Speedbird Types

@gregbradyx "random check at the U.S. border crossing" 😂 Is that like the "random check" we all go through getting on airplanes?

I watched this story. Imagine an American citizen pulling up to the 🇨🇦 border - US flag in the backseat, derogatory signs already made. “What are you coming into Canada for?” “I’m here SPECIFICALLY to protest against your federal government. I hate the federal Liberals. I want them gone.” We would never let him in, NOR SHOULD WE. We have a democratically-elected government & we should never allow foreigners to protest it. So….that’s what the US guard said to him. Imagine being the guy thinking this is an important news story. Put the phone down, champ.

@DimitrisSoudas "The" founding language, omg, the histrionics.

And one of the pilots was a francophone. Exhibit A on how to convince those who speak the founding language of this county, French, that they are second class citizens.

@JonFraserTF It was poached from Winnipeg in the 60s to placate Quebec. That worked out well.

I have a better idea. Why don't they just move the Headquarters of Air Canada out of Quebec?

@Harry__Faulkner If we could also reduce foreign Prime Ministers by 50% that would be cool.

PM Mark Carney says he has taken back control of Canada's immigration system: "My message on immigration is that we're taking back control on immigration. You've seen temporary worker numbers down by 50%, asylum claims down by a third and new foreign student numbers down by 60%."

Air Canada must be one of the most logistically complex companies in Canada and it keeps shiny metal tubes flying through air daily, packed with human beings, feeding them and getting them safely to a fro. It's the worst airline I know--except for all the others. But don't be ridiculous: he is clearly quite capable of running that company.

@speedbird @jkenney He lives in Montreal, one of the pilots was francophone and he’s been called out for this repeatedly in the past and promised to fix. If he’s not capable of learning basic French he’s not capable of running a company

Reads like an Onion satire of what has become of the Canadian bureaucratic state. A fatal airline accident, and the Minister of Transport’a response is to focus on the language of the CEO’s condolence message. (Technical note for Ottawa: anyone can now instantly generate an audio or text translation of the video statement.)

@t7_linda @jkenney I'm sure he was fully intending to "quadruple" down on English as soon as the news hit that two of his pilots and probably some of his passengers had just been killed. Yup, it's definitely just defiance.

Just hear me out…is it also not a wildly inappropriate time for this specific CEO to quadruple down on his refusal to say basic statements in French? He’s been called out before and it’s odd he’s capable of running AirCanada yet simultaneously incapable of learning any basic French. There’s more going on imho

@DimitrisSoudas @JamesonCanada @Harry__Faulkner Ahhhhh here we go...

@JamesonCanada @Harry__Faulkner Who are you ?

An Air Canada plane crashes, resulting in the deaths of two pilots. Over on Radio-Canada, the "conservative" on the panel is having a fit that the Air Canada CEO didn't speak French in his video and demands his resignation over it. Someone should let these people on the panel know that the victims in this tragedy were the pilots and the injured passengers, not the French language.

Air Canada kisses everyone's ass in French and makes westerners listen to the full rigamarole flying from Kelowna to Calgary but yeah, "you've been very patient". Meanwhile the two pilots who were superb representatives of both French and English Canada are the last thing on your mind except your own political point scoring. GFY.

In the case of Air Canada’s CEO, we have now been waiting for twenty years. He lives in Quebec. His wife is francophone. He leads a company that is subject to the Official Languages Act. Five years ago, in Montreal, he delivered a speech entirely in English and promised he would learn French. More than 400 hours of tutoring later, he is still at “bonjour” and “merci.” I believe we have been patient. Very patient. But at some point, respect for a language, for the law, and for the country cannot be optional. It must be real, concrete, and upheld.

@CP24 Would those be part of the "patrol rifle" buy-back programme?

#BREAKING: Toronto police to deploy officers with patrol rifles and other long guns at places of worship, tourist hubs cp24.com/local/toronto/…

@FrankGrimes_Jr Friend of mine, a bleeding heart liberal Canadian (of Japanese descent) told me he saw a certain celebrity TV-scientist emerge from a taxi in front of CBC in downtown Toronto and throw a drink container onto the ground as he stepped out. Dude was shook😂 I'm not. It tracks.

