation.
Not any more.
We remain silent at our peril.
My latest piece.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/world-at-w...

03.03.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 571 πŸ” 210 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 19
Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane (Official Remastered HD Video)
Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane (Official Remastered HD Video) YouTube video by CowboyJunkiesVEVO

I never had Lou Reed on my playlist, but the Cowboy Junkies cover of Sweet Jane (from The Trinity Session) has always been a favourite.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa9n...

02.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We now go to Ben Mulroney, reporting live from Xbox.

02.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 221 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 2
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Saskatchewan’s child poverty rate highest of any province: Report A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, presented by the NDP in a media conference, found Saskatchewan’s child poverty rate was nearly 9 per cent higher than the national averag...

The rate of child poverty is worse in Saskatchewan than any other Canadian province, says new report from @policyalternatives.ca. More than 78,000 children under the age of 18 in Saskatchewan were living in poverty in 2023....an increase of 1% from 2022. www.ckom.com/2026/02/26/s...

26.02.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Conservatives call for investigation into asylum seekers’ access to health care Planned motion also includes language requesting the immediate deportation of foreign nationals convicted of a crime in Canada

That's not his real complaint, though. It's that we're providing those resources to asylum seekers - a federal program that he would like stopped.

www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/47e1498...
#GiftLink

26.02.2026 12:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Clients of lobby firms connected to premier, his nephew given tens of millions in training funds Groups represented by a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager got more than $100 million in grant money, a Trillium analysis has found

www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...

25.02.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Canada pledges $8 million in food aid for Cuba as U.S. fuel blockade continues OTTAWA β€” Canada is sending $8 million in food aid to people in Cuba, where a U.S. oil blockade has triggered a humanitarian crisis. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and MP Randeep Sarai, secretary...

I'm glad they're stepping up while Trump is trying to starve Cubans into compliance.

toronto.citynews.ca/2026/02/25/c...

25.02.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reality Check – Pierre Poilievre voted again and again to cut health care Tuesday morning, Conservative Pierre Poilievre bizarrely dared Jagmeet Singh to find examples of Poilievre voting to cut Canadians’ health care. Challenge accepted, obviously.

PP might look in the mirror as to why so many Canadians don't have a family doctor. He has a long record of opposing health care spending, going back to the Stephen Harper days.
www.ndp.ca/news/reality...
#cdnpoli #PierrePoilievre

25.02.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Taking our future away': Ontario students criticize Ford's plan to cut OSAP grants Premier Doug Ford is facing growing anger Monday night on college and university campuses across the province.

As @maritstilesndp.bsky.social says; INFURATING.
Imagine; Doug Ford, an uneducated, born rich college flunk out who never had to look for a job in his entire pampered coddled spoiled rich jerk life - denying students WAAAAY poorer and WAAAY smarter than him grant money.
www.chch.com/chch-news/ta...

24.02.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Seems like a lot of work to me, especially as I usually go through three cups every day.

24.02.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Much more environmentally friendly as well. Is it really effective to recycle those pods, let alone the coffee grinds inside? Does anyone bother to?
I also prefer my drip maker and fresh ground coffee. The waste all goes in the compost.

24.02.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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B.C. RCMP investigate reports of threats against Tumbler Ridge victim's family | CBC News A funeral for one of the victim's of the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting has been cancelled as a result of the threats, according to the local newspaper.

Omg what is wrong with people.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

22.02.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump's Oil Blockade of Cuba Is Economic Violence. It Must End | Opinion Broad U.S. economic sanctionsΒ targetΒ a civilian population with economic violence in order to force political changes.

*The UN High Commissioner for human rights warned of severe impact on the people of Cuba from loss of water deliveryβ€”including drinking water and sanitation. Even the delivery of aid shipments is disrupted due to the lack of fuelβ€”causing widespread food shortages*

www.newsweek.com/trump-oil-bl...

22.02.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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21.02.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 152 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgiaβ€”by Elon Musk The state board of elections found Musk’s PAC sent prefilled ballot applications.

The story that Elon Musk committed voter fraud has gotten next to no coverage -- one of those things you can't make come up on a Google search.

But I think it's time for Dems to go on offensive abt right wing coddling of this immigrant interfering in our elections.

newrepublic.com/post/206857/...

20.02.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 6605 πŸ” 3234 πŸ’¬ 154 πŸ“Œ 134
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Preparing for the Worst Looking at the Canadian political spectrum, you might think that I’m at one end and Andrew Coyne at the other.

Canada's ongoing defiance of Trump has infuriated the US. The PM's speech at Davos made Trump look isolated and weak on the global stage.
There will be payback. Canadians must prepare for all scenarios including military intimidation.
My latest.

charlieangus.substack.com/p/preparing-...

20.02.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 280 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 11
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I learned so much visiting the newly opened Pìwànak — the Algonquin Centre for Science and Innovation at Algonquin College. These modern labs will help support so many students pursuing STEM. (1/2)

19.02.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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CCLA Condemns Ontario’s Growing Takeover of Local School Boards - CCLA Those affected by Bill 9 will have to choose between their faith and their profession or their studies – a dilemma that has no place in a democracy.

CCLA and fellow advocates are deeply concerned by the Ontario government’s anti-democratic takeover of locally elected school boards.

Read more here.
ccla.org/press-releas...

17.02.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
The Ford Government’s Guide to Not-Stupid University Courses
The Ford Government’s Guide to Not-Stupid University Courses YouTube video by Clare Blackwood

Doug Ford made a statement about how university students won't succeed in life if they take courses in "basket weaving," aka arts and humanities, so I made this video using skills I learned with my arts degree. youtu.be/hfZkttU-07Y

18.02.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 5

338 Canada's projections are out. Go back and review that since the CPC was dumb enough to keep Poilievre the party numbers are tanking! Projected 185 seat majority for the Liberals if this gets closer to 200 expect a snap election if the CONs keep stalling legislation. #cdnpoli

15.02.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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Exclusive: Jivani Says Canada Harming Itself with 'Hissy Fit' on Trade with U.S. Jamil Jivani, a conservative member of Canada's Parliament who represents Bowmanville in Oshawa, told Sirius XM's Breitbart News Saturday that Canadian officials "are shooting ourselves in the foot" w...

No Jamil, most Canadians did not say β€œ great, this guy’s trying to help”. Most Canadians said who’s this right wing nut job think he is and who the hell is he speaking for.
www.breitbart.com/politics/202...

15.02.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Graeme MacKay: Graeme McKay: Gordie Howe Bridge Click here to view this article from www.thestar.com.

In the Toronto Sunday Star www.thestar.com/opinion/edit...

15.02.2026 12:46 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion: Rural post offices provide vital Canadian service Canada Post decision will shape daily rural life in very real ways.

thestarphoenix.com/opinion/lett...

14.02.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Their courses were no longer relevant, so these economics students went to work They launched the Rethinking Economics movement, prompting educators to "take account of the real world."

The student-led organization is challenging the way economics is taught at universities around the world, with a goal to make economics education β€œplural, critical, decolonised and historically grounded.”

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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