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Judyth Mermelstein☮️ @GadflyQuebec

freelance writer, editor, translator (francais-anglais) and semi-geek; omnivorous reader and news junkie lectrice omnivore GadflyQuebec@mstdn.ca

Joined February 2012
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Rachel Gilmore
@atRachelGilmore
11 Sep 2023
For the record, when I had a restraining order against my own father in high school, I was glad there were some teachers who were willing to protect me from his "parental rights" I'll always be grateful to them for making school feel like a safer place for me.
Rachel Gilmore
@atRachelGilmore
11 Sep 2023
Do the "parental rights" folks watch Matilda and cheer on Danny DeVito instead of Miss Honey
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Scribulatora@Scribulatora
11 Sep 2023
If the reason we can’t have unisex bathrooms is that men aren’t trustworthy, might I suggest the problem is not really the bathrooms?
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David Hamer 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇨🇦@DavidHamer_1951
11 Sep 2023
And I don’t care whether it was a scheduled or charter flight. Public address systems on licensed aircraft using public air traffic control and under public regulation ought not to be providing political platforms.
David Hamer 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇨🇦@DavidHamer_1951
11 Sep 2023
Um, Westjet? You just lost a customer forever. Common carriers shouldn’t be hosting neofascists. 🍁🙄😤🙄🍁 @WestJet
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Dale Smith@journo_dale
11 Sep 2023
I should be surprised, but I’m really not, about just how few people mentioned the Modi government’s authoritarianism as why there have been tensions with Trudeau. #PnPCBC
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Bruce Arthur@bruce_arthur
11 Sep 2023
Canada: a country where certain people scream at the idea of investing in things serious countries have, (like a modern aircraft for the Prime Minister, in this case) and then call us an unserious country for not having those things when they prove inadequate
Mickey Djuric@MickeyDjuric
11 Sep 2023
UPDATE: Trudeau could leave New Delhi Tuesday afternoon at the earliest. Govt sources say a technician is on its way with a part to fix the issue. A backup plane will also arrive in New Delhi tomorrow in case it can’t be fixed. And a backup, backup plane will be in London. thecanadianpressnews.ca/poli…
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Kristin Raworth 🇨🇦
@KristinRaworth
11 Sep 2023
It’s no secret I’m not a Liberal but in 2002 Jean Chrétien made the decision to keep Canada out of the War in Iraq. Saving the lives of many Canadians and putting us on the right side of history. A proud moment. x.com/noahanicholls/status/1…

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chantal hébert@ChantalHbert
11 Sep 2023
I have. In 2012. Under Stephen Harper!
O'bs 🇨🇦@obinson
11 Sep 2023
Has @ChantalHbert been appointed to the Order of Canada yet? Because she should definitely be in there.
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Don Darling@dondarlingSJ
10 Sep 2023
Replying to @bruceanderson
It’s clear that in most cases, what use to be reputable media outlets are now selling clicks to the highest bidder. I guess we’re moving to Fox News of the north. What’s their choice, gaslight or bankruptcy?
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Bruce Anderson@bruceanderson
10 Sep 2023
It’s a shame that this passes as journalism and is validated by a major political leader.
Pierre Poilievre
@PierrePoilievre
10 Sep 2023
Putting partisanship aside, no one likes to see a Canadian prime minister repeatedly humiliated & trampled upon by the rest of the world.
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Adam Vaughan@TOAdamVaughan
9 Sep 2023
Poilievre is pulling this number out of thin air. Having helped run a surplus property evaluation for the Fed Govt there are not this number of properties to sell. Unless he is planning massive cuts & even more massive layoffs…even then the majority are in the capital region/1
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Peter Mansbridge@petermansbridge
8 Sep 2023
Poll after poll shows the Conservatives with a huge lead, as the party meets in convention in Quebec City. Can anything stop Poilievre? @ChantalHbert and @bruceanderson have their thoughts. Noon EST on @SXMCanadaTalks, all podcast platforms, or YT. 📍youtu.be/jgm8I6jc6hM
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Charles Adler@charlesadler
9 Sep 2023
If you think politics can’t get dirtier you couldn’t be more wrong. cbc.ca/news/politics/conserv…

Conservatives approve policies to limit transgender health care for minors, end race-based hiring |...

Conservative delegates voted Saturday to add some new social conservative policies to their policy playbook including a proposal to limit access to transgender health care for minors and to do away...

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Tony Katsabanis
@TonyKatsabanis
9 Sep 2023
Replying to @bruceanderson
Unemployment rate during a labour shortage remaining the same as 2019 is hardly newsworthy. The most interesting thing about it is that 5.5% of working age Canadians are unable or unwilling to work.
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chantal hébert@ChantalHbert
9 Sep 2023
Interesting as the Reform Party used to have such a system back in the days…
Althia Raj@althiaraj
9 Sep 2023
There is a point of order, a man says the delegates should see the majority of the votes and what regions voted in favour. There should be a graphic. The party says it is working on it.
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RT @MarkGerretsen: BREAKING: You thought it couldn’t happen in Canada? Campaign Life Coalition - an organization actively working to roll…
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At Issue Videos@AtIssueCBC
8 Sep 2023
September 7th, 2023: "Should the Liberals be worried about Poilievre’s momentum? Québec Justice Marie-Josée Hogue appointed to lead public inquiry on foreign interference" youtube.com/watch?v=hkMdpV7k… At Issue panel: @RosieBarton @acoyne @ChantalHbert @althiaraj // #CDNPoli 🇨🇦

At Issue | Should the Liberals be worried about Poilievre’s momentum?

The end of summer brought with it a new political narrative, with i...

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Stephen Maher
@stphnmaher
7 Sep 2023
I think it would be better if our political debate stayed closer to the facts. You can oppose the carbon tax without blaming it for every bit of economic trouble we face.
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Stephen Maher
@stphnmaher
7 Sep 2023
Poilievre is building his campaign around what I think we could call an extreme exaggeration of the inflationary impact of the carbon tax conservative.ca/cpc/axe_the_…

AXE THE TAX - Conservative Party of Canada

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H Westman@HCWestman
7 Sep 2023
Replying to @markusoff
Here he is.
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Dale Smith@journo_dale
7 Sep 2023
This is not the driver of food price inflation. Climate-related drought is the driver of food price inflation.
Jason Markusoff@markusoff
7 Sep 2023
BoC governor Tiff Macklem, speaking at Calgary Chamber, asked about impact of carbon tax on inflation. Annually, its impact on prices works out to about 0.15%, Macklem says
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Max Fawcett 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦@maxfawcett
7 Sep 2023
Pierre Poilievre thinks the answer to our housing crisis is for government to "get out of the way". But as his own arguments inadvertently show, what we really need is for government to get back in the game. #cdnpoli nationalobserver.com/2023/09…

Pierre Poilievre’s housing prescription doesn’t add up

In his latest YouTube video, CPC Leader Pierre Poilievre says he can get Canadians out of "housing hell." But his misunderstanding of the past makes it hard to see how he can figure out the future,...

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