David owns 5 homes. Two in wealthy Kitsilano, BC and even one in Australia. If you want to lead by example you don't fly across the world just to get to your cottage. People are tired of being lectured to by hypocrites. The answer is to consume less but the "activists" won't

@junonewscom Turns out, shrill white female beats ethnic hire. Don't get mad, I don't make the rules.

Nathalie Provost, an École Polytechnique survivor, slammed Conservatives for spreading "disinformation" about the gun buyback, disputing that it targets hunting and farm firearms. "I'm not a duck, a gopher, or a pop can—please help us stop this disinformation," she said.

@glen_mcgregor You're a fantastic PR person for the PM ... hope you're getting well compensated.

PMO says there was an error in the government’s response to the order paper question and that PCO will “retable” the response today to note that Carney did discuss human rights with PRC officials.

Maybe carving out bike lanes on major routes which are used mainly by FTW bike delivery dudes was not such a great idea? Example: Richmond St. has been reduced to (effectively) 1 eastbound lane from Spadina through to Jarvis with half block turning lanes and (of course) an almost completely unused bike lane with its own turn signals. Total, fucking, waste.

Perhaps the City of Toronto should look in the mirror when looking for solutions to congestion. I've routinely seen lanes closed for weeks and months on end with no work happening. Young Street just north of Front is a prime example where the closed lane for the TTC elevator project has been used for nothing more than a parking lot - for more than 2 years. There are dozens of examples of this ineptitude around the city. Fixing these problems would be a big help. ctvnews.ca/toronto/articl…

@TorontoStar “Bruce Arthur” was already taken so … “Retard” it is.

The 'r-word' is seeing a resurgence. What happened? #onpoli trib.al/oVCCjuk

@338Canada Then we should see an election soon. But, we won’t because those aren’t real.

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@LyleStewart55 Wow you’ve activated Carney’s Boomer base 🤢

Many Canadians if they watch Pierre Poilievre’s interviews with Joe Rogan in Texas and Bloomberg in New York will find out the MSM in Canada, the Liberal marketing team, has been absolutely lying to them about Pierre!

@dubsndoo More like Elbows Deep.

She’d only been a member of the Liberal caucus for a few days before she got caught stealing from taxpayers. Ooh boy, what a catch for the Liberals! She’ll fit right in with the rest of the fraud artists on the Elbows Up team.

@Smil3yAngel You are a stage prop.

For those who don't know me: I am a proud Canadian 🇨🇦 I vote Liberal I love Man United and the Toronto Blue Jays I am a mum of 2 I stand with Ukraine I support BLM and LGBTQ+ I stand for Women's rights If you agree with any of the above, I'd love to follow you!

@JeremyNachos @gregbradyx And yet… here you are.

@gregbradyx lol @ “I am ready to weight in on …” Like anybody was waiting for this.

