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David Moscrop

5 years

Every time I read some weekend column about a boomer struggling to retire on $100,000 a year and a multi-million dollar home, I'm reminded that my retirement plan is to die in the climate wars.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

4 years

This is like me and my neighbour teaming up to buy a nurse a coffee.

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Zuckerberg, Gates team up to contribute $25 million for research into coronavirus treatments

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

Ah otherwise it would have been a close one.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

I’m shocked — shocked! — to hear there are supply chain and service issues in industries where workers were paid poorly, treated like shit, and left to die throughout the pandemic.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

3 years

This is the lowest point in American history unless you've ever read a book about American history.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

9 months

This looks like a map you see in a video game right before game over.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

3 years

• April 2020: My god what if there’s never a vaccine?! • December 2020: Will these vaccines even work? • March 2021: Ok the vaccines work but Canada won’t get them until 2023! • June 2021: Okay, but do you have this vaccine in sparkling pomegranate?

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

Here’s an idea: defund catholic schools in Ontario. They shouldn’t be public.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 months

@NobleQAli Extremely liberal open door policy.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

I cannot stress enough how critical this moment is. If governments in Canada can smash the constitution and legislate away the right to strike, collective bargaining rights are dead. If collective bargaining rights die, workers across the country are goners. That means you.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

1 year

Today I paid $200 for an eye exam, in case anyone thought Canada has universal medicare.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

If I entered a room full of professionals wearing hazmat suits, my first instinct wouldn’t be to mock them. It would be to put on a hazmat suit. So, I’ll take the appropriate lesson from doctors wearing masks.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

4 years

If Canada needs to bail out the airlines, they should make them wait on the phone for six hours first and then pay them in food vouchers they’ll never get to use.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

3 years

Doug Ford has lost...the cops, huh? Imagine how bad of a conservative you have to be to lose the cops.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

3 years

*covid rips through Ontario, taking lives, straining the health care system* The people: we need paid sick days, more testing, PPE, and accessible, targeted vaccines in hot spots. Doug Ford: I hear you. No camping. People: No, we need paid— Ford: Nada camping folks. Gotcha.

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David Moscrop

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2 years

CUPE 🔥 “Pierre is a career politician who has been collecting a six-figure salary on the public’s dime since he was 24, and he’s spent every minute of his time in office fighting against fair wages, good pensions and a better life for working people.”

Statement from CUPE on Pierre Poilievre winning Conservative Party leadership

Pierre is a career politician who has been collecting a six-figure salary on the public's dime since he was 24, and he's spent every minute of his time in office fighting against fair wages, good...

cupe.ca

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

You know what Ontario could use right now? A general strike.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

And stop saying that CUPE’s ask is unrealistic. The problem isn’t that their ask (now 6%) is too high. It’s that your expectations are too low because you’ve been conditioned to expect and accept less by a system that sees you as fodder for someone else’s wealth accumulation.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

26 days

Me: What’s driving the housing crisis? This chart: I’ll give you two hints.

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% change in homebuyers since 2015

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

3 years

Well done, Ontario.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

3 years

It’s past time. Doug Ford must resign.

Opinion | Doug Ford must resign

Over a year into the pandemic, things are worse in Ontario than they have been since it began.

www.washingtonpost.com

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

Some notes on language regarding the convoy: - Don't call this a protest, call it an occupation - Don't call these people protesters, call them occupiers - Don't call this "peaceful" or "non-violent, it's not - Don't call them truckers, they don't represent the industry

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

You know what they say, a few hundred apples who steal food from homeless shelters, display hate symbols, force stores to shut down and a vigil to be canceled, piss and park on a war memorial, and are actually white supremacists spoil the bunch.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

I hope the next leaders of the NDP and Liberals are angry as fuck.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

The sunshine list, especially at a $100k threshold, isn't about transparency. It's about shaming the public service and feeding the desire to gawk and gossip. Perhaps if we shared everyone's salary, as Norway does, we could talk about class, equity, and justice. But we don't.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

3 years

Doug Ford wasn’t up to the job of premier before the pandemic. Now we’re over a year into it. The province is a disaster. He’s clearly too far out of his depth and unlikely to improve. He should go. Today.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

9 months

Ontario is a hopelessly corrupt province and the Ford government is the chief culprit. The Greenbelt scandal ought to bring down the government -- and then some. There must be serious consequences for those involved in this utter, massive, disaster.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

Congrats to the convoy for achieving their goals: forcing lockdowns and sticking it to low wage workers.

