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Joined February 2023
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My Dilemna

I joined Twitter a couple years ago as a way to build my Substack audience. It worked pretty well for a while. Then around January 2024 @elonmusk decided that X was going to bury any posts with that
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The irony of it all

As I just finished arguing against generalizations, I won’t say “Canadians are angry.” Instead let’s say many Canadians are angry. We’re a smaller country than the US and so what can appear to be the
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What makes us different?

Recent polls show support for Alberta independence is on the rise. Or steady. Depends on who and how you ask. Just like all polls. What matters is that it’s less than 50%. Still there are vocal
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Good Morning Western Canada!

This is a friendly reminder that our Liberal government is corrupt. As I’m growing concerned that Canadians will once again elect another Liberal government later this year, I will be posting this
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I didn't cheat, I just broke the rules.

The psychology of Trump I grew up playing cards with my family probably not unlike other families. War, crazy eights, go fish, cribbage, you name it, but the one that sticks in my mind the most is
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If it’s time for change (and it is), then let’s make some changes.

I hate taxes. The only thing I hate more than paying the government for things I don’t want or need (ex. the CBC and the Post Office), is watching them waste it. I’m watching stories regarding the

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The Rule of Fools

Well, it happened. I honestly didn’t think he’d do it. After almost a decade in office and with his and the Liberal Party’s popularity numbers plummeting, Justin Trudeau has finally resigned. Or to be
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What are liberals doing?

As the Democratic Party continues to grapple with its recent election defeat and as Canada’s Prime Minister continues to deny reality an inversion of the old break-up line comes to mind: It’s not me,
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There are no Feminists in Foxholes

Link to the full article in replies. Earlier this month, while speaking at an event hosted by the Equal Voice Foundation — an organization dedicated to improving gender representation in Canadian

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What happened to common sense?

I like to read the news in the mornings, which is hardly an unusual exercise. Like many of you concerned with the bias of the legacy media I’ve done my best to find content as close to the center as
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What happened to all my junk mail?

For a week now I’ve been surprised by the lack of fliers and other useless junk mail in my mailbox. I didn’t give it much thought until I saw a news story this morning reminding me that the post
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Where did the money come from?

Trudeau and his merry gang of corrupt incompetents have decided that Canadians need a break from taxes. Typically, I’m a “never look a gift horse in the mouth” kind of guy and who doesn’t like free

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