I am ready weigh in on the Pierre Poilievre visit to the Joe Rogan Experience. It may not be what you expect: 1. I was stunned at the tactic of not being critical of Mark Carney or how he's handling some hugely complex issues in Year 1 as our Prime Minister. That said, what a tactic. It shows a tremendous respect for how competition goes - you sometimes see it in sports, despite the fact we often revere athletes who cross lines & have a "win-at-all-costs" mentality - in this case, how can the strategy (being "strategic" isn't a criticism) be dumped on? Carney, it should be noted, didn't offer the same grace on Jon Stewart's show 13 months ago when he made up a ludicrous narrative about Poilievre's policy as the COVID pandemic began (he wasn't in government, nor was he CPC leader, even, at that point) - facts Carney conveniently left out, by design. 2. I thought he came in with a clear game plan to look through the front windshield of the car, & not the rear-view mirror. There is plenty to peck away at when any government's run the show for 8 years, 10 years, 12 years - without being explicitly critical, Poilievre laid out a case for, simply, a better way forward > unlock natural resources, don't just cut but obliterate red tape, & focus on intelligence & innovation. 3) "Canada is broken". Did that slogan fit for a moment in time? Maybe so, but it always had potential to be deemed negative, & certainly misinterpreted. Anyone listening to Rogan/Pierre would note - not only is that not said, but there's no inference that we have a problem we can't fix if we just decide we want to (& it only takes thousand of votes in a dozen ridings to do so - with the NDP at 2.7 percent in Ajax - I needed/need a mere 5,500 people to vote differently next time in a riding of 97,000 eligible voters. I'm hardly alone. 4) Indisputable that Pierre sounded like a very proud Canadian. I like that. We all SHOULD. I don't care who you are or what your beliefs are - if you go anywhere abroad, let alone spend 2+ hours on North America's most popular podcast, singing loudly about our heritage and traditions and potential will always win me over. Not everyone feels this way, & that's concerning - but I still think that's a very loud & shrill tiny minority that doesn't beam with pride when anyone reps us well south of the border. 5) This sounded like an optimistic man - far from a beaten man. Losing hurts. I hurt for quite a while after my run in Ajax. It's now the time of the year when the campaign started & the tough feelings are going to hit hard the next 5-6 weeks. Boo hoo. Those are mine & I will deal with them & push through. If Poilievre is still wounded from Election Night - you'd simply never know it. No sign in 140+ minutes of conversation that he's struggling, he's bitter, that he doubts himself - that's what I totally expected from knowing him now as I do. 6) He handled the Trump questions masterfully. When Rogan asked Trump’s controversial remarks regarding Canada becoming the 51st state, Poilievre was firm but measured. He defended Canadian sovereignty without sounding hysterical, using the phrase "Canada is not for sale" to assert national pride. Slam dunk. 7) I think we typecast so many people in the public eye. We define them, we box them in, & it just keeps life simple. I tell everyone I come across, & I can speak authentically because of two damned true things - A) I'm not a lifelong Conservative. I see strains of 80s Conservatism (I was too young to vote from all of the 80s & bit of the 90s) in the current Federal Liberals (far less so in the Ontario Liberals, I should note) & I want to be involved with a party that stands up for workers, cares about structure, will only police speech in very, very exceptional (& threatening) circumstances, & will let people live their lives as they see fit. I say all that to note, Pierre has evolved. How could he not? How are any of us the same person we were 5-10 years ago? From running in the Federal Election & having 26,000+ people mark an "X" beside my name (up from 13,200 the prior Election)....it changes you. More pride, more reflection, more humility, more confidence. I've never told the story of two things happening - and I owe all of this story arc of my life to Pierre Poilievre & Melissa Lantsman. Melissa was the first Conservative MP I told of my intentions - that we needed a change in Ajax & if I wasn't the only one who could win the seat there, I was one of a small group. She was awesome, is awesome - & I'm forever grateful for her belief in me. Massive fan. Pierre, I approached, on a busy morning after a radio chat w/ my colleague Alex Pierson - & I said exactly the same thing. I think we can make a huge run in Ajax (this was maybe 14-15 months before an Election that, at the time, was still supposed to be Fall 2025, so I was sure I had 19-20 months to be as organized as I could be). Pierre's response to me - "well, this is great news". And at the time....I wasn't even sure it was! All of this may happen, all of it may not. I am sure he's the Prime Minister we need, & I'm MORE sure because he's handled everything with such dignity, & class, & perspective, intelligence, & thoughtfulness ("intelligent" and "thoughtful" don't always match up together!). I thought he gave an impassioned, energetic, balanced, & reasonable perspective on where Canada is at, why we matter so much (to each other & to the world), & he's still up for the job - & for at least 20-24 months on end, the country seemed ready & certain to promote him to. That's that. Shouldn't be hard to find the link! Have a great weekend, all!

Well let’s help you out here, if your reclusive neighbour tells you he’s the prime minister in waiting over the backyard fence, he’s mentally ill, if Poilievre says it, it’s a sign of confidence and, given the way the current PM Is quickly becoming irrelevant, close to a certainty.

I don’t think I can recall someone deeming themselves a “prime minister in waiting.”