CTV Ottawa

@ctvottawa

2 years

BREAKING: The Rideau Centre in Ottawa's downtown core will remain closed until Feb. 6, a statement from the mall says. #ottnews

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

3 years

Canada should absolutely adopt a national, public bus service. And we should never trust the market to provide that service again.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

3 years

@BuzzFeedNews I can think of two.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

3 years

BREAKING: Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

1 year

Doug Ford runs Ontario like a two-bit mafia don and the fact that he's still in office is an indictment of every last one of us.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

9 months

Many people are now saying this.

Opinion | Doug Ford must resign

Over a year into the pandemic, things are worse in Ontario than they have been since it began.

www.washingtonpost.com

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

3 years

Men will literally become a head of government and fuck up a pandemic response instead of going to therapy.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

A bunch of suburban dads who can’t afford their mortgage, still have their snow tires on from two seasons ago, and haven’t fired a gun that didn’t come with their PlayStation 3 — our last, best line of defence!

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

I think some folks fail to appreciate how fully fucked up it is that Ford waited until the provincial election to make a childcare deal with the federal government.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

5 years

Doug Ford is unfit to govern Ontario.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

3 months

I am once again reminding you that if trans kids are uncomfortable talking about gender with their parents, their parents are part of the problem.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

Good afternoon: I am begging—begging—the left to deploy an ideological firebrand politician who can speak in plain terms to the anger, anxiety, fatigue, and hopelessness so many people are feeling.

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David Moscrop

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2 years

If the government was legislating you into a multi-year pay cut (during an affordability crisis), how would you feel? How about if you made $39,000 for critical work that made education possible and safe? Everyone should stand with CUPE education workers.

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David Moscrop

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3 years

If you, as an individual, can look at the federal budget and be more concerned about the deficit than the introduction of a comprehensive childcare plan, you should be awfully thankful to be so privileged.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

1 year

Pierre Poilievre is hiding from major national media because he’s a coward.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

3 years

Man, if Doug Ford thinks people in parks are a Covid threat, wait until he finds out what they’re up to in warehouses and factories.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

4 years

Look, if you’re reading this, you’re never going to be a billionaire. And billionaires are not your friends. Let’s take their money. You’ll be better off. I promise.

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David Moscrop

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2 years

I don't mean to be controversial on here, but I personally believe that if your party let a substantial number of folks in long-term care die you don't deserve a salary top-up.

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David Moscrop

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4 years

It’s stunning to see Canadians say they’ve run out of patience with the blockades and then turn around say that ending boil water advisories on reserves takes time and requires...patience.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

Getting lots of bot and troll love for this one, so here it is once more. Please share widely and often. To hell with Poilievre and his politics. They’re bad for Canada and the world.

Opinion | It’s Poilievre’s Conservative Party. That’s bad news for Canada.

Poilievre's toxic populist conservatism ought to worry the country.

www.washingtonpost.com

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 months

I could write 10,000 words on this but a tweet is enough — our shitty premiers account for like 75 percent of why we can’t have nice things in this country.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

4 years

If you think blocking politicians from entering a building is violence, wait until you hear about colonialism.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

1 year

I lived in South Korea when I was younger and masking was a normal, courteous, socially-encouraged thing to do. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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David Moscrop

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2 years

Here we go. This is untrue. It’s also from the same playbook we’ve seen flourish elsewhere. Media and political elites who support this movement need to be held to account.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

Good morning and welcome to another day in O̶t̶t̶a̶w̶a̶ Thunderdome. Please enjoy being abandoned by the civic institutions that are ostensibly meant to protect you but actually exist to protect capital.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

4 years

I’m regretting not becoming an expert in epidemiology, like everyone on the internet did.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 months

Poilievre isn't in the House for his own vote to bring down the government, in case you're wondering how silly this political theatre is.

