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Conservative leader Pierre #Poilievre called #DougFord this Monday to ask for his help in the upcoming federal election campaign, but the premier told him he would be "too busy governing Ontario".

Ford was also peeved at Poilievre’s refusal to send out a congratulatory message after the premier won his election last month.
“It was ridiculous and childish. Conservatives should be happy when Conservatives win”

#onpoli #cdnpoli #canada #ontario

thestar.com/politics/provincia…

in reply to GG

Is Ford worried about being associated with PP losing badly?

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in reply to Eric Lawton

My hypothesis: Ford has designs on replacing PP when the later loses and gets turfed by The Party. He doesn’t want any of PP’s taint to rub off on him.

And yes, I chose ‘taint’ on purpose.

You’re welcome. 😂😂

@gemelliz

@GG
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@Beltliner403 @Crispius @EricLawton Conservative leader #Poilievre knows he needs to win #Ontario and Quebec to win the federal election.

He's begged Ontario for help and was turned down
He not well liked in Quebec where he's chalked up the lowest approval rating in #Canada.

Pierre is desperate - watch for nasty, nasty election ahead.

in reply to GG

@Beltliner403 @Crispius @EricLawton
Saw a new ad today about “Sneaky Mark Carney”. It looked & sounded like something someone in high school would submit as an assignment.

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@Crispius @EricLawton Could Doug eliminate the prime ministerial dual language requirement?

Is it constitutional, or could he ram through a new language law using the notwithstanding clause?

in reply to GG

There is no requirement in the Official Languages Act that says federal MPs, including the PM, need to be bilingual. Remember the furore over Mary Simon being appointed GG when she didn’t speak French?

The only thing that would prevent Doug Ford from successfully becoming PM is the federal Conservatives not winning enough seats with him as leader.

@Crispius @EricLawton

in reply to Dave Sanderson 🇨🇦🍁

@Sanderde @Crispius @EricLawton "There is no requirement in the Official Languages Act that says federal MPs, including the PM, need to be bilingual."

Thank you, Dave!

That puts more weight behind the rumour that Ford is hoping to step into Poilievre's shoes. Which means Doug Ford could conceivably be a Canadian PM. 😟

in reply to Snowshadow 🇨🇦

@Snowshadow @Sanderde @Crispius @EricLawton Similar to the idea that the guy running for Canadian prime minister should be required to pass a security check before given the keys to the castle.

There seem to be a number of old-timey "handshake" rules that today's Conservatives flout.

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@Snowshadow

The OLA requires that government services to Canadians be offered in both official languages.

Parliament is not a government service but simultaneous translation is available during sittings.

The Constitution requires that laws be written in both official languages but there is no requirement that the bills be debated by members who are bilingual.

@gemelliz @Crispius @EricLawton

in reply to GG

Did you hear the cabinet swearing in?

Some did English and "French".
Cringe.

@Crispius

in reply to Eric Lawton

@EricLawton Surely the guy who's flooded the province with booze & gambling ads knows a thing or two about betting on the winning horse.
Looks like Doug is not taking a gamble on Pierre.

#onpoli #cdnpoli #poilievre


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I understand that Indigenous people in Canada have no good reason to trust the colonial government, but I really hope that they will see some value in participating in this existential election.

The MAGA-Cons are nazis that MUST be kept from power, so every vote matters.

Participating in Canadian elections is exercising individual power for everyone that botes, it's not a capitulation to the colonial system.

#TurtleIsland #CdnPoli #CanadaElection2025

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"Earlier this week, a fringe far-right media outlet ran a hit job on Sasha Carney, child of Prime Minister Mark Carney. .. Candice Malcolm and her ilk do not actually care about getting it right, they care about whipping up fear and anger.. this story a ghoulish attempt to attack the child of a politician for their identity, all based on lies and innuendo, but it is wrong. All built on lazy reading and a lack of research.." #cdnpoli bugeyedandshameless.com/p/you-…
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“She was born a woman”

No. They were born an infant, like the rest of us.


