No answers. Only questions. Eloquentissimus. Re-tweets not endorsements. Writer/Speaker/Editor. She/her.

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Brexit was a masterclass in stupidity, as is Alberta separation. Proponents sell it as a simple process. It is not. And it would cost everyone dearly. Alberta separation no guarantee of success winnipeg-can.newsmemory.com/…
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4. Laughing at Albertans Nixon was Caught on tape LAUGHING while an NDP MLA was presenting concerns about 4,000 Albertans with Type 1 diabetes losing access to the Insulin Pump Therapy Program the UCP had just cancelled 25 affected Albertans in #ableg gallery watched in shock
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Be informed if you have concerns w/the facts around MAID. We are privileged to live i na country where people have the opportunity to die w/dignity w/support from health care professionals.
2024 MAID facts: -16,4999 cases (5.1% of all national deaths) -Vast majority - 95.6% Track 1: i.e., foreseeable death -Track 1: median age 78 years -Cancer was the #1 reason in Track 1 -No excess deaths among poor and disadvantaged -These are facts canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/…
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I am 83 years old, I will die. The cause of death is birth. The only real things in life are food and love, in that order, just like our little dog Ruby. I really believe this and the source of art is love. I love life. ~ David Hockney
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ZERO interest in separatism. 100% proud to be Albertan AND Canadian. 🇨🇦
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De Niro: I hate to say it, but loving our country is starting to sound like an abused spouse saying they love their abuser. I can’t love a country that starts stupid and inhumane wars, killing thousands of innocents and indirectly causing the deaths and suffering of millions more. I can’t love a country that takes healthcare away from millions of people and uses that money to enrich their pals in the Trump-Epstein class. I can’t love a country that sends out masked militias to shoot citizens in the streets, torture our neighbors, and separate families. I can’t love a country that’s led by a racist, misogynist, xenophobic tyrant. And let me just say it: I can’t love a country that’s led by Donald Trump and his sycophant Congress.
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Replying to @CTVNews
You know who else skipped Canada’s opener in Canada? Pierre Poilievre. You know what else PP skipped? The swearing in for the new GG but don’t remember you all reporting on that.
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This was one of the best speeches I’ve heard in a long time. Heartfelt and articulate. Makes one proud to have this man as our Prime Minister. (I’d like to hear more about how things went with his cousins. That’s so cool for them and for the PM!)
Carney: Canada is a mosaic, not a melting pot. And this is the distinction that matters. Because a mosaic doesn't dissolve or blend its pieces. Each is stitched to each and all the pieces hold all. And the beauty is in the arrangement, not in the blending.
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This resonates deeply with me and my family. Canada never asked us to leave our story behind. It invited us to add it to a larger one. What a great country! 🇨🇦
Carney: Canada is a mosaic, not a melting pot. And this is the distinction that matters. Because a mosaic doesn't dissolve or blend its pieces. Each is stitched to each and all the pieces hold all. And the beauty is in the arrangement, not in the blending.
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Replying to @david_parker
Actually,it is Alberta that is getting worse year after year! Deteriorating public healthcare (where most of surgeries are happening), public education still needs more resources, highest electricity and insurance rates!UCP are poor fiscal stewards!Alberta is failing b/c of UCP!
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Even at a young age he wore Canada on his shirt. He travelled the world with his father and met many dignitaries. Don’t ever think for one second that he’d turn his back on Canada because of his American girlfriend. He’s a true Canadian who loves his country. And always will.
Justin Trudeau in his 20s damn..
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Replying to @UCPlease_NO
Indeed!
Replying to @JasonOnTheDrums
1. Sexual Harassment When Nixon owned a business pre-politics, an employee reported sexual harassment…a manager SLAPPING her, asking for SEX in exchange for tires, DEMANDING she view porn at work Nixon’s response? He FIRED HER!!! The Human Rights Tribunal fined Nixon $32K
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This belongs in the Canadian Museum of History
Can i post a single image and have most Canadians 🇨🇦 instantly guess the TV show? Let's see...
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Correct. Now it’s clear. Trump is rogue. American people own him. We leave it to you to remove him and return to normal. Or continue the descent into arbitrary attacks on sovereignty, invasions, and global piracy. We are on a path. We see the end goal. We are moving at speed and scale. We shall not be deterred.
Ben Meiselas reflects on Canadian Prime Minister Carney's recent speech in Dublin, Ireland: I think this is very important, where he talks about shared values, values, and principles. And that's what we can rely on: that Canada, Ireland, Europe share the same values. Implicit in this is that we don't share the values in this Trump-MAGA version of America. We thought we shared those values, but we don't.
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Replying to @MondoABx
Is the UCP trying to kill everyone off by having absolutely no oversight on our most detrimental industries. Food safety. I knew they weren’t policing oil wells now our food. This isnt red tape” this is just ridiculous
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Replying to @Autumblues
And somehow, they still will probably win the next election. Born and raised in Alberta, and it's always been conservative, but this is authoritarianism. I hate the UCP.
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Replying to @MondoABx
Total control of everything and everyone, is the goal? This is disturbing.😳
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This is chilling. Cruel and stupid, like most everything the UCP does.
Replying to @TheBreakdownAB
@TheBreakdownAB @MargTokar @AB_Resistance @PfParks @RajSherman From Facebook Guess Dani forgot about the 30 children poisoned from daycare food.
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PM Carney is well loved and respected around the world! 🇨🇦
Businesses hung Canadian flags outside their buildings, and groups of people held up signs on the side of the road as Prime Minister Mark Carney with greeted with open arms on Sunday by the people of County Mayo. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/06/…
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