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@dmcorp @jasonjamesbnn @PierrePoilievre Unelected oligarchs are DOGE, and their goal is to privatize the world.

Open letter to @PierrePoilievre Mr. Poilievre, You're Canada's only hope. You're the last hail mary attempt to save a failing nation. It's unfair for such a monumental task to rest on one man's shoulders, but fate has never expressed interest in fairness, and as such, has chosen you to resuscitate the futures of forty million people. You're an ordinary man with a rare opportunity to accomplish the extraordinary. I intend to vote for you should Mark Carney and the Liberal Party honor the terms of our democracy- but it would be remiss of me to not acknowledge the fading momentum in your ongoing election campaign. You've been traveling for over two years now, giving hours-long stump speeches and then devoting more hours to speaking with Canadians eager to shake your hand and share their concerns with you. I can only imagine the exhaustion you must feel, how you miss the comfort of your wife and children during the quiet nights alone in hotel rooms, the strain from the vitriol you constantly experience as Liberal-owned mouthpieces dismiss your efforts to patch the holes in our sinking economy. It's been a long road. You expected an election over a year ago. It still hasn't arrived. You've had to push forward despite the crippling fatigue. Now you're making mistakes. You're relying on traditional media channels to broadcast your message- the same media channels that have openly displayed bias in favor of the Liberal Party and their boldly fictitious narratives. You're taking unpopular positions on issues because you want to broaden your voting base; you want to win over Liberal voters who are on the fence. You're falling into a trap. You've been made to believe that this group is larger than it is. Your campaign team still perceives the mainstream as a reflection of the Canadian political environment. It is not- in fact, it is the inverse: the mainstream represents the polar opposite of what Canadians outside of the political and media bubbles actually think and feel. The Liberal base has shrunken dramatically, and many formerly on the left, specifically young people, are looking for a new direction- a direction you were previously leading us toward. The few still supporting the Liberals will never leave, mostly because they're the older generations who have already benefited from what Canada offered in previous decades or are members of the younger generations ideologically captured by Justin Trudeau's brand of hard leftism. The early days of your campaign were turbo-charged by your uncanny ability to read the currents beneath the metropolitan liberal noise. You spoke to Canadians in a way we had never been spoken to by a politician before. You told us the truth, and we arrived at your rallies in record numbers to hear it. You were a populist at a time when populism proved to be the antidote to woke neoliberalism. Donald Trump, Javier Milei, Nayib Bukele and Georgia Meloni all responded to the call. You found yourself as a member of this exclusive group. You are now a crucial piece to the international restoration of Western freedom. Today I'm urging a return to your populist roots. Abandon the slogans, the mainstream messaging and the legacy media. You have a unique talent for speaking directly to the hearts of voters. Use it. Go where Mark Carney and the Liberals can't go: engage with the podcasters and independent voices. Embrace the difficult discussions with informal commentators where you can elaborate on your ideas rather than segmenting them into brief summaries and soundbites. This is where the people will hear you; this is where your authenticity will shine through the gloss of scripted legacy media interviews. I have privately extended the invitation to host you in a discussion on my podcast but have yet to receive a response. I am now extending that invitation publicly. I want to talk discuss how you'll repair our damaged trade relationship with Trump and the United States, your plans to rebuild our military, how you will save our dying economy, and most importantly: China's influence over the Canadian political structures and industries. I will not lob softballs in our discussion, nor will it be scripted or edited in any way, however, I will listen and challenge your positions in a courteous manner. I am not and never have been a conservative. I am one of the millions of politically homeless voters who sees something in you that lives beyond partisanship. I'm looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks, Jason James, writer and host of the Brave New Normal podcast

@bjdobson08 @acoyne Nonsense.

@acoyne They interfered in the election by suing the CPC instead of doing the unbiased reporting that we pay them to do! We would not be in this mess if it wasn't for CBC.

This is all very true, as I’ve argued many times. But Poilievre isn’t proposing to defund the CBC because of some principled public good analysis. He’s doing it out of revenge and spite: to punish it for being mean to the Tories. That’s no way to make public policy on anything. And it’s pure politics: if it were really based on “the conditions that once made the case for public broadcasting no longer apply” he’d be shutting down French CBC as well. There’s a strong argument for taking the CBC off public subsidy (and private media along with it). But it needn’t and shouldn’t be equated with punishing it, or shutting it down. Move the CBC onto pay, rather, and everybody wins: taxpayers no longer have to pay for a network they don’t watch; viewers get a network that’s closely attuned to their preferences (since its revenues depend on it); and CBC staff get a clear mandate to seek and serve viewers, rather than either governments or advertisers. Final point. Everyone’s worried about the disruptive effects in the short run. Okay: the day he comes in, give everybody, public and private, three years’ notice. The subsidy gets phased out over three years. Make plans accordingly.