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@robertbenzie: NEW: Conservative Leader ⁦@PierrePoilievre⁩ called Doug Ford to ask for his help in the upcoming election, but the premier told him he would be too busy governing Ontario, the ⁦@TorontoStar⁩ has learned.
#onpoli
#cdnpoli

twitter.com/robertbenzie/statu…

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I laughed out loud when I heard Poillievre actually say:

"I'm a strong leader, I'm a tough guy to deal with”

Guy sounds like Dan Aykroyd, but funny in a different way.

We all know... dudes who feel like they have to say they're "strong" and “tough” are really neither. They're just Bullies and Cowards.

Just like Trump.
#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #CanElxn #Poillievre #ToughGuy



Holy shit… the USA is supposed to be a leader.. but it’s just a country with a disgusting govt and media who tout “The American dream,” to lure in vulnerable persons, so a private business will detain them in an inhumane environment so the govt pays them PER PERSON detained.


Do not travel to the US. Under any circumstance. Think you're safe because your paperwork is in order? Fuck you, it does not matter.

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…




Zelensky “thanks” Boxo47 ?


This is giving me two vibes:

1) bozo47 demanded zelensky publicly toot rumps horn for being great
2) zelensky is thanking rump for not being a complete asshole like last time.


4 Takeaways From Trump-Zelensky Call: Russia-Ukraine War Update March 20 byteseu.com/846497/ #Conflicts #DonaldTrump #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #RussiaUkraine #RussianInvasionOfUkraine #RussoUkrainianWar #Ukraine #VladimirPutin #VolodymyrZelensky

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In response to tariff threats, stores here are putting #BuyCanadian maple leaf stickers on the shelves to mark made-in-Canada products -- although some of them might not actually be Canadian: cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia…

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Fave example of maple-washing is Campbells adding "designed in Canada" badges to their soup cans. The soup's made in the US, the badge just refers to the label design. i.redd.it/6axcr2sf9dme1.png
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McDonald's Canada drive thru screens are all "pleeeeaaasse don't boycott us, we support Canadian farmers, see? Maple leaf!"
in reply to how now

yeah, they're stressed out that Tim Hortons, even after being resold repeatedly still has a better claim on being Canadian, let alone A&W Canada, which is actually fully Canadian-owned. The franchisees will revolt if corporate doesn't stem the bleeding.
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@how now It’s that circle with the leaf confusing store employees. That’s my guess. It’s trickery. If i see that “symbol” I look for the “imported by” or “prepared for” bc it’s certainly not “made in canada” or “product of canada”

Best bet.. don’t shop at those stores if you can find alternatives. Look at local farmers and see if any have online shops they sell through. Typically those will sell from other 100% canadian farmers and companies.. like www.indiefood.ca


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how the fuck bro boosted my post twice in a row

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Sounds more like Bozo47 is killing two burds with one stone:
-hating on Lgbtq+ members
-he probably doesn’t have the funds bc it’s the money he lost in a bad cripto stock investment


White House says it's halting funds to US university over transgender athletes
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8712p5y48do?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into U.S. and Canada @u-s-and-canada-BBCNews




Dear #Loblaws,
If you label your house brand’s products with “imported by” and “prepared for” Loblaws #Canada inc, but you don’t say where it’s imported from, who it’s prepared by, nor whether any ingredients are domestic, take the #mapleleaf off the dang shelf.
That’s dishonest marketing you heathens.

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in reply to Laura Anna

I refuse to buy those products. It’s deceptive marketing and I’m not sure how they can get away with it.

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EPIC usage of the I did that sticker that I constantly see on gas pumps even in the small Arizona town I live in, despite the fact Biden did nothing to affect gas prices (and couldn't)- but man, this usage is epic. Can't wait to show my wife 😂


I have come to greatly dislike shopping at grocery chains.
During this #tradewar with Bozo47, I’m more of a conscious consumer.
I realize majoroty of #Loblaws’ house brands are packages and presented as “canadian” in sneaky ways, there is a #Cdnmapleleaf on the price tag claiming its canadian.