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David Moscrop

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I feel like Pierre hanging out with these bozos, in front of a Diagolon symbol, looking like a strung out Dollarama Neo from the Matrix should be raising *a lot* of concern.

Dieter MacPherson 🚀🌔

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Follow up: Pierre speaks about the “Great Canadian Tax Revolt” and tells the “protestors” camping out on the side of the road to “keep it up”.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

4 years

I gotta say, between Peter MacKay and Michelle Rempel, the Conservative Party is gonna *crush* the 1957 election.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

11 months

Hearing rumors that Olivia Chow plans on turning the Greenbelt into an arena where Torontonians can hunt rich people for sport.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

3 years

I’m starting to think Doug Ford should just resign.

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David Moscrop

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2 years

The NDP needs to be real with itself. Running a campaign for second place, losing 800,000 votes over 2018, losing 9 seats, and hanging on to official opposition because the Liberals ran an even worse campaign is not a win.

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David Moscrop

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1 year

I look forward to conservatives holding Doug Ford to the same standard they’ve applied to Justin Trudeau.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 years

This is fucking low, even for you.

Pierre Poilievre

@PierrePoilievre

2 years

Mask mandates have made communicating even more difficult for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. End all mandates, and legalize smiling once again.

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David Moscrop

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3 years

Debate format idea: the leaders sit around a table and talk about one issue at a time, for an extended period, with one host, and we all learn something.

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David Moscrop

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9 months

The CEO of Telus made $17.49 million in 2022.

CBC News

@CBCNews

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BREAKING: Telecommunications giant Telus says it plans to trim 6,000 jobs, citing its need to remain competitive.

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David Moscrop

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Abolish publicly-funded Catholic schools.

Toronto’s Catholic board is being urged to fly the ‘pro-life’ flag at every school in May. Trustees...

The motion will be debated at a meeting this month.

www.thestar.com

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David Moscrop

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2 years

So Poilievre is courting misogynists and incels. It’s no surprise we find extremists backing him. He’s part of the problem and his politics are a threat to Canada.

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David Moscrop

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2 years

Hear me out: Every Monday should be a holiday.

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

9 months

The crooked Ford government is ripping off Ontario. Ford should resign. Clark should resign. And police should investigate.

The Greenbelt report proves it: The Ford government is corrupt

OPINION: After the auditor general’s explosive Greenbelt report, resignations and further investigations are the only way to restore some sense of integrity.

www.tvo.org

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David Moscrop

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2 years

Doug Ford has chosen the hard, nasty, constitution-smashing, anti-worker, labour rights-crushing way. Now he’ll have to live with the political and economic consequences of his disastrous governance. This is on him. Solidarity with workers.

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David Moscrop

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3 months

Canada desperately needs a second person who researches food and picks up the phone when a journalist calls.

Toronto Star

@TorontoStar

3 months

Dalhousie University food researcher Sylvain Charlebois told MPs that there is no substantiated evidence of profiteering within the food retail industry in Canada.

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David Moscrop

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3 years

I’m sorry my what.

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David Moscrop

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2 months

I'm sorry but if you a think a fourplex and a four-storey building are the same thing -- or if you call four-stories a "tower" -- you should not be in a charge of a government that makes housing policy.

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David Moscrop

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1 year

Everyone who says government employees do fuck all at work is about to find out that they are deeply mistaken.

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24 days

This is racist.

Toronto Star

@TorontoStar

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Palestinian kaffiyehs banned from the Ontario legislature #onpoli

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David Moscrop

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Maybe we shouldn't have let telecom giants buy up all of Canada's media, only to toss journalists to the curb when things got tough.

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3 months

This should be illegal -- and enforced as such.

Globalnews.ca

@globalnews

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Under a new deal, Manulife Financial Corp. says its coverage of certain prescription drugs will only apply at Loblaw Cos. Ltd. pharmacies. READ MORE:

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David Moscrop

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2 years

Oh hey look the inquiry is revealing all the stuff we warned about the occupiers at the time but were dismissed as hysterical for worrying about!