What an achievement vaccines are. What a monument to our love for each other it is to stare straight into the face of something as horrific and unstoppable as smallpox or measles or polio or cervical cancer and say “You know what, it doesn’t have to be like this.” HUMANS!

There's been a LOT about why RFK Jr is a terrible pick, but I want to focus on something that is very concerning to me, but no one seems to be mentioning. He appeals to a widespread, common-sense idea that the problem with our food is that it has "lots of artificial ingredients". Get the artificial ingredients out — no chemical additives! no food dyes! no high fructose corn syrup! — and our health problems magically resolve. This is 100% incorrect, and fundamentally misunderstands the problems with our food system.

@PaulSGundlach @ErinInTheMorn @PaulSGundlach Hi! please find the unroll here: threadreaderapp.com/thread/1857496… Enjoy :) 🤖

In 1968, Sidney Poitier was at a press conference at the height of his career. He made it very clear how he felt about the press. Funny that I had to find this on a discarded film reel with 1000s of books, Microfiche and films. Now you can see it.

@liberal_party I just hate how polticians denigrate the work. Stop it.

Marc Miller: “Cut the crap. Shut your yap.” 👏

@Jess5th Thanks for sharing! I have some assessment routines for teaching creative non-fiction, if you are interested. Love William Portorreal's talk!

@timthielmann It is entirely possible to be clear-eyed about those aspects of our history that treated humans like they weren't and also hold pride and love for those aspects of our history that were bold and beautiful. Embrace the complexity. Even while running for office, Tim.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you don’t need to hate Canada to love indigenous people.

@FoodProfessor @TorontoStar Your air quotes show a community group should not dare to research outside the confines of a university, or they are not a community group? What's wrong with reporting exactly which products... very confused by your post and why it's a problem for you.

This week, a "community group" released a document, reported by the @TorontoStar, "proving" shrinkflation exists. The group blames grocers for shrinkflation. Grocers... A group with an agenda would say that. This should never have been news.

@timthielmann @guyfelicella

It’s what I’m hearing from Victoria’s first responders too. And I’ll be at the public meeting tonight to hear from residents of North Park about the unlicensed 300-person drug consumption site slated to open in a week’s time. Details in the comment below. “Andrew, a paramedic in the Downtown Eastside, has responded to hundreds – if not thousands – of overdose calls during his time as a first responder. In his view, the government is “subsidising and enabling” the fentanyl crisis by throwing money at it instead of solving it.” telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

@AJWVictoriaBC BS

This is shocking news: Bruce Ralston, Harry Bains, Rob Fleming announce they will not seek reelection with BC NDP. M. Rankin, G. Heyman, S. Robinson, N. Simons, D. Routley, K. Chen, F. Donnelly, K. Conroy, and J Rice also gone. Eby's ideology is scaring away the centre #bcpoli

@1MikeMorris @KootenayGreg I agree - but I have also watched incorrect or over-wrought reactions that make people look ridiculous. It is not helpful.

@ksinden @KootenayGreg imo it is impossible to 'overreact' to the danger a potential Poilievre government holds for Canada and all Canadians.

What I learned on Canada Day: My tweet for the day included an image of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The thread was bombarded with Poilievre supporters, no surprise. But it is what they said, what they think! "Democracy means majority rules." Now certainly the Party 1/3

@KootenayGreg @1MikeMorris No - the professionals the run the campaigns think they know what works, and they are kinda right. See how John Rustad has risen on the coattails of the culture wars that the spin doctors (gleefully supported by PP) are using to win. We overreact, they call us divisive. It works.

@1MikeMorris I am starting to think Poilievre skipped civics classes too.

@hvacgirl1973 It was not mean to solve it and it never will. Yes, it enables; for some, it enables them to live another day &then they can move forward. Mostly, we need to focus on the strategies that get us past the stop-gap. It's is a major social issue requiring solutions in all sectors.

We listen to ALL the experts. We try to make the best decisions. We refine/keep trying. There is NO ONE ANSWER - of course there isn't. All the tools. We don't let social media, that monetises and incentivises vitriol, hate, and polarisation, divide us and make us choose SIDES.

@rodmickleburgh @PierrePoilievre The only thing I can think of is dog whistle. The economic case for it is clear.

@rodmickleburgh @PierrePoilievre I don't know - so much economic development has been driven by CBC in film, books, art, podcasting, music. It's baffling!

Why does @PierrePoilievre want to kill CBC? #cdnpoli What Is the Most Popular Radio Station in Canada? CBC Radio One. Q107. Classic rock station based in Toronto. ... CKNW. Virgin Radio. ... CBC Music. ... CHUM 104.5. ... CFMZ-FM (Classical 96.3 FM) ... CJAY 92.

@FoodProfessor B.S. Whose hard work?

Thought du jour... My vision for Canada is to see our nation once again acknowledge and reward the value of hard work, rather than perpetually penalize it.