Only #cdn thing about it is the company who is selling it.. likely from the #US.



Trump has a hardon for CDNs dairy industry


I vote for Canadians to up their personal monthly dairy quota (if you consume dairy), and our #federalgovernment discontinues all dairy import/export with the #US. Then allow our dairy farmers to fill the gap left behind by the low quality S#USdairy.

#tradewar2025 #buyCdn #buybeaver
#cdndairy #dairyfarmersofcanada #cdnpoli

theglobeandmail.com/gift/f9ffb…

in reply to Laura Anna

Trumo is Greedy - that may be his primary characteristic. "Greedy" and "egoistic" overlap.

in reply to GG

Those pictures tell a million words. Pierre's negativity has driven everyone away and he stands alone on a frozen runway looking as out of place in a parka as he would if he was wearing a tootoo. The plane behind him gives the impression he just popped in for the photos and is about to take off again.

Carney is with people, listening and looking them in the eye.

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@AnnieBuddy "those pictures tell million words"

Did you notice the Canadian flag on Poilievre's toque is black, not red and white?

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in reply to GG

did you notice the South African's MAGA hat is black, not red?

They are the black hats.

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Anyone remember Mr Poilievre's snarky reply to Minister Joly last December when she talked about appointing an ambassador to Canada's Arctic?

"Arctic ambassador? To do diplomacy with who? Santa Claus? 🎅 Poilievre posted.

The Conservative government under Stephen Harper ended the role of Arctic ambassador in 2006.

#cdnpoli #canada #nunavut

ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/new…

in reply to GG

And that was a dumb move on Harper's part. One of far too many.
in reply to GG

Well he did go to the Artic for a photo op and totally ignored the people !
in reply to GG

I remember #Harper trying to portray himself as a hero of the Arctic
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@MikeImBack "He has demonstrated a troublingly uninformed view on Arctic sovereignty and governance, and often paints regional collaboration as an obstruction, not an opportunity"

Sounds like #Poilievre, right?
Actually from a 2014 G&M article on ....
PM Stephen Harper, Poilievre's mentor & boss.

#cdnpoli #indigenous

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well if the plan is to let Russia take over the Arctic, then they don't really need to know much about it...maybe that ship #Harper found was gonna be in the way so he made sure Canada paid to get it removed 🤨
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@MikeImBack
The absolute most ironic part of the lost ship story is that the Inuit tried to tell them where to look and it took the searchers over 150 years to listen, or even ask.

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@AnnieBuddy there has to be some reason #Harper just randomly decided to go after it for no reason
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@MikeImBack
When we were kids, we did a lot of road trips. My Dad made us memorize license plates and then he would test us days later.

I don't know if that is why I remember so many inane things. Sometimes, they end up being part of a bigger picture, that becomes clearer in hindsight.

in reply to AnnieBuddy

@AnnieBuddy are you autistic? I usually blame that on my autism. I keep remembering strange things too and ya, it definitely helps form big pictures
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@AnnieBuddy took me until I was 42 to figure it out. I'm now on a 2.5 year waitlist to see a specialist about getting diagnosed
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That's why his name is PEEer PeeALLover. He pisses on everything.

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cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre…

Conservative Leader #neverpoilievre said Wednesday he's a "tough guy" well suited to take on U.S. President Donald Trump and that's why the American leader said he thinks it's easier to "deal with a liberal" in Canada than a conservative.

#inconceivable

I don't think that word means what he thinks it means. Poor sad mouse. He's only ever punched down.

#cdnpoli #canada #mexico #fascism #antifa #elbowsup

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in reply to Laura Anna

I thought ending DEI was meant to mean that race could not be used for segregation?
in reply to tomgrzybow

Not exactly, my take is that the U.S. DEI programs are meant to ensure that those who are not kicked out because for there social or physical traits are able to gain equal social/job opportunities/footing than those who are already 'privileged (in this case, 'white Christian men')'. One can imagine getting fired from a job just because a woman is pregnant or is blackmailed to stay in the job while receiving acts of sexual harassment or forms of bigotry, for example. Point was DEI is meant to offer such protections since many may also come from poor upbringings (in this case, the privileged are the rich families) to enable them to get similar education/health tr
eatment too.
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I think that where it get dis-informed, especially by the 'right-wing intel' and 'bro-news' such as Charlie Kirk, is that narrative that the men of the U.S. felt neglected or dis-favoured. E.g. talks of freedom of speech -> sexual.verbal harassment or death threats. Try Grounded News or looking up on the opposite politics side's point of view and comparisons too, and not just Fox News, perhaps.


#Canadians on Twitter should hit #musk back with a screenshot of his reply to Ontario’s Premier scrapping the Starlink contract.
“ #Ohwell


I’m not making a statement about anything anyone did in protest to Tesla right now.

I will say canceling food and medicine is violence, hidden behind paperwork.

Identifying with nazi ideology is promising more violence.

Nobody showing up at Tesla is mad about their cars.

But when Nazis start to take over the bar you figure out how to throw them out or it becomes a nazi bar. Everyone would prefer that asking politely for them to leave worked.



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"As an economist, I would say yes."

So no is the answer, since economists are generally required to be... let's say... "myopic" about everything so neoliberalism can keep eating us. Seems to be a multinational corporation, some of whose shareholders happen to be Canadian. IMHO, of course. Residual economic benefits, franchise owners, blah blah, yeah sure. Someone has to exploit temporary foreign workers.

Is Tim Hortons Canadian?
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The Conservative Party of Canada is breaking from decades of tradition. It won’t allow the media to travel alongside its leader as he campaigns for Canada’s top political job. #cdnpoli

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The conservative’s opposing parties should do strategic planning, like not running candidates in unwinnable ridings. The conservatives will shout political cowardice, BUT this would allow journalists to begin using this phrase without being accused of bias. Conservatives don’t have the courage to face mainstream media. Their entire strategy has been to build a cone of ignorance catering to those “a little too easy to convince” and avoid any substantial policy ideas
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#PoliLiar is sooo tough that he won't allow media seats on his campaign. No tough questions for this "tough" guy. Chicken-shit pigeon, that's all.


Hypothically… if #Canadians boycotted #MolsonCoors, could the drop in sales force a reversal of the cdn/us mergers? Making Molson 100% Canadian again. 😈I’d very much like that
#buycdn
#boycott #molson #itsnotfullcdn

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N.B. government seeks more free movement of alcohol across Canada
New Brunswick's Liberal government wants to make it easier to move alcohol across provincial boundaries.
#politics #alcohol #trade #Canada #NewBrunswick #InterprovincialTrade
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I’d LOVE this to not be satire!


@National Observer @Canada's National Observer

That dude should sit down and reassess his decision of not allowing press join him on his campaign.
Looking sneaky AF, he is.

Trump-#Poilievre’s reverse psychology tactics are getting old.
If there’s actually #Canadians buying into these blatantly poor attempts at manipulation, #Ipittythefoo

#cdnpoli #canada #fedelection #cdnelection #nicetry



“#China carries out more executions than any other country in the world, according to Amnesty International, and regularly sentences foreigners to death, often on drug-related offences.”

🍃 is illegal in China. Possession of 5kg or more = ☠️ penalty
Keep this in mind if you travel there.



**Canadians are turning to Canada-made products amid Trump’s tariff threats and 51st state comments.

**The surge in demand has come with a rise in complaints about potential mislabeling scams.

**The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says complaints increased by 1000% between January and February.



#BestBaafarm… i chuckled at that!What a fantastic name for a sheep farm, eh!
Located northeast of #Toronto, #Ontario, #Canada, this farm makes deliciously nutritious sheep #dairy products.
You can find where to get their products at this link: bestbaa.com/pages/best-baa-far…
They also have a delivery service!

#milk #cheese #kefir #yoghurt #shoplocal #buybeaver #buycdn



#Saskatchewan’s contributions in the #CAN-#US #tradewar: Seeking diplomatic resolutions to tariffs while pursuing new international opportunities

I’m struggling here.. They have #Cameco.. a #Canadian mining company, whom has a US subsidiary with 2 mining locations in the US.
Is that why the whole province is playing it safe?


in reply to john fink ok!! :goat:

@adr it's a pretty good teak furniture store in old Ottawa South. "Delusions of Grandeur" it says on the business card I took after a look around.
in reply to Ed Bilodeau

Good and valuable information.

Before Trump, large corporations would have labelled such information an illegal restraint of trade, because it gave consumers too much information about where and how they get their products. More has to change than removing Trumpism here and abroad.


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Energy sector CEOs call on Canadian lawmakers to use emergency powers to speed key projects
The letter comes as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens Canadian sovereignty and proposes massive tariffs on Canadian goods, including oil and natural gas.
#energy #politics #law #Canada #US #Economy
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CANADA RECALL

Date: 2025-03-19T12:00:00

Product: Health Canada warns that relight candles available on Amazon.ca pose a fire hazard

Details: Relight candles are banned in Canada.
These candles can spontaneously relight after being blown out and can re-ignite after disposal, posing a fire hazard.

More: recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/a…
#Canada #recalls #productrecalls


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Check out Ontario Canada’s Family-owned, independent creamery.
Hand-churning out small batch butter products for you and me since 1909 🧈



“Tesla electric vehicle charging products are not eligible for CleanBC or BC Hydro rebates unless purchased or received pre-approval before March 12”

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/tariffs



“Carney said Trump's tariff action has "called into the question the validity" of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), and there's a need for a larger conversation with the Americans about resetting the entire bilateral relationship, something that will only happen when the time is right.”

AKA, Canada is choosing not to entertain the tantruming toddler demanding a lolli in the supermarket checkout line, while screaming “give me your COUNTRY”, accompanied by a tiny footed stomp.

When 47’s downstairs brain can reconnect with their upstairs brain, then we’ll talk.

#cdnpoli #cdncanttrustrump
#naughtyUSA #canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-trump-call-appropriate-time-1.7486880



I’ve been hesitant to “take sides” regarding the civil war in Gaza. I’m Canadian and have zero say in the matter. Thus, I feel I cannot judge one side nor the other (tho I will judge tRump and his posse).
Wanting to learn the history of this civil war, I began reading.

I am open to hear others’ thought, but so far this has been my take-away

“Is Palestine oldest or Israel?
Taking stock. By more than 1,000 years, “Israel” predates “Palestine.” The land then became home primarily to an Arab population, again for more than a millennium. Both Jews and Arabs thus have a legitimate claim to the land. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has seen myriad wrongs and brutalities on both sides.” - Marguerite Newman, NCESC Geographic FAQ

#gazawar #waringaza #gaza #civilwar



Carney getting sworn in as PM was like Team Canada’s hockey team sending fresh legs over the walls against Team USA

#cdnpoli
#auspol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-19/canada-snuck-past-trump-buy-jorn-defence-radar/105069292%5B/url%5D%0A%0A%5Burl=https://mstdn.ca/@stribeprogblog/114189227407588122%5Dhttps://mstdn.ca/@stribeprogblog/114189227407588122


An astute move by Prime Minister Carney... and Conservatives are out there trying to make Canadians believe Trump when he says dealing with a Liberal government will be easier?

#cdnpoli
#auspol

abc.net.au/news/2025-03-19/can…




“There is no kill switch,” the Joint Program Office said. “The strength of the F-35 program lies in its global partnership, and we remain committed to providing all users with the full functionality and support they require.”
They may be, but Rumper doesn’t care. He does w/e he wants.

#cdncanttrustrump #cdnpoli #naughtyUSA #canada