
Rod Francis
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Rod Francis
@InRodWeTrustMTL
Pointe-Claire. Montreal. Quebec. Canada. Conservative. Bills. Hockey. Traditional Media.
Montreal Beigetreten Ocak 2012
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Montrealer reads about how tens of thousands of PEI potatoes are gonna be destroyed due to a US transport ban. He spends 15k to buy them, bring them to MTL and gives em to the Welcome Hall Mission who prepares 1200 meals per day for our homeless. montrealgazette.com/opinion/column…
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The U.S. appears to be dropping landmines around Iranian missile cities to catch ballistic missile launch vehicles, with some of the mines falling on nearby towns.

Trevor Ball@Easybakeovensz
Bellingcat identified the mines found overnight in Kafari, Iran as US BLU-91/B anti-tank mines from the Gator Scatterable Mine System. At least two people were reportedly killed. These mines were deployed over a village near a Iranian missile base.
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If you chose a few random Canadians, you'd likely have more name recognition than with this group.
Polling Canada@CanadianPolling
NDP Leadership Candidate Net-Favourables: Ashton: +8% - (72% Unfamiliar) McPherson: +8% - (67% Unfamiliar) Lewis: +6% - (50% Unfamiliar) McQuail: +3% - (88% Unfamiliar) Johnson: +2% - (94% Unfamiliar) Liaison / March 21, 2026
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My friend & former colleague Susan Bonner will host her last newscast on @cbcradio tonight. I first met her @CBCMontreal about 35 years ago. A dedicated & principled journalist whose career spanned 4 decades. A tremendous legacy that will be hard to replace.

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"We need to do better."
Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada broke down in tears as she announced two people experiencing homelessness died on Montreal’s streets in the last 24 hours.
“Sometimes when people cry it’s because we’re sad, but also because we’re mad,” Martinez Ferrada said, visibly shaken. “We need to do better. All of us. All governments.”
Read the latest: montrealgazette.com/news/local-new…
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Zelensky visiting allies in the Middle East to finalize arms deals featuring Ukrainian drones, tech+specialists in exchange for air defense missiles. Ukrainian troops have been deployed to Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Jordan, Israel, Cyprus and Bahrain
kyivindependent.com/zelensky-arriv…
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NAT0 defense spending up 6pc in 2025 to $1.6 Trillion. The US share of overall military spending dropped from 64pc to 58pc. All 32 allies met 2pc min, tho it's now 5pc. At the bottom; Canada, Portugal, Spain, Belgium.
Poland spends the most, 4.3pc of GDP
politico.eu/article/nato-c…
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Canadian trips to the US dropped for a 13th consecutive month in February, falling a further 12pc from Feb 2025 (which already was down from 2024)
The number of Canadian travelers to the US is at its lowest in 54 years.
thetravel.com/americans-conc…
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Five countries produce about half the global oil supply; Saudi Arabia, US, Canada, Russia and Iran.
visualcapitalist.com/half-the-world…
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ABC is likely to approve a 9th season for #TheRookie as it continues to get tremendous ratings/reviews/revenue. Will Trent is a lock for renewal.
tvinsider.com/1253898/abc-sh…
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Korean sub traveling to BC on the longest voyage in Korean history. Canadian submariners onboard for training. We're finalizing a contract for the most expensive military purchase in Canadian history, buying new subs either from South #Korea or #Germany.
canadiandefencereview.com/hanwha-oceans-…
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