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David Moscrop

@David_Moscrop

2 months

She's absolutely not welcome to Canada, thanks.

Justin Trudeau

@JustinTrudeau

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Welcome to Canada, @GiorgiaMeloni . 🇨🇦🇮🇹

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David Moscrop

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4 months

Conservatives spent years calling Justin Trudeau dumb but their leader thinks electricity comes from Zeus.

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David Moscrop

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3 years

If you've ever seen a guy at a poker table, totally beat, buying in over and over and playing the same strategy to win back his money because he just can't quit, you've seen Jason Kenney right now.

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David Moscrop

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We need to shut this shit down and get back to funding accessible public healthcare for all.

nam kiwanuka

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Spotted on the TTC #OnPoli #Healthcare

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David Moscrop

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What kind of asshole do you have to be to call a woman’s small home a “shack” while in front of reporters, on camera, and then give them the address for them to check it out? It’s psycho shit.

CHCH News

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“He called it a shack. A shack. That was a little embarrassing also because it’s not.” A Niagara Falls woman didn’t appreciate what Pierre Poilievre had to say about the house she lives in. @alchchnews reports.

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2 years

A day of mourning where you have to work. That’s the Ontario I recognize.

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1 year

When the restaurant won't let you order off the kids' menu.

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2 years

Area politician asks to be turned into a meme.

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2 years

Off to a hell of a start here.

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I, for one, hope Umar Zameer sues the shit out of everyone — including every politician — who smeared him.

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Turns out Manitobans were too embarrassed to vote PC even in private!

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2 years

One more time, with feeling: We must confront and dismantle the toxic “freedom convoy.” Don’t give them an inch.

Opinion | Canada must confront the toxic ‘Freedom Convoy’ head-on

When protest movements are toxic, they must be denounced and resisted.

www.washingtonpost.com

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To be honest, I'm not surprised the government that couldn't figure out how to procure a license plate that's visible at night is hesitant to try their hand at a proof of vaccination card.

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3 years

Today I was thinking about when my dad or grandparents would send me off to the convenience store to get them smokes with a letter that said “Sell this nine year old cigarettes, they’re for me,” and...they would.

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David Moscrop

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Show me a group I couldn’t possibly have less sympathy for.

Toronto Star

@TorontoStar

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Cottage listings to rise as owners try to sell before capital gains tax changes kick in, realtors say. Owners face pressure to sell now in tough market conditions — or wait and possibly pay a bigger tax bill.

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David Moscrop

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2 years

Don’t give Ford an inch. Bring the government of Ontario to its knees until it gives workers a fair deal and stops its unprecedented assault on labour rights. #GeneralStrike

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2 years

PSA: - Coalition government: members of two or more parties serve together in a single Cabinet as part of one government. - Confidence and supply agreement: one or more parties agree to support the governing party for a period of time under certain conditions.

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David Moscrop

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Obama has endorsed Trudeau and some are crying foreign interference. Is it foreign interference if Andrew Scheer endorses himself?

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2 years

The Freudian slip to end all Freudian slips.

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Former President George W. Bush: “The decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq. I mean of Ukraine.”

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3 years

Call me crazy, but I think a pandemic is the worst time to let lobbyists govern Ontario.

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David Moscrop

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8 months

Don’t let Ford’s crooked government off the hook. Amato is gone. Good. Clark is gone. Great. Ford has to go, too. And then this whole awful lot needs to be replaced at the ballot box.

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2 years

When this is all over, we ought to have made Doug Ford and his government so unpopular that 30 years from now they’ll be spoken about whispers. Salt the earth.

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2 years

This is some weird shit.

Pierre Poilievre

@PierrePoilievre

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Reclaim what has always been yours. If you agree, click:

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I see some questioning CUPE’s decision to halt strikes. My sense is it’s a good move. You limit the risk of public sentiment turning against you while keeping future strike action on the table. And you get Ford back at the table and a shot at a fair deal for